The last day of the 48. Deutscher Historikertag at Humboldt University in Berlin in 2010 saw members of the Jacobs University Bremen and the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science present their new approaches to analyse the global transfer of techniques of population control in the 20th century to a small academic audience.…

In his greetings on the occasion of the 48th German Historians´ Symposium, Klaus Wowereit, the Mayor of Berlin, says that this year`s motto “Beyond Borders” is giving the Symposium a “special Berlin ring” to it. Thus various historical border crossings are expected in the formerly divided city this year. Werner Plumpe´s foreword shows convincingly that…

48th German Historians´ Symposium to take place in Berlin from September, 28th -October, 1st 2010/ 75 subject-specific sections / 3000 participants / Opening ceremony with Chancellor Angela Merkel Berlin – a grand opening ceremony will start off the 48th German Historians´ Symposium in Berlin`s Congress Centre (BCC) on September, 28th 2010 (Tuesday, 18.30 hours). This…