The economic history unit at the Department of Economics, Public University of Navarre (UPNA) will open three PhD positions starting in September 2024. The PhD positions are fully funded for a duration of four years. Accepted candidates will also join the Institute for Advanced Research in Business and Economics (INARBE).

We are looking expressions of interest by students with a background in economics, history or related disciplines to participate in the following two projects:

 - Taxation, inequality, and welfare state policies (led by Sara Torregrosa, one position)

 - Energy transitions, natural resources, and industrialization (led by Cristián Ducoing, two positions)

To be elegible for admission candidates should have completed a Master’s degree or equivalent.

Interested applicants are asked to contact the project leaders with the following documents: a short CV (2 pages), a motivation letter with a potential research project (max 3 pages), and an academic record. If available, a final degree project or master’s thesis could be attached as well.

We are looking forward to receiving your expressions of interest before March, 31st 2024!

Sara Torregrosa Hetland, sara.torregrosa@unavarra.es

 Cristián Ducoing Ruiz, cristianarturo.ducoing@unavarra.es

For more information on the prospective supervisors, you may visit:

 https://sites.google.com/site/sthetland/home

 https://www.genuinesavings.org/

The Department of Economics and Statistics (DEPS) at the University of Siena, in attempt to strengthening its international position and to enhance the areas of expertise already well developed in the faculty, is opening a new tenured position of researcher in economic and social history. The expertise of the current academic staff of the DEPS in the field of economic history is mainly focused in the following topics:

• Sources and drivers of technological change in historical perspective

 • Human capital formation in the long run

 • Long run economic growth and the evolution of living standards

 • Real wages and economic growth in historical perspective

The position will be covered by an open competitive evaluation procedure (i.e. concorso) according to the Italian law (Law 240/2010 art. 24) for a Position of a tenure track Researcher (RTT), Researcher becoming Associate Professor after 6 years upon confirmation and having obtained abilitazione (national qualification). Before the formal opening of the position, the Department of Economics and Statistics is launching a Call for Expression of Interest for potential candidates.

Profile: The DEPS is looking for economic historians with a research background in one or more of the four previously indicated research domains and who are expected to carry out cutting-edge research in synergy with the existing academic staff working on related topics. The recruited Researcher will contribute to strengthening the teaching activities of the Department at both levels of undergraduate and master. He/she will also be actively involved in the management and administrative activities of the Department.

Terms and Conditions: The yearly gross salary for a RTT researcher is € 56,500 for the entire duration of the contract.

Application procedure: Interested candidates are requested to send their CV (max 3 pages) and a motivation letter by email to amministrazione.deps[at]unisi.it by 31 March 2024. Please indicate in the subject line of the message: RTT-ECONOMIC HISTORY. All correspondence and expressions of interest will be kept strictly confidential.

In case of inquiries, please contact prof. Michelangelo Vasta (vasta[at]unisi.it). The candidate will be notified about the results of the call for interest within 30 days from the deadline. The candidates could be invited for an interview at the DEPS of the University of Siena.

Timing: It is expected to fill the position by December 2024.

Equal opportunities: DEPS is an equally-opportunity/affirmative action employer. Women and underrepresented minorities are especially encouraged to apply.

Disclaimer: this is not yet a job vacancy advertisement. Based on the expressions of interest for these positions, the University of Siena will determine whether or not to launch an open competition (pursuant art. 18 or art. 7 of the Italian Law 240/2010).

Τhe Rivista di Storia Economica/Italian Review of Economic History is happy to share three open CFPs:

- RSE/IREH Fast track review meeting - Verona, May 23-24, 2024. Deadline for draft articles or long abstracts (at least 2,000 words): March 31, 2024. All info at:

 https://www.associazionestoriaeconomica.com/post/cfp-rse-ireh-fast-track-review-1

- Colonial Legacy in South Asia – special issue proposal (Guest editors: Tirthankar Roy and Maanik Nath). Deadline for paper submission: July 1, 2024. All info at:

 https://www.associazionestoriaeconomica.com/post/cfp-rse-ireh-special-issue-colonial-legacy-in-south-asia

- The Banking history in a global perspective – special issue proposal (Guest editor: Paolo Di Martino). Deadline for paper submission: January 31, 2025. Deadline for preliminary abstract for a possible workshop to be held in Turin in October 2024: June 1, 2024. All info at:

 https://www.associazionestoriaeconomica.com/post/cfp-rse-ireh-special-issue-the-banking-history-in-a-global-perspective

Regular submissions are always open through our submission system:

 https://submission.rivisteweb.it/index.php/se

University of Brescia, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart of Brescia, December 12-13, 2024

The first Conference of the ARiSE - The Italian Society for Research in Economic History ariseweb.org/eng/) will be held in Brescia on December 12 and 13, 2024, in partnership with the University of Brescia and the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore. The Conference is the main event of the Associazione and contributions of foreign scholars will be welcome. During the Conference, the General Meeting of the Associazione will take place and scientific contributions, which adopt a broad perspective and a variety of methodological approaches on economic history will be presented. Papers can be presented in Italian or English.

The Organizing Committee will consider paper proposals on economic and social history of a wide variety of periods and countries, with a special appreciation for works presented by young scholars. A poster session will be reserved to young researchers who are currently pursuing or have recently completed their PhD. The organizing Committee also welcomes proposals for an entire session comprising no more than 4 papers.

Each paper proposal should include: the paper title, the names of all authors, an abstract of max 300 words, up to 3 keywords, and all details of the corresponding author. Each abstract should contain the background, the main research question, the sources and methods used.

Proposals must be submitted by May 15, 2024 to arise.segreteria[at]gmail.com. The session proposals should include, in addition to the specified requirements for the papers, the session title, the name of the session organizer, and a brief session presentation (max 200 words). Each scholar cannot be the author of more than two papers.

A notice of acceptance of the proposal will be sent to the authors by June 15, 2024. Accepted papers must be submitted by November 15, 2024.

The Conference registration, both as a speaker and as a participant, requires the payment of a participation fee equal to 50 euro. The deadline for registration is September 30, 2024. Registration arrangements will be announced later along with logistical ones. Scholarships to cover the registration cost are available for young scholars who request it.

The 15th European Social Science History Conference 2025 will take place in Leiden, The Netherlands, 26 - 29 March 2025, organised by the IISH and the Leiden University.

Call for sessions for the World Economic History Congress, to be held in Lund, Sweden, from 28 July to 1 August 2025. The text of the call and theme appears below, along with instructions for submission. Please note that:

1. The deadline for submitting sessions has been extended to March 15th, 2024. Make sure have submitted your proposals by that date. Sessions should be submitted via the Congress website at https://wehc2025.com/

 2. Sessions proposals do not need to include complete lists of speakers at the time of submission. Proposals need to include a clear theme and and and indicative list of participants, but as in previous years the list of speakers can be finalised closer to the Congress.

 3. While there will only be ONE main call for sessions during this Congress owing to impact of the pandemic on planning, the Executive Committee may leave room on the schedule for late breaking sessions on topics of current relevance. This will be assessed by the EC in the 6-9 months leading up to the Congress.

The 20th World Economic History Congress will convene from 28 July – 1 August 2025 in Lund, Sweden. The theme for the Congress is "Equality and Sustainability Challenges", which highlights some of the central issues facing humanity today and also connects to a broad and diverse range of historical problems. To address both the challenges and to find insights from the historical record for that endeavour, a range of perspectives will be necessary.

The IEHA has a particularly strong desire to attract sessions related to this theme. However, submissions are welcome on the economic and social histories of all places and periods, and on the exploration of varied sources and methods, and on the theory and uses of economic history itself. We also invite members to employ and analyse diverse strategies for representing the past.

Sessions may be proposed by any member of the international economic history community, whatever their institutional affiliation or status, as well as by scholars in related disciplines. Given the diversity of our membership, we will consider any submission that advances the study, teaching and public presentation of economic history. We welcome panel proposals that highlight scholarship emerging from economic history, business history, financial history, demographic history, environmental history, global and world history, social history, urban and agrarian history, gender studies, material culture, methodological approaches to historical research, history of economics and economic thought, science and technology studies, and other related fields.

The programme of the Lund Congress will be organised on the same principles as previous Congresses. The 5-day Congress will have approximately 180 sessions, with each day divided into time blocks of 90 minutes each (two before lunch and two after lunch). As in the past, it will be possible to combine two sessions into larger coherent units.

The session proposals should contain:• Name, title, affiliation, and contact information of the session organiser• Possible co-organisers (optional)• Title of the session• Description of the session’s aim, contribution, and relevance (max 5,000 characters with blanks)• Potential researchers (and their affiliations) to invite to the session or those already secured

The call for sessions will close on March 15, 2024. Sessions should be submitted via the Congress website at https://wehc2025.com/. Please note that unlike in past years, there will be ONLY ONE call for sessions. Decisions will be finalised in June 2024.

Τα σεμινάρια πραγματοποιούνται στην αίθουσα Σεμιναρίων του Εθνικού Ιδρύματος Ερευνών (Βασ. Κωνσταντίνου 48, Αθήνα, ισόγειο, μετρό «Ευαγγελισμός») και υβριδικά.

Το 1ο Συνέδριο Αγροτικής Ιστορίας "Αγροτικές κοινωνίες στην Ελλάδα (19ος - 20ός αιώνας):  Κρίσεις, μεταβάσεις, προσαρμογές και κρατική παρέμβαση"  θα πραγματοποιηθεί από 29 Φεβρουαρίου έως 2 Μαρτίου 2024 στο Εθνικό Ίδρυμα Ερευνών (Αμφιθέατρο Λεωνίδας Ζέρβας, Λεωφ. Βασιλέως Κωνσταντίνου 48, Αθήνα).

Διοργάνωση: Ομάδα Αγροτικής Ιστορίας Ελληνικής Εταιρείας Οικονομικής Ιστορίας

We inform you that a new position has been entered in the Apella information system:

Title: Επίκουρος Καθηγητής
Code: APP37208
Organization: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
School: Economics & Political Sciences 
Department/Institute: Economics
Discipline: Διεθνής Πολιτική Οικονομία

Submission Opening Date: 21/11/2023
Submission End Date: 21/01/2024

While inequality has played a pivotal role in shaping societies and economies worldwide, many authors have argued the importance of studying its historical evolution in order to have a deeper comprehension of its dynamics and determinants (Milanovic et al. 2011; Piketty 2013). Until recently in industrialized regions, and still today in many countries in the Global South, agriculture, and therefore land, was the main source of rents, income and wealth. This session seeks to delve into the intricate web of historical dynamics that influenced land property arrangements from Early Modern times and onwards. Our objective is to foster a comprehensive understanding of the manifold factors that contributed to the often-glaring disparities in land ownership during this transformative period. The proposed session aims to provide a nuanced exploration of the theme by employing a variety of methodologies and case studies, each offering unique insights into the complexities of land property inequality. We contend that the roots of modern land property arrangements can be traced back to this era, and understanding this historical context is essential for comprehending contemporary disparities.

The conference we are organizing in Rio de Janeiro urges scholars to rethink capitalism’s history from the vantage point of this new historical moment and to consider what are the most promising theoretical formulations, methodological approaches, and historical framings to define capitalism, identify its drivers, shed light on its mechanisms, periodize its cycles, incorporate previously neglected spaces or processes, and offer a prognosis of its current reconfiguring. While traditional analyses of capitalism’s history were centered on Europe, the United States, or the North Atlantic, new strands of scholarship recognize that such a narrow lens fails to capture the complexity of the global economy and its history.