The COLVET project held its inaugural workshop in Maynooth on April 02 2025. This hybrid event brought together scholars from across different geographical and temporal contexts of veteran history to explore New Directions in Veteran History. With participants from four different continents, we had a rich and enlightening comparative discussion that spoke to the project’s key themes and modelled the kind of global history it seeks to facilitate.
The full schedule can be seen here:
A particular highlight was our keynote from Dr Jelena Đureinović exploring transnational entanglements in veteran policy and politics in the decolonising world. It spoke to the project’s broader interest in tying veteran histories from different parts of the globe together.
The event was a great success and will surely pave the way for future collaborations between the COLVET team, participants and attendees.