European Labour History Network (ELHN)

ELHN Conference 2026 Barcelona
Prepare for the upcoming ELHN conference in Barcelona, Spain, in June 2026. More details will follow.

The European Labour History Network is organized around working groups consisting of researchers working on the same topics or in the same area. The Network organizes a bi-annual conference, with contributions from around the world. 

For information on the ELHN, contact elhn@iisg.nl

News ELHN

CfP (In)equalities, (In)justices: The value of women
Call for articles, deadline 1 March 2022
21/02/2022
CfP: The Young Mining Historians’ Corner (ELHN Labour In Mining WG)
Call for papers
11/02/2022
CfP: 18th annual HEIRS conference. A means to what end: the interrelation between visions of Europe and economic policies
Call for papers, deadline 3 April 2022
11/02/2022
ELHN Working Group Remuneration and Bargaining
Call for membership, deadline 15 March 2022
08/02/2022
Anti-communist Solidarity: US-Brazilian Labor Relations During the Dictatorship in Cold War Brazil
Book publication
25/01/2022
Everyday Life under Communism and After: Lifestyle and Consumption in Hungary, 1945–2000
Open Access Book
18/01/2022
Rewriting Labour Histories: Perspectives from the Globe - WORCK Training School 2022
Call for participation, deadline 15 February 2022
30/12/2021
Virtual Exhibits on WORKPLACES: PASTS AND PRESENTS
Website announcement
02/12/2021
CfP: Two-day online workshop: WWII in the Asia-Pacific: Border Crossing Mobilities
Call for papers, deadline 17 January 2022
29/11/2021
New Blog - The Young Mining Historians’ Corner
Call for blog posts
23/11/2021
Book: Working in Greece and Turkey, 1840-1940
Online book launch, 8 November 2021
03/11/2021
CfP: GLOBAL LABOR: Evolving Responses to the Challenge of International Frontiers- Spatial Reconfigurations and Social Transformations
Call for papers, deadline 1 December 2021
11/10/2021
CfP: Nested Internationalisms: New Perspectives on Labour: Activism Across Borders and Boundaries
Call for Papers, deadline 15 November 2021
01/10/2021
CfP: The Maritime World in Legal History
Call for Papers, deadline 31 October 2021
01/10/2021
CfP: Fifth International Conference on Strikes and Social Conflicts in the 21st Century
Call for papers, deadline 31 January 2022
19/09/2021
Social Change in Hungary, 1989-2019
Book publication
01/09/2021
CfP: New Approaches to the Global Mining History: the social effects of ore extraction
Call for papers, deadline 15 September 2021
19/07/2021
CfP: Let’s Get to Work: Bringing Labor History and the History of Science Together
Call for conference papers, deadline 30 September 2021
15/07/2021
CfP: Mermaids. (En)Gendering Maritime Labour and Business Histories
Call for papers, deadline 30 September 2021
12/07/2021
Archives of Camille Huymans digitized and online available
Announcement
04/06/2021