Social mobility of elites in the Central European regions - 1861 - 1926

23/12/2025

We have a wonderful Christmas present for all of you - our latest book focusing on networks and careers of deputies and civil servants has just been published! It includes 20 microhistorical case studies, which are put into context of the late Habsburg monarchy and its successor states. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year full of reading 🤩
https://www.routledge.com/Networking-and-Career-Strategies-in-Late-Habsburg-Monarchy-and-its-Successor-States-Paths-to-Power/Velkova/p/book/9781041122753

06/10/2025

In a few minutes members of our team are going to present our project at the Masaryk Institute and also online.
You can find out more and join us here:https://natur.cuni.cz/data/web/sekce/03_geografie/katedry/demografie_a_geodemografie/Aktuality/MUA_pozvanka-6.10.2025.pdf

04/06/2025

Today and tomorrow we are organizing a workshop on data in the research of parliamentarism. Franz Adlgasser and other experts are presenting their databases and datasets. See the full programme below.

14/03/2025

*New publications*

Two new articles of our team appeared in Historický časopis, journal published by the Institute of History of the Slovak Academy of Sciences. The first article deals with the 1927 Administrative Reform and its Implementation in Slovakia, comparing it with the situation in the Czech lands. The second article compares the political system in the Austrian part of the Monarchy with Hungary before the First World War, focusing on the prosopography and the social mobility of the German political elite in Bohemia and Transylvania. You can find out more information and access the articles here: https://elitesresearch.com/en/news-and-events/Publication-Historicky-casopis/

31/01/2025

*New publication*

We are delighted to announce the publication of a new article by our team member, Martin Klečacký, in collaboration with Peter Becker, in the edited volume The Education and Training of Public Servants: Systems and Practices from the Nineteenth Century to the Present. The article, titled "The Education and Training of Public Servants: Austria and Czechoslovakia", focuses on the long-term perspective, as well as the impact of multiple political regime changes on the formation of the public servants in the territories of Austria and Czechoslovakia from the 18th to the late 20th century. You can check out more about the article and the volume here: https://elitesresearch.com/en/news-and-events/Publication-The-Education-and-Training-of-Public-Servants-Austria-and-Czechoslovakia/

10/10/2024

*New publication*

We are happy to announce the publication of our second volume, **Climbing up the Social Ladder? Social Mobility of Elites in East-Central Europe in the Long 19th Century**.
The volume comprises articles authored by members of our team, as well as by different researchers from Croatia, Austria, and the US. We now have the full content in open access here: https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110749144/html
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Social mobility is about climbing the societal ladder, or switching to a better, more promising or rewarding position. But how does this work for those already atop or very close to it? Climbing up the Social Ladder? explores instances of social mobility among different types of positional, decision...

30/09/2024

Our team participated at the beginning of this month in the 76th Conference of the International Commission for the History of Representative and Parliamentary Institutions. The conference took place in Toledo and was organized by the University of Castile-La Mancha, the Junta of Communities of Castilla‐La Mancha, the Cortes of Castile-La Mancha, and the Toledo City Council. Our team's presentations focused on the professional paths of local politicians and parliamentarians from Bohemia and Transylvania. Check out more details on our website:
https://elitesresearch.com/en/news-and-events/Conference-76th-Conference-of-the-International-Commission-for-the-History-of-Representative-and-Parliamentary-Institutions-Toledo-36-September-2024/
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25/09/2024

*Elite of the month*

How does one rise from being the son of a rural priest to becoming a parliamentarian and government minister? The story of Octavian Codru Tăslăuanu (1876–1942), a politician, writer, and publicist from Transylvania, is particularly intriguing, not only because of his remarkable ascent but also in contrast to the paths taken by his brothers. His rise was shaped not only by a combination of shifting political landscapes, war, social connections, and strategic marriages, but also by personal ambition and merit.
Join us in exploring his life in our latest article and uncover the multiple factors that could influence one's upward social mobility around 1900: https://elitesresearch.com/en/elites/Elite-of-month-Taslauanu-Octavian-Codru-18761942-politician-writer-and-publicist/
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06/09/2024

Our team members continue with their presentations at the 76th Conference of the International Commission for the History of Representative and Parliamentary Institutions. You can look forward to a report and more photos soon!

05/09/2024

Our team members are presenting the results of their research at the 76th Conference of the International Commission for the History of Representative and Parliamentary Institutions. You can see more presentations tomorrow. The detailed programme is here: https://ichrpi.info/conference/

03/09/2024

Most of our team members are now at the opening of the 76th Conference of the International Commission for the History of Representative and Parliamentary Institutions. You can find more information here: https://ichrpi.info/conference/