Relevance by crossing borders: Why should agricultural history politicize itself?

Today, when industrial agriculture is the subject of public criticism, the question of the political scope of agrarianism is superfluous. But how does this relationship present itself historically? Using examples from the 18th and 19th centuries, this lecture illuminates two fields that shed light on the relationship between agriculture and politicization: Commons and civic integration. From this, a plea is derived: agricultural history must (re)gain relevance by specifically addressing the weight of its socio-economic core area for overall societal problem situations.

Lecture by Prof. Niels Grüne (Innsbruck)