The International Committee of Historical
Sciences (ICHS), or Le Comité international des Sciences historiques (CISH)
was founded in Geneva on May 15, 1926. During the fifth International Congress
of Historical Sciences in Brussels 1923, an idea emerged of a permanent organization
that would unite and organize intellectuals in the historical sciences from
around the world in order to promote contact and personal exchange. In fact,
international congresses of historians had been held at sporadic intervals since
1900. However, after the First World war it became necessary to replace these
scattered assemblies by more regular meetings, organized by a stable institution,
which would allow historians to present their methods and the results of their
research.
At its inception in 1926, the CISH included
only nineteen countries, all of which were either European or North American.
After the second World War, which severely disrupted the institution's structures
and infrastructures, the CISH reorganized at the International Congress of Paris
in 1950 and has continued to develop ever since.
Its influence now extends to Asia, Africa
and South America. Today, the organization encompasses a total of fifty-four
countries. In Asia, 5 countries including Korea, China, India, Japan and Vietnam
are affiliated. The CISH attempts to 'de-Europeanize' in order to become global
institution and to promote more active dialogues between different cultural
spheres.
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