Thursday, December 7, 2017

CFP: PHC 2018

[We're moving this post up because the deadline for submissions is tomorrow.]

[We have the following call for papers.]

The Institute for Political History, the Journal of Policy History, and the Center for Political Thought and Leadership at Arizona State University are hosting the tenth biennial Policy History Conference at the Mission Palms Hotel in Tempe, Arizona from Wednesday, May 16 to Saturday, May 19, 2018. The Journal of Policy History is celebrating 30 years of publication. The Policy History Conference is celebrating 20 years of continued academic excellence. We hope you will join us for this historic event.

The Keynote Address is "Reflections of a Political Historian," by Daniel Howe (Oxford).



Plenary Sessions will include:
"American Political Tradition Revisited"
Daniel Howe (Oxford), Robin Einhorn (UC-Berkeley), Richard Bensel (Cornell), Paula Baker (Ohio State); Chair William Rorabaugh (U. of Washington)

"Policy History at 30 years"
Stephen Skowronek (Yale); Byron Shafer (Wisconsin), Eileen Boris (UC Santa Barbara); Chair, Edward Berkowitz (George Washington).

We are currently accepting panel and paper proposals on all topics regarding American political and policy history, political development, and comparative historical analysis. Complete sessions, including two or three presenters with chair/commentator(s), and individual paper proposals are welcome. Participants may only appear once as a presenter in the program.

The deadline for submission is December 8, 2017.  Proposals for panels and papers must be submitted online at the links  below, and must include the following:

1. Name(s)
2. Institutional Affiliation(s)
3. Status (i.e. ABD, Doctoral Student, Assistant/Associate/Full Professor)
4. Email address(es).
5. Mailing Address(es).
6. Panel and paper title(s).
7. One (1) 150 word abstract of panel and papers in Microsoft Word or PDF format.
8. 75 word description of each presenter or panel participant including educational background, major publications, awards or fellowships, also in Microsoft Word or PDF format.

Submit paper proposals here.  Submit panel proposals here.