48. Linz Conference: 13—16 September 2012
CALL FOR PAPERS
Background
With regard to the overreaching question of the current ITH-cycle considering
the impact of labour movements on societal and social progress and development,
the 2012 ITH-conference aims at examining cultural as well as welfare state
arrangements of communities based on case studies. Both, the development
and the implementation of new ideas and norms through labour movements shall
be analysed on this occasion. Particular attention will be paid to similarities
and differences between the “global North” and the “global
South”.
Target and Topics
The 2012 ITH-conference offers the opportunity to address aspects of securing
fundamental means of existence as well as “modern” forms of
precautionary measures such as health care, labour legislation, paid holidays
and employment protection or general welfare state models. Issues such as
social benefits, protection against dismissal or retirement provisions shall
likewise be regarded both from a European and a Non-European perspective.
In addition to this, historical paths of the welfare state and the development
of its security systems will be taken into account. In this framework, it
can be examined to what extent labour movements have forced the social integration
of the people in both state and society and in how far social disintegration
can be attributed to labour movements.
As a further problem area of the 2012 conference, the labour movements´
cultural work shall be scrutinized in the broadest sense of its meaning.
Accordingly, processes of development with regard to family and sexual norms
or work and leisure may be taken into consideration. Furthermore, aspects
of economy, business ethics as well as state and social order – hence,
the political and legal culture – could be addressed in this topic
area, as well. A fundamental question that has to be discussed is to what
extent labour movements have generally created an access towards culture.
Organisational Matters
Abstract submissions for a presentation at the
conference are requested until 15 February 2012
– limited to 3,500 characters - via E-Mail to:
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Mittag
Institut für soziale Bewegungen (Ruhr-Universität Bochum)
Clemensstraße 17-19, D-44789 Bochum
juergen.mittag@rub.defes.de,
or to
Univ.Doz. Dr. Berthold Unfried
International Conference of Labour and Social History (ITH)
Wipplingerstr. 6-8, A-1010 Vienna
berthold.unfried@univie.ac.at
Contributions will be presented at the 48th Linz Conference of the ITH
(13-16 September 2012), the proceedings of the conference shall be published
within a year. Accommodation and conference fees will be covered by the
ITH. Assistance to the funding of travel costs (or, if necessary, reimbursement)
will be provided.