The yearbooks of the Michael Gaismair Society have been published since autumn 2000. In keeping with the tradition of the Gaismair calendars, socially critical and controversial topics are addressed, along with literary contributions specifically related to Tyrol, Vorarlberg, and South Tyrol/Trentino. The Gaismair Yearbook 2005 focused on the following themes:

National Socialism - Fascism

• Memories of Wehrmacht deserter David Holzer
• Dealing with the National Socialists in Tyrol after 1945
• Italian anti-fascists in Austria 1922-1934
• South Tyrol and the Italian-Ethiopian War 1935-1937

Women’s Movement - Women’s History

• Women’s movement in Vorarlberg since the 1970s
• Lesbian positioning exemplified by the 'Autonomous Women’s Lesbian Center'
• 30 years of the regulation on time limits
• Feminist attack - Feminist alternatives for shaping the global economy

Childhood and Youth

• Youth and right-wing extremism
• Integration of children with special educational needs in Vorarlberg
• The conflict between Bishop Paulus Rusch and Father Sigmund Kripp

Work - Family - Gender

• European employment policy
• Old ideals in new capitalism? Gender relations in neoliberalism
• Father, mother, child: Family images and family realities

Culture

• Museion - The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Bolzano
• MART - Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Trento and Rovereto
• A tour through the labyrinth of the Innsbruck Art House debate
• Cultural policy in Vorarlberg

Life Traces

• Drug prostitution in Vorarlberg
• Paulo Coelho's deceitful bestseller 'Eleven Minutes'
• Hans Aschenwald in conversation
• Interview with artist Angela Zwettler
• City walk.