Modern International and Transnational History (master)

Master Thesis in Modern International and Transnational History

Here you will find all the relevant information about the master thesis in Modern International and Transnational History, including an overview of our supervisors, their field of research and suggested topics.

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Applying for a Supervisor

The master��s thesis is an individual research paper from the thematic field of international and transnational history. The purpose of the thesis is to pursue an independent research project. Students apply for a supervisor from the department in their second?semester and discuss possible topics as part of this application process. It should depart from a clear research question, pursue a coherent argument and rest on profound empirical and multi-archival research as well as the use of advanced historiographical methodology.

All students will apply for an academic supervisor in beginning of the second semester. You can follow the link to apply for a supervisor. The application deadline is mid-February. Detailed information about the deadline will be given in due time.?

All MITRA-students are entitled to a supervisor and will get one assigned?after the?process of application. Please note that the supervisor has to be formally assigned by the department?before this is final.

The use of a possible?assistant supervisor has to be discussed and approved by the principal supervisor, who will send the request to the student advisor for approval by the Head of the Department.

The department of Archaeology, Conservation and History (IAKH)?is divided into?academic research- and teaching groups. Your principal supervisor will be from the academic staff at IAKH.

MITRA Supervisors
Field of Research	Suggested topics for MITRA4095	Name
Contemporary European History Facism as a National and Transnational Phenomenon Radical Right Wing Movements, Parties and Think Thanks in Europe? from 1920 to Present Day. Democratic Processes and Constitutionalism European History of Political Ideas and Political Parties Italian History and Politics	- C-REX, Center for research on Extremism - Fascism, right-wing radicalism and extremism. Threats to the liberal democratic system in Europe before and after 1945	Elisabetta Cassina Wolff
Economic History in Europe Economic Politics Buisness History Banking and Monetary History	The History of Statoil, 1972 - 2022	Einar Lie
Research interests Twentieth-century US foreign relations. The history of nuclear weapons and arms control. Cold War international history. ? MA theses must be written in English.	Suggested topics?	James Cameron
Norwegian and International Contemporary History? Norwegian modern history Nordic foreign policy Nordic security policy (NATO) Conflict resolution and peace building International relations	?	Ada Nissen Will not take on new students spring 2026
Economic and social history, business history and global history 1650-1940 Natural resources Mining Education (human capital) Technology and innovation	Suggested topics	Kristin Ranestad
Contemporary International History The Middle East Politics of World powers Foreign Policy The Politics of Peace in Norway ?	? - Dangerous Liaisons. The Triangular Drama Between the United States, Israel and Iran, 1953-1984 ?	Hilde Henriksen Waage
Modern and Contemporary International and Transnational History Humanitarianism ? Internationalism and International Organizations (Social) Human Rights Global Social Policy Working Conditions and Labour History?	- The History of Humanitarianism - The History of Internationalism and International Organizations	Daniel Maul
International contemporary history Civil Societies Humanitarian aid and international organizations South Asian contemporary political history?	?	Sunniva Engh Will not take on new students spring 2026
Contemporary History The Middle East Nationalism Social and Cultural History Material History	- Nationalisms, Colonialism, and Revolutions - Social Movements and the Question of Citizenship - Culture in the Age of Globalization	Toufoul Abou-Hodeib ?
Contemporary European History International Legal History Social, Economic, and Labour History History of World War II Holocaust & Genocide studies	- Observing Europe's Reunification, Media Histories & the End of the World of Print, History of and in International Law ?	Kim Christian Priemel
Contemporary History International and Transnational History Economy and Buisness History Fashion History Colonialism and Imperialism	- Consumption Societies in Modern History (19th and 20th centuries): -Nordic Branding. -The history of labor, value creation, and retail in the garment and fashion industries -The history of global firms, with a focus on the creative industries -The history of capitalism in the Belgian Congo colony	Veronique Pouillard
European history History of intellectual property law History of knowledge History of the book Media history History of science and technology	The History of Intellectual Property	Marius Buning
European History in the 20th Century Popular Culture in the West 1880 - 2000 British History Culture and Social History Social Science History	- Popular Culture and Social Relations in the 20th Century - The Production of Culture in the 20th Century - Visions of the city: the rise and fall of social housing/gentrification/the making of the ��creative city�� - Youth: its classification, governance and experience - Creative Labour: work in twentieth-century cultural industries	Klaus Nathaus
Cultural and Political History Focus on the 19th century Polar history Tourism and expedition history Northern Norway, Japan Museums and collections, use of history	Suggested topics	Ulrike Spring
Modern European History Cold War Studies Consumer Cultures and the History of Food European Facism The Sixties in Europe World War II and the Holocaust Colonialism and Genocide	- How the Pizza came to Norway: The Global Travelling of an Ethnic Suisine - Borrowing from Hitler and Mussolini? Fascism in Norway - Voices from the Sand: An Oral History of the North African Campaign 1940	Patrick Bernhard
Modern and Contemporary History The politics of Nordic exceptionalism Reimaging Nordic pasts: History and memory The history of Norwegian students abroad The history of Nordic feminism	Suggested topics	Eirinn Larsen
Modern Global History ?Political cultures in Latin America and the Caribbean Transatlantic migrations Comparative social history (esp. marriage)	- Scandinavians in Latin America - Long-term effects of colonialism - Indigenous groups and the state	Steinar Andreas S?ther Steinar is on leave from 1 Jan ?25 to 31 Dec ?27 and will not be able to supervise new master students now
Migration history Mobility studies Middle East history Ottoman history World history in the 19th and early 20th centuries Connected to:? History of Capitalism Stampa migrante: periodicals of the Italian community of Egypt, 1892-1940	Migration & Mobility Technology and Urban History Port-cities Transnational flows of goods ? ?	Lucia Carminati
Modern Environmental History Environment and Health International Environmental History Social, cultural, environmental, and medical history of modern Russia and the Soviet Union History of Science History of Urban Planning and Architecture	Disease and Health in the Age of the Anthropocene, 1800-2000? The Great Acceleration: International Organisations and the Environment	Johanna Conterio
Norwegian and Transnational History? Labor movement from the Russian Revolution to the Cold War Propaganda during the World Wars and the Cold War Transatlantic activist networks during and after World War II	?	Eirik Wig Sundvall
Transnational history and labor history The Nordic region and its international entanglements with emphasis on?20^th century history, particularly after 1930, and includes both Nordic and North American history.	Scandinavian-American responses to the creation of the Scandinavian ��middle way�� of the 1930s Cooperation between Nordic labor movements during capital market deregulation in the 1980s Multiculturalism in Canada and Sweden �C comparisons, contacts, and conflicts Nordic expertise in the OECD and its international impact	Byron Rom-Jensen
PRIO - Peace Research Institute Oslo	- Research at PRIO	Stein T?nnesson and ?ystein Rolandsen m. fl.

Ethical Guidlines and Supervision Agreement

Ethical guidelines for supervision at UiO
Supervision agreement (see agreement for rights and obligations )?(choose "Mal for veiledningskontrakt?(engelsk)" )
Guidelines for Research Ethics in the Social Sciences, Humanities, Law and Theology

Formal Requirements

The thesis has to?have a foreword/preface. ?
The thesis must be between 40 and?50 pages, including footnotes. ?
The following items?are not included in the page count:
- abstract
- foreword
- table of content
- bibliography
- attachments
The thesis must?have a minimum font size 12, good margins and 1.5 line spacing.

Front page

Semester (spring / autumn), year
Title (and subtitle)
Name
Master's thesis Modern International and Transnational History, Department of Archaeology, Conservation and History, University of Oslo

Use of Sources, Citations and Referencing

Handing in your Thesis

NB! Remember the compulsory assignment, see?MITRA4095 �C Master's thesis in Modern International and Transnational History

To-do-list when submitting your thesis:

1.?

It is compulsory?to fill out the submission form? (english). We strongly recommend you to fill in the submission form before you hand in the thesis.
convert your thesis to a PDF-file before handing it in. How to make a PDF from a document.
More information about submission, templates, copyright etc.?

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