EUTRA: European Transitions from Dictatorship to Democracy in the Late 1980s

An experiential workshop that puts the roles and responsibility of a nation's political transition in the hands of its participants.

This one-week workshop focused on the political transitions in the late 1980s in Europe and its repercussions. The program was offered in 2011, 2012 and 2013.

14 Participants from more than 10 European countries shared their experiences and discussed with eyewitnesses and experts. During the workshop the participants played a regime change simulation that is based in a fictitious country transitioning from dictatorship to democracy.

Humanity in Action Germany hosted the Forum.

Program Leadership

Antje Scheidler

Board Member, Humanity in Action Germany

Anne Stalfort

Head of Fundraising at ArbeiterKind.de

Francis Seeck

Anti-discrimination Trainer, Author, PhD Candidate
2010 Warsaw Fellowship

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A general climate of discontent and economic depression has emerged in “Allonia,” a fictitious communist country. If the status quo is maintained, public demonstrations threaten to erupt into full-scale revolution. Each of the simulation participants is assigned to one of seven distinct interest groups representing key players in the country’s stability and governance.

Simulation Model

• Simulation on Regime Exchange Manual

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Speakers

Carmen-Francesca Banciu

Novelist

Dr. Carlo Jordan

Co-Founder, Green Party

Ulrike Poppe

Commissioner of the German State of Brandenburg for the Reappraisal of the Consequences of Communist Dictatorship

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2013 Workshop Participants

Thijs van Lindert

2012 Amsterdam Fellowship

Harun Gadžo

Board Member and Ombudsperson, Humanity in Action Bosnia & Herzegovina
2008 Copenhagen Fellowship

Anida Sokol

2009 Amsterdam Fellowship

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2012 Workshop Participants

Theis Dencker

2011 Copenhagen Fellowship

Daniel Jezierski

2010 Warsaw Fellowship

Andreas Sampson

2007 Copenhagen Fellowship

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2011 Workshop Participants

David Liebers

MS4, Harvard Medical School
2010 Warsaw Fellowship

Maryna Kumeda

2009 Paris Fellowship

Przemysław Iwanek

2007 Warsaw Fellowship

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This program was generously funded by:

the EU Lifelong Learning Program Grundtvig Workshop no. 2012-1-DE2-GRU13-11280