Call for Papers
Workshops on the Social History of Labour in the Iranian Oil Industry (1908 - 2008)
Date: 2-3 December 2010
Location: International Institute of Social History (IISH), Amsterdam
Deadline for submission of abstracts: 1 July 2010 (300-500 words)
Deadline for submission of papers: 15 October 2010
Labour in the Iranian Oil IndustryA Social History of Labour in the Iranian Oil Industry is a research project at the International Institute of Social History (IISH) in Amsterdam, headed by Prof. Touraj Atabaki. It aims to study different areas such as the formation of the work force, the emergence and development of industrial towns, the daily lives of the workforce, gender and ethnic relations, labour activism and organisation, class consciousness, the role of ideology, the relationship between the workforce, the company and the state, industrial relations etc.
In the coming years, a series of workshops will be organized in order to stimulate research on these topics and provide a space for researchers to develop, discuss and share their ideas.
The first workshop will focus on four topics that will be discussed in separate sessions:
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