Management Committee 2025-2027
Officers
Dulce Freire (President)
University of Coimbra, Portugal
Email | Website
Enikő Rüsz-Fogarasi (Vice-President)
Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Email | Website
Zsuzsanna Varga (Vice-President)
Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
Email | Website
Brigitte Semanek (Secretary)
Institute of Rural History, St. Pölten, Austria
Email | Website
Laurent Herment (Treasurer)
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Paris, France
Email | Website
Regional representatives of individual members
Christine Fertig (Central Europe)
University of Münster, Germany
Email | Website
Gesine Gerhard (non-European countries)
Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Email | Website
Aleksander Panjek (Southern Europe)
University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia
Email | Website
Vicente Pinilla (South-West Europe)
University of Zaragoza, Spain
Email | Website
Ewelina Szpak (Eastern Europe)
Tadeusz Manteuffel Institute of History, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
Email | Website
Martin Dackling (Scandinavia)
Lund University, Sweden
Email | Website
Erik Thoen (North-West Europe)
University of Ghent, Belgium
Email | Website
Representatives of institutional members
Martin Andersson (for Agrarian and Rural History, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences)
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
Email | Website
Eleni Beneki (for Historical Archives Department Piraeus Bank Group Cultural Foundation)
Piraeus Bank Group Cultural Foundation
Email | Website
Carlos Manuel Faísca (for Rural RePort - Rede de História Rural em Português)
University of Coimbra, Portugal
Email | Website
Ernst Langthaler (for Institute of Rural History)
Institute of Rural History and Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria
Email | Website
Gunter Mahlerwein (for Gesellschaft für Agrargeschichte)
Universität des Saarlandes, Germany
Email | Website
Peter Moser (for Archives of Rural History)
Archives of Rural History, Bern, Switzerland
Email | Website
Vicente Pinilla (for Sociedad Española de Historia Agraria)
University of Zaragoza, Spain
Email | Website
Tudor Salagean (for Transsylvanian Museum of Ethnography)
Transylvanian Museum of Ethnography
Email | Website
Karen Sayer (for British Agricultural History Society)
Leeds Trinity University, UK
Email | Website
Yves Segers (for Interfaculty Center for Agrarian History, Leuven University)
University of Leuven, Belgium
Email | Website
Martin Stuber (for Swiss Rural History Society)
Universität Bern, Switzerland
Email | Website
Piet van Cruyningen (for Dutch Society for Rural History)
University of Wageningen, Netherlands
Email | Website
Giacomo Zanibelli (for AgrHistory Lab - Progressus Study Center)
Università degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II", Italy
Email | Website
Further MC members
Gérard Béaur (President 2019-2022)
L'École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris, France
Email | Website
Rosa Congost (President 2015-2017)
University of Girona, Spain
Email | Website
Richard Hoyle (President 2010-2015)
University of Reading, United Kingdom
Email | Website
Patrick Svensson (President 2022-2023)
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
Email | Website
Leen Van Molle (President 2017-2019)
University of Leuven, Belgium
Email | Website
Management Committee 2023-2025
Officers
Enikő Rüsz-Fogarasi (President)
Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Email | Website
Dulce Freire (Vice-President)
University of Coimbra, Portugal
Email | Website
Zsuzsanna Varga (Vice-President)
Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
Email | Website
Brigitte Semanek (Secretary)
Institute of Rural History, St. Pölten, Austria
Email | Website
Laurent Herment (Treasurer)
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Paris, France
Email | Website
Regional representatives of individual members
Christine Fertig (Central Europe)
University of Münster, Germany
Email | Website
Gesine Gerhard (non-European countries)
Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Email | Website
Aleksander Panjek (Southern Europe)
University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia
Email | Website
Vicente Pinilla (South-West Europe)
University of Zaragoza, Spain
Email | Website
Tudor Salagean (Eastern Europe)
Transsylvanian Museum of Ethnography, Romania
Email | Website
Patrick Svensson (Scandinavia)
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
Email | Website
Erik Thoen (North-West Europe)
University of Ghent, Belgium
Email | Website
Representatives of institutional members
Martin Andersson (for Agrarian and Rural History, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences)
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
Email | Website
Eleni Beneki (for Historical Archives Department Piraeus Bank Group Cultural Foundation)
Piraeus Bank Group Cultural Foundation
Email | Website
Carlos Manuel Faísca (for Rural RePort - Rede de História Rural em Português)
University of Coimbra, Portugal
Email | Website
Ernst Langthaler (for Institute of Rural History)
Institute of Rural History and Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria
Email | Website
Gunter Mahlerwein (for Gesellschaft für Agrargeschichte)
Universität des Saarlandes, Germany
Email | Website
Peter Moser (for Archives of Rural History)
Archives of Rural History, Bern, Switzerland
Email | Website
Vicente Pinilla (for Sociedad Española de Historia Agraria)
University of Zaragoza, Spain
Email | Website
Tudor Salagean (for Transsylvanian Museum of Ethnography)
Transylvanian Museum of Ethnography
Email | Website
Karen Sayer (for British Agricultural History Society)
Leeds Trinity University, UK
Email | Website
Yves Segers (for Interfaculty Center for Agrarian History, Leuven University)
University of Leuven, Belgium
Email | Website
Martin Stuber (for Swiss Rural History Society)
Universität Bern, Switzerland
Email | Website
Piet van Cruyningen (for Dutch Society for Rural History)
University of Wageningen, Netherlands
Email | Website
Giacomo Zanibelli (for AgrHistory Lab - Progressus Study Center)
Università degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II", Italy
Email | Website
Further MC members
Gérard Béaur (President 2019-2022)
L'École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris, France
Email | Website
Rosa Congost (President 2015-2017)
University of Girona, Spain
Email | Website
Richard Hoyle (President 2010-2015)
University of Reading, United Kingdom
Email | Website
Patrick Svensson (President 2022-2023)
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
Email | Website
Leen Van Molle (President 2017-2019)
University of Leuven, Belgium
Email | Website
Management Committee 2022-2023
Officers
Patrick Svensson (President)
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
Email | Website
Dulce Freire (Vice-President)
University of Coimbra, Portugal
Email | Website
Zsuzsanna Varga (Vice-President)
Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
Email | Website
Ernst Langthaler (Secretary)
University of Linz, Austria & Institute of Rural History, St. Pölten, Austria
Email | Website
Laurent Herment (Treasurer)
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Paris, France
Email | Website
Regional representatives of individual members
Christine Fertig (Central Europe)
University of Münster, Germany
Email | Website
Gesine Gerhard (non-European countries)
Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Email | Website
Aleksander Panjek (Southern Europe)
University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia
Email | Website
Vicente Pinilla (South-West Europe)
University of Zaragoza, Spain
Email | Website
Tudor Salagean (Eastern Europe)
Transsylvanian Museum of Ethnography, Romania
Email | Website
Patrick Svensson (Scandinavia)
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
Email | Website
Erik Thoen (North-West Europe)
University of Ghent, Belgium
Email | Website
Representatives of institutional members
Eleni Beneki (for Historical Archives Department Piraeus Bank Group Cultural Foundation)
Piraeus Bank Group Cultural Foundation
Email | Website
Dulce Freire (for Rural RePort - Rede de História Rural em Português)
University of Coimbra, Portugal
Email | Website
Gunter Mahlerwein (for Gesellschaft für Agrargeschichte)
Universität des Saarlandes, Germany
Email | Website
Peter Moser (for Archives of Rural History)
Archives of Rural History, Bern, Switzerland
Email | Website
Vicente Pinilla (for Sociedad Española de Historia Agraria)
University of Zaragoza, Spain
Email | Website
Tudor Salagean (for Transsylvanian Museum of Ethnography)
Transylvanian Museum of Ethnography
Email | Website
Karen Sayer (for British Agricultural History Society)
Leeds Trinity University, UK
Email | Website
Brigitte Semanek (for Institute of Rural History)
Institute of Rural History, Austria
Email | Website
Yves Segers (for Interfaculty Center for Agrarian History, Leuven University)
University of Leuven, Belgium
Email | Website
Martin Stuber (for Swiss Rural History Society)
Universität Bern, Switzerland
Email | Website
Patrick Svensson (for Agrarian and Rural History, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences)
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
Email | Website
Piet van Cruyningen (for Dutch Society for Rural History)
University of Wageningen, Netherlands
Email | Website
Giacomo Zanibelli (for AgrHistory Lab - Progressus Study Center)
Università di Firenze-CSGI, Italy
Email | Website
Further MC members
Gérard Béaur (President 2019-2022)
L'École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris, France
Email | Website
Rosa Congost (President 2015-2017)
University of Girona, Spain
Email | Website
Richard Hoyle (President 2010-2015)
University of Reading, United Kingdom
Email | Website
Leen Van Molle (President 2017-2019)
University of Leuven, Belgium
Email | Website
Management Committee 2019-2021 & 2021-2022
Officers
Gérard Béaur (President)
L'École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris, France
Email | Website
Patrick Svensson (Vice-President)
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
Email | Website
Zsuzsanna Varga (Vice-President)
Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
Email | Website
Ernst Langthaler (Secretary)
University of Linz, Austria & Institute of Rural History, St. Pölten, Austria
Email | Website
Peter Moser (Treasurer)
Archives of Rural History, Bern, Switzerland
Email | Website
Regional representatives of individual members
Gesine Gerhard (non-European countries)
Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Email | Website
Anne-Lise Head (Central Europe)
University of Geneva, Switzerland
Email | Website
Mats Morell (Scandinavia)
University of Stockholm, Sweden
In Memoriam: Mats Morell (Agricultural History 97, 2 2023)
Socrates Petmezas (Southern Europe)
University of Crete, Greece
Email | Website
Vicente Pinilla (for South-West Europe)
University of Zaragoza, Spain
Email | Website
Erik Thoen (North-West Europe)
University of Ghent, Belgium
Email | Website
Zsuzsanna Varga (Eastern Europe)
Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
Email | Website
Representatives of institutional members
Eleni Beneki (for Historical Archives Department Piraeus Bank Group Cultural Foundation)
Piraeus Bank Group Cultural Foundation
Email | Website
Dulce Freire (for Rural RePort - Rede de História Rural em Português)
University of Coimbra, Portugal
Email | Website
Niels Grüne (for Gesellschaft für Agrargeschichte)
Universität Innsbruck, Austria
Email | Website
Sarah Holland (for British Agricultural History Society)
University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
Email | Website
Giulio Ongaro (for Ru-Lav - SISLAV working group)
Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Italy
Email | Website
Vicente Pinilla (for Sociedad Española de Historia Agraria)
University of Zaragoza, Spain
Email | Website
Tudor Salagean (for Transsylvanian Museum of Ethnography)
Transylvanian Museum of Ethnography
Email | Website
Ulrich Schwarz-Gräber (for Institute of Rural History)
Institute of Rural History, Austria
Email | Website
Yves Segers (for Interfaculty Center for Agrarian History, Leuven University)
University of Leuven, Belgium
Email | Website
Martin Stuber (for Swiss Rural History Society)
Universität Bern, Switzerland
Email | Website
Patrick Svensson (for Agrarian and Rural History, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences)
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
Email | Website
Piet van Cruyningen (for Dutch Society for Rural History)
University of Wageningen, Netherlands
Email | Website
Giacomo Zanibelli (for AgrHistory Lab - Progressus Study Center)
Università di Firenze-CSGI
Email | Website
Further MC members
Rosa Congost (President 2015-2017)
University of Girona, Spain
Email | Website
Richard Hoyle (President 2010-2015)
University of London, United Kingdom
Email | Website
Leen Van Molle (President 2017-2019)
University of Leuven, Belgium
Email | Website
Management Committee 2017-2019
Officers
Leen Van Molle (President)
University of Leuven, Belgium
Email | Website
Gérard Béaur (Vice-President)
L'École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris, France
Email | Website
Patrick Svensson (Vice-President)
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
Email | Website
Ernst Langthaler (Secretary)
University of Linz, Austria & Institute of Rural History, St. Pölten, Austria
Email | Website
Peter Moser (Treasurer)
Archives of Rural History, Bern, Switzerland
Email | Website
Regional representatives of individual members
Gesine Gerhard (non-European countries)
Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Email | Website
Anne-Lise Head (Central Europe)
University of Geneva, Switzerland
Email | Website
Mats Morell (Scandinavia)
University of Stockholm, Sweden
In Memoriam: Mats Morell (Agricultural History 97, 2 2023)
Socrates Petmezas (Southern Europe)
University of Crete, Greece
Email | Website
Vicente Pinilla (for South-West Europe)
University of Zaragoza, Spain
Email | Website
Erik Thoen (North-West Europe)
University of Ghent, Belgium
Email | Website
Zsuzsanna Varga (Eastern Europe)
Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
Email | Website
Representatives of institutional members
Eleni Beneki (for Historical Archives Department Piraeus Bank Group Cultural Foundation)
Piraeus Bank Group Cultural Foundation
Email | Website
Dulce Freire (for Rural RePort - Rede de História Rural em Português)
University of Coimbra, Portugal
Email | Website
Niels Grüne (for Gesellschaft für Agrargeschichte)
Universität Innsbruck, Austria
Email | Website
Sarah Holland (for British Agricultural History Society)
University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
Email | Website
Giulio Ongaro (for Ru-Lav - SISLAV working group)
Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Italy
Email | Website
Vicente Pinilla (for Sociedad Española de Historia Agraria)
University of Zaragoza, Spain
Email | Website
Tudor Salagean (for Transsylvanian Museum of Ethnography)
Transylvanian Museum of Ethnography
Email | Website
Ulrich Schwarz-Gräber (for Institute of Rural History)
Institute of Rural History, Austria
Email | Website
Anton Schuurman (for Dutch Society for Rural History)
University of Wageningen, Netherlands
Email | Website
Yves Segers (for Interfaculty Center for Agrarian History, Leuven University)
University of Leuven, Belgium
Email | Website
Patrick Svensson (for Agrarian and Rural History, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences)
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
Email | Website
Giacomo Zanibelli (for AgrHistory Lab - Progressus Study Center)
Università di Firenze-CSGI
Email | Website
Further MC members
Rosa Congost (President 2015-2017)
University of Girona, Spain
Email | Website
Richard Hoyle (President 2010-2015)
University of London, United Kingdom
Email | Website
Management Committee 2015-2017
Officers
Rosa Congost (President)
University of Girona, Spain
Email | Website
Gérard Béaur (Vice-President)
L'École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris, France
Email | Website
Leen Van Molle (Vice-President)
University of Leuven, Belgium
Email | Website
Ernst Langthaler (Secretary)
University of Linz, Austria & Institute of Rural History, St. Pölten, Austria
Email | Website
Peter Moser (Treasurer)
Archives of Rural History, Bern, Switzerland
Email | Website
Regional representatives of individual members
Gesine Gerhard (non-European countries)
University of the Pacific, Stockton, USA
Email | Website
Anne-Lise Head (Central Europe)
University of Geneva, Switzerland
Email | Website
Mats Morell (Scandinavia)
University of Stockholm, Sweden
In Memoriam: Mats Morell (Agricultural History 97, 2 2023)
Socrates Petmezas (Southern Europe)
University of Crete, Greece
Email | Website
Erik Thoen (North-West Europe)
University of Ghent, Belgium
Email | Website
Zsuzsanna Varga (Eastern Europe)
Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
Email | Website
Representatives of institutional members
Stefan Brakensiek (for Gesellschaft für Agrargeschichte)
University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
Email | Website
Eleni Beneki (for Historical Archives Department Piraeus Bank Group Cultural Foundation)
Piraeus Bank Group Cultural Foundation
Email | Website
Dulce Freire (for Rural RePort - Rede de História Rural em Português)
University of Coimbra, Portugal
Email | Website
Paolo Gheda (for AgrHistory Lab - Progressus Study Center)
Università della Valle d’Aosta
Email | Website
Barbara Linsley (for British Agricultural History Society)
Norwich, United Kingdom
Email | Website
Giulio Ongaro (for Ru-Lav - SISLAV working group)
University of Verona, Italy
Email | Website
Vicente Pinilla (for Sociedad Española de Historia Agraria)
University of Zaragoza, Spain
Email | Website
Anton Schuurman (for Dutch Society for Rural History)
University of Wageningen, Netherlands
Email | Website
Yves Segers (for Interfaculty Center for Agrarian History, Leuven University)
University of Leuven, Belgium
Email | Website
Patrick Svensson (for Agrarian and Rural History, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences)
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
Email | Website
Further MC member
Richard Hoyle (President 2010-2015)
University of London, United Kingdom
Email | Website
Management Committee 2013-2015
Officers
Richard Hoyle (President)
University of Reading, United Kingdom
Email | Website
Rosa Congost (Vice-President)
University of Girona, Spain
Email | Website
Leen Van Molle (Vice-President)
University of Leuven, Belgium
Email | Website
Ernst Langthaler (Secretary)
Institute of Rural History, St. Pölten, Austria
Email | Website
Peter Moser (Treasurer)
Archives of Rural History, Bern, Switzerland
Email | Website
Regional representatives of individual members
Gérard Béaur (South-West Europe)
L'École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris, France
Email | Website
Anne-Lise Head (Central Europe)
University of Geneva, Switzerland
Email | Website
Mats Morell (Scandinavia)
University of Stockholm, Sweden
In Memoriam: Mats Morell (Agricultural History 97, 2 2023)
Socrates Petmezas (Southern Europe)
University of Crete, Greece
Email | Website
Erik Thoen (North-West Europe)
University of Ghent, Belgium
Email | Website
Zsuzsanna Varga (Eastern Europe)
Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
Email | Website
Representatives of institutional members
Stefan Brakensiek (for Gesellschaft für Agrargeschichte)
University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
Email | Website
Dulce Freire (for Rural RePort - Rede de História Rural em Português)
University of Coimbra, Portugal
Email | Website
Carin Martiin (for Agrarian and Rural History, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences)
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
Email | Website
Giulio Ongaro (for Ru-Lav - SISLAV working group)
University of Verona, Italy
Email | Website
Vicente Pinilla (for Sociedad Española de Historia Agraria)
University of Zaragoza, Spain
Email | Website
Anton Schuurman (for Dutch Society for Rural History)
University of Wageningen, Netherlands
Email | Website
Yves Segers (for Interfaculty Center for Agrarian History, Leuven University)
University of Leuven, Belgium
Email | Website
Nicola Verdon (for British Agricultural History Society)
University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
Email | Website
Management Committee 2010-2013
Officers
Richard Hoyle (President)
University of Reading, United Kingdom
Email | Website
Rosa Congost (Vice-President)
University of Girona, Spain
Email | Website
Leen Van Molle (Vice-President)
University of Leuven, Belgium
Email | Website
Ernst Langthaler (Secretary)
Institute of Rural History, St. Pölten, Austria
Email | Website
Peter Moser (Treasurer)
Archives of Rural History, Bern, Switzerland
Email | Website
Further MC members
Gérard Béaur
L'École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris, France
Email | Website
Stefan Brakensiek
University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
Email | Website
Anne-Lise Head
University of Geneva, Switzerland
Email | Website
Mats Morell
University of Stockholm, Sweden
In Memoriam: Mats Morell (Agricultural History 97, 2 2023)
Socrates Petmezas
University of Crete, Greece
Email | Website
Vicente Pinilla
University of Zaragoza, Spain
Email | Website
Erik Thoen
University of Ghent, Belgium
Email | Website
Zsuzsanna Varga
Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
Email | Website