Leibniz Institute of European History

Call for Papers: Between Big Data and Obsolescence: Born-Digital Sources, Contemporary History, and the Politics of Access

Submit your proposal for the Ninth Conference on Digital History and Digital Humanities at GHI Washington (March 18, 2027 – March 19, 2027).

Submission via conference platform (Deadline September 6, 2026): 9th Conference on Digital Humanities and Digital History

Newest publication: Sammeln, Messen, Vergleichen: Schädel, ›Rasse‹ und die Ordnung der Welt in der deutschen, US-amerikanischen und französischen Anthropologie (1780-1880)

In her newly published global microstudy, historian Malin Wilckens examines the question of which practices led to the anthropological “race” theories of comparative anatomy in Europe and the United States during the transition from the 18th to the 19th century.

For further information see: Neuerscheinung: Sammeln, Messen, Vergleichen.

Newest publication: Gelebtes Europa. Die innereuropäischen Beziehungen der altkatholischen Kirchen der Utrechter Union
1945 bis 1989

In her study, Ruth Nientiedt shows that church networks also contributed to Europe’s cross-border integration.

For further information see: Neuerscheinung: Gelebtes Europa.

Launch: Epochal – Podcast from the Leibniz Institute of European History

Listen here to the first episode.

The IEG warmly invites you to experience historical research up close!

Visit our booth at the Mainz Science Market, meet our researchers, and ask them your questions. We look forward to talking with you!

IEG at Open Monument Day (Tag des offenen Denkmals®) 13 September

We open the doors of the Domus Universitatis and invite you to explore the historic listed building and more than 400 years of scholarship and academic tradition.

A varied programme of talks, tours and film screenings awaits you. More information

Apply Now: IEG Fellowships for Postdocs

The next round of applications for Postdocs started: researchers with projects in European history from early modern to contemporary history can apply until 15 October 2026 for an IEG Fellowship.

Further information: Fellowships for Postdocs – Leibniz-Institut für Europäische Geschichte (IEG)

Hasan Nuhanović is one of the most important witnesses to the Srebrenica genocide—as a survivor, an author, and a plaintiff whose legal case against the Dutch state set an important legal precedent.

Author Andrea Wulf presents her new book The Traveller: Georg Forster and the Discovery of Humanity. The event takes place on 30 September 2026 at 6:30 p.m. at the Natural History Museum Mainz. The lecture explores the life and work of the naturalist, travel writer, and Enlightenment thinker Georg Forster.

Public Event: Panel Discussion “Is a Biodiverse Society Possible?!”

As part of the conference “Life in Diversity: Vision and Practice of a Biodiverse Society,” a panel discussion on the topic “Is a Biodiverse Society Possible?!” will take place on October 1, 2026, at 6:30 p.m.