From its inception, the C²DH has decided to make the history of the Luxembourg financial centre one of its main research priorities. In this context, the 'FinLux' seminar is held on a monthly basis. It is a place for researchers to discuss ongoing research projects in banking and financial history in a broad sense. The fundamental theme of the seminars is a reflection on which topics, actors, sources, and methods can be used to write the history of the Luxembourg financial centre.
All sessions start at 18:00 sharp at the C²DH (Maison des Sciences humaines, 4th floor). The presentations this semester will be in either French or English. Please e-mail Benjamin Zenner in case you wish to participate.
Schedule for the spring term of 2018
30 January 2018
«The Watchdog That Didn't Bark» - de Clearstream à Luxleaks
by Laurent Schmit (journalist at reporter.lu)
20 February 2018
Offshore governmentality: The strategies, practices, and logic of Luxembourg's state-finance complex
by Samuel Weeks (University of California, Los Angeles)
20 March 2018
Convergence, concurrence, harmonisation - analyse comparative de la fiscalité Be-Ne-Lux (1945-1992)
by Elena Danescu (C²DH)
24 April 2018
La création de La Luxembourgeoise: entre affairisme, politique et nationalisme (patriotisme)
by Paul Zahlen (C²DH)
29 May 2018
Banking the Future and the Future of Banking: Why East and West German Savings Banks entered the Digital Age
by Martin Schmitt (ZFF-Potsdam)