Seminars

Reimagining Neutrality and its Research
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Reimagining Neutrality and its Research

2024 International Academic Conference Kyoto UniversityOctober 23 – 25, 2024 Provisional Programme 2024/08/30 Update: The provisional programme of the conference has been released. Please note that this programme is subject to change. Click here to view the programme. Theme Neutrality is an age-old idea. We find it across different periods and cultures. From Thucydides in ancient…

Switzerland’s Neutrality, Independence, and Federal Cohesion
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Switzerland’s Neutrality, Independence, and Federal Cohesion

This lecture is not intended to trace the “history of neutrality” of Switzerland. Rather, the aim is to ask which framework conditions were considered indispensable for the maintenance of neutrality around 1815. It ties in with research on political and economic reforms, but also on the construction of national identities in 19th century Switzerland.