"The Centre for Historical Research and Documentation on War and Contemporary Society is a public federal research institution which collects documentation and carries out research on the wars and conflicts  of the twentieth century and their impact on Belgium.

L’œuvre du professeur Henri Pirenne est tombée dans le domaine public en 2005. La place et l'influence des ouvrages de l'illustre historien belge sont, plus de septante ans après sa disparition, toujours au centre du débat historique.

Central to history is the world of work in the past, as known by occupational activities. Yet comparative research in this field is severely hampered by confusion regarding occupational terminology across time and space, within as well as between languages.