Welcome to the CEGES-SOMA
The Centre for Historical Research and Documentation on War and Contemporary Society (Ceges-Soma) is a federal research institution on wars and conflits of the twentieth century and their impact on Belgium. Founded in 1969, it collects archives, documentation, carries out research and organises academic and public events. This documentation is searchable through the online catalogue on this website and can be consulted in the public reading room of Centre's historic Art Deco building at the Square de l'Aviation in Brussels.
Important noticeExceptional closure on Monday 30 January The strike announced by the trade unions on Monday 30 January will immobilize public transport. The CEGES/SOMA will be closed exceptionnaly on this day. We apologize for this inconvenience, due to circumstances beyond our control. |
Project enquiry on oral history in BelgiumFollowing the study day Oral History in Belgium on 18 November 2011, the CEGES/SOMA is currently distributing an enquiry. If you were/are involved in a project on oral history, you can fill out this document (click here). The purpose is to obtain an overview of new Belgian projects on oral history between 2004 and 2012. Read more... |
CEGES-SOMA began 2012 with a European conference onTransitional JusticeOn 11 January 2012, CEGES-SOMA organized a European conference in its conference room, titled 'Transitional Justice in Europe (1945-2000) – the historical perspective' (you will find the programme here). Around 45 people were present. The conference took place under the umbrella of the Eucowas-network, but also within the framework of the project 'Transitional Justice after war and dictatorship' (coordinated by CEGES-SOMA). Dr. Berber Bevernage (Ghent University) was the keynote-speaker. He gave some critical remarks with regard to the role historians play within the field of Transitional Justice. Afterwards, eight European historical cases were presented by eight experts. At the end of the day, the half hour of debate proved far too short.Read more... |
Old copies of the BEG/CHTP at give-away prices!
The merger of the Bijdragen tot de Eigentijdse Geschiedenis(BEG)/Cahiers d'Histoire du Temps présent (CHTP) and the Belgisch Tijdschrift voor Nieuwste Geschiedenis/Revue belge d'Histoire contemporaine in the beginning of 2012 led to the creation of the new Belgisch Tijdschrift voor Nieuwste Geschiedenis/Revue belge d'Histoire contemporaine. This event seemed a good opportunity to better acquaint you with the BEG/CHTP. We therefore offer most issues of the BEG/CHTP at the price of 5 euro instead of 22 euro. |
A new issue of the CHTP-BEG 24
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If you are a researcher working on the Holocaust, please take the time to help us out! EHRI (European Holocaust Research Infrastructure) is conducting a quick survey in order to find out how Holocaust researchers discover and use information. The findings of our survey will contribute to the specification of the planned digital infrastructure for Holocaust research at a European level. Read more... |
Soma report La Belgique docile/Gewillig België again in he forefrontMore than four and a half years after the presentation of the Soma report Docile Belgium in the Belgian Senate, a new proposal of resolution has been introduced “to acknowledge the responsibility of the Belgian authorities for the persecution of the Jews in Belgium”. Click here to consult it.Read more... |
Special offer In the spring of 2012, the Ceges-Soma will move part of its collections to the new depot in the rue de Belgrade in Saint-Gilles. For this reason, we are holding a stock sale: the interesting documentary study of the former resistance fighter Marcel Franckson, Zélateurs & stipendiés des nazis en Fagne & Thiérache. Dissection socio-psychologique sur le terrain, 1943-1944, Brussels, Les Amis du CEGES / De Vrienden van het SOMA, 2009, 57 p., is offered at the price of 5 € (postage cost not included), in stead of 9 €.To order, click here. |
The last issue of the Cahiers d'Histoire du Temps Présent / Bijdragen tot de Eigentijdse Geschiedenis (N° 24) has been published. It is a special issue on the professionals of justice. The introduction is by Dirk Luyten and Xavier Rousseaux, the two promoters of the interuniversity attraction pole “Sociopolitical history of Justice Administration in Belgium”.
