History, Sustainability and Society

Rijksuniversiteit Groningen

Could climate change have impacted the fall of the Roman Empire? How do societies historically cope with crises, such as flooding or warfare? How can we understand wealth disparities from a historical

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from €2,771

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Academic master

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Description

Contemporary societies face many crises that put the sustainability of our communities under strain. Because these sustainability crises often trace their roots back to the past, historians possess unique knowledge and skills to help develop solutions to these challenges in the fields of policy, applied research, and education at national and international levels. The Master's track History, Sustainability and Society (HSS) trains students who are passionate about seeking answers to contemporary societal crises of sustainability from a historical global perspective. Located at the heart of the Hanseatic city of Groningen, the second oldest university in the Netherlands, you will be taught by international colleagues from across the History Department. You will also have the opportunity to attend guest lectures and classes from related disciplines at the Faculty of Arts, for example, International Relations, Politics, and Arctic Studies. As an HSS student, you will follow the core course of the track 'Crises of Sustainability: Historical and Global Perspectives'. We will discuss the conditions that have created crises and undermined sustainability, ranging from the most recent glo