This book series aims to gather scientific monographs and anthologies dedicated to the newest research on the history of Poland and Eastern Europe. The works published in the series link different disciplines from cultural and social history. Even though the emphasis of the series is on Poland and Eastern Europe, there shall be works published that cover the past of this part of our continent within the scope of a wider research perspective and thereby inspire research on similar topics in other regions of Europe. The book series FOKUS: New Studies on the History of Poland and Eastern Europe will, inter alia, also publish excellent academic qualification works, such as dissertations that have been handed in for the Scholar Prize of the Polish Ambassador to Berlin.