| Colloque international
War and Society in 20th Century Europe 9-11 décembre 2009
The colloquium is organized by the CEGES with the programme ANR OME - Les occupations militaires en Europe (XVe-XXe), and co-financed by the Agence Nationale de la Recherche. When historians draw up the balance of Europe’s 20th century, they cannot but acknowledge that wars and other violent conflicts played a significant role in it. It has been a century of ethnic conflicts, mass migration and new forms of violence on an unseen scale in history. This colloquium intends to reflect on how these conflicts have affected the European societies, in particular by focusing on eight specific subthemes.
For the SOMA-CEGES, this means a reflection on nearly all the themes that lie at the centre of its interests. A perfect way to celebrate forty years of research and documentation on war and contemporary society.
The colloquium will take place in the Square Brussels Meeting Centre, the former and completely renovated Congrespaleis/Palais des Congrès, located at the very heart of Brussels, next to the Royal Library and only a few meters away from the Central Railway Station.  |
