Call for Papers: The Eighth Annual Symposium on Quantitative History 

Shanghai

July 17-18, 2021

We are pleased to announce that the Eighth Annual Symposium on Quantitative History will take place at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China, July 17 - 18, 2021. The symposium is hosted by the Department of History, School of Humanities, Shanghai Jiao Tong University in collaboration with University of Hong Kong, Shanghai Jiao Tong University and School of History, Renmin University of China.

We now invite submissions of research papers on all relevant historical topics using quantitative approaches including but not limited to economic and social history, political history, cultural history, business and financial history and archival history. Submitted papers can be either in English or Chinese. Submissions must be unpublished and original. Discussants will be assigned for each accepted submission.

The two-day Symposium consists of plenary sessions by invited speakers, parallel sessions of accepted papers in English or Chinese. Financial support available to presenting authors who are in need to cover their travel and accommodation expenses.

Conference Venue

Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China

Organizations

Host: the Department of History, School of Humanities, Shanghai Jiao Tong University    

Co-organizers: University of Hong Kong, Shanghai Jiao Tong University and School of History, Renmin University of China

Submission

All submissions should be sent via Email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. no later than May 20, 2021. Paper selection results will be announced in mid. June 2021.

Contact

Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

Contact persons: Ms. Peng and Mr. Jiang

Attachments

Keynote Speakers Invited in the Previous Symposia