This project is concerned with four genealogical books belonging to the Falkner family, a well-connected part of the elite in the city of Basel during the early modern period up until the late 19th century. It is part of the master thesis of Anna Reimann under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Susanna Burghartz. The thesis […]

This project investigates Swiss diplomacy in a global perspective with a focus on the period from 1848 to 1975. It aims to contribute in a substantial way to a better understanding of the historical development of international relations from the diplomacy of great powers in the nineteenth century to today’s complex structures of global governance. […]

This rapid prototype project showcases the enormous potential of Digital Humanities collaborations. It brings together scholars and researchers from Basel, Heidelberg and Tokyo Universities supported by Data Futures and the Heidelberg Research Architecture. At the center of the project is a digital representation of “Yokohama ichiran no shinkei”, a panoramic view of Yokohama created by […]

In this phd project Romed Aschwanden seeks to examine the complex negotiation processes in European politics by analysing European transport policy. European Union politics usually evolve in a complex, discordant field with actors at the regional, national and international levels. The study examines the disputes over European alpine transit policy between the 1970s and 2000s, […]

This pilot project assesses so-called Directories, which provide information on economic relations in Asia since the mid of the 19th century. Besides details on the registry for companies and individuals, the Directories provided contemporary global readers with broadly diversified information related to respective relevant Asian regions important for foreign trade. The case of Asia exemplifies […]

Basel possesses a continues collection of municipal annual accounts from 1362 to 1610. The web-based edition »Jahrrechnungen der Stadt Basel 1535 bis 1610 — digital« is now also making the last part of this unique 250 year old series accessible for research and the public. This compiled forward-looking digital edition is the result of a […]

Digibib is a literature database of the Department of History, University of Basel, and offers digitalized versions of many thousand texts from relevant literature. This database is only accessible to affiliates of the Department of History for teaching and research purposes.

With over hundred published articles, the webpage „The History of Social Security in Switzerland“ provides a comprehensive insight into the current state of research on the development of the Swiss welfare state since the 19th century. Visit the project website.