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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
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Out of Sight? Bilharzia, Sleeping Sickness and a Global History of "Neglected Tropical Diseases" in Africa, 1945 to the present

AutorIn Name
Andrea
Graf
Academic writing genre
PhD thesis
Status
laufend/en cours
DozentIn Name
Prof.
Julia
Tischler
Institution
Departement Geschichte
Place
Basel
Year
2025/2026
Abstract

Interest in the history of diseases has burgeoned in recent years, both in research and among the public. However, so-called neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), which together affect more than one more...

Ökonomie in der Werkstatt?
Das Wirtschaften und Haushalten St. Galler Handwerkerfamilien im 17. und 18. Jahrhundert

AutorIn Name
Nicole
Stadelmann
Academic writing genre
PhD thesis
Status
abgeschlossen/terminé
DozentIn Name
Prof.
André
Holenstein
Institution
Historisches Institut
Place
Bern
Year
2020/2021
Abstract
Die Stadt St. Gallen wird aufgrund des weltumspannenden Handels ihrer Textilkaufleute in der historischen Forschung vorwiegend als reiche Handelsstadt beschrieben. Diese reiche Elite prägt auch more...