The three professors of the European Civilization Chair are respected authorities in their respective fields. Between them, their research covers the history, society, culture, ideas, politics, and memory of central and eastern Europe from the eighteenth century to the present. Through their publications and their varied academic and public roles, they contribute to the wider republic of scholarship.
"The study of History teaches us to respect arguments and evidence. To search out the sources, the data, the evidence. To sift it, deciding what is relevant to the problem at hand. To assess its reliability, sceptically, but not cynically.