OSRN shows the power of interdisciplinarity: history, law, politics, art & more converge to study occupations from multiple angles.

Curious to find out how we combine perspectives across borders and fields?

Read more about our network in our newest blog post!
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Explore how military occupations shaped violence, resistance, and society from the American Revolution to WWII. Our latest conference report dives into historical case studies across Europe and beyond.

Read more on our blog: fasos-research.nl/occupationst...

How does occupation shape culture? How do artists respond, resist, or reflect it?

Four OSRN panels explored the interplay between military occupation and culture — read the report on our blog:
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Could international law help bring justice to populations living under occupation? Current occupation situations are complex and often grim, with the role of law under occupation under intense scrutiny.

Two panels at the OSRN Conference explored these issues:
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Can we ever truly define an occupation?
How do flight, displacement, and shifting landscapes challenge the way we understand it?

Professor Tames explored this in her keynote at the Network conference in July. Read a summary of her presentation on our blog: fasos-research.nl/occupationst...

How is occupation lived, described, remembered?

At our in-person conference, three panels explored everyday experiences, local agency, and interactions between occupiers and occupied.

Read the full conference report on "Occupation from Below" here:
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PhD opportunity at the University of Oxford. The Morelli scholarship funds a doctoral student to work with me on on democratic backsliding, strategies of democratic defense and regeneration, or the rise of illiberalism. Deadline Jan 9. More information at users.ox.ac.uk/~ssfc0073/

How is power exercised under occupation?

At our in-person conference, four sessions explored this question through case studies ranging from post-war West Germany and Japan to wartime Belgium, the Netherlands, and Poland.

Read the full conference report here:
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Looking back on 2025, one highlight stands out: our first in-person meeting this July at King’s College, London. Bringing OSNR together was energising, inspiring, and truly foundational for our community!
We’ve published a series of conference round-up posts here: fasos-research.nl/occupationst...

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We are a global, interdisciplinary community of scholars examining military occupations and the ways they shape societies past and present.