Trump: The US Navy will lead the design of these ships along with me because I’m a very aesthetic person. Narrator: He most certainly is not. If his taste were a ship, it would sink before leaving the port.

The Slovene granting agency's long-awaited results were finally revealed today, and for some of us, Christmas came early this year. Work on the project will begin in March 2026. Now, we celebrate!

One day something will happen — a wedding, a graduation, a job promotion, Jake Paul getting knocked out, Andrew Tate getting knocked out the next day — and you’ll want the right outfit to celebrate. Buy that special outfit now, so you’re ready when that next unexpected moment arrives.

Want to work for a couple of years at a great history department? (Or know someone who does?) Check out the VAP position in Modern Europe/Russia and Eastern Europe at Lafayette College and apply soon! apply.interfolio.com/179399

My new book — Humanitarianism: A Very Short Introduction — is now available as an e-book (paperback in March 2026)! The book offers a concise history of humanitarianism in an international perspective, from the 18th century to the present. More info here: global.oup.com/academic/pro...

I would like to re-up this as there are 4 more weeks to hand in an application for this PhD position on the "hunger blockade" @uni-freiburg.de

📘 Our latest issue is out now! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

The CfP for the 20th Graduate Conference on European History is open! Ruptures in European History: Individuals, Institutions, and Historical Practices in Times of Uncertainty, 15-17 April 2026 @ox.ac.uk @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social ⬇️⬇️⬇️ 2026graceh.wixsite.com/home/call-fo...

Applications are invited for a 3-year Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at our Centre in Paris, starting on 1 Sept 2026. The post is in connection with the research programme on economic & environmental history. Application deadline 19 Feb 2026. Click below for further particulars & how to apply.

Breaking: The Trump Administration has announced plans to do more evil and idiotic things, following up on the evil and idiotic things it has already done.

Apply to the @asn-org.bsky.social conference in Belgrade next year organized by ifdt.bg.ac.rs/2025/12/asn-...

Call for papers: “Experiencing, reporting, recording civil wars, 1917-1949” University College Dublin (@ucddublin.bsky.social), 25-26 June 2025. Deadline: 13 February 2026. More info to come here: civil-wars.eu/workshops/ #CivilWar

Join us in Graz for a semester! The new call for applications for visiting fellows at the field of excellence Dimensions of Europe is open. Deadline 15 March: dimensions-of-europe.uni-graz.at/en/visiting-...

V good piece - also exemplifies well a specific quality of historical research which AI doesn't do, namely pausing for thought

"Nearly one in ten Austrian consuls served in the United States during long 19th century, and expansion of the consular service and their activities in the U.S. accompanied the emergence of American midwestern metropoles..." Call for papers, Deadline 16 January. botstiberbiaas.org/call-for-pap...

The making and remaking of #Bukovina, a disputed Eastern European borderland, from the eighteenth century to the present day. Bukovina: The Life and Death of an East European Borderland by Cristina Florea is now available (10 Feb UK pub) Learn more: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco... #History

if you want to do a PhD in history, fully funded and join an incredible community of people researching Europe and the world, 1500-present, you have about a month!! Don’t hesitate to ask me questions.

Call for Papers: Environment and Society in East-Central Europe Conference (ESIEE), University of Ostrava, Czechia, 28-29 May 2026 More: hpscesee.blogspot.co...

I had an interesting exchange with the chatbot issued to students by my university about the advisability of using it—at a university. It thought this was a terrible idea.

CFP: The Phanariot Past and its Multiple Afterlives: Historicizing “Corruption” in Central-South-East Europe (1750s-1920s) https://www.hsozkult.de/event/id/event-159397 Bucharest, 15.06.2026-16.06.2026, New Europe College - Institute for Advanced Study, Bucharest, Bewerbungsschluss: 15.02.2026 …

For better or worse, public figures are judged when they die — their character, contributions, beliefs. It's undeniable that millions have mourned Rob Reiner's tragic death, celebrating his talent and contributions. I suspect when a certain public figure kicks the bucket, sentiments wont be the same

Botstiber Institute for Austrian-American Studies offers travel fellowships (up to $1,000) to attend Austrian Studies Association Conference, Salzburg (May 2026). Papers must address aspect of US-Austria relationship, including historic Habsburg Austria. www.austrian-studies.org/travel-grants/

#phdposition The Cultural Vanguard of Workers’ Movements: A Social History of East Central European Avant-Garde between the Two Wars historicalstudies.ceu.edu/article/2025...

Once again, I implore my fellow scholars to stop publishing for a couple of years so that I can catch up on my reading.

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 Robert Shields Mevissen: The Danube Empire An Environmental History of Habsburg State Building and Civic Engagement. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 2025. ISBN 9780822967798. More: upittpress.org/books...

Vidim naslov, pogledam sliko in si mislim, da korenine očitno krepijo predvsem že nekoliko posušene veje... Gl. tudi Ecovih 14 točk, točka 1!

CFP: Vienna in the Vormärz period https://www.hsozkult.de/event/id/event-159247 Wien, 07.05.2026-08.05.2026, Kommission für Intrerdisziplinäre Schubert Forschung, Bewerbungsschluss: 01.03.2026 Third Workshop of the Schubert Research Center

CfP: Second Conference on Parliamentary Junctures in Continental Europe 💡 Recombining Representation During the Transformation from Empires to Nation-States 1905-1923 📆 15-16 June 2026 📍 Warsaw, Poland ⏰ Submission deadline: 15 January 2026 Detailed information ⤵️ iss.uw.edu.pl/recombining-...

My new book "Nationalism as a Way of Life" has been published and I have just received my copies.

👉Brezsramna samopromocija‼️ Izšla je krasno raznolika knjiga Slovenski kraji spomina (ur. Sašo Jerše), za katero sem prispeval esej o spominu osamosvojitve. ☝️Pozor, besedilo vključuje reference na pogrošno angleško literaturo ter meditacije o travi, krompirju in intimnih opcijah. Vabljeni k branju!

UC Berkeley’s Austrian Studies Program seeks a Visiting Professor to teach the 5-week Botstiber Compact Seminar in Spring 2027. Topics on Austrian lit, history, or culture welcome. For More Information, see the Link Below: ies.berkeley.edu/austrian/bot...

Jiří Hutečka has a new article, and it's a great read. Not that I'm surprised.

We're hiring an Assistant Professor in European Political History since 1900 (History Department). Research focusing on the political history of Europe since 1900, including themes such as democratisation, European integration, international cooperation, colonialism or war and peace lnkd.in/e8diCbrD

#jobopportunity 1 Head of the Austrian Historical Institute in Rome (f/m/x) (The Austrian Academy of Sciences, Rome) @oeaw.bsky.social www.hsozkult.de/job/id/job-1...

At least I know what I won't be watching next summer!

We know people use AI, but do make sure you remove any instructions meant for ChatGPT before you submit your abstract 😉

Now in #paperback, The Life and Death of States by Natasha Wheatley is an intellectual history of sovereignty that reveals how the Habsburg Empire became a crucible for our contemporary world order. Order yours and enjoy 30% off with code PUP30: press.princeton.edu/books/paperb... #ReadUP #History

Couldn't believe this when I saw it in the pub. But it also makes perfect sense, as FIFA has massive form for cosying up to authoritarian regimes for World Cup hosting - to only name the most obvious, Italy 1934, Argentina 1978, Qatar 2022 www.bbc.com/sport/footba...

📣 New Voices continues with a blog from Lewis Willcox, @uniofstandrews.bsky.social. Lewis's article explores the unlikely connection between the Scottish Farm Servants' Union and the 1920 Kapp Putsch in Berlin. www.cambridge.org/core/blog/20...

Official pitch that I have joined the wonderful editorial group at Refugee History Blog. Please get in touch if you want to write for us! refugeehistory.org/about

Commentators claiming Trump is losing his mind need to show some evidence he ever had one.

📚 New Book Reviews Out! In late November new book reviews were published by Taylor & Francis! Check them out here: www.tandfonline.com

Delighted to receive my copy of Framing the First World War, a great collection edited by @draefox.bsky.social @mpmfinch.bsky.social and @dmorganowen.bsky.social who have put together a broad range of original essays

#jobopportunity Postdoctoral researcher specializing in the history of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, focusing primarily on the metropolis contact person for questions: PABLO SANCHEZ LEON <[email protected]> www.ehu.eus/en/web/insti...

Eleanor Rathbone Professorship of Contemporary European History University of Oxford - Faculty of History in association with St Antony's College #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPP284/e...

Austrian professors in the Humanities + Social Sciences: Want to come to the @wirthinstitute.bsky.social + @ualberta.bsky.social a as a Visiting Professor? Apply! Here's more information: oead.at/en/news/arti... Application materials here: grants.at/en/ Please share!

We have already set dates for next year's conference (26 and 27 November 2026) and will share updates on the call for panels and papers, and the location of the conference, soon! Will we see you there? More information on the Society for the History of War can be found on www.show.org.uk.

interested in peer reviewing but not sure how? this webinar will demystify the process First World War Studies always needs more peer reviewers, you can register with us at our online submission site with your details + keywords for your areas of expertise & you'll be added to our reviewer database

🚨 Applications are now open for the 2026–27 Koch History Centre Fellowships at Oxford! We are seeking 12 historians (9 junior, 3 senior) for a one-year fellowship at Wadham College & the Faculty of History. This year’s theme: “Scarcity and Abundance” Deadline: 17 Dec 2025 Please share widely!