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
Organised Business and Environmental Governance in Western Europe [1945-1995]
Faculty of History
Transnational Swiss Financial Networks between 1770 and 1860
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
Business history and history of capitalism
This research group examines the political and institutional role of businesspeople, focusing on their coordination within business associations, their strategies for managing political risks, and their influence on…
Inclusion and Exclusion in European Societies of the 20th Century
This 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 mechanisms of inclusion…