Prof. Dr. Madeleine Herren-Oesch

Department of Modern History

Since April 2013 Prof. Dr. Madeleine Herren is Director of the Centre for Advanced European-Global Studies Basel.

For information concerning exams, M.A. and PhD theses please contact Stefanie Neuer (Zi. 231).

During summer term 2013 PD Dr. Stefanie Michels holds the deputy professorship of Modern History.

Department Profile

Research and teaching focus on general history of the 19th and 20th centuries, global history, the history of Europe, on methods and theories. Within the history of Europe, European expansion, imperialism, and integration receive detailed consideration. Special attention is devoted to global history and the entanglements of local and national actors. For global history, a geographic opening is not as pivotal as a methodical one. The approach to global history, therefore, explores boundaries and their transgression in the broadest sense. It transcends the history of the nation and historical comparison and prefers the analysis of transcultural processes, concepts, and actors. Global history has a strong interdisciplinary focus and connects history to area studies. Colonial policy and decolonisation on the African continent as well as the history of international organisations and networks are core areas of research and teaching. These fields are closely linked to the research project "Asia and Europe in a Global Context". The Department provides an attractive research environment and access to a broad range of cross-disciplinary activities due to its orientation towards transculturality and asymmetrical power relations.

Prof. Madeleine Herren-Oesch	Staff Caroline Authaler, M.A. Cornelia Knab, M.A. Dr. Isabella Löhr Stefanie Neuer, M.A. Dominik J. Schaller, lic. phil. Studentische Hilfskräfte	Research Core Areas PhD Students Projects Secon Book Projects Fellows Links	Teaching and News Contact/Office hours Exams B.A./M.A. Thesis' PhD's M.A. Global History
Transcending cultural boundaries DFG-video clip about the Cluster of Excellence „Asia and Europe in a Global Context“	Video clip about the research project "Networking the International System"	Ausgezeichnet! The University of Heidelberg and her Nobelists (Summer 2011)	Global Politics on screen - A Japanese Film on the Lytton Commission in 1932
Lehrstuhl Prof. Dr. Madeleine Herren, Januar 2011
Lehrstuhl Prof. Dr. Madeleine Herren, Januar 2011 Prof. Dr. Madeleine Herren, Caroline Authaler, Laura Jakobs, Stefanie Neuer, Constantin Obuch, Morten Edzards, Dominique Biehl, Stefan Geissler, Dr. Isabella Löhr, Dominik J. Schaller, Lukas Welz