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Global history has become an increasingly common and successful way to study history over the last three decades. As this method increases in use, more attention has been paid to the historiography, theory and skills associated with doing global history. To date, research in global history has primarily come from the Anglo-American world. This series seeks to contribute European perspectives and critically assess European approaches in order to highlight the diversity of global histories and its historiography.

Published in association with the European Network in Universal and Global History, this series will provide an overview of current trends in global history research from across the European continent. Taking a non-Eurocentric approach and anchored in area studies, it will publish research on regions in and outside of Europe along with innovative historiographical studies critiquing the value and uses of global history and histories of globalization. Exploring ‘globalization-critical movements’ it will question who is doing what kind of globalization, and with what interests and goals? In doing so it seeks to demonstrate that there are many types of globalization being done in different ways. Contributing to the critical reflection of Eurocentrism in global history, it will position Europe within global processes, and critically assess European approaches to extra-European developments.