The Programme for the Joint EBHS-ABH 2024 Conference is now available here: https://ebhsoc.org/49th-ebhs-annual-conference-and-association-of-business-historians-conference/
Please use the same link for information about registration, recommended accommodation and further necessary information about the conference.
—**Deadline Extension to 9 February—
Call for Papers:
Tony Slaven Doctoral Workshop in Business History, 26 June 2024
EBHS YSI-iNET Doctoral Workshop, 26 June 2024
Coleman Prize 2024
Joint 49th Economic and Business History Society Annual Conference and Association of Business Historians Conference 2024 - York, UK - 27 to 29 June 2024 - ‘Connections’
Keynote speaker: Dr Susie Pak, St. John’s University, USA.
The joint 49th Economic and Business History Society annual conference and Association of Business Historians conference 2024 will be held in York, UK, from 27 to 29 June 2024 and invites submissions to the conference committee on the theme of ‘Connections’ in Economic and Business History.
Building on the themes of the previous conference of EBHS, with Building Bridges, and ABH, looking at Business History beyond the discipline, our theme of Connections aims to continue these important discussions towards the development of both disciplines. This embraces not just the connection at the conference between the two societies, but also the connections between economic and business history, and other associated strands of history including organisational, financial, banking, social, labour and management history. We also invite participants to consider the theme of connections in business and economic history, examining the historical relationships between a multitude of actors and phenomena, including people, entrepreneurs, firms, governments, clusters, knowledge, and also between geographically distant actors. We also welcome papers on any aspect of economic or business history, and proposals for full panels of three papers.
We look forward to welcoming delegates to York in 2024, a city “with Roman roots and a Viking past, offering an adventure for everyone”. The conference venue will be York St John University, just outside of the historic York city walls and in the shadow of the famous York Minster, with associated events taking place in walking distance of the main conference venue. The conference venue is also ideally placed in relation to transportation links, with the railway station a short walk from York St John. York is also well connected for rail transport from major airports including those in London and Manchester.
The President of EBHS for the 2024 Conference/ABH Conference organiser is Dr Chris Corker (Chris.Corker@york.ac.uk). Proposals should be submitted via the conference website ( https://ebhsoc.org/) and include:
· The title of the presentation.
· An abstract of no more than 500 words.
· Contact details for each presenter.
The submission point will open on 15 November 2023, and the deadline for submissions is 9 February 2024. The Program Committee intend to send notifications of acceptance as soon as possible once the deadline has passed.
All questions and queries regarding the conference should be directed to Chris Corker at Chris.Corker@york.ac.uk
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Poster submissions
The conference also welcomes poster proposals from graduate students on all aspects of business history covering a wide range of periods and countries.
Poster presenters will normally be in either the First or Second Year of their PhD. We also strongly encourage those who have previously presented a poster to submit a paper proposal to the main conference in a subsequent year.
Those wishing to be considered for inclusion in the programme must submit an application to Dr Chris Corker (Chris.Corker@york.ac.uk) by 12 January 2024. This should provide:
· Title of your PhD project.
· An abstract (300 words) that explains the background to the poster; the questions addressed; the sources and methods employed; and likely conclusions.
· A current CV.
Approved posters must be submitted by 1 June 2024, and a style guide will be circulated to all presenters selected for poster presentations.
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EBHS YSI-iNET Doctoral Workshop, 26 June 2024
Continuing from the success of the 2022 and 2023, EBHS will again be organizing a Doctoral Workshop, which will be held on 26 June at the School for Business and Society at the University of York. These will be available for any doctoral student who is undertaking a PhD in the fields of business history and economic history, broadly conceived. This includes management history, financial history, labor history, social history, the history of capitalism, as well as business history and economic history. Further news and a call for paper will be distributed at a later date. All papers proposed and accepted for the workshop will be accepted to the general EBHS-ABH conference program as well.
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Call for Tony Slaven Doctoral Workshop in Business History, 26 June 2024
The ABH will hold its eleventh annual Tony Slaven Doctoral Workshop on 26 June 2024. This event immediately precedes the EBHS-ABH Conference, and will take place at the School for Business and Society at the University of York. Participants in the Workshop are encouraged to attend the EBHS-ABH Conference following the Workshop. They will also have an opportunity to participate in the Poster Competition (explained in the main call for papers). The Workshop is an excellent opportunity for doctoral students to discuss their work with other research students and established academics in business history in an informal and supportive environment. Students at any stage of their doctoral studies, whether in their first year or very close to submitting, are urged to apply. The workshop provides new researchers with an opportunity to discuss their work with experienced researchers in the discipline, and also includes professional development sessions. The Workshop interprets the term ‘business history’ broadly, and it is intended that students in areas such as (but not confined to) the history of management and organizations, international trade and investment, financial or economic history, agricultural history, the history of not-for- profit organisations, government-industry relations, accounting history, social studies of technology, and historians or management or labour will find it useful. Students undertaking topics with a significant business history element but in disciplines other than economic or business history are also welcome. We embrace students researching any era or region of history.
Each student delivers a 15-minute presentation that is either (depending on how developed your project is) a summary of your PhD prospectus giving an overview of the overarching themes, research questions, and methodologies, or a specific chapter/paper. Time is devoted for discussion of each student’s work and the opportunity to gain feedback from active researchers in the field.
How to Apply for the Tony Slaven Workshop
Your application should be no more than 4 pages sent together in a single computer file: 1) a one-page CV; 2) one page stating the name(s) of the student’s supervisor(s), the title of the theses (a proposed title is fine), the university and department where the student is registered and the date of commencement of thesis registration; 3) an abstract of the work to be presented.
You may apply via email to Dr Michael Aldous at m.aldous@qub.ac.uk. Please use the subject line “Tony Slaven Workshop” and submit by 24 March 2024.
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Coleman Prize 2024
The ABH is pleased to announce that the 2024 Coleman Prize is open to PhD dissertations in Business History (broadly defined) having either a British subject or completed at a British university. All dissertations completed in the previous two calendar years (2022 and 2023) are eligible. In keeping with the ABH’s broad understanding of business history, applications are strongly encouraged from candidates in economic history, social history, labour history, intellectual history, cultural history, environmental history, the history of science and technology, the history of medicine, or any other subfield.
To apply for the Coleman Prize, supervisors are encouraged to nominate recent PhDs. Self-nominations are also strongly welcomed. Please send a PDF including the title of your PhD dissertation and a brief abstract (up to 2 double-spaced pages) to Dr Lewis Wade at l.m.wade@hum.leidenuniv.nl by 16 February 2024. Longlisted candidates will be requested to submit electronic copies of their theses 15 March 2024. Finalists will be notified by 10 May 2024.
In a new special series hosted by the New Books Network, Bernardo Bátiz-Lazo is interviewing prior Coleman Prize winners on their dissertations, some of which have already been published as monographs. More information on these interviews can be found at the link here: https://www.theabh.org/news/2023/8/22/coleman-prize-series-winners-podcast-by-bernardo-btiz-lazo