National movements and Intermediary Structures in Europe

National movements and Intermediary Structures in Europe (NISE)

NISE is an international platform for research and heritage on national movements in Europe. It brings together researchers and research and cultural heritage institutions that are working on the study of nationalism in Europe from the eighteenth century to today. Our mission is to facilitate and stimulate exchange and collaborations across countries, disciplines and the scientific and cultural heritage sector.

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Conference 2024: Nationalism and Tourism

Tourism as a social and cultural phenomenon since the nineteenth century has not only been a recreational practice or the opportunity to see unseen places, but also a tool for the realization of political interests. The 2024 conference, held on 15-16 May in Vilnius at the premises of the Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania, will further explore the intricate relationship between tourism, leisure and nationalism.

Conference presentation

Tourism as a social and cultural phenomenon since the nineteenth century has not only been a recreational practice or the opportunity to see unseen places, but also a tool for the realization of political interests.

Due to industrialization and the development of railroad networks in Europe in the nineteenth century, travel became faster and more frequent. Travel became cheaper and more comfortable and allowed a much larger segment of the population to participate in leisure activities.

NISE Essay 9 Published

New publication in the NISE-Essay Series: Marta Filipová 'Designing national pavilions and nations: Czechoslovakia and Bat'a at interwar exhibitions'.

Recap: NISE-Lecture 2023

Last Friday, 10 November, the prestigious Nottebohm room in Antwerp appeared full on an event that attracted historians, academics, researches, people from the cultural and the education sectors and many others.

NISE Award Winner 2023

Tim van Gerven wins the NISE Award 2023

The price, worth 1000€, was given to Tim van Gerven for his thesis “Scandinavism. Overlapping and Competing Identities in the Nordic World 1770 – 1919”.
His thesis got the unanimous vote of the jury as the best competing thesis for the price.
NISE thanks all the participants for their time and effort!