1 . Interior of the Blinken OSA Archivum | Dániel Végel
representatives of the communities inscribed in its records in the archival work ( appraisal , cataloging and exhibitions ). It offers professional support , transfers knowledge and , on occasion , “ repatriates ” ( copies of ) relevant document collections to these communities . Throughout its various activities , it strives to recontextualize and mobilize records in its care for evidential , human rights and social justice purposes , and memory work . As an activist archive , it reflects on and offers professional responses to matters of societal concern , including human rights abuses and social injustice , historical oblivion and revisionism , genocide denial and triumphalism , political propaganda , and ( mis ) appropriation of memory and mnemonic practices .
As the teaching-research unit and archives of the Central European University ( CEU ) founded by the Hungarian-American philanthropist and investor George Soros in 1991 , the Archivum contributes to the overall mission of the CEU in supporting socially and morally responsible , self-reflective critical thinking , promoting open and democratic societies based on the rule of law , and respecting human rights , diversity and human dignity . Its founder — with the core values of the CEU — was seen as an enemy of Hungary ’ s current farright , autocratic , and populist regime , and the university was forced to relocate its academic programs to Vienna in 2019 / 20 , due to an ill-willed change in the higher education law (“ Lex CEU ”, 2017 ), which targeted the CEU ’ s dual Hungarian-American accreditation . Although in a 2020 judgement , the European Court of Justice concluded that Hungary broke EU law and annulled “ Lex CEU ,” teaching activities remain in Vienna to date , while nondegree , research , academic support , and civic engagement programs are carried out in Budapest , including the Archivum and a larger part of the now public CEU Library , the best English language social science library in the region .
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