Transition stories from Dnipro, Ukraine (Part II)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d__M41DI8cs
Transition stories from Dnipro, Ukraine (Part I)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tzxIj9YWCQ
Transition story from Serhiy Oliferchuk, Kiev, Ukraine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUaeT9mh108
Jaroslav Belinskiy interview, Kyiv
As a child, Jaroslav won a trip to Switzerland in the Red Cross drawing competion, that was announced in the Pioneers Newspaper. But still in 1991 authorities tried to hide the victory from him in order not to let him travel… A story of change from Ukraine. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asIz0gqAXX0&feature=youtu.be
Germany: Chances of identification for communities
Vacancies — eyesores or/and (new) chances of identification for communities: How to support initiatives of people and their voluntary work to successfully breath new life into unoccupied buildings Mandy Schulze, Humboldt University of Berlin, Institute of Education, Germany Abstract. Since 1990 the rural regions of East Germany experienced a great social and political transformation, followed by a process of deindustrialisation and a very high mobility of young people. This process left many empty public spaces
Deutschlandforschertagung 2016 — Children of Transition
«The good, the bad and the Eastern Europeans — refugees and the communist past.» Under this headline, Iva Kopraleva and Rafaela Tripalo from Transition Dialogue Network presented research results from Bulgaria and Croatia at the conference «Deutschlandforschertagung 2016 — Children of Transition, Children of War» in November in Vienna. Together with Louisa Slavkova, they have exeamined the link between transition experience and today’s attitutes towards migrants. The results are resented in the research paper. On
The Changes since the 80s and the war in Eastern Ukraine
Transition Dialogue Panel on the Conflict in Eastern Ukraine 9. November 2016 at Böll-Foundation Berlin, DRA Autumn Talks on Conflict Resolution in the Donbass Region The war in Eastern Ukraine widely disappeared from from press coverage and international notice. But the conflict goes on and the Minsk peace process is shaky. After discussing prospects for conflict resolution for two days, this panel tried to shed some light on the issue of transition experience as a
Breaking the Silence: Memories of the Times of Change
As different as the transition experience was among people in the same country (let alone among the three countries), most interviews reveal a similar crucial experience of lasting impact: loss of trust, rules or orientation // Findings from inter-Generation Talks and Interviews with the “Children of Change” from Ukraine, Russia and Germany As Transition Dialogue-Network, we are taking a narrative approach, looking on how people individually remember, how they reflect on the past, and the
In the course of the Maidan revolution: Nova Kraina
Nova Kraina is a think tank and a civil platform that was also founded during the Maidan revolution. After 2014, there were many groups who proposed reforms to the government. A lot of Ukrainians committed themselves to volunteer in these civil society action groups – otherwise it would be impossible to move on. Nova Kraina aims to push forward and work on the reform process. They felt, in order to make real progress, impulses and control
«Man muss im Schutzraum des Privaten seine Haltung finden»
Im Buch «Wie war das für Euch? Die Dritte Generation Ost im Gespräch mit ihren Eltern» erzählen die 1975 bis 1985 Geborenen, warum sie nicht aufhören können, sich mit der eigenen Herkunft und der Familiengeschichte auseinanderzusetzen. Die Interviews und Reflexionen im Buch zeigen aber auch, dass diese Auseinandersetzung über Transformationserfahrungen in der Familie auch eine wichtige gesellschaftliche Dimension hat. Judith Enders ist Mitherausgeberin des Buches und Mitglied des Transition Dialogue-Netwerks. Wir haben nachgefragt. Was wolltet
«Now people have responsibility for what they are doing»
In the course of the Maidan revolution, the Ministry of Culture was occupied by cultural activists in order to develop a more progressive cultural policy for Ukraine. Yaroslav Belinsky belonged to the group of artists who occupied the Ministry and later created the Congress of Cultural Activists. But it’s not just about culture, but the role culture plays for society. The Congress’ claim says «We build a new country». Dörte Grimm from the Transition Dialogue-Team