8th European Social Science History Conference Ghent, Belgium, 13 - 16 April 2010

The ESSHC aims at bringing together scholars interested in explaining historical phenomena using the methods of the social sciences. The conference is characterized by a lively exchange in many small groups, rather than by formal plenary sessions.

The Conference welcomes papers and sessions on any topic and any historical period. It is organized in a large number of networks:

SSLH Round Table & AGM 29 November 2008
Society for the Study of Labour History

Saturday, 29 November 2008
Venue:
Freemasons' Hall
[Grand Officers' Robing Room]
60 Great Queen Street
London
WC2B 3AZ

AGM
13.00 - 14.00 hrs Annual General Meeting [including buffet lunch]

Round Table:
New Thoughts on British War Resisters 1914-19

14.00 - 16.30 hrs

The discussion will be led by the following panel of speakers:

Cyril Pearce [University of Leeds - retired] Capturing 'Conchies'

Visual Representations of the Unemployed
German Historical Institute London and the University of Exeter
Friday 12th December - Saturday 13th December 2008, Poldhu Room, Kay Labs, University of Exeter

Foto's uit het archief van Gaston Crommen: focus op Ledeberg, jaren 1930

De foto's van Frida Laverge, actief bij de opvang van Spaanse kinderen en van ondergedokenen tijdens WO II

Brieven aan de Volkskinderen

Groen in Amsab-ISG: nieuwe archieven van de milieubeweging

The International Federation of Working Women 1919-1924, Geert Van Goethem

Ingezonden

Debat: 'Huiver en hoop: socialisten, Europa en de wereld'

Forum voor Belgisch onderzoek naar de geschiedenis van gender en seksualiteit

UntitledHistory, Politics and the Environment - New York 10/08CFP: Radical History ReviewClimate change has placed environmental concerns squarely within an emerging political discourse that transcends national boundaries.

The social and political philosophy of anarchism has had a long history with labor movements and unions since the beginnings of the Industrial Revolution. This relationship has continued and persisted throughout the 20th Century--in one form or another--to today. Working USA: The Journal of Labor and Society is soliciting submissions for a special issue on anarchism, labor unions, and working people.

The Actuality and Historical Significance of 1968 for the Third World
An International Forum at the Koç University (Istanbul, Turkey) December 18-19, 2008

IISH News Service October 1, 2008
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New items on the IISH website in September 2008:

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'Signs of Change: Social Movement Cultures 1960s to Now', an exhibition in New York with posters from IISH collections.

Call for contributions

Sephis e-magazine

Special issue on 'Globalization and its Impact'
January 2009

Boyer, Josef; Heidemeyer, Helge (Hrsg.): Die Grünen im Bundestag. Sitzungsprotokolle und Anlagen 1983-1987 (= Quellen zur Geschichte des Parlamentarismus und der politischen Parteien, Vierte Reihe: Deutschland seit 1945, 14). Düsseldorf: Droste Verlag 2008. ISBN 978-3-7700-5286-8; 2 Halbbände, CXXVII, 1137 S., 17 SW-Abb.; EUR 140,00.