Wilson Center Experts
Gail Kligman
East European Studies Title VIII Supported Research Scholar
European Studies
Contact Information:
T (2020) 691-4327
Expertise:
Europe
Affiliation:
Director, Center for European and Eurasian Studies and Professor, Department of Sociology, University of California, Los Angeles
Wilson Center Project(s):
"Collectivization, Memory, and History in Romania: The Past and Present"
Term:
Sep 01, 2008
Dec 01, 2008
Expertise
Political and cultural sociology; socialism and post-socialism; gender; Romania
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Peasants Under Siege: The Collectivization of Romanian Agriculture, 1949-1962—On Creating Communist Authority in Everyday Life
November 16, 2011 // 12:00pm — 1:30pm
Gail Kligman, professor of sociology at UCLA and director of UCLA's Center for European and Eurasian Studies will discuss her latest book entitled Peasants Under Siege which explores the collectivization campaign in Romania (1949-1962) and its far-reaching effects.