Research School for Economic and Social History

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The N.W. Posthumus Institute (NWP), currently hosted by the Department of History & Art History of Utrecht University, is named after Nicolaas Wilhelmus Posthumus (1880-1960), the first professor in economic and social history in the Netherlands.

The NWP promotes innovative and advanced interdisciplinary research in economic and social history by stimulating joint research programmes of participating institutes. To this purpose, the NWP provides a PhD training in economic and social history, as well as a four course-programme for Research Master students. Annually, the N.W. Posthumus Institute also organises its Annual Posthumus Conference.

The NWP is also participating in the European graduate School for Training in Economic and social historical Research (ESTER), a Europe-wide network of leading scholars in the field of social and economic history and as such co-organiser of Research Design Courses and Advanced Seminars within the ESTER programme.

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Please note that COVID-guidelines may vary per event and location; please check with the organisers in case of uncertainties.

News

Maascongres 2022: ‘De Limburgse Maas: historisch rivierlandschap met toekomst’

~ because of scope, in Dutch only ~ Vanaf 29 juni ‘s avonds tot en met 1 juli 2022 vindt het Maascongres 2022 plaats. De editie van dit jaar heeft ...

Workshop ‘Globalisation and Long-Run Development in Asia and Africa (ca. 1800-2000)’

On 23 and 24 June 2022, members of the N.W. Posthumus Institute Research Network ‘Globalisation, Inequality and Sustainable Development in Long-Term ...

Call for Applications ESTER Research Design Course 2022 (Lund, Sweden) – EXTENDED deadline 15 June 2022

ESTER, the European graduate School for Training in Economic and Social Historical Research (ESTER), announces its annual Research Design Course (RDC) for ...

Nominaties mogelijk voor Instituut Gak-KNAW Award (deadline 1 juli 2022)

~ because of scope, in Dutch only ~ De Koninklijke Nederlandsche Akademie van Wetenschappen (KNAW) biedt tot 1 juli 2022 de mogelijkheid om aanvragen te ...

N.W. Posthumus Instituut, Huizinga Instituut en Onderzoeksschool Politieke Geschiedenis organiseren sessie Historicidagen 2022

~ because of scope, only in Dutch ~ Van 25 tot en met 27 augustus 2022 vinden in Rotterdam de KNHG Historicidagen plaats. Op het programma staat een rijke ...

Docent Sociaal-economische Geschiedenis (Radboud Universiteit) – deadline 2 juni 2022

~ because of required proficiency, in Dutch only ~ De expertisegroep Economische, Sociale en Demografische Geschiedenis van het departement Geschiedenis, ...

Assistant Professor in Global Economic and Social History (VU Amsterdam, tenure track) – deadline 7 June 2022

The Vrije Universiteit (VU) Amsterdam is looking for an Assistant Professor (tenure track) to teach global environmental history from an economic and ...

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Agenda

May

23 - 27 May 2022, All day

WORCK Training School – Rewriting Labour Histories: Perspectives from the Globe

The WORCK Training School will bring together 20-25 MA and PhD students from all over Europe during a 5-day program. The program includes lectures from ...

May

31 May 2022 - 1 Jun 2022, All day

18th History of European Integration Research Society Conference

The History of European Research Society (HEIRS) will hold its 18th annual conference under the title “A means to what end: the interrelation between ...

Jun

1 June 2022, 13:30 - 15:00

Round table and book launch ‘The early modern state’ preceding valedictory speech Professor Marjolein ‘t Hart

Preceding her valedictory speech, colleagues and friends will celebrate the work of Professor Marjolein ’t Hart by discussing her work and launching the ...

Jun

1 June 2022, 16:00

Valedictory Speech Professor Marjolein ‘t Hart

On 1 June 2022, Professor Marjolein ’t Hart (1955), Professor in the History of State Formation in Global Perspective at VU University Amsterdam and fellow ...

Jun

8 June 2022, 11:00 - 17:00

Masterclass ‘Crime and Justice in Historical Context: Theory, Methods and Perspectives’ by Prof. Robert Shoemaker

The research group of the project Tolerant Migrant Cities? The Case of Holland 1600-1900 in collaboration with the N.W. Posthumus Institute, in particular ...

Jun

9 June 2022, 09:30 - 17:30

Symposium ‘Voices in the Justice System: Agency of Victims, Plaintiffs, Witnesses and the Accused in Global Perspective’

The research group Tolerant Migrant Cities? The Case of Holland 1600-1900 organises in collaboration with the N.W. Posthumus Institute a symposium on ...

Jun

15 June 2022, 14:45 - 17:00

Afscheidscolleges Maarten Prak en Jan Luiten van Zanden – registreer voor 1 juni 2022

~ For English version click here ~ Op woensdag 15 juni om 15:00 uur houden Maarten Prak en Jan Luiten van Zanden beiden een afscheidscollege ter ...

Jun

15 June 2022, 14:45 - 17:00

Valedictory Speeches Maarten Prak and Jan Luiten van Zanden – register before 1 June 2022

~ For Dutch version click here ~ On Wednesday 15 June at 15:00 Maarten Prak and Jan Luiten van Zanden both will deliver a valedictory speech on the ...

Jun

22 June 2022, 16:00 - 18:00

Lecture Professor Deepak Nayyar – ‘The Asian Miracle: Learning From a Half-century of Transformations’ – register before 13 June 2022

The Wageningen School of Social Sciences (WASS), the Section Economics of WUR and the N.W. Posthumus Institute jointly and cordially invite you to a ...

Jun

23 - 24 June 2022, All day

Expert Meeting Sport, Migration, Citizenship, ‘Race’ and National Identity: Towards a new research agenda

~ Please note that this event has been postponed from its original dates in February to 23-24 June 2022 ~ On 23 and 24 June 2022, the Erasmus School of ...

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