Special ICPSR Summer Program, July 23-August 17, 2007

Learn Advanced Methods in Demographic Analysis

Announcing the Second Special ICPSR Summer Program Course in Longitudinal Analysis of Historical Demographic Data

July 23–August 17, 2007
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Application deadline: April 27, 2007.

Historical demography is an interdisciplinary field with a long history of important contributions to population studies and to the understanding of the past. This research has revealed a great deal about fundamental demographic processes such as household and family dynamics, the transition to smaller family units, pre- and post-industrial population dynamics, the demographic transition, migration patterns, and demographic responses to economic stress. This 4-week course will emphasize the use of event history analysis and data management of historical databases drawn from European, North American, and Asian populations. Longitudinal data will be employed to construct time-varying covariates and contextual variables for individuals, families, and households. Methodological issues such as censoring and incomplete information will also be addressed. For more information about the course, visit our website at www.icpsr.umich.edu/sumprog/historical-demography.html.

Application deadline: April 27, 2007.

Applications are competitive. Participants will be selected on the basis of their interest in the topical areas, prior methodological training, and potential for research contributions that promote longitudinal analysis. Participants should be familiar with quantitative methods, including regression analysis. Those who need preparation in statistics are advised to attend quantitative courses during the June–July session of the ICPSR Summer Program. A limited number of stipends (between $500 and $2,000 US) will be awarded to cover travel and other expenses. For those admitted to the workshop, no fee will be charged to attend the Longitudinal Analysis course. On-line applications begin in February at www.icpsr.umich.edu/sumprog, or visit us at the ICPSR booth at the PAA meetings in NYC.

Instructors:
George Alter, Indiana University
Cameron Campbell, University of California at Los Angeles
Glenn Deane, State University of New York at Albany
Myron P. Gutmann, University of Michigan
J. David Hacker, Binghamton University
Susan Hautaniemi Leonard, University of Michigan
Katherine A. Lynch, Carnegie Mellon University
Ken R. Smith, Huntsman Cancer Institute and University of Utah

Guest Lecturers:
Bertrand Desjardins, University of Montreal
Timothy Guinnane, Yale University
James Z. Lee, University of Michigan
Satomi Kurosu, Reitaku University

Application deadline: April 27, 2007.

SSHA 2007 Deadline Extended

The deadline for submitting paper and panel proposals for the 2007 Annual Meeting in Chicago has been extended to March 1, 2007.

The theme of this year's meeting is "History and the Social Sciences: Taking Stock and Moving Ahead." You can view the full Call for Papers on the SSHA website: http://www.ssha.org/call_papers/ .

Please direct questions about the program for the 2007 SSHA annual meeting to ssha2007@pop.umn.edu

SSHA Members Win AHA/CHA Book Prize

John J. Bukowczyk (Wayne State University), Nora Faires (Western Michigan University), David R. Smith (University of Michigan), and Randy William Widdis (University of Regina), Permeable Border: The Great Lakes Basin as Transnational Region, 1650-1990 (Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press and Calgary: University of Calgary Press, 2005), won the 2006 Albert B. Corey Prize, awarded biennially by the American Historical Association and the Canadian Historical Association for “the best book on Canadian-American relations or on the history of both countries.” The award was formally presented at the annual meeting of the American Historical Association on January 5, 2007, in Atlanta.

The book is available in the U.S. at http://www.upress.pitt.edu/BookDetails.aspx?bookId=35542 and in Canada at http://www.uofcpress.com/1-55238/1-55238-216-8.html

SSHA 2007: Taking Stock and Moving Ahead

Deadline Extended to March 1, 2007. Please direct questions about the program for the 2007 SSHA annual meeting to ssha2007@pop.umn.edu .

The Social Science History Association returns to The Palmer House Hilton for its 32nd Annual Meeting, 15-18 November 2007, in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

History and the Social Sciences: Taking Stock and Moving Ahead

The SSHA is the leading interdisciplinary association for historical research in the US; its members share a common concern for interdisciplinary approaches to historical problems. The organization's long-standing interest in methodology also makes SSHA meetings exciting places to explore new solutions to historical problems. We encourage the participation of graduate students and recent PhDs as well as more-established scholars, from a wide range of disciplines and departments.

The SSHA was founded amidst a burst of intellectual excitement about the possibility of gaining new insights into history by utilizing social scientific approaches and theories. At the same time the organization reflected a rejection of the tendency in many social sciences to privilege the present. Just as a rich palette of new research perspectives was created in history by this movement, a whole new set of possibilities was opened in other social science disciplines.

At the 2007 SSHA meeting in Chicago, a series of sessions will assess how much progress has been made on these fronts in recent years and will identify those areas where the greatest advances have taken place. Those scholarly areas where progress has been most limited will also be identified, and the obstacles to further advances examined in order to plot paths to future development. Some panels will address very broad questions, such as the state of social science history within the contemporary historical profession and the role and status of historical research within individual social science disciplines today. Others will look at more limited areas, such as the state of the social scientific study of gender history. Of interest, too, are the implications of the rise of cultural history for the development of social scientific approaches to history. Panels are encouraged to identify both those forces within or across disciplines that have been slowing progress in social science history and those approaches and studies that show the most promise for overcoming them. As always, in addition to the sessions organized around the special theme, other sessions will deal with the full variety of topics of interest to SSHA members.

The SSHA program is developed through networks of people interested in particular topics or approaches to interdisciplinary history. Paper and session proposals should be submitted to the appropriate SSHA network(s). Current networks, their representatives, and contact information are listed on the SSHA Web site. If you are not certain about which network to send your proposal to, ask the representatives of the network closest to your interests, or ask the program co-chairs, listed below.

SSHA President for 2006-2007
David Kertzer, Brown University David_Kertzer@brown.edu

Program Committee Co-Chairs for 2007 Conference
Mary Gibson, John Jay College, CUNY (History) mgibson@jjay.cuny.edu
Farley Grubb, University of Delaware (Economics) grubbf@lerner.udel.edu
Robert Lieberman, Columbia University (Political Science) rcl15@columbia.edu


How to participate in the 2007 SSHA Program

Starting in mid-January 2007, proposals for individual papers and complete sessions will be accepted online at http://www.ssha.org. Contributors should take note of the following SSHA rules and traditions:

• Panels should represent more than one discipline and institution.
• Panels that include material from more than one place or time are particularly welcome.
• To maximize the number of participants, individuals may present no more than one paper and participate in no more than two sessions.
• Panels co-sponsored by two or more networks are encouraged.

Also, please remember that all panel submissions must include complete information on all participants (such as names, department, institution, address, phone, and email). In addition, to organize a session, you will need the following information: session title, type of session (papers or roundtable), network affiliation, audio-visual needs, paper titles and brief abstract for each paper. Missing information will make it impossible to complete the online submission process.

Proposals for individual papers and complete sessions are due 15 February 2007. Prior discussion with network representatives is encouraged but not required. Many networks have their own web page to assist in organizing panels. For more information see: http://ssha.org/call_papers/networks.shtml.

Notification of acceptance or rejection of proposals may be expected by 1 May 2007. All participants on the 2007 SSHA Program will be required to pre-register for the conference and to join the SSHA (if not already members.)

Labor History Bus Tour: Get Your Tickets Now

It began as a strike by local truckers.
It grew into a general Minneapolis labor strike.
It ended as one of the largest worker rebellions of the 1930s.
Right here in America's heartland!

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The SSHA Labor Network Bus Tour

HISTORIC SITES OF THE MINNEAPOLIS LABOR STRIKES OF 1934

Saturday, November 4, 2006
9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Board the bus 8:45 a.m. at the Hyatt Regency, Nicollet Mall entrance

HOST: Peter Rachleff, SSHA Labor Network
TOUR NARRATOR: Dave Riehle, Twin Cities Local Labor Historian
TOUR BUS DRIVER: Phil Epstein, Retired Union Driver Classic Bus Transportation

For backgound on the 1934 strikes see Dave Riehle's article on the Labor Standard website.

Limited Seating - Tickets Required

$10.00 in advance

TO PURCHASE TICKETS CONTACT:
Patt Kelly
pkelly@umn.edu
612-626-3489
612-384-8437