WEHC
2012
The next World Economic
History Congress will take place from the 9th to the 13th of July
2012 in Stellenbosch/South Africa.
Vacant
seats on the Executive Committee
The IEHA invites all
of its member organizations to nominate candidates for the Executive
Committee:
In August 2009, at least six seats on the Executive Committee
will become vacant for the
years 2009-2012 (plus a potential second term). In addition, the
position of the treasurer will become vacant. Each member organization
may recommend one individual for nomination to any open seat.
The Candidates do not necessarily need to be a member of the organization
or come from the organization's home country. Nominations should
be sent to the IEHA Office before August 31, 2008. Please include
relevant information for the persons that you wish to nominate.
This should include their current position, a list of publications,
and information about governing positions held within their university
or other institutions. The Executive Committee will then endorse
one or more of the
nominees per vacant position for election by the General Assembly
in its meeting in August 2009.
When making its recommendations, the Executive Committee will
take into account the suitability of
the nominees and will attempt to ensure that the Executive Committee
will reflect the diversity of
scholars of all member societies and of economic history in its
broadest sense. For more information regarding the election of
new EC members and the composition of the current Executive Committee
please consult the IEHA website or the IEHA office (ieha@uni-tuebingen.de).
A list of current members
of the Executive Committee can be found here.
Information on former EC members updated
We
extended the section containing short biographies and research
profiles of former EC members in our current IEHA newsletter.
Professor Jean-François
Bergier was so kind to provide us with answers to four questions
about his vita, research and what brought him into economic history.
You will find the question and answers at the end of the Newsletter
2007.
Call
for dissertations
The International Economic
History Association (IEHA) will hold its fifteenth World Economic
History Congress in Utrecht, the Netherlands, from the 3rd to
the 7th of August 2009. The congress includes a competition
for recently completed doctoral theses in economic history
(or related fields): young scholars are invited to present their
doctoral research.
The XVth Congress will
offer three dissertation prizes, one for dissertations covering
the period before 1800, one for the period 1800-1914, and one
for the period 1914-the present. Per period three to four candidates
will be selected by a jury consisting of members of the Executive
Committee to present their doctoral research in Utrecht in 2009.
To be eligible for participation in the dissertation competition
candidates must have been awarded their doctorate or equivalent
after 1 January 2005 and not later than 1 October 2008.
Those interested in
participating in the dissertation competition should submit a
10 to 20 page summary of their dissertation via the dissertation
registration form on the congress website www.wehc2009.org
. The summary should outline the contents, methodology, and
historiographical background of the thesis and should be in English.
You will also be requested to enter your name and contact information,
the title of your thesis, the language in which it is written,
the name(s) of your supervisor(s), and the institution that awarded
the degree. Please do not send the thesis itself. The deadline
for submissions is October 1, 2008.
Reception of the submission
will be acknowledged by e-mail. In November 2008 candidates will
be informed if they will be invited to present their research
in Utrecht.
Second
call for Session Proposals
The International Economic
History Association (IEHA) will hold its fifteenth World Economic
History Congress in Utrecht, the Netherlands, from the 3rd to
the 7th of August 2009. The scientific programme of the congress
will comprise approximately 100 sessions. Following the first
call for session proposals the Executive Committee of the IEHA
has so far approved of 51 sessions to be included; a preliminary
programme
is available.
This is the
second call for session proposals. From submissions received
before the 1st of October 2008, the Executive Committee of the
IEHA will fill all but five of the remaining session slots. The
five remaining slots will be filled by the Executive Committee
with sessions on topics the committee feels should be on the programme.
There will be
no distinction between sessions submitted in reply to the first
or second call for papers. However scholars who are already in
the preliminary programme as organizer of two sessions, cannot
be accepted as organizer of a third session.
The Congress will last
for five days. Each day will be divided into four time blocks
of 90 minutes each (two before lunch and two after lunch). Each
session organizer will be given two consecutive time blocks. No
extra time blocks will be allocated; organizers wishing to extend
their session have to submit a proposal for a second session.
The IEHA welcomes sessions on all topics in economic history,
history of economics, demographic history, social history, urban
history, cultural history, gender studies, methodological aspects
of historical research, and related fields. The IEHA has a particularly
strong desire to attract sessions on the period before 1800 and
sessions that include countries other than those of Western Europe
and North America. Organizers will be given wide discretion to
shape the format of sessions to be the most attractive and efficient
given the topic and the participants invited.
As the guidelines
for session organizers explain in more detail, organizers
are expected to present a preliminary list of participants in
their proposal, but are also encouraged to publish an open call
for papers for their session once it has been selected for the
programme.
For all sessions a final list of participants and paper titles,
a time schedule for the session, and the congress papers or abstracts
must be submitted before the 31st of May 2009, for publication
on the Congress website. Scholars and the general public will
have access to the website and will be able to search, read, and
download papers of interest in advance of the Congress.
Submission of proposals
Proposals can be submitted
via the session
registration form. You will be requested to enter the name(s),
title(s), and institutional affiliation(s) of the organizer(s),
your contact information, the proposed title for the session,
a session abstract explaining the aim and relevance of the session,
the number of papers expected and the names and affiliations of
those who have agreed in principle to participate.
The deadline for submissions is October 1, 2008.
Reception of session
proposals will be acknowledged by e-mail.
Organizers will be informed of the acceptance or rejection of
their proposal in November 2008.
If selected, organizers
of sessions will be asked to take on the following responsibilities:
(1) Communicate as
requested with the Secretary General of the Association and the
Congress organizers in Utrecht as the programme takes shape.
(2) Circulate an open
call for participation that invites broad involvement by scholars
from different countries and approaches. Organizers will be asked
to respect the Association's desire to make the World Congress
as inclusive as possible, encouraging if necessary, young scholars
and those from outside of Western Europe and North America.
(3) Plan the sessions
in Utrecht to allow at least 25 percent of the available time
for informal open discussion with the floor. This may require
limiting the number of papers presented at the session and/or
preparing the session by organizing a preconference.
(4) Ensure that all
participants are able to communicate easily and effectively with
each other both before the Congress and during the session. Particular
attention should be given to easing the difficulty of scholarly
dialogue among participants with different native languages.
(5) Provide or raise
whatever funding may be necessary for the proposed session and
associated activities before and after the Congress.
Newsletter
The IEHA Newsletter
2007 has been posted on the website! To increase the information
about the organs of the organization and as a token of respect
for many years of dedicated service to the IEHA, this newsletter
also includes short biographies and research profiles of four
former EC members.
New
on "Projects": How to make a poster
We take the introduction
of a poster session on the World Economic History Congress as
a reason to provide you with useful links that help you create
your own poster.
First
Round of Session Proposal Submissions finalized
The first round
of session proposal submissions for theXVth WEHC in Utrecht in
2009 has been finalized. The preliminary program and open
calls for papers are accessible at www.wehc2009.org.
A Second Call for Session Proposals will be published in
April 2008, and new submissions are strongly encouraged. From
submissions received by November 2008, the Executive Committee
will fill all but five of the remaining session slots. The five
remaining slots will be filled by the Executive Committee with
sessions on topics the committee feels should be on the programme.
Organizers of sessions selected in the second round will also
be encouraged to publish a call for papers for their session.
