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Prize of the German Historical Institute London
The Prize of the German Historical Institute London is awarded annually for an outstanding Ph.D. thesis on German history (submitted to a British or Irish university), British history (submitted to a German university), Anglo-German relations, or an Anglo-German comparative topic. The Prize is 1,000 Euros.
To be eligible a thesis must have been submitted to a British, Irish or German university after 31 August 2009. To apply, send one copy of the thesis with
- a one-page abstract,
- examiners' reports on the thesis,
- a brief CV,
- a declaration that the author will allow it to be considered for publication in the Institute's German-language series, and that the work will not be published before the judges have reached a final decision,
- a supervisor's reference
to reach the Director of the German Historical Institute London, 17 Bloomsbury Square, London WC1A 2NJ, by 18 September 2010.
The Prize will be presented on the occasion of the Institute's Annual Lecture (date to be confirmed).
Previous prize-winners are:
Jana Tschurenev for Imperial Experiments in Education: Monitorial Schooling in India, 1785-1835 submitted to the Humboldt-Universität Berlin.
Christiane Reinecke in 2008 for Grenzen der Freizügigkeit. Die Politik der Migrationskontrolle in Großbritannien und Deutschland, 1880–1930 submitted to the Humboldt-Universität Berlin.
Astrid Swenson in 2007 for Conceptualising Heritage in Nineteenth- and Early Twentieth Century France, Germany and England submitted to the University of Cambridge.
Michael Ledger-Lomas in 2006 for The Idea of Germany in Religious, Educational and Cultural Thought in England, c.1830-1865 submitted to the University of Cambridge.
Florian Altenhöner in 2005 for Kommunikation und Kontrolle: Gerüchte und städtische Öffentlichkeiten in Berlin und London 1914/1918 submitted to the Humboldt-Universität Berlin.
Christian Haase in 2004 for In Search of a European Settlement: The Königswinter Conference and West Germany - Allied Relations 1939-1973 submitted to the University of Oxford.
Kristin Anne Semmens in 2003 for Domestic Tourism in the Third Reich submitted to the University of Cambridge.
Jan Rüger in 2002 for Celebration of the Fleet in Britain and Germany, 1897-1914 submitted to the University of Cambridge.
Ulrike Lindner in 2001 for Politik - Gesundheitswesen - Patienten. Maßnahmen und Auswirkungen von Gesundheitspolitik in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland und in Großbritannien 1948-65 submitted to the University of Munich.
Nikolaus Braun in 2000 for Brudermord, Rebellion, Freiheitskrieg? Legitimieren und Handeln im Irischen Bürgerkrieg 1922-1923 submitted to the University of Munich.
Jörn Leonard in 1998 for Sprachmengerei und Begriffsverwirrung - Komparative Studien zur historischen Semantik von "Liberalismus" im 19. Jahrhundert: Frankreich, Deutschland, Italien und England im Vergleich submitted to the University of Heidelberg.
Lothar Reinermann in 1997 for Der Kaiser in England - Perzeption und Image Wilhelms II. in der britischen Öffentlichkeit 1888-1920/1 submitted to the University of Duisburg.
Martin Schaad in 1996 for Anglo-German relations during the formative years of the European community, 1955-1961 submitted to the University of Oxford.