• 19 februari 2026: Utrecht Lecture in Political History by Moritz Mihatsch

    Shifting sovereignties — Manifestations of sovereignty from a global historical perspective Sovereignty is once again at the forefront of international debate, especially thanks to the re-election of Donald Trump. However, as a concept it is badly understood and often invoked as an empty signifier. Traditional conceptions of sovereignty are both ahistorical and impractical. Starting with more »

  • Cultural Historian’s Toolbox: Oral History and Cultural Memory. 20 and 27 February and 27 March 2026

    Co-organized with Huizinga Institute for Cultural History. This hands-on, interactive course for PhD candidates (also open to RMA students) consists of three days, in Utrecht. Besides practicing with preparing, conducting and reflecting on an interview, we discuss key theoretical notions on working with oral sources. 20 and 27 February and 27 March 2026, Utrecht. Please send more »

  • Online book launch and discussion: Depoliticisation before Neoliberalism: Contesting the Boundaries of the Political in Modern Europe

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    We kindly invite you to the online book launch of the volume Depoliticisation before Neoliberalism: Contesting the Boundaries of the Political in Modern Europe. Edited by Adriejan van Veen (Radboud University Nijmegen) and Theo Jung (Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg) and part of Palgrave’s Studies in Political History, the book analyses processes of depoliticisation in modern Europe from more »

  • Valedictory lecture prof.dr. Susan Legêne

    Aula VU, Amsterdam

    The Rector Magnificus of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and the Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities cordially invite you to attend the public session of the College of Deans, at which prof.dr. S. Legêne on the occasion of retirement as professor of Political History, will give a lecture entitled '(No) Peace with the more »

  • Webinarserie Geopolitiek – Deel 1: nieuwe ontwikkelingen in historisch perspectief

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    In 2026 organiseert het KNHG de webinar-serie Geopolitiek. Op woensdag 11 maart vindt het eerste webinar plaats over nieuwe ontwikkelingen in historisch perspectief. President Trump die president Maduro van Venezuela laat ‘ontvoeren’ voor berechting in de VS; de dreigende annexatie van Groenland, landsdeel van een NAVO-bondgenoot, door diezelfde VS; grootscheepse protesten tegen het regime in Iran; more »

  • Lecture: The Spanish Famine: victory and death in Franco’s postwar Spain

    This lecture situates the Spanish famine of the 1940s within the broader history of contemporary European famines, arguing that it should be understood not as an anomaly but as part of a continental landscape shaped by war, authoritarianism, and postwar reconstruction. While sharing features with other European experiences of scarcity, the Spanish case was distinguished more »

  • Workshop Audiovisual media sources and digital methods

    In this full-day workshop, RMA students and PhD candidates will get acquainted with the possibilities of incorporating digitised audiovisual media sources in their research. The workshop will introduce the participants to media-historical approaches in political history, by reflecting on historiographical trends and experimenting with digital methods to study primary source materials. Registration deadline: 6 March 2026, via bureau@onderzoekschoolpolitiekegeschiedenis.nl. Deadline more »

  • Workshop introductie op Nodegoat

    Het IISG biedt op vrijdag 20 maart een workshop ‘Introduction to Nodegoat’ aan. De workshop geeft een introductie tot Nodegoat (nodegoat.net), een web-based onderzoeksplatform voor de geesteswetenschappen, en wordt gegeven door de ontwikkelaars, Pim van Bree en Geert Kessels. Nodegoat maakt het mogelijk om eigen datamodellen te creëren voor personen, plekken, evenement of artefacten, inclusief more »

  • Module 8. Advanced Research Design: Presenting and Defending Your Thesis

    The OPG module Advanced Research Design: Presenting and Defending Your Thesis has been redesigned. The new format is a two-day program with an overnight stay, replacing the previous one-day event. In this format, we offer you the opportunity to indulge yourself for two days and fully focus on your PhD while also socially engage with fellow OPG-members. During more »