The SRHS
Up to the 20th century a majority of the people in Switzerland lived and worked in rural areas. The aim of the Swiss Rural History Society (SRHS), established in 2009, is to emphasize the importance of the countryside in historical research. The SRHS initiates and supports research on rural history, brings together researchers on all periods and acts as a link to foreign and international institutions.
The aims of the SRHS are...
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to coordinate and represent the concerns of rural history researchers;
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to work on and encompass all historical periods;
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to integrate the various different current approaches to rural history;
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to operate as a platform for the exchange of information and ideas between institutions (archives, history associations, research and educational institutions, museums etc.);
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to link all those interested in rural history at a local, regional, national and international level;
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to function as an interface for potentially interested institutions in rural history.
Committee
Co-Präsident
Dr. Martin Stuber
Historisches Institut der Universität Bern
Co-Präsidentin
Dr. Rahel Wunderli
Institut «Kulturen der Alpen», Altdorf / Historisches Institut der Universität Bern
Prof. Dr. Simona Boscani Leoni Section d’histoire de l’Université de Lausanne / Historisches Institut der Universität Bern
Dr. Nathalie Büsser Historisches Institut der Universität Zürich / Appenzeller Volkskunde Museum Stein AR
Dr. Chantal Camenisch Historisches Institut der Universität Bern
Dr. Yann Decorzant Centre régional d’études des populations alpines (CREPA), Sembrancher
Madline Favre Section d’histoire de l’Université de Lausanne
PD Dr. Sandro Guzzi-Heeb Section d’histoire de l’Université de Lausanne
Dr. Arno Haldemann Universität Basel, Departement Geschichte
Prof. Dr. Luigi Lorenzetti Laboratorio di Storia delle Alpi (LabiSAlp), Università della Svizzera italiana, Mendrisio
former members of the board
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PD Dr. Matthias Bürgi, Forschungsanstalt WSL Birmensdorf (Vorstand: 2009-2016)
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Dr. Daniel Flückiger, Agriquali, Schweizerischer Bauernverband (Vorstand: 2009-2014)
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Prof. em. Dr. Anne-Lise Head-König, Université de Genève (Vorstand: 2009-2020)
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Dr. Peter Moser, Archiv für Agrargeschichte (Präsident: 2009-2019)
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Dr. Katrin Rieder, Kulturprojekte (Vorstand: 2013- 2019)
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Prof. Dr. Stefan Sonderegger, Universität Zürich / Ortsbürgergemeinde St. Gallen (Vorstand: 2009-2021)
Membership
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