The business history of colonialism, imperialism and decolonisation has largely been written from the  perspective of the centres of the “classical” colonial powers, rather than from territories that are not usually associated with colonial rule. As a result, the (post)colonial dimensions of businesses based in, for example, Central European regions stretching eastwards from the Oder-Neisse and Moldau rivers to the Balkans, or in parts of Central Asia, have received comparatively little attention. Many of these regions 

The ITH invites submissions for a conference which explores how social movements and political institutions engaged with women’s – paid and unpaid – work, and gendered ideas and practices of work and labour in the aftermath of WWII. The period between 1945 and the 1960s was marked by major turning points for workers’ rights, political engagement, and the development of social welfare systems and saw the struggle for the advancement of political and social rights of women around the

Saint-Denis/France

The aim of this international conference is to more fully elucidate the relational nature of the distinction between refugees and migrants, its function in the wider field of migration, and its genealogy. While chiefly historical in focus, the conference will also foster interdisciplinary approaches and reflections.

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