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Providing access to historical sources

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Claire Louise Blaser

The Political Dimension of History, Culture and Religion. South Asia & Switzerland.

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Zoe Kergomard

The complexity of our societies, both today and in the past. What drives people.

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Antonia Schmidlin

Antonia Schmidlin

The history of the first half of the 20th century never ceases to fascinate me.

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Sonja Matter

Sonja Matter

I study the past in order to understand social inequality today.

Swiss History

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1/30/2025

Can a democracy be established overnight? Switzerland, 1848.

Who has a say in the political system and enjoys the freedoms that come with it? From 1848 onwards, all ‘Swiss citizens’ were allowed to vote and take part in referendums. However, this excluded Swiss women.

Elia Gaillard

Elia Gaillard

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Zoe Kergomard

Zoe Kergomard

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