In the Same Boat? Shipbuilding and ship repair workers: a global labour history (1950-2010)

This call for papers offers a detailed description of our intended programme. Please read this carefully, and also take note of the framework document, according to which all national overviews will be written. We are still missing overviews for Japan, the Netherlands, France, USA and Norway. We welcome one more overview from South Korea and also one from China. Please send a short proposal for a national overview (500 words max.) until December, 31st 2011, with a CV, by email: raquel_cardeira_varela [at] yahoo.co.uk

The Xth Plekhanov Conference on "Russia: A Focus of Nations and Crossroads of Civilizations"

The Plekhanov House (Dom Plekhanova), the National Library of Russia department, is pleased to announce The Хth Plekhanov Conference on “Russia: A Focus of Nations and Crossroads of Civilizations”, to be held on 30 May – 1 June, 2012, and invites proposals for paper presentations and/or items of archival research, relating to the subject, for the first publication.

A special edition of the national magazine “The Historical Archive” (№2, April, 2012.) would cover the documentary materials at issue.

International Conference of Labour and Social History (ITH)

This issue of the ITH newsletter contains the invitation for the imminent (26 May, 18h) presentation of the publication of ITH's 2010 conference “Labour history beyond borders” in form of a panel discussion on “Global Commodity Chains and Production Networks in the Textile Industry” (in German language).

The newsletter further contains the provisional program of the coming 47th Linz conference: Is one world possible? Practices of “International Solidarity” and “International Development”. Applications for participation until 15 August 2011. Admission form attached!