Stichting Historie der Techniek

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Stichting Historie der Techniek Foundation for
the History of Technology
Tensions of Europe Technology and the Making of
20th Century Europe
Exploratory phase 2000-2004
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Stichting Historie der Techniek Foundation for
the History of Technology
Purpose of TOE phase I

• To bring together scholars working towards a
  new, integrated history of Europe, seen through
  the lens of technology
• To assess the state of the art through
  literature surveys along nine themes
• To develop a common research agenda

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Stichting Historie der Techniek Foundation for
the History of Technology

• Networking Europe
• Engineering Europe
• European Mobility
• Technology and the Rise of Consumer Society
• Colonialism, Decolonization and Development

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Stichting Historie der Techniek Foundation for
the History of Technology

• Agriculture and Food
• Narratives on the European City
• Information Systems and Technology in
  Organisations and Society
• Communication

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Stichting Historie der Techniek Foundation for
the History of Technology
Highlights and Achievements of TOE 1

• Extensive Network 200 scholars, 30
  institutions, over 20 countries.
• 26 workshops generating new perspectives on
  technologys role in the making of Europe
• Publications
• Budapest 2004

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Stichting Historie der Techniek Foundation for
the History of Technology
TOE First Plenary ConferenceCentral European
UniversityBudapest, HungaryMarch 18-21, 2004

• 150 Participants from 20 countries, including 22
  engaged in CE/EE
• Wide range of papers
• Desire to continue

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Stichting Historie der Techniek Foundation for
the History of Technology
Tensions of Europe In Transition 2004-2005

• Aims
• Strengthening the network
• Building a structure from letters of
  interest
• Raising funds
• Set up internationational collaborative research
  projects

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Stichting Historie der Techniek Foundation for
the History of Technology
Implementing the TransitionThe Transition
Committee

• A large group of about 40 people from diverse
  backgrounds
• To make decisions on the structure of TOE2
• Met April 22-23 2005 in Eindhoven

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Stichting Historie der Techniek Foundation for
the History of Technology
Inputs in Transition Process

• 97 letters of interest to date, representing 23
  countries, 150 projects, and 265 people
• Report by Working Committee
• Report by Johan Schot
• New website
• Plan for summerschool Ph.D students
• Plan for annual or bi-annual conference

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Stichting Historie der Techniek Foundation for
the History of Technology
Purpose of TOE 2?

• To research the role of technology in the making
  of Europe
• To create a stable supporting Network focussing
  on transnational history of Europe

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Stichting Historie der Techniek Foundation for
the History of Technology
Decisions by TC Committee

• 1) To create a network through conferences and
  summerschools
• First Conference in Finland April
• April 27-29, 2006
• First Summerschool July 2006 in Budapest (under
  discussion)

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Stichting Historie der Techniek Foundation for
the History of Technology
Decisions by TC Committee

• 2) To create smaller international collaborative
  research projects f.e.
• Bus in Europe
• Tourisms
• Large European Military projects
• Building European Infrastructures

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Stichting Historie der Techniek Foundation for
the History of Technology
Decisions by TC Committee
3) To maintain a project website see
www.histech.nl/tensions 4) To have a newsletter.
First one will come out Fall 2005
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Stichting Historie der Techniek Foundation for
the History of Technology
Decisions by TC Committee
5) To begin a process of working towards a
synthesis, e.g. a new history of Europe organize
workshop to discuss content of this history 6) To
explore further fundraising options, e.g.
Eurocore, COST and others
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Stichting Historie der Techniek Foundation for
the History of Technology
Transnational Infrastructures and the Rise of
Contemporary Europe www.tie-project.nl
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Stichting Historie der Techniek Foundation for
the History of Technology
Project set-up in NL 4 Ph.D projects (rail,
road, radio and electricity) 2 post-doc projects
3-5 years (social and cultural analyses of
infrastructures 1 synthetic project to write a
monograph
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Stichting Historie der Techniek Foundation for
the History of Technology
Collaborations with Arne Kaijser KTH,
Sweden Paul Edwards UM, USA Eda Kranakis UoO,
Canada Pascal Griset, UP, France Produce edited
volume
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Stichting Historie der Techniek Foundation for
the History of Technology
Transnational Infrastructures and the Rise of
Contemporary Europe www.tie-project.nl
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Strategy 4
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Strategy 4
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Strategy 5
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