Joint activities are designed to foster collaboration, boost skills, and drive cutting-edge research across borders and disciplines. PCPSCE organizes the following events, offers divers grants and will produce various deliverables over the next four years:
3 Conferences | 3 Summer Training Schools | 3 DH-Training Schools
All events will rotate across Action countries, with a special focus on Inclusiveness Target Countries (ITCs)—and every event will be available in a hybrid format to ensure maximum accessibility!
Springing into Action: Annual Conferences
Each Action year kicks off with a Spring Conference, hosted by one of our specialised Working Groups. These conferences dive deep into topics aligned with the WG’s objectives, starting with WG 3 “Public and Legal Spheres” and wrapping up with WG 5 “Text and Ideas”.
Summer Training Schools: Expanding one’s Horizons
Mid-year, PCPSCE organizes Summer Training Schools, tailored for Young Researchers and Innovators (YRIs) from within and beyond the Action.
These schools focus on Data Collection & Methods, Theory & Analysis and Innovative Concepts & Methodologies
DH-Training Schools: Sharpening one’s Skills
The Action year concludes with a DH-Training School led by WG 2 “Data and Tools”. Open to PCPSCE members from all disciplines, these sessions will enhance methodological and practical competencies in using diverse Digital Humanities (DH) resources.
To get an overview of what we are up to check out:
Grants & Opportunities: Take Your Research Further!
Beyond these joint events, PCPSCE members can apply for individual grants to support your research journey:
Collaborative Exchanges
Foster partnerships across institutions and countries.
ITC Conferences & Virtual Workshops
Share your work on international stages.
Skill Development
Learn new techniques in data curation, method adaptation, and cross-linguistic research.
Explore full details on our detail page:
OUTPUT: Tangible Results You Can Use
Alongside activities and grants, PCPSCE delivers concrete outputs—peer-facing publications and regular updates that share insights, methods, and outcomes across the network.
Edited Volume “The Handpress World of Habsburg Central Europe”
The volume examines how fully scholarship has mapped the book history of the Habsburg Monarchy in the handpress era (15th–19th centuries), a field still fragmented by linguistic and national boundaries. Bringing together fifteen expert chapters in English, it offers the first critical region-wide overview and provides a foundation for more explicitly transnational research ahead of its planned publication in 2027.
Compendium “Print Culture Public Spheres in Central Europe (1450–1800)”
A central goal of this COST Action is the compendium Print Culture and Public Spheres in Central Europe (1450–1800), an international and interdisciplinary collaboration involving around 80 authors from 21 countries and 11 disciplines. Covering Central Europe and adjacent connected regions, the volume offers a broad, innovative perspective on print, public spheres, and book history, and is planned for publication in 2029.
Newsletter of PCPSCE
Published twice a year, our newsletter offers concise updates on current activities, ongoing projects, recent achievements, and developments across the network. It is intended to keep members and interested readers informed about the progress of our collaborative work and evolving research initiatives. Colleagues are warmly invited to contribute by sharing relevant news, announcements, and updates with the SC-Team.
Browse our deliverables on our detail page: