Writing Conceptual Histories

Pasi Ihalainen is Academy of Finland Professor of Comparative European History at University of Jyväskylä, Finland.Jani Marjanen is University Lecturer in Political History at University of Helsinki, Finland.

This book is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in conceptual history. It provides clear, practical guidance on how to write conceptual history, filling a gap that has been missing in the field until now.

• Introduction, Pasi Ihalainen and Jani Marjanen (University of Jyväskylä and University of Helsinki, Finland)1. Approaches to conceptual history: From theory to practice, Jani Marjanen and Pasi Ihalainen (University of Jyväskylä and University of Helsinki, Finland) 2. Applying digital methods to long-term conceptual history of democracy, Hugo Bonin, Pasi Ihalainen and Zachris Haaparinne (University of Jyväskylä, Finland) 3. Studying the interlinked concepts of isms and ideology, Jussi Kurunmäki and Jani Marjanen (Södertörn University, Sweden and University of Helsinki, Finland) 4. Contextualizing science and technology from the perspective of conceptual history, Désirée Schauz (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany) 5. Debating human rights and universalism through conceptual history, Johan Strang and Linde Lindkvist (University of Helsinki, Finland, and Lund University, Sweden) 6. Deconstructing the use of compassion and other moral concepts in politics, Irène Herrmann (University of Geneva, Switzerland) 7. Working on visuals of sexual identities: Conceptual history beyond text, Sébastien Tremblay (Europa-Universität Flensburg, Germany) 8. Investigating multi-sited conceptual history: From the greenhouse effect to global warming and climate crisis, Pasi Ihalainen, Miina Kaarkoski, Jani Marjanen and Risto-Matti Matero (University of Jyväskylä, Finland) 9. Understanding declarations of crisis through rhetorical and temporal analysis, Helge Jordheim (University of Oslo, Norway) BibliographyGlossaryIndex