Social Reform International Congresses and Organizations (1846–1914): From Sources to Data

Christophe Verbruggen; Florian Deroo; Hans Blomme; Thomas D’haeninck; Amandine Thiry; Lisa van Diem; Jan Vandersmissen; Eline Mestdagh; Bo Billiet; Judith Wolff; Sally Chambers; Pieterjan De Potter; Julie Carlier; Carmen Van Praet; Chris Leonards; Nico Randeraad

doi:10.5334/johd.69

Abstract

TIC-Collaborative was a collaborative digital humanities project that focused on transnational intellectual cooperation (TIC) in the long nineteenth century, in particular on transnational connections in the field of social reform. The dataset contains information on over 1650 international congresses and 450 organizations and conference series related to the social question. The project focussed on the Low Countries and a selection of reform areas.

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Social Reform International Congresses and Organizations (1846–1914): From Sources to Data

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