The Gesellschaft für Sozial- und Wirtschaftsgeschichte (Society for Social and Economic History) and the Wirtschaftshistorischer Ausschuss as part of the Verein für Socialpolitik (Economic History Committee of the Verein für Socialpolitik) are jointly organizing their 6th Congress on Economic and Social History. We cordially invite submissions to this conference.

The conference will include contributions on the core topic as well as an open part with sections on topics that are not predetermined. The core theme is "War and Conflict."

We live in a world in which the number of wars and conflicts is increasing enormously. In particular, the intensity of military conflicts that take place in our vicinity or that can have a significant impact on Central Europe's economy and society has reached a new dimension in recent years. Trade flows are being redirected, migration flows are intensified, relative prices are shifting, production methods and consumption are changing. But how exactly do these processes work? In this situation, economic and social history is particularly challenged to use qualitative and quantitative analyses to explore what insights can be gained from earlier war and conflict situations. The historically oriented sub-disciplines of the economic and social sciences have a particular responsibility to provide answers to key questions of the present based on a sound understanding of the past.

Submissions related to the core theme may cover the period from the Middle Ages to the recent past and examine the above-mentioned topics from the perspective of individuals, groups, companies, or states. In addition to case studies, comparative contributions and those using new methods of digital history are particularly welcome.

The organizers invite submissions of individual papers and sections in German or English on both the core topic and the open part.

For each contribution, the following information is requested in a single PDF file: Title of the paper; abstract of the paper (max. 200 words); name and short CV of the author(s); contact information.

Proposals should be submitted until 15 November 2024 to: GSWG[at]ur.de

For the first time, the GSWG is awarding travel and accommodation grants of up to €100 per person. The requirements are:

 1) You are invited to present your paper at the Congress.

 2) You have not yet successfully completed your doctorate on 15 November 2024.

Program committee of the 5th Congress:

 Prof. Dr. Marcel Boldorf (Lyon)

 Prof. Dr. Thomas Ertl (Berlin)

 Prof. Dr. Sibylle Lehmann-Hasemeyer (Hohenheim)

 Prof. Dr. Laura Rischbieter (Konstanz)

 Prof. Dr. Nikolaus Wolf (Berlin)

Organizers: Gesellschaft für Sozial- und Wirtschaftsgeschichte (GSWG) and Wirtschaftshistorischer Ausschuss im Verein für Socialpolitik (VfS)

 Deadline: 15 November 2024