In a project supported by the Austrian Science Fund FWF, historians from the University of Vienna explored the everyday life of development-aid staff at the time of the East-West confrontation, thereby making an essential contribution to the global history of development policy. Continue reading “Development policy during the Cold War”
Systematic controls were carried out at the Habsburg Empire’s border with the Ottoman Empire as far back as the 18th century. Combined with the mobility control of Ottoman migrants, they were key features of Habsburg population policy. The development of this policy is currently being studied with the support of the Austrian Science Fund FWF. Continue reading “Migration and border security in the Habsburg Empire”
Inheritance practices have had a significant influence on the development of a rural society. However, the fact that this influence was not as strong as previously assumed is demonstrated by a historical socio-scientific research project funded by the Austrian Science Fund FWF. Continue reading “Property transfer influences – or not?”