Humans in Motion: Refugees in Europe 1914-1923 Research Group

Kierownik projektu:  dr Kamil Ruszała 

Tytuł projektu:  Humans in Motion: Refugees in Europe 1914-1923 Research Group    

Środki przyznane: 130 000 zł

Data zawarcia: 01-04-2022    

Instytucja finansująca: Inicjatywa Doskonałości – Uczelnia Badawcza

Opis projektu:

This R2R project funded by the Research University – Excellence Initiative within Priority Research Area “Heritage” aims to organise the international research group under the name: "Humans in Motion: Refugees in Europe 1914–1923" (PI and research group coordinator: Dr. Kamil Ruszała, Jagiellonian University), implemented in partnership with the Milko Kos Historical Institute, Research Center of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts. It is an interdisciplinary and international team of experts dealing with the issues of war refugees in the first decades of the 20th century in Europe, thus engaging, integrating and stimulating debate scientists affiliated with various research centers around the world, by creating in Krakow a platform for the exchange of thoughts between scholars of various level (from PhD students, PostDoc to experienced researchers), thus showing the Jagiellonian University as a moderator of international dialogue and debates on current issues through the prism of past experiences. Research on war refugees in the past undertaken by the research group emphasizes that contemporary migration processes are not a new experience for the European continent and its inhabitants: floating borders and people in motion remain an identical but forgotten part of the past and heritage. The problems of war refugees are part of both the discourse and social awareness. Refugeedom is a great lesson of humanitarianism, tolerance, understanding, help, and rational approach of each party, which should be explained to a wider audience. Therefore, the objective is to try to understand contemporary problems through the prism of past experiences, thus completing the educational function of the historical narrative.
Selected results of the conference include: a conference in Krakow, workshops at a partner institution, study visits, a discussion panel at the Scientific Center of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Vienna, a panel at international meetings of scientists and a research monograph.