Introducing CRHIA
The Center for Research in International and Atlantic History (UR 1163 – Nantes University and La Rochelle University) is one of the major historical research centers in Western France, accredited by the Ministry of Higher Education and Research under the 2021–2026 five-year contract.
Our laboratory brings together researchers in ancient history, medieval history, modern history, contemporary history, literature, and languages. In total, it includes 132 members (46 tenured faculty members, 9 emeritus professors, 1 postdoctoral researcher, 6 early-career doctors, 47 doctoral students, and 8 administrative and technical staff) as well as 114 affiliated researchers, all working around a common theme:
From the World to the Atlantic, and from the Atlantic to the World:
the processes, spaces and actors of international exchange
from antiquity to the present
Our global project for 2017-2021 relies on three main research themes:
Research theme 1
Flows of people, things and knowledge : connections and reconfigurations
Research theme 2
Rivalry and negociations : international relations, diplomacy and war
Research theme 3
The dynamics of Alterity : representations and governance of cultural and religious group
Finally, the CRHIA benefits from a double accreditation, the main academic institution is the University of Nantes and the secondary one is the University of La Rochelle.
CRHIA researchers coordinate several projects (at European, national or regional levels); as an example:
