asociación española de historia económica

The Economics Network of the European Social Science History Conference invites session and paper proposals for the European Social Science History Conference which will be held at the University of Glasgow, ( Scotland, U.K.) 11 April - 14 April 2012.

The deadline for sending in paper and session proposals is 1 May 2011.

Session and paper proposals can be submitted to the network chairs or to the conference site.
Deadline for session and paper proposals is 1 May 2011.

Please note that the network chairs are eager to see complete session proposals, as we find that this is conducive to intellectual coherence in sessions. However, sessions can be initiated with one empty slot for an additional young researcher to encourage mingling and advertising new reserach. Promising single paper submissions will be given every consideration, and we will try to find them compatible sessions for inclusion. We think intergenerational exchange of ideas is important, so we invite both established senior academics and young aspiring researchers.

Note: make sure you fill in the pre-registration form, including a 100-500 word abstract of your proposed paper before 1 May 2011 at the ESSHC-site.

Conference website:
Additional information regarding the conference can be found at: http://www.iisg.nl/esshc

The Network Chairs:
Anne McCants (MIT) amccantsmit.edu
Jochen Streb (University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart) j-strebuni-hohenheim.de
Jeroen Touwen (Leiden University) l.j.touwenhum.leidenuniv.nl

Possible topics for sessions (looking for papers):
- Personalized networks of trade in the Early Modern Period
- Social spending and investment in social overhead capital (We seek papers for a session devoted to understanding some aspect of 'social sector' spending, either about its motivation, its economic impact, or its many varied manifestations across different historical contexts)
- Adam Smith and his economic theory. The legacy of the famous economist from Glasgow
- Changing business systems and Varieties of Capitalism in the Twentieth Century
- Startup industries and their precedents & technology history
- Innovations and the economic impact of the Nazi occupation in Europe. (We are open to suggestions for other sessions.)

How to propose a paper:
Fill out the pre-registration form at www.iisg.nl/esshc. Include an abstract of your paper (100 - 500 words).

How to organise a panel session:
Gather three or four speakers who each will present a paper on a related topic, a commentator who will introduce the discussion with a prepared comment on the papers and a chair. Sessions can be initiated with one empty slot for an additional young researcher to encourage mingling and advertising new reserach. The roles of the session organizer, chair and commentator can be fulfilled by the same or by different persons. Confirm participation and arrange with these individuals the (date of) exchange of papers and the way
the session will be conducted. If possible, have one or more substitute speakers at hand in case of withdrawal of one of the speakers. Submit the proposal for a session with a pre-registration form for each individual speaker.
The deadline for this is May 1, 2011, but please send your form as early as possible. Contact the speakers regularly; to make sure that the preparation of the session is progressing, as you would want it to be.

About the ESSHC
The aim of the ESSHC is bringing together scholars interested in explaining historical phenomena using the methods of the social sciences. The conference is characterized by a lively exchange in many small groups, rather than by formal plenary sessions. The conference welcomes papers and sessions on any historical topic and any historical period. It is organized in 28 networks, which cover a certain topic. The conference language is English.

The ESSHC is a flourishing and growing international conference, but economic history should have more exposure. Our Economics Network will accomodate about 40 papers in 10 sessions.
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Dr. L.J. Touwen
Scientifc Director N.W. Posthumus Institute
Institute for History, Leiden University
Economic and Social History
PO Box 9515, 2300 RA Leiden, Netherlands
Tel. (31)(0)71-527 2720/2651
E-mail: l.j.touwenhum.leidenuniv.nl