Austria-Hungary in the Global Colonial System

Friday, October 10, 2025, Collegium Hungaricum, Hollandstraße 4, 1020 Vienna (start: 10:00 AM)

Saturday, October 11, University of Vienna Campus, Alte Kapelle, Spitalgasse 2, Hof 1, Eingang 2.8, 1090 Wien (start: 10:30 AM)

Participants of two-day conference will examine the Habsburg Monarchy in the context of the global colonial system – a topic that is gaining increasing importance in international research and public discourse. Experts from various countries will discuss social, economic, military, and cultural aspects of Austria-Hungary's colonial past. The conference, organized by members of the Faculty of Historical and Cultural Studies at the University of Vienna in cooperation with the Collegium Hungaricum Vienna, aims to provide new impetus for European research on colonialism, strengthen interdisciplinary networks, and open up perspectives on the complex interweaving of the dual monarchy with imperial structures. Furthermore, it will offer doctoral students from various countries an opportunity to present and discuss their research projects to an expert audience. An accompanying volume of selected conference contributions is also in preparation.

The exact conference program, abstracts and CVs of the participants can be accessed online via https://kolonialismuskonferenz.wordpress.com/ 

Event partners

• Vienna Doctoral School of Historical and Cultural Studies
• Department of Economic and Social History
• Collegium Hungaricum Vienna and ELTE Research Center for the Humanities (Institut of History)

Organizing team

• Clemens Wirleitner, BA MA
• Dr. Krisztián Csaplár-Degovics

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