Institute of Intellectual History

Description

Established in 2013, the Institute of Intellectual History serves as a focal point for intellectual history enthusiasts, both within the University of St Andrews and externally. The Institute's activities include:

• Carrying out research in intellectual history globally, spanning from ancient to contemporary periods.
• Democratising knowledge, linking ideas with policy, exploring marginal ideas, and advocating for sustainability and conservation.
• Hosting seminars and conferences featuring preeminent scholars in the field.
• Collecting and conserving works from influential intellectual historians and scholars.
• Collaborating with fellow institutions and scholars globally.
• Editing the journals 'History of European Ideas' and 'Global Intellectual History'.
• Providing instruction for the MLitt programme in Intellectual History.
• Promoting research at the doctoral level within the field of intellectual history.
• Presenting the annual István Hont Book Prize for exceptional publications in intellectual history.

Offers funding

No, this infrastructure does not provide funding.

Founding year

2013

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University of St Andrews
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