Oslo Contemporary International History Network

The Oslo Contemporary International History Network (OCIHN) brings together early-career researchers with established scholars in their fields. The network has three main objectives. It seeks to to stimulate reflections upon the subject of contemporary international history and increase our understanding of important historical processes of the twentieth century. It aims at supporting the publishing activities of the early-career scholars. And finally, it aims at further qualifying women to academic careers. 

The main activity of the network is its annual conference. In August 2010, the network met to its first conference 'International Organizations and Institutions: Past Experiences and Future Prospects' in Oslo. In August 2011, the network met in Trondheim to the conference 'Age of Extremes: Economic Stability and Crises in the Twentieth Century'. In August 2012, the network will meet in Bergen. 

The seminars have open sessions with general discussions, and closed working sessions where we discuss draft articles or book chapters presented by the early career researchers. Pod casts of the plenary sessions are linked from the seminar programs.

OCIHN was established in order to meet some of the criticisms of the report commissioned by the Research Council of Norway (RCN) which evaluated the quality of historical research carried out at Norway’s four main universities and four of the university colleges. The project is funded by the RCN. More about the network and the RCN evaluation report.