Master / Licentiates / Dissertations

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: 2024/2025

The Philanthropy Phenomenon: The Making of 21st Century Institutional Private Philanthropy in the Emirate of Dubai

AutorIn Name
Camilla Caroline Mebahel
Della Giovampaola
Academic writing genre
PhD thesis
Status
laufend/en cours
DozentIn Name
Prof.
Davide
Rodogno
Institution
Geneva Graduate Institute
Place
Genève
Year
2023/2024
Abstract

In this PTD I present my research focus, situate myself in the literature and defend my methodological choices. A total of six sections comprise this dissertation, namely the research more...

The Polemical Protestant Dialogue in Elizabethan England

AutorIn Name
Antoinina
Bevan Zlatar
Academic writing genre
PhD thesis
Status
abgeschlossen/terminé
DozentIn Name
Prof.
Irena
Backus
Institution
Institut d'Histoire de la Réformation
Place
Genève
Year
2003/2004
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The Political and Legal Context of the Report „The Reshaping of British Railways“

AutorIn Name
Thomas
Kopp
Academic writing genre
Licenciate thesis
Status
abgeschlossen/terminé
DozentIn Name
Prof.
Christian
Pfister
Institution
Historisches Institut
Place
Bern
Year
2005/2006
Abstract

Im internationalen Vergleich besitzt die Schweiz bis heute ein weit verzweigtes Schienennetz, trotz grossen finanziellen Schwierigkeiten. Demgegenüber hat in Grossbritannien im Verlaufe des 20. more...

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The political economy of famine relief; labour, colonialism, and public works in the North-Western provinces of India, c. 1860-1920

AutorIn Name
Amal
Shahid
Academic writing genre
PhD thesis
Status
abgeschlossen/terminé
DozentIn Name
Prof.
Gopalan
Balachandran
Institution
Geneva Graduate Institute
Place
Genève
Year
2022/2023
Abstract

Between c. 1860-1920, numerous famines affected the Indian subcontinent, resulting in widespread mortality. This thesis shows how the British colonial state provided famine relief: by more...

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