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Amsterdam

Conference, symposium - History

Government by Expertise: Technocrats and Technocracy in Western Europe, 1914-1973

Technocracy is the political swearword of our times. From the multiple crises of the European Union to the recent elections in the United States, the role of experts in public governance is often invoked as one of the main sources for the political ills of contemporary society, responsible for the exacerbation of social inequalities, the decline in the acceptance of political institutions, and the rise of populist movements. This conference will look at the genealogy of technocracy and the trajectories of various groups of “experts” in western Europe’s mid-20^th century.

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avr

2016

Utrecht

Call for papers - Economy

Moving borders: exploring Francophone originality in practices, theories and languages of public organisation

Francophone seminar of the Groupe européen d'administration publique (GEAP)

The French-Speaking Seminar (F2S) provides a unique opportunity for debates in French within European Group of Public Administration’s annual congress. While open to English contributions, it confirms our wider community’s interest for a linguistic space that provides alternative vocabulary, patterns of thought, scientific approaches and norms, and political-administrative cultures. As a group, the seminar listens closely to the issues and needs of the practitioners of public management, and is dedicated to its scientific mission of knowledge renewal and enhancement. Hence, we invite researchers and confirmed practitioners to dialogue across scientific sessions, round tables, and a variety of professional accounts from the field.

Amsterdam

University meets industry at Denim City in Amsterdam

The aim of this one-day conference is to explore the evolution of denim from its origins in the French town of Nîmes, through the American invention of the modern blue jeans, to the contemporary global manufacturing and marketing of denim and jeans. Blue denim jeans are the most worn garments in the world. Even though denim is often perceived as a symbol of American culture, the denim fabric originated in Europe and has a long history. Yet it was only when denim trousers were riveted that the first modern pair of jeans were created in the late XIX^th century. Since this invention, jeans have made grand transformations from a worker’s garment, through a uniform of non-conformity and youth protest, to an item of fashion design. Recently, the Netherlands has become an international marketing cluster for the global denim industry.

Maastricht

Conference, symposium - History

Crisis, Idea and Policy Transformation

Experts and Expertise in European International Organizations, 1973-1987

Crisis and crisis experience were central to Western European history between the first oil crisis of 1973 and the creation of the Single European Act. European international organizations (IOs) such as the OECD or the EC played a crucial role in debating and addressing manifold dimensions of crisis, shifting discourses and transforming policies at national and European level. These IOs drew heavily on experts and their expertise in debating and managing crisis and seeking solutions for structural problems. Organized jointly by the University of Portsmouth and Maastricht University on 30-31 January 2014, the workshop will investigate who were the experts active within IOs and what type or form of expertise they had and draw upon in agenda-setting, policy deliberation and decision-making. It will also discuss the role of experts in policy-making in the respective IOs and their influence on the development of the policy area concerned.

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mar

2012

Amsterdam

Call for papers - History

Mercantile Networks in the Asian Maritime World since 1750

Conference hosted by the International Institute of Social History (IISH) and the Netherlands Economic Historical Archive (NEHA), Amsterdam, 6-8 September 2012.

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jan

2009

Utrecht

Call for papers - History

The Social History of Credit : From Micro-History to Global Perspective

Appel à communications pour le Congrès mondial d'histoire économique, Utrecht, août 2009

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