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, deadline 15 September 2020
28/07/2020
Call for papers, deadline 7 September 2020
27/07/2020
Call for papers, ***NEW DATE*** deadline 30 September 2020
27/04/2020
Call for papers, deadline 30 April 2020
04/03/2020
Call for papers, deadline 12 June 2020
19/02/2020
Call for participation
19/02/2020
Call for papers, deadline 31 May 2020
29/01/2020
Call for papers, deadline 30 March 2020
16/12/2019
Book announcement (in French)
09/12/2019
Conference, 5 March 2020, Ghent, Belgium
25/10/2019