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The Lausanne Project (TLP) @lausanneproject.bsky.social · May 23

Hadwig Kraeutler on an overlooked 1940 biography that presented the sultan as a key to past, present and future. thelausanneproject.com/2025/05/23/a...

Alma’s Abdülhamid

Hadwig Kraeutler on an overlooked 1940 biography that presented the sultan as a key to past, present and future.

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The Lausanne Project (TLP) @lausanneproject.bsky.social · Apr 25

"Witnessing students grapple with Middle East politics and challenge assumptions has been truly inspiring and rewarding for me." Barış Çelik explains how he used reflective journals and creative activities at Sheffield. thelausanneproject.com/2025/04/25/t...

Teaching (While Deconstructing)

Bariş Çelik takes stock of his new undergraduate module on “The Making of the Modern Middle East”, which seeks to de-essentialise the region in students’ minds

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The Lausanne Project (TLP) @lausanneproject.bsky.social · May 12

"Something that struck home with the students was the rise of the security state. It’s not something that begins with the Nazis, you need to look further back." We spoke to UEA's Sam Foster about his new approach to teaching the Great War. thelausanneproject.com/2025/05/09/p...

PODCAST – Episode 66: Teaching the Greater War

Jonathan Conlin invites Samuel Foster to explain the rationale behind his new module on “Europe in the Era of the Great War” and report on how students have engaged with imagology and u…

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The Lausanne Project (TLP) @lausanneproject.bsky.social · Apr 7

From high art to alaminüt: we asked Özge Baykan Calafato to talk us through photography's role in developing modern Turkish citizenship.
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PODCAST – Episode 66: Developing the Nation

Özge Baykan Calafato introduces Julia Secklehner and Enno Maessen to her work exploring the role of photography in developing modern Turkish citizenship.

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Nurcin Ileri @nurcinileri.bsky.social · Mar 13

Great book talk on Empire of Refugees by Vladimir Hamed-Troyansky yesterday in Utrecht! Insightful discussion and an outstanding Q&A. Thanks to The Lausanne Project and Turkey Studies Network for organizing! @vhtroyansky.bsky.social @ozanozavci1.bsky.social @turkeystudies.bsky.social

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Vladimir Hamed-Troyansky @vhtroyansky.bsky.social · Mar 10

Very excited to talk about Empire of Refugees (@stanfordpress.bsky.social, 2024) at Utrecht University (@utrechtuniversity.bsky.social) this Wed, Mar 12. Looking forward to seeing old friends and meeting new ones in the Netherlands.

Many thanks to @ozanozavci1.bsky.social for the invitation!

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The Lausanne Project (TLP) @lausanneproject.bsky.social · Mar 8

📣 In our new podcast episode, Ismeet Tames tells @ozanozavci1.bsky.social about her ongoing research into stateless people after World War I, uncovering the 'communities of care' that stateless individuals created to rebuild their lives 👇

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PODCAST – Episode 65: Nansen’s People

Ozan Ozavci talks with Ismee Tames about her ongoing research into stateless people after World War I, uncovering the communities of care that stateless individuals created to rebuild their lives.

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Gert Huskens @gerthuskens.bsky.social · Feb 21

Last summer I joined 'Fighting Pandemics from Below.' project at @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social

In this blog for @lausanneproject.bsky.social, I reflect on how my new home is connected to my research on Belgium's role in the Sanitary Council of Morocco. 🚰

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A Tale of Two Towers

Gert Huskens tells the story of two water towers, one in Tangier, the other in Utrecht, that connect the histories of global entrepreneurship and sanitary internationalism.

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Security History Network @sechistnetwork.bsky.social · Feb 12

🚨 Uncover the world of spies! 🚨

Join Prof. Dr. Nadine Akkerman for "Spycraft: Tricks & Tools of the Dangerous Trade"—a deep dive into early modern espionage! 🕵️‍♂️✨

📅 24 Feb 2025 | 📍 Utrecht | ⏰ 17:00-18:15

Wrap up with drinks! 🍷 Sign up: forms.gle/tuMcokU1QQdG...

#Spycraft #Espionage #History

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The Lausanne Project (TLP) @lausanneproject.bsky.social · Feb 7

"If they can take lessons from what was achieved by the Ottomans after the 1860 massacre, then this would be the miraculous outcome of the fall of Assad." Eugene Rogan on what we can learn from an "Ottoman success story" of post-genocide reconstruction. thelausanneproject.com/2025/02/07/p...

PODCAST – Episode 64: Syria’s Choice

Eugene Rogan and Ozan Ozavci discuss the 1860 massacres in Damascus, the subsequent restoration of peace in Syria, and the insights this turbulent history may offer to Syrians navigating today&#821…

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Ozan Ozavci @ozanozavci1.bsky.social · Feb 8

New podcast episode @lausanneproject.bsky.social 👇🏽👇🏼👇

Eugene Rogan on the 1860 massacres in Damascus, the subsequent restoration of peace in Syria, and the insights this turbulent history may offer to Syrians navigating today’s challenges

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PODCAST – Episode 64: Syria’s Choice

Eugene Rogan and Ozan Ozavci discuss the 1860 massacres in Damascus, the subsequent restoration of peace in Syria, and the insights this turbulent history may offer to Syrians navigating today&#821…

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Ozan Ozavci @ozanozavci1.bsky.social · Feb 4

For more on his book and its themes, and to hear Vladimir’s engaging speaking style, check out our podcast on @lausanneproject.bsky.social

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PODCAST – Episode 53: Empire of Refugees

Vladimir Hamed-Troyansky speaks to Ozan Ozavci about his new book on North Caucasian Muslim refugees, and reveals how the Ottoman Empire developed a refugee regime half a century before the League …

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Ozan Ozavci @ozanozavci1.bsky.social · Feb 4

Vladimir Hamed-Troyansky will present his debut book, Empire of Refugees, at Utrecht next month.

Join us on 12 March for a discussion on the historical roots of modern refugee regimes and population transfer as a tool of governance 👇🏼👇🏾👇🏻 @vhtroyansky.bsky.social @turkeystudies.bsky.social

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The Lausanne Project (TLP) @lausanneproject.bsky.social · Jan 27

Jon's new IJMES article argues for a less histrionic and more historical reading of Iran's oil history. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

“The Field of Endless Intrigue”: The Contest for North Iranian Oil, 1916–1947 | International Journal of Middle East Studies | Cambridge Core

“The Field of Endless Intrigue”: The Contest for North Iranian Oil, 1916–1947

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The Lausanne Project (TLP) @lausanneproject.bsky.social · Jan 10

"We didn't talk about exams." This week's podcast explores a project that got 9th graders curating "My Own 1922". thelausanneproject.com/2025/01/10/p...

PODCAST – Episode 63: My Own 1922

Anna Enepekidou looks back at a project that turned high schoolers into curators as well as students of history.

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The Lausanne Project (TLP) @lausanneproject.bsky.social · Jan 17

Anna Batzeli on the public health emergency foisted on Piraeus by occupying forces during the Crimean War. thelausanneproject.com/2025/01/17/t...

The Foreigner in Piraeus

Anna Batzeli reveals how French forces brought cholera to Piraeus during their occupation of Greece, making the war twice as deadly.

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Warwick Anderson @wombatscholar.bsky.social · Jan 2

We now have a cover for Medicine on a Larger Scale: Global Histories of Social Medicine (CUP 2025), eds. @ahlie.bsky.social, Jeremy Greene, and me. Many brilliant contributors give alternative genealogies and futures for social medicine - never so necessary, so urgent as now
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New Diplomatic History network @ndh-network.bsky.social · Dec 31

Dear NDH'ers, we start the new year with a new social platform.
We hope many of you will join us here as before.
Spread the word!
And we hope to see you in Aix for NDH6!
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@lukasschemper.bsky.social @elineceulemans.bsky.social @elinevanommen.bsky.social @giusirusso.bsky.social @luikki.bsky.social

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The Lausanne Project (TLP) @lausanneproject.bsky.social · Dec 31

BSKY, meet The Lausanne Project. We're here to keep you informed about our podcasts, workshops, lesson plans and books, all devoted to the 1923 Treaty of Lausanne and its contested legacies, in Turkey, Greece and the rest of the world - and to share news of our collaborators and friends.

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Ozan Ozavci @ozanozavci1.bsky.social · Dec 10

Join us tomorrow if you have nothing better to do. Professor Eugene Rogan will talk about his new book 'The Damascus Events'. The event will be moderated by yours truly.

Register here to reserve your spot at the lecture, followed by a drinks reception:

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Ozan Ozavci @ozanozavci1.bsky.social · Nov 29

📣 Episode #60 of The Lausanne Project Podcast is out! 📣🎉

Nile Green talks about his new book, "Empire’s Son, Empire’s Orphan: The Fantastical Lives of Ikbal and Idries Shah," walking us through their shifting stable of aliases and identities 👇🏼

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PODCAST – Episode 60: Inventing Ikbal

Nile Green walks Jonathan Conlin through Ikbal and Idries Shah’s unstable stable of aliases and identities.

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Jorrit Steehouder @jorritstee.bsky.social · Nov 27

Join us on 10/12 for a lecture by @koenvanzon.bsky.social on Europe's decade-long search for legitimacy. In the lecture, Koen analyses how the democratic nature of the EU evolved and explore the way the EU’s institutions, citizens and interest groups interact. Join 👇

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Lecture Koen van Zon: The European Union’s Decade-long Search for Legitimacy

In this lecture, organised by the History of European Unification course, Koen van Zon will explore the decade-long search for the democratic legitimacy of the European Union.

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Ozan Ozavci @ozanozavci1.bsky.social · Nov 25

Big thanks to our stellar contributors, @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social & to my brilliant co-editors @beatricedegraaf.bsky.social & Erik de Lange, whose dedication brought this book to life! 🙏🏼

Many thanks also to Professors Glenda Sluga & @aysezarakol.bsky.social for their endorsements 🙏🏼 👇🏼

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Ozan Ozavci @ozanozavci1.bsky.social · Nov 25

Check it out if you're curious about transimperial security cultures and paradoxes, Great Power-mediated administrative structures, river, health & legal regimes, the idea of civilization in non-Western empires, and more! 👇🏼

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Securing Empire

This volume explores how the quest for security reshaped the world over the course of the 19th century, altering the structures, hierarchies and dynamics of int…

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