The third edition of our revived newsletter is out now! You can find it over on the “Newsletter” page here. The newsletter is on break with the rest of us in July, but you will hear from us again in August. If you have an event, vacancy, or early-career researcher’s paper—published or pre-published—that you would like us to share in the next newsletter, feel free to email Joris (joris.kok at iisg.nl) or Emma (egd28 at cam.ac.uk) with the info!
Our friends at the European Society for Historical Demography have announced the themes of their monthly webinars for this Spring. You can find them below and on their website. 27 February 2024 Speaker: Gabriele Ruiu (University of Sassari, Italy) Title: The diffusion of kindergartens in Italy at the end of the 19th Century Discussant: Luminita Dumanescu (Babeș-Bolyai University, Romania) Host: Tim Riswick (Radboud University, the Netherlands) 26 March 2024 Speaker: Bogdan Mateescu (RomanianAcademy, Romania) Title: Beyond the traditional “father and class”: The Study of Romanian Rural…
The Association for Young Historical Demography (AYHD) is excited to host a fun and relaxed social event in Washington during the SSHA. If you’re a young researcher in historical demography or in adjacent fields like population studies or economic and social history we’d love for you to join us! This informal gathering is a great chance to connect with other young researchers and mingle, find common ground and expand your network. It takes place on Thursday November 16th 8:30 PM…
We have some good news and some bad news. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to organize the Meet the Editors session this time around. However, we are more than happy to invite you to our social event on Thursday 31 August. Have some drinks, bites, play some Jeu de Boules, or do all three at BoulesBitesBar (Oranjesingel 42). We will be there from 18:30, but feel free to drop by later too. Hope to see many of you there!
The Association for Young Historical Demography (AYHD) is excited to host a fun and relaxed social event in Gothenburg during the ESSHC. If you’re a young researcher in historical demography or in adjacent fields like economic history, social history, or similar disciplines, we’d love for you to join us! This informal gathering is all about connecting young scholars, so it’s the perfect opportunity to mingle, share ideas, and expand your network. 🗓️ Date: Wednesday, April 12th ⏰ Time: 18:30 📍…
We had a blast in Prague, where the 14th Conference of Young Demographers took place on February 8th-10th. Of the many great contributions, there was a good handful of papers/posters with historical perspectives on demography. We are thankful to Anna and the other local organizers for including us. If you weren’t there, you can get a glimpse of the highlights from this Twitter thread:
It’s been a while since the latest post on the AYHD website, and a lot has happened since then. This past year has been a time of change at the Association for Young Historical Demographers, as an entirely new board has taken charge. It consists of Louise, Elisabeth, Mathias, Joris, and Mads. There has been a round of presentations on Twitter, but if you missed it you can get to know us over on the board page. Last week the…
During the European Society for Historical Demography Conference we are organizing two events (which are also mentioned in the official programme). Join us if you are available! 1). Academic Publishing: Meet the editors in Room OC9 on Wednesday 2 March, 11:00-12:00. Several editors of academic journals introduce themselves and their journal, give tips and tricks about choosing the right journal for publishing your research, and answer any other questions you might have regarding the publishing process. On the panel are…
To be able to strengthen the field of historical demography, it is important that junior researchers (including PhD candidates and/or early-career postdoctoral fellows/associates) also have a platform to interact with each other. The Association for Young Historical Demographers (AYHD) is looking for new executive board members, who will contribute in addressing important issues, and questions in the field of historical demography. If you are interested in any of the following positions, please get in touch with our secretary, Evelien Walhout,…
We are thrilled to announce that from this year onwards we will be joining forces with the Young Demographers to organize a special day/afternoon full of historical demographic research from young historical demographers at the Conference for Young Demographers. Therefore, on behalf of the Young Demographers in cooperation with our very own Association for Young Historical Demographers, the Geographical Institute and the Department of Demography and Geodemography of the Faculty of Science, Charles University we would like to invite you to…