The Center for European and International Affairs of the University of Nicosia invites you to the Lecture: LESSONS FROM THE PAST:FROM THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC TO NAZI GERMANY (1919-1933)How an economic crisis bred a political thunderstorm by Anna Koukkides-Procopiou Tuesday, 26 November 2013, 18:00-19:30 UNESCO Amphitheatre, Europa Building, University of Nicosia Chair: George Kentas Welcoming Comments: 18:05-18:15 George Kentas Assistant Professor of International Relations, University of Nicosia Presentation 18:15-18:45 Anna Koukkides-Procopiou Historian Comments and Reflections: 18:45-19:00 Andreas TheophanousProfessor of Political Economy, Center for European and International Affairs, University of Nicosia 19:00-19:30 Discussion Abstract Was the Weimar Republic doomed to fail from the start or could it have survived the Nazi threat had it not been for adverse economic conditions? Why was the Republic able to overcome hyperinflation in 1923 but not able to survive high rates of unemployment in 1929? How did the economic become political? Why did Hitler come to power? Although the focus of this presentation will be on providing an account of events in Germany between 1919-33, speakers will attempt to draw useful parallels between past and present and examine differences and similarities between Weimar Germany back in the 1930s and conditions in Greece and Cyprus today. RSVP Tel.: 22841600, e-mail: cceia@unic.ac.cy
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