CFP, SSHA 2000 Pittsburgh

WSN, H-World, Comparative Historical Section
Apologies for cross posting, but feel free to forward to interested
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tom
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CALL FOR PAPERS

Panels on Macrohistorical Dynamics within the conference:

LOOKING BACKWARD AND LOOKING FORWARD:
PERSPECTIVES ON SOCIAL SCIENCE HISTORY
THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY MEETING OF THE SSHA

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 26-29, 2000

Macrohistorical 
Dynamics (MD) is a research field on the intersection of
interests and subjects of social evolutionism; world, macro-, and  
theoretical history; macro- and  historical sociology; 
world-system analysis; comparative study of civilizations; 
geopolitics, studies of long-term socio-ecological, technological, 
demographic, cultural, political trends and transformations, etc. 
More detailed information on MD is available in the SSHA site 
http://www.ipums.umn.edu/~ssha/macro/

Since the very beginning in 1997 such distinguished scholars as 
A.F.Frank, R.Carneiro, G.Modelski, J.Goudsblom, A.Stinchcombe, 
R.Collins, S.Sanderson, M.Mann, Chr.Chase-Dann, D.Little et al. took 
part in MHD panels and we hope that at least some of them will 
support the enterprise in Pittsburg-2000.

This year the Macrohistorical Dynamics network is guaranteed 
only 3 panels, but we may get more if we are quick and 
well-organized. The deadline for paper and/or panel submissions is 
February 1, 2000.

Submissions are expected to be made by the Internet by means of Web 
applications. Paper title, brief abstract, and contact information 
should be submitted on the site 
http://www.ipums.umn.edu/~ssha where the general SSHA-2000 call for 
papers is also available.

Now the MHD network is being coordinated by a "troika": Randy Groves 
(Ferris College), Thomas D. Hall (Colgate University), and Nikolai 
Rozov (Novosibirsk State University, Russia).

In keeping with the theme of the meetings, Nikolai has suggested a 
retrospective consideration of theoretical developments over the last 
few decades might be in order.

Tom has suggested we might have a modified book panel ('Author meets 
critics') in which we all agree to discuss several/a few books in 
common [this may overlap with Nikolai's suggestion].  A key point 
here is to NOT have a session dedicated to one book, so that if the 
author can not attend, as happened in 99 the session will not be 
cancelled.  [NOTE:  this is an ssha rule, for a session on one book 
to go, the author (or at least one of multiple authors) MUST be 
present]. The moral is that we expect book sessions proposals mainly 
from book authors or from those who are ready and responsible for 
bringing an author to Pittsburg, October 26-29.

SSHA has set up a mechanism for networks to share papers, so even 
if you have a solo paper, send the idea along.  It is possible and 
useful to mark a paper not only by the MD network, but 
also by some other co-sponsoring networks, say, Theory/Methods, 
Historical Geography, Politics, Culture, Economics, etc. Chances of 
co-sponsored papers to be accepted by the SSHA Program Commitee are 
higher, as well as chances of the MD network to expand by means of 
co-sponsored panels.

We dare to propose some preliminary titles of panels for soft 
orientation in MD-connected problematique:

The Long History of Macrohistory: Old Questions and New Answers

Historical Macrosociology in 1960s-1990s: Crucial Problems and Key 
Breakthroughs

Destiny of the Covering Laws Project: Are There Working 
Macrosociological Theories?

Geopolitics, Geoeconomics, and Geoculture:  Bridging 
Paradigms

Social Evolution and Systemic Transformations in World History

Structurizing World History: Principles, Criteria, Periodizations

Prospects of Macrohistorical Dynamics in 21-st Century

The list of MD panel themes is open, at the same time your paper 
submissions marked by this or that theme will help us to choose the 
most appropriate ones and group them reasonably.

Please use the SSHA submission site (find the address above) 
and feel free to write to us if something is unclear.

Contact info:
EMAIL:
Randy Groves [groves@ferris.edu]
Thomas D. Hall [thall@mail.colgate.edu[
Nikolai Rozov [rozov@nsu.ru]

SSHA: http://www.ipums.umn.edu/~ssha

SNAILMAIL [for those in the Western hemisphere, Hall or Groves 
are preferable address]:

Randall Groves
Dept. of Humanities
1009 Campus Drive, J-H 126
Big Rapids, MI 49307-2280
231-591-2271
FAX 231-591-2188
email  groves@ferris.edu

Thomas D. [tom] Hall
MAILING ADD:
523 The Parkway
Ithaca, NY 14850-2277
phones:  home:  607-266-8079
office:    315-228-7545
email:    thall@mail.colgate.edu, thall@depauw.edu
web:      http://people.colgate.edu/thall

Nikolai S. Rozov,  
Professor of Philosophy,   
E-MAIL: rozov@nsu.ru   FAX: 7-3832-397101
web: http://www.nsu.ru/filf/pha/
ADDRESS: Philosophy Dept.,
 Novosibirsk State University, 
Pirogova 2,
Novosibirsk 630090,
RUSSIA