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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: 2025/2026
14,795 entries

A global history of ship's ballast in the 19th century

AutorIn Name
Paul
Blickle
Academic writing genre
PhD thesis
Status
laufend/en cours
DozentIn Name
Prof.
Corey
Ross
Institution
Europainstitut der Universität Basel
Place
Basel
Year
2025/2026
Abstract

Im Rahmen meines Dissertationsprojektes untersuche ich die Geschichte von Schiffsballast im langen 19. Jahrhundert. Als Ballast bezeichnete man kommerziell wertlose Materialien, die man zur more...

A Global History of the 1994 Genocide against Tutsi in Rwanda

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


Der Völkermord in Ruanda 1994 hat mehr als 1 Million Menschenleben gekostet und die internationale Gemeinschaft zutiefst erschüttert. Das Ausmaß des Verbrechens kann ohne more...

A Global History of the 1994 Genocide against Tutsi in Rwanda

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

The PhD project “Development, Consultancy, and Cooperation – A Global History of Rwanda’s Path to Genocide” challenges the hegemonic understanding that the international community failed more...

A Global Micro-history of a Swiss-owned plantation in Bahia (1820-1888)

AutorIn Name
Izabel
Barros
Academic writing genre
PhD thesis
Status
laufend/en cours
DozentIn Name
Prof.
Bernhard
Schär
Institution
Institut d'études politique
Place
Lausanne
Year
2025/2026
Abstract

My dissertation examines Fazenda Victoria, a major Brazilian plantation (1820-1887), studying the intersection of global history, racial capitalism, and transatlantic slavery, focusing on more...

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