Welcome
Welcome to the Pierre du Bois Foundation created in 2008, in accordance with the wishes of Pierre du Bois, who outlined its objectives long ago: to stimulate research in current history and to support researchers and students in this field.
Papiers d’actualité – Current Affairs in Perspective
La Peur comme arme politique. Un aperçu historique
New | Nouveau – No 4, avril 2024
Dr. Olivier Meuwly est un historien sprécialiste de l’histoire des partis politiques.
2024 Pierre du Bois Doctoral Workshop
Minorities and the Making of Postcolonial Europe
New | Workshop – 6 and 7 May 2024
The fourth Annual Pierre du Bois Doctoral Workshop, “Minorities and the Making of Postcolonial Europe,” was held at Maison de la Paix from 6 to 7 May 2024. Gauri Saxena and Michele Benazzo organized the workshop.
Papiers d’actualité – Current Affairs in Perspective
More similarities than (initially) meet the eye? The international community and the evolution of antiterrorism and climate change
New | Nouveau – No 3, March 2024
Bernhard Blumenau, Senior Lecturer in International History and Politics at the University of St Andrews. Dr Johannes-Alexander Müller, University of St Andrews.
The Annual Pierre du Bois Conference 2023
The Annual Pierre du Bois Conference 2023
Conference | New – 18-19 October 2023
The Annual Pierre du Bois Conference ‘Women and Children as Sites of Intervention, Past, Present, Future’ organized by the Graduate Institute in partnership with the Pierre du Bois Foundation took place at Maison de la Paix in Geneva from 18-19 October 2023 and was a great success. Professor Nicole Bourbonnais organized the conference. More information will follow shortly.