E S T E R

European graduate School
for Training in
Economic and social historical Research

ESTER is an international postgraduate network incorporating more than 60 European universities. The network organises research training in the form of annual series of Advanced Seminars on specialised themes within Economic and Social History. Each seminar can host a maximum of 15 postgraduates from European universities who are given the opportunity to discuss their work with a number of renowned senior scholars in their field of research. The network language is English.

The 2000 Advanced Seminar Program

2000.1
Transport, Communication and Information Technology in the Transformation of Modern Society, 1850-2000
Organisers: Professor Lena Andersson-Skog and Professor Olle Krantz
Umeå, Sweden
Dates: November 29 - December 2, 2000

2000.2
The Social History of Religious Groups (16th-20th centuries)
Organiser: Professor Andreas Gestrich
Trier, Germany
Dates: September 10-13, 2000

2000.3
Language, History and Art in Nationalistic Movements, 19th and 20th centuries
Organiser: Professor Andrès Barrera
Madrid, Spain
Dates: November 7-12, 2000

The full text of the Call for Students for each of these seminars, including application forms, is available from our website. The deadline for proposals of all seminars is March 17, 2000.