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: 2025/2026
14,820 entries

Death, African Customs and the Colonial Encounter: A History of Property, Inheritance and Deceased Estate Management in Southern Rhodesia c1893-1953

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

The project investigates inheritance laws and practices concerning Shona-speaking women in colonial Zimbabwe from 1896 to 1953. Focusing on the complex and dynamic interplay between precolonial more...

Débats monétaires et naissance du franc suisse : un outil d'intégration aux marchés internationaux au service des marchands et des banquiers (1815-1865)

AutorIn Name
Jan
Chiarelli
Academic writing genre
PhD thesis
Status
abgeschlossen/terminé
DozentIn Name
Prof.
Cédric
Humair
Institution
Histoire contemporaine
Place
Lausanne
Year
2022/2023
Abstract

Ce travail étudie le long processus qui mène d'une organisation monétaire extrêmement fragmentée issue du Congrès de Vienne de 1815, lorsque chaque canton est souverain et que more...