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The World Economic History CongressIn 2009 the International Economic History Association (IEHA) will hold its XVth World Economic History Congress in Utrecht, The Netherlands, from 3 to 7 August. The organizing institutions are Utrecht University (Research Group Social and Economic History) and the International Institute of Social History.
The World Economic History Congress takes place every three or four years.
Themes and goalsThe theme of the 2009 congress will be global economic history. The congress is expected to contribute to the following goals:
Sessions will cover a wide range of subjects, periods from antiquity to the present day, and a variety of regions around the world. The congress will also include a dissertation competition, a poster session for young researchers, and a series of keynote lectures on the ongoing process of transformation of the world economy and its relationship with the aim of sustainability. |
The host city and the congress site
Utrecht is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands, with a population of more than 250,000.
The deadline for sending in session proposals was 1 October 2008; it is now no longer possible to submit proposals. The congress programme will be published on this website at the end of November 2008. Participants will be able to register from January 2009 onwards (see the timetable). |
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