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Chair of Early Modern History Research

Research foci

  • History of historiography
  • History of political thought
  • History of mentalities
  • Views of history
  • Swiss history
  • History of education and schools

Current research projects

  • "Der Aggressor. Selbst- und Fremdwahrnehmung eines Akteurs zwischen den Nationen“ (2023–2026)
    Project funded by the Daimler-Benz-Stiftung
    Spokesman: Prof. Dr. Thomas Maissen
  • "Wie die Jungfrau zum Staate kam. Die Personifikation des Gemeinwesens in der Vormoderne“ (2024)
    Project funded by the Opus magnum initiative of the Volkswagenstiftung
    Prof. Dr. Thomas Maissen
     

Concluded research projects

  • "Merian Institute for Advanced Studies in Africa“ (MIASA), Accra (2018–2023)
    Co-applicant and member of the Executive Council: Prof. Dr. Thomas Maissen
  • "La bureaucratisation des sociétés africaines" (2017–2021)
    Project of the DHI Paris and the Université Cheik Anta Diop, Dakar
    Project leader: Prof. Dr. Thomas Maissen
  • "El Papel de las Repúblicas Europeas en la Conformación del Estado Moderno. ¿Alternativa Modernizadora o Motor del Sistema? (Siglos XVI-XVIII)“ (2012–2016)
    Researcher: Urte Weeber
    Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Thomas Maissen
  • "Religion and Politics and Church and State: A Dichotomous Language of Legitimation and its Transcultural Adaptations" (2012–2016)
    Subproject MC 7.1 in the Minicluster "Discursive Practices of Political Legitimation" of the Exzellenzcluster "Asia and Europe in a Global Context: Shifting Asymmetries in Cultural Flows“
    Project leaders: Prof. Dr. Thomas Maissen, Prof. Dr. Michael Bergunder
  • "Übergänge. Die Bedeutung und Funktion von transitorischen Räumen (1400-1800)" (2010–2012)
    Project funded by the Innovationsfonds "Frontier" of the Exzellenzinitiative
    Project leaders: Prof. Dr. Thomas Maissen, Dr. Daniel Jütte
  • "Nationising the Dynasty. Asymmetrical Flows in Conception of Government“ (2009–2012)
    Project A5 in the Exzellenzcluster "Asia and Europe in a Global Context: Shifting Asymmetries in Cultural Flows“
    Researcher: Verena Gander
    Project leader: Prof. Dr. Thomas Maissen
  • "Dynamic Asymmetries in Transcultural Flows at the Intersection of Asia and Europe: The Case of the Early Modern Ottoman Empire" (2009–2012)
    Project A7 in the Exzellenzcluster "Asia and Europe in a Global Context: Shifting Asymmetries in a Global Context"
    Researchers: Pascal Firges, Tobias Graf
    Project leader: Prof. Dr. Thomas Maissen
  • "The Development of Citizenship in a Transcultural Context“ (2009)
    Project A11 in the Exzellenzcluster "Asia and Europe in a Global Context: Shifting Asymmetries in a Global Context"
    Project leader: Prof. Dr. Thomas Maissen
  • "Liberalism and Republicanism in Early Modern Europe: Concepts of Citizenship as a usable Past for today's Israeli-European Civic Dialogue“ (2007–2010)
    Cooperation of the ZEGK with the German Israeli Foundation of Scientific Research and Development and Haifa University
    Researchers: Elisabeth Natour, Urte Weeber, Antoinette Saxer, Christine Zabel
    Project leaders: Prof. Dr. Thomas Maissen, Prof. Fania Oz-Salzberger (Haifa)
  • "Das Konzert der Medien in der Vormoderne - Gruppenbildung & Performanz“ (2006–2009)
    Regional doctoral college (Landespromotionskolleg) of the ZEGK and the ZAW
    Spokesman: Prof. Dr. Thomas Maissen

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