The aim of this project is the foundation of an International Network of Irish Famine Studies.Since the past three years research on Ireland’s Great Hunger (1845-1850) has greatly expanded and taken novel directions, mapping out hitherto underexplored sources from historical, political-economical, socio-geographical, literary and cultural perspectives. This network brings together scholars conducting groundbreaking, ongoing research on the Great Irish Famine. As such it intends to stimulate the development of interdisciplinary are: comparative analyses of the media through which the legacy of the Famine was transmitted; an investigation of the imperial power structures that shaped the progression and representations of the Famine; an examination of the evolution of transatlantic and transpacific diasporas of Famine emigrants; and, finally, parallel studies of the Great Hunger and famines taking place in other temporal and geographical contexts but under analogous conditions. Through the organization of two core group meetings and a conference the network will create a platform where Famine scholars can present their research and work on joint publications which will approach the Great Hunger from interdisciplinary viewpoints and which will generate more generally applicable insights into the socio-cultural and economic contexts in which famines occur. Additionally, the network will establish an internet forum where Famine studies scholars can present their findings and where digitalized resources can be published, thereby realizing an archive through which public organizations with an interest in the Famine can have access to reliable information.