At UniDistance Switzerland's Faculty of History, our professors and their research teams explore contemporary cultural, social and political history.
Our collaborations with research centres, particularly in Valais, enrich our interdisciplinary approach and our commitment to digital history.
Research projects
Swiss Cacao Traders in Bahia, 1910-1945 (PhD Thesis)
Faculty of History
Organised Business and Environmental Governance in Western Europe [1945-1995]
Faculty of History
Transnational Swiss Financial Networks between 1770 and 1860 (PhD Thesis)
Faculty of History
Raconter l’histoire des enfants placés en Suisse (1800-2000)
Faculty of History
Körper vermessen. Entstehung und Entwicklung der «Rassen»-Anthropologie im 19. Jahrhundert
Faculty of History
Journal d’un témoin
Faculty of History
Suisse-Sénégal, histoire en partage
Faculty of History
Musée 2.0 : enquête sur la digitalisation des musées suisses
Faculty of History
La Théorie de l’État de Hermann Heller : traduction et commentaire
Faculty of History
Lehrbuch Politische Geschichte
Faculty of History
Research Focus
Inclusion and Exclusion in European Societies of the 20th Century
Prof. Dr. Christina Späti's research group studies the fundamental processes of inclusion and exclusion in European societies during the 20th century. From political, social and gender-history perspectives, it investigates…
Business history and history of capitalism
Prof. Dr. Sabine Pitteloud's research group examines the political and institutional role of businesspeople, focusing on their coordination within business associations, their strategies for managing political risks, and…
Global History of Europe and Switzerland
Prof. Dr. Bernhard C. Schär's research group examines how has Europe’s imperial expansion since the sixteenth century transformed not only colonised societies, but Europe itself. What long-term consequences continue to shape…