IMPORTANT: Changes curriculum PhD Training Programme |
In the most recent board meeting, the General Board of the N.W. Posthumus Institute agreed to implement some changes in the PhD Training Programme. The most significant changes are: (1) Instead of a Basic Training and an Advanced Training, the Posthumus Institute now offers a single PhD Training Programme including all activities previously part of the Basic Training plus participation in the Posthumus Conference; (2) The various training opportunities that were previously part of the Advanced Training will still be offered, but as separate, optional modules: (3) PhD students are expected to participate in the Posthumus Conference in every year of the PhD Training Programme – in year 1, PhD students will present a poster, in year 2 they will act as peer-reviewer, and in year 3 they will present a research paper. These changes will be implemented for the first time for cohort 2024, starting from December 2024.
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Successful ESTER RDC at University of Münster
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From 30 September until 2 October 2024, Seminar II of the PhD Training Programme for cohort 2023 was held at the University of Münster, Germany. Thanks to the efforts of the local organisers Christine Fertig and Thilo Alberts, the invited expert commentators and, most of all, our PhD candidates this RDC turned out to be a successful event full of interesting presentations, insightful comments and a ver good atmosphere! We thank the local organising team for their hospitality and good efforts!
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Cohort 2024 of our PhD Training Programme starting with 35 students
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The N.W. Posthumus Institute is happy to welcome no less than 35 new candidates for cohort 2024 of the PhD Training Programme, making this the largest cohort ever! The student of cohort 2024 will follow the newly revised programme (see announcement above), starting with Seminar I, to be held at the Universit of Maastricht on 12 and 13 December 2024. The N.W. Posthumus Institute welcomes all new students and wishes them a succesful programme!
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At the General Board meeting of the N.W. Posthumus Institute of 24 September 2024 two new PhD representatives were welcomed: Silke Baas and Jeroen Kole. Silke Baas will take the place of her namesake Silke Geven, as Silke Geven is now focusing on completing of her PhD trajectory at the University of Antwerp. We thank Silke for her efforts for the N.W. Posthumus Institute and wish her success in obtaining her PhD. Silke Baas is a PhD candidate working in the Economic and Social History department at Utrecht University since March 2022. Her academic interests center around gender (in)equality within Dutch society, women in the labour market, and the organization of gender-inclusive healthcare. Jeroen Kole joined the PhD representatives as new fifth PhD. Jeroen is currently a PhD candidate at the Centre for Urban History at the University of Antwerp where he is preparing a doctoral thesis on material culture and social inequality in nineteenth-century Antwerp. His research focuses on developing a multidimensional approach to understanding social inequality, considering various strategies of social distinction. |
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NWO Veni Grant awarded to Tim Riswick |
In July 2024, Dr Tim Riswick, Posthumus fellow and member of the Educational Committee of the N.W. Posthumus Institute, was granted a Veni Grant by the Dutch Research Council (NWO) for his project ‘Unravelling Health Inequalities: The Historical Roots of Inequality in Death and Disease in West-European Port Cities, 1850-1950’. In his project, Tim Riswick challenges the issues mentioned above by using a comparative approach, investigating three main West-European port cities: Amsterdam, Copenhagen, and Glasgow, over the period of 1850-1950. The N.W. Posthumus Institute congratulates Tim with this award!
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Annual Report N.W. Posthumus Institute 2023 available
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The General Board of the N.W. Posthumus Institute is happy to present you the N.W. Posthumus Institute Annual Report 2023. The report provides you with an overview of activities, results and developments regarding the N.W. Posthumus Institute in 2023. |
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New: Online lecture series 'Introduction to Inequalities in Health using Historical Causes of Death'
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The COST Project CA22116 – The Great Leap in co-operation with the N.W. Posthumus Institute offers an online lectures series on the research topic 'Inequalities in Health using Historical Causes of Death'. 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 comprising several lectures. Module 1 has started already; registration opening for the next modules will be announced via our website and future newsletters. Module 2 will address sources and databases (expected February 2025 – June 2025). Module 3 will address methods and analyses (expected September 2025 – June 2026). For each module it will be possible to earn 1 EC.
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Workshop ‘A peek into the neighbour’s garden’ (University of Antwerp, 15 November 2024) |
The Centre for Urban History (University of Antwerp) and the N.W. Posthumus network Economy and Society of the Pre-Industrial Low Countries in a Comparative Perspective jointly organise the workshop ‘A peek into the neighbours’ garden’ on Friday 15 November 2024. The intention of this workshop is to provide a forum for work in progress or recently finished work on the Low Countries and to approach these new research developments from a comparative angle. The deadline for abstracts passed on 15 August 2024. Participants just wanting to attend without presenting are admitted on a first come, first served basis, space permitting.
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Workshop ‘Since 1624: Studying the Impact of the VOC in Taiwan’ (Radboud University Nijmegen, 18 December 2024)
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As follow-up of the publication ‘Since 1624: Taiwanese-Dutch Relations’ (2024), this workshop will delve into the historical influence of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) on Taiwan, focusing on how this period continues to shape academic inquiry. The workshop aims to highlight new methodologies, emerging perspectives, and interdisciplinary frameworks that are enhancing our understanding of this pivotal chapter in the history of both Taiwan and the Netherlands, shedding light on its enduring legacy and relevance today. During the workshop scholars will present their work, followed by general discussion with the commentators and the audience. The workshop is co-organized and co-funded by the Taipei Representative Office, the research network ‘Routes and Roots in Colonial and Global History’ of the N.W. Posthumus Institute, and the Department of History, Art History and Classics at Radboud University. Registration is open to all interested until 11 December 2024.
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Conference of Young Demographers (Charles University, Prague, 5-7 February 2025) – deadline abstracts 28 October 2024
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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. Abstracts for this conference can be submitted ultimately 28 October 2024.
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Symposium 'Environmental History in the Medieval and Early Modern Low Countries' (Leiden, 25-26 October 2024)
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On 25 and 26 October 2024, the first biennial symposium Environmental History in the Medieval and Early Modern Low Countries is scheduled to take place at Leiden University. This symposium, organised by the Research School for Medieval Studies and Leiden University in collaboration with Flemish colleagues, focuses on sharing recent research, ongoing projects, and points of discussion in the field of environmental history in the Netherlands and Belgium. The symposium will conclude with a keynote by Richard Hoffmann, titled ‘Bringing in the Catch: Three European Fisheries Evolutions of the Later Middle Ages', followed by a tour of the Hortus Botanicus in Leiden, guided by Paul Keßler.
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Moving Humanities Conference 2024: 'Resistance' (Radboud University, Nijmegen, 31 October - 1 November 2024)
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The Moving Humanities Conference 2024, organised by Radboud University and Groningen University, will take place on 31 October and 1 November 2024. This year’s theme is ‘Resistance’ taken in its broadest sense, both within subjects of research and the humanities itself. Resistance can be to the common way of understanding things, to other positions and interpretations, to change, or as a subject in itself. The organisers are now calling for abstracts (300 words max., excluding bibliography) for talks and poster presentations from (research) master and PhD students and will give special consideration for those which fit the broad theme of ‘Resistance’.
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Mini-conference ’40 years of abortion legislation in the Netherland' (Groningen, 1 November 2024) |
Organisers Yuliya Hilevych, Karen Hollewand and Hanneke de Boer (all University of Groningen) will organise a mini-conference on the topic ’40 years of abortion legislation in the Netherlands’. 1 November 2024 marks 40 years since abortion was legislated in the Netherlands. However, it is still debatable if it can be seen as fully legislated. This mini-conference aims to bring into a conversation the historical and contemporary perspectives on abortion legalisation, abortion travel, abortion care and activism in the Netherlands and internationally. Those interested to attend, are asked to register ultimately 30 October 2024. |
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Financial History Workshop (Euronext, Brussels, 5 November 2024) (Leiden, 25-26 October 2024)
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You can now register for the Financial History research workshop commemorating 200 years of stock trading in Brussels, which will take place on 5 November at Euronext Brussels. The workshop is organized by Ghent University (Leentje Moortgat) and the University of Antwerp (Jan Annaert, Frans Buelens, Marc Deloof, and Oscar Gelderblom), in collaboration with Euronext. Participation is free, but take into account that there is an upper limit to the number of participants.
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Najaarsbijeenkomst SGvdO: ‘Blijvend belast. Openbare financiën, roof en rechtsherstel in en na de oorlog’ (Utrecht, 8 nov. 2024)
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~ because of scope, in Dutch only ~ De SGvdO (Stichting Geschiedenis van de Overheidsfinanciën) organiseert op 8 november 2024 haar najaarsbijeenkomst in de Universiteitsbibliotheek Binnenstad van de Universiteit Utrecht. Het thema van deze bijeenkomst luidt ‘Blijvend belast. Openbare financiën, roof en rechtsherstel in en na de oorlog’. Op deze middag staat de vraag centraal hoe de Duitse fiscale maatregelen tijdens de bezetting in de Tweede Wereldoorlog op lange termijn doorwerkten aan de hand van een drietal thematische voordrachten. Tezamen tonen deze drie thema’s dat de fiscale effecten van de bezetting deels blijvend waren. Deelname is gratis, aanmelding vooraf per mail is noodzakelijk.
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Workshop Nederlandsch Economisch-Historisch Archief (NEHA) over economische ongelijkheid (Amsterdam, 14 november 2024)
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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 14 november 2024 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. |
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Conference ‘The Netherlands a Tax Paradise? Complexities of Corporate Tax Avoidance’ (Rotterdam, 29 Nov. 2024) – register before 1 Nov. 2024 |
The local organising committee invites you to the international conference on corporate taxation and its avoidance at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam on 29 November 2024: ‘The Netherlands a Tax Paradise? Complexities of Corporate Tax Avoidance’. This conference is part of a larger international historical project financed by the German Volkswagen Foundation. The conference addresses the historical interplay of growing capital mobility, an expanding fiscal state and tax competition and it asks what lessons this may hold for policy. Those who would like to join the conference and participate in the debates, are asked to register before 1 November 2024.
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Environmental History PhD Seminar (Roosevelt Institute, Middelburg, 12-13 June 2025 – deadline abstracts 30 Nov. 2024 |
Opportunities for pursuing research in environmental history are expanding in the Netherlands and beyond. In the wake of accelerating climate change, many environmental historians are reflecting on how the environment changes their research practices and the implications of doing environmental historical research while inhabiting the era of climate change. To further promote and facilitate dialogue within this growing field of research, the Roosevelt Institute for American Studies and the Dutch Environmental History Network are organising an International PhD Seminar in Environmental History in Middelburg on 12-13 June 2025. Abstracts for this seminar can be submitted until ultimately 30 November 2024.
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3rd Global Conference on the History of Risk and Insurance (Warsaw, Poland, 3-4 July 2025) – deadline abstracts 16 December 2024 |
On 3 and 4 July 2025, The Warsaw School of Economics will be hosting the Third Global Conference on the History of Risk and Insurance. This conference investigates insurance as crucial to social development, economic advances, finance globalisation, and general capitalism. It discusses risk and how people have coped with it from the early beginning of human society to the era of artificial intelligence, locally, regionally, and internationally, with a closer look at the Central and Eastern European regions. This global lens invites the combination of the wide global perspective with local, micro-historical perceptions. The conference combines business professionals and academics from around the world. Abstracts (500 words max.) are due by 16 December 2024 |
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Rural History Conference (Coimbra, Portugal, 9-12 September 2025) - deadline for abstracts 30 September 2024
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The 7th biennial conference of the European Rural History Organisation (EURHO) will be held in Coimbra, Portugal, from 9 to 12 September 2025, hosted by the University of Coimbra. Full details can be found on the conference website. |
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Congratulations to our PhD alumni recently promoted!
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Dr Ewout Hasken (Utrecht University) on the PhD thesis 'From Rags to Riches: Changing Perceptions of Family Business in the Netherlands, 1945-2019'. Promotors: Professors Bas van Bavel and Naomi Ellemers (both Utrecht University), co-promotor: Dr Gerarda Westerhuis (previously Assistant Professor at Utrecht University and currently Sectoral Economist Retail and Leisure at ABN AMRO Bank) (17 October 2024).
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Already following us on Mastodon? |
As of 1 March 2024, the N.W. Posthumus Institute has started using Mastodon as social medium, following the decision to stop using X, formerly known as Twitter, actively for new announcements, as a result of the current developments surrounding the X platform. Do sign up with Mastodon and follow our account to keep updated frequently with new items and developments. Join us on Mastodon!
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