Welcome to the TIE Project website!

The Transnational Infrastructures and the Rise of Contemporary Europe-project, or simply the acronym TIE, is a historical research project that seeks to explore how Europe was materialised and shaped by infrastructures in the 20th century. In december 2002 this program was awarded to Johan Schot by The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) under the Innovational Research Incentive Scheme (VICI).
The TIE project is based at Eindhoven University of Technology. This website provides descriptions of all projects and associated projects, and planned activities and publications. Enjoy reading it!
If you would like to have more information please contact Johan Schot or Vincent Lagendijk (content manager).
TIE Publications Reviewed in CEH
The August issue of the journal Contemporary European History (volume 19) contains a review article by Christian Kleinschmidt, entitled "Infrastructure, Networks, (Large) Technical Systems: The 'Hidden Integration' of Europe". While exploring the latest publications related to European integration and infrastructure, he discusses books by Erik van der Vleuten (Networking Europe, edited with Arne Kaijser), Frank Schipper (Driving Europe), and Vincent Lagendijk (Electrifying Europe). With some minor critical notes, Kleinschmidt evaluates our work as very positive and significant.
Special issue Métropoles
Schot & Schipper win prestigious Prize
Lagendijk awarded VENI grant
The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) awarded TIE-member Vincent Lagendijk with a so-called VENI grant. These grants are supplied to researchers that recently completed their doctorates. It enables them to conduct new and innovative research over a period of three years.
Vincent will use the grant for his proposal Transnationalising the TVA. He will look at the transnational dimensions of the exploitation of international rivers, as inspired by the American Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA, 1933). His research proposal encompasses three cases; the river Mekong, Jordan, and the Danube. He will change to Leiden University in June 2010.
See more at http://www.nwo.nl/nwohome.nsf/pages/NWOA_7XFCCJ
Schot accedes to Royal Academy
Johan Schot has acceded to the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW). He is one of 2 new members of the KNAW, which in total has 200 members -- making membership quite prestigious. The active members themselves yearly select who takes the place of retired members.
The KNAW advices the government on developments in science, promotes scientific cooperation both domestically and internationally, and aids in accessing scientific quality of scientific research.
Badenoch wins IAMHIST prize
Virtual Exhibit online
Since March 1, the Virtual Exhibition (in Dutch only) is online. It is the result of the work of TU/e honour's class students, that followed the course "Europe build on infrastructures". As an end product, each student produced a room in the virtual museum that tells a tale of how Europe intertwined with infrastructures.
Defense of Irene Anastasiadou
On January 12 Irene Anastasiadou successfully defended her dissertation entitled In Search of a Railway Europe: Transnational Railways Developments in Interwar Europe. Her committee was composed of Johan Schot, Gijs Mom, Colin Dival, Eda Kranakis, Ruth Oldenziel, and Harry Lintsen. Her book will appear soon.Graduation of Schipper and Lagendijk
On September 30th, Frank Schipper and Vincent Lagendijk successfully defended their respective dissertations. Their defense ceremonies present the end to four and a half years of research, in archives all over Europe and the United States. Both Driving Europe and Electrifying Europe can now be ordered with Aksant Academic Publishers.

