Economy and Society in Eastern & Central Europe: Workshop in Economic History and Development

Economies do not operate in a vacuum; societies can scarcely be conceived outside of their economic context. The specifics of the economy-society interactions, however, are much harder to pin down. Central and Eastern Europe provides fruitful ground for the investigation of such interactions, given the varied history. The WEast network was established in 2011 with a view to connect scholars and researchers who work to document and analyze the economic developments and social history of the region in a quantitative way.

The workshop in London offers an opportunity for all economic and social historians and cliometricians to present their research. The workshop will be hosted by the Center for Comparative Studies of Emerging Economies at UCL School of Slavonic and East-European Studies, a leading institution in historical and social-science research on the East and Central-European region for over a hundred years. Part of the program will be devoted to the special issue of the Economic History of Developing Regions on the topic. The workshop will support the prospective authors in the revision process and encourage further collaboration between WEast, the School and the Journal.

Provisional Programme:

Local organizers: Tomáš Cvrček (t.cvrcek@ucl.ac.uk)

WEast organizers: Tamás Vonyó, Mikołaj Malinowski, Jacob Weisdorf

 Image: Ilia Efimovich Repin, Burlaki na Volge, 1870-1873