The newsletter for March is out now, here and over on the newsletter tab! As always, please let us know if there is anything you would like us to promote next month. In the few weeks, we will be having social events at the European Social Science History Conference (ESSHC) in Leiden, the Economic History Society (EHS) annual conference in Glasgow, and the Population Association of America (PAA) annual meeting in Washington, DC! Check the newsletter for details. There are…
Our last newsletter of the year is here! Find it over on the newsletter tab. We revived the newsletter this Spring to reach all of you young historical demographers outside of conferences and social media. It’s safe to say that it’s been a great success so far. We want to thank all of you who are already following along on our mailing list, and to those of you not yet on it, you can sign up here. We will be…
Our November newsletter is now live! Visit the “Newsletter” page to read it. If you’d like to feature an event, job opening, or an early-career researcher’s paper—published or pre-print—in the next edition, please reach out to Joris (joris.kok at iisg.nl) or Emma (egd28 at cam.ac.uk) with the details. We’d love to hear from you!
The fifth edition of our newsletter is now live! Head over to the “Newsletter” page to check it out. If you have an event, job opening, or an early-career researcher’s paper—published or pre-print—that you’d like featured in the upcoming edition, please send the details to Joris (joris.kok at iisg.nl) or Emma (egd28 at cam.ac.uk). We’d love to hear from you!
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…
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…