We learned of a call for papers
for a conference on monarchies between 1780-1830.
For every period, it is a challenge
to unearth the details of political trafficking; yet the effort needs to
include all relevant persons, groups, and institutions – not only those
wielding formal responsibilities. We hope to reinvigorate this effort by
inviting specialists to present their research on the institutional, social,
and political aspects of the court between 1780 and 1830.
Conference layout
We invite papers outlining change
and continuity in household institutions; on the careers of court dignitaries
moving between household, central government, representative assemblies, the
army, and regional administration; on decision-making and political
contestation around the prince.
Papers can be proposed for the
following sections:
Institutions. Household staffs
and their connections in ministries, councils, army command, representative
assemblies; connections among these institutions and with regional
administrations. Who may be seen as the key political players and brokers on
the basis of these connections?
Activities. Routines of these
office holders and institutions; points of contact and sociability. Was there a
central meeting point, or do we rather see a series of competing foci of
sociability? [ceremony and representation can be addressed if related to these
themes, but do not form part of our core conference themes].
Politics and decision-making. How
did key policy choices take shape? Who were involved, formally and informally?
Examples of household—government—parliament—army interaction around princes.
Change over time; comparison of processes in various countries.
Europe will be our prime focus;
excursions are possible if they show a direct connection to the
European-Atlantic-Global wave of revolution as well as to the themes cited here
(e.g. the Braganza court in Brazil; Ottoman responses in terms of court
organisation and decision-making.)
The organisers have approached a
number of institutions and researchers directly. In addition this announcement will be placed on internet
and can be circulated freely: it is intended to attract the attention of
researchers in the field.
Paper proposals
We ask those interested to
present a paper to send a mail message with a mini-bio (100 words) plus a title
and abstract (250 words) to: monarchyinturmoil@hum.leidenuniv.nl before 31 May
2021.
Applicants will receive a
response in early July.
Travel and accommodation of
speakers will be covered by the
organisers.
Organisation
This conference is organised by
the Leiden University Institute for History and Huygens Institute for Dutch
History and Culture on 18-20 May 2022 in Leiden, Gravensteen building, in the
framework of the research project Monarchy in Turmoil. Rulers, Courts and
Politics in The Netherlands and Germany, C.1780 – C.1820, funded by the Dutch
Research Council.
The full call can be found here
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