Drawing on nearly 250 years of Indian colonial history, new research examines how direct British rule and landlord-based land tenure shaped access to schools, health centres, roads, and agricultura...
...jor themes of the project and offer timely analysis of current issues through a historical lens, identifying emerging pathways to advance racial equity.
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To be American is to embrace the narratives and experiences of freedom and unfreedom. Brookings scholars are proud to introduce Uproote...
Learn more at https://www.brookings.edu/projects/uprooted/
To be American is to embrace the narratives and experiences of freedom and unfreedom. Brookings scholars are proud to introduce Uproote...
How do economists study history?
Check out the full episode, Is the industrial revolution a good comparison for AI?, in our new podcast Ideas in Development:
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...t visited the Open Society Archives in Budapest to explore how archives support historical research, teaching, and thesis work. During the visit, students learned how the archive ...
...o produce key statistics on the global economic and financial system, including historical data dating back to 1664.
Understanding the past is key to interpreting the present an...
History from Below: Harvard’s Michael Szonyi on Fieldwork, History, and U.S.-China Relations
In this episode of China Field Notes, Scott Kennedy speaks with historian Michael Szonyi about why fieldwork matters to social historians and trends in U.S.-China relations. Szonyi unpacks the conc...
Simon Haworth from the @UniversityOfBristol once thought that the thing that matters most in research is having an exciting question. Watch to find out why he now thinks the opposite is true.
"We have to do the work. So whether you're feeling hopeful or not shouldn't actually matter." Participants at our Annual Workshop in September 2025 give their thoughts on the role of hope in resear...
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The discussion tackles pressing questions: How do populist movements weaponize historical narratives to create “us vs. them” dichotomies? How does this assault on history sustain...
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- Palazzo Della Civilta’ Italiana Rome
- Basilica Di Masseenzio Rome
- Chiesa di San Girolamo dei Croatti Rome
...w at the methods and techniques used to investigate the structural integrity of historical buildings, focusing on assessing damage and identifying weaknesses.
...overview of the methods used to investigate and diagnose structural failures in historical buildings, focusing on diagnostic techniques and tools for assessment.
Historians, students, teachers, and government representatives recently came together for the OHTE Annual Conference to explore the vital role of history and education in today’s world.
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Interview: Oliver Craig
In this episode of the Decolonising Development Research podcast, Joseph sits down for an interview with Professor Oliver Craig.
Oliver Craig is Professor of Archaeological Science at the Unive...
...focus will be on the following questions:
- What role do history and right-wing historical revisionism currently play in politics and the public sphere?
- Where are the difference...