News
/ News, Research, People
New Publication by Corey Ross on Commodity History and Environmental Change
Corey Ross has published a chapter entitled “Commodities, Trade, and Ecological Transformation in the Modern World” in the Oxford Handbook of Commodity History, which appeared in early 2024 with Oxford University Press.
/ News
New Issue of the Newsletter #144
The current issue of the newsletter looks on a spring semester full of lively exchange of knowledge and ideas through a wide variety of events, inputs and discussion formats. It started with the inaugural lecture of Prof. Corey Ross,…
/ News, Studies, Campus
Interview with Visiting Student Srishti
"My time in Basel did not only meet, but really exceeded my expectations of studying and living abroad. I would absolutely encourage every student with the opportunity to go on an exchange semester to seize it!", says Srishti, MA student…
/ News, Organizational Unit
Jahresbericht 2023 ist erschienen
Feierlichkeiten zum 30-jährigen Bestehen des Europainstituts, der Amtsantritt des neuen Direktors Prof. Corey Ross und der zukunftweisende Ausbau thematischer Schwerpunkte und internationaler Partnerschaften machten 2023 zu einem äusserst…
/ News, Studies
Neue Kooperation mit der Université de Lorraine
Ab 2025 können Studierende des Europainstituts einen Auslandsaufenthalt an der Université de Lorraine in Nancy verbringen. Das Europainstitut kooperiert dort mit dem Centre Européen Universitaire (CEU). Wir freuen uns auf die…
/ News, Research, Events
Salon Discussion with Prof. Glenn Penny: “Central Peripheries From Salzburg to Basel”
The Institute for European Global Studies invited Prof. Glenn Penny from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) to a salon discussion titled “Central Peripheries From Salzburg to Basel”. The event took place on 31 May 2024 and was…
/ News, Research, Events
Working Lunch with Lerato Posholi: “Conceptualizing Decolonization in Philosophy”
During a working lunch on 22 May 2024, Lerato Posholi gave a presentation entitled “Conceptualizing Decolonization in Philosophy”, focusing on the work of Ghanaian philosopher Kwasi Wiredu. The event was organized by the Institute for…
/ News, Research, Events
Thanushiyah Korn Presents Her PhD Research on Rwanda at diss:kurs 2024
Why does history matter? Is it only for the sake of remembrance, or to give ourselves the chance to learn from the mistakes that were made? Thanushiyah Korn makes a strong argument for the latter when presenting her PhD research on the 1994…
/ News, Research, Events
Workshop "Writing the Global History of Capitalism"
On 27 May 2024, the Europainsitut welcomed Sven Beckert (Laird Bell Professor of History, Harvard University) who led a workshop on "Writing the Global History of Capitalism". Together with 20 participants, including Corey Ross, Ralph…