Internationales Netzwerktreffen der englischsprachigen Polenforschung am DHI Warschau
International Network Meeting of English-speaking Researchers Working on Polish History
12-13 June 2025, German Historical Institute Warsaw
The German Historical Institute in Warsaw (GHIW), in collaboration with the Polish Studies Association (PSA) and the Institute of History of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IH PAN), is organizing a network meeting for scholars at all career stages working on Polish topics. We invite English-speaking scholars (doctoral students, postdocs, professors) from Poland, Germany, and elsewhere who will be in Poland in mid-June to join us.
Provisional program
Thursday, June 12
2:00 pm Arrival and registration at the GHIW
3:00 pm Welcome and academic speed-dating
4:30 pm Coffee break
5:00 pm Talk by Maciej Górny, IH PAN, on new perspectives in Polish historiography
7:00 Dinner
Friday, June 13
10:00 am Project presentations and discussion in thematic working groups
We will send out abstracts of the individual projects beforehand
Noon Presentation of working group results
1:00 pm Light lunch
2:00 pm Discussion on further collaborations and events
3 pm Conclusion of the official part of the meeting
Cultural program in Warsaw (museums, concerts, guided tours, etc.)
Participants are responsible for travel costs and for organizing their own accommodation in Warsaw. GHIW will cover refreshments and dinner during the meeting. Unfortunately, we only have a limited amount of funds available to cover accommodation costs for doctoral students.
Please apply by April 30 if you are interested in participating in the meeting. The number of participants is limited to 25. Please include a brief description of your research topic and the institutions/archives you will be visiting during your stay in Poland. For doctoral students in need of funding for accommodation, please state this in your application and provide information about the amount needed and how the rest of your research stay is funded (university funding, scholarships, etc.).
Please send inquiries and your application to Jan Musekamp (dhi@dhi.waw.pl) with the subject: Network Meeting GHIW.
