History of Politics and Society

The Master’s programme in History of Politics and Society provides insight into the historical roots of today's major political and societal issues. Students will be trained to become historians and future advisors and policymakers who help to resolve challenges at the forefront of the political and social agenda.

In this Master's programme you will study the historical development of democracy, civil society and economic inequality, as well as the interaction between politics and policies in an international comparative perspective. The programme focuses largely on 19th through 21st century topics and has an interdisciplinary approach: you will combine historical research with concepts and explanations derived from the social sciences. You will also gain practical experience with contemporary institutions as part of the Community Engaged Learning approach in our flagship course 'Politics in the Hague' and more generally through our internship programme.

This programme offers an English track and a Dutch track. The modules offered in these tracks are the same – only the language of instruction differs.