Political Transfer: The Use of Foreign Examples in Politics, 1789-1960
International Conference
Groningen, the Netherlands, 14-16 January 2004
First Announcement and Call for Papers
The conference will concentrate on the way foreign political models were adopted or used in European and American politics, roughly from the time of the French Revolution up to the 1960s. Although presentations of theoretical debates (e.g. about the merits of the nineteenth-century British constitution) or cases only involving individuals may be useful and interesting, the practical use of political methods by groups will be the main focus of attention.
Possible subjects for discussion will include, on the one hand, the actual process of the adoption of foreign examples through, for instance, mutual visits or letters, and on the other, the misunderstandings, rhetorical fashions, political strategies etc. involved in political transfer, and the implications of this for the actual concept of politics.
Plenary speakers will include:
- Prof. Charles Tilly (Columbia University)
- Prof. Marjan Schwegman (Dutch Institute in Rome)
- Prof. Paolo Pombeni (University of Bologna)
- Prof. Henk te Velde (University of Groningen)
Proposals and abstracts should reach us before 1 June 2003.
The complete text of the Call for Papers is available on our website at www.let.rug.nl/politicalculture.
For further information view our website or contact the Organising Committee:
M.J.Janse@let.rug.nl/+3150-3638538
J.M.Houkes@let.rug.nl/+3150-3638536
Postal address:
University of Groningen
Department of History
P.O. Box 716
9700 AS Groningen
The Netherlands
With kind regards,
Maartje Janse, Annemarie Houkes