Balzan-FRIAS Lecture: Patricia Clavin
Human Security and the History of Capitalism
How should we understand the relationship between societies’ economic and social security and their national security in a globalized world? This lecture explores the intertwined history of capitalism and international institutions in the twentieth century. It shows how, in the 1920s, 1940s, and 1990s, the search for peace and prosperity was shaped by ideas and practices that came to be known as ‘Positive’ or ‘Human Security’. By situating contemporary debates on ‘geo-economics’ within a longer historical perspective, the lecture offers a framework for understanding current tensions in the global order.
Balzan-FRIAS Lecture
When?
16 July 2026
16:15-18:00
Where?
FRIAS seminar room, Albertstraße 19, 79104 Freiburg
Open to
FRIAS Fellows
Members of the University of Freiburg
Contact
E-Mail: FRIAS Team Events
About the project
Designed and directed by Balzan laureate Jürgen Osterhammel in conjunction with Professor Stefanie Gänger (University of Heidelberg), the Balzan-FRIAS Project in Global History aims at probing the intellectual foundations of global history as it has developed internationally as a field of historical studies during the past three decades. The project, funded by the Balzan Foundation (Milano/Zürich) as part of the Balzan Prize awarded to Jürgen Osterhammel in 2018, is a comprehensive programme rather than a sharply focussed research project. It runs from 2019 to 2027 and is directed by Osterhammel in conjunction with Prof. Dr. Stefanie Gänger (Heidelberg), a global historian and specialist on Latin American history. The programme is now in its final phase.
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