Call for papers

Justice in Economic Thought

The 11th Annual Conference of the European Society for the History of Economic Thought (ESHET) will be held at the Louis Pasteur University, Strasbourg (France), 5th – 7th July 2007. It will be organized by the research laboratory Bureau d’Economie Théorique et Appliquée (BETA), associated with the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS).

Even if economic analysis has historically acquired its epistemological autonomy thanks to its emancipation from the authority of ethics, modern economists increasingly realize that the positive dimension of economic theory does not necessarily exclude the normative. On the contrary, one of the conditions of progress in economic knowledge today lies in interdisciplinary research aiming at the invention of new modes of complementarity between these two dimensions.

The theme of “justice in economic thought” could be dealt with in different ways, for example:

Selected papers on the Conference theme will be published in a volume, but proposals for papers or sessions on all other aspects of the history of economic thought are also welcome.

An abstract of no more than 200 words for a paper, or no more than 500 words for a session should be submitted before 15th February 2007 by following the procedure in this conference website after registration as new user.

ESHET Young Scholars Seminar

ESHET invites four young scholars to present and discuss their work at theYoung Scholars Seminar to be held during the ESHET Conference in Strasbourg , July 5–7 2007 . The Society will take care of their board, accomodation and registration fees for the whole conference and of their travel expenses up to €200. Each young scholar will have 30 minutes to present his/her paper and a senior scholar, appointed by the ESHET Council, will discuss it.

The paper may be on any topic relevant to the history of economics, and is not restricted to the conference theme.

In this context, a ‘young scholar’ is one who is working on, or has just completed, a PhD, regardless of chronological age.

Candidates should E-mail a paper no longer than 9000 words to ESHET Vice-President, Professor Annalisa Rosselli (annalisa.rosselli@uniroma2.it), by April 24, 2007 . The results of the selection process will be communicated to the candidates by May 15, 2007 .

Papers that have not been selected will be considered for presentation in normal conference sessions. The ESHET is anxious to encourage participation by young scholars on as large a scale as possible – the limitation to four awards is dictated by financial considerations.

All young scholars who submit a paper will be offered one initial year of free Eshet membership.

Scientific Committee

Rodolphe DOS SANTOS FERREIRA, Professor, Louis Pasteur University
Ragıp EGE, Professor, Louis Pasteur University
Harald HAGEMANN, Professor, University of Hohenheim
Herrade IGERSHEIM, Chargée de Recherche, French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS)
Heinz D. KURZ, Professor, University of Graz
Annalisa ROSSELLI, Professor, University of Rome Tor Vergata

Organizing Committee

Jean-Daniel BOYER, Associated Professor, Marc Bloch University (Strasbourg), BETA
Ragıp EGE, Professor, Louis Pasteur University
Herrade IGERSHEIM, Chargée de Recherche, CNRS
Charlotte LE CHAPELAIN, PhD student, BETA
Sylvie RIVOT, Assistant Professor, University of Haute Alsace, BETA