The Institute for Political History, the Journal of Policy History, and the Peabody College of Vanderbilt University are hosting the ninth
biennial Conference on Policy History at the Loews® Vanderbilt Hotel in
Nashville, Tennessee from Wednesday, June 1 to Saturday, June 4, 2016.
We are currently accepting panel and paper proposals on all
topics regarding American political and policy history, political development,
and comparative historical analysis. Complete sessions, including two or three
presenters with chair/commentator(s), and individual paper proposals are
welcome. Participants may only appear once as a presenter in the program.
The deadline for submission is December 4, 2015.
Proposals for panels and papers must be submitted online at
the links below, and must include the
following:
1. Name(s)
2. Institutional Affiliation(s)
3. Status (i.e. ABD, Doctoral Student,
Assistant/Associate/Full Professor)
4. Email address(es).
5. Mailing Address(es).
6. Panel and paper title(s).
7. One (1) page single-spaced abstract of panel and papers
in Microsoft Word or PDF format.
8. One (1) page single-spaced description of panel participants
including educational background, major publications, awards or fellowships of
presenters, also in Microsoft Word or PDF format.
The 2016 Policy History Conference will also feature two
outstanding plenary sessions. Organized
by conference co-chairs Christopher Loss of Vanderbilt University and
Bartholomew Sparrow of the University of Texas at Austin, these panels are not
only timely in their nature but will examine the changing role of authority and
ideology in American political culture.
Liberalism in America
Andrew Rehfeld, Washington University in St. Louis
William Rorabaugh, University of Washington
Rogers Smith, University of Pennsylvania
Jeffrey Tulis, The University of Texas at Austin
Technology and the State
Angus Burgin, The Johns Hopkins University
Sarah Igo, Vanderbilt University
Margaret O'Mara, University of Washington
John Skrentny, University of California - San Diego
