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Posthumus Conference 2024: Regional History in a Global Context

Regional history has traditionally been in the periphery for many (although not all) social and economic historians. Despite Sidney Pollard’s claim that the British Industrial Revolution was a regional rather than a national phenomenon, economic historians have frequently tended to focus on the national level, while social historians often preferred to study local communities.

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Brainstorm session OPG ‘Adding a fourth dimension’

We cordially invite you to the yearly OPG brainstorm on the topic ‘Adding a fourth dimension: Showcasing and self-awareness of historians of the political’, on Monday 15 April, 12.30-15.15 pm. Please, join us in discussing the viewpoints and the ways mentioned in the invitation to realize this fourth dimension of the platform of OPG.Registration via bureau@onderzoekschoolpolitiekegeschiedenis.nl 
When registering, please indicate whether you:
1. are present at lunch, 2. have dietary requirements and 3. want to submit questions/discussion points.

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Vacancy: Doctoral Student Max Planck Institute

The Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory in Frankfurt/Main is now looking to recruit for 1 October 2024, or sooner a Doctoral Student (m/f/div) for the Fellowship project ‘The History of European Union Employment Law’, under the supervision of Professors Thorsten Keiser and Stefan Vogenauer, dealing with the following topic: Equal pay in the Benelux countries in light of European law (1952-1973). Deadline: 8.4.2024.

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