European Network for Global History

European Network for Global History
Name	European Network for Global History
Abbreviation	ENGH
Formation	2005
Type	Scholarly network
Headquarters	Amsterdam
Region served	Europe

European Network for Global History

The European Network for Global History is an academic association linking scholars across Europe and beyond to coordinate research on global historical processes, connecting scholars affiliated with University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, University of Paris, Humboldt University of Berlin, Sciences Po, University of Bologna, University of Amsterdam, Universiteit Leiden, Central European University, University College Dublin, Trinity College Dublin, University of Edinburgh, University of Glasgow, King's College London, London School of Economics, University of Vienna, Charles University, University of Warsaw, Jagiellonian University, University of Barcelona, Pompeu Fabra University, University of Lisbon, University of Salamanca, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, University of Zurich, University of Geneva, European University Institute, Università di Roma La Sapienza, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Freie Universität Berlin, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and institutions in partnership with centers such as the Max Planck Institute for History, Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society, Oxford Centre for Global History, Cambridge Working Group on History, Harvard University, Yale University, Columbia University, Princeton University, New York University, University of Chicago, Brown University, Stanford University, University of California, Berkeley, University of Toronto, McGill University, Australian National University, University of Melbourne, National University of Singapore, Peking University, Fudan University, University of Tokyo, Seoul National University.

History and Foundation

The network was established amid debates following conferences at venues like St Antony's College, Oxford, Maison des Sciences de l'Homme, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and the European University Institute to respond to initiatives exemplified by projects at Institute of Historical Research, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, German Historical Institute, Royal Historical Society, American Historical Association, and collaborative programs such as HERA and Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions. Founding discussions involved scholars associated with archives like the National Archives (UK), Archives Nationales (France), Bundesarchiv, and libraries such as the British Library, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Vatican Library and drew on comparative work influenced by figures linked to histories of Atlantic World, Indian Ocean, Silk Road, Age of Discovery, Industrial Revolution, Enlightenment, Reformation, Cold War, Decolonization, Napoleonic Wars, Congress of Vienna, Treaty of Westphalia, Treaty of Tordesillas, Spanish Armada, and studies of empires including the British Empire, Ottoman Empire, Habsburg Monarchy, Mughal Empire, Qing dynasty, Soviet Union, Portuguese Empire.

Mission and Objectives

The network aims to foster comparative research connecting centers like Global History Lab, Centre for Global History, World History Association, International Research Center and to promote transnational curricula used at Collegium and departments such as Department of History, University of Oxford, Department of History, University of Cambridge; objectives include facilitating projects funded by European Research Council, Horizon 2020, Wellcome Trust, British Academy, Leverhulme Trust, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, National Endowment for the Humanities and enabling exchanges among scholars from programs like PhDNet, Marie Curie Fellows, Fulbright Program, Erasmus Mundus, Schmidt Science Fellows. It also champions connections with museums and cultural institutions such as the British Museum, Musée du Louvre, Rijksmuseum, Prado Museum, Vatican Museums, Hermitage Museum, Pergamon Museum, and archival initiatives like Digital Humanities projects at Europeana, Gallica, Monasterium, Digital Public Library of America.

Activities and Programs

Core activities include organizing doctoral schools modeled on curricula at EHESS, Central European University Summer University, and workshops in partnership with bodies like Royal Historical Society, Institute of Historical Research, International Institute of Social History, German Historical Institute London, British Academy; programs cover thematic networks on topics linked to events such as the Transatlantic Slave Trade, Scramble for Africa, Opium Wars, Taiping Rebellion, Meiji Restoration, Mexican Revolution, Russian Revolution, Partition of India, Seven Years' War, Crimean War, American Revolution, French Revolution. It runs mobility grants, collaborative seminars with publishers such as Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, Routledge, Manchester University Press, Palgrave Macmillan and training in methodologies practiced at Institute for Advanced Study, Centre for Historical Studies, International Committee of the Red Cross.

Governance and Membership

Governance follows structures found at organizations like European Historical Association, International Federation for Public History, World Economic Forum panels and involves an elected board with representatives from institutions such as University of Copenhagen, Uppsala University, Stockholm University, University of Helsinki, University of Bergen, Queen's University Belfast; membership comprises individual scholars, doctoral candidates, research centers, learned societies including Royal Society of Edinburgh, Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, Polish Academy of Sciences, Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts and partner organizations like UNESCO, Council of Europe, European Commission. The network administers bylaws comparable to those of Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations and coordinates ethics policies aligned with standards of International Council on Archives.

Publications and Research Output

The network supports edited collections and monographs published with presses such as Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, Routledge, Brill, Bloomsbury Academic, De Gruyter, Springer, Palgrave Macmillan and journals including Journal of Global History, Global History Review, Past & Present, American Historical Review, European Review of History, History Workshop Journal, Social History, Comparative Studies in Society and History, International History Review, Contemporary European History, Journal of World History, Slavic Review, Economic History Review. Research outputs highlight case studies involving figures and events like Christopher Columbus, Vasco da Gama, Magellan, Alexander von Humboldt, Adam Smith, Karl Marx, Max Weber, Eric Williams, Nelson Mandela, Mahatma Gandhi, Ho Chi Minh, Winston Churchill and analyses of archival sources from Archivio di Stato di Venezia, Archivo General de Indias, National Diet Library (Japan), Library of Congress.

Conferences and Events

Regular conferences emulate formats used by World History Association Conference, International Congress of Historical Sciences, European Social Science History Conference, XI International Congress of Byzantine Studies with keynote speakers drawn from institutions like Harvard University, University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, Princeton University, Yale University and panels addressing themes linked to Atlantic History, Global South, Migration Crisis, Refugee Crisis, Climate Change, Anthropocene', Industrialization, Urbanization, Sino-Western Relations, Transnationalism, Imperial Legacies, Memory Studies, and collaborative events hosted at venues such as Royal Geographical Society, British Library, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz.

Category:Historical societies