CfP: Workers of the World – Exploring Global Perspectives on Labour from the 1950s to the Present

Call for Papers and Posters

“Workers of the World – Exploring Global Perspectives on Labour from the 1950s to the Present”

June 28-30, 2017 at HERRENHAUSEN PALACE, HANNOVER, GERMANY

This conference comprises three sessions
• Political Regulation of Labour: Trends and Contradictions
• Labour at the Site of Production: Labour Process, Control, Quality of Work
• Politics of Labour: Collective Action
We invite papers focussing on either of these fields, from the 1950s to the present.

Fellowships "Work and Human Lifecycle in Global History"

Call for Applications

The International Research Center "Work and Human Lifecycle in Global History" at Humboldt University in Berlin, funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) invites scholars to apply for international research fellowships (senior scholars and postdoctoral candidates) for the 2017-2018 academic year. Eight to twelve fellowships will be awarded. Applications are due in Berlin on 15 September 2016.

PhD Studentships on the Politics of Sustainable Prosperity/Grassroots Environmental Politics

Fully funded PhD Studentships on the Politics of Sustainable Prosperity/Grassroots Environmental Politics
Keele University, United Kingdom

School of Politics, Philosophy, International Relations and Environment (SPIRE)

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Number of studentships: Funding for up to two PhD Projects (at European/UK Students rate - overseas applicants may apply but will have to pay the difference between overseas and UK/EU rate)

Mode of Study: Full Time

Application Deadline: 31 July 2016

CfP: Zwangsarbeit in Europa unter NS-Herrschaft. Unfreie Arbeit im transnationalen Vergleich

Dear colleagues,

I would like to draw your attention to the following Call for Papers for a workshop on “Zwangsarbeit in Europa unter NS-Herrschaft. Unfreie Arbeit im transnationalen Vergleich” at the Museum Arbeitswelt Steyr, Upper Austria, taking place from 9-10 September 2016. The workshop will be held in German and English (without interpretation!). Please consider the deadline for submission: 10 July 2016.

Many thanks and best regards,
Lukas Neissl

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Liebe KollegInnen,