European Network for Research into
Historical and Current Antisemitism

The LBI London has been actively involved in setting up this new network of institutions engaged in the study of antisemitism. At present, participating instutes are
Leo Baeck Institute London,
Hamburger Institut für Sozialforschung,
Wiener Library London,
Evangelisches Studienwerk Villigst
Centre d'Analyse et d'Intervention Sociologiques (CADIS) in Paris

No single methodology has been successful in fully accounting for the complex historical phenomenon of antisemitism. The European Network seeks to bring together disparate national and disciplinary perspectives on this phenomenon.
It recognises the need in our time to achieve a deeper understanding of this historically-proven evil, both as a structure in society and, in Sartre's words, a "passion". The Network will bring together scholars and students to participate in study groups, research programmes, conferences and publications. The Network offers a unique forum for the broadening and dissemination of knowledge about antisemitism.

In January 2005 the Network organised a first international workshop entitled Antisemitism in Europe Today: Academic Approaches.
A second international conference, Antisemitism in Theory and Practice: Legacies in Cultural and Political Thought, took place in April 2008.

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