Aims and Purposes

Starting from the assumption that the scientific discourse on core concepts of history didactics and historical education is still based primarily on national frameworks and networks, the Graz Conference offers an opportunity for deepening the theoretical and methodical discussions in an intercultural, global perspective.

The Graz Conference 2020 aims:

• to establish a scientific framework for an intercultural discourse on core concepts in the field of history didactics/historical education,

• to empower a global discourse on the theoretical understanding and on the empirical /practical dimensions of relevant concepts such as
  — Historical consciousness
  — Historical thinking
  — Historical culture (including public history),

• to create an opportunity for strengthening international collaborations and make them more robust in terms of intercultural comparison, exchange of information and results,

• to promote a sustainable network of scholars interested in enhancing the intercultural discourse on theory and methodology in history didactics/historical education,

• to identify shared, transnational research interests and trajectories, and/or to identify elements of a common research agenda among participants for intercultural comparative work,

• to promote the »Centre for Intercultural Comparative Research in History Didactics (CICR-Graz)« as a key partner in the global network of researchers in the field.