The Baltic Connections 2022 will take place at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, from June 16 to 17. It is hosted by the Department of History and Ethnology at the University of Jyväskylä together with Economic and Social History discipline at the University of Helsinki. As with the earlier conferences in Helsinki and Jyväskylä, we aim to bring together scholars working on comparative, economic, social, global, and other types of history and related social sciences to address various “East-West” historical processes and events as well as comparative and transnational analysis, including at the Baltic region, Europe, and the world. Potential topics include but are not limited to trade, migration, comparative development, international political economy and the diffusion and transplantation of institutions, ideas, and cultural influences. Moreover, we want to promote interdisciplinary encounters and discussions, with the goal of bringing together scholars working in Western, Nordic, Central and East European, Baltic, and Russian universities. We are open to proposals that incorporate new digital technologies and ideas for roundtables.
The third Riitta Hjerppe Lecture in Social Science History will be given by Anne E.C. McCants (MIT). Further solid keynotes will be delivered by Per Högselius (KTH Royal Institute of Technology) and Sakari Saaritsa (University of Helsinki). The conference week is packed with events for historians: Gender & Economy Summer School (June 13-14), Gustav Vasa Seminar (June 15-16), and Baltic Connections (June 16-17).
The deadline for proposals is March 16, 2022. In addition to individual papers, proposals for three to four paper panels are appreciated. The participants will be notified of acceptance on March 31 at the latest. Proposals can be submitted online via the conference website (submissions available from November 1, 2021). If you have questions about the event, please email balticsocsciencehistgmailcom.
The conference hosts a session track on History of Technology and Industry sponsored by the Finnish Society for the History of Technology. The session track accepts paper and session proposals about all aspects of history of technology and industry but focuses especially on the theme of transnational and regional histories in the Nordic and Baltic areas. To participate, please choose the technology track in the online submission system (available from November 1, 2021). Early career researchers can apply assistance for conference and travel costs. If you have further questions about the track, email balticsocsciencehist+techgmailcom. Moreover, the Finnish Quarterly for the History of Technology, Tekniikan Waiheita, offers conference participants the possibility to submit their papers for fast track consideration in the journal.
The event is close to the summer solstice of the Northern Hemisphere, so you are welcome to join us to enjoy the Nightless Night of the north.
The organizing institutions are University of Helsinki, University of Jyväskylä, the Finnish Society for the History of Technology, and the Finnish Economic History Association. For more information, please email balticsocsciencehistgmailcom or Jari Ojala (jari.ojalajyufi) and Merja Uotila (merja.j.uotilajyufi) directly.
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Baltic Connections 2022: a Conference in Social Science History
June 16–17, 2022, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
https://www.helsinki.fi/en/conferences/baltic-connections/