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: 2026_2027
15,101 entries

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
2025/2026
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...

The Swiss Re Fire Branch 1864-1906. Risk – Fire – Climate

AutorIn Name
Eleonora
Rohland
Academic writing genre
Licenciate thesis
Status
abgeschlossen/terminé
DozentIn Name
Prof.
Christian
Pfister
Institution
Historisches Institut
Place
Bern
Year
2008/2009
Abstract

Das Feuer von Hamburg 1842 und das Feuer von Glarus 1861 gelten als Schlüsselereignisse im Bereich der Versicherungsindustrie. Beide Grossbrände führten zur Gründung von more...

The Swiss Students' Union between Cold War agenda and the new student condition

AutorIn Name
Timothy
Schürmann
Academic writing genre
PhD thesis
Status
laufend/en cours
DozentIn Name
Prof.
Matthieu
Gillabert
Institution
Histoire contemporaine
Place
Fribourg
Year
2025/2026
Abstract

The thesis will focus on the history of the VSS-UNES-USU in the second part of the twentieth century respectively in the Cold War by privileging the international networks of this more...

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