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Robrecht Declercq ends task as Research Network coordinator

Because of his recent appointment as Expert Resources and Sustainable Development with the Federal Institute for Societal Development, Robrecht Declercq unfortunately had to decide to end his work as coordinator of the Research Network ‘Globalisation, Inequality and Sustainability in Long-Term Perspective’. The coordination of this network will be continued by his fellow coordinators Frank Veraart…

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Vacature Bureauredacteur Geschiedenis Magazine – deadline 1 december 2025

~ because of scope and required proficiency in Dutch only ~ Het tijdschrift Geschiedenis Magazine zoekt voor ca. 8 uur per week een organisatorisch sterke en creatieve bureauredacteur, op ZZP-basis. Geschiedenis Magazine is een historisch tijdschrift voor een breed publiek, dat mooie en spannende verhalen combineert met de nieuwste wetenschappelijke inzichten. De beoogde redacteur heeft…

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Successful PhD Defence Posthumus alumnus Alexander van der Meer

On 23 October 2025, Posthumus alumnus Alexander van der Meer successfully defended the thesis ‘Colonial Calvinism: Colonial Ideologies of Dutch Clergymen in Batavia, ca. 1700-1850’ at Leiden University. Supervisors were Dr Alicia Schrikker and Professor Jos Gommans (both Leiden University). Alexander’s dissertation examines the colonial ideology of Dutch Reformed ministers and missionaries in Batavia between…

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Successful PhD Defence Posthumus alumnus Philip Post

On 23 October 2025, Posthumus alumnus Philip Post succesfully defended the thesis ‘Constructing Colonial Legitimacy in the Moluccas, 1750-1870’ at Leiden University. Supervisors were Dr Alicia Schrikker and Professor Jos Gommans (both Leiden University). Philip’s dissertation examines how Dutch colonial officials in Ambon and Ternate justified their authority between 1750 and 1870. At its core…

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Successful PhD Defence Posthumus alumna Vicky Vanruysseveldt

On 21 October 2025, Posthumus alumna Vicky Vanruysseveldt succesfully defended the thesis ‘Onderweg met amusement. Inkomensstrategieën en mobiliteit bij ambulante entertainers in Brabant (1750-1914)’ [transl. ‘On the road with entertainment. Income strategies and mobility among itinerant entertainers in Brabant (1750-1914)’ at Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Supervisor was Professor Anne Winter (Vrije Universiteit Brussel). The N.W. Posthumus…

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Posthumus fellow Janna Coomans wins Libris Geschiedenis Prijs for book ‘Dievenland’

The Libris Geschiedenis Prijs 2025 has been awarded to Janna Coomans, Assistant Professor at Utrecht University, fellow of the N.W. Posthumus Institute and coordinator of our Research Network ‘Economy and Society of the Pre-industrial Low Countries in Comparative Perspective’ for her publication Dievenland – overleven in de Middeleeuwen [transl. Country of Thieves – surviving in…

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