Civil Society since 1945
Collective Action, Participation and Democratic Change
How does society change – and who makes that change happen? This collection brings together online resources exploring the many ways people in Austria have organized, protested, volunteered, and advocated for their interests since 1945.
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1950: The First Female State Councillor in Austria: Maria Matzner
Karin M. Schmidlechner
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1950: Austrian General Strike
Helmut Konrad
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1956: The Hungarian Revolution
Béla Rásky
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1961: PASUA: Black Self-Organisation Against Racist Violence
Hanna Hacker
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1969–1978: Nuclear Power Plants in Austria
Oliver Rathkolb
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1961: Borodajkewycz Scandal
Helmut Konrad
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1968: Student Movement
Helmut Konrad
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1968: Viennese Actionism
Eva Blimlinger
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1968: The Crisis of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic (ČSSR)
Erwin A. Schmidl
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1968: Prague Spring
Helmut Konrad
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1969: The Kurier Twen Shop Trade Show
Béla Rásky
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1971: “The Refusal“
Florian Widegger
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1973: Penal Reform
Elisa Heinrich
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1975: The “time-limit rule” Comes into Force
Maria Mesner
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1974–1978: Protests and Referendum Against the Zwentendorf Nuclear Power Plant
Oliver Rathkolb
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1979: Establishment of the Homosexuelle Initiative (HOSI)
Elisa Heinrich
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1983: Occupation of the Hainburger Au
Sophie Gerber
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1985: Preparing for Ugandan Democracy in Unterolberndorf
Stefan Benedik
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1986: The Waldheim Affair
Heidemarie Uhl
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1993: “Anti-Migrant Referendum” / “Sea of Lights” Demonstration
Dirk Rupnow
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1995: The Attack of February 4
Ursula Mindler-Steiner
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1999: Death of Marcus Omofuma During Deportation
Walter Sauer
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2015: The Refugee Tragedy of Parndorf
Dirk Rupnow
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2021: Dollfuss Fresco Stirs up Public Debate
Markus Wurzer
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