At bachelor's level, the department provides the disciplinary foundations, core methods and fundamental analytical or creative competencies of Ancient Europe.
Faculty of History, Art and Culture · 2.8.0
Institute of European History
The institute investigates Europe’s historical diversity and interconnectedness from antiquity to the present through political, cultural, institutional and intellectual-historical perspectives.
Institute Profile
The institute investigates Europe’s historical diversity and interconnectedness from antiquity to the present through political, cultural, institutional and intellectual-historical perspectives.
7 DepartmentsResearch · Teaching · Degree Programmes
Department of Ancient Europe
Academic Description
The department investigates societies, political orders and cultural entanglements in ancient Europe, including Mediterranean and neighbouring regions.
Teaching and Research Areas
- Greek, Roman and regional societies
- Statehood, law and political culture
- Economy, mobility and exchange
- Religion and orders of knowledge
Academic Focus Areas
- Europe as a historical space of entanglement
- Empires and peripheries
- Ancient foundations of later ideas of Europe
Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Collaboration
Within Yushin-Ryu Private University, the department collaborates on an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary basis particularly with the fields of History and Historical Studies, Religious Studies, Law. Joint teaching, research and knowledge-transfer formats connect discipline-specific methods with broader academic and societal questions.
Integration into Degree Programmes
At master's level, the department advances theoretically grounded, methodologically demanding and research-oriented questions in Ancient Europe.
Within doctoral programmes, the department supervises independent research projects that make an original scholarly contribution to Ancient Europe.
Department of Medieval Europe
Academic Description
The department researches the political, religious, social and economic orders of medieval Europe in their regional diversity and transregional interconnection.
Teaching and Research Areas
- Realms, lordships and political orders
- Christianity, Judaism and Islam in Europe
- Cities, trade and mobility
- Education, law and written culture
Academic Focus Areas
- Unity and diversity in Europe
- Borders and contact zones
- Formation of institutions
Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Collaboration
Within Yushin-Ryu Private University, the department collaborates on an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary basis particularly with the fields of Religious Studies, Law, Linguistics. Joint teaching, research and knowledge-transfer formats connect discipline-specific methods with broader academic and societal questions.
Integration into Degree Programmes
At bachelor's level, the department provides the disciplinary foundations, core methods and fundamental analytical or creative competencies of Medieval Europe.
At master's level, the department advances theoretically grounded, methodologically demanding and research-oriented questions in Medieval Europe.
Within doctoral programmes, the department supervises independent research projects that make an original scholarly contribution to Medieval Europe.
Department of Early Modern and Modern Europe
Academic Description
The department examines Europe’s transformations since the early modern period, including state formation, confessionalisation, Enlightenment, revolution, industrialisation and nationalism.
Teaching and Research Areas
- Early modern Europe and the state system
- Enlightenment, revolution and constitutionalism
- Industrialisation and the social question
- Nationalism, imperialism and migration
Academic Focus Areas
- Political and social modernity
- Conflict and cooperation
- Europe in global relations
Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Collaboration
Within Yushin-Ryu Private University, the department collaborates on an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary basis particularly with the fields of Political Sciences, Business and Economics, Ethics and Philosophy. Joint teaching, research and knowledge-transfer formats connect discipline-specific methods with broader academic and societal questions.
Integration into Degree Programmes
At bachelor's level, the department provides the disciplinary foundations, core methods and fundamental analytical or creative competencies of Early Modern and Modern Europe.
At master's level, the department advances theoretically grounded, methodologically demanding and research-oriented questions in Early Modern and Modern Europe.
Within doctoral programmes, the department supervises independent research projects that make an original scholarly contribution to Early Modern and Modern Europe.
Department of European Integration
Academic Description
The department researches the ideas, institutions, treaties, political conflicts and social processes of European cooperation and integration.
Teaching and Research Areas
- Origins and development of European integration
- Institutions, treaties and enlargements
- Economic and social integration
- Crises, conflicts and future debates
Academic Focus Areas
- Supranationalism and sovereignty
- Democracy and legitimacy
- Differentiated integration
Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Collaboration
Within Yushin-Ryu Private University, the department collaborates on an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary basis particularly with the fields of Political Sciences, Law, Business and Economics. Joint teaching, research and knowledge-transfer formats connect discipline-specific methods with broader academic and societal questions.
Integration into Degree Programmes
At bachelor's level, the department provides the disciplinary foundations, core methods and fundamental analytical or creative competencies of European Integration.
At master's level, the department advances theoretically grounded, methodologically demanding and research-oriented questions in European Integration.
Within doctoral programmes, the department supervises independent research projects that make an original scholarly contribution to European Integration.
Department of European Cultural History
Academic Description
The department examines cultural exchanges, ways of life, orders of knowledge and symbolic self-descriptions of Europe from a historical perspective.
Teaching and Research Areas
- Cultural transfer and translation
- Religion, education and spaces of knowledge
- Art, media and the public sphere
- Everyday life, the body and social practices
Academic Focus Areas
- European diversity and entanglement
- Cultural boundaries and belonging
- Images and self-understandings of Europe
Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Collaboration
Within Yushin-Ryu Private University, the department collaborates on an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary basis particularly with the fields of Culture and Ethnology, Religious Studies, Communication Sciences. Joint teaching, research and knowledge-transfer formats connect discipline-specific methods with broader academic and societal questions.
Integration into Degree Programmes
At bachelor's level, the department provides the disciplinary foundations, core methods and fundamental analytical or creative competencies of European Cultural History.
At master's level, the department advances theoretically grounded, methodologically demanding and research-oriented questions in European Cultural History.
Within doctoral programmes, the department supervises independent research projects that make an original scholarly contribution to European Cultural History.
Department of European Political History
Academic Description
The department researches political institutions, movements, conflicts and models of order in Europe from the premodern period to the present.
Teaching and Research Areas
- State, constitution and political institutions
- Parties, movements and the political public sphere
- Diplomacy, war and peace settlements
- Democracy, authoritarianism and dictatorship
Academic Focus Areas
- Changing political order
- Cross-border history of conflict
- Institutions and political culture
Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Collaboration
Within Yushin-Ryu Private University, the department collaborates on an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary basis particularly with the fields of Political Sciences, Law, Communication Sciences. Joint teaching, research and knowledge-transfer formats connect discipline-specific methods with broader academic and societal questions.
Integration into Degree Programmes
At bachelor's level, the department provides the disciplinary foundations, core methods and fundamental analytical or creative competencies of European Political History.
At master's level, the department advances theoretically grounded, methodologically demanding and research-oriented questions in European Political History.
Within doctoral programmes, the department supervises independent research projects that make an original scholarly contribution to European Political History.
Department of European Intellectual History
Academic Description
The department examines the emergence, circulation and impact of political, philosophical, religious and social ideas in Europe and their global connections.
Teaching and Research Areas
- Political concepts and ideologies
- Philosophy, religion and social theory
- Enlightenment, liberalism, socialism and conservatism
- Circulation of knowledge and intellectual networks
Academic Focus Areas
- Conceptual history
- Ideas in their social contexts
- Transfer and translation of political languages
Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Collaboration
Within Yushin-Ryu Private University, the department collaborates on an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary basis particularly with the fields of Ethics and Philosophy, Political Sciences, Religious Studies. Joint teaching, research and knowledge-transfer formats connect discipline-specific methods with broader academic and societal questions.
Integration into Degree Programmes
At bachelor's level, the department provides the disciplinary foundations, core methods and fundamental analytical or creative competencies of European Intellectual History.
At master's level, the department advances theoretically grounded, methodologically demanding and research-oriented questions in European Intellectual History.
Within doctoral programmes, the department supervises independent research projects that make an original scholarly contribution to European Intellectual History.