Turda, M. and Balogun, B. orcid.org/0000-0001-7476-1708 (2023) Colonialism, eugenics and ‘race’ in Central and Eastern Europe. Global Social Challenges Journal. ISSN 2752-3349
Abstract
The legacies of eugenics in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and their connections to global colonialism remain uncharted. Therefore, it is worth pondering over this relationship, which requires a historical perspective and a repositioning of the recent postcolonial ‘turn’ in CEE to include the history of eugenics. For the most part of the 20th century, eugenics took shape within both colonial and nation-building projects. Eugenic strategies devised to preserve the colonial system outside Europe have always coexisted with programmes designed to improve the well-being of nations within Europe. This convergence between colonial, racial and national dimensions of eugenics requires a critical rethought. While this key line of inquiry has been a major focus in Western Europe and the US, it remains under-theorised in CEE. By highlighting the colonial implications of nation-building in the region, we attempt to destabilise the all-too-pervasive historiographic misconception that CEE nations are largely untouched by the global circulation of eugenics and scientific racism.
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Keywords: | Central and Eastern Europe; eugenics; colonialism; racism; nationalism | ||||
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield | ||||
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Geography (Sheffield) | ||||
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Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield | ||||
Date Deposited: | 13 Feb 2023 10:26 | ||||
Last Modified: | 13 Feb 2023 10:26 | ||||
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1332/tquq2535 | ||||
Status: | Published online | ||||
Publisher: | Bristol University Press | ||||
Refereed: | Yes | ||||
Identification Number: | https://doi.org/10.1332/tquq2535 |