Welcome to the Peace History Podcast!

Today is 12 October 2025. Did you know that the 12th of October is celebrated each year as Freethought Day? This day honors the value of independent thinking, and today, we’re excited to take you on a journey beyond just words. Our guest today is Maria Kyveli Mavrokordopoulou from the Vrije Universiteit (VU) in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, who is passionate about how peace movements expressed themselves through art exhibitions.

One of her remarkable projects is the “Atomic Age” exhibition at the Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris, which was on display from 11 October 2024 to 9 February 2025, and we as a team were able to visit last fall. If you’re a fan of art and support anti-nuclear protest, this is definitely a must-listen podcast. Stay with us and see you on the next episode!

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Welcome to the Peace History Podcast!

As promised, we’ll meet on the 12th of each month. Today is 12 September 2025. Did you know that this date is also observed as the United Nations South-South Cooperation Day? In this episode, we’ll explore how peace movements developed in the global South, with a special focus on China. Our guest today is Elisabeth Forster from the University of Southampton, UK, who studies the history of peace concepts in nationalist and communist China. If you’re interested in China and Just War theory, this podcast is perfect for you. Thank you for listening, and until the next episode! 

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Welcome to the Peace History Podcast! We’re thrilled to bring you our newest episode today, 12 August 2025. Did you know that the 12th of August is celebrated as International Youth Day? In this episode, we’re delighted to introduce you to Francisca de Haan, our guest, and her fascinating research on women in peace movements. Francisca de Haan is a Professor Emerita of Gender Studies and History at the Central European University (CEU) in Vienna, and she also serves as a Fellow at the International Institute of Social History (IISH) in Amsterdam. If you’re curious about the stories of women throughout history, you’re in the right place. Stay with us and until the next episode! Please visit our website for more of our activities https://peace.lucdh.eu/

Welcome to the Peace History Podcast! Today is 12 July 2025, and we’re excited to share our very first episode with you. Did you know that the 12th of July is celebrated as the International Day of Hope? We’re delighted to bring you our own engaging stories about ongoing research on peace movements and decolonization through this podcast. In this episode, we would like to introduce ourselves and our topics. Stay with us and until the next episode! See our other activities at https://peace.lucdh.eu/