Author: René van Weeren
Workshop ‘Histories of taxation, (in)equality, and redistribution’ – deadline proposals 6 February 2026
The Research School Political History and the Duitsland Instituut Amsterdam jointly organise the workshop ‘Histories of taxation, (in)equality, and redistribution’ on Friday 13 February 2026. The workshop will include contributions by Professor Marc Buggeln (Europa Universität Flensburg), Emeritus Professor Marjolein…
Office Manager René van Weeren interviewed on history of marriage legislation
René van Weeren, Office Manager of the N.W. Posthumus Institute and co-author (with Tine De Moor) of the publication ‘Ja, ik wil! Verliefd, verloofd, getrouwd in Amsterdam, 1580-1810’, was interviewed by the Dutch national broadcast company NTR on the history…
Janna Coomans bij hoofdrolspelers 2025 RTV Utrecht
~ because of scope in Dutch only ~ Janna Coomans, coördinator van het onderzoeksnetwerk ‘Economy and Society of the Pre-industrial Low Countries in Comparative Perspective’van het N..W. Posthumus Instituut, behoort volgens RTV Utrecht tot ‘de hoofdrolspelers van 2025’ in Utrecht…
KNHG publishes updated version ‘Professional standards for historians’
The KNHG (Koninklijk Nederlands Historisch Genootschap [transl. Royal Dutch Historical Society]) recently updated the already existing Dutch version of the code of ethics for historians, titled Normen voor historici. An English version is now also available. This code of ethics…
Dag van de Nieuwste Geschiedenis – Journée de l’Histoire Contemporaine 2026
The Belgische Vereniging voor Nieuwste Geschiedenis – Association belge d’Histoire contemporaine BVNG-ABHC and the University of Antwerp call for papers for the 2026 edition of the Dag van de Nieuwste Geschiedenis – Journée de l’Histoire Contemporaine, to be held on…
Change of Coordinator Research Network ‘Life-Courses, Family and Labour
Because Evelien Walhout has accepted another position, her place as coordinator of the Research Network ‘Life-courses, Family, and Labour’ will be taken by Mayra Murkens. Mayra Murkens obtained a PhD from Maastricht University on the thesis ‘Unequal pathways to the…
New edition TSEG – The Low Countries Journal of Social and Economic History out now!
Issue 3 of TSEG – The Low Countries Journal of Social and Economic History is out now! In this issue, you will find a variety of themes: JaapJan van Zwieten, PhD at VU Amsterdam, about the privilege of pre-loading in…
Workshop ‘Writing New Urban History’ (Brussels, 16 January 2026)
The Centre for Urban History and the Centre of Excellence of the Antwerp Interdisciplinary Platform for Research into Inequality (AIPRIL) at Antwerp University jointly organise a workshop at the premises of the Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO) in Brussels on…
STONEM Workshop: Connected by/with/to the Dutch (1900-2025) – prior registration requested
On 23 January 2026, the Research Team of the project ‘Sustainability Trade-offs in the Netherlands’ Entangled Modernization (STONEM) 1900-2020’ will organise the workshop ‘Connected wit/by/to the Dutch (1900-2025)’. This workshop examines the concept of entangled histories in relation to the…
Launch new ESTA data & TIDES / documentary screening Slave Island
The International Institute of Social History invites you to join the Exploring Slave Trade in Asia (ESTA) Database’s second data launch on 12 December 2025. Main organisers are Posthumus PhDs Britt van Duijvenvoorde and Pascal Konings. Since the launch of…