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, 2 (2). pp. 168-178. 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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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © Authors 2023. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits adaptation, alteration, reproduction and distribution without further permission provided the original work is attributed. The derivative works do not need to be licensed on the same terms |
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) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number LEVERHULME TRUST (THE) ECF-2020-080 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 13 Feb 2023 10:26 |
Last Modified: | 28 Sep 2024 05:24 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Bristol University Press |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1332/tquq2535 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:196315 |