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 Swan Song of Empire : Security Policy in France and Britain as a Manifestation of the Colonial Boomerang

AutorIn Name
Abha Anuradha Rohanna
Calindi
Academic writing genre
PhD thesis
Status
laufend/en cours
DozentIn Name
Prof.
Mohamed Mahmoud
Mohamedou
Institution
Geneva Graduate Institute
Place
Genève
Year
2023/2024
Abstract

This doctoral dissertation will reconstruct the genealogy of the security policies of France and Britain, using the case studies of French policy in Algeria and British colonial policy in more...

The Swiss migration to the American West

AutorIn Name
Luca
Criscione
Academic writing genre
PhD thesis
Status
laufend/en cours
DozentIn Name
Prof.
Erik
Petry
Institution
Departement Geschichte
Place
Basel
Year
2024/2025
Abstract

In this project I will trace the footsteps of Swiss emigrants in the American West encompassing the States of Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. I will exclude the Pacific more...