16th SCEME Seminar in Economic Methodology
12-13 September 2012, Tilton House, UK

Final call for papers (deadline 1 May 2012)

" 'A Europe starving and disintegrating before their eyes': Reappraising
Keynes's Economic Consequences of the Peace"

SCEME in association with the Post Keynesian Economics Study Group and
Brighton Business School would like to invite proposals for contributions
to the sixteenth seminar in a series on the history and methodology of
economics.

Topic

About a century ago, the Treaty of Versailles sought to mark a new
departure in international relations by instituting the League of Nations
as the first intergovernmental body explicitly dedicated to peace and
stability. It has remained controversial ever since. Keynes, as the
principal representative of the British Treasury at the negotiations,
famously resigned from the delegation, retiring to Cambridge to write what
is arguably the most eloquent contemporary critique of the Treaty. The
Economic Consequences of the Peace became a best-seller virtually over
night and has remained a linchpin for historians ever since in their
efforts to understand the significance of Versailles in the build up of
the second world war. Equally, the Consequences are regarded as powerful
testament to Keynes's skills as a writer and have been described as the
economic equivalent of the works of the other members of the Bloomsbury
circle.

The two-day seminar (Wednesday afternoon to Thursday evening) will take
place in Tilton House, Keynes's former country home, and Charleston
Farmhouse, country residence of the Bloomsbury circle where Keynes wrote
the Consequences. Further details: http://goo.gl/7M67p

Seminar contributions are welcome from any methodological or historical
perspective shedding light on The Economic Consequences of the Peace, its
context, reception and relevance. Proposals should take the form of a
one-page outline of the intended contribution, and should be sent to:
Christopher Matthews, [log in to unmask]



Jens Hölscher & Matthias Klaes