Posted in Programmes - Former Yugoslavia:History that Connects
From the 25th until the 27th of November 2011 the third Regional Work Session in the EUROCLIO Programme History that Connects. How to teach sensitive and controversial history in the countries of Former Yugoslavia took place in Becici, Montenegro. The History Teachers Associations from Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia participated actively in the event. They were joined by observers, representing the EUROCLIO Member Associations in Albania, Norway, Switzerland and Turkey. Moreover, several representatives of the Government of Montenegro and a representative of the OSCE mission in Bosnia also attended the meeting. Jan Löfström (University of Helsinki, Finland) presented his own research on how students think about reconciliation and historical reparations. His presentation made the participants aware of how students experience controversial and sensitive history, and showed that not every students has the same historical consiousness, which is certainly an issue in countries like the states that evolved from Former Yugoslavia where the problem of ”having too much history” (as Mr. Löfström put it) is a big problem. Thirteen draft teaching modules were presented by the different History Teachers Associations, and they were peer-reviewed by the participants and observers. Steven Stegers (EUROCLIO), Geert Kessels (EUROCLIO) and Mire Mladenovski (HTA Macedonia) introduced the participants in the website of Historiana, and showed all of them how to prepare their teaching modules for inclusion in the Historiana framework. In general, the meeting was very successful in reaching its aims, as well as it provided the capacity to continue the cross-border grassroots civic engagement and networking for history education. In total 46 people from 13 different countries participated in the event.
 Report - History That Connects Third Regional Meeting Becici 25-27 November 2011 | [Report Becici, Montenegro: Third Regional Work Session] | Jonathan Even-Zohar | 1905 Kb |
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