John Connelly

John Connelly teaches history at the University of California, Berkeley. He is currently finishing a study of East Central Europe from 1784 to the present.

Central European University Under Attack

Central European University Under Attack Central European University Under Attack

In Victor Orbán’s Hungary, illiberal politics cannot tolerate liberal minds.

Apr 12, 2017 / Feature / John Connelly

Europe’s Other Migration Crisis

Europe’s Other Migration Crisis Europe’s Other Migration Crisis

Eastern European countries are attempting to deter immigration today for the same reason they tried to halt emigration a century ago: to protect themselves as ethnic nations.

Jul 13, 2016 / Books & the Arts / John Connelly

Language and Blood

Language and Blood Language and Blood

In 1941, genocide broke out in Croatia, and we still cannot explain why.

Sep 9, 2014 / Books & the Arts / John Connelly

Jester and Priest: On Leszek Kolakowski

Jester and Priest: On Leszek Kolakowski Jester and Priest: On Leszek Kolakowski

How the great Polish philosopher went from being an anticlerical scourge to an apostle of John Paul II.

Sep 4, 2013 / Books & the Arts / John Connelly

Letters Letters

Swank Filer, where are you? (reprise); Poland in wartime; four-letter words.

Dec 19, 2012 / Our Readers, John Connelly, and Eric Alterman

The Noble and the Base: Poland and the Holocaust The Noble and the Base: Poland and the Holocaust

Can the two central images of Poland during World War II—a country of heroes and a country of collaborators—ever be combined?

Nov 14, 2012 / Books & the Arts / John Connelly

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