About GRACEH

The GRACEH (Graduate Conference in European History) series was launched in Budapest in 2007 and is co-organized since 2010 by Central European University, the European University Institute, University of Vienna, and the University of Oxford. The conference is hosted annually by one of these institutions.

The central aim of GRACEH is to create a network of graduate students and early career researchers in the field of European history, covering topics that range from the early modern period to the recent past. It functions as a platform for historiographical, methodological, and theoretical discussion among peers and senior academics. Participants are encouraged to share their research within the framework of the conference topic.

Previous GRACEH Conferences

Budapest (2007): New Histories of Politics

Berlin (2008): Ruptures and Continuities in Modern European History

Florence (2009): Migration and Movement in European History

Budapest (2010): Biography and Identity

Florence (2011): Transfers and demarcations

Vienna (2012): Transformation in European history

Budapest (2013): Historians in Space

Florence (2014): The State in European History

Vienna (2015): Crisis and Solidarity in European History

Budapest (2016): Resilience, Restoration, Revival

Florence (2017): Beyond Established Narratives

Vienna (2018): People and Ideas on the Move

Budapest (2019): Negotiating Hierarchies

Florence (2020): Adjusting the Focus

Vienna (2021): Motions of Knowledge – Knowledge in Motion

Oxford (2022): Nature, Culture, History

Vienna (2023): Voices Heard and Unheard

Florence (2024): Sensational Events