Research Projects

The IISH conducts research in Project Clusters.

  • Global Labour Relations
  • Commodities, Environment and Labour
  • Social and Economic Inequality
  • Collective Action and Individual Strategies


This is an overview of the Research Projects within the four clusters.

Naval shipyards: Laboratories of capitalism

1 April 2019 14:01

Naval Shipyards in the Atlantic World as Centers of Innovation in Production, Administration and Labor Control (1720-1870)

  • Project lead: Pepijn Brandon
  • Project start: 2016
  • Grant: € 250,000 (€ 125,000 IISH) by NWO [VENI]
  • Partners: Free University Amsterdam

The Historical Dynamics of Industrialization in North-Western Europe and China, 1800-2010

1 April 2019 13:36
  • Project lead: Bas van Leeuwen
  • Project start: 2015
  • Grant: circa € 1,400,000 by European Research Council | ERC Starting Grant

Exploring the recent History of Labour Union Practices

16 February 2017 11:05
  • Projectleader: Matthias van Rossum
  • Junior researcher: Moira van Dijk
  • Student-assistants: Loran van Diepen, Rosa Kösters en Bob Scholte
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