I graduated in European Studies from the University of Amsterdam. I live in Utrecht and work at Cordaid, an international NGO based in The Hague. My current work focuses on system change and data analysis in the most fragile states of the world. At the 2014 and 2016 IBHA Conferences, I gave presentations on political history from a Big History perspective.
I promised earlier to come back about a possible institutional home base for the Big History European Network. Although we have not discussed the details, Esther Quaedackers has indicated that – if this should be the wish of our members … Continue reading →
The Universidad de Oviedo is planning to organize its first Gran Historia course at university level in 2017. Spain would then be the second country in Europe to be home to an academic Big History course. For more information, see … Continue reading →
Since 1996, Big History is being taught at the University of Amsterdam. It was the first course ever in Europe, and the second in the world (preceded only by the one in Sydney). This is a link to its current … Continue reading →
This is a recording of talk given by Maarten Oranje at the IBHA Conference 2016 entitled Political evolution, on the origin of species http://bighistory.eu/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Maarten-Oranje.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download … Continue reading →
Maarten Oranje is a member of this network. He presented this paper at the IBHA Conference 2016. Brief Bio I graduated in European Studies from the University of Amsterdam. I live in Utrecht and work at Cordaid, an international NGO based … Continue reading →
Great to see the drive in taking these first steps. As mentioned on Saturday, some people – among whom Olga Garcia Moreno and myself – had already been discussing the idea of a European BH network since the conference in … Continue reading →