Applied History in the Netherlands and Flanders

This contribution shifts the debate on ‘applied history’ from the archetypal question abouts terminology and definition (‘what’s in a name’) to its current context and potential (‘why it is here again, and why it is most probably here to stay’). Those advocating ‘applied history’ in the Netherlands and Flanders by and large agree on a shared endeavour to apply both historical skills and insights to contemporary societal debates. They thereby tend to promote long-term, comparative and out-of-the-box thinking to confront today’s (wicked) problems. In these endeavours they offer an alternative to... Mehr ...