/MANIFESTO CONFERENCE

1990S AS A TIME OF UNMAKING AND REMAKING ALBANIA

by Jonida Gashi and Ylber Marku

The aim of the conference is to critically (re)examine one of the most transformative decades in Albanian modern history, namely the 1990s, by focusing on the intertwining processes of the violent dismantling of the socialist legacy and the equally violent remaking of the country's cultural, economic, and political spheres under the supervision of the European Union's institutions, the United States, and all manner of international organisations.

The conference will bring together scholars from various disciplines, including anthropology and sociology, art history and cultural studies, history, and political science. By pooling our collective expertise and insights, we hope that the conference will make a significant contribution to the emerging critique of Albania's shift towards neoliberalism in the post-socialist period — a case study for what similarly occurred across the post-socialist space in Eastern and Southeastern Europe.