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Research in History

At UniDistance Suisse'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.

Researchers at the Faculty of History

Portrait de Christina Späti Prof. Dr Christina Späti
Dean
Full Professor
Prof. Dr Bernhard C. Schär
Vice- dean
Programme direction for the Bachelors in History (German and French)
Associate Professor
Prof. Dr Sabine Pitteloud
Vice-dean
Programme direction for the Master in History
Assistant Professor
Dr Victoria Abrahamyan Dr Victoria Abrahamyan
Post-doctoral Researcher
Dr Alessandro Ambrosino
Post-doctoral Researcher
Dr Caroline Montebello
Post-doctoral Researcher
Dr Aurore Müller
Post-doctoral Researcher
Dr Yvonne Schüpbach Dr Yvonne Schüpbach
Post-doctoral Researcher
MA Izabel Barros
PhD Student
MA Naomi Denzer
PhD Student
MA Sophie Küsterling
PhD Student
lic. phil. Michael Schmitz
PhD Student
MSc Raul Wildbolz-Gallego
PhD Student
MA Nick Zenzünen MA Nick Zenzünen
PhD Student

Academic Events

History
«Nebelkinder»: Sehen. Verstehen. Austauschen.
Corinne Kuenzli, Claudia Alpiger, Tanja Rietmann und Ruth Seeholzer
Thursday, October 8, 2026 18:00 - 21:00 (CEST+2)
History
Business Histories & Emotions - Paper Development Workshop
Co-organized by Sabine Pitteloud and Michele Sollai
Friday, October 9, 2026 08:45 - 12:45 (CEST+2)
B18.005, Brig Campus
History
Aufarbeiten: Reden, um nicht zu ersticken
Silvia Süess, Uschi Waser und Bernhard C. Schär
Thursday, October 15, 2026 18:30 - 20:30 (CEST+2)
History
La diplomatie environnementale en perspective historique
Co-organisé par Sabine Pitteloud et Janick Schaufelbuehl
Thursday, February 4, 2027 09:00 - 17:00 (CET+1)
B18.005, Brig Campus

Research groups

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…

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Political 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…

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Global History of Europe and Switzerland

The research group led by Prof. Dr. Bernhard C. Schär examines how Europe’s imperial expansion since the sixteenth century has not only transformed colonised societies, but also Europe itself. What long-term consequences…

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Research projects

Back to Kathmandu: Environmental and Sensory Histories of Mountain Landscape Protection

Faculty of History

Back to Kathmandu: Environmental and Sensory Histories of Mountain Landscape Protection

Mapping Racial Thought and Epistemic Hierarchies: A Transnational History of International Anthropology Congresses (1920-1980)

Faculty of History

Mapping Racial Thought and Epistemic Hierarchies: A Transnational History of International Anthropology Congresses (1920-1980)

Fürsorge zwischen Hilfe und Zwang. Armut, soziale Randständigkeit und Fürsorgepraxis im Oberwallis (1940–1981)

Faculty of History

Fürsorge zwischen Hilfe und Zwang. Armut, soziale Randständigkeit und Fürsorgepraxis im Oberwallis (1940–1981)

Swiss Cacao Traders in Bahia, 1910-1945 (PhD Thesis)

Faculty of History

Swiss Cacao Traders in Bahia, 1910-1945 (PhD Thesis)

Organised Business and Environmental Governance in Western Europe [1945-1995]

Faculty of History

Organised Business and Environmental Governance in Western Europe [1945-1995]

Transnational Swiss Financial Networks between 1770 and 1860 (PhD Thesis)

Faculty of History

Transnational Swiss Financial Networks between 1770 and 1860 (PhD Thesis)

Raconter l’histoire des enfants placés en Suisse (1800-2000)

Faculty of History

Raconter l’histoire des enfants placés en Suisse (1800-2000)

Körper vermessen. Entstehung und Entwicklung der «Rassen»-Anthropologie im 19. Jahrhundert

Faculty of History

Körper vermessen. Entstehung und Entwicklung der «Rassen»-Anthropologie im 19. Jahrhundert

A Collaborative History of Global Switzerland

Faculty of History

A Collaborative History of Global Switzerland