What we stand for

Like those components of a medicine that produce the desired effect, our ACTIVE principles largely affect the ways in which we practice and reflect upon public history. They provide a summary of what the Public History and Outreach (PHO) Research Group at the C²DH stands for and what defines its work across projects and disciplines.
Telling history in a “shared authority”-approach
Citizen science & public engagement
Public history initiatives at the centre reflect a democratisation-based approach to historical scholarship that questions authority and explores possibilities for critical engagement with members of the public.

‟ Sharing authority is a hallmark of our approach. Public participation can enhance our understanding of the past.”
Full professor in Public History
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- Thursday 19 JuneFree of charge, Lectures and seminars, Virtual event
Public history for contested and conflicting past(s)
Learn more - Thursday 19 JuneFree of charge, Lectures and seminars, Virtual event
The Lion’s Tools: Laying the Groundwork for Transformative Public History
Learn more - Wednesday 25 JuneConferences, Free of charge, In-person event
Confronting Decline (CONDE) – Challenges of Deindustrialization in European Societies since the 1970s
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