Category Archives: English Articles
Comment: The Son of the Dictator and the Guilt Left Orphaned
By Jonila Godole | Exit.al, 27 July 20 The children of dictators do not have it easy. They carry on their backs the arsenal of crimes committed by their parents; carry on...
The Dictator’s Son And The Orphan Blame
By Jonila Godole | Albanian Daily News, 3 July 20 The children of dictators don’t have it easy. They carry on their backs the arsenal of crimes committed by their parents; the trauma of...
The anniversary of the European Parliament resolution on “European Conscience and Totalitarianism”
Prague, 2 April – On this day ten years ago (2 April 2009), the European Parliament adopted a resolution on “European Conscience and Totalitarianism”, which, besides other things, called for establishing the...
Albanian Historian Angers Survivors of Communist Camp
By Gjergj Erebara Pellumb Xhufi has angered scholars and the descendant of survivors of an infamous labour camp by claiming the conditions there were ‘not bad’. Pellumb Xhufi, a former politician and historian...
Jonila Godole: Young Generation to Make the Difference in the Confrontation with the Past
A discussion with Luljeta Progni for Mapo Magazine, No. 46, December 2017 All the myths for the rehabilitation of Communism have just one aim: hiding its true criminal face. The walls which Albanian society has...
Citizens Understanding and Perceptions of the Communist Past in Albania and Expectations for the Future
By Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe This survey was developed as part of the efforts of the OSCE Presence in Albania to support a depoliticized platform for discussion of Albania’s Communist...
Communist Legacy Still Haunts Albania, 25 Years On
By Fatjona Mejdini, BIRN Two of those who took part in the historic uprising of 1991 believe the legacy of Albania’s dictatorial and undemocratic past still shapes the present. On Saturday, Albania...
Media Transformation and Collective Memory in Albania
Edited by: Jonila Godole & Sonila Danaj Media Transformation and Collective Memory in Albania bring together media and cultural communication scholars who discuss their views on the attitudes of the media towards Albania’s...
Gendered Legacies of Communist Albania: A Paradox of Progress
By Sidita Kushi, openDemocracy Hoxha’s regime used the language of ‘ending conservative traditions’ to justify many of its horrors, but today Albania wrestles with a complex heritage of traditional patriarchy intertwined with...
