Research School for Economic and Social History

Author: René van Weeren

Research portal on origins of global health inequality launched

A new research portal on the origins of global health inequality, Long-Run Health Matters, has been launched. This project provides an open-access meeting point in which leading experts summarize their latest work to those interested in the topic, in an…

Posthumus fellows involved in TV series on History of the Netherlands

Forthcoming Wednesdays at 20:30, starting 2 February 2022, the NTR will broadcast the Het verhaal van Nederland TV series about the history of the Netherlands (in 10 episodes). Several renowned historians have contributed to this, among whom several Posthumus fellows:…

Workshop ‘A Tapestry of Rules’

~ Please note this event has been rescheduled from its original dates in April 2022 to 30 June-1 July 2022 ~ On 30 June and 1 July 2022, Dr Kate Frederick, affiliated with the Research Group Economic and Social History…

Radio-interview met Wouter Ryckbosch in ‘De Wereld van Sofie’

~due to scope, only in Dutch ~ Op 17 januari 2022 werd Wouter Ryckbosch, economisch en sociaal historicus aan de Vrije Universiteit Brussel en algemeen bestuurslid van het N.W. Posthumus Instituut geïnterviewd voor het programma ‘De Wereld van Sofie’ op…

PhD Defence Amaury de Vicq de Cumptich (Utrecht University)

On 14 January, Posthumus-alumnus Amaury de Vicq de Cumptich successfully defended his dissertation ‘Exploring the Dynamics of Small and Local Financial Institutions. The Case of the Netherlands, c.1860-1940. Small and medium-sized enterprises’ at Utrecht University. The N.W. Posthumus Institute congratulates…

Impression PhD Seminar I – ‘My project in a nutshell’

The COVID-19 situation unfortunately urged us to turn the first seminar of the Basic Training into an online event. Notwithstanding this disappointment, sixteen PhD students, seven fellows and two PhD representatives joined the online two-day seminar with interesting presentations and…

Podcast ‘De Great Divergence’ door prof. dr. Peer Vries

~ because of scope, only in Dutch ~ Recent is in de Home Academy-reeks de podcast ‘De Great Divergence‘ van prof. dr. Peer Vries verschenen, een zesdelig hoorcollege over dit historisch economisch uiteengroeien . De meeste experts zijn het erover…