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Here you will find an overview of current and completed PhD and Master's theses in the field of history at Swiss universities. Compiled in collaboration with the Swiss Historical Society (SSH)

You will find copies of the competed works in the library of the university where they were drafted.

Status: 2026_2027
15,102 entries

Historische Quellenkritik im digitalen Zeitalter

AutorIn Name
Pascal
Föhr
Academic writing genre
PhD thesis
Status
abgeschlossen/terminé
DozentIn Name
Prof.
Martin
Lengwiler
Institution
Historisches Seminar
Place
Basel
Year
2017/2018
Abstract
Der Autor geht der Frage nach, wie sich die historische Quellenkritik durch die Verwendung von digitalen Objekten als Forschungsressource sowie digitalen Informations- und Kommunikationsmedien more...

History of Animal Communication: The Biosemiotics Case

AutorIn Name
Paul Théo
Deshusses
Academic writing genre
PhD thesis
Status
laufend/en cours
DozentIn Name
Prof.
Carolyn
Biltoft
Institution
Geneva Graduate Institute
Place
Genève
Year
2025/2026
Abstract
My research aims at providing a critical history of biosemiotics and zoosemiotics, thus casting light on the way these ambitious multi/interdisciplinary fields emerged in the 1960s. It follows a more...

History of insurance in Tanzania and Kenia (20th century)

AutorIn Name
Francis Daudi
Mlacha
Academic writing genre
PhD thesis
Status
abgeschlossen/terminé
DozentIn Name
Prof.
Julia
Tischler
Institution
Departement Geschichte
Place
Basel
Year
2024/2025
Abstract

This proposed project investigates the historical development of modern insurance in East Africa between 1945-1996. British insurers played a significant role in the development of insurance more...