Aanzet is the magazine by and for History students from Utrecht.
With three editions per year, Aanzet offers students the opportunity to publish their own research in a popular-scientific journal.
The benefits of publishing?
As a student, you will learn to rewrite articles for publication at the Aanzet. You’ll get off to a great start on a career as a writer. Plus, you’ll have an academic publication to your name right away!
Besides, Aanzet publishes reviews, essays and other rubrics. These also appear on the website. Aanzet is a bilingual journal, with articles in both Dutch and English.
Meet the editors
Recent English Articles
- Destroying Democracy
Philippe Pétain’s methods and reasons for undermining democracy: “During World War II, the democratic institutions of the French Republic were actively destroyed.” - A New Approach for a New History
Opinion piece on including the histories of indigenous peoples in historical debate: “It is crucial to consider to whom you give voice.” - Appraising Orlando Figes?
Review of book The Europeans by Orlando Figes: “The Europeans is clearly a testimony to Figes’ erudition.”
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