Reluctant Intl @Reluctant_Int
The Reluctant Internationalists is a Wellcome-funded research project exploring the history of internationalism through public health in 20th century Europe bbk.ac.uk/reluctantinter… Birkbeck, University of London Joined October 2014-
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Delighted to announce on 15th May we will be welcoming @AM_OMalley from @UniLeiden to talk about her new book, The Diplomacy of Decolonisation. Registration now open, all welcome! #UN #ColdWar …studyofinternationalism.wordpress.com/2018/04/23/the…
The next meeting of @centreintlhist History Teachers Network is on Tuesday 1st May. All welcome! Registration details here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/birkbeck-his… …
We are delighted to be taking over the activities of @BirkbeckNews History Teachers Network! The next meeting will take place on 1st May - all welcome! #histed #historyteacher …studyofinternationalism.wordpress.com/2018/03/28/his…
Delighted to be recognised for our collaboration with @Frenci_San exploring how we can encourage children to think critically about current international problems, as part of the @Reluctant_Int project! Thanks to all @BirkbeckNews for a great evening!
Delighted to be recognised for our collaboration with @Frenci_San exploring how we can encourage children to think critically about current international problems, as part of the @Reluctant_Int project! Thanks to all @BirkbeckNews for a great evening!
A sneak preview of our collaborator Francesca Sanna's new book, Me and My Fear, is now available!
We're launching a new 'What we are reading' blog series! Get in touch if you have ideas for works (books, special issues, articles) to be reviewed. We're buying reviewer copies of the first five works to be featured in the series! Please RT …studyofinternationalism.wordpress.com/2018/02/12/cal…
Find out about our recently launched Centre for the Study of Internationalism (@centreintlhist), lead by our own @JessicaReinisch: …studyofinternationalism.wordpress.com
New on #BirkbeckVoices: our Dr David Brydan (@davidbrydan) discusses leprosy & rebellion in Spanish colonial Africa during the 1940s and 50s. Listen now: soundcloud.com/birkbeck-podca…
Birkbeck has recently launched the Centre for the Study of Internationalism (@centreintlhist), which aims to bring together a community of researchers from different academic disciplines with an interest in internationalism. bbk.ac.uk/news/birkbeck-…
#BBKblogs: @centreintlhist has formally launched, as a new home for a lively community of researchers from a range of disciplines and at all stages of their careers, who share an interest in “internationalism” and questions about the make-up of our world. blogs.bbk.ac.uk/research/2018/…
Podcast of the Week: Debating the Cold War-How Global was the Cold War? #ColdWarhist #ColdWar soundcloud.com/birkbeck-podca…
@JessicaReinisch opening tonight's launch of From Stalin to Mao with an introduction to the Centre
Speaking to BBC World Service about illiberalism, dictatorship, and the importance of history; From Stalin to Mao with @CornellPress (thank you @alkasapi)
Thank you to @ElidorMehilli Alessandro Iandolo & Julia Lovell for great discussions last night and the Rethinking Modern Europe seminar @ihr_history for a wonderful collaboration. Thanks also to all who came along! More details of the book here: cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/?GCOI=801…
From the Archive: @JessicaReinisch 'On News and Non-News: Calais migrants, once again' #histaid #migration bbk.ac.uk/reluctantinter…
Join us tonight as @ElidorMehilli launches his book 'From Stalin to Mao: Albania and the Socialist World' from 6-8pm in Senate House! eventbrite.co.uk/e/from-stalin-…
Join us tonight as @ElidorMehilli launches his book 'From Stalin to Mao: Albania and the Socialist World' 6-8pm in Senate House! Details here: bbk.ac.uk/reluctantinter…
Ahead of event with @ElidorMehilli tomorrow to launch, 'From Stalin to Mao', a look back at his interview with @JessicaReinisch on the themes of his research + some of his findings: bbk.ac.uk/reluctantinter…
Welcome to the Centre for the Study of Internationalism's Twitter page! Our new website has also just gone live: …studyofinternationalism.wordpress.com

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