European Labour History Network (ELHN)

ELHN Conference 2026 Barcelona
Prepare for the upcoming ELHN conference in Barcelona, Spain, in June 2026. More details will follow.

The European Labour History Network is organized around working groups consisting of researchers working on the same topics or in the same area. The Network organizes a bi-annual conference, with contributions from around the world. 

For information on the ELHN, contact elhn@iisg.nl


The ELHN endorses the statements issued by other organizations regarding the dismissal of labor historian Tom Alter. We consider this an attack on historical practice and freedom of speech. We urge university leaders to uphold due process and resist actions that could set damaging precedents for academia.

Statement by the Labor and Working-Class History Association

Statement by the Organization of American Historians

Statement by the Canadian Committee on Labour History


News ELHN

Call for papers, *NEW* deadline 15 February 2023
Call for articles, deadline 30 November 2022
24/10/2022
Special issue, September 2022
07/10/2022
Seminars, 2 November 2022 - 15 March 2023
06/10/2022
Call for submissions, deadline EXTENDED 31 January 2023
19/09/2022
Call for exhibits
22/06/2022
Hybrid seminar, 13 June 2022
10/06/2022
Call for papers, deadline 8 april 2022
22/03/2022
New Call for Papers: 31 July 2022
04/03/2022
Call for sessions and papers, deadline 15 April 2022
22/02/2022
Call for articles, deadline 1 March 2022
21/02/2022