IHD @IntHistDip

Twitter account of the International History & Diplomacy research group. Retweets are not an endorsement. ihd.news North West, England Joined February 2016

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IHD @IntHistDip

2 years ago

Please note that our website, ihd.news, will soon cease to exist. Instead, visit bihg.ac.uk for information.

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ANNOUNCEMENT: The IHD research group has now joined with the British International History Group (@BIHGroup). We thank all of our conference participants & followers for their support. Please follow BIHG for events & discussions on international history. 🌍 #History #Diplomacy

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Dean Clay @DrDeanClay

2 years ago

…deflect their suspect working practices and also held deeply problematic views of Africans generally, referring to them as ‘black savages’ and considering them less “civilised” than white people. I should hopefully have an article coming out soon that unpacks this darker side!

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Dean Clay @DrDeanClay

2 years ago

…defeating Winston Churchill in the process. Shortly after his reelection in 1924, Morel suffered a fatal heart attack. He is often remembered as a great humanitarian and human rights activist for his work on the Congo issue. Yet Morel also worked alongside big business to…

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Dean Clay @DrDeanClay

2 years ago

…for breaching the Defence of the Realm Act and spent six months in Pentonville Prison, seriously damaging his health. After the war, Morel entered politics himself, joining the Independent Labour Party. In the 1922 general election, Morel won the second seat in Dundee…

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Dean Clay @DrDeanClay

2 years ago

…region was annexed, Morel shifted his focus to foreign policy and campaigned for neutrality in the run up to the First World War. Falling short in this aim, Morel cofounded the Union of Democratic Control to press for a more responsive foreign policy. He was later imprisoned…

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Dean Clay @DrDeanClay

2 years ago

…that contributed to the death of around 10 million Congolese. Alongside Sir Roger Casement and Liverpool businessman John Holt, Morel founded the Congo Reform Association to raise public awareness of the atrocities and influence foreign policy on the issue. Once the Congo…

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Dean Clay @DrDeanClay

2 years ago

Edmund Dene Morel, born #OnThisDay in 1873. A French-born journalist, activist, & MP, Morel came to prominence through his leadership of the Congo reform movement in Britain at the beginning of the 20th century. Morel worked to expose Leopold II’s brutal system in the Congo…(🧵)

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BIHG @BIHGroup

2 years ago

Join us at our 33rd annual conference (#BIHG2024), this time at @KingsCollegeLon! Our #callforpapers is open until Fri 18th July - please email [email protected] All aspects of #InternationalHistory are welcome. Registration link will be posted shortly. #twitterstorians

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Gaynor Johnson @gaynorhistorian

2 years ago

We are delighted to announce that the 32nd annual British International History Group Conference will take place at King’s College London from 5-6 September 2024. Please submit a 250 word abstract and a one-page CV by Sunday 30 June to: [email protected].

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IHD @IntHistDip

2 years ago

Check out this opinion piece from our own @DanielJFeather on ‘Secession in the air in the Western Cape’ - out now! Check it out #IHD

Dan Feather @DanielJFeather

2 years ago

Wrote an opinion piece on this which I am very grateful to the @CWRoundTable for publishing: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

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Dean Clay @DrDeanClay

2 years ago

Delighted that my article exploring the role of race (and racism) in the US relationship with the #CongoFreeState & subsequent ‘humanitarian’ reform movement is now available as first view with @jnlamstudies. Check it out here cambridge.org/core/journals/…

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IHD @IntHistDip

2 years ago

Time for the book launch for @DanielJFeather new book hosted at @LJMUhistory. Introduction provided by the always wonderful Prof Nick White

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The International History Review Journal @IntHistReview

3 years ago

🚨NEW ISSUE OF @IntHistReview PUBLISHED🚨 Looking at: ▶️🇬🇧policy to #Apartheid 🇿🇦 ▶️🇯🇵 as a non-nuclear weapon state ▶️🇦🇺 #ForeignPolicy under #GoughWhitlam ▶️🇬🇧consul in Iran during the #70s ▶️And much more... 🔗tandfonline.com/toc/rinh20/46/1 #OpenAccess @HistoryDarius

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Jack Sugden @j_sugden

3 years ago

Cool paper alert ⚠️ 📢 The evolution and emergence of fan activism by the great @jaludvigsen and @DrMarkTurner. Banging piece 👌

British Journal of Sociology @BJSociology

3 years ago

Read the new article by @DrMJTurner and @jaludvigsen which examines the political consciousness and long-term mobilisations of a generation of football supporter activists. #EarlyView in the #BJS➡️bit.ly/49CGCkw

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Darius Wainwright @HistoryDarius

3 years ago

AVAILABLE NOW! My piece for @IntHistReview on @BritishCouncil and #Iran in 1970s - shorturl.at/jnENW. I focus on the 1977 Festival of Britain - the factors driving the event, the exhibits, and organisers' approach. #ColdWar #softpower @BIHGroup @IntHistDip @UoBrisHistory

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Dean Clay @DrDeanClay

3 years ago

On this day in 1891, George Washington Williams died in Blackpool, UK. Williams was an US Civil War soldier, Baptist minister, politician, lawyer, journalist, and writer who, in the late 1880s, turned his interest to Europe and Africa to connect larger stories of global racism.

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IHD @IntHistDip

3 years ago

Following on from this, if you have a few minutes to spare, please complete this International Council for Sport Governance Survey - much appreciated! ljmu.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/international-…