The Foundation supported:
Conference Aid to Armenia: Armenia and Armenians in International History
3 June 2016
The aim of the conference, organized by Jo Laycock and Francesca Piana of Birkbeck College, UCL, and supported by the Pierre du Bois Foundation, was threefold. First, it widens the narrow perspective of Armenian history / studies that, over time, have privileged questions of violence, survival and denial over other overlapping historical processes. Second, the workshop frames the history of Armenia and Armenians within current and preoccupations in international and global history. The themes of total war, peace, humanitarian aid, reconstruction, and sovereignty shaped presentations and discussions. Lastly, special attention was devoted to engaging with the landmark historiographical contributions, which appeared mostly in 2015, in coincidence with the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide.organised by Jo Laycock and survival and denial over other overlapping historical processes. Second, the workshop framed the history of Armenia and Armenians within current discussions and preoccupations in international and global history. The themes of total war, peace, humanitarian aid, reconstruction, and sovereignty shaped presentations and discussions. Lastly, particular attention was devoted to engaging with the landmark historiographical contributions, which appeared mostly in 2015, in coincidence with the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide.
The program can be found here and a summary of the conference here .
Conference Fourth Swiss History Days “Power (s)”
9-11 June 2016
The Fourth Swiss Days of History, which took place from 9 to 11 June 2016 at the University of Lausanne, met with great success. Nearly 900 people, including more than 400 speakers from Switzerland and abroad, participated. The theme of the “Power (s)” conference provided very interesting contributions, new interpretations and challenging discussions in the 100 panels and over 250 interventions .
The Fourth Days of History were organized by the Swiss History Society and with the support of the Pierre du Bois Foundation.
International Organizations and Terrorism: Global and Regional Responses
3 November 2016
This workshop, organized by Timothy Wilson and Bernhard Blumenau of the University of St. Andrews, and supported by the Pierre du Bois Foundation, addressed the role that both regional and local institutions have played in antiterrorism both at present and in the past. International Organizations (IOs). International Organizations of International Antiterrorism (IOs).organised by Timothy Wilson and organisations (IOs).
The program can be found here .