establishes a relational research approach for the reconstruction of historical knowledge relations. As a public-interest-oriented research project, HISTONETICA combines classical historical source criticism with digital analytical methods. Historical sources are not treated as isolated entities but are systematically interlinked and contextualised.
On this basis, historical knowledge processes can be reconstructed across time, space, and institutions – including archival gaps from which new research questions emerge.
HISTONETICA is an independent research project under development, originating from academic research and being further developed as an autonomous, long-term research infrastructure.
Digital Acquisition
Historical sources are digitally captured in order to make them systematically analysable. The objective is not mere digitisation, but the creation of an analytical foundation for relational research. Each source is understood as part of a broader historical context.
Data Interlinking
Historical sources never exist in isolation. HISTONETICA links documents with actors, places, institutions, and concepts. In this way, historical relationships become traceable and comparable.
Relational Research
HISTONETICA takes a relational rather than linear approach. Historical processes are analysed as constellations of relationships in which knowledge emerges, circulates, and changes. Research thus focuses on connections rather than on individual objects.
Analysis of Historical Processes
Digital analytical methods make it possible to identify patterns, concentrations, and ruptures within historical data. This reveals dynamics that remain hidden when sources are examined in isolation.
Knowledge Transfer
Historical research achieves impact when it remains comprehensible. HISTONETICA ensures transparency of research processes and accessibility of results—for academia, archives, and the public.
Research Infrastructure
HISTONETICA positions itself as a methodological research infrastructure. It provides tools, data structures, and analytical environments that enable long-term, cooperative research.