The BIHG Committee invites you to contribute a paper to its 34th annual conference. As in previous years, we encourage proposals for papers from a wide range of subjects from any approach or period in international history. These include:
The History of Diplomacy and the relations between states
Domestic Issues in Foreign Policy
The History of International Relations, International Organisations and Institutions
Transnational History including social and cultural movements (e.g. human rights, race, social justice, and feminism) that cross borders
The History of War and strategy, Intelligence and/or Propaganda
Imperial and postcolonial History & Inter-Imperial Relations,
International/Comparative Economic history
Contemporary international history
Teaching international history & the historiography of International History
We accept both individual papers (20 minutes) and complete panel submissions (consisting of three 20 minute papers). We accept individual and panel submissions (max 3 papers, 20 mins each). Accepted individual papers will be allocated to the most appropriate panel.
The keynote lecturer will be Professor Thomas Otte (UEA)
If you wish to offer a paper, please submit a one-page CV and 250-word abstract by an extended deadline of Wednesday 21 May to: bihg1919@gmail.com
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The British International History Group (BIHG) was established in 1987. It aims to consider and promote established and new approaches to the study of international affairs as a discipline of history.
The primary focus of the BIHG is its annual conference, of which it has held over 30, mainly at UK universities. These gatherings foster the scholarship of postgraduates and early career researchers alongside the work of senior academics. With over 700 members from Asia, Europe and North America, the BIHG has global reach.
The BIHG is governed by an elected committee of historians at varied career stages and co-opted members from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the UK National Archives. It sponsors an annual thesis prize named in honour of Professor Mike Dockrill and offers career and research support for PGRs and ECRs. At its annual conference, it holds roundtables which explore disciplinary and interdisciplinary innovations. The BIHG also invites leading scholars as keynote speakers to consider new approaches to the study of the past and the relevance of international history to contemporary global concerns.
News, Announcements and Call for Papers. If you have any news and wish to publicize it please email or tweet us at @BIHG.
The BIHG is very pleased to announce that the winner of the Michael Dockrill Memorial Thesis Prize for 2024 has been awarded to Dr Johanne Marie Skov (Lancaster University) for: How to Land an Aircraft Deal: Western intra-Bloc Rivalry, Saudi Agency, and British Revival in the Cold War Middle East, 1979-1985. Dr Sjov was a student at the Lancaster University and her PhD research explored how Britain was able to compete with its Cold War allies, the United States and France, to win the Saudi Al Yamamah I arms deal of 1985, against all odds.
Professor of International History and Founder of BIHG. By Keith Hamilton