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Department of General and Finnish History, ca. 50 members of staff (permanent project), in Northern Europe one of the leading history departments in Social history, special areas of research and teaching including also History of Italy and Mediterranean esp. during ancient-medieval-early modern times, History of North and West Africa, History of Near East Civilizations. Special focus on social history, History of Everyday Life, Cultural History. Long-term research projects inter alias on factors of social, cultural and economic modernisation, gender history from ancient to modern times, urbanisation process from medieval to modern times, impact of faith and church in history, early history of minority and human rights, Christian missions and human rights, perceptions of enemies during crusading time etc.