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Matthias van Rossum is a professor at Radboud University, holding an endowed chair in Economical and Social Demographic History, and is affiliated with the Radboud Institute for Cultural History. He specializes in Global History, particularly focusing on Labour Colonialism. At the International Institute of Social History, which is part of the Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences, he works as a senior researcher. His academic interests include Global Labour History, Slavery, Colonialism, the Dutch East India Company, and Social History. He is currently involved in several significant research projects, including 'GLOBALISE', 'Resisting Enslavement', and 'Voices Enslavement'. He plays a significant role in exploring historical issues related to slavery and labor within a global context, coordinating networks, and databases dedicated to these subjects. He also contributes to teaching courses on forced migrations in global history.
Radboud University • Nijmegen, Netherlands
Endowed chair in Economical and Social Demographic History.
International Institute of Social History • Amsterdam, Netherlands
Researching topics related to labour colonialism and global history.
Applies to Research Master's in Linguistics and Communication Sciences (Centre for Language Studies/Department of Language and Communication).