Mobility is a key problem in Economic and Social History. Regardless of the period under analysis, people circulate, carrying with them commodities, capital, ideas, languages, traditions. They circulate to survive, to trade, to explore, to conquer, to migrate, and also for leisure. These...

Gender as an analytical tool has been increasingly used by historians in the last few decades in a wide range of domains. The aspects of social and economic history where the gender dimension is relevant are numerous: assessment of social functions, different patterns of insertion in the labour...

We call all historians to present their research for debate on the Atlantic, by submitting proposals of panels or individual communications. As usual, the APHES Conference is open to the submission of papers on any topic in economic and social history.

Tracs: - Governance, Politics, Ethics and Conflict in Planning, - Informal Housing, Land Tenure and Government Programs, - Housing and Community Development, - Spatial Policies and Land Use Planning, - Planning Practice and Innovation in Planning Education, - Planning History, - Planning...

The 2nd Ibero-American Meeting of Socio-Economics, a SASE Regional Conference, will debate several issues that arise to the study of socio-economic development in the region, with a main focus on the State's role. More specifically, it will be emphasized: State´s capacity to promote a...

The main discussion topic of the Meeting will be Unequality(ies). The annual meeting of APHES 2015 encourages historians to take part on such debate, proposing for discussion the following topics, among others: - motives for unequality(ies) - models and mechanisms of wealth and social privileges...

Presently, and amidst a substantial number of National Debt crises in European Union’s countries, there is widespread agreement that the functions of the Government need rethinking. This conference intends to promote the debate about the role of the State in the Economy. The Department of...

Die Veranstaltung soll Wissens- und Technologietransfer im Bereich Erneuerbarer Energien zwischen Brasilien und Deutschland fördern und die Vernetzung anregen. Die Tagung richtet sich an Wissenschaftler, Vertreter von Energieunternehmen und weiterer relevanter Institutionen aus den Bereichen...

The conference will cover eGovernment applications and a showcase of best practices from Turkey and other countries in the region in addition to presentations, panels, paper discussions and working groups. Delegates are expected to contribute to the outcomes of the conference through a high...

The development of the regions depends on their territorial capital and on the networks and flows that are rooted in them. Networks and development is a seminal theme of regional science. List of Parallel Sessions: - Strategies for development - Networks and regional development - Urban and...