Welcome
Welcome to the Pierre du Bois Foundation created in 2008, in accordance with the wishes of Pierre du Bois, who outlined its objectives long ago: to stimulate research in current history and to support researchers and students in this field.
The Annual Pierre du Bois Conference 2023
The Annual Pierre du Bois Conference 2023
Conference | New – 18-19 October 2023
The Annual Pierre du Bois Conference ‘Women and Children as Sites of Intervention, Past, Present, Future’ organized by the Graduate Institute in partnership with the Pierre du Bois Foundation took place at Maison de la Paix in Geneva from 18-19 October 2023 and was a great success. Professor Nicole Bourbonnais organized the conference. More information will follow shortly.
Papiers d’actualité / Current Affairs in Perspective
From Growing Irrelevance to Kingmaker, Carles Puigdemont’s Surprising Trajectory and Spain’s Uncertain Future after the July 23 General Election
New | Nouveau – No 8, October 2023
Emmanuel Dalle Mulle, Post-Doctoral Researcher at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid
2023 Pierre du Bois Prize
Amal Shahid won the Pierre du Bois Prize for her thesis
New | Graduation Ceremony -September, 2023
Amal Shahid’s PhD dissertation ‘The Political Economy of Famine Relief: Labour, Colonialism, and Public Works in
the North-Western Provinces of India, c. 1860-1920′ won the annual Pierre du Bois Prize awarded annually to the best doctoral thesis.
Learn more about the award-winning thesis
Activity Report 2021-2022
The 2021-2022 Activity Report
Activity Report I 2021-2022
Check out our latest activity report. Learn more about our activities (doctoral workshop and annual conference), supported projects, grants attributed, the Pierre du Bois annual prize, and discover our research associates.