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Theo Jung
@theojung.bsky.social
Historian @ Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg
Interested in processes of depoliticisation in modern European history?

Join us for a critical discussion at the online book launch event for our volume "Depoliticisation before Neoliberalism" on February 20, 12 o'clock (CET). Link below.
The volume "Depoliticisation before Neoliberalism" is now published by Palgrave Macmillan.
In an online book launch event on Feb. 20, 12 o'clock (CET), we will discuss the results with special guests Prof Willibald Steinmetz (Bielefeld) and Dr Ruben Ros (Utrecht). See below to register.
February 12, 2026 at 9:15 AM
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#Stellenausschreibung:

Am ZZF suchen wir für die Abteilung II „Wissen – Wirtschaft – Politik“ zum 1. April 2026 oder später eine*n

📍 Wissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in (w/m/d) (PostDoc)
🗓️ Bewerbungsfrist: 28.02.2026

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February 2, 2026 at 12:13 PM
The volume "Depoliticisation before Neoliberalism" is now published by Palgrave Macmillan.
In an online book launch event on Feb. 20, 12 o'clock (CET), we will discuss the results with special guests Prof Willibald Steinmetz (Bielefeld) and Dr Ruben Ros (Utrecht). See below to register.
January 11, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Edited Volume on Depoliticization Published

It took a while, but the volume Depoliticisation before Neoliberalism: Contesting the Boundaries of the Political in Modern Europe edited by Adriejan van Veen and myself is now published as part of the series Palgrave Studies in Political History. I want…
Edited Volume on Depoliticization Published
It took a while, but the volume Depoliticisation before Neoliberalism: Contesting the Boundaries of the Political in Modern Europe edited by Adriejan van Veen and myself is now published as part of the series Palgrave Studies in Political History. I want to thank all our contributors for their hard work and patience. Above all, I am grateful to my co-editor…
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January 4, 2026 at 11:44 AM
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@danielsiemens.bsky.social gehört neben Nicolai Hannig, @theojung.bsky.social und Reinhild Kreis zu den neuen Herausgebenden der NPL ab 2026. Wir freuen uns und heißen sie herzlich willkommen!
December 29, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Im Parlament wird viel geredet; aber auch viel geschwiegen.

Eine sehr lesenswerte Publikation von @theojung.bsky.social widmet sich der "Politik des Schweigens" im langen 19. Jahrhundert.

Hier geht es zu einer Besprechung des Buches:

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Über die Politik des Schweigens. Eine Buchbesprechung.
Man könnte meinen, dass ein Phänomen wie das Schweigen vor allem in spiritueller Literatur zum Untersuchungsgegenstand wird. Doch dem ist nicht so. Schweigen – also die bewusst eingehaltene S…
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December 29, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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RIP Martin Luther, you would have loved Papal Audience Black Friday deals.
November 27, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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Hat wer Lust, meine Habil (Ironie in Texten jüdischer Gettobewohner) oder mein neues Buch (Heideggers Kommunikationsverhalten) zu rezensieren? Bei der ZfAL (Zeitschrift für Angewandte Ling) und der ZRS (Zeitschrift für Rezensionen zur germanist Ling) wäre das möglich (und greatly appreciated)
November 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Autocorrect has become our worst enema.
November 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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November 3, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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Tagber: HT 2025: Wutausbrüche, Heuchelei und Kompromisse. Der Wandel politischer Kommunikation in liberalen Demokratien nach 1945

https://www.hsozkult.de/conferencereport/id/fdkn-158551

Bonn, 18.09.2025, Verband der Historiker und Historikerinnen Deutschlands
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November 7, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Symposium on Alternative Imaginaries of Modern Public Spheres

On 20 to 22 November, the yearly symposium of the Martin-Luther-University's Research Focus "Enlightenment - Religion - Knowledge" will take place under the title Jenseits des Gerichtshofs: Alternative Imaginationen moderner…
Symposium on Alternative Imaginaries of Modern Public Spheres
On 20 to 22 November, the yearly symposium of the Martin-Luther-University's Research Focus "Enlightenment - Religion - Knowledge" will take place under the title Jenseits des Gerichtshofs: Alternative Imaginationen moderner Öffentlichkeit (Beyond the Court: Alternative Imaginations of the Modern Publich Sphere) The symposium has been organized by my colleague Daniel Weidner and myself and will include contributions by Lucian Hölscher (Bochum), Nils Kumkar (Bremen), Simone Jung (Lüneburg/Halle), Yvonne Kleinmann (Halle), Robert Fajen (Halle, Patrick Primavesi (Leipzig), Uta Lohmann (Hamburg), Christian Harun Maye (Basel), Elke Dubbels (Bonn), Kirk Wetters (Yale), Rieke Trimçev (Halle), Daniel Fulda (Halle), Silke Fürst (Zürich) and Stephan Pabst (Halle).
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November 3, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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Wer überlegt, sich um ein DAAD- oder Humboldt-Stipendium zu bewerben, sollte diesen Termin nicht verpassen!
Einladung: Am 19.11., 12–13:30 Uhr stellen Vertreter*innen des @daadworldwide.bsky.social & @humboldt-foundation.de ihre Förderprogramme vor – mit Erfahrungsbericht von @mlewandowsky.bsky.social, ehem. DAAD-Langzeitdozent.

Infos & Anmeldung bis zum 17.11.
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October 29, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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Always hard to find time for research during the semester. Thankfully, HistoNet19 (@theojung.bsky.social, @unihalle.bsky.social) gave me the chance to contribute a little outline of my current book project about Seweryna Duchińska and Franciszek Duchiński: histonet19.hypotheses.org/3348
October 29, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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Vom 29.10. bis 7.11. widmen wir uns an der Universität Halle einem der wohl wichtigsten Themen unserer Zeit: der Verteidigung der Demokratie. Dazu gibt es eine Reihe spannender Veranstaltungen mit interessanten Gästen. Mehr dazu hier: verteidigungderdemokratie.de
In Verteidigung der Demokratie - Projektwoche an der MLU Halle
Projektwoche am Institut für Politikwissenschaft der MLU Halle: Vom 29.10. bis 7.11. 2025 widmet sich die Fakultät den Gefahren für die Demokratie in Deutschland und Sachsen-Anhalt.
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October 20, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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October 19, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Check out this very interesting CfP on "InterQueer: Crossing Queer and Intersectional Lenses in Historical Practice" if you are interested in "how queer and intersectional approaches can help us to interpret the past in a fuller and more complex manner."
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October 15, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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Job alert! University of Auckland, lectureship in English, in the long 19th century:

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Lecturer - English
Company Description: Waipapa Taumata Rau | The University of AucklandThe University of Auckland is New Zealand’s pre-eminent University, with a turnover of $1.1bn, including research revenue of over $...
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October 5, 2025 at 2:43 AM
IZEA-Stipendien „Multiple Aufklärungen: 18. Jahrhundert bis heute“ an der
Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
Ausschreibung: 2 Stipendien für Promovierte (Postdoc) und 2 Stipendien für Doktorand*innen im Sommersemester 2026 für jeweils 3 Monate
www.izea.uni-halle.de/chancen/izea...
IZEA-Stipendien "Multiple Aufklärungen - 18. Jahrhundert bis heute" an der MLU Halle-Wittenberg :: Interdisziplinäres Zentrum für die Erforschung der Europäischen Aufklärung
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October 13, 2025 at 7:52 AM
IZEA Fellowships ‘Multiple Enlightenments: 18th century to today’ at MartinLuther-University Halle-Wittenberg
: 2 fellowships for doctoral candidates (postdoc) and 2 fellowships
for doctoral students in the summer semester 2026 for 3 months each
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October 13, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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Freue mich sehr darauf, am 17. Oktober bei der @buchmesse.de mit Achim @achland.bsky.social über sein neues Buch zu reden.
www.openbooks-frankfurt.de/termin/achim...
October 4, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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Great news!
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month

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September 29, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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The Cologne Center for Advanced Studies in International History and Law (CHL) is hiring for two positions with the Synergy Research Project: Rethinking Global Governance and Human Security in the 1990s.

Info on the PhD position: tinyurl.com/4azzjuxu
Info on the Postdoc: tinyurl.com/5n73343s
September 4, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Radio Interview on the Limits of Debate

In a series on the "power of words", the German radio show Systemfragen on Deutschlandfunk produced an episode on the question why cultivated discussion so often breaks down. In it, I was interviewed on the culture of political conflict during the German…
Radio Interview on the Limits of Debate
In a series on the "power of words", the German radio show Systemfragen on Deutschlandfunk produced an episode on the question why cultivated discussion so often breaks down. In it, I was interviewed on the culture of political conflict during the German Empire (1871-1914) and its implications for debating cultures in the present. The other guests were Gregor Gysi (Die Linke), the former president of the German Bundestag Norbert Lammert, and the philosopher…
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August 22, 2025 at 6:56 AM