Organisation profile
Organisation profile
The International Institute of Social History (IISH) examines how work and labour relations have developed globally over time. To support its research, IISH collects archives and data from all over the world.
IISH collects and analyses data on social and economic trends from 1500 onwards. Its aim is to study how inequality arises within and between societies.
IISH is one of the most prestigious institutes for social history research worldwide. It works with the Huygens Institute for Netherlands History and the Meertens Institute in the KNAW Humanities Cluster.
Management
- Lucassen, L. (Leo)
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Chains of Gains: Towards a Global Approach to the study of the benefits derived from commerce of enslaved Africans and slave-produced commodities
Ribeiro da Silva, F., 2026, The Asiento and the Transatlantic Trade of Enslaved Africans (circa 1580-1750): Trade Networks and Transnational connections. Herrero Sánchez, M., Orozco Cruz, J. & Cardim, P. (eds.). Brill, p. 123-153 (The Atlantic World; vol. 41).Research output: Chapter in book/volume › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Coin Circulation in the Bihar Fortress of Barharia, 1771
Lucassen, J. & Lingen, J., 2026, Money of the Masses: Copper Coin Production and Circulation in India 1500-1900. Manohar, p. 559-594 (Monetary History of India).Research output: Chapter in book/volume › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Copper Circulation in Northern India in 1830
Lucassen, J. & Lingen, J., 2026, Money of the Masses: Copper Coin Production and Circulation in India 1500-1900. Manohar, p. 621-656 (Monetary History of India).Research output: Chapter in book/volume › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Voices of Resistance: A Global Micro-Historical Approach to Enslavement across the Atlantic and Indian Ocean
van Rossum, M. (PI)
01/06/2024 → 31/05/2029
Project: Research
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Resisting Enslavement: A Global Historical Approach to Slavery in the Dutch Atlantic and Asian Empire (1620-1815)
van Rossum, M. (PI)
01/07/2023 → 30/06/2028
Project: Research
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The slavery related activities of the predecessors of Nationale Nederlanden
Go, S. (PI)
01/04/2023 → …
Project: Research
Datasets
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VOC transcriptions - GLOBALISE
Petram, L. (Supervisor), Koert, van, R. (Creator), Pepping, K. (Creator), Klut, S. (Creator), Maas, M. (Creator), Hids, M. (Creator), Bosse, A. (Supervisor), van Wissen, L. (Supervisor), Kuruppath, M. (Supervisor) & van Rossum, M. (Supervisor), IISH Dataverse, 07 Jul 2023
DOI: 10622/JCTCJ2, https://hdl.handle.net/10622/JCTCJ2
Dataset
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GLOBALISE - Early Modern Polities in the Dutch East India Company Archives (1600-1815)
Kuruppath, M. (Creator), Nijman, B. (Creator), van Rossum, M. (Creator), van Wissen, L. (Creator), Brink, F. (Creator), Pham, D. (Creator), Hids, M. (Creator), Berentzen, S. (Creator) & van den Berg, T. (Creator), IISH Dataverse, 09 Jul 2024
DOI: hdl:10622/SOS0KC, https://hdl.handle.net/10622/SOS0KC
Dataset
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Duchy of Brabant GIS Collection
Stapel, R. (Creator), IISH Dataverse, 2020
https://hdl.handle.net/10622/UOKBYL
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Prizes
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Amsterdam School of Historical Studies Valorisation Award
Stutje, K. (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards) › Academic
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Annual Social Justice Lecture
van der Linden, M. (Recipient), 02 Dec 2020
Prize: Other distinction › Academic
Activities
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Getting to know GLOBALISE workshop 1: Transcriptions and Accessing the Archives
Petram, L. (Speaker) & Warner, B. (Speaker)
03 Mar 2026 → 04 Mar 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Academic
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Launch new ESTA data & TIDES / documentary screening Slave Island
Konings, P. (Organiser) & van Duijvenvoorde, B. (Organiser)
12 Dec 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Workshop, seminar › Academic
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Reading Infrastructure Seasonally: An Exploration on Roads and Roadwork in Ming and Qing China
Mao, Y.-H. (Speaker)
12 Dec 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Academic
Press/Media
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Rusland is buitenlanders beu en maakt ze het dagelijks leven bijna onmogelijk
12/01/2026
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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