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CfP: Histories of the Red Cross Movement since 1919

March 24, 2018 / Sean Eedy

Call for Papers General Announcement

13/14 June 2019

International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

17 Chemin des Crets, 1209 Geneva, Switzerland

The years following the end of the Great War witnessed one of the great historical junctures in the history of the Red Cross movement: a moment at which the Red Cross’ institutional and normative structures, its technical capabilities and ambitions were transformed in ways that would profoundly affect its activities and outlook over the next hundred years. This 2-day conference brings together historians and practitioners working on the Red Cross movement to debate the legacy, events, and ideas flowing from 1919 and to engage with contemporary issues and concerns of the broader Red Cross movement. The conference will be addressed by two leading scholars of humanitarianism:

Seventh Bulletin of the CNHH.

March 4, 2018 / Sean Eedy

The Seventh Bulletin of the Network is now available and should be arriving in email inboxes shortly. The Bulletin can also be found in its entirety below.
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Welcome Visiting Scholars Dr. Kevin O’Sullivan and Dr. Valerie Gorin

February 26, 2018 / Sean Eedy

The Department of History is pleased to welcome two visiting scholars to the department this spring, who will be visiting as guests of the Canadian Network on Humanitarian History. Professor and departmental Chair Dominique Marshall will be acting as host during their stay and would be happy to facilitate any introductions.

Throughout the year, the Department hosts many visiting scholars and student researchers from all over the world. These accomplished visitors contribute to the Department in a variety of ways, including through knowledge transfer and collaborative partnerships, and by increasing the Department’s own international research reputation.

Please join us in welcoming Dr. Kevin O’Sullivan and Dr. Valérie Gorin. Faculty members and graduate students interested in meeting with them during their stay can either contact them directly or contact Prof. Marshall.

CfP: Beyond Relief and Rehabilitation: UNRRA in Historical Perspective, 1943-47

February 26, 2018 / Sean Eedy

One Day Workshop

Deadline: 15 April 2018

Location: Armstrong Building, Newcastle University

Date: 28 June 2018

The United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration, or UNRRA, was the first truly international humanitarian effort to prevent famine, destitution, and disease after a major conflict. Until the creation of UNRRA in 1943, war and post-war relief was predominantly carried out by charities, philanthropic individuals, or societies, each of which had independent aims and motives. Between its creation in 1943 and its closure in 1947, UNRRA provided emergency relief and long-term rehabilitation to millions of refugees and displaced persons (DPs) who fell under its mandate. UNRRA’s action in the international arena marked a watershed moment in international relations, human rights, and refugee humanitarianism. In shaping migration policy and conflict resolution and reconstruction processes, the Administration established a precedent for the emergence of the modern-day United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) as well as for future UN specialised agencies, such as UNICEF, UNESCO, and WHO. In many ways, UNRRA can be viewed as a lens through which we can understand present-day challenges in the world today.

Two Academic Positions in the Kroeger College of Public Affairs at Carleton University

February 6, 2018 / Sean Eedy

Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada is currently seeking applicants to fill the positions of Fellow in Residence and Visiting Professor in the Bachelor of Global and International Studies (BGInS) Program in the Arthur Kroeger College of Public Affairs.

CfP: Bridging Divides: Third Conference of the New Diplomatic History Network

January 30, 2018 / Sean Eedy

From H-Announce via Jill Campbell-Miller

The Original Call for Papers can be found here.

24-26 October 2018

Roosevelt Institute for American Studies

Middelburg, The Netherlands

Keynotes:

Naoko Shimazu (Yale-NUS College Singapore)

John Watkins (University of Minnesota)

The New Diplomatic History network focuses broadly on the historical study of diplomats, their methods, and their cultural, political and social milieux. New diplomatic history involves the study of individuals and groups who perform diplomatic roles (but who have so far often been ignored), and the use of perspectives and methodologies from across the social sciences to bring their significance into focus. The network reasserts diplomatic actors as important subjects of historical study while being open to innovations in the understanding of evolving international society.

Leiden University PhD candidate Teuntje Vosters visits Carleton University

January 23, 2018 / Sandrine Murray

Immigrants and Refugees: today’s global debate and its rich historical roots

By Sandrine Murray

Ph.D. candidate Teuntje Vosters of the Netherlands visited Carleton University in November to discuss a historical persepctive of migration management and refugees

“Rockefeller Fellows as Heralds of Globalization (1920s-1970s)” 3 PhD Positions

January 16, 2018 / Sean Eedy

Application Deadline: 7 February 2018.

Three PhD research assistant positions, funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation, are available at the University of Geneva (General History Department), the Graduate Institute Geneva (International History Department) and the University of Lausanne (Institute of Political, Historical and International Studies).

–Start Date: 1 September 2018

–Contract Duration: four years

–Position Percentage: full-time (100%)

–Gross Annual Salary: Sfr. 47,040 (first year), Sfr. 48,540 (second year), Sfr. 50,040 (third and fourth years)

–Host Institution: each institution will host one of the three positions

–Work Location: University of Geneva (the three PhD students will work together in a team that includes a postdoctoral researcher and an IT engineer)

Graduate Study Programme at United Nations Office at Geneva

January 15, 2018 / Sean Eedy

From the United Nations Office at Geneva website:

The United Nations Information Service’s Graduate Study Programme provides an opportunity for participants to deepen their understanding of the United Nations system through first-hand observation and study. The Graduate Study Programme is held at the United Nations Office at Geneva each year during the month of July.

Each year, as part of the educational outreach programmes undertaken by the United Nations, the Information Service at Geneva organizes the Graduate Study Programme. This seminar provides an opportunity for outstanding graduate and postgraduate students from all over the world to deepen their understanding of the principles, purposes and activities of the United Nations and its related agencies through first-hand observation and study at the United Nations Office at Geneva.

José Venturelli Eade’s art exhibit at Carleton University

January 9, 2018 / Sandrine Murray

Solidarity for Chilean Diaspora at Carleton: Leonore Leon’s university

By Sandrine Murray

Full-length videos of the evening are below.

On Dec. 4, 2017, Carleton University’s department of history celebrated 45 years of involvement in the Chilean diaspora with an art exhibition of Chilean artist José Venturelli Eade. He went into exile after the country’s military coup in 1973, his murals and paintings representative of social revolution in Latin America.

Carleton University was the first Canadian university to welcome the exhibition, thanks to its involvement in welcoming and reaching out to Chilean refugees. Dictator Augusto Pinochet overthrew Salvador Allende in a coup d’état supported by the American government under Nixon, and as a result, many people fled, looking for refuge countries abroad and in Canada.

Immigrants and Refugees: today’s global debate and its rich historical roots

By Sandrine Murray

Solidarity for Chilean Diaspora at Carleton: Leonore Leon’s university

By Sandrine Murray

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