Call for panels, papers, and posters: APH Conference “Dynamizing and Decentring Empires: A Recalibration of the History of the Political” University of Münster, 11-13 June 2026
Empire Studies has been one of the most productive research areas of recent years and historians in this field working from security, colonialism, migration, state formation, the history of law and other angles are making valuable contributions to the history of the political. At the conference we aim to showcase and discuss the ongoing “dynamizing and decentring” impulses in current historical research on empires and examine how these developments intersect with and push forward broader efforts to recalibrate the history of the political.
In this conference we highlight the role of empires in world politics, not just as conquering entities on their own, but in the way they were embedded within webs of “transimperial” cooperation. (…)
We welcome proposals for Panels (3-4 panellists), Papers (in mixed panels), and Posters. Specific requirements are explained in the call below. Please direct your questions and send your proposals to: Dr. Lotte van Hasselt (RSPH/OPG), bureau(at)onderzoekschoolpolitiekegeschiedenis.nl
Association for Political History (APH), Research School Political History (RSPH/OPG), Utrecht University: Security History Network/History of International Relations (SHN), University of Münster: Centre for Empire Studies (CES) and ZNS Centre for Dutch Studies.
