Historical Data on Parliamentarism in Central Europe

We cordially invite you to the workshop Historical Data on Parliamentarism in Central Europe.

Location: Masaryk Institute and Archives of the Czech Academy of Sciences Gabčíkova 2362/10, Prague 8

Programme:

June 4, 2025 (Wednesday)

10:00–11:00 Franz Adlgasser (Austrian Academy of Sciences), From Database to Dictionary to Prosopography? The Austrian Central Parliament, 1848–1918 and Beyond + Discussion
11:00–12:00 Alice Velková (Faculty of Science, Charles University), Vlad Popovici, Martin Klečacký (Masaryk Institute and Archives of the CAS), Presentation of the project and database "Social Mobility of Elites in the Central European Regions (1861–1926)"
Introductory discussion on the use of prosopographical databases
12:00–14:30 Lunch break
14:30 Visit to the Memorial to František Palacký and František Ladislav Rieger, Palackého 7, Praha 1

June 5, 2025 (Thursday)

9:30–12:00 Presentation of individual databases/projects:

• 9:30–10:00 Wolfgang Göderle (University of Graz / Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology), Hof- und Staatshandbuch (Court and State Manual), early 1700s to early 20th century
• 10:00–10:30 József Pap (Eszterházy Károly Catholic University, Eger), Database for the Kingdom of Hungary, 1848–1918
• 10:30–11:00 Marcin Wroński (SGH Warsaw School of Economics (AP) / Harvard University), Database of Polish Elites, 1800–1984
• 11:00–11:30 Michael Morys-Twarowski (Independent Researcher / Polish Historical Society), Database of Mayors in the Duchy of Cieszyn, 1864–1918
• 11:30–12:00 Wiktor Marzec (Institute for Social Studies, University of Warsaw / New Europe College, Bucharest), Prosopographic Databases for Legislative Assemblies in Poland and Romania, 1918–1923

12:00–14:00 Lunch break
14:00–16:00 Final discussion on possible future developments – Roundtable

Organised by MIA CAS and Faculty of Science, Charles University in frame of the project Social mobility of elites in the Central European regions (1861–1926) and transition of imperial experience and structures in nation-states.