Rebuild or Retreat? Rebuild or Retreat? Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Climate Migration and Mobility in the Global North April 23 – 24, 2026 | German Historical Institute (GHI) Washington, Washington, D.C.   Internat...

Later this week we look forward to hosting the conference "Rebuild or Retreat? Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Climate Migration and Mobility in the Global North." For an overview of the conference program, please visit: ghiworkshops.hypotheses.org/rebuild-or-r...

Cover of the book “The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic: Reconstruction, 1860–1920” by Manisha Sinha

The award was given to @profmsinha.bsky.social for her book “The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic: Reconstruction, 1860-1920,” which the prize committee praised as “a powerful and important work” that “offers a sweeping and compelling reinterpretation of Reconstruction.”

Photograph of Manisha Sinha (University of Connecticut) and Axel Jansen (GHI Washington) at the SHGAPE awards presentation. Professor Sinha is holding the citation certificate for her award.

Congratulations to @profmsinha.bsky.social, who received the 2026 @shgape.bsky.social Presidents’ Book Prize. Our Deputy Director Axel Jansen, who chaired the prize committee, presented the award to Prof. Sinha at last week’s @oah.org annual meeting in Philadelphia.

Interested in interning at the GHI in Washington? We encourage students interested in 2027 internships to apply by July 31 of this year! More details are available here: www.ghi-dc.org/programs/res...

Bibliothek im Porträt: Die Bibliothek des Deutschen Instituts für Japanstudien Die Bibliothek des Deutschen Instituts für Japanstudien liegt inmitten des anregenden urbanen Umfelds Tokyos und ist eine Fachbibliothek zur modernen Japanforschung mit gesellschafts- und geisteswisse...

Heute #OrteDesWissens in #Tokyo: Die #Bibliothek des @dijtokyo.org ist eine wichtige Fachbibliothek für die moderne #Japanforschung. Rund 20.000 Bände, ca. 300 Zeitschriftentitel und die Bandō-Sammlung machen sie zu einer zentralen Anlaufstelle für Forschende.

👇 gab.hypotheses.org/18794

Event – GHI Washington

We’re excited to have Dee Kundra of #FCBayern and @stevengoff.bsky.social join us on May 13 for a conversation on “Globalizing Soccer: Clubs, Leagues, and Fan Culture,” moderated by Samuel Jackisch (ARD Radio). Sign up to attend here: www.ghi-dc.org/events/event...

Event – GHI Washington

We’re excited to have Dee Kundra of #FCBayern and @stevengoff.bsky.social join us on May 13 for a conversation on “Globalizing Soccer: Clubs, Leagues, and Fan Culture,” moderated by Samuel Jackisch (ARD Radio). Sign up to attend here: www.ghi-dc.org/events/event...

Photograph of Professor Brian D. Bunk delivering his talk on the early 20th-century history of soccer in the United States at the GHI Washington.

We had a great kickoff to our “Soccer: The Beautiful Game” lecture series last month with @brianbunk.bsky.social! Next up, join us on Thursday, May 13 for a fireside chat about globalizing soccer!

Preparing for Tomorrow – Societies and Strategies in Times of Transition

#CallForProposals by the Trans-Atlantic Platform (TAP) “Preparing for Tomorrow – Societies and Strategies in Times of Transition”. The call will fund collaborative research that examines how societies envision, prepare for, and respond to uncertain futures. Deadlines and key themes ⬇️
sohub.io/n5o9

The dome of the US Capitol in Washington DC.

#CfP The Violent 1950s: Towards a New History of the Global “Postwar” Decade

📌 #Conference in #Washington | February 25-26, 2027 | organised by @ghiwashington.bsky.social

📅 Deadline: June 12, 2026

🔗 www.ghi-dc.org/event...

Excellent news!

Event – GHI Washington

On Friday, May 22nd, the Friends of the GHI will hold their 34th annual Stern Prize Symposium in Washington and Dr. Baker will present “The Lords of Little Egypt: Romani Immigrants in the Holy Roman Empire, 1417–1498.” To sign up to attend, please visit: www.ghi-dc.org/events/event...

Portrait of Dr. Lane B. Baker, winner of the 2026 Fritz Stern Dissertation Prize given by the Friends of the German Historical Institute

On behalf of the Friends of the German Historical Institute we’re delighted to announce that the 2026 Fritz Stern Dissertation Prize has been awarded to Dr. Lane B. Baker for his dissertation “From Encounter to Expulsion: Romani Immigrants in the Holy Roman Empire, 1417–1498.” (Stanford, 2025)

Congratulations to our @germanhistorydocs.bsky.social team! 🍾🍾🍾

Detail from the painting “Abend über Potsdam” [“Evening over Potsdam”] by Lotte Laserstein, 1930

“Weimar Germany, 1918/19–1933,” the final volume of our relaunched “German History in Documents and Images” primary source project, is now published and available! You can find the expanded edition, edited and with a new introduction by Erik Jensen, here: germanhistorydocs.org/en/weimar-ge...

Event – GHI Washington

New CFP: “The Violent 1950s: Towards a New History of the Global ‘Postwar’ Decade,”conference in Washington in Feb. 2027, deadline for proposals Friday, June 12 www.ghi-dc.org/events/event...

To keep up with future events at the GHI in Washington and in Berkeley please visit our events page here: www.ghi-dc.org/events

Prof. Diana Kim and Prof. Sven Beckert in conversation about “Rethinking the History of Capitalism”

Photograph of the question & answer period during the event “Rethinking the History of Capitalism”

Photograph of Professor Diana Kim, Georgetown University; Professor Sven Beckert, Harvard University; and Professor Ulrike von Hirschhausen, director, GHI Washington

Our thanks to @svenbeckert.bsky.social and Diana Kim for joining us yesterday evening for a lively conversation about “Rethinking the History of Capitalism”!

Cover of the novel "Restitution" by Tamar Shapiro

Next week, on April 19, we are co-sponsoring a reading at The United Church in Washington by Tamar Shapiro of her debut novel, "Restitution," set in the former East Germany in the years after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Please visit this link for further details: www.ghi-dc.org/events/event...

His article, published in @entandsoc.bsky.social in its September 2025 issue, is available in #OpenAccess here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Photograph: Junkers workshop in Tehran, 1930. Source: Deutsches Museum, Munich, Photo Collection, 31271

Congratulations to Research Fellow Andreas Greiner for an honorable mention for the Mira Wilkins Prize @businesshistoryc.bsky.social for his article "Turbulent Takeoff—Hard Landing: State-Airline Relations and the Challenges of Early Commercial Aviation in Iran, 1923–1932"!

📢Submit your nominations for our Graduate Student Essay Prize by June 24, 2026! ⏰

👉For more information and details on how to apply, see our website:
www.thegsa.org/grants-prize...

Front cover of the book "Identity Trouble: Deutschamerikanische Identitätspolitiken und die Erinnerung an den Holocaust" by Julia Lange

📚"Identity Trouble: Deutschamerikanische Identitätspolitiken und die Erinnerung an den Holocaust," by Julia Lange, has just been published in our Transatlantische historische Studien book series. To order a copy or access the #OpenAccess text please visit: www.steiner-verlag.de/en/Identity-...

Postcard for the event "Rethinking the History of Capitalism: A Conversation between Sven Beckert and Diana Kim," taking place on April 9, 2026, at 7 p.m. at the German HIstorical Institute Washington, 1607 New Hampshire Avenue, Washington, DC

This Thursday, April 9, we’re excited to host "Rethinking the History of Capitalism," a conversation with @svenbeckert.bsky.social and Diana Kim (Georgetown University) about writing the history of capitalism on a global scale. Register here to watch the livestream: www.ghi-dc.org/events/event...

ICYMI: Check out our recent interview with Visiting Research Fellow Daniele Valisena! www.ghi-dc.org/news-show/in...

Event – GHI Washington

On April 9 I will be discussing with the brilliant Diana Kim my Capitalism: A Global History in Washington D.C. Details below. Come join us!
www.ghi-dc.org/events/event...

Kudos to our former Visiting Fellow Erica Lansberg from our side as well!

There’s still time to apply for our next cycle of Doctoral and Postdoctoral Research Fellowships— our next deadline is April 1. Read more about our guidelines here: www.ghi-dc.org/programs/doc...

Only a few days left to apply for our PhD and Postdoc Scholarships at the GHIL! Applications close 31 March!

Find out more: www.ghil.ac.uk/opportunitie...

#skystorians #scholarship #phd #postdoc

Thanks so much to @brianbunk.bsky.social for his great talk to start our spring lecture series on soccer!