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Official account of the Social Science History Association. Supporting social science history since 1974, we host an annual meeting and publish a journal. More about us can be found at www.ssha.org

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Social Science History Association @socscihistory.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
On FirstView: "The New Money Myth: The Churn of Prototypical Elites and the Persistence of the Upper Class in Oil Boom Dallas, 1925–1942" Shay O'Brien finds #cotton families kept their place, most #oilmen were born rich, and most elite families had both in the family tree. #history #socioeconomics
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The New Money Myth: The Churn of Prototypical Elites and the Persistence of the Upper Class in Oil Boom Dallas, 1925–1942 | Social Science History | Cambridge Core
The New Money Myth: The Churn of Prototypical Elites and the Persistence of the Upper Class in Oil Boom Dallas, 1925–1942
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Social Science History Association @socscihistory.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
SSH 50(3) features eight articles: Britain's all-female Forty Elephants gang, the making of America's "coal consensus," Indigenous constitutional inclusion in Latin America, women missionaries in colonial Korea, "social caging" in East Asian rice societies, and more. shorturl.at/NNKXG #history
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Social Science History Association @socscihistory.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
In "Recurrent Mechanisms, Evolving Practices, and the Past-Present Link in World History" in SSH 50(2), Nicolás M. Somma explores connections between past and present and identifies six mechanisms that recur across world history. doi.org/10.1017/ssh.... #history #postwar #world_history
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Social Science History Association @socscihistory.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
In "Electoral Participation During an Early Period of Democratization: Chile 1932–1950." Tomás Arias and Patricio Navia's find women's 1935 enfranchisement initially lowered turnout, literacy correlated negatively, industry didn't mobilize. shorturl.at/JZCRW #Chile #history #politics #democracy
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Electoral Participation During an Early Period of Democratization: Chile 1932–1950 | Social Science History | Cambridge Core
Electoral Participation During an Early Period of Democratization: Chile 1932–1950 - Volume 50 Issue 2
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Social Science History Association @socscihistory.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
New in SSH 50(2): Tristan Ivory compares group #discrimination in the #US and #Japan. Race structures belonging in one; ethnoculture—ethnicity and culture treated as inherited together—structures it in the other. Open access: doi.org/10.1017/ssh.... #culture #race #ethnicity #history #GIBill #racism
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The Same Different?: Group Discrimination in the United States and Japan | Social Science History | Cambridge Core
The Same Different?: Group Discrimination in the United States and Japan - Volume 50 Issue 2
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Social Science History Association @socscihistory.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
The article, "All Crises Are Unhappy in Their Own Way: The Role of Societal Instability in Shaping the Past," published in SSH 50(2) is getting noticed! The authors found there's no "typical" crisis, which is why studying them together is so important. doi.org/10.1017/ssh.... #crises #history
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All Crises are Unhappy in Their Own Way: The Role of Societal Instability in Shaping the Past | Social Science History | Cambridge Core
All Crises are Unhappy in Their Own Way: The Role of Societal Instability in Shaping the Past - Volume 50 Issue 2
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Social Science History Association @socscihistory.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Diana L. Magnuson and Steven Ruggles explore public anxiety over census privacy in the 1970 US census. By focusing on specific individual complaints rather than general newspaper coverage, they gained a clearer understanding of objectors’ motives. shorturl.at/qMuqQ #US #census #history #privacy
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‘I don’t trust you’: American Response to US Census Bureau Privacy and Disclosure Control, 1960–1970 | Social Science History | Cambridge Core
‘I don’t trust you’: American Response to US Census Bureau Privacy and Disclosure Control, 1960–1970 - Volume 50 Issue 2
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Social Science History Association @socscihistory.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Stefan Öberg argues that comparisons of material standard of living based on male wages work best between populations at similar stages of industrialization and demographic transition. He employs a reductive model. shorturl.at/jvbrO #history #demographics #industrialization #wages #standardofliving
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Wages of Men, Women, and All the Others: Comparisons of the Standard of Living Based on Welfare Ratios Must Consider Household Complexity | Social Science History | Cambridge Core
Wages of Men, Women, and All the Others: Comparisons of the Standard of Living Based on Welfare Ratios Must Consider Household Complexity - Volume 50 Issue 2
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Social Science History Association @socscihistory.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Emily Chung develops a method for #georeferencing Manchester Township #census #data at a fine resolution using historical geographic and commercial surveys. Linking households to individual buildings enables micro-scale study of heterogeneity and neighborhood patterns. shorturl.at/u4FtY #history
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Visualizing Victorian Manchester: Granular Geocoding for Demographic Analysis | Social Science History | Cambridge Core
Visualizing Victorian Manchester: Granular Geocoding for Demographic Analysis - Volume 50 Issue 2
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Social Science History Association @socscihistory.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
The Summer 2026 issue of Social Science History, 50(2), is available online. This issue includes three advances in data & methods articles, five research articles, and a Symposium on "Modernity's Corruption." shorturl.at/rFvXc #history #modernity #sociology #US #Japan #gymnastics #discrimination
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Social Science History Association @socscihistory.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Explore the latest issue of Social Science History 50(1), which includes the 2024 SSHA Presidential Address and 9 research articles. shorturl.at/JIhCa #history #socialscience #redlining #gender #census #immigration #national_identity #elections #Morocco #Argentina #Sweden #China #Netherlands #USA
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Social Science History Association @socscihistory.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
The Call for Papers will remain open until April 1st, but all submissions so far will be evaluated before that date. So please consider submitting if yo haven’t already: ssha.org/conference/c...
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Call for Papers 51st Annual Meeting of the Social Science History Association The Atlanta Hilton, Atlanta, Georgia – November 19th-22nd, 2026 Submission Dea ...
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Social Science History Association @socscihistory.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Five days left to submit proposals for the 2026 SSHA! Learn more and submit here: ssha.org/conference/c...
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Call for Papers 51st Annual Meeting of the Social Science History Association The Atlanta Hilton, Atlanta, Georgia – November 19th-22nd, 2026 Submission Dea ...
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dldmagnuson.bsky.social @dldmagnuson.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
From SSHA2023 to SSHJ2026! doi.org/10.1017/ssh.... ‘I don’t trust you’: American Response to US Census Bureau Privacy and Disclosure Control, 1960–1970 @socscihistory.bsky.social @stevenruggles.bsky.social @ipums.bsky.social @minnpop.bsky.social @altnatarchives.altgov.info
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Social Science History Association @socscihistory.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Another SSH article listed by @universitypress.cambridge.org in its most downloaded publications is its #history journals is “Polygamy, the Commodification of Women, and Underdevelopment.” SSH 46(1): 1-34. doi.org/10.1017/ssh.... #polygamy #women #development #commodification #socialscience
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Polygamy, the Commodification of Women, and Underdevelopment | Social Science History | Cambridge Core
Polygamy, the Commodification of Women, and Underdevelopment - Volume 46 Issue 1
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Social Science History Association @socscihistory.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
@universitypress.cambridge.org listed the most downloaded publications in its #history journals. One SSH article listed was Julian Go's “Reverberations of Empire: How Colonial Past Shapes the Present.” SSH 48(1): 1-18. doi.org/10.1017/ssh.... #colonialism #Empire #colonial
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Reverberations of Empire: How the Colonial Past Shapes the Present | Social Science History | Cambridge Core
Reverberations of Empire: How the Colonial Past Shapes the Present - Volume 48 Issue 1
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Shai M. Dromi @dromishai.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
The SSHA deadline has been extended to March 15, 2026 - please see the cfp and submit your work! ssha2026.ssha.org @socscihistory.bsky.social
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Social Science History Association @socscihistory.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
The 2026 SSHA call for proposals has been extended to March 15th. Read more and submit here: ssha.org/conference/c... Spread the word!
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Call for Papers | Social Science History Association
Call for Papers 51st Annual Meeting of the Social Science History Association The Atlanta Hilton, Atlanta, Georgia – November 19th-22nd, 2026 Submission Dea ...
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Social Science History Association @socscihistory.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Silvia Pedraza, esteemed sociology professor at the University of Michigan and associate editor of SSH, appeared on @pbs.org in early January to discuss #Venezuela with the #US military removal of President #Maduro from office (7:10 to 12:50). www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fUn... #democracy #history
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Social Science History Association @socscihistory.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Prof Robert Lieberman, political science professor at The Johns Hopkins University and associate editor of SSH, appeared as an expert on CNN after Zohran Mamdani became NYC mayor. shorturl.at/yN7nj #socialism #democratic #politics #communism #history #NewYork
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Socialism, Communism, Democratic Socialism. What’s the Difference? This professor breaks it down | CNN
Robert Lieberman, a political science professor at Johns Hopkins University, explains how socialism, communism, and democratic socialism differ and what those ideas mean for issues like inequality and...
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Sakari Saaritsa @sakarisaaritsa.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Glad to share a new paper, “Reproductive responses to revolution and repression in Finland, 1917–1919”, now open access in The History of the Family! doi.org/10.1080/1081... 1/11
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Social Science History Association @socscihistory.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
Social Science History 49(4): “What was the Cold War?” examines the theoretical aspects of the Cold War and explores experiences of countries adjacent to the main players. shorturl.at/HJBQg #ColdWar #history #socialscience #geopolitics #decolonization #USA #SovietUnion #GlobalSouth #Europe
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Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Congratulations to Dagmar Herzog, whose book The Question of Unworthy Life is the winner of the @socscihistory.bsky.social's Allan Sharlin Memorial Book Award! 🎉 Her work sheds light on the dark history of eugenic thought in Germany—and the courageous countervoices. Learn more: hubs.ly/Q03YKVd50
The Question of Unworthy Life: Eugenics and Germany’s Twentieth Century by Dagmar HerzogDagmar Herzog
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The University of Chicago Press @uchicagopress.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
We’re thrilled that Sophie Salvo’s ARTICULATING DIFFERENCE has won the President’s Book Award from @socscihistory.bsky.social. Congratulations, Sophie!
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Social Science History Association @socscihistory.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Delve into Social Science History 49(3): shorturl.at/XZYcX. Read articles on tuberculosis, women and guilds, slave colonies, occupational mobility, naming patterns, civil war, and more, covering the Caribbean, Greece, Peru, Scandinavia, Spain, the U.S. and Zomia. #sociology #history #economics
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dldmagnuson.bsky.social @dldmagnuson.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
The 50th SSHA annual meeting in Chicago was a success! From start to finish Data Infrastructure Network sessions were packed! So much fun to engage with presenters and attendees. Thank you to all who make the Data Infrastructure Network the best of social science history! @socscihistory.bsky.social
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fbkeller.bsky.social @fbkeller.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
With Ho-fung Hung and @profyangzhang.bsky.social, I had the pleasure of discussing David McCourt's latest book at the @socscihistory.bsky.social conference at the #PalmerHouse (flashback to @mpsa.bsky.social times) in #Chicago. Highly recommended for anyone interested in #Russia or #China experts!
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The End of Engagement: America's China and Russia Experts and U.S. Strategy Since 1989
The End of Engagement: America's China and Russia Experts and U.S. Strategy Since 1989 [McCourt, David M.] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The End of Engagement: America's China and Russia Experts and U.S. Strategy Since 1989
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Carolyn Swope @cbswope.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
I'm deeply honored to have received the Founder's Prize for the best article of the year in Social Science History. It's especially meaningful because SSHA has been such a generative and welcoming community for me as the co-chair of the Historical Geography and HGIS network.
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scholarschoice.bsky.social @scholarschoice.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Over the weekend we met @utpress.bsky.social author Meredith Linn, pictured below at our @socscihistory.bsky.social exhibit with her book, Irish Fever: An Archaeology of Illness, Injury, and Healing in New York City, 1845-1875. #ssha2025
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Social Science History Association @socscihistory.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
Carolyn Swope received the Founder's Prize for her article “The Spatial Configuration of Segregation, Elite Fears of Disease, and Housing Reform in Washington, D.C.’s Inhabited Alleys” published in SSH 48(2). shorturl.at/eVz4A Congratulations! #sociology #history #segregation #housing #epidemiology
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Social Science History Association @socscihistory.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
“Mosaic Database: Consolidation, Innovation, and Challenges in the Comparative Family Demography of Historical Europe,” published in SSH 49(1), won the 2025 Louis Henry Award given by the European Society of Historical Demography. Congrats to the authors! shorturl.at/OWQts #sociology #demography
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Mosaic Database: Consolidation, Innovation, and Challenges in the Comparative Family Demography of Historical Europe | Social Science History | Cambridge Core
Mosaic Database: Consolidation, Innovation, and Challenges in the Comparative Family Demography of Historical Europe - Volume 49 Issue 1
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Social Science History Association @socscihistory.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
The President’s Speech by our outgoing president @emilyerikson.bsky.social to close our third day of the 50th SSHA Conference in Chicago.
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Shai M. Dromi @dromishai.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
Excited for outgoing @socscihistory.bsky.social President Emily Erikson’s address!
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Kris Inwood @kris-inwood.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
Participants at the 50th meeting of the Social Science History Association take a moment to remember the great Andrew Beveridge. Steve Ruggles, Margo Anderson and Vernon Burton led the appreciation! www.gc.cuny.edu/news/memoria...
Steve Ruggles, Vernon Burton and others listen as Margo Anderson leads the tribute to Andy Beveridge at the 50th anniversary meeting of the Social Science History Association.Emma Diduch and Matthew Sobek listen as Steve Ruggles leads the remembrance and tribute to Andy Beveridge at the 50th anniversary meeting of the Social Science History Association.
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dldmagnuson.bsky.social @dldmagnuson.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
One week until the start of the Social Science History Association annual meeting in Chicago, 20-23 November. The Data Infrastructure Network can't wait to see you! @socscihistory.bsky.social ssha2025.ssha.org
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Social Science History Association @socscihistory.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Lots of people are reading “The Effect of World War I on Naming Patterns: A Systematic Exploration” by Nicholas Todd and Baptiste Coulmont in Social Science History 49(3). We encourage you to read it, too! shorturl.at/RAnDI. #history #sociology #WWI #France #baby_names #babies #names
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The Effect of World War I on Naming Patterns: A Systematic Exploration | Social Science History | Cambridge Core
The Effect of World War I on Naming Patterns: A Systematic Exploration - Volume 49 Issue 3
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Social Science History Association @socscihistory.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
In Social Science History 49(1), “Vision and method in global historical sociology” by Julian Go and George Lawson has received significant attention. Check out the article: shorturl.at/ztego #history #sociology #Haiti #France #transboundary
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Vision and method in global historical sociology | Social Science History | Cambridge Core
Vision and method in global historical sociology - Volume 49 Issue 1
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Social Science History Association @socscihistory.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Social Science History 49(2) features several articles focused on U.S. history. It also has articles on Swedish female longevity and the emergence of consumer culture in early modern rural Sweden. Read this issue online. shorturl.at/hFIme. #socialscience #sociology #history #economics #Sweden #USA
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Social Science History: Volume 49 - Issue 2 | Cambridge Core
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dldmagnuson.bsky.social @dldmagnuson.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Building as we climb! The Data Infrastructure Network is looking forward to seeing you at the 2025 Social Science History Association (SSHA) Annual Conference in Chicago | 20-23 Nov 2025! lnkd.in/gQeWpZgb @socscihistory.bsky.social
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Social Science History Association @socscihistory.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Our 50th Meeting program is nearly complete. If you plan to come to the conference, book your hotel soon as the special rate ends on October 15th. To find out how and to register for the conference, visit: ssha.org/conference/t...
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Travel and Hotel Information | Social Science History Association
Travel and Hotel Information SSHA 2025 will be held at the Palmer House Hotel in downtown Chicago, a usual stop for the SSHA. Rooms are $199 (USD) per night ...
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Social Science History Association @socscihistory.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
In the latest issue of Social Science History, read Anne McCants' presidential address, articles on income mobility, employment, labor skill development, the US deaf population and other engaging topics. shorturl.at/eIs7d #socialscience #sociology #history #economics #industrialization #employment
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Social Science History Association @socscihistory.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
The 2025 SSHA Conference in Chicago is just around the corner! Regular registration rates expire at the end of September. Find out more and read the most up to date version of the program here: ssha.org/conference/
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Conference | Social Science History Association
The conference involves over a thousand scholars from around the world, although graduate students and faculty from the leading American universities predominate.
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Social Science History Association @socscihistory.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
The history of emotions is a relatively new area of research in the broader historical social sciences. Check out Social Science History's special issue on the history of emotions available online. shorturl.at/7MWKV #emotions #history #language #culture #sociology
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Social Science History: Volume 48 - Changing the Feeling Rules: Emotional Norms in Social Relations from the Seventeenth Century to the Present | Cambridge Core
Cambridge Core - Social Science History - Volume 48 - Changing the Feeling Rules: Emotional Norms in Social Relations from the Seventeenth Century to the Present
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Social Science History Association @socscihistory.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
The 2025 SSHA Conference now has its first preliminary program available. Find it and more information on the conference here: ssha.org/conference/
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The conference involves over a thousand scholars from around the world, although graduate students and faculty from the leading American universities predominate.
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Sakari Saaritsa @sakarisaaritsa.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
DL April 10th: Welcome to a thought-provoking workshop on makeshift economies in Europe, spanning from the early modern period to the present! The event will take place in Helsinki in August. CFP open until 10 April, 2025! tinyurl.com/ybfp9wum Take note @socscihistory.bsky.social @esshc.bsky.social!
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Call for papers | Workshop on the concept of the makeshift economy | University of Helsinki
MAKING A LIVING IN THE MARGINS – PAST AND PRESENT Workshop on the concept of the makeshift economy Time and place: 28–29 August 2025, University of Helsinki
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Social Science History Association @socscihistory.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
If you are in Leiden at the European Social Science History Conference, come by the exhibits and meet with the SSHA executive director and chat about the SSHA and all the new things happening with the organization. Sign up for the listserv as well!
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Social Science History Association @socscihistory.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
The Call for Papers deadline for the SSHA 2025 Conference has been extended until March 15th. Please consider submitting a paper and/or a panel. We will be celebrating our 50th conference this year in Chicago, November 20-23, at the Palmer House Hotel. For more see: ssha.org/conference/
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Social Science History Association @socscihistory.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Don’t forget the deadline for submissions is March 1st. Just two days away! Here is the link to get right into the submission system and find the CFP: ssha2025.ssha.org
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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Call for articles: "Children & Childhood in the French-Speaking World." For a special issue of French Historical Studies, co-edited by our member Kristine Alexander. Manuscripts (in English or French) due by 15 August. assets-us-01.kc-usercontent.com/f7ca9afb-82c...
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Social Science History Association @socscihistory.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Reminder: Call for Papers for the 2025 SSHA Conference closes March 1st! Check out the details and submit your proposals here: ssha.org/conference/
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