Call for paper: The coal mines, government, market and society

First international conference by the Miners of the World

The coal mines, government, market and society:  Land of resilience (18th - 21st centuries)

Liévin, Pas-de-Calais, France

Spring 2013 (exact date to be announced shortly)

The first Miners of the World, conference scheduled for Spring 2013 organised by the Nord-Pas de Calais Regional Council and the University of Lille-3 at the Arena Stade Couvert (in Liévin, Pas-de-Calais, France), aims to mobilise the research community in the humanities and social science on the topic of resilience in coal-mining communities since the 18th century.

The questions addressed have been sorted into four themes:

• People in coal-mining communities in industrial and technical societies.
• The coal mines faced with risks and uncertainty and the strategy of governments and mining groups.
• Resilience in vulnerable mining communities.  
• Remembrance of coal mines.

Communication proposals are to be sent toirhis.recherche@univ-lille3.fr (Put "Miners of the World conference" in the subject line) by 15 September 2012, in the form of a summary of up to 3,000 characters (spaces included), preceded with a title and enclosed with a short, 1-page CV for the author/s, specifying which institution they work with and their status. The scientific committee will give its answer in late October 2012 and the communication texts (up to 30,000 characters) must be sent in by 1 March 2013.

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