Labnet: Call for sessions and papers ESSHC 2010: Labour Network - ESSHC, Ghent, Belgium, 13-16/04/2010

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From: Elise van Nederveen Meerkerk 



Call for sessions and papers on Labour and Working Class History for the
European Social Science History Conference (ESSHC), Ghent ( Belgium),
13-16  April 2010

 

From 13-16 April 2010 the 8th European Social Science History Conference
will take place in Ghent, Belgium. The ESSHC brings 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 is organized in a large number of networks that cover a
certain topic (e.g. criminal justice, family, social inequality,
economics). One of the largest networks is Labour.

 

We think that progress in Labour History is being made by analysing
global developments in labour relations and labour struggle, including
the influence of these global developments on local cases. It also
remains essential to take into account besides class other constituent
elements of working class identities, like gender, ethnicity, religion,
age and nationality. Analyses on a micro level can show the actual
choices made by working class individuals and families. At the previous
network meeting, several themes were suggested, among others: labour
historiography; labour and post-socialism; non-regulated work; labour
migration; transnational labour and feminism; labour legislation in an
international comparative perspective; information labour. However, the
Labour History Network welcomes any other proposal dealing with all
topics and periods in labour and working class history.

 

At the upcoming ESSHC, the number of sessions will be limited compared
to the previous conferences. This also has consequences for the
relatively large Labour Network. During the selection of proposals, the
coherence of sessions will be an important criterion. Therefore, even
more than in previous years, propositions of full sessions with three or
four papers will be easier to accommodate in the conference programme
than single papers. Also, we advise you to seek alliances with other
ESSHC-networks and propose joint sessions.

Further information on the ESSHC is available from the conference
website at www.iisg.nl/esshc.

 

To propose a panel session: pre-register for 3 or 4 participants. Add
full names and addresses of all paper authors, and of a chair and/or
commentator. Most sessions choose the panel format, but other types of
sessions are encouraged. To propose a paper: pre-register through the
conference website, indicating 'Labour' as your network of preference.
The deadline for proposing abstracts is May 2009.

 

For more information about pre-registration, see
www.iisg.nl/esshc/callforpapers2010.php, or contact the chairs of the
Labour History Network, Magaly Rodriguez (mrodrigu at vub.ac.be) and Elise
van Nederveen Meerkerk (enm at iisg.nl).

 

 

Elise van Nederveen Meerkerk

Postdoc researcher NWO-project Giving in the Golden Age

International Institute of Social History

PO Box 2169

1000 CD  Amsterdam

The Netherlands

# 31 20 8500341

http://www.iisg.nl/staff/enm.php