The capitalist nature of the international Greek diaspora has been fully recognized in Greek historiography. What is still missing is detailed research on the specific linkages of this capitalist class to the one active in the Greek state. This conference wants to take a step forward by examining closely the linkages and entanglements of the trans-imperial diasporic capitalist class with that of the small Greek state during the long 19^th century, which ultimately led to the connection of the latter to  global capitalism; investigating to what extent these connections pre-existed, since at least the 18^th century, and continued to flourish during the 19^th and the formation and expansion of the Greek state; questioning how was ‘Greek’ defined and redefined or challenged, in this era of Nationalism, Imperial Modernization and Colonialism. We particularly invite a comparative approach with other old or new diasporic merchant communities in Eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea  (Armenian, Jewish, Levantine, Bulgarian etc.), and probing whether a “unified” Greek capitalist class, active both inside and outside the Greek kingdom, was formed and which role it came to play in the state-building, industrialization and urbanization of the independent Greek state.

Με την παρούσα επιστολή σας ενημερώνουμε ότι τη Δευτέρα 2 Νοεμβρίου θα λάβει χώρα η εκλογοαπολογιστική Γενική Συνέλευση της  Ελληνικής Εταιρείας Οικονομικής Ιστορίας, καθώς ολοκληρώνεται η θητεία του τρέχοντος Δ.Σ. και οδηγούμαστε σε εκλογές.  Κατά τη Γενική Συνέλευση θα οριστεί η εφορευτική επιτροπή και θα ξεκινήσει η διαδικασία υποβολής υποψηφιοτήτων από τα ταμειακώς εντάξει μέλη. Υποψηφιότητες μπορούν να κατατίθενται μέχρι τις 24:00 στις 3 Νοεμβρίου.

Our events will take place, as always, on Mondays at 16:00. They will be hosted by the ΚΕΝΙ (Center for Modern History Research of the Department of Political Science and History), room ΣΤ-1 on the 6th floor of the New Building of Panteion University (136, Syggrou Avenue). It will also be possible to attend via the following Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84098118415?pwd=3Fi4PY3q7BTdvOsTDTaexPDSVGVIaW.1

The Department of Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) at CUNEF Universidad (https://www.cunef.edu/) invites applications for three Tenure-Track Assistant Professor positions in Political Science, International Relations and Economic and Business History, starting in the academic year 2027–28.

The Department of Economic History, Institutions, Politics and World Economy at the University of Barcelona is recruiting one tenure-eligible lecturer in the field of Economic History. We are seeking for scholars specialized in any Economic History field. Successful candidates are expected to have an excellent academic record and to show potential to become leaders able to collaborate, innovate and develop new lines of research complementary to those already in place.

A research position is now open within the GLOW project (GeneaLogies of Old Wealth), which examines long-term patterns of wealth, family and inheritance through historical genealogies and quantitative data. The position offers the opportunity to join an active research environment, contribute to the development of GLOW, and develop your own research profile within the broader themes of household economy, inheritance, wealth and inequality.

The International Economic History Association (IEHA) has opened the first Call for Sessions for the 2028 World Congress. The theme of the Congress is World Powers and Conflicts, but submissions are welcome on the economic and social histories of all places and periods. We especially encourage sessions that adopt a comparative perspective across countries or regions.

The Department of Economic History at LSE would be pleased to support suitable applications for the The British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship and The Marie Sklodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships.

The project "Money(-)making Empire" examines monetary evolution in the Baltic Sea region within the broader context of early modern Northern Europe, using the Swedish Empire as a case study. Conceptualizing the empire as a polycentric polity, the project challenges nation-state–centred historiography and instead analyses money as a transregional lens through which flows of power, conflict, and integration can be traced across imperial spaces. Monetary policy was central to both warfare and empire-building and its effects extended far beyond Sweden proper, influencing peasants, soldiers, merchants, urban authorities, and foreign rulers across the Baltic Sea Region.

The Journal of European Economic History (JEEH) has recently published Issue 2 (2026). All articles and book reviews are available in open access.

Gesellschaft für Sozial- und Wirtschaftsgeschichte and Wirtschaftshistorischer Ausschuss des Vereins für Socialpolitik are pleased to announce the Seventh Congress of Economic and Social History. 

We are happy to announce that the application for the PhD in Economics at the Tuscan Universities (Siena in partnership with the Universities of Florence and Pisa) is now open!