Location
University of Manchester
Petitioning was and is a universal phenomenon that transcends place and time. In pre-democratic periods it was frequently the most accessible form of popular political participation, but it has long been neglected by historians and political scientists pre-occupied with voting, elections and parties. The recent rise of e-petitioning and the crisis of traditional representative democracy across the Western world makes the study of alternative forms of popular representation and participation not only timely but urgent. This two day symposium brings together historians and social scientists to highlight future directions for research in this exciting emerging field.
The symposium will identify key questions for the study of petitioning in North America, Britain and Europe from 1750 to the present, specifically focusing on the changing relationship between petitioning and participation, representation and democratic development.
Speakers include:
Dr. Benoît Agnès (Paris/Sorbonne)
Prof. Daniel Carpenter (Harvard)
Prof. Malcolm Chase (Leeds)
Dr. Richard Huzzey (Liverpool)
Prof. James Jaffe (Wisconsin-Whitewater)
Prof. Mark Knights (Warwick)
Dr. Henry Miller (Manchester)
Dr. Maartje Janse (Leiden)
Dr. Diego Palacios Cerezales (Stirling)
Prof. David Zaret (Indiana)
Organized by the Cultures of Politics Research Group, History Division.
The organizer would like to gratefully acknowledge the support of the Social History Society, the Manchester Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence and the History Division, University of Manchester.
Register via this link (£10 fee for catering – waived for postgraduates; optional dinner @ £20)
https://estore.manchester.ac.uk/browse/product.asp?compid=1&modid=2&catid=440
Website: https://transnationalpetitioning.wordpress.com
Programme: https://transnationalpetitioning.wordpress.com/2015/06/02/programme/