Social History; First World War; Humanitarian Diplomacy; Total War; Transnational; Militarisation; Neutrality; Cultural History; Enemy Aliens; Migration; Brutalisation; Switzerland; Economic History; Legal History
Rossfeld Roman (2015), «Abgedrehte Kupferwaren»: Kriegsmaterialexporte der schweizerischen Uhren-, Metall- und Maschinenindustrie im Ersten Weltkrieg, in
Jahrbuch für Wirtschaftsgeschichte, 56(Heft 2), 515-551.
Rossfeld Roman (2015), «Schweigen ist Gold»: Kriegsmaterialexporte der schweizerischen Uhren-, Metall- und Maschinenindustrie im Ersten Weltkrieg, in Jaun Rudolf, Picaud-Monnerat Sandrine, Wettstein Adrian, Olsansky Michael (ed.), 292-313.
Segesser Daniel Marc (2015), «What glory is there in killing wretched fugitives?» Humanitäres Engagement und entgrenzte Gewalt auf dem Balkan 1875–1915, in Becker Frank (ed.), 125-144.
Segesser Daniel Marc (2015), Die globale Dimension des Ersten Weltkriegs, in Degen Bernard, Richers Julia (ed.), 35-41.
Herrmann Irène (2015), Gustave Ador, in
1914-1918-online. International Encyclopedia of the First World War, Online Publikation(Online Pub), ---.
Herrmann Irène, Palmieri Daniel (2015), International Committee of the Red Cross, in
1914-1918-online. International Encyclopedia of the First World War, online Publikation(online Pub), ---.
Weber Florian (2015), Société Suisse de Surveillance Economique (SSS), in
1914-1918-online: International Encyclopedia of the First World War, Online Publikation(Online Pub), ---.
Schneider Oliver (2015), Vollmachtenregime, in
1914-1918-online: International Encyclopedia of the First World War, Online Publikation(Online Pub), ---.
Weber Florian (2015), Wirtschaftsdiplomatie im Totalen Krieg. Die Swiss Mission in den USA 1917, in
Jahrbuch für Wirtschaftsgeschichte, 56(Heft 2), 553-585.
Rossfeld Roman (2014), «Rechte hat nur, wer Kraft hat»: Anmerkungen zur Schweizer Wirtschaft im Ersten Weltkrieg, in Kury Patrick, Rossfeld Roman, Buomberger Thomas (ed.), 144-171.
Meier Maria (2014), «Wo die Not am grössten…». Die Versorgungskrise in der Schweiz während des Ersten Weltkrieges im Spiegel zeitgenössischer Karikaturen, in Müller Angela, Rauh Felix (ed.), 53-73.
Rossfeld Roman, Kury Patrick, Buomberger Thomas (ed.) (2014),
14/18: Die Schweiz und der Grosse Krieg.
Rossfeld Roman , Buomberger Thomas, Kury Patrick (ed.) (2014),
14/18: La Suisse et la Grande Guerre.
Segesser Daniel Marc (2014), Controversy: Total War, in
1914-1918-online: International Encyclopedia of the First World War, Online Publikation(Online Pub), ---.
Segesser Daniel Marc (2014), Der Erste Weltkrieg: Ein totaler Krieg in globaler Perspektive?, in Karner Stefan , Lesiak Philipp (ed.), 23-42.
Tanner Jakob (2014), Die Schweiz im Grossen Krieg. Plädoyer für eine transnationale Geschichte, in Rossfeld Roman, Kury Patrick , Buomberger Thomas (ed.), 8-17.
Tanner Jakob (2014), Die Zeit der grossen Neugierde. Über das «Neue» vor dem Ersten Weltkrieg (Gespräch mit Ruth Dreifuss), in Zweifel Stefan, Steiner Juri (ed.), 14-18.
Schneider Oliver (2014), Diktatur der Bürokratie? Das Vollmachtenregimes des Bundesrates im Ersten Weltkrieg, in Kury Patrick, Buomberger Thomas, Rossfeld Roman (ed.), 48-71.
Segesser Daniel Marc (2014), Grenzen militärischer Ehre und Pflichterfüllung: Die Rechtferti¬gungsmuster der Wehrmachtsführung in den Nürnberger Kriegsverbrecherprozessen, in Zimmermann John , Ludwig Ulrike , Pöhlmann Markus (ed.), 177-187.
Segesser Daniel Marc (2014), Grosser Krieg – Globaler Krieg – Totaler Krieg: Der Blick hinter die Kulissen des Ersten Weltkrieges, in Schallaburg Kulturbetriebs GmbH (ed.), 194-199.
Segesser Daniel Marc (2014), Im Schatten des totalen Krieges: Die Region von Lüttich in den Grenzverteidigungsplanungen des belgischen Militärs (1900–1940), in Quadflieg Peter M. , Rass Christoph (ed.), 14-35.
Segesser Daniel Marc (2014), Kriegsverbrechen? Die österreichisch-ungarischen Operationen des August 1914 in Serbien in Wahrnehmung und Vergleich, in Wedrac Stefan , Dornik Wolfram, Walleczek-Fritz Julia (ed.), 213-233.
Herrmann Irène, Cotter Cédric (2014), Les dynamiques de la rhétorique humanitaire: Suisse, Etats-Unis, autres neutres, in
Relations internationales: revue trimestreille d’histoire, 159(4), 49-67.
Tanner Jakob (2014), Opposition in der Schweiz, in Braunschweig Sabine (ed.), 219-230.
Cotter Cédric, Herrmann Irène (2014), Quand secourir sert à se protéger. La Suisse et les oeuvres humanitaires, in Buomberger Thomas, Rossfeld Roman, Kury Patrick (ed.), 240-265.
Segesser Daniel Marc (2014), Verrechtlichung des Krieges? Völkerrechtliche Konventionen und das Ius in Bello im Vorfeld und zu Beginn des Ersten Weltkrieges, in Grossmann Johannes, Angelow Jürgen (ed.), 57-68.
Segesser Daniel Marc (2014), Zwischen Misstrauen und humanitärem Engagement: Völkerrecht, das Recht im Krieg und das Internationale Komitee vom Roten Kreuz, in Schallaburg Kulturbetriebs GmbH (ed.), 322-329.
Segesser Daniel Marc (2013), Kampf der Tatbestände: Die internationale wissenschaftliche Debatte zum Zuständigkeitsbereich eines neu zu schaffenden internationalen Strafgerichtshofes 1919-1937, in
Zeitschrift für Neuere Rechtsgeschichte, 35, 209-220.
Segesser Daniel Marc (2013), Lager und Recht – Recht im Lager: Die Internierung von Kriegsgefangenen und Zivilisten in rechtshistorischer Perspektive von der Aufklärung bis zur Gegenwart, in Thiel Jens , Jahr Christoph (ed.), 38-53.
Segesser Daniel Marc (2013), Nicht kriegführend, aber doch Teil eines globalen Krieges: Perspektiven auf die transnationalen Verflechtungen der Schweiz im Ersten Weltkrieg, in
Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Geschichte, 63(3), 364-381.
Schneider Oliver (2013), Von Knüppelgardisten, Revolutionshelden und Radaubrüdern. Die Luzerner Bürgerwehren nach dem Landesstreik 1918, in
Geschichte Kultur Gesellschaft. Jahrbuch der Historischen Gesellschaft Luzern, 31, 63-84.
Rossfeld Roman (2013), Vorwort zum Themenschwerpunkt, in
Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Geschichte, 63(3), 337-342.
Segesser Daniel Marc (2012), «It is the duty of honest men to denounce cruelties in wartime»: A Comparison of the Reaction of Lawyers, Criminologists and Academics to the Atrocities Committed in Serbia, Belgium and France in 1914, in De Koster Margo Hervé Leuwers Dirk Luyten Xavier Rousseaux (ed.), 337-353.
Segesser Daniel Marc (2012),
Der Erste Weltkrieg in globaler Perspektive.
The start of the First World War on 1 August 1914 marked the end of the “long 19th century”. The following four years of war triggered the lasting transformation of modern, capitalist industrial societies and political systems; tendencies which had emerged in the decades around the turn of the century took hold and established themselves. Unlike the many other countries which suffered millions of casualties, Switzerland was not drawn into the conflict and succeeded in holding on to the concept of integral neutrality for the entire duration of the war. Nonetheless, in view of the many and diverse exchange processes that took place between Switzerland and the belligerent countries, the war also had a decisive impact on the Swiss nation. Although no armed conflict ever took place within the Swiss borders, the “battles of material” and totalisation of the war abroad led in Switzerland to the impoverishment of wide sections of the population and increasingly rapid social polarization and disintegration, culminating in the general strike in 1918. Despite the fact that the impact of the war continued to affect and shape Swiss politics, business and culture for decades to come and played a decisive role in the country’s further development, the history of Switzerland in the First World War has never been studied in detail. This Sinergia project - consisting of three sub-projects comprising two dissertations each - focuses on how experiences and expectations changed dynamically during the war; it examines the diverse exchange and interaction processes between Switzerland and the belligerent countries and explores what scope for action a small, neutral country actually had. Based on a transnational perspective, these issues will be analysed in three, closely connected research projects: (A) the significance of “enemy aliens”, migration and the mobilization of people and goods in the war; (B) the impact of the war on political decision-making processes, democratic institutions and the (increasingly limited) political participation; and (C) the relationship between brutalisation, militarization and humanitarian diplomacy, which played an important role with regard to the country’s neutrality, which was regularly called into question. The aim of this research project is to make a fundamental contribution to a transnational history of the First World War, which is inspired by the recent methodological approaches of cultural history, as well as providing a comprehensive contribution to filling one of the most neglected, yet exceptionally rich research fields in the history of Switzerland in the 20th century. The focus on the integration of political, economic, legal and social aspects in the individual sub-projects, combined with a transnational perspective, gives this project a unique standing in the context of international research. The timing for the submission of this project is excellent: the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War will be marked in 2014, which will ensure that the project and its scientific findings can be seamlessly integrated in international research as well as serving to facilitate interaction and exchange with other research projects, thus strengthening and highlighting the transnational aspect of this project.