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.

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.

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Papiers d’actualité / Current Affairs in Perspective

Politicisation of Young Tibetans in Canada

New | Nouveau – No 7, September 2023

Anne-Sophie Bentz,  Associate Professor in South Asian History

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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 will take place at Maison de la Paix in Geneva from 18-19 October 2023. Professor Nicole Bourbonnais organizes the conference.

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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.

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