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Elisabeth Piller @elisabeth-piller.bsky.social · 14d

Dream PhD opportunity! We are recruiting another doctoral researcher in our @erc.europa.eu synergy project BLOCKADE - this one is on interwar blockades and sanctions. 4 years, fully funded at @uvahumanities.bsky.social and supervised by the amazing and super kind @samuelkruizinga.bsky.social

Samuël Kruizinga @samuelkruizinga.bsky.social · 14d

See the full vacancy text here: werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...

Vacancy — PhD position - Benign Blockades? Blockades and sanctions, 1919-1939

The Amsterdam School for Historical Studies (ASH) invites applications for a fully funded PhD position (4 years, 1.0ft). This position is part of the ERC Synergy-funded research programme BLOCKADE, wh...

werkenbij.uva.nl

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Contemporary European History @conteurohistory.bsky.social · 17d

🧵 In CEH's first digest (tinyurl.com/38p3yxky), our six editors each highlighted a recent article they have particularly enjoyed working on.

This thread showcases these articles and explores why our editors made their selections. ⬇️ [1/7]

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Chris Campbell @chriscampbell1.bsky.social · 22d

Dubai seems to be to the current Right as the early Soviet Union was to the interwar Left - presentationally utopian, but highly choreographed and hiding a darker truth.

Both examples of how soft power can shape a place's image and influence political discourse.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The populist right wants to remake the UK in the image of Dubai. We should all be careful what they wish for | Jonathan Liew

Politicians and influencers eulogise the emirate as a place of cleanliness, convenience and low crime. The truth is far darker, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew

www.theguardian.com

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Molly Groarke @mollygroarke.bsky.social · Sep 11

"A Global Mission of Faith and Freedom", a new exhibition opens tomorrow at Killerton House, Devon, including some findings from my PhD research. Free entry this weekend as part of Heritage Open Days!
@researchnt.bsky.social
Find out more here: www.instagram.com/reel/DOLKZAk...

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Chris Campbell @chriscampbell1.bsky.social · Jul 31

Today is the last day to sign up for this! ⬇️⬇️

Chris Campbell @chriscampbell1.bsky.social · Jun 24

Delighted to share details about registration for a conference I'm co-organising on women's work in WWII.

Papers will explore Bletchley Park, the Women's Land Army, wartime medicine, the British Council and more!

Deadline 31st July!

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Contemporary European History @conteurohistory.bsky.social · Jul 21

📣 We're delighted to announce that CEH is now Gold Open Access!

All articles accepted to the journal will be published #OpenAccess, regardless of the author's funding situation.

More information and FAQs about this change below! ⬇️

www.cambridge.org/core/open-re...

Oa journal flip faqs

Welcome to Cambridge Core

www.cambridge.org

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Chris Campbell @chriscampbell1.bsky.social · Jul 17

🚨 Just a couple of weeks left to sign up!

Chris Campbell @chriscampbell1.bsky.social · Jun 24

Delighted to share details about registration for a conference I'm co-organising on women's work in WWII.

Papers will explore Bletchley Park, the Women's Land Army, wartime medicine, the British Council and more!

Deadline 31st July!

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Molly Groarke @mollygroarke.bsky.social · Jun 24

What did nineteenth-century British public school students think about Islam and the British Empire? Find out in my blog post, written as part of my doctoral internship with the excellent Schools of Empire research project: www.schoolsofempireproject.org/islam-and-em...

Islam and Empire — Schools of Empire

www.schoolsofempireproject.org

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Chris Campbell @chriscampbell1.bsky.social · Jun 24

The conference is on 18th September 2025 at Newnham College, Cambridge.

Registration is £30 (with fifteen postgrad spaces @ £15), inc. lunch and refreshments

Email [email protected] to register, and for more info!

Chris Campbell @chriscampbell1.bsky.social · Jun 24

Delighted to share details about registration for a conference I'm co-organising on women's work in WWII.

Papers will explore Bletchley Park, the Women's Land Army, wartime medicine, the British Council and more!

Deadline 31st July!

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Dominique Reill @dominiquereill.bsky.social · May 22

@conteurohistory.bsky.social has a blog site "New Voices" for emerging scholars to publish short, public-facing articles. Want to submit a 800-word post in English on any aspect of European history (and its empires) since 1914? Contact [email protected] or see: www.cambridge.org/core/blog/ta...

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Chris Campbell @chriscampbell1.bsky.social · May 27

(Thanks to Sue Harris Rimmer for the photo!)

Chris Campbell @chriscampbell1.bsky.social · May 27

A wonderful few days last week at the Gender and Diplomacy Conference in Sweden, where I presented my research on the British Council's gendering of diplomatic accreditation. Missing the fika already! ☕🍰

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Molly Groarke @mollygroarke.bsky.social · May 15

Looking forward to presenting my PhD research at the 'Britain, Conflict, and the Sea' conference this September - book tickets below!

David Morgan-Owen @dmorganowen.bsky.social · May 15

Sign-up now open for the conference on 'Britain, Conflict & the Sea' that I am running with RMG this September: www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/nat...

Britain, Conflict, and the Sea conference

This conference seeks to explore the ways in which modern Britain has been shaped by ideas and practices of maritime war.

www.rmg.co.uk

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Chris Campbell @chriscampbell1.bsky.social · May 9

What an incredible legacy to have coined two words which describe so fully and so neatly such a hugely complex, important, and frequently misunderstood part of international relations.

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/u...

Joseph Nye, Political Scientist Who Extolled ‘Soft Power,’ Dies at 88

www.nytimes.com

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Chris Campbell @chriscampbell1.bsky.social · Apr 28

A great programme this term - come and join us at St John’s!

Cambridge Modern British History Workshop @cammbhw.bsky.social · Apr 28

We're delighted to release our programme for Easter Term! 🎉

Lots of exciting talks coming up, including two MPhil Dissertation Workshops. First session this Thursday, 1st May!

Chris Campbell @chriscampbell1.bsky.social · Apr 24

A bit late posting this, but last week I had my first book review published - Rodrigo Christofoletti's edited volume, Soft Power and Heritage

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Soft power and heritage

Published in International Journal of Cultural Policy (Ahead of Print, 2025)

www.tandfonline.com

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Chris Campbell @chriscampbell1.bsky.social · Apr 16

Two days left to submit!

Cambridge Modern British History Workshop @cammbhw.bsky.social · Mar 21

🚨 CALL FOR PAPERS

Our Easter Term Call for Papers is now out! Open to all PG students and ECRs working in Modern British History - deadline 18th April.

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Chris Campbell @chriscampbell1.bsky.social · Apr 9

Not long to go!

Cambridge Modern British History Workshop @cammbhw.bsky.social · Apr 9

Nine days left to submit an abstract for our Easter Term programme!

Cambridge Modern British History Workshop @cammbhw.bsky.social · Mar 21

🚨 CALL FOR PAPERS

Our Easter Term Call for Papers is now out! Open to all PG students and ECRs working in Modern British History - deadline 18th April.

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Chris Campbell @chriscampbell1.bsky.social · Apr 2

This might be the worst photo I’ve ever taken, but after nearly two and a half years of researching the British Council I got to visit their HQ today!

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Cambridge Modern British History Workshop @cammbhw.bsky.social · Mar 21

🚨 CALL FOR PAPERS

Our Easter Term Call for Papers is now out! Open to all PG students and ECRs working in Modern British History - deadline 18th April.

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Chris Campbell @chriscampbell1.bsky.social · Mar 17

Just four days left until the deadline for this!

Chris Campbell @chriscampbell1.bsky.social · Mar 3

CALL FOR PAPERS!

I'm co-organising a conference in September on women's work in the Second World War, with a graduate research forum in the afternoon for PGRs to present their work.

Please share with any postgrads who might be interested!

More details here ⬇️

royalhistsoc.org/calendar/cod...

Codebreakers and Groundbreakers: Women’s Work in the Second World War – CALL FOR PAPERS | RHS

royalhistsoc.org

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Chris Campbell @chriscampbell1.bsky.social · Mar 3

Fascinating - thanks!

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Chris Campbell @chriscampbell1.bsky.social · Mar 3

CALL FOR PAPERS!

I'm co-organising a conference in September on women's work in the Second World War, with a graduate research forum in the afternoon for PGRs to present their work.

Please share with any postgrads who might be interested!

More details here ⬇️

royalhistsoc.org/calendar/cod...

Codebreakers and Groundbreakers: Women’s Work in the Second World War – CALL FOR PAPERS | RHS

royalhistsoc.org

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Chris Campbell @chriscampbell1.bsky.social · Feb 26

Congratulations!!

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