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Call for Papers 
Saturday May 8th,1999, Institute of Historical Research, WC1 
 
The Twentieth Century: A Century of Progress- What is the balance sheet? 
 
As the twentieth century draws to a close this one day event, organised 
by the London Socialist Historians Group, will look at the question of 
progress in history and attempt to draw a balance sheet of how far 
attempts to change society for the better since 1900 have worked. 
 
>From Bernstein to Bad Godesberg and New Labour, social democracy has 
reinvented itself throughout the twentieth century. But what is the 
historical record of reforming Governments in the twentieth century, 
and what does that record tell us about the future? Have the examples 
of revolution in Russia or the free market in America provided coherent 
alternatives? Have changes for women, lesbians and gays and blacks led 
to liberation? Have developments in science led to relief from the dull 
compulsion of economic reality? 
 
Proposals for Panels of two or three papers and a discussant are 
invited around the following subject areas: 
 
+ The Political Economy of Capitalism 
+ Social Democracy and Strategies for Reform 
+ Labour Struggles 
+ Labour Leaders 
+ Science and social change 
+ Reform and Revolt 
+ Reaction and the Failure of Reform 
+ The Oppressed and the fight for liberation 
+ The historical development of the Capitalist Economy 
 
These subject areas are indicative, other topics on the general theme 
will be entertained. The day will open and close with Plenary sessions. 
Before and after lunch parallel panels of speakers and commentators 
will take place 
 
Proposals for panels should be sent to Keith Flett, 38 Mitchley, Rd, 
Tottenham, London, N17 9HG by 1st December 1998, [ (+44) 171-829 3097] 
 
ORGANISED BY THE LONDON SOCIALIST HISTORIANS GROUP 
 
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