Call for Papers

["Lee, Frederic" <leefs@xxxxxxxx>]

Dear Colleague,

Attached is a CALL FOR PAPERS for a series of conferences on RETHINKING SOCIAL DEMOCRACY.  These conferences should be of interest to heterodox economists.

More specifically, under the collective rubric Rethinking Social Democracy, a series of three interdisciplinary and comparative conferences is being organised to explore the past histories, present opportunities and future prospects of European social democracy. 

·	London, 15/16/17 April 2004, Social Democracy, Culture and Society: Historical Perspectives

·	Swansea, Easter 2005, The Political Economy of Social Democracy: Past, Present and Future

·	Sheffield, Easter 2006, Post-industrial Societies and Social Democracy

The conferences seek to contribute to debates in progress across Europe and beyond by re-evaluating the legacies of social-democracy and mapping out its future prospects in view of the challenges of globalisation, the decline or retrenchment of organised labour movements and the claimed ideological hegemony of neo-liberalism. Drawing upon existing networks, the project is conceived over a sustained period as helping to make connections between academics, activists and political figures across national and disciplinary boundaries.  It is the organisers' belief that it is only on an international scale, and making use of comparative methodologies, that the past achievements and limitations of European social democracy can properly be evaluated and its future world prospects clearly understood.  Starting from a European perspective, we are committed to examining developments throughout the world, but particularly in places where social democratic thought and movements have been influential in the past, and also where there is clearly potential for future development. 

For more information see the attachment.

I apologize for the long attachment but I have been unable to locate a Rethinking Social Democracy website that carries info about the conferences. 

Fred Lee

Attachment: RSD - Call for Papers.doc
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