Georges MINK

Georges MINK is a Permanent Professor at the College of Europe's Natolin Campus (European Civilization Chair) and Director of Research at the CNRS-affiliated Institut des Sciences Sociales et du Politique (Université de Paris X, Nanterre). He specializes in Central and Eastern Europe, focusing on political systems, post-communist elite transformation, and transitional justice. Since 2015, he has served as President of the International Council for Central and East European Studies (ICCEES).

• Key roles: Director of the French Centre for Social Sciences in Prague (2001-2003), Director of Revue d’Études comparatives Est-Ouest (1999-2004), and founder of Géopolitique.
• Leadership: Founded research groups like the Observatoire Sociologique de l’URSS et de l’Europe de l’Est (OSEUS-CNRS) and Centre des recherches sur les sociétés postcommunistes (CRESPO-CNRS).

His research emphasizes memory politics, EU integration’s impact on national systems, and post-communist sociopolitical evolution. Recent work explores transitional justice and geopolitical implications of historical memory in Central Europe.

Publications span over 250 works including:

• History, Memory and Politics in Central and Eastern Europe (2013)
• La Pologne au coeur de l’Europe (2015)
• Co-edited volumes on Ukraine’s revolutions (2019).

He contributes to journals New Eastern Europe, Politique Etrangère, and serves on editorial boards for Studia Polityczne, Acta Politologica, and New Eastern Europe. His work bridges academic rigor with policy relevance, addressing EU institutional challenges and regional memory conflicts.