Author: René van Weeren
European Social Science History Conference (ESSHC) 2025
The 15th European Social Science History Conference (ESSHC) 2025 will take place on 26-29 March 2025 in Leiden, organised by the International Institute for Social History in co-operation with Leiden University. The aim of the ESSHC is bringing together scholars…
Jaarcongres De Moderne Tijd 2024
~ because of scope, in Dutch only ~ Op 22 maart 2024 vindt het jaarcongres van De Moderne Tijd plaats over het thema ‘Water: beleving, beheer, beeldvorming in de lange negentiende eeuw’. Water is een grillig en fascinerend fenomeen in…
Historians’ Days / Historicidagen 2024 (Maastricht University)
The organisers of the 2024 Historians’ Days (in Dutch: Historicidagen) call for proposals. This event is jointly organised by the Royal Netherlands Historical Society (KNHG), Maastricht University, Open University and Fontys University of Applied Sciences on 22-24 August 2024, and…
PhD Defence Posthumus alumna Hannah Fluit
On 8 February 2024, Posthumus alumna Hannah Fluit will defend her thesis ‘Piety, poverty, and politics. The dynamics of Vincentian charity in modern belgium (1840-1945)’. The defence will be at the Hanna Ahrend Institute in Mechelen. Promotores are Professor Kaat…
Financial, Economic and Business History Summer School (University of Groningen)
The Financial, Economic and Business History (FEB-HIS) Summer School for PhD students and Postdocs will take place in Groningen from Monday 24 June to Friday 28 June 2024. It is organised by the Faculty of Economics and Business of the…
PhD Defence Posthumus alumna Sietske van der Veen
On 31 May 2024, Posthumus alumna Sietske van der Veen successfully defended the thesis ‘Novel Opportunities, Perpetual Barriers: Patterns of Social Mobility and Integration among the Jewish Dutch Elite, 1870-1940’ at Utrecht University. Promotores were Professor Lex Heerma van Voss…
Public lecture Professor Nigel Penn on ‘Rough Treatment: Slavery and unfree labour in the Cape Colony 1750-1900′
On 9 January 2024, Professor Nigel Penn (University of Cape Town) will deliver the public lecture ‘Rough Treatment: Slavery and unfree labour in the Cape Colony 1750-1900’. This lecture is organised by the multidisciplinary research group Colonial Relations and Structures…
FRESH Workshop ‘Institutions, human capital, and long-term development: lessons from pre-modern Europe’ (UC Louvain)
On 24 and 25 June 2024, LIDAM at UCLouvain will host a FRESH workshop on ‘Institutions, human capital, and long-term development: lessons from pre-modern Europe’. The purpose is to create the opportunity for graduate students and early-stage researchers to present…
PhD Defence Posthumus alumna Eva van der Heijden
On 21 March 2024, Posthumus alumna Eva van der Heijden successfully defended her thesis ‘Educational Endeavors: Children of immigrants in education in the Netherlands, 1980-2020’ at Leiden University. Promotor was Professor Leo Lucassen (Leiden University), co-promotor Professor Helga de Valck…
Save the date: SZW Wetenschapsdag 2024
~ because of scope, in Dutch only ~ Het Ministerie van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid (SZW) streeft naar beleid dat daadwerkelijk bijdraagt aan werk en bestaanszekerheid voor iedereen, gebaseerd op feiten en state of the art kennis. Gedegen onderzoek –…