Posthumus Conference 2025
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Posthumus Conference 2025 in Nijmegen, 27-28 May 2025'The People vs Structures'
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We are pleased to announce the Posthumus Conference 2025 will take place on 27 and 28 May 2025 at Radboud University Nijmegen. The theme of his year's edition will be 'The People vs Structures'. What does it mean for someone to be enslaved, to live in an early-modern empire, to have property rights, to do business surrounded by uncertainty, to experience environmental change, to move from the countryside to the city, or to work in a coal mine that is closed down? The theme of the conferences allows a reflection on how legal systems, institutions, and practices have influenced social and economic conditions, as well as how people have influenced these legal regimes. Our hosts will be Dries Lyna and Joris van der Tol. We are looking forward to meeting you there, keep a close eye on the conference website and our newsletters!
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Keynote speaker Posthumus Conference 2025: Professor Tamar Herzog (Harvard University)
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We are proud to inform you that the keynote at the Posthumus Conference 2025 in Nijmegen will be delivered by Professor Tamar Herzog, Monroe Gutman Professor of Latin American Affairs at Harvard University and Affiliate Professor of the Harvard Law School. As a legal historian, her work is always embedded in economic and social historical developments. She demonstrates a strong interest in how individuals and communities experienced and interacted with day-to-day realities of legal, governmental, and cultural structures. Her published work combines different geographic scales – from cities to continents – and different time periods between the fifteenth and the twentieth centuries. In her keynote at the Posthumus conference she will demonstrate why legal history matters for economic and social history.
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Module 2 Online Lecture Series ‘An Introduction to Inequalities in Health using Historical Causes of Death’ open for registration – deadline 28 February 2025 |
| Registration has opened for Module 2 of the Online Lecture Series ‘An Introduction to Inequalities in Health using Historical Causes of Death’. This online lecture series is scheduled as part of the COST Project CA22116 – The Great Leap and is organised in co-operation with the N.W. Posthumus Institute. It is targeted at students and scholars at all levels interested in exploring major issues related to health inequalities from a historical point of view. There are four modules, each module comprises several lectures. Module 2 will address sources and databases. Module 3 will address methods and analyses (expected September 2025 – June 2026). Depending on the feedback from participants, modules are repeated or new modules are added to the online lecture series. For each module it will be possible to earn 1 EC. |
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Inaugural lecture Matthias van Rossum as Professor Global Histories of Labour and Colonialism at Radboud University |
On 24 January 2025 Posthumus fellow and Posthumus course coordinator Matthias van Rossum will deliver his inaugural lecture as Professor by special appointment Global Histories of Labour and Colonialism at Radboud University. Matthias was appointed on 1 February 2024 to this special chair, jointly established by Radboud University and the International Institute of Social History. The chair focuses on the history of slavery, forced labour and resistance in relation to colonial expansion. The chair aims to gain new insights into the Dutch and European colonial past by studying sources and perspectives from below. Attendance is possible on location after prior registration or online via a livestream. The N.W. Posthumus Institute congratulates Matthias with this appointment!
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KHMW Brouwer Vertrouwensprijs 2025 awarded to Team CollectieveKracht
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The jury of the KHMW Brouwer Vertrouwensprijs [KHMW Brouwer Trust Award] has awarded the Brouwer Vertrouwensprijs 2025 to the knowledge platform CollectieveKracht, initiated by Posthumus fellow Tine De Moor, Professor Social Enterprises and Institutions for Collective Action at the research group Business-Society Management at the Rotterdam School of Management. CollectieveKracht is the knowledge exchange platform for citizens’ collectives. CollectieveKracht aims to put citizens’ collectives of all kinds on the map and support those initiatives by mutually connecting citizens’ collectives and experts. The jury of the Brouwer Vertrouwensprijs was impressed by the many activities of the platform, the professionalism of the organisation, and the academic embeddedness of their activities. The N.W. Posthumus Institute congratulates Tine and her team with this award!
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NWO XS Grant awarded to Posthumus fellow Corinne Boter
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In the 3rd round of the NWO Open Competition SSH XS, NWO has granted an XS Grant to Posthumus fellow and former Posthumus research network coordinator Dr Corinne Boter for her research proposal, entitled ‘Technological change and gender inequality: A comparison between a Dutch and an Italian textile company, 1870-1920’. The project employs comparative methods to investigate to what extent similar technological advancements in textile companies in different cultural contexts (the Netherlands and Italy), had similar or different effects on gender relations. This will elucidate the circumstances under which technology could improve or exacerbate gender inequality. The Posthumus staff congratulates Corinne with this award.
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Change of coordinator Research Network ‘Inclusion, Exclusion, and Mobility’ |
Recently, Liesbeth Rosen Jacobson concluded her valuable work as a coordinator of our Research Network ‘Inclusion, Exclusion, and Mobility’. We thank Liesbeth very much for her contribution over the past years! We are happy to announce we have found a suitable successor in the person of Dr Swantje Falcke. Swantje Falcke is an Assistant Professor in Economic and Social History at Utrecht University specialised in the field of migrant integration and naturalization. Currently, Swantje is involved in a project looking at the effectiveness of integration policies for refugees’ labor market integration in the Netherlands from a long-term perspective. Next to these projects, Swantje as migration scholar with an interdisciplinary profile is currently developing a new research line analyzing the impact of environmental change on migration in a long-term perspective. We welcome Swantje who will coordinate the Research Network ‘Inclusion, Exclusion, and Mobility’ in cooperation with Dr Bart Lambert (Vrije Universiteit Brussel).
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On 28 February 2025, Utrecht University will host a FRESH workshop on Empire and Economic Development. Frontier Research in Economic and Social History (FRESH) meetings are aimed at researchers in any field of economic and social history. The purpose of the meetings is to enable scholars to present their ongoing research at an early stage to an audience of interested peers. Keynote speaker of this particular meeting will be Tirthankar Roy, Professor of Economic History at the London School of Economics. Organisers of the meeting are Posthumus fellows and alumni Maanik Nath (Utrecht University) and Sandra de Pleijt (Frontier Research in Economic and Social History series organiser) in cooperation with John Tang (Utrecht University. This meeting is made possible thanks to funding made available by the European Historical Economics Society (EHES) and the N.W. Posthumus Institute. Abstracts submission closed 13 December 2024.
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Conference of Young Demographers (Charles University, Prague, 5-7 February 2025)
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The 2025 annual international Conference of Young Demographers will be held at the Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague on 5-7 February 2025. The conference organisers aim to create a relaxed and welcoming environment where especially early career researchers can share their work in progress and thoughts with their peers. The conference is supported by the Research Network 'Life-courses, Family, and Labour' of the N.W. Posthumus Institute.
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Valedictory lecture Professor Hein Klemann
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On 7 February 2025, Professor Hein Klemann, Professor of Economic History and International Relations at the Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication, and former board member of the N.W. Posthumus Institute will deliver his public valedictory lecture, entitled ‘Dutch Shipbuilding and Colonies’. The lecture will be followed by a public reception at the same location. Those unable to attend in person can follow the lecture online. The N.W. Posthumus Institute expresses its gratitude to Professor Klemann for his effort and activities for our organisation.
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Inaugural lecture Professor Arthur van Riel |
The rector magnificus of the Erasmus University Rotterdam announces that Dr A. (Arthur) van Riel, appointed as endowed Professor of Historical Political Economy at Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication, on behalf of Stichting Erasmus Trustfonds, will publicly accept his appointment on Friday, 24 January with an inaugural lecture entitled ‘The welfare state as expectation. On sustainability and historical political economy’. The lecture will be followed by a public reception at the same location. The lecture will also be streamed via an online link
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GECORRIGEERDE DATUM: Workshop Nederlandsch Economisch-Historisch Archief (NEHA) over economische ongelijkheid (IISG, Amsterdam, 4 februari 2025)
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~ because of scope in Dutch only ~ In het licht van de groeiende maatschappelijke belangstelling voor inkomensongelijkheid en de verdeling van winsten, organiseert het NEHA op 4 februari 2025 bij het IISG in Amsterdam een workshop die deze urgente thema’s onder de loep neemt. Deze workshop is bedoeld om verschillende perspectieven te verkennen en inzichten te delen over inkomensongelijkheid en winstverdeling, zowel op nationaal als internationaal niveau. Ook de rol van banken in deze kwesties komt uitgebreid aan bod. Drie van de vijf sprekers komen vanuit de academische wereld (onder wie Posthumus-alumnus Amaury de Vicq), de andere twee vanuit het maatschappelijke veld. De verschillende sprekers zullen elk verschillende aspecten van economische ongelijkheid belichten. De workshop is vrij toegankelijk. Let op: in een vorige versie werd een andere datum vermeld, de correcte datum is 4 februari 2025. |
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Symposium 'Colonial Archives and Meaningful Digital Infrastructure' (Nijmegen, 24 January 2025) - registration required
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| On 24 January 2025, preceding the inaugural lecture of Professor Matthias van Rossum, the symposium 'Colonial Archives and Meaningful Digital Infrastructure' will take place at Radboud University. This symposium brings together researchers and practitioners to discuss the challenges and opportunities of working with digitized colonial records and explores challenges, questions, and examples surrounding digital access and enrichment of shared resources related to the colonial past. The symposium is free of charge, but registration is required. The symposium can be attended on-site as well as online. |
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Aanvraagronde Instituut Gak-KNAW Award 2025 gestart - deadline aanvragen 14 februari 2025
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~ because of scope in Dutch only ~ De Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen (KNAW) en Instituut Gak hebben sinds 2019 een prijs voor wetenschappers: de Instituut Gak-KNAW Award. Met deze award willen beide organisaties jong talent kansen bieden en maatschappelijke vraagstukken op het terrein van sociale zekerheid en arbeidsmarkt helpen oplossen. Daarom is de prijs bedoeld voor postdocs met die specialisatie. Hun onderzoek dient verband te hebben met het werkgebied van Instituut Gak en de onderzoeksagenda van het KNAW-gastinstituut, bijvoorbeeld door samenwerking met onderzoekers van het gastinstituut. Postdocs dienen niet langer dan vijf jaar geleden te zijn gepromoveerd of uiterlijk in april 2025 te zullen promoveren, en vernieuwend onderzoek doen dat relevant is voor inzicht in de ontwikkeling van sociale zekerheid en arbeidsmarkt in Nederland. Onderzoek vindt plaats aan een KNAW-instituut. Aanvragen dienen uiterlijk 14 februari 2025 ontvangen te zijn.
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Jaarcongres De Moderne Tijd 2025 – registreer uiterlijk 14 maart 2025 |
~ because of scope, in Dutch only ~ Op 21 maart 2025 vindt in Amsterdam het jaarcongres 2025 van Werkgroep de Moderne Tijd plaats. In dit jaarcongres van Werkgroep de Moderne Tijd van 2025 staat de vraag centraal welke rol ‘de Toekomst’ speelde in de geschiedenis van Nederland en België, inclusief de koloniën in de periode 1780-1940. Hoe kreeg de toekomst vorm in politiek, cultuur, kunst, literatuur en wetenschap? Dagvoorzitter is Lotte Jensen, hoogleraar Nederlandse literatuur- en cultuurgeschiedenis aan de Radboud Universiteit te Nijmegen. Deelnemers kunnen zich aanmelden via e-mail uiterlijk 14 maart 2025; er is een financiële bijdrage van toepassing, voor studenten en PhD-kandidaten geldt een gereduceerd tarief.
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Symposium ‘Archeologie en de stad’ – registreer uiterlijk 28 maart 2025 |
~ because of scope, in Dutch only ~ Op vrijdag 4 april 2025 organiseert de werkgroep Stedengeschiedenis een bijeenkomst bij de Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed (RCE, Smallepad 5, Amersfoort) onder de titel ‘Archeologie en de stad’. De studiedag is gratis voor een ieder toegankelijk, aanmelden via mail is noodzakelijk uiterlijk 28 maart 2025.
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Call for Papers – Conference ‘How did we lift the burden? Infectious Disease Mortality in the Western and Non-Western World (1800-now)’ – deadline 31 March 2025 |
On 28 and 29 August 2025, the COST-Action network GREATLEAP, in collaboration with the Radboud University Nijmegen, the HiDo network, and the IUSSP Panel ‘Epidemics and Contagious Diseases: The Legacy of the Past’. The conference serves as a closing event of the NWO-funded research project ‘Lifting the burden of disease. The modernisation of health in the Netherlands: Amsterdam, 1854-1926’. The organisers would like to encourage paper authors to contribute to the debate in this international conference. Welcome are all sorts of contributions, theoretical, empirical and methodological. Papers from areas and regions of Europe and the world that not belong to the so-called frontrunners in mortality decline in the north-western part of Europe are particularly welcome. Abstracts should be submitted ultimately 31 March 2025.
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Questionnaire unlocking historical sources (Huygens Instituut) |
The Huygens Institute for Dutch history and culture provides digital access to numerous historical sources and literary works. The Huygens Institute aims to provide access to such sources to both academics as well as to the general public as much as possible. Through the project ‘Werk aan Uitvoering’ [‘Work in Progress’], the institute strives to improve inter-linkage between these various sources, to make them searchable, and to provide context and access to these sources to all persons interested. The Huygens Institute therefore calls upon researchers who make use of historical sources (be it either for study, research, or out of hobbyism) to help improving the unlocking of these sources! Please use the button below and fill out a short (5-7 min.) questionnaire, available in Dutch and English.
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Call for abstract and panel proposals - 10th EMES International Research Conference on Social Enterprise (Rotterdam, 3-5 Nov. and Utrecht, 5-7 Nov. 2025) - deadline 6 April 2025
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The EMES International Research Network, in partnership with the Rotterdam School of Management of Erasmus University and Utrecht University announces the 10th EMES International Research Conference on Social Enterprise on the theme 'Scaling Through Communities: The Role of Social Entrepreneurs and Social Enterprises in Boosting Societal Transitions' to be held in two different cities: Rotterdam (3-5 November 2025) and Utrecht (5-7 November 2025). The conference seeks to explore the strategies, innovations, partnerships and contexts that enable Social Entrepreneurs and Social Enterprises to drive systemic change while scaling its impact across diverse contexts, rooted in the historical resilience seen in institutions for collective action, spanning a millennium and highlighting the potential of community self-governance as both a scalable and sustainable model. Abstract and panel proposals should be submitted ultimately 6 April 2025.
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Image credits: Gezicht op Nijmegen vanuit het noorden [View on Nijmegen from the North], picture by Jan Ruyter (I), created 1738. Collection Rijksmuseum object RP-P-AO-4-28-1. Public Domain. |
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