The Lower Saxony Memorials Foundation and the Bückeberg Documentation and Learning Site are inviting submissions for a conference in June 2026, which will be organised in cooperation with the Institute for Didactics of Democracy at the University of Hanover.
The conference examines Nazi society and sheds light on the processes behind the ideologically charged concept of the "people's community" (Volksgemeinschaft). Although this term itself remained vague, it was propagated as a utopia of an ideal society. The Nazi regime attempted to implement this utopia through the propagandistic and forced integration of all social groups, through the "Gleichschaltung" (synchronisation) of the media and through political and economic measures. At the same time, this led to a steadily radicalising exclusion of all those who did not belong to the imagined community.
Interested parties can still take part in our Call for Papers until 31 December 2025. We look forward to hearing from you.