Conference on Persistent Piracy. Historical Perspectives on Maritime Violence and State Formation
Stockholm, Sweden, 3–5 May 2012
The Conference on Persistent Piracy is convened by Leos Müller, professor in maritime history, Stockholm University, and Stefan Eklöf Amirell, senior Marie Curie research fellow, École des hautes études en sciences sociales, Paris. It is organized jointly by the Centre for Maritime Studies (CEMAS), Stockholm University, and the Swedish Institute of International Affairs, Stockholm, supported by a grant from Riksbankens Jubileumsfond.
Confirmed keynote speakers:
Robert J. Antony, Professor in history, Head of Department of History, University of Macau, China
James K. Chin, Researcher/PhD in history, University of Hong Kong, China
Stig Jarle Hansen, Researcher/PhD in political science, Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research (NIBR), Oslo, Norway
Wolfgang Kaiser, Professor in modern history, Université Paris I (Panthéon-Sorbonne), France
Neil Price, Professor in Archaeology, University of Aberdeen, UK
David J. Starkey, Lecturer/PhD in maritime history, Director of MHSC, University of Hull, UK
Philip De Souza, Lecturer/PhD in classical studies, University College Dublin, Ireland
James Warren, Professor in history, Murdoch University, Perth, Australia
Deadline for submission of proposals
for individual papers and sessions is 30 November 2011. Call for papers is available here.
More information about the conference
including programme and practicalities, will be published on this website in due time. Meanwhile, for further inquiries, please contact the convenors, Leos Müller, leos.muller@historia.su.se and Stefan Eklöf Amirell, Stefan.Amirell@ui.se.
We look forward to welcoming you to Stockholm in May 2012!
Leos Müller and Stefan Eklöf Amirell
Web editor:
Kjell Lundgren
Last updated:
November 25, 2011
Source: Department of History
