Dear all,

This is a short note to remind you that the deadline for submissions
to HISRECO 2011, to be held at Duke University, is approaching: the
30th of September. The call for papers is below.

With my best wishes,
Tiago


Call for papers
Fifth Annual Conference on the History of Recent Economics (HISRECO)

29-30 April 2011,
Duke University, North Carolina, USA

The Second World War and its aftermath marked a major stage in the
establishment of economics as one of the dominant discourses in
contemporary societies. The spread of economic ideas into many areas
of social life invites mutually profitable engagements between
historians of economics and historians of other social sciences. It
also presents great potential for those working on the history of
economics to broaden their audience beyond those that they have
traditionally addressed.

The past decade has been witness to a surging interest in the history
of economics post-WWII. This new scholarship has made good use of
newly available source-materials, rehearsed new methodologies for the
study of the past and looked across disciplinary boundaries for
insights. In its fifth consecutive year, the HISRECO conference offers
a venue for review and development of this work. We are inviting
submissions of papers that deal with the post-WWII era. Though all
proposals will be carefully considered, our preference is for papers
that place post-war economics in a broader context, whether this is
parallel developments in other social sciences, politics, culture or
economic challenges. To this end, we solicit proposals from scholars
trained in history, economics, sociology, or any field that may yield
insights. Proposals from doctoral students and junior researchers are
actively encouraged.

If you are interested in participating, please submit a proposal
containing roughly 500 words and indicating clearly the original
contribution of the paper (if you have a draft of the paper, we would
be happy to see that as well). The deadline for the submission of
paper proposals is 30 September 2010. Notice of acceptance or
rejection will be sent by 1 November 2010 and completed papers will be
due on 15 February 2011 so that we can provide feedback and then give
discussants time to prepare comments.

Proposals should be sent electronically to [log in to unmask]

The organizing committee consists of Roger Backhouse (University of
Birmingham), Bruce Caldwell (Duke University), Philippe Fontaine
(École normale supérieure de Cachan and Institut universitaire de
France), Yann Giraud (Université de Cergy-Pontoise) and Tiago Mata
(Duke University).

For further information about the conference please contact: Tiago
Mata, [log in to unmask]