The Centre for Empire Studies: (Post)colonial Histories and Global Entanglements (CES) is an interdisciplinary centre for postcolonial empire studies. The CES is based at the Department of History at the University of Münster. The aim is to analyse empires and imperiality as historical phenomena. In doing so, the centre aims to participate in international research, to contribute to the objectification of day-to-day political debates and to societal self-reflection.