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Ferenc Laczo

@ferenclaczo.bsky.social

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‘In the age of chimpanzees, I was a monkey,’ political & intellectual historian from ‘the middle of Europe,’ tenured @MaastrichtU, tifoso @SPAL, book hoarder @everywhere, 'never again is now’

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Ferenc Laczó is a historian at Maastricht University.

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Political science 68%

Sociology 18%

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Ferenc Laczo @ferenclaczo.bsky.social · 2d

Feel like every year I’m inching closer to reaching my ultimate goal in life: to end up producing Holland postcards

Ferenc Laczo @ferenclaczo.bsky.social · 4d

I thought I quit In early 2025 and I sort of did, so I was surprised to see that I hosted 12 podcast conversations this year @revdem2020.bsky.social

Ferenc Laczo @ferenclaczo.bsky.social · 5d

Despite everything, I am celebrating 250 publications in my ten years @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social today

Ferenc Laczo @ferenclaczo.bsky.social · 8d

True story

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Ferenc Laczo Discusses Upcoming Hungarian Elections on Ukrainian Public Broadcaster | CEU Democracy Institute

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Ferenc Laczo @ferenclaczo.bsky.social · 8d

János Kádár went to Moscow altogether six times in over three decades of being in power.

Viktor Orbán met Vladimir Putin no less than 15 times in as many years.

History can be genuinely baffling sometimes...

Ferenc Laczo @ferenclaczo.bsky.social · 9d

This is a truly great work of historical interpretation - amazing to see an English translation www.wiley-vch.de/en?option=co... See also our conversation revdem.ceu.edu/2023/05/20/t...

The Curse of Russian Imperialism: Martin Schulze Wessel on Imperial Optics, False Dichotomies, and the Need to Reconsider East European History | Review of Democracy

In this conversation with RevDem editor Ferenc Laczó, Martin Schulze Wessel – author of the new book Der Fluch des Imperiums. Die Ukraine, Polen und der Irrweg in der Russischen Geschichte (Imperial C...

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Ferenc Laczo @ferenclaczo.bsky.social · 9d

How to distribute a long booklet on preparing for sudden emergencies without ever mentioning the bear in the room

Ferenc Laczo @ferenclaczo.bsky.social · 9d

I expected all so many things from Fidesz in power but somehow I did not think they would let Budapest - the only major city in Hungary & one with world-class potential - go bankrupt…

Ferenc Laczo @ferenclaczo.bsky.social · 10d

Quelle surprise: three-quarters of Hungarians would prefer to belong to the West telex.hu/belfold/2025...

A magyarok többsége elutasítja az orosz közeledést, és a nyugathoz akar tartozni

Az elmúlt években tapasztalt növekvő oroszpártiság 2025-ben megtorpant a magyar társadalomban a Policy Solutions kutatása szerint. Az ország háromnegyede a NATO-t tartja a biztonság zálogának.

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Reposted by Jan W. Mueller, Ferenc Laczó

Review of Democracy @revdem2020.bsky.social · 11d

🎙️ In the new episode of our podcast series produced in cooperation with @jodemocracy.bsky.social, @nateschenkkan.bsky.social examines transnational repression: a practice where states pursue individuals and groups beyond their own borders.

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Ferenc Laczo @ferenclaczo.bsky.social · 13d

The stars have finally aligned: we have a quality publisher, an excellent professional translator & sufficient funds to have A Global History of Hungary (in a somewhat abridged version) released in English

Ferenc Laczo @ferenclaczo.bsky.social · 13d

fuga.org.hu/fevent/9095/

Kettős könyvbemutató: Stefano Bottoni és Laczó Ferenc új kötetei – FUGA : : Budapesti Építészeti Központ | Kiállítások | Koncertek | Bemutatók | Könyvesbolt

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Ferenc Laczo @ferenclaczo.bsky.social · 14d

The Ukraine policy of the Hungarian government has been a tremendous shame & it has been a true honour to speak with Ukrainian Public Broadcaster (Suspilne) about the current political situation in the country

@fasosmaastricht.bsky.social @umceehub.bsky.social

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Орбан ризикує програти вибори в Угорщині - розповідаємо, кому й через що

У Віктора Орбана вперше за 16 з лишком років зʼявився конкурент на виборах - Петер Мадяр і його партія Тиса. Вона вже кілька місяців випереджає Фідес. Експерт з угорської історії Ференц Лацо розповіда...

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Ferenc Laczo @ferenclaczo.bsky.social · 15d

Halfway through & sounds like a book of staggering genius @wdavidmarx.bsky.social

Ferenc Laczo @ferenclaczo.bsky.social · 16d

Excited to see this @lrb.co.uk www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Jan-Werner Müller · Caesar wept: Trolling the Libs

All post-liberals have at one point or another declared themselves anti-libertarian. Why is it, then, that once in power...

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Ferenc Laczo @ferenclaczo.bsky.social · 17d

English-language intro to my new volume
Intertwined Stories. Writings on Contemporary History

www.academia.edu/145140993/Ou...

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Our Intertwined Stories: Writings on Contemporary History

This is a brief English-language description of my new Hungarian-language volume Összefonódó történetek. Írások jelenkorunkról (Budapest: Gondolat, 2025)

www.academia.edu

Ferenc Laczo @ferenclaczo.bsky.social · 17d

We‘ve got new books :) Joint launch with @stefanobottoni.bsky.social on Dec 16 in downtown Budapest, @ceudeminst.bsky.social @umceehub.bsky.social

Ferenc Laczo @ferenclaczo.bsky.social · 21d

Just as I am listening to Georgios Varouxakis in Amsterdam

Ferenc Laczo @ferenclaczo.bsky.social · 22d

www.hsozkult.de/publicationr...

Rezension zu: D. Motadel (Hrsg.): Globalizing Europe

Rezension zu / Review of: Motadel, David: Globalizing Europe. A History

www.hsozkult.de

Ferenc Laczo @ferenclaczo.bsky.social · 22d

www.penguin.co.uk/books/451280...

The Age of Confiscation

Expropriation – the forced transfer of property rights – is usually associated with dictators, unstable countries, and violent revolution. But in fact, it has been integral to the political and econom...

www.penguin.co.uk

Ferenc Laczo @ferenclaczo.bsky.social · 22d

Abracadabra gondolatkiado.hu/webshop/tort...

Összefonódó történetek. Írások jelenkorunkról

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Ferenc Laczo @ferenclaczo.bsky.social · 24d

Caputova in Hungarian right on time for Christmas europakiado.hu/konyv/tarsad...

Könyv: Zuzana Caputova, Eric Tabery: Megőrzött méltóság - Európa Könyvkiadó

Kétéves beszélgetéssorozat gyümölcse ez a könyv, amelyben Zuzana Čaputová szlovák köztársasági elnök válaszol a Respekt című cseh hetilap főszerkesztője, Erik Tabery kérdéseire. Ezek a kérdések messze...

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Ferenc Laczo @ferenclaczo.bsky.social · 25d

Exciting

Ferenc Laczo @ferenclaczo.bsky.social · 25d

Balázs Trencsényi reviewed in LARB lareviewofbooks.org/article/in-t...

In the Shadow of Yesterday | Los Angeles Review of Books

Aurelian Craiutu thinks about Balázs Trencsényi’s “Intellectuals and the Crisis of Politics in the Interwar Period and Beyond: A Transnational History.”

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Reposted by Ferenc Laczó

Review of Democracy @revdem2020.bsky.social · 25d

🎙️ In our new podcast, @jakubjaraczewski.bsky.social examines the progress of undoing the consequences of eight years of illiberal rule in Poland, and the challenges that lie ahead. 🇵🇱🇵🇱🧑‍⚖️

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Ferenc Laczo @ferenclaczo.bsky.social · 27d

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New Chair of History Says the Discipline Should Document the Past and Engage With the Present

Camille Robcis believes that historical analysis allows us to elucidate contemporary political, economic, social, and cultural questions.

news.columbia.edu

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