Publiek gesprek: ‘Democratie en Omgangsvormen’
De discussie over de omgangsvormen in de Tweede Kamer doet al geruime tijd veel stof opwaaien. Moeten er grenzen getrokken worden ter verdediging van het redelijke debat en dus van de democratie? Of is de toegankelijkheid van het debat in de Kamer belangrijker en staat de vrijheid van meningsuiting boven alles? Recentelijk vindt in deze more »
Lunch Seminar Lucas Poy: Social Democracy and the Limits of Internationalism in the Interwar Period
In recent years, scholars of the anti-Communist and social democratic tradition developed an interpretation in which socialist internationalism is no longer portrayed as opposed to nationalism, but rather as complementary. This allowed them to move away from older perspectives and to examine the main features of international cooperation among socialists under a more positive light. more »
Lecture Barbara Sollberg-Rilinger: King Frederick William I of Prussia and the History of Masculinity
On 31 March, Professor of Early Modern History Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger (Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster) will give the lecture ‘King Frederick William I of Prussia and the History of Masculinity: Challenges of Biographical Writing’. The suggestive power of retrospective rationalisation Frederick William I, king of Prussia (1713-1740), called himself a tyrant, and most of his contemporaries would have agreed. more »
Lecture Ilkay Yilmaz – Interimperial Diplomacy, Security and Administrative Reform in The Ottoman East
On the 3rd of April, the Security History Network hosts its third lecture in the SHN Lecture Series. In this lecture, dr. İlkay Yılmaz will speak about Interimperial Diplomacy, Security and Administrative Reform in The Ottoman East. Dr. Yılmaz is currently a DFG-funded research assistant at the Friedrich-Meinecke-Institut at the division of Modern History. studies. more »
Conference: Parliament contested? Rethinking the relationship between national politics, global crises, and pressure from below in the 1970s
The purpose of this conference is to reassess the role of national parliaments and national policy-making processes in the 1970s in light of the increasing global challenges and extra-parliamentary pressure that occurred. What can be seen as decisive turning points shaping the political history of the era? Were they the same in each country, or more »
Workshop ‘The Longue Durée Perspective’
11 April 2023, 13:30-17:30 (followed by drinks) Utrecht University, Kromme Nieuwegracht 80, Van Ravesteynzaal (1.06) Register here Abstract How do you do longue durée history? This workshop aims to bring together historians who apply a longue durée perspective in their research or are contemplating starting a longue durée project. It primarily focusses on the particularities more »
Workshop Advanced Thesis Design 2: presenting and defending
This event is fully booked. OPG Workshop Advanced Thesis Design - Presenting and Defending 21 April 2023
Online archival training for students in global history and biography (National Archives, UK)
The National Archives, UK are offering a new series of online workshops in archival skills aimed at postgraduate students on a variety of themes. On 2nd May (14:00-17:00 BST) we are running a workshop that introduces some of the sources and techniques that allow the study of 'global biographies' The records at the National Archives more »
Merlijnlezing: Constantinopel en de Eerste Jihad, 633-718. Het overleven van een christelijk Europa in de zevende en achtste eeuw
Dr. Henk Singor spreekt op 3 mei over Constantinopel en de Eerste Jihad, 633-718. Het overleven van een christelijk Europa in de zevende en achtste eeuw. Deze lezing zal zowel op locatie als online bij te wonen zijn. In zijn lezing zal Henk Singor het vooral hebben over een aantal deelonderwerpen van zijn pas verschenen boek: - Een more »