Multiple views on the Grand-Duchy’s history
The C²DH studies the history of Luxembourg by analysing the phenomena and processes that have shaped the region and whose comparative value goes beyond the national perspective. These include the World Wars and their legacies, the transition from an economy based on the steel industry to a mixed economy of production and services, and the emergence of the migratory space and the welfare state.
Explore & participate
Research activities and outputs
Academic research is carried out within inter-regional and international academic networks and in cooperation with various institutions in the country such as archives, libraries, documentation centres, museums and schools.
Outputs in various forms are produced, including publications and physical and digital exhibitions. Researchers share the aim of generating an impact on the production of knowledge about Luxembourg’s transnational past. They often adopt a public history approach and involve local citizens in the co-production of historical knowledge.
A variety of projects and outputs
The Research Group Contemporary History of Luxembourg conducts empirical research on the political, social, economic and cultural history of Luxembourg in a transnational perspective. Currently, the Research Group includes three research clusters:
-
-
Research clusterDevelopment of a digital infrastructure for the analysis and disclosure of different types of historical sources
Serial administrative sources:
- Local Sources
- LUXADMIN
Oral testimonies:
- LUXORAL
- U-CORE
Hand-written documents:
- LUXSCRIBENS
-
Research clusterContemporary social history of Luxembourg