In the course of the institutionalization and regulation of international development policies after World War II, development planners – mostly from North-America and Europe – analyzed vast regions of Africa, Asia and Latin America with regard to their levels of development. By identifying and evaluating ostensible obstacles and potentials for social and economic progress in… Read More Imaginaries of Development in the Highlands: The constitution of mountain areas as spaces for international development cooperation since 1945, Bern, 27.02.2020 – 28.02.2020

Dass die Globalisierung zu den Grundprozessen der jüngsten Zeitgeschichte gehört, ist fast schon eine Binsenweisheit. Was sie bedingte, welche Wirkungen sie zeitigte, was sie dynamisierte oder wo ihre Grenzen lagen – diese Fragen werden in der Geschichtswissenschaft erst seit Kurzem gestellt. Dagegen beobachten die Sozialwissenschaften die Globalisierung seit Jahren, und sie sind es auch, die… Read More Regionalität und Globalität in der jüngsten Zeitgeschichte Europas. Vermessung eines neuen Forschungsfeldes, München, 12.09.2019 – 13.09.2019

In the course of history, geographical names (places, settlements, regions, etc.), as well as administrative entities (districts, countries), have changed many times. In several regions of the world, geographical names are the subject of heated debate, since some names express political or territorial claims. While printed gazetteers have gone out of fashion, in recent years,… Read More Changing geographical names as a challenge for research and gazetteer management. Expectations and perspectives for future development, Marburg, 09.09.2019 – 11.09.2019

Die „Erfurter RaumZeit‐Forschung“ (ERZ) versteht sich als dynamische Forschungsgruppe, die vom Interesse und von der Aktivität ihrer Mitglieder lebt. In diesem Sinne sind in den letzten sieben Jahren zahlreiche, meist interdisziplinäre Projekte, Workshops, Vorträge, Publikationen, etc. entstanden: www.uni‐erfurt.de/philosophische‐fakultaet/raumzeit‐forschung/ Bei Interesse zur Mitgestaltung melden Sie sich gerne bei uns! Seit 2017 verfügt die ERZ über ein… Read More Erfurter RaumZeit‐Forschung (ERZ) fördert 2019 Nachwuchsprojekte zum Thema „RaumZeitlichkeit“

The History of Geology and the Dissemination of Geological Knowledge. The primary objective of the INHIGEO involves promoting studies in the history of geological disciplines. In so doing, the Commission endeavours to stimulate and coordinate the activities of regional, national, and international organizations having shared purposes. The Commission also works to foster the publication of… Read More 45th International Commission on the History of Geological Sciences (INHIGEO), Symposium, New Delhi, India (in association with the 36th International Geological Congress), 2-8 March 2020.

Liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen! Unsere Arbeitsgruppe „Geschichte der Erdwissenschaften“ besteht nun seit 20 Jahren! Zu diesem Anlass wird die heurige Arbeitstagung wiederum am Ort der Gründung, nämlich in die Räumlichkeiten des Universalmuseums Joanneum in Graz stattfinden. Wir laden daher herzlich zu unserem Treffen am Freitag, den 13. Dezember 2019, in das Auditorium im Joanneumsviertel in… Read More Jubiläumstagung der Arbeitsgruppe. „Geschichte der Erdwissenschaften“ Geologie und die Künste, Graz, 13.12. 2019.

Call for Papers – Main session at the European Association of Urban History (EAUH) Conference in Antwerp, 2–5 September 2020 M-MOV-3 – Religion, Mobility and Co-spatiality in Cities Urban space is characterized by multiple overlapping spaces, created by the imaginations and use of space and complicated by the movement of different people and groups. Religion… Read More Religion, Mobility and Co-spatiality in Cities, Antwerpen, 02.09.2020 – 05.09.2020.

The Professorship of Historical Geography at the University of Bamberg cordially invites you to the Central European Conference of Historical Geographers on Historical Geographies of Peace and International Cooperation. The conference will take place in Bamberg, Germany, on June 12-13, 2020. Crises conflicts and wars left and are leaving their mark in space. The last… Read More Historical Geographies of Peace and International Cooperation, Bamberg, 12.06.2020 – 13.06.2020.

The effects of colonial power dynamics on knowledge creation in the long nineteenth century and beyond are well known and have become the foundation of a postcolonial reading of British scholarship in the context of empire. What has been less well examined are the practical effects of the colonial context on knowledge making. This two-day… Read More Colonial Knowledges: Environment and Logistics in the Creation of Knowledge in British Colonies from 1750 to 1950, Manchester, 27.02.2020 – 28.02.2020.

During the last years a growing literature has empirically enriched our understanding of socialism(s) and communism(s) in a global perspective, by hinting at the variations and multiplications of these political projects as a result of transregional encounters of actors in the wake of decolonization and the Cold War. More specifically, East-West and East-South axes of… Read More Socialist Mobilities: Networks, Spaces, Practices, 6th European Congress on World and Global History, 25.06.2020 – 28.06.2020.