Call for papers Network Education and Childhood
For the
9th European Social Science History Conference (ESSHC),
Glasgow, Scotland, UK, 11-14 April, 2012
The Network on Education & Childhood of the European Social Science History Conference
invites papers for the next conference, which will take place from 11-14 April 2012 in Glasgow,
Scotland, UK. The Education and Childhood Network is interested in proposals concerning the
history of children, childhood and education from various perspectives, in different domains
and in all historical periods. Both theoretical, methodological and empirical approaches are welcome.
In order, however, to stimulate and continue debates in the field
of the history of education and childhood, we especially invite papers which
from a historical perspective examine the conceptualization and theoretical reflection
on the notions of 'childhood' as a phenomena as well as comparative perspectives on children
and childhood (between nations, class, gender, ethnicity) and different ways of
approaching children's perspective and child perspective in historical research.
Topics can include for example:
childhood and globalization;
children, sexuality and sexual abuse;
institutions for children;
the history of child psychiatry;
politics of childhood and welfare,health,
adoption,fostering, child care professions and welfare systems;
early childhood development;
children, disability and special education;
children, childhood and consumption,
autobiographical approaches.
If you are interested in organizing a panel, please send a proposal,
including a short outline of the theme and the proposals of the participants,
to the network chairs of Education and Childhood. Proposals for papers,
also those possibly included in an organized panel, should be submitted in the regular procedure
of registration. In arranging sessions and panels, the possibility to coordinate
these with other networks will be explored. The network chairs may combine
session proposals with single paper proposals or interact with other networks to
find possible solutions.
To propose a paper it is necessary to follow procedures
formulated at the ESSHC website.
The deadline for paper and panel proposals is May 1, 2011 (including pre-registration).
Network coordination:
Annemieke van Drenth
Bengt Sandin
