----------------- HES POSTING ----------------- 7th Annual Conference of the European Society for the History of Economic Thought "The Economic Agent: Theory and History" Paris Carré des Sciences- 1, rue Descartes 30th January - 1st February 2003 CALL FOR PAPERS The 7th Annual Conference of the European Society for the History of Economic Thought (ESHET) will be held at the Carré des Sciences and the Université of Paris-I, in Paris, during the period 30 January-1 February 2003. Starting with a lecture in the evening of Thursday January 30, the Conference will end after the Annual General Meeting to be held on the afternoon of Saturday February 1. The Conference has sessions devoted to its main topic as well as open sessions - however, the scientific committee intends to give priority to the propositions related to the main topic. As announced in the previous ESHET Newsletter, the chosen subject is: the Economic Agent. As a matter of fact, the economic agent is a central feature in economics: Capitalists, Landlords, Labourers and Legislators in Classical and Marxian economics; Consumers, Producers, Firms, and Representative Agents in Marginalist and Neoclassical economics. Some more specific lines of enquiry might be suggested. In particular: a. The emergence of the concept of economic agent b. The way it is related to various forms of rationality c. The connections between economic agents and institutions d. Comparative approaches to economic and other types of agents - political or sociological agents. Scholars wishing to present a paper are asked to submit a proposal and an abstract (no more than 1000 words) and full details of their affiliation by 30 September 2002, preferably by e-mail, to the following Conference address: PHARE - Colloque ESHET Université de Paris X - Nanterre 200 avenue de la République K.131 92001 Nanterre Cedex FRANCE [log in to unmask] Prior to the Conference, a Ph.D. seminar will be held on January 30 during which Ph.D. students are encouraged to present their lines of research in order to benefit from comments and suggestions by a small number of senior scholars. Applications with supporting letters by their supervisors or other appropriate scholars and a proposal should be sent to the scientific committee. Accommodation costs will be borne by the local organising committee. A scientific committee will screen the proposals. Notice of acceptance will be sent by 4 November 2002. Deadline for the submission of final abstracts to be included in a booklet distributed to all participants is 15 December 2002. Website : http://phare.univ-paris1.fr/ESHET Scientific Committee: A. Béraud, P. Bridel, D. Diatkine, P-L. Porta, P. Steiner and E. Streissler. Local organising committee: A. Béraud, D. Diatkine, P. Steiner ------------ FOOTER TO HES POSTING ------------ For information, send the message "info HES" to [log in to unmask]