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 »
4-mei lezing: In verzet
Waarom komen sommige mensen wel in verzet en andere niet? Met historicus prof. Ismee Tames (UU). Wanneer komen mensen in verzet? Welke rol spelen sociale netwerken, ideeën en vaardigheden hierin? En waarom zijn sommige verzetsbewegingen principieel geweldloos en andere juist niet? Historicus prof. Ismee Tames (UU & NIOD) doet onderzoek naar de ervaringen van mensen more »
Security History Network Lecture | Thomas Weber
You are invited to the next SHN Lecture, which will take place on May 8th. In this lecture, Prof. Thomas Weber will speak on Hitler’s quest for sustainable security. Thomas Weber is Professor of History and International Affairs as well as the founding Director of the Centre of Global Security and Governance at the University more »
International Symposium: The Dutch Colonies of Benevolence in international context
Exactly 200 years ago, the agricultural colony at Veenhuizen was first opened. Established as a social experiment to combat poverty, re-educate people, and transform wasteland into productive agricultural land, the Colony housed thousands of poor families, vagrants, orphans, widows, and criminals for decades. Because of their great cultural-historical importance, the Dutch and Flemish Colonies of more »