Social and Labour History News

6th European Labour History Network Conference
Barcelona 4-6 September 2026

Session 40:
Gateways to Work in Urban Spaces: Women’s Strategies, Networks, Institutions, and Mobilities (18th–20th Century)

Urban labor markets have historically shaped and been shaped by women’s access to work, their professional trajectories, and their ability to sustain and progress within urban environments. This panel invites contributions that explore the multiple pathways through which women entered and navigated urban labor markets, considering both the mechanisms of access and the skills and knowledge required to participate in different types of urban economies.

Additionally, we aim to examine how women’s work contributed to transforming urban spaces themselves. The presence of female labor influenced the design of urban infrastructure, the creation of institutions, and the development of services tailored to the needs of a working female population. How did cities adapt to the presence of large numbers of female workers? How did women’s participation in different sectors—industrial, commercial, service-based—shape the urban environment?

Contributions may address the following themes

• Mechanisms of access to urban labor markets: The role of family ties, friendship networks, migration chains, employer recruitment strategies, guilds, professional associations, or charitable institutions in shaping work opportunities.
• Control, exclusion, and restriction policies: Historical and institutional mechanisms of control, expulsion, and veto affecting specific groups of women in their access to particular occupations. This may include legal barriers, moral regulations, social stigmatization, or policies limiting certain groups (e.g., migrant women, lower-class women, or married women) from entering specific labor sectors.
• Education and skills acquisition: The training, apprenticeships, or informal learning processes necessary to work in industrial, commercial, or service-based urban economies.
• Mobility and career progression: How women adapted to urban labor demands, switched professions, or leveraged personal and institutional support to sustain long-term employment.
• Urban transformations and female labor: The impact of women’s work on urban infrastructure, including the development of nurseries, schools, daycare centers, hospitals, professional training centers, and other institutions supporting female workers.
• Comparative and transnational perspectives: Differences in women’s access to urban labor markets and their impact on city structures across regions, economic models, and historical contexts.

We welcome interdisciplinary, comparative, and transnational historical approaches that shed light on the diverse ways women engaged with and reshaped urban economies between the 18th and 20th centuries.

Organizers

• Céline Mutos-Xicola Universitat de Barcelona
• Montserrat Duch Universitat de Tarragona
• Manuela Martini Université de Lyon Lumière-2
• Cristina Borderías Universitat de Barcelona

Submit your proposal via the conference website before October 22nd, 2025:

https://www.eauhbarcelona2026.eu/sessions/#session40
https://www.eauhbarcelona2026.eu/

Organisers: Bogdan C. Iacob, Academia Romānā, Insitutul de Istorie "Nicolae Iorga" (Bucharest) / Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Institut für die Erforschung der Habsburgermonarchie und des Balkanraumes (Vienna); Martin Bemmann, History Department, University of Freiburg (University of Freiburg) Location: University of Freiburg Funded by: Fritz Thyssen Stiftung Postcode: 79085 City: Freiburg Country: Deutschland Takes place In person Dates: 08.10.2025 - 10.10.2025  

The conference deals with international collaboration of scientists and experts across the 'socialist world' and asks for its scientific, political, economic and social relevance for states, institutions and individuals in the context of the late Cold War.

 

Spaces of Opportunities: Expert Networks, Research Collaboration and Science Diplomacy in the Socialist World

In recent decades, scholars have explored the manifold entanglements between science, applied research and development, expertise and international politics in the context of the Cold War from various perspectives. The emergence of (economic) development policies and practices, the relevance of international organizations as actors, instruments and arenas for (science) diplomacy, or the shaping of international research policies in Western Europe are just few examples of such scholarship. Since a decade or so, the considerable influence technical experts from the socialist countries exerted in the decolonizing Global South has also become a major topic in the specialized literature.

What by now has hardly come into the focus of academics, though, are ‘East-East’-connections and entanglements. Only in recent years, historiographic interest in such entanglements in science, applied research and technological development has emerged. However, we still know relatively little about transnational expert networks within the socialist world, about the forms of competition and cooperation they enabled, as well as about their scientific, political, economic and social relevance for states, institutions and individuals in the context of the Cold War. This conference, generously funded by the Fritz Thyssen Foundation, wants to change this.

Programme

8 Oct 2025

18.00 – 20.00
Public Keynote Lecture

Angela Romano (Bologna)
Cooperation Across, Within and Beyond Cold War Blocs: Structures, Dynamics and Agents

9 Oct 2025

9.00-9.30

Bogdan C. Iacob & Martin Bemmann
Welcome and Introduction

Motives

9.30-11.30

Doubravka Olšáková (Prague)
Global Ambitions, Local Tensions: Expert Networks and Science Diplomacy in the Cold War

Felix Herrmann (Bremen)
Divergent Goals in Building the Socialist Cross-Border Computer Industry

11.30-12.00
Coffee Break

12.00-13.00

Marius Tarita (Freiburg)
Poland’s Institute for Environmental Management and the CMEA during the 1970s and 1980s

13.00-14.00
Lunch Break

Emergence of Spaces of ‘Successful’ Cooperation

14.00-16.00

Jan Zofka (Leipzig)
Cotton in the CMEA: State Socialist Cooperation and Competition during the Early Cold War

Martin Bemmann (Freiburg)
Phosphor Dynamics and Fertilizer Tests: Successful Research Collaboration within the CMEA (1970s and 1980s)?

16.00-16.30
Coffee Break

16.30-17.30

Elena Kochetkova (Bergen)
Food as a Cold War Matter: Industrial Food Manufacturing and European Cooperation in the CMEA

10 Oct 2025

National Interests, Individual Benefits

9.00-11.00

Austin Jersild (Norfolk, VA)
Balancing the Books in the Socialist World: Czechoslovak, Bulgarian and East German Trade Dilemmas in Guinea-Conakry, 1958-1973

Darina Volf (Munich)
“The Enthusiasm is There, the Equipment Not Yet”: Czechoslovak and East German

11.00-11.30
Coffee Break

11.30-13.30

Alexa Geisthövel (Berlin)
“Budapest, We Have a Kidney”: Inter-Socialist Cooperation in Organ Transplantation, 1970-1990

Matthias Kaltenbrunner (Munich)
“Small CMEA”: The Central European Trade Agreement and its Counterhegemonic Legacies

13.30-14.30
Lunch Break

Beyond the Socialist World

14.30-16.30

Dora Vargha (Berlin)
There and Back Again: The World Health Organization and Socialist International Health

Anna Calori (Glasgow)
When Business Met Science: Agroindustry and Genetics between Yugoslavia and Its Non-Aligned Partners

16.30-17.00
Coffee Break

17.00-19.00

Bogdan C. Iacob (Bucharest/Vienna)
Romania, Medicinal Plants and Counter-hegemonic Cooperation in Global Health during the late 1970s and the 1980s

Ylber Marku (Munich)
Knowledge for the Revolution: The Pursuit of Expertise and Its Limits in Communist Albania

19.00-19.30
Concluding Remarks and Discussion

Contact

martin.bemmann@geschichte.uni-freiburg.de

Paderborn/Germany   Veranstalter: Historisches Institut, Universität Paderborn; Fachgruppe Computer- und Informatikgeschichte, Gesellschaft für Informatik; HNF Paderborn Veranstaltungsort: Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum Gefördert durch: Gesellschaft für Informatik, Universitätsgesellschaft Paderborn Postleitzahl: 33102 Ort: Paderborn Land: Deutschland Findet statt: In Präsenz Von - Bis: 07.11.2025 - 08.11.2025 Webseite: https://kw.uni-paderborn.de/historisches-institut/veranstaltung/tagung-computer-in-deutschland-neuere-forschungen-aus-der-digitalgeschichte-und-computerarchaeologie-zum-100-jahrestag-von-heinz-nixdorf  

Am 9. April 2025 wäre Heinz Nixdorf 100 Jahre alt geworden. Der Paderborner Computerunternehmer steht paradigmatisch für die Digitalgeschichte Deutschlands. Das Historische Institut der Universität Paderborn nimmt dieses Jubiläum gemeinsam mit der Fachgruppe für Informatik- und Computergeschichte der Gesellschaft für Informatik und dem Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum zum Anlass, am 7. und 8. November 2025 eine Tagung zu neueren Forschungen aus der Digitalgeschichte und Computerarchäologie zu veranstalten.

 

Computer in Deutschland. Neuere Forschungen aus der Digitalgeschichte und Computerarchäologie zum 100. Jahrestag von Heinz Nixdorf

In den letzten Jahren hat die historische und medienarchäologische Forschung zu Computern, deren Einsatz und Bau in Deutschland einen gehörigen Schub erfahren. Aufbauend auf den Arbeiten aus den 1980er- und 1990er-Jahren, den kenntnisreichen Berichten von ZeitzeugInnen und einer eher Hardware-nahen Betrachtung nehmen Wissenschaft und Vermittlung nun jüngst Fragen von Alltags- und Arbeitskultur, Gerechtigkeit und Gleichberechtigung in deutsch-deutscher Perspektive, Bildung, Umwelt in globalen Zusammenhängen und über den gesamten Produktzyklus hinweg in den Blick. Hinzu kommen neue Themen wie digitale Souveränität, Mobilität/mobile Computing, künstliche Intelligenz, World Wide Web, Soziale Medien oder Bildverarbeitung. Nicht mehr der Computer selbst wird als das Novum ausgemacht, sondern seine Verbreitung, kulturelle Einbettung und Wirkung jenseits simplifizierender technikdeterministischer Annahmen. Das gilt insbesondere für regionale und lokale Zusammenhänge, beispielsweise zum Computereinsatz in Städten wie Gütersloh, Regionen wie Westfalen oder dem Ruhrgebiet.

Die Tagung wird im Rahmen der Paderborner „Fragen der Geschichte“ des Historischen Instituts der Universität Paderborn ausgerichtet. Im Zentrum der 31. Jahrestagung stehen Vorträge, die die zweite Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts mit einem Schwerpunkt auf Computer in oder aus Deutschland in den Blick nehmen. Explizit wird dabei auch der Umgang mit Computern in Ostdeutschland und der ehemaligen DDR beleuchtet. „Deutschland“ wird hierbei nicht als starrer nationaler Rahmen begriffen, sondern in seiner regionalen Vielschichtigkeit, politischen Vielfältigkeit, sprachlichen Verbreitung und imaginativen Konstruktion in Europa.

Die Jahrestagung bringt ExpertInnen und GeschichtswissenschaftlerInnen zu aktuellen Themen zusammen und möchte so einen Austausch mit regionalen Akteuren in Westfalen und darüber hinaus etablieren. Eingeladen sind neben der interessierten Öffentlichkeit und WissenschaftlerInnen daher dezidiert auch Mitarbeitende von Museen, Gedächtnisinstitutionen, Archiven und Bibliotheken bis hin zu Erinnerungsorten, Denkmalpfleger und Geschichtsvereine als wichtige Träger der regional- und heimatgeschichtlichen Forschungen und Erinnerungskultur. In all diesen Bereichen ist der Computer heute nicht mehr wegzudenken – Digitalgeschichte und Computerarchäologie können vom breiten Wissen vor Ort und in den Regionen profitieren.

Das Themenspektrum der Vorträge reicht von Digitaler (Un)gerechtigkeit in Ost und West über Wirtschafts- und Umweltgeschichte, die Kybernetik, Kultur und Vernetzung, die beispielsweise für die Paderborner Geschichte besonders relevant waren, bis hin zu Beiträgen über Koyphäen der Computergeschichte wie Konrad Zuse und Heinz Nixdorf und deren Werk. Die Tagung vereint hochkarätige und interdisziplinäre RednerInnen von Technikmuseen, InformatikerInnen, MedienarchäologInnen und HistorikerInnen aus ganz Deutschland und darüber hinaus. Sie bietet Nachwuchsstimmen aus dem Fach eine besondere Bühne, indem auch studentische Beiträge und Interventionen eingeflochten werden.

Die Tagung findet in deutscher Sprache statt und ist kostenlos. Um Anmeldung unter der Mailadresse computertagung@uni-paderborn.de wird vorab gebeten.

Programm

Tag 1: Freitag, 7. November 2025

11 Uhr Begrüßung (Christian Berg, Stefan Höltgen, Martin Schmitt)

Slot 1: 11:15 – 12:45 Uhr – Digitale (Un)gerechtigkeit
Chair: Michael Homberg (ZZF Potsdam)

Lennart V. Schmidt (ZZF Potsdam): Digitale Steuerung vor Ort: Kommunale und staatliche Register als Infrastruktur der Migrationsverwaltung in Westdeutschland, 1960er–1990er Jahre.

Bernd Holtwick (DASA Dortmund): Die Vermessung der Computerarbeit. Die Debatte über den Arbeitsschutz bei Bildschirmarbeit in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland von 1974 bis 1996 und ihre Wurzeln.

Johann Meyer (Universität Leipzig): Der Computer als „Beziehungskiller“ und „Seelsorgemaschine“. Die Einführung von PCs in den westdeutschen evangelischen Kirchengemeinden 1986–1995.

Slot 2: 13:45 – 15:15 Uhr – Kybernetik, Kultur und Vernetzung
Chair: Monique Miggelbrink

Stefan Höltgen/Christian Schröter (Universität Bonn / Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur, Mainz): Kybernetik, Ästhetik, Philosophie und Pädagogik: Helmar Franks Weg nach Paderborn.

Christiane Berth (Universität Graz): Computervernetzung in multinationalen Unternehmen, 1980-2000.

Linda Melissa Otto (Universität Paderborn): Interdisziplinarität zwischen Informatik, Wirtschaft und Kultur. Die Geschichte des Heinz Nixdorf Instituts.

Slot 3: 15:45 – 17:30 Uhr – Konrad Zuse, Heinz Nixdorf und die Anfänge der Computer in Deutschland
Chair: Stefan Höltgen (Universität Bonn)

Ulf Hashagen (Deutsches Museum München): Digitale Materialität, historische Authentizität und museale Autorität: Konrad Zuse, das Deutsche Museum und der Platz des Erfinders in der Computergeschichte.

Raúl Rojas (FU Berlin): Das Wirken Konrad Zuses

Christian Berg (HNF, Paderborn): Heinz Nixdorf und der 100. Geburtstag eines Computerunternehmers. (mit Führung durch die Ausstellung)

Keynote: 18:30 – 20:00 Uhr
Moderation: Dr. Martin Schmitt

Malte Thießen (Universität Münster/LWL): Das Ruhrgebiet in der digitalen Transformation. Über die Verwandlungen des Reviers in Zeiten von Computern, Internet und Smartphones

Tag 2: Samstag, 8. November 2025

Slot 5: 09:30 – 11:15 Uhr – Ost-Ost-West: Digitalisierung zwischen Sozialismus und Kapitalismus
Chair: Peter Fäßler (Universität Paderborn)

Felix Herrmann (Universität Bremen): Rote Rechner: Die DDR und das Einheitssystem der Elektronischen Rechentechnik (ESER).

Johannes Kleinmann (ZZF Potsdam): Digital (In)equalities. Dynamiken der Digitalisierung am Beispiel der EDV im Stahlwerk Brandenburg Havel.

Martin Schmitt (Universität Paderborn): „Wir sprachen ja dieselbe Sprache“ – Über die

Wiedervereinigung der Informatik in Deutschland zwischen Kooperation und Wettbewerb.

René Meyer (Haus der Computerspiele Leipzig): Private Nutzung von Computern in der DDR.

Slot 6: 11:45 – 13:00 Uhr – Ressourcen, Umwelt, Regulierung
Chair: Martin Schmitt (Martin Schmitt)

Beate Winzer (Berlin): Materialgeschichte der Computertechnologie: Glimmer und die Hardware-Entwicklung.

Peter Mazur (Universität Paderborn): Gebrauchte Digitalisierung

Kyrill Fries (Frankfurt): Die regulierte KI: Politisch-historische Zugänge zur Grundlegung einer disruptiven Technologie in der EU.

Slot 7: 14:00 – 15:30 Uhr – Wirtschaftsgeschichte des Computing
Chair: Florian Staffel (Universität Paderborn)

Timo Leimbach (Aarhus University): Konrad Zuse und die Zuse KG – frühes Unternehmertum in der deutschen Computerindustrie.

Christian Franke (Universität Siegen): Computer und Strukturwandel – der Produktionsstandort Eiserfeld

Rainer Siebert (Berlin): Die Summe macht's - Hersteller und Modellgeschichten der mittleren Datentechnik

Slot 8: 16:00 –16:30 Uhr – Public Screening

Georg Rainer Hofmann (TH Aschaffenburg): „Globale Provinz – ein Videoprojekt zur Digitalgeschichte 1980-2020“.

Slot 9: 16:30 - 17:30 Uhr – FG Besprechung und Zusammenfassung

Kontakt

computertagung@uni-paderborn.de

Organizer: Georgia Nasseh Venue: King’s College, University of Cambridge. ZIP: - Location: Cambridge Country: United Kingdom Takes place: In Attendance From - Until: 24.04.2026 - 25.04.2026 Deadline: 15.10.2025 Website: https://networks.h-net.org/system/files/attachments/call-papers-translation-networks-decolonising-world-1950s-1970s_2.pdf  

This conference seeks to redress narratives that often overlook translation’s role in shaping political and cultural transformation by foregrounding the networks of translation that enabled dialogue between communities, intellectuals, and revolutionary movements. It aims to explore how translation practices facilitated the circulation of anti-colonial ideas, shaped notions of identity and sovereignty, and influenced the formation of new political and cultural realities in the decolonising world.

 

Translation Networks in the Decolonising World, 1950s–1970s

The 1950s to the 1970s was a transformative period marked by anticolonial struggles, national independences, and non-aligned solidarities across Africa, Asia, and Latin America. These groundbreaking political shifts went hand-in-hand with profound cultural and ideological exchanges across continents. Central to these exchanges were translation networks—dynamic, often informal systems through which ideas filtered across linguistic and national boundaries. These networks not only facilitated the dissemination of anticolonial and more broadly revolutionary thought, but also helped forge new identities and solidarities in a bipolarised world. From clandestine literature, revolutionary manifestos, political speeches, to broadcasting and print journalism, translation operated as an essential tool for decolonisation. Yet, despite their significance, these translation networks remain underexplored. This conference seeks to shed light on the multifaceted role of translation in the decolonising world between the 1950s and 1970s. It seeks to examine how translation—whether cultural or linguistic, diplomatic or political—served as a bridge for ideas, theories, and strategies that fueled anticolonial struggles, fostered regional solidarities, and contributed to the dissemination of counterhegemonic discourses. This conference seeks to redress narratives that often overlook translation’s role in shaping political and cultural transformation by foregrounding the networks of translation that enabled dialogue between communities, intellectuals, and revolutionary movements. It aims to explore how translation practices facilitated the circulation of anti-colonial ideas, shaped notions of identity and sovereignty, and influenced the formation of new political and cultural realities in the decolonising world.

We invite proposals for papers of relevance to the subject of the conference, which might include considerations of:

- The role of translation in the dissemination of anticolonial thought;
- The translation of revolutionary texts (e.g., manifestos, poetry, political speeches, print journalism) as well as oral traditions and indigenous knowledge that supported anticolonial narratives;
- The role of translation as a tool for transnational and transcontinental solidarity;
- The role of transnational and transcontinental alliances (e.g., the Non-Aligned Movement) in facilitating ideological exchanges and collaborations;
- The role of translation in national, transnational, and transcontinental conferences, festivals, and organisations;
- The translation and/or adaptation, reinterpretation, and dissemination of Afro-Asianism, Marxism, nationalism, Pan-Africanism, and/or Pan-Arabism;
- The influence of radio, print, and emerging broadcasting or recording technologies in spreading anticolonial ideas in translation;
- The role and agency of individual translators in establishing transnational and transcontinental connections;
- Comparative perspectives on the intersection of translation and decolonisation in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

The conference will be in-person at King’s College, University of Cambridge.

To submit a proposal, please include in one document the following information: proposals for 20-minute papers (300 words), paper title, and participant(s) biography (100 words).

Please submit proposals by e-mail to Georgia Nasseh (gsn25 [at] cam.ac.uk).

The deadline for submissions is 15 October 2025.

Contact (announcement)

Dr Georgia Nasseh
Research Fellow in the Literatures of the Global South
King's College, University of Cambridge
Contact Email
gsn25@cam.ac.uk

Weimar/Germany   Veranstalter: Stiftung Ettersberg; Landeszentrale für politische Bildung Thüringen (Reithaus Weimar) Veranstaltungsort: Reithaus Weimar (Platz der Demokratie 5) Postleitzahl: 99423 Gefördert durch: Bundesstiftung zur Aufarbeitung der SED-Diktatur Stadt: Weimar Land: Germany Findet statt: In Präsenz Von - Bis: 07.11.2025 - 08.11.2025 Deadline: 25.10.2025 Webseite: https://stiftung-ettersberg.de/was-wir-machen/wissenschaftliche-aktivitaeten/internationales-symposium/  

23. Internationales Symposium der Stiftung Ettersberg gemeinsam mit der Landeszentrale für politische Bildung Thüringen (gefördert durch die Bundesstiftung zur Aufarbeitung der SED-Diktatur)

 

Die Sozialistische Welt und der Globale Süden

Die historische Forschung hat sich zuletzt verstärkt dem Globalen Süden zugewandt, was zu einer Erweiterung der europäisch-nordamerikanischen Perspektive geführt hat. Diese Entwicklung hat nicht nur globale Zusammenhänge stärker in den Mittelpunkt gerückt, sondern auch eurozentrische Gewissheiten in Frage gestellt. Die öffentliche Auseinandersetzung mit dem kolonialen Erbe hat darüber hinaus das Bewusstsein für globalgeschichtliche Fragen geschärft. Trotz dieser gesteigerten Aufmerksamkeit sind die vielfältigen Beziehungen der sozialistischen Staaten mit dem Globalen Süden noch vergleichsweise wenig erforscht.

Das diesjährige Symposium stellt deshalb die Verflechtungen zwischen der sozialistischen Welt und dem Globalen Süden in seinen Mittelpunkt. Mit einem verflechtungsgeschichtlichen Ansatz sollen neue Perspektiven auf den Kalten Krieg, die Entkolonialisierung und die Globalisierung eröffnet werden. Im Zentrum stehen dabei der politische, ökonomische und kulturelle Austausch zwischen den Staaten des Warschauer Paktes und den Ländern Afrikas, Asiens sowie Lateinamerikas. Diese Beziehungen waren nicht nur staatlicher Natur, sondern hatten auch eine gesellschaftliche Dimension, da Arbeitsmigration, Auslandsstudium und Dienstreisen zahlreiche zwischenmenschliche Begegnungen ermöglichten. Sozialistische Modernisierung und antiimperialistische Kultur prägten dabei eine spezifische Form der internationalen Vernetzung, die sich von westlichen Globalisierungsformen unterschied. Unser Symposium widmet sich dieser komplexen Beziehungsgeschichte in vier Sektionen. In einer Abschlussdiskussion wollen wir dann den Blick nach vorn richten und diskutieren, wie eine Globalgeschichte des Sozialismus künftig erinnert und vermittelt werden kann.

Programm

FREITAG, 7. NOVEMBER 2025

13:00 Uhr: Eröffnung
Prof. Dr. Jörg Ganzenmüller (Weimar/Jena)

13:15 Uhr: Alternative Globalisierung? Osteuropa und die postkoloniale Welt
Dr. Steffi Marung (Leipzig)

14:00 Uhr: Diskussion
Moderation: Prof. Dr. Jörg Ganzenmüller (Weimar/Jena)

14:30 Uhr: Kaffeepause

SEKTION I Wirtschaftliche Beziehungen

15:00 Uhr: Der Rat für gegenseitige Wirtschaftshilfe und der Globale Süden
Prof. Dr. Max Trecker (Pittsburgh)

15:20 Uhr: Politische Ökonomie der Ungleichheit. Beziehungen der DDR zu Staaten ›auf dem sozialistischen Entwicklungsweg‹ in Afrika und Lateinamerika (1975-1990)
Univ. Doz. Dr. Berthold Unfried (Wien)

15:40 Uhr: Sowjetisch-indische Zusammenarbeit am Beispiel des Hüttenwerks in Bhilai
Dr. Mirko Schwagmann (Bonn)

16:00 Uhr: Diskussion
Moderation: Prof. Dr. Dorothee Wierling (Berlin)

16:40 Uhr: Kaffeepause

SEKTION II Gesellschaftliche Beziehungen und Alltagskontakte

17:10 Uhr: Die Praxis der internationalen Solidarität: Solidaritätskomitees und die Liga der Völkerfreundschaft
Dr. Carsta Langner (Erfurt)

17:30 Uhr: Internationale sozialistische Kooperation auf der Baustelle: Materialkonflikte zwischen der DDR und Kuba in Havanna-Cocosolo
Juliane Richter, M. A. (Weimar)

17:50 Uhr: Weibliche Erfahrungen und Alltagskontakte in Ländern des Globalen Südens
Dr. Réka Krizmanics (Bielefeld)

18:10 Uhr: Diskussion
Moderation: Prof. Dr. Alfons Kenkmann (Münster)

18:50 Uhr: Ende des Vortragsprogramms

19:30 Uhr: Empfang des Ministerpräsidenten des Freistaats Thüringen

SAMSTAG, 8. NOVEMBER 2025

SEKTION III Zwischenstaatliche Beziehungen

09:00 Uhr: Militärhilfe der DDR für Länder des Globalen Südens: Solidarität oder Interessenpolitik?
Dr. Klaus Storkmann (Potsdam)

09:20 Uhr: Turnschuhdiplomatie: Sportpolitische Beziehungen zwischen der DDR und afrikanischen Staaten
Dr. Daniel Lange (Berlin)

09:40 Uhr: Jugoslawien und die Blockfreienbewegung
PD Dr. Jürgen Dinkel (Leipzig)

10:00 Uhr: Diskussion
Moderation: Prof. Dr. Christiane Kuller (Erfurt)

10:40 Uhr: Kaffeepause

SEKTION IV Kulturpolitische Beziehungen und kultureller Austausch

11:10 Uhr: Radio Berlin International in Indien 1967–1990
Dr. Anandita Bajpai (Berlin)

11:30 Uhr: Der Globale Süden und die sowjetische Literatur
Dr. Matthias Schwartz (Berlin)

11:50 Uhr: Slowakische und kroatische Kulturpolitik in Afrika und Asien
Dr. Brigitta Triebel (Chişinău)

12:10 Uhr: Diskussion
Moderation: Prof. Dr. Malte Rolf (Oldenburg)

12:50 Uhr: Kleiner Imbiss

ABSCHLUSSDISKUSSION Wie erinnern und vermitteln wir eine Globalgeschichte des Sozialismus?

13:20 Uhr: Dr. Isabel Enzenbach (Potsdam), Peggy Piesche (Gera), Prof. Dr. Susanne Popp (Augsburg)
Moderation: Prof. Dr. Anke John (Jena)

14:20 Uhr: Schlusswort
Dr. Franziska Wittau (Erfurt)

14:30 Uhr: Ende des Symposiums

Contact (announcement)

symposium@stiftung-ettersberg.de

Co. Kildare/Ireland

Date: June 25, 2026 - June 27, 2026 Subject Fields: Colonial and Post-Colonial History / Studies, European History / Studies, French History / Studies, Southeast Asian History / Studies, World History / Studies

The 50th Annual Meeting of the French Colonial Historical Society (FCHS) will take place at Maynooth University (Ireland) from Thursday, June 25, through Saturday, June 27, 2026. All conference events, including all panels, will take place on Maynooth University campus. The Society encourages students, scholars and educators from all disciplines to submit proposals. The proposal submission deadline is November 14, 2025. Papers may be delivered in English or French. Additional information about the Society’s scholarly activities, fellowships and past conferences is available at  www.frenchcolonial.org. If you have questions concerning the conference, please email frenchcolonial2026@gmail.com.

 

Le 50ième congrès annuel de la Société d’histoire coloniale française (SHCF) se tiendra à Maynooth University (Irlande), du jeudi 25 juin au samedi 27 juin 2026. Tous les événements du congrès se dérouleront sur le campus Sud de Maynooth University. La SHCF encourage les doctorant.e.s, les universitaires et les chercheur/euses dans toutes les disciplines universitaires à soumettre une proposition de communication. La date limite de soumission est le 14 novembre 2025. Les interventions peuvent être présentées en anglais ou en français. Des informations supplémentaires sur les activités de la Société, les bourses et les congrès passés de la Société sont disponibles à www.frenchcolonial.org. Pour toute question concernant la réunion annuelle, veuillez envoyer un mél à frenchcolonial2026@gmail.com.

Contact Email frenchcolonial2026@gmail.com URL https://frenchcolonial.org/annual-meeting/

Guelmim/Morocco

Ce colloque se propose d’explorer de manière approfondie les évolutions concrètes induites par l’intelligence artificielle dans le management : de l’automatisation des tâches décisionnelles à l’émergence de nouvelles formes de collaboration homme-machine, en passant par la personnalisation de l’expérience employé et client. Comment les structures organisationnelles s’adaptent-elles à cette nouvelle donne ? Quels sont les impacts sur les rôles et les compétences des managers ?

Argumentaire 

L'avènement de l'intelligence artificielle (IA) marque une rupture paradigmatique pour le management des organisations. Dépassant le simple outil d'automatisation, l'IA s'immisce au cœur des processus décisionnels, des interactions humaines et de la stratégie globale, engendrant une mutation profonde dont il est crucial d'analyser les contours. Cette transformation soulève des questions fondamentales quant à l'évolution des pratiques managériales, aux perceptions qu'en ont les acteurs et aux enjeux éthiques, sociaux et stratégiques qui en découlent (Brynjolfsson & McAfee, 2014). 

L'une des évolutions majeures concerne la prise de décision. L'IA, grâce à sa capacité d'analyse de données massives et à ses algorithmes sophistiqués, offre aux managers des outils d'aide à la décision inédits. Des systèmes experts aux plateformes d'analyse prédictive, l'IA permet d'identifier des tendances, d'optimiser les ressources et d'anticiper les risques avec une précision croissante (Davenport & Ronanki, 2018). Cette évolution ne signifie pas la disparition du rôle du manager, mais plutôt une transformation vers un pilotage plus stratégique, s'appuyant sur des insights basés sur les données. 

Parallèlement, l'IA impacte significativement la gestion des ressources humaines. De l'automatisation des tâches administratives (paie, gestion des congés) au recrutement assisté par IA (analyse de CV, chatbots d'entretien), en passant par le développement des compétences personnalisé (plateformes d'apprentissage adaptatif), l'IA redéfinit le cycle de vie de l'employé (Stone et al., 2020). Cependant, cette automatisation soulève des questions cruciales concernant l'expérience employée, la nécessité de maintenir un contact humain et le risque de déshumanisation des processus. 

La relation client est également profondément transformée. Les chatbots conversationnels, les systèmes de recommandation personnalisés et l'analyse des sentiments permettent aux organisations d'offrir une expérience client plus fluide, réactive et adaptée aux besoins individuels (Huang & Rust, 2018). L'IA devient ainsi un levier essentiel pour la fidélisation et la création de valeur, mais nécessite une gestion rigoureuse des données et une attention particulière à la protection de la vie privée. 

Cependant, cette intégration de l'IA n'est pas exempte d'enjeux. Les préoccupations éthiques liées aux biais algorithmiques et à la transparence des décisions prises par les systèmes d'IA sont primordiales (O'Neil, 2016). Assurer une IA équitable et responsable nécessite une vigilance constante dans la conception, le déploiement et l'évaluation de ces technologies. De plus, l'impact social de l'IA sur l'emploi et la nécessité de requalification des compétences représentent des défis majeurs pour les organisations et les politiques publiques.  

Enfin, les enjeux stratégiques liés à l'adoption de l'IA sont considérables. Les organisations doivent développer une vision claire de la manière dont l'IA peut créer un avantage concurrentiel durable, tout en investissant dans les infrastructures technologiques et les compétences nécessaires. La gouvernance des données et la cybersécurité deviennent des impératifs pour garantir la pérennité et la confiance dans les systèmes d'IA. 

En conclusion, l'intégration de l'intelligence artificielle représente une transformation profonde et multidimensionnelle pour le management des organisations. Si elle offre des opportunités considérables en termes d'efficacité, d'innovation et de personnalisation, elle soulève également des enjeux éthiques, sociaux et stratégiques majeurs qui nécessitent une réflexion approfondie et une approche managériale éclairée et responsable. 

Ce colloque se propose d'explorer de manière approfondie cette révolution en cours. Il s'agira d'analyser les évolutions concrètes induites par l'IA dans le management : de l'automatisation des tâches décisionnelles à l'émergence de nouvelles formes de collaboration homme-machine, en passant par la personnalisation de l'expérience employé et client. Comment les structures organisationnelles s'adaptent-elles à cette nouvelle donne ? Quels sont les impacts sur les rôles et les compétences des managers ? 

Nous nous pencherons également sur les perceptions multiples et parfois contrastées que suscite l'IA au sein des organisations. Qu'en pensent les dirigeants, les employés, les partenaires sociaux ? Entre enthousiasme face aux gains de productivité et inquiétudes liées à la transformation des emplois, comment naviguer dans ce paysage émotionnel complexe et favoriser une adoption éclairée et éthique de l'IA ? 

Enfin, le colloque mettra en lumière les enjeux majeurs liés à l'intégration de l'IA dans le management. Ces enjeux sont multiples : éthiques (biais algorithmiques, transparence des décisions), sociaux (impact sur l'emploi, requalification des compétences), stratégiques (avantage concurrentiel, innovation), et organisationnels (gouvernance des données, cybersécurité). Comment les organisations peuvent-elles anticiper et relever ces défis pour tirer pleinement parti du potentiel de l'IA tout en minimisant les risques ? 

Objectifs du Colloque : 

• Offrir un espace de dialogue et d'échange entre chercheurs, praticiens, décideurs et experts de l'IA et du management. 
• Présenter les dernières recherches et les meilleures pratiques en matière de management à l'ère de l'IA. 
• Analyser les évolutions en cours et anticiper les tendances futures. 
• Décrypter les perceptions et les réactions face à l'intégration de l'IA dans les organisations. 
• Identifier et discuter les enjeux éthiques, sociaux, stratégiques et organisationnels. 
• Proposer des pistes de réflexion et des recommandations pour un management responsable et efficace à l'ère de l'IA. 

Public Cible 

• Chercheurs et universitaires en management, en intelligence artificielle et en sciences sociales 
• Dirigeants d'entreprise et managers de tous niveaux 
• Responsables des ressources humaines et de la transformation digitale 
• Consultants et experts en stratégie et en organisation 
• Partenaires sociaux et représentants des employés 
• Toute personne intéressée par l'impact de l'IA sur le monde du travail 

Nous sommes convaincus que ce colloque sera un moment clé pour comprendre, débattre et construire ensemble l'avenir du management à l'heure de l'intelligence artificielle. Nous vous invitons à vous joindre à cette réflexion essentielle. 

Axes Axe 1 : Refonte des Stratégies Organisationnelles et de la Prise de Décision par l'IA 

Cet axe explorera comment l'intelligence artificielle transforme la formulation et l'exécution des stratégies organisationnelles ? Il analysera l'impact de l'IA sur l'analyse des marchés, la prévision des tendances, l'identification des opportunités et des risques, ainsi que sur l'amélioration des processus décisionnels à tous les niveaux de l'organisation. Nous examinerons comment les dirigeants peuvent-ils intégrer l'IA pour obtenir un avantage concurrentiel durable ? Et comment les modèles d'affaires évoluent sous l'influence de ces technologies ? 

Axe 2 : Transformation des Pratiques Managériales par l'IA 

Cet axe explorera comment l'intelligence artificielle redéfinit concrètement les fonctions et les pratiques managériales traditionnelles ? Il s'agira d'analyser l'impact de l'IA sur la prise de décision (aide à la décision, analyse prédictive), l'organisation du travail (automatisation des tâches, collaboration homme-machine), la communication interne et externe (chatbots, outils d'analyse des sentiments), et le pilotage de la performance (indicateurs basés sur l'IA, systèmes de reporting automatisés). Nous examinerons comment les managers s'adaptent à ces nouvelles réalités ? Les compétences requises pour un management à l'ère de l'IA et les modèles organisationnels émergents. 

Axe 3 : L'IA au Cœur de la Gestion des Talents et des Ressources Humaines 

Cet axe se concentrera sur l'intégration de l'IA dans l'ensemble du cycle de vie des employés. De l'acquisition de talents (recrutement assisté par IA, analyse prédictive de l'adéquation candidat poste) à l'intégration (chatbots d'onboarding), en passant par le développement des compétences (plateformes d'apprentissage personnalisées), la gestion de la performance (évaluation basée sur les données) et la rétention des talents (analyse du turnover), nous explorerons comment l'IA transforme les pratiques RH ? Une attention particulière sera portée aux enjeux éthiques liés à l'utilisation de l'IA dans la prise de décision concernant les employés et à l'importance de maintenir une dimension humaine dans les interactions. 

Axe 4 : L'Intelligence Artificielle au Service de l'Optimisation des Processus de l'Efficacité Opérationnelle et de la performance 

Cet axe se concentrera sur l'application de l'IA pour améliorer l'efficacité et l'optimisation des opérations au sein des organisations. Nous étudierons comment l'IA est utilisée pour automatiser les tâches répétitives, optimiser les chaînes d'approvisionnement, améliorer la gestion de la production, personnaliser les services de contrôle de gestion et réduire les coûts opérationnels ? Une attention particulière sera accordée aux défis de l'intégration de l'IA dans les systèmes existants et à la mesure de son impact sur la performance globale de l'organisation. 

Axe 5 : Transformation de l'Expérience Client et de la Relation client par l'IA 

Cet axe examinera comment l'intelligence artificielle redéfinit l'interaction entre les organisations et leurs clients ? Nous analyserons l'utilisation de chatbots, d'assistants virtuels, de systèmes de recommandation personnalisés et d'outils d'analyse des sentiments pour améliorer l'engagement client, personnaliser les offres, anticiper les besoins et renforcer la fidélisation. Les enjeux liés à la protection des données personnelles et à la nécessité de maintenir une dimension humaine dans les interactions seront également abordés. 

Axe 6 : La Révolution FinTech Propulsée par l'IA : Redéfinition des Services Financiers et Nouveaux Modèles Organisationnels 

Cet axe se concentrera sur l'impact disruptif de l'intelligence artificielle au sein du secteur de la FinTech (technologie financière). Il explorera comment l'IA est devenu le moteur de l'innovation dans les services financiers, donnant naissance à de nouveaux modèles commerciaux, à des produits et services personnalisés, et à une efficacité opérationnelle accrue ? Nous analyserons des exemples concrets tels : que les plateformes de prêt basées sur l'IA (Jagtiani & Ritchie, 2018), les conseillers financiers automatisés (Robo-Advisors) (Rompotis, 2020), les systèmes de paiement intelligents, les solutions de gestion des risques et de conformité basées sur l'IA, ainsi que l'émergence de la finance décentralisée (DeFi) intégrant des algorithmes d'IA. Cet axe examinera également comment les institutions financières traditionnelles s'adaptent à cette transformation ? Les défis réglementaires et de sécurité associés à l'IA dans la FinTech, et les implications pour le management des organisations financières en termes de compétences, de culture et de collaboration avec les acteurs de la FinTech. 

Axe 7 : Enjeux Éthiques, Juridiques et Sociétaux de l'Intégration de l'IA dans les Organisations 

Cet axe abordera les questions éthiques, juridiques et sociétales soulevées par l'adoption de l'IA dans le management. Nous discuterons des risques de biais algorithmiques, des défis liés à la transparence et à l’exploitabilité des décisions prises par l'IA, des implications pour la protection de la vie privée et de la sécurité des données, ainsi que des cadres réglementaires émergents visant à encadrer l'utilisation de l'IA dans le contexte organisationnel. 

Ces axes, enrichis de références clés, offrent une structure solide pour un colloque explorant en profondeur les multiples dimensions du management des organisations à l'heure de l'intelligence artificielle. Ils permettent d'aborder les aspects stratégiques, opérationnels, humains et éthiques de cette transformation majeure. Ils offrent un cadre structuré pour explorer les multiples facettes du management des organisations à l'ère de l'intelligence artificielle.  

La liste de ces axes n’est pas exhaustive, toute proposition en rapport avec la problématique du colloque sera la bienvenue.   

Modalités de Soumission 

Les contributions peuvent être soumises en français, en anglais, ou en arabe sous forme de papier de recherche. Les doctorants sont encouragés à soumettre leurs travaux de recherche en cours. Les communications seront évaluées par le Comité Scientifique sur la base de leur rigueur scientifique et leur pertinence.

PHASE 1 : Soumission de l’intention de communication :  

• Nom(s), Prénom(s), statut(s) des auteurs, établissement, université d’affiliation, Laboratoire, Adresse électronique, téléphone 
• Titre  
• Axe Thématique   
• Résumé : Max 350 Mots 
• Mots clés : Max 5 mots  
• Bibliographie succincte  

PHASE 2 : Soumission de la communication  

• Nom(s) Prénom(s) statut(s) des auteurs, établissement, université d’affiliation, laboratoire, Adresse Électronique, téléphone
• Titre  
• Axe thématique  
• Résumé  
• Mots clés  
• Corps de la communication  

Une feuille de style contenant les normes de rédaction sera mise à disposition des auteurs à l’issue de la phase 1. 

Les communications retenues feront l’objet d’un exposé oral de 15 minutes en présentiel, suivi d’une période de discussion ouverte avec le public. 

Les soumissions doivent être envoyées à l’adresse mail : colloque.iamo2025@gmail.com 

Des ateliers de formation pour les doctorants 

• L’apport de l’IA à la recherche qualitative
• Analyse Bibliométrique avancée : intégration de Vosviewer et R-studio pour une cartographie scientifique
• Maîtriser les fondements et les pratiques de la recherche quantitative en sciences de gestion (PLS, équations structurelles…..)

Les doctorants intéressés par les ateliers de formation sont invités à  s’inscrire via le lien suivant :

Inscription formations doctorales : https://forms.gle/DkbJR6jjA6vQe9Ft5 

Dates Importantes 

• 8 Septembre 2025 : Lancement de l'appel à communication 
• 5 octobre 2025 : Date limite d'envoi de l'intention de communication 
• 15 Octobre 2025 : Communication de la décision du comité scientifique 
• 20 Novembre 2025 : Date limite d'envoi du texte intégral 
• 28 Novembre 2025 : Présentation du programme final du colloque 
• 05 et 06 Décembre 2025 : Tenue du colloque 

Publication 

Ouvrage collectif avec ISBN réalisé sous la direction des coordinateurs scientifiques du CIAMO 2025.  

Nous envisagerons également une issue de publication auprès d’une revue scientifique.

Comité d’honneur

• M. Nabil HMINA, Président de l’Université Ibn Zohr 
• M. Youssef ELWAZANI, Doyen de la Faculté d’Économie et de Gestion Guelmim 
• M. Baba EL KHOURCHI, Vice Doyen de la Faculté d’Économie et de Gestion Guelmim

Coordinatrice 

• Aicha AOURZAG, Professeure Chercheure à La Faculté d’Économie et de Gestion Guelmim 

Comité de pilotage

• Youssef ELWAZANI, Doyen de la Faculté d’Économie et de Gestion Guelmim 
• Baba EL KHOURCHI, Vice Doyen de la Faculté d’Économie et de Gestion Guelmim  
• Aicha AOURZAG, Professeure chercheure à la Faculté d’Économie et de Gestion Guelmim  

Comité d’organisation 

• EL KHORCHI Hamdi, Professeur chercheur à la Faculté d’Économie et de Gestion Guelmim, Université Ibn Zohr.
• MAZZINE Mohamed, Professeur chercheur à la Faculté d’Économie et de Gestion Guelmim Université Ibn Zohr.
• ANOUALIGH Jamaa, Professeur chercheur à la Faculté d’Économie et de Gestion Guelmim Université Ibn Zohr.
• IAICH El Mestapha Hamid, Professeur chercheur à la Faculté d’Économie et de Gestion Guelmim Université Ibn Zohr.
• FAOUZI Jamaa, professeur chercheur à l’ENCG d’Agadir Université Ibn Zohr.
• TANI Wafaa, professeure chercheure à la FSJES d’Agadir Université Ibn Zohr.
• BENTEBAA Sara, professeure chercheure à Kedge Business School Bordeaux France.
• BOJOVIC Neva, professeure chercheure à Kedge Business School Bordeaux France.
• KRAAK Johannes, professeur chercheur à Kedge Business School Bordeaux France.
• AJERAME Malika, professeure chercheure à la FSJES d’Agadir Université Ibn Zohr.
• ELOUIZGANI Imane, professeure chercheure à la FSJES d’Agadir Université Ibn Zohr.

Docteurs

• Hicham BAHIDA, FEG Kenitra Université IBN Tofail
• Rachid ZIKY, FSJES Agadir, Université Ibn Zohr Agadir
• Hicham AMAKHIR, ENCG Settat Université Hassan 1er Maroc
• Tarik MAALEMI, FSJES Agadir, Université Ibn Zohr Agadir

Doctorants 

• Hiba AHANSAL, Laboratoire de recherche en Gestion d’entreprise (LARGE) ENCG Agadir.
• Ranya ELKAHRI, Laboratoire de recherche en gestion d’entreprise (LARGE) ENCG Agadir.
• Omar JADID, Laboratoire de recherche (MIRA) FEG Guelmim.

Comité scientifique 

• ABAIDA Abdellah, FEG Guelmim, UIZ, Maroc.  
• ABOUDRAR Abdella, FEG Guelmim, UIZ, Maroc.  
• ABRAOUZ Fatima Zahra, FEG Guelmim, UIZ, Maroc.  
• AIT BIHI Abdelhamid  -ENCG Agadir UIZ Maroc 
• AJERAME Malika- FSJES Agadir UIZ Maroc.
• AMZIL Laila, ENCG Agadir, UIZ, Maroc
• ANABIR Hajar, FEG Guelmim, UIZ, Maroc.  
• ANOUALIGH Jamaa, FEG Guelmim, UIZ, Maroc
• AOURZAG Aicha, FEG Guelmim, UIZ, Maroc.  
• BARAKAT Ouafae, ENCG Agadir, UIZ, Maroc.
• BARI Imane, EST Agadir, UIZ, Maroc.
• BELLIHI Hassan, ENCG Agadir UIZ, Maroc
• BENTEBAA SARA Kedge Business School Bordeaux France.
• BRIBICH Said, FEG Guelmim, UIZ, Maroc.  
• CHEBH Ismail, FEG Guelmim, UIZ, Maroc.  
• DRIOUCH Salah, FEG Guelmim, UIZ, Maroc.  
• EL KAHRI Lamyae, ENCG Dakhla, UIZ, Maroc 
• EL KHORCHI HAMDI, FEG Guelmim, UIZ, Maroc.
• EL KHOURCHI Baba, FEG Guelmim,UIZ Maroc.
• EL MAGUIRI Dikra FSJES Casablanca UH2, Maroc
• EL MEZDDGHI Khalil, FEG Guelmim, UIZ, Maroc.  
• ELOUIZGANI Imane, FSJES Agadir, UIZ, Maroc.
• EL WAZANI Youssef, FEG Guelmim, UIZ, Maroc.  
• EZZAHIDI Adil, FEG Guelmim, UIZ, Maroc.  
• FALI Hanane, FEG Guelmim, UIZ, Maroc.  
• FAOUZI Jamaa, ENCG Agadir, UIZ, Maroc.
• HAMRI Mohamed Hicham, ENCG Agadir, UIZ, Maroc.
• HOUSSAS Mbark, ENCG Agadirn UIZ, Maroc.
• IAICH El Mestapha Hamid , FEG Guelmim, UIZ, Maroc.  
• IKKOU Lahoucine, FEG Guelmim, UIZ, Maroc.  
• JAIDA Charaf Eddine, FEG Guelmim, UIZ, Maroc.  
• JANATI-IDRISSI Farid, FEG Guelmim, UIZ, Maroc.  
• KRAAK JOHANNES, Kedge Business School Bordeaux France.
• LAGDIM Lalla Hind, ENCG Agadir, UIZ, Maroc.
• LAHFIDI Abdelhak, ENCG Agadir, UIZ, Maroc.
• LEHMER Oumaima, FEG Guelmim, UIZ, Maroc.  
• MA EL AININE Cheikh Naama, FEG Guelmim, UIZ, Maroc.  
• MAGHFOUR Mouhcine, FEG Guelmim, UIZ, Maroc.  
• MALAININE EL FAIJAH Hind, ENCG Marrakech, UCA, Maroc.  
• MAZZINE Mohammed, FEG Guelmim, UIZ, Maroc.
• OUKHLIFA Mounir, FP Taza USMB, MAROC 
• RAJAA Omar, ENCG Agadir, UIZ, Maroc.
• RHABRA Sanae, FEG Guelmim, UIZ, Maroc.  
• SOUAF Malika, ENCG Agadir, UIZ, Maroc.  
• TALMENSOUR Kaoutar, FEG Guelmim, UIZ, Maroc.
• TANI Wafaa, FSJES Agadir, UIZ, Maroc.

Kategorien

• Ökonomie (Hauptkategorie)
• Gesellschaft > Ökonomie > Betriebswirtschaft

Orte

• AMPHI 1 - Fculté d'économie et de gestion de Guelmin, avenue Abou Maachar Albalkhi-Route de Laghsabi
  Guelmim, Marokko (81000)

Veranstaltungsformat

Veranstaltung vor Ort

Daten

• Sonntag, 05. Oktober 2025

Anhänge

• appel à communication CIAMO.pdf

Schlüsselwörter

• intelligence artificielle, management des organisations, perception

Kontakt

• Aïcha Aourzag
  courriel : a [dot] aourzag [at] uiz [dot] ac [dot] ma
• Wafaa Tani
  courriel : w [dot] tani [at] uiz [dot] ac [dot] ma

This panel offers to bring together historians and social scientists studying modern urban sexuality in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries around the following theme: is there a common sexual culture in large cities of the late modern and contemporary eras, and what role do inter-urban circulations and networks play in its development?

Panel at the 2026 conference of the European Association for Urban History (“City Networks in Europe and Beyond,” Barcelona, Sept. 2026).

Panel coordinators

• Cristina de Pedro Álvarez (cpalvarez@ucm.es)
• Romain Jaouen (romain.jaouen@sciencespo.fr)

Presentation

After several decades of research, the history of sexuality has proved to be a good lens through which to observe the social and cultural implications of the processes of urbanisation that swept through Europe and the rest of the world between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Researchers have highlighted the role of large cities in the development of new forms of modern urban life and, particularly, in the emergence of new practices, notions, identities and common meanings related to intimacy, sexuality and affective relationships.

Historiography has shown how this urbanising process has generated important similarities between large cities located thousands of kilometres apart, although each had its own rhythms and particularities. As far as the field of the history of sexuality is concerned, although recent works are beginning to propose comparative/global/transnational analyses that seek to understand these similarities or common dynamics, research centred on a single city still prevails.

This session thus aims to bring together historians and other social scientists around a latent question in studies on urban history and the history of sexuality: the idea of a shared sexual culture between cities and urban centres, whose relations and links transcend the state or national framework. Beyond local specificities, is there a common substratum of shared practices, rituals, symbols, convictions or common meanings around sex and affective relations in modern metropolises? And if so, what role do circulations and networks connecting these cities play in the process?

Proposals that analyze the circulation of ideas, people and objects, as well as the degree to which these circulations constitute networks linking cities are particularly encouraged. The nineteenth and twentieth centuries will be specifically targeted, though proposals that challenge this chronological framework may be considered. Proposals that study connections between cities within or beyond Europe will be equally valuable to the discussion.

The session offers to address 5 axes:

1.The inter-city circulation of cultural references (dresscodes, visual cues, mannerisms) and productions (shows, performances, artforms) showcasing modern gender expressions and sexualities.
2. The connection between the development of urban leisure and sex tourism as a form of circulation connecting cities across borders.
3. The inter-city networks and circulation of sexual activists, and how the urban framework shapes their ideas, trajectories and militancy.
4. Inter-urban circulations linked to the sex market, whether from the point of view of sex providers (including forced or constrained displacements) or intermediaries (legal or illegal).
5. The circulation of sex-related products and artefacts (contraceptives, sex toys, etc.), and how merchants, companies and shopkeepers contribute to a connected urban material sexual culture.

Submissions

Abstracts (450 words) are due by October 22, 2025, on the dedicated platform.

Presentations will be accompanied by a written paper of 3,000 to 6,000 words to be submitted in August 2026.

Location

• Barcelona, Spain

Takes place: In person

Date

• Wednesday, 22 October 2025

Keywords

• sexuality, urban culture, modern city, intercity network, circulation flow

Contact

• Romain Jaouen
  courriel : romain [dot] jaouen [at] sciencespo [dot] fr
• Cristina de Pedro Álvarez
  courriel : cpalvarez [at] ucm [dot] es

URL

• EUAH Barcelona 2026

The decades following World War II saw major demographic shifts in Europe due to forced displacements, decolonization, labor migration, and rural-to-urban movement. These flows—sometimes encouraged by european states to support reconstruction and modernization—reshaped the social and spatial fabric of cities, generating urgent housing and infrastructure demands.

National and local authorities, often backed by international organizations, developed targeted housing policies for populations categorized along geopolitical, administrative, or ethnic lines. Social housing, initially for the working classes, was redefined to include schemes such as transitional settlements, hostels, camps, and shelters for “”foreigners””. These forms of housing institutionalized differentiated management of inhabitants, without however accounting for their social and cultural realities. Shaped by the circulation of architectural and planning paradigms—from modernism to welfare urbanism—such models contributed to hybrid or contested urban forms and reinforced segregationist logics, often inherited from colonial legacies, even in countries without direct colonial legacies.

In parallel, grassroots and activist responses proposed solidarity-based alternatives and challenged dominant representations of stigmatized housing forms.
This panel explores housing strategies and migrant housing forms developed in Europe after 1945, by states, cities, NGOs, and since the 1990s, city networks addressing migration. We invite contributions focusing on migrant housing forms – transitional shelters, camps, collective or informal housing- with attention to policy/model circulation, the socio-spatial inequalities produced, and integration into welfare systems, labor markets and development ideologies.

Axes of analysis:
-Continuities and contrasts between social housing and migrant-specific housing: postcolonial legacies, planning principles, architectural forms, and everyday practices.
-Plurality of actors and scales: role of states, cities, NGOs, international bodies (UNHCR, World Bank), and grassroots efforts in shaping housing categories.
-Urban and territorial policies: inclusion/exclusion of migrant housing in urban agendas; environmental conditions and vulnerabilities of such settlements.
-Appropriation and resistance: how inhabitants negotiate or reshape their environments; the role of activism and social sciences in transforming narratives.

We welcome comparative and multi-scalar approaches. This panel contributes to wider debates on migration, housing, and the transformation of post-war European cities—topics that remain politically charged today.

Deadline for proposals: 22 October 2025. 

Proposals (max. 450 words / 2000 characters) must be submitted via the online form.

Coordination

• Marilena Kourniati (ENSA Paris-La Villette, AHTTEP/AUSser) marilena.kourniati@paris-lavillette.archi.fr
• Athina Vitopoulou (School of Architecture Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, City_Space_Flux Research Unit) avitopoulou@arch.auth.gr

Location

• Barcelona, Spanien

Takes place: In person  

Keywords

• Postwar Europe, migration, urban policy, housing model, postcolonial legacy, welfare

Contact

• Marilena Kourniati
  courriel : marilena [dot] kourniati [at] paris-lavillette [dot] archi [dot] fr
• Athina Vitopoulou
  courriel : avitopoulou [at] arch [dot] auth [dot] gr

Berlin/Germany

Organizers
The conference is organized by the IG Metall and the working group “Trade Union History”, part of the joint project “Contemporary Trade Union History” of the Hans-Böckler-Stiftung and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung.
Organization committee: Knud Andresen (Hamburg), Chaja Boebel (Berlin), Marcel Bois (Hamburg), Alexandra Jaeger (Bonn), Michaela Kuhnhenne (Düsseldorf), Jörg Neuheiser (Pittsburgh)

Call for Papers
In recent years, the political ascent of far-right parties and right-wing populist movements in Europe and North America has received significant scholarly attention.
Analysts have highlighted the shifting appeal of these movements—particularly among segments of the working class—and have debated the implications for democratic institutions, social cohesion, and political culture. Important studies have shown that a complex mix of factors facilitates electoral success of the radical populist right, including a specific perception of socioeconomic change which sees traditional working-class lifestyles under threat by economic pressures, migration, and social elites whose cultural values seem far removed from the realities of “ordinary” people. However, while a growing body of research addresses the failure of traditional left-wing parties to successfully appeal to their historic working-class base, the role of trade unions and the dynamics of the workplace have remained surprisingly underexplored in explanations of far-right electoral success and cultural resonance. In particular, historic analyses of longterm trends and the roots of contemporary far-right surges are missing in the field.
This international conference seeks to address this gap by turning the spotlight onto the historical and contemporary relationships between organized labor and the far right in Europe and North America since 1945. We aim to examine how trade unions have responded—both at the institutional and grassroots levels—to far-right ideologies, parties, and movements. From official campaigns to shop-floor conflicts, and from national organizations to transnational union alliances, we seek contributions that explore a wide spectrum of union strategies, tensions, and transformations in the face of racism and xenophobia, nationalism, and right-wing extremism.We welcome proposals that address, but are not limited to, the following themes:

• National Case Studies: How have trade unions in different countries engaged with, resisted, or reacted to far-right parties and ideologies since 1945? How have historical contexts shaped their responses? To which extent were trade unions able to develop international responses to a transnational rise of the far right?
• Workplace Dynamics and Union Campaigns: We are interested in microhistorical studies examining tensions and conflicts between unionized workers and far-right activists in specific companies, industries, or regions, but we also want to look at broader (national or international) union policies, education initiatives, or political advocacy aimed at countering racism, xenophobia, and right-wing extremism.
• Gender Perspectives and Fragile Masculinities: Male working-class support plays a significant role in the electoral successes of the radical populist right, which often poses as defender of traditional family values and a heterosexual normality threatened by a push for diversity policies. How have changing gender identities and the decline of male dominance in the workplace affected the battle for the working class between labor organizations and right-wing movements?
• Migration, Solidarity, and Exclusion: Despite significant national differences, migration and cultural identity have emerged as transnational topics which are instrumentalized by right-wing nationalist movements in many countries. How have trade unions navigated the complexities of labor migration, including moments of solidarity as well as episodes of exclusion or complicity in racist and xenophobic discourse?
• Memory, Historiography, and Identity: How have unions remembered and represented their historical engagements with the far right? What role do narratives of anti-fascism, class struggle, or national sovereignty play in shaping union identities? What are legacies of early post-war attempts to (re-)built democratic societies after the devastation of World War II and the Nazi period, and how do they affect contemporary responses to challenges from right-wing populist movements?

We invite submissions from scholars in history, political science, sociology, labor studies, and related disciplines. The organizers particularly encourage contributions from early career researchers and studies focusing on underrepresented countries, industries, or perspectives. We welcome contributions from trade union members and members of work councils.

Submission Guidelines
Please send an abstract of 300–500 words and a short biographical note (max. 150 words) to Knud Andresen and Alexandra Jaeger (andresen@zeitgeschichte-hamburg.de ; alexandra.jaeger@fes.de) by 15 November 2025. The working language of the conference will be German and English. Travel and accommodation support will be available.
This conference seeks to foster a nuanced and comparative dialogue on how organized labor has grappled with the challenges posed by the far right—locally, nationally, and transnationally—since 1945. By bridging the gap between labor history and studies of right-wing populism, we aim to advance both scholarly understanding and public debate on one of the defining political questions of our time.

Link: https://www.gewerkschaftsgeschichte.de/veranstaltungstermine-68357.htm

Organizer: Aaron Benanav (Cornell University), Gautham Shiralagi (Columbia University) Country: United States Takes place: Digital Date: 01.10.2025 Deadline: 01.10.2025 Website: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/international-labor-and-working-class-history  

We are interested in the histories of the labor that went into constructing and implementing economic plans. This includes the work of planners, statisticians, administrators, and others who contributed to the development of economic planning. How did their labor shape the strategies and outcomes of planning efforts in different contexts? What were the challenges they faced in the pursuit of partially or fully planned economies? How did these efforts interact with global labor movements and geopolitical dynamics?

 

CFP for ILWCH Special Issue on Global Labor History of Planning

The Global Labor History of Planning

The International Labor and Working-Class History journal (ILWCH) invites submissions for a special thematic issue on “The Global Labor History of Planning,” edited by Aaron Benanav (Cornell University) and Gautham Shiralagi (Columbia University). This issue seeks to explore the diverse histories of economic planning from a labor perspective, examining both the practical labor of planning and its broader impact on workers.

Labor and the Work of Planning

Market economies have long been criticized for generating rampant insecurity, alienation, and exploitation among workers. In contrast, economic planning was often envisioned—by radical wings of the labor movement and by various social reformers—as a positive alternative. Throughout the 20th century, economic planning was adopted in a variety of forms worldwide, offering different models for organizing labor and production.

While new research on Eastern Bloc and Yugoslavian contexts is welcome, we are also interested in uncovering labor histories of planning in the global South. How did countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and other regions approach economic planning, especially during periods of decolonization, development, and war?

We are interested in the histories of the labor that went into constructing and implementing economic plans. This includes the work of planners, statisticians, administrators, and others who contributed to the development of economic planning. How did their labor shape the strategies and outcomes of planning efforts in different contexts? What were the challenges they faced in the pursuit of partially or fully planned economies? How did these efforts interact with global labor movements and geopolitical dynamics?

This issue also aims to explore visions of how planning was expected to transform work and the lives of laborers. How did planning promise to reconfigure labor, reduce exploitation, and enhance workers’ well-being? What were the roles of workers’ unions or parties in shaping the planning process? What were the experiences of laborers under planned systems, and how did these experiences vary across different regions and periods?

Submission Guidelines

We invite traditional scholarly articles (up to 8,000 words, including footnotes, before peer review). We aim to represent a wide range of historical periods and places, including Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, the Middle East, North and South America, Europe, and Oceania.

If you would like to submit an article, please begin by submitting a 250-word abstract that outlines your research question, central argument, and contribution to the special issue. The deadline for abstract submission is 1 October 2025. The abstract should also briefly describe the sources or evidence on which the article is based. Submit your abstract at https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ilwch as a “Special Feature Abstract.” If selected, you will be invited to submit a “Special Feature Article” through the same system.

Contact (announcement)

Anusha Sundar, Managing Editor, International Labor and Working-Class History
Contact Email
as6151@columbia.edu

Organiser: European Association of Urban History (EAUH) (Christina Reimann, University of Gothenburg; Malte Zierenberg, Humboldt-University Berlin) Postcode: 08001 Location: Barcelona Country: Spain Takes place: In person Dates: 02.09.2026 - 05.09.2026 Deadline: 22.10.2025 Website: https://www.eauhbarcelona2026.eu/  

We invite paper proposals for our session at the European Association of Urban History Conference (EAUH) on the relationship between urbanity and visual culture. The panel explores the urban imprint of the making of a ‘society of images’ by examining international visual discourses and local peculiarities, and by challenging Western-centric views on urban modernity.

 

Making Cities Visible. Global Perspectives on Urban Image-Production and -Circulation (19th-20th centuries)

Ever since the age of printmaking, cities have been centres for the production and distribution of images of all kinds - not only for local, but also for translocal and transnational markets and publics. However, the late 19th century marked a turning point in several respects as photography revolutionised the production and distribution of photo-realistic images. Since then, we have been living in a society of images. This panel examines the specific urban imprint of this global development toward modern visual cultures, which took shape in different ways at different places. We consider the changing ways in which cities became represented and looked at with the industrialization of image production and circulation, taking into account the integrating effects of international visual discourse as well as local peculiarities. Our panel explicitly invites studies on non-Western and peripheral/non-metropolitan urban contexts so to contribute to global historians’ challenging of Western-centred narratives of ‘urban modernity’.

The panel’s six to seven papers explore the relationship between urbanity and visibility in Europe and beyond. They engage with the multifarious ways in which urban photographic iconography shaped (visual) discourses on (urban) modernity. In doing so, it also examines the different forms of invisibility that formed the flipside of hypervisibility, which often centred on specific forms of particularly metropolitan urban life. We take into special account that representations of modern urban space emerged in a context of changing gender identities and, especially, of transforming ideas of femininity that were embodied through an increased female mobility to and through cities worldwide.

Among the questions the papers may address are:
What conditions and contexts did cities provide to shape this new imaging of the world?
Which (urban) actors shaped this development?
Which specific status did metropoles earn in this co-construction process of urban modernity and visual discourses?
How did other places beyond the metropolises foster the mediazation of the present?
What democratizing and which socially marginalizing effects did this process have?
Did the urban contexts of image production shape a specific urban bias in the description of society, which has persisted as a pattern of interpretation right up to the present day?

Paper proposals are to be submitted by October 22 via the official conference website (https://www.eauhbarcelona2026.eu/) by choosing Session 62 Main Session. ‘Making Cities Visible. Global Perspectives on Urban Image-Production and Circulation (19th and 20th centuries)’

Contact

Christina Reimann (christina.reimann@gu.se)

Call for Papers, deadline 22 October 2025

Organiser: European Association of Urban History (EAUH) (Hilde Greefs & Jasper Segerink, University of Antwerp; Rosa Salzberg, University of Trento).

Location: Barcelona

Country: Spain

Takes place: In person

Dates: 02.09-2026 - 05.09.2026

Deadline: 22.10.2025.

Website: https://www.eauhbarcelona2026.eu/sessions/#session39

 

We are inviting papers for our session on the historical practices of lodging at the European Association for Urban History Conference. The session explores how lodgers and their hosts have shaped their urban environments, and vice versa. We welcome papers from any geographical region, roughly from 1500 to the present.

 

Paper proposals are to be submitted before 22 October via the conference website, and by selecting Main Session 39.

 

Title: Lodging practices and networks of work, migration, and sociability. Long term perspectives across European cities and beyond (1500-present)

 

Keywords: lodging, migration, housing, urbanisation

 

Synthesis: Lodging has long shaped urban networks through mobility, labour migration, and social exchange. Yet its history remains fragmented. This session explores the long-term evolution of urban lodging, tracing its changing forms and roles in cities across Europe and beyond.

 

Long Abstract: Lodging has long played a crucial role in urban networks, fostering mobility, labour migration, and social exchanges. In its broadest sense, lodging includes the renting of rooms or beds for short or interim periods in the houses of hosts, either commercial or private. The practice has a long history and has taken various forms, yet crucially we lack insights into its continuities and changes across time and space. Historical research on lodging has often remained fragmented, either confined to specific regions or periods, or footnoted within broader studies of housing, migration, and urban poverty. This session aims to explore urban lodging as a historical phenomenon over the long term, examining its changing roles and functions in urban networks across Europe and beyond.

The session is guided by the leading question: How have lodgers and their hosts shaped urban environments, and how have these environments, in turn, shaped lodging practices over time? Addressing this question requires an examination of lodging not only as a form of housing but as an integral part of urban networks of work, migration, and sociability. In so doing, the session contributes to recent debates seeking to structurally incorporate transient populations and non-normative household constellations in urban histories. Given the conference’s theme, the session approaches lodgers and their hosts as crucial agents in broader urban networks, and aims to foster comparative perspectives from different regions and time periods to identify similarities and differences.
We particularly welcome papers addressing the following themes:
• Lodgers and their hosts as agents in urban labour and migration networks
• Lodging environments: their materiality and spatial organisation
• Social profiles and dynamics: gender, ethnicity, and class
• Lodging and urban crises: housing shortages, labour crises and forced migrations
• Lodging beyond Europe: case studies from colonial, industrial, and postcolonial contexts
By bringing together scholars working on different geographical and temporal contexts, this session aims to foster new comparative perspectives on the long-term history of lodging. In doing so, it seeks to contribute to broader debates on urbanisation, migration, and housing, while situating lodging at the intersection of cities’ networks and their transnational histories.

Trier/Germany

Veranstalter: Organisiert durch den Friedhof der Märzgefallenen/Paul Singer e. V.; In Kooperation mit Karl-Marx-Haus Trier (Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung), Archiv der deutschen Frauenbewegung (Kassel), Landeszentrale für politische Bildung Rheinland-Pfalz, Bundesarchiv-Erinnerungstätte Rastatt, Historisches Museum Frankfurt. Die Tagung wird durch die Stiftung Orte der deutschen Demokratiegeschichte gefördert.
Veranstaltungsort: Karl-Marx-Haus Trier (Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung) Brückenstraße 10, 54290 Trier
Gefördert durch: Stiftung Orte der deutschen Demokratiegeschichte
PLZ: 54290
Ort: Trier
Land: Deutschland
Findet statt: In Präsenz
Vom - Bis: 09.10.2025 - 10.10.2025
Website: https://www.revolution-1848.de/netzwerk/jahrestagung-2025/

Die Tagung steht im Zeichen der Nachwirkungen der Revolution 1848/49 in Bezug auf Arbeiter:innen- sowie Frauengeschichte. Außerdem bietet ein aktives Workshop-Panel viel Raum, um das vergangene 175. Revolutionsjubiläum in Deutschland auszuwerten und Lerneffekte für Erinnerungspraxis und historisch-politische Bildungsarbeit zu diskutieren.

Spannende Beiträge aus Dresden, Lörrach, Alzey, Wien, Karlsruhe, Kassel, Mainz, Kaiserslautern und Heidelberg bieten neue Forschungseinblicke und tiefgründige Analysen zur Erinnerungskultur und Demokratiegeschichte.
Nachhaltigkeit von Revolution & Jubiläum

Das vom Friedhof der Märzgefallenen initiierte Netzwerk kommt am 9./10.10.2025 zu seiner 5. Jahrestagung zusammen.

Die bisherigen Konferenzen in Rastatt (2021), Frankfurt am Main (2022), Berlin (2023) und Leipzig (2024) konnten neue Forschungsperspektiven und Vermittlungsmethoden zur Revolution 1848/49 und der Demokratiegeschichte zusammenbringen. In diesem Jahr widmen wir uns in Trier der Frage, wie nachhaltig dieses historische Ereignis Gesellschaft und politische Kultur beeinflusste. Gleichsam wollen wir auch die Nachhaltigkeit unserer heutigen Erinnerungskultur an die Revolution diskutieren und nehmen das 175. Jubiläum (2023) in den Blick.
Programm

DONNERSTAG 09.10.2025

Eröffnung
13.00

PANEL 1 - Ein nachhaltiges Jubiläum?

Input - Erkenntnisse und Lerneffekte des 175. Revolutionsjubiläums identifizieren
13.15-13.45
Kerstin Wolff, Archiv der deutschen Frauenbewegung

Workshops
13.45-15.30
Modul 1 // Orte & Dimensionen
Tina Schnabl, DenkMalFort e.V.,
Die Erinnerungswerkstatt Dresden
Modul 2 // Out Reach
Volker Gallé, Kulturverein Alzey und Umgebung e.V
Modul 3 // Blinde Flecken
Jan Merk, Dreiländermuseum Lörrach

Kaffeepause
15.30-16.00

Ergebniszusammenführung & Diskussion
16.00-17.00

Dinner
18.00-19.00

PODIUMSDISKUSSION
Landesgeschichte & Demokratiebildung in Rheinland-
Pfalz
19.00-20.00

Moderation: Kai-Michael Sprenger, Stiftung Orte der deutschen Demokratiegeschichte; Cornelia Dold, Haus des Erinnerns – Für Demokratie und Akzeptanz Mainz
Tim Müller, Landeszentrale für politische Bildung Rheinland-Pfalz
Tino Leo, Schauspieler und Histotainer

FREITAG 10.10.2025

Gemeinsames Konferenzfrühstück
09.00-10.00

Eröffnung
10.00

PANEL 2 - Nachhaltig revolutionär? Perspektiven aus der Frauenbewegung nach der Revolution 1848/49

Kerstin Wolff im Gespräch mit:
Johanna Gehmacher, Universität Wien
Susanne Asche, Kulturamt Karlsruhe

PANEL 3 - Nachhaltig revolutionär? Arbeiter:innengeschichte(n) nach 1848/49

Vortrag 3
Christian Decker, IPGV Kaiserslautern
Vortrag 4
Walter Mühlhausen, ehem. Friedrich Ebert-Gedenkstätte Heidelberg
Moderation: Jürgen Schmidt, Karl-Marx-Haus Trier (FES)

Abschluss und Ausblick
12.15

Lunch
12.30

Regionales Abschlussprogramm
(optional)
13.30-15.00
Kontakt

Ausstellungs- und Gedenkort Friedhof der Märzgefallenen
Kontakt: Johann Gerlieb (gerlieb@paulsinger.de)

Stuttgart/Germany   Veranstalter: Württembergische Landesbibliothek Ausrichter: Württembergische Landesbibliothek Veranstaltungsort: Konrad-Adenauer-Straße 10 PLZ: 70173 Ort: Stuttgart Land: Deutschland Findet statt: In Präsenz Vom - Bis: 28.10.2025 - 25.02.2026 Website: https://www.wlb-stuttgart.de/fileadmin/user_upload/die_wlb/Kulturprogramm/Veranstaltungen/WLB_Bevoelkerungswandel_Programm_DD_online.pdf  

Der gesellschaftliche Wandel hat viele Ursachen. Eine wichtige ist die demografische Entwicklung: In Deutschland und anderen westlichen Ländern wird die Bevölkerung kleiner, älter und vielfältiger. Das hat Auswirkungen auf Politik, Arbeit, Wirtschaft, Bildung, Migration und Mobilität.

Im Umbruch! Unsere Gesellschaft

Wenn die Babyboomer-Generation durch die Generation Z abgelöst wird, stellt sich die Frage: Was bedeutet das für die Arbeitswelt? Ist die soziale Absicherung noch gewährleistet? Wie kann die Wirtschaft genug Fachkräfte finden? Und in welchen Lebenswelten wird sich die junge Generation in Zukunft zurechtfinden? Wird sie im politischen System ausreichend vertreten? Und hat sie gerechte Chancen in der Bildung?

Der Wandel der Bevölkerung ist eine große Herausforderung, aber auch eine Chance für die Politik. Die Vortragsreihe möchte die Möglichkeiten dieser Veränderungen erkunden und die gesellschaftlichen Fragen, die daraus entstehen, diskutieren. Wie kann Migration so gestaltet werden, dass sie den Bedürfnissen aller gerecht wird? Wie kann die Vielfalt aus verschiedenen kulturellen und familiären Hintergründen als Vorteil genutzt werden, statt sie zu populistischen Zwecken zu missbrauchen? Auch Stadt und Land verändern sich. Wer lebt wo, und wie gut geht es den Menschen dabei? Die Bedingungen in Städten und auf dem Land können aktiv gestaltet werden. Was empfiehlt die Wissenschaft dazu?

Weniger, älter und vielfältiger – dieser demografische Trend wird unser Zusammenleben in Zukunft stark beeinflussen. Expertinnen und Experten aus Wissenschaft und Forschung werden in ihren Vorträgen die gesellschaftlichen Folgen des Wandels aufzeigen. Wir laden Sie ein, darüber nachzudenken und mitzudiskutieren.

Programm

Di, 28. Oktober 2025, 18 Uhr
Bevölkerung im Wandel. Ein Überblick über Ursachen, Folgen und Trends
Dr. Elisabeth K. Kraus (Wiesbaden)

Do, 13. November 2025, 18 Uhr
Keine Zeit mehr für die Arbeit? Arbeitszeitoptionen als Chance und Herausforderung für Beschäftigte und Betriebe
Prof. Dr. Ute Klammer (Duisburg-Essen)

Mo, 8. Dezember 2025, 18 Uhr
Demografie macht Politik. Repräsentation, Populismus, Perspektiven
Prof. Dr. Marc Debus (Mannheim)

Do, 15. Januar 2026, 18 Uhr
Hochqualifiziert und äußerst skeptisch? Wie qualifizierte Zuwanderer Deutschland erleben
Prof. Dr. Claudia Diehl (Konstanz)

Di, 10. Februar 2026, 18 Uhr
Ist die Formel vom „Weniger, älter, bunter“ zu revidieren? Neue und alte Facetten des demographischen Wandels in ländlichen Räumen
Dr. Annett Steinführer (Braunschweig)

Mi, 25. Februar 2026, 18 Uhr
Eltern – Kinder – Bildung Wie Herkunft und Familie Chancen prägen
Prof. Dr. Sandra Buchholz (Hannover)

Halle (Saale)/Germany

Veranstalter: Institut für Geschichte, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg PLZ: 06099 Ort: Halle (Saale) Land: Deutschland Findet statt: In Präsenz Vom - Bis: 26.03.2026 - 27.03.2026 Deadline: 19.10.2025  

Am 26. und 27. März 2026 ist das Institut für Geschichte an der Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg Gastgeber des Netzwerktreffens Oral History 2026. Wie jedes Jahr freuen wir uns über Einreichungen und Vorschläge für Vorträge, Projektpräsentationen oder Kurzvorstellungen, die die ganze Bandbreite der Oral History abdecken.

 

Netzwerktreffen Oral History 2026 in Halle (Saale)

Besonders willkommen sind Beiträge zu folgenden vier Themenschwerpunkten:

Politisierung der eigenen Lebenserfahrung
Übergeordnete gesellschaftliche, wirtschaftliche und politische Verhältnisse spiegeln sich in den individuellen Erfahrungen, Erzählungen und Lebensläufen – und zugleich prägen subjektive Perspektiven den gesellschaftlichen Blick auf historische Prozesse. Im Rückblick auf das eigene Leben werden Erfahrungen auch vor dem Hintergrund gegenwärtiger Debatten, Diskurse und Tendenzen gedeutet. Wir möchten darüber diskutieren, wie sich Fremd- und Selbstdeutungen von Biografien im Laufe der Zeit verändern und welche Rolle verschiedene politisierte Erfahrungen einnehmen können.

Arbeit und Identität
Erwerbs- wie auch Care-Arbeit prägen einen Großteil unserer Lebenszeit und Biografien. Insbesondere eine berufliche Tätigkeit, das Arbeitsumfeld und die zugehörige soziale Gruppe tragen wesentlich zur Identitätsstiftung bei.

Vor diesem Hintergrund stellt sich die Frage, wie Berufsgruppen in unterschiedlichen historischen Kontexten ihr Selbstbild konstruier(t)en. Wie erlebten Menschen beispielsweise Selbstständigkeit, Leiharbeit, Frühverrentung oder Arbeitslosigkeit und welche Auswirkungen hatte das auf ihre lebensgeschichtliche Erzählung? Gingen berufliche Brüche mit Identitätsverlust einher? Und welches Bild entwarfen andere gesellschaftliche Akteur:innen wie beispielsweise Staat und Parteien demgegenüber?

Forschungsethische Fragen
Dieser sehr offen angelegte Schwerpunkt rückt die Verantwortung von Forschenden in den Fokus. Neben vielen anderen Themen könnte beispielsweise der Umgang mit traumatischen Erinnerungen oder unterschiedlichen politischen Einstellungen in der Interviewsituation selbst diskutiert werden. Ein Schlaglicht soll auch auf die Herausforderungen der Digitalisierung geworfen werden. Wie beeinflusst der Einsatz von KI im Forschungsprozess die Nähe zur Quelle? Inwieweit sind die FAIR-Prinzipien und Privatsphäre/Datenschutz vereinbar?

“Hinhör-Gruppen”
Auch in diesem Jahr möchten wir Raum für kollegiale Beratung geben. In moderierten Kleingruppen, den sogenannten „Hinhör-Gruppen“, können Fragen der Interview- und Forschungstätigkeit am Praxisbeispiel diskutiert werden. Wir laden dazu ein, gemeinsam die von Ihnen eingereichten Audio- und Videomitschnitte anzuhören/anzusehen und zu interpretieren. Hilfreich wäre hierbei ein kurzes Abstract, welches das jeweilige Fallbeispiel sowie die zentrale Frage- oder Problemstellung skizziert.

Diese Schwerpunkte sind wie immer als Vorschläge zu verstehen und können durch andere Themen ergänzt werden. Zusätzlich zur Einreichung thematischer Beiträge oder Abstracts für die kollegiale Beratung bzw. „Hinhör-Gruppen“ besteht – wie bereits in den vergangenen Jahren – für Netzwerke, Institute, Projektverbünde und vergleichbare Einrichtungen die Möglichkeit, sich im Rahmen eines kurzen Zeitslots von zehn Minuten vorzustellen und darüber hinaus mit einem Informationsstand vor Ort präsent zu sein.

Bitte melden Sie sich bis zum 19.10.2025 bei Stefan Müller (stefan.mueller@fes.de) oder Johanna Hohaus (johanna.hohaus@geschichte.uni-halle.de) und geben Sie an, ob Sie sich für einen Vortrag, eine Hinhör-Session, eine Kurzpräsentation oder einen Infostand bewerben.

Organiser: PD Dr. Franziska Schedewie, University of Heidelberg; Prof. Dr. Bradley Woodworth, University of New Haven / Yale University; Max Weber Forum Helsinki Location: Max Weber Forum Helsinki Founded by: Co-funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) (Project SCHE 1997/2-1) and the Max Weber Network Eastern Europe Postcode: 00100 City: Helsinki Country: Finland Takes place: In presence Dates: 26.02.2026 - 27.02.2026 Deadline: 25.10.2025  

This workshop aims to investigate the ‘window of opportunities’ for independent newspaper journalism that opened up during perestroika. We would like to invite newspaper analyses as individual case studies covering all areas previously pertaining to the Soviet Union, but especially the – multilingual – peripheries.

 

‘A Window of opportunities:’ Newspaper press during perestroika – analyses and field reports

Helsinki, Max Weber Forum, Finland, 26 – 27 February 2026

In the late 1980s, freedom of the press was upheld by reform policy and the law in the Soviet Union for the first time since the brief period between the February and October Revolutions of 1917. As Communist Party rule and information monopoly no longer exerted its enormous power over media and society, perestroika developed a life of its own.

In a new spirit of optimism, the population of the Soviet Union took itself, its history, its present and future to task. Journalists were among the first to test and overcome the limits of what could be said and done; along the way, they also reinvented themselves. Established newspapers and magazines changed their image and content and became more interesting to the readers. New, independent publications could be initiated, especially after the ‘Law [of 1990] on the Press and Other Mass Media.’

In March 1991, there were over 8,000 registered newspapers and magazines in various languages, half of which were newly founded. Many newly launched newspapers were probably not even counted. In this arguably decisive period of the late Soviet Union, every newspaper had its own history, circumstances and actors. Together, as media in a highly mediatized society, they surely shaped the era of late reform and early transformation, its images, moods and perceptions. They highlight perestroika as a history of communication in a multi-layered process.

While a body of research literature on the press does exist, there remains room for further exploration. Developments were far from uniform or confined to the two ‘capitals.’ Besides an evolving political spectrum, journalistic initiatives across the multiethnic Soviet Union remain largely unexplored. There is a great need for individual analytical case studies, especially at the grassroots level and the multiethnic periphery. Also, many journalists who were active at the time can report first-hand on their experiences.

This workshop aims to investigate the ‘window of opportunities’ for independent newspaper journalism that opened up during perestroika. It seeks to contribute to an exploration of the history of this period with a focus on its beginnings, thus avoiding equating reforms with ‘collapse’ a priori, but also paying attention to dynamics that are usually only associated with the later transformation. For journalism in the national republics, the approach of independence in 1991 certainly colours how the perestroika period is viewed. Yet we also encourage analyses of how press practices themselves changed. We would like to invite newspaper analyses as individual case studies covering all areas previously pertaining to the Soviet Union, but especially the – multilingual – peripheries.

We are interested in the following fields of questions:

Structures and agency
- Newspapers as ‘contents,’ but also ‘objects,’ according to modern media theory, with technical, economic, infrastructural aspects taken into consideration
- Everyday lives, and risks, of journalists; continuities and change in the editorial offices (including experience reports from the field)
- Newspapers ‘in dialogue’ with their readers: target groups (including previously underprivileged/excluded/stigmatized groups, minorities), networking activities
- Newspapers and local/regional politics
- Press coverage of religion, religious PR and journalism
- International contacts
- Quantities and qualities: newspaper distribution, reception, and impact as ‘shapers of and being shaped by society’

Temporalities
- Future expectations in the turbulent times of the ‘restructuring’
- Media events
- Historically inspired tasks and agendas of all kinds in newspapers: the newspaper as ‘archive’ and medium for restoring knowledge of (one’s own hitherto subdued, repressed) culture, but also: the newspaper as medium for extremist positions, delusions of former/future grandeur, etc.

Visual aspects of perestroika newspapers
- Use of ‘language without text,’ through changes in layout, images, colour, etc.
- Photos and photographers, illustrators: their lives, and risks, working for or in collaboration with newspapers (including field reports)

The workshop is intended to bring together two groups:
- contemporary press practitioners who worked in the Soviet Union at the time, especially members of the local presses
- researchers at all stages of their academic careers from across different disciplines

Both are invited to submit a paper proposal (400 words) and a short CV, including current affiliation and contact details, by 25 October 2025 to Franziska.Schedewie@zegk.uni-heidelberg.de

Applicants will be informed of the acceptance of their proposal by 15 November 2025.
The working language of the workshop will be English. A publication of contributions is planned with a preliminary submission deadline of 31 May 2026.
The organizers will provide accommodation in Helsinki for the duration of the workshop. Travel costs will be reimbursed after the workshop depending on budget availability with early career researchers, participants from post-Soviet states (excluding Russia and Belarus) and scholars in exile taking precedence.

The workshop will be held in Helsinki and is co-funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) (Project SCHE 1997/2-1) and the Max Weber Network Eastern Europe. It is co-organized by PD Dr. Franziska Schedewie (University of Heidelberg), Prof. Dr. Bradley Woodworth (University of New Haven / Yale University) and the Max Weber Forum Helsinki.

Kontakt

Franziska.Schedewie@zegk.uni-heidelberg.de

Organiser: Prof Markian Prokopovych; Dr Katalin Stráner (Faculty of Geography and History, University of Barcelona) Location: Faculty of Geography and History, University of Barcelona Postcode: 08001 City: Barcelona
Country: Spain Takes place: In presence Dates: 02.09.2026 - 05.09.2026 Deadline: 22.10.2025 Website: https://www.eauhbarcelona2026.eu/call-for-papers/  

This session seeks to examine the ways in which emigres from East Central Europe found new homes in cities outside of the region and how they were linked through urban networks and emerging identities in the period between the Napoleonic Wars and the fall of the Berlin Wall. The geographical scope includes but is not limited to Europe.

 

Urbanities of Belonging: Emigres from East Central Europe in Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Cities

This session at the forthcoming international conference of the European Association for Urban History (EAUH), Barcelona, 2-5 2026, seeks to examine the ways in which migrants from East Central Europe found new homes in cities outside of the region between the Napoleonic Wars and the fall of the Berlin Wall. The geographical scope includes, but is not limited to, Europe. While the networks of political exiles, intellectuals and other groups and their, often transitory, lives abroad have been largely analysed on national and international scales, it is often overlooked that these networks were often inter- and intra-urban, as was the sense of belonging to their new and old homes. It was through such urban networks that new professional and private relationships were established, and new centres of migrant activities emerged. The session also seeks to pay attention to the maintenance of links to home cities and the ways such links facilitated and/or restricted migrants’ adaptation to the new urban environments. To what extent were nineteenth- and twentieth century cities linked through migrant networks of political, intellectual, academic, cultural and leisure activity? How regional and/or international were such groups in each city and who did they include apart from the migrants themselves? How urban was the migrants’ new sense of belonging and did emigration turn some of them into true urbanites? How did such processes intersect with status, nationality, gender and age?

Kontakt

markian.prokopovych@durham.ac.uk and katalin.straner@newcastle.ac.uk

The Fighting Erasure: Digitizing Gaza’s Genocide & the War on Lebanon project seeks experienced and dedicated volunteers to join our team. We are seeking experienced digital archivists, web designers, fundraisers, trainers, grant writers, copy editors, graphic designers, and videographers who are able to commit regular hours on an ongoing basis to the project. At this time, we are not able to provide training.

 

See below for more details on each position.

 

The Fighting Erasure project operates with almost no funding and much institutional obfuscation. It is made possible by the deep commitment of a global network of volunteers led by Palestinian and Lebanese steering and management teams. We are a network of diverse academics, archivists, heritage professionals, memory workers, engineers, programmers, content creators, educators, administrators, artists and writers who have been workingly tirelessly since October 8, 2023 to provide any and all support, resources and labour required by people on the ground to rescue, recover, preserve and safeguard archives, heritage, land and life in the face of the expanding Zionist colonization and genocide. 

 

The Fighting Erasure project is volunteer run, locally driven, community based, and uncompromisingly anticolonial and decolonial. It refuses the displacement of archives and archival sovereignty, as well as the prevalent paternalistic and racist models of global heritage interventions. Our basis of unity for all volunteers and project collaborators is the Call to Archive Against Genocide.

 

Housed at the Archives & Digital Media Lab, the project operates through a network of organizations, communities, and individuals that is global in scale and locally grounded. By becoming a volunteer, you join a diverse and welcoming community of knowledgeable and principled people imbued with a culture of mutual care and support who believe deeply that liberation is inevitable and another world is in the making.

 

Volunteers have the opportunity to become Fellows at the Archives & Digital Media Lab. Please indicate in your application if you would be interested in becoming a Fellow as well. Check out our current Fellows here.

 

Read more about the project on the website of the Archives & Digital Media Lab here, and in the following: 

 

• Read: Briarpatch, “Resistant Archives in the Shadow of Genocide,” by Dr. Jamila J. Ghaddar.

• Read: "Settling Shadows: Cartographic Analysis of Settler Colonialism in the West Bank" by: Zaynab Nemr, Rami Zurayk, Jad Isaac, and Issa Zboun.

• Read: ‘Gaza’s Crisis Beyond the Headlines: Through Data, Media, and Technology,’ the University of Tokyo report which reflects on the Fighting Erasure project and the Beyond the Headlines symposium held at the UTokyo campus on March 31, 2025.

• Read: Ghaddar, J.J. Palestine as provenance: archiving against genocide from Gaza to South Lebanon (Jabal Amil). Archival Science 25(20) (2025).

 

1. Digital Archivist (Volunteer) - min. 5 years experience required (10-20 hours a month).

Description: Catalog and preserve digital collections to ensure long-term accessibility and security. Apply metadata standards and digital preservation best practices to create a comprehensive Digital Archive on the Gaza Genocide & War on Lebanon stewarded by the Archives & Digital Media Lab. The digital archive documents the events, data, media, and audiovisual content from Gaza and elsewhere in Palestine, as well as South Lebanon starting from October 7, 2023. This archive will serve as a detailed record for future reference, analysis, and historical documentation. Learn about the project here. 

Requirements: 

• Experience in organizing, preserving, and managing digital collections created for long-term access.

• Expert knowledge in metadata standards and best practices (e.g. ISAD(G), RiC, RAD, Dublin Core, PREMIS)

• Minimum 3 years of experience in digital archiving, digital curation, or similar roles.

• Expertise in preservation workflows and handling sensitive archival material.

• Knowledge of long-term digital storage and preservation tools and methods.

• Experience and knowledge of social media archiving and web archiving tools preferred.

• Experience working with or in Indigenous and Global South contexts is preferred.

• Arabic language proficiency is preferred.

 

2. Archival & Records Management Instructors & Mentors (Volunteer)  min. 3-5 years experience required. 

Description: Provide free workshops and trainings, help develop curriculum, serve as a mentor for training participants, and/or help coordinate educational opportunities for archivists, librarians and heritage professionals in Palestine, Lebanon and elsewhere in the Global South where there is conflict, war, and/or a lack of archival training and education opportunities. As part of the Fighting Erasure project, we coordinate and run free, bilingual and accessible educational and training programs to increase the capacity and resilience of people on the ground in safeguarding and recovering archives. Training topics range from records creation, functional classification, and archival & arrangement: to emergency response, disaster mitigation, and archival first aid; to digitization, digital curation preparation and ARM tools/technologies software/system.  Learn about our training program here. 

We seek individuals who are able to provide one or more of the following:

• Experience in university or professional settings developing and delivering trainings or courses related to any archival and records management topics.

• Ability to provide support to community and cultural heritage teams in protecting and recovering archival materials during war.

• Capacity to deliver trainings on war and disaster preparedness, emergency response, and best practices in archival first aid.

• Experience providing guidance on physical and digital collections recovery.

• Minimum 3-5 years of practical, hands-on experience in archival emergency response and recovery is preferred.

• Experience in training or teaching workshops is strongly preferred.

• Background in supporting community or cultural heritage institutions, especially in resource-limited or high-risk contexts, is preferred. 

• Experience working with or in Indigenous and Global South contexts is preferred.

• Arabic language proficiency is preferred.

 

3. Fundraising Specialist (Volunteer) - min. 3-5 years experience required (10-20 hours a month).

Description: Design and implement fundraising campaigns, including donor outreach and engagement with community and international organizations for the Fighting Erasure project. Build relationships with community, advocacy and international organizations to meet and exceed funding goals. Learn about the project here. 

Requirements: 

• Experience leading donor engagement and fundraising initiatives.

• Experience coordinating campaigns, grant applications, and partnership opportunities.

• Minimum 3-5 years of experience in nonprofit fundraising or development.

• Proven success in meeting or exceeding fundraising goals, with evidence of past campaigns or secured funding.

• Skilled in using donor management systems (CRM), crowdfunding platforms, and digital fundraising tools.

• Familiarity with international organizations, community-based initiatives, and fundraising networks.

• Experience working with or in Indigenous and Global South contexts is preferred.

• Arabic language proficiency is preferred.

 

4. Grant Writer (Volunteer) - min. 3 years experience required (10-20 hours a month). 

Description: Research funding opportunities, write grant proposals and prepare proposal packages for the Fighting Erasure Project. This role involves close collaboration with ADML team members. Learn more about the project here. 

• Experience in researching and writing funding proposals.

• Experience with academic, community or international organization contexts. 

• Minimum 3 years of experience in grant writing with a successful track record.

• Proficiency in donor databases, grant portals, and online submission platforms.

• Skilled in budget preparation and reporting requirements.

• Ability to research funding opportunities.

• Arabic language proficiency is preferred.

 

5. Web Designer (Volunteer) - min. 4 years experience required (10-20 hours a month). 

Description: Designing, updating and maintaining the ADML website. This role also includes implementing basic security measures to safeguard the site and ensure a smooth user experience. Learn more about our website here. 

• Experience in designing and maintaining a professional or social movement, user-friendly website.

• Minimum 4 years of experience in web design and site management.

• Proficiency in HTML/CSS, WordPress, Google Sites, and basic SEO.

• Experience managing website hosting, domains, and site security.

• Familiarity with performance optimization and troubleshooting.

• Arabic language proficiency is preferred.

 

6. Copy-Editor (Volunteer) - min. 3 years experience required (10-20 hours a month). 

Description: Edit and proofread written materials for clarity, accuracy, and consistent style for grant applications, promotional materials and other content relating to the Fighting Erasure Project and the Archives & Digital Media Lab. Learn about the project here. 

• Review, edit, and proofread materials to ensure clarity, accuracy, and consistency of style.

• Experience with advocacy, grant, and academic writing.

• Minimum 3 years of professional experience in writing, copy-editing, or publishing.

• Arabic language proficiency and translation experience is preferred.

 

7. Digital Video Producer (Volunteer) - min. 3 years experience (10-20 hours a month).

Description: Plan, manage, and execute livestreams and digital broadcasts for events and campaigns, ensuring seamless production. Film, edit, and deliver polished video content for storytelling, social media, and community engagement for the Fighting erasure project and the Archives & Digital Media Lab. Learn more about the project here. 

• Minimum 2 years of professional experience in livestreaming/video production/editing.

• Proficiency in livestreaming, video broadcasting and video editing tools.

• Experience coordinating livestreams, event coverage, and creating social media-ready video content is required.

 

8. Content Creator (Volunteer) - min. 3 years experience (10-20 hours a month).

Description: Produce engaging digital content for social media, newsletters, and campaigns for the Fighting Erasure Project and the Archives & Digital Media Lab. Create and plan long-term dynamic social media strategies and monitor online engagement.  Learn about the project here.  

• Develop engaging written, visual, or multimedia content for digital platforms.

• Experience with creative storytelling and social media campaigns.

• Minimum 3  years of experience in content creation or social media strategy.

• Strong record of producing content tailored for different social media platforms. 

• Proficiency in social media strategy.

• Experience with archival, cultural heritage, or advocacy-focused projects is preferred.

• Arabic language proficiency and translation is preferred.

 

9. Graphic Designer - min. 3 years experience (10-20 hours a month). 

Description: Produce digital and graphic materials for event promotion and organizational programming. Develop strong and cohesive branding for the Fighting Erasure Project and Archives & Digital Media Lab.

• Proficiency in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Canva, or other editing & design tools. 

• Experience distilling complex information into digestible materials for public use.

• Experience maintaining brand consistency across design materials and platforms.

• Experience with archival, cultural heritage, or advocacy-focused projects is preferred.

• Arabic language proficiency is preferred.

 

10. WordPress Developer (Remote/Freelance) - min. 3-5 years experience required. 

Description:  We are looking for a skilled WordPress Developer with strong backend and integration capabilities. The ideal candidate should have proven experience with WordPress development, including child themes and custom plugin development. Arabic language proficiency is required. 

Hands-on experience with:

• Custom Post Types (CPTs)

• Custom Taxonomies

• Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) or similar tools.

• Ability to build custom importers from Excel/CSV files.

• Experience with WP All Import Pro or building custom queue/batch import systems is a strong plus.

• Capability to design and implement custom REST API endpoints with support for filters (e.g., age, gender, governorate, date range), pagination, and caching.

• Experience integrating interactive maps using Leaflet (open source) or Mapbox GL, including marker clustering and GeoJSON support.

Strong focus on performance optimization:

• Database indexing

• Query optimization

• Object caching / Transients

• Lazy loading of images

• Solid understanding of security and access control:

• Admin-only roles for import

• File validation & field sanitization

• CSRF protection using nonces

• Proficient in: PHP 8+, MySQL, JavaScript (ES6), HTML/CSS

Experience with the following are preferred:

• ACF JSON and WP-CLI for batch operations

• PostGIS or using POINT/Spatial Indexing (if needed later)

• Advanced media handling: downloading & attaching external images to the media library

• Internationalization (i18n): RTL support and UI alignment with design

• QA/testing: Unit/Acceptance testing, error logging, and retry mechanisms

 

Deadline: September 15, 2025

 

Applications: Please send a cover letter and CV as a single PDF to comms@archiveslab.org.

The proposed volume focusses on migrant farmworker resistances in the last five years. It seeks contributions that examine the roots and forms, evolution and role, consequences and prospects of solidarities, alliance building, and resistances against the exploitation, control, and precarization of racialized migrant labour. The volume's larger goal is to provide a platform for dialogue among academics, activists, artists, migrant workers and indigenous populations on practices of resistance and self-advocacy to reclaim labour rights and proposealternatives to agricultural racial capitalism.

Description

The present era is witnessing profound changes in global production and consumption of food. In some respects, this is a continuation of earlier trends. However, in several significant ways, restructuring of global agro-food systems in the contemporary moment appears to be completely new. Concentration and centralization of capital within agriculture is now being reinforced through intensified global competition, innovations in biotechnology and transportation, and the social organization of labor. As a result, we result as daily evidence rapid transformation of agriculture, including decline of subsistence agriculture and proletarianization of independent farmers.

In parallel, these transformations especially in the last five years have unfolded within what can be described as a “polycrisis”: the co-existence and interweaving of multiple crises such as an acute socio-economic crisis, ecological crisis, persisting racial injustice, health-care crisis, the growth and the rapid spread of far-right populism, and the breakdown of international order. Together, these constitutes a colossal crisis of crises that exposes the enduring strength of the capitalist system.

Migrant agrarian workers have been a structural element of the new global agro-food production system, in which they, together with autochthonous women, constitute the most exploited and vulnerable group within agro-business. COVID-19 pandemic brought into sharp focus the indispensability of migrant farm workers in sustaining global agro-food production while revealing the deep contradictions in migrant labour regimes – these migrant agrarian workers were classified as “essential” to national food security, yet they were rendered disposable through restrictive border controls and temporary migrant labour programs.

Scholarship emerging in the wake of the pandemic has laid bare the role of the state in facilitating the expropriation and exploitation of migrant labour and, thereby advancing the spread of agricultural racial capitalism that Manjapra (2018) defines as agriculture production derived from the unfree labour of racialized farmworkers. Research has also documented heightened consciousness among migrant farmworkers during this period, which has resulted in solidarities, mobilization of cross- racial and cross-national alliance building, unionizing, and informal and everyday resistances enacted against their exploitation and racialized migrant precarity.

There was a widespread anticipation that the momentum of such resistances and solidarities would persist, post pandemic, to generate momentum to contest bordering regimes and propose alternatives against labour exploitation in the agriculture sector.

The proposed volume focusses on migrant farmworker resistances in the last five years of the polycrisis. It seeks contributions that examine the roots and forms, evolution and role, consequences and prospects of solidarities, alliance building, and resistances against the exploitation, control, and precarization of racialized migrant labour. The volume's larger goal is to provide a platform for dialogue among academics, activists, artists, migrant workers and indigenous populations on practices of resistance and self-advocacy to reclaim labour rights and propose alternatives to agricultural racial capitalism. Among other, the volume invites submission on questions such as:

• Has the promise of heightened consciousness among migrant workers and local populations, and, with it, a promise of tangible changes within the global agri-food regimes led to change, either positive or negative?
• How has migrant farmworker resistance evolved or adapted?
• What new alliances have emerged or brought in new social actors to facilitate change?
• How has agricultural racial capitalism responded to labour resistance and solidarities and what new strategies of labour exploitation and discipline developed against racialized migrant farmworkers?
• What social infrastructures or local factors facilitate or prevent struggles, including social policies and the role of migrants within them?
• What role does spatiality have in shaping migrant resistance? Do certain spaces of agrarian production inhibit or facilitate collectivities of resistance or not?
• What role does/do temporality-ties such as those of seasonal migration or agricultural season have in contouring migrants’ resistance, solidarities and alliance building?
• Are certain forms of agricultural work more prone to collective action?
• Has the current polycrises led to new forms of gender subordination? In what ways have new forms of gender sequencing and gender segregation in agricultural work shaped consequences for labour resistance?
• Analyze whether struggles produce only immediate material gains (e.g., better salary, housing) or do these generate political and theoretical critiques (e.g., critique of racism, neoliberalism, agricultural racial capitalism)?
• Is there a link/alliance between such migrant resistances with struggles for social rights within specific national contexts and against structural and systemic racism and discrimination? With greater consciousness about exploitative migrant labour regimes and racial discourses, are these linked horizontally to similar struggles across countries or labour sectors?
• In relation to transnational collaboration of resistance against migrant labour exploitation, what factors have facilitated alliance building and what strategies have worked (or not).
• How is organized top-down resistance led by unions or other structured groups different than organic, grassroots mobilizations led by migrant workers and how do these fare in effectiveness of strategies and coalition building?

Significantly, the volume endeavours to examine resistances that either failed or got co-opted by agricultural racial capitalism. What led to the failure of migrant resistance or in the erosion of solidarity among migrant farmworkers? What lessons do such instances hold for racialized migrants, migrant rights groups and activists as they mount struggles against exploitative migrant labour regimes?

Call for Chapter Submissions

With the edited volume’s aim to provide critical insights, diverse perspectives, and creative approaches about migrant farmworker resistance, we invite scholars, researchers, writers, and creative artists to contribute original works, empirically grounded studies, and theoretical essays to the volume. We encourage non-traditional scholarly contributions that include creative performing arts, expressions of resistance such as poetry, short stories, photo essays, or participatory creative research methods such as photovoice.

Submission process and deadlines

If you are interested in contributing, please submit an abstract of 500 words, a 200-word biographical note with current affiliation and email address, and an updated CV (all as Word docs),

by 30 September 2025.

Please include “migrant agricultural workers resistance CfA” submission in the subject line. The abstract should state the research question addressed in the proposed article, outline the theoretical framework, and state the article’s main argument.

Please email the abstract and all queries to Eriselda Shkopi (eriselda.shkopi@unive.it), Reena Kukreja (reena.kukreja@queensu.ca), and Fabio Perocco (fabio.perocco@unive.it)

Editors

• Dr. Reena Kukreja, Queen’s University, Canada
• Dr. Eriselda Shkopi, Ca’ Foscari University, Italy
• Dr. Fabio Perocco, Ca’ Foscari University, Italy

Proposed publisher

• Routledge (The Mobilization Series on Social Movements, Protest, and Culture)

 

Keywords

migrant labour, resistance, agriculture