Research School for Economic and Social History

Category: Agenda

Najaarsbijeenkomst 2025 SGvdO in teken 80-jarig bestaan FIOD

~ because of scope in Dutch only ~ Op 4 november 2025 organiseert de Stichting Geschiedenis van de Overheidsfinanciën (SGvdO) de Najaarsbijeenkomst 2025, die in het teken zal staan vanm het tachtigjarig bestaan van de Fiscale Inlichtingen- en Opsporingsdienst (FIOD).…

Workshop ‘Human Development and Its Outliers’

The organisers of the Workshop ‘Human Development and Its Outliers’ welcome abstract for papers to be presented at this workshop, to be held on 26 and 27 March 2026 at Leiden University. The workshop forms part of the project ‘Human…

Workshop ‘Socio-economic inequalities in mortality over time’

The Health & Society group of Wageningen University & Research invites paper proposals for a one-day workshop, supported by GREATLEAP COST Action. There is evidence that the relationship between socioeconomic status and health, particularly mortality, is not constant. Depending on…

4th Regional History Society of Southern Africa Conference

The Regional History Society of Southern African (RHSSA) is hosting a conference on the theme ‘Independences and post-colonialism in Southern Africa’. This year’s theme is closely related to the jubilee of independence of Mozambique and Angola. The organisers call for…

PhD Defence Posthumus alumnus Dániel Moerman

On 11 September 2025, Posthumus alumnus Dániel Moerman will defend the PhD thesis ‘A hydrosocial history of drought and societal resilience in the cities of Deventer and Zutphen, 1500-1900’ at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Supervisors are Professor Petra van Dam…