On 27 August 2014, the School of Sociology, University College Dublin, will host a one-day conference on the theme of ‘History as Sociology, Sociology as History’.
Participants include Peter Burke (Cambridge), Michael Mann (UCLA), Dennis Smith (Loughborough) and – to be confirmed – Maria Lúcia Pallares Burke (Cambridge), as well as Stephen Mennell, Siniša Malesević , Steve Loyal, Seán L’Estrange and Andreas Hess of UCD.
There is no conference fee, and all are welcome. Further information from: Oskar.Milik@ucdconnect.ie
Provisional programme
| 10.15 | Registration and coffee |
| 10.55 | Steve Loyal: Conference Opening |
| 11.00 | Michael Mann: ‘How Societies Evolved’Response by Dennis Smith and discussion |
| 12.00 | Peter Burke: ‘Comparison in History’Response by Andreas Hess and discussion |
| 13.00–14.00 | Lunch |
| 14.00 | Stephen Mennell: ‘Sociogenesis and Psychogenesis: Norbert Elias’s Historical Social Psychology as a Research Tradition in Comparative Historical Sociology’Response by Steve Loyal and discussion
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| 15.00–15.20 | Tea break |
| 15.20 | Sinisa Malesevic: ‘The End of War and Historical Sociology’Response by Seán L’Estrange and discussion |
| 16.20 | Steve Loyal: Closing Remarks |