Postdoctoral research fellow at WZB Berlin Social Science Center; researching how history shapes our politics and how change can nevertheless happen. https://sites.google.com/view/berenikefirestone/homehttps://bsky.app/profile/blfirestone.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/blfirestone.bsky.social/post/3lxznjn7pw22sThis is an excellent essay. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Sep 2025 17:15 +0000at://did:plc:nfadvuz6nulo47moa7vb2lco/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxznjn7pw22shttps://bsky.app/profile/blfirestone.bsky.social/post/3lp5ahe7q6k2kGreat summary of our study with @arolsenarchives.bsky.social and its message: “For ordinary citizens, the takeaway is clear: Don’t just read about history—help preserve it. Your contribution creates ripples […] potentially helping to build stronger, more inclusive societies.” shorturl.at/Urozd https://studyfinds.org/holocaust-project-reshaping-how-we-combat-hate-antisemitism/14 May 2025 14:45 +0000at://did:plc:nfadvuz6nulo47moa7vb2lco/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp5ahe7q6k2khttps://bsky.app/profile/blfirestone.bsky.social/post/3lokzvsc2oc2xInterview im Deutschlandfunk zu unser neuen Studie zur Wirkung partizipativer Erinnerungsprojekte (publiziert mit Ruth Ditlmann und @oguzhanturkoglu.bsky.social): https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/aktives-erinnern-soziologin-berenike-firestone-ueber-partizipative-formate-100.html07 May 2025 09:00 +0000at://did:plc:nfadvuz6nulo47moa7vb2lco/app.bsky.feed.post/3lokzvsc2oc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/blfirestone.bsky.social/post/3lofuspupdk2wBerlin folks: Join us tonight for the launch of our new paper and a discussion of its implications for political education and memory projects. English interpretation will be available. https://www.hertie-school.org/en/events/event-detail/event/digitale-erinnerung-an-die-ns-verfolgung-erkenntnisse-aus-dem-crowd-sourcing-projekt-everynamecounts-fuer-eine-offene-gesellschaft05 May 2025 07:46 +0000at://did:plc:nfadvuz6nulo47moa7vb2lco/app.bsky.feed.post/3lofuspupdk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/blfirestone.bsky.social/post/3lni74yl3z22kThe @wzb.bsky.social in Berlin is hosting an interdisciplinary conference on the future of democracy this October. The deadline for paper submissions is a week from now (April 30, 12pm EST). More info here: https://www.wzb.eu/en/events/1st-annual-interdisciplinary-wzb-conference23 Apr 2025 12:30 +0000at://did:plc:nfadvuz6nulo47moa7vb2lco/app.bsky.feed.post/3lni74yl3z22khttps://bsky.app/profile/blfirestone.bsky.social/post/3ksjpmkbunk2tFascinating read. (And makes me even happier about the recent launch of Theory and Social Inquiry as non-profit and open access...) [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 May 2024 12:38 +0000at://did:plc:nfadvuz6nulo47moa7vb2lco/app.bsky.feed.post/3ksjpmkbunk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/blfirestone.bsky.social/post/3kqkczywxo22yPleased to see that our PNAS paper on commemoration and far-right support is part of it and excited to check out more of the other papers! (It also includes a very handy downloadable version of the bibliography in bibtex format by the way.) [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Apr 2024 07:35 +0000at://did:plc:nfadvuz6nulo47moa7vb2lco/app.bsky.feed.post/3kqkczywxo22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/blfirestone.bsky.social/post/3kprqcuirjv2jEGAP policy brief about our PNAS paper on local memorials and far-right voting: https://egap.org/resource/how-commemorating-victims-of-past-atrocities-can-reduce-support-for-revisionist-political-actors/10 Apr 2024 12:56 +0000at://did:plc:nfadvuz6nulo47moa7vb2lco/app.bsky.feed.post/3kprqcuirjv2j