CALL FOR PAPERS

The Urban Economy In The Bulgarian Lands Ttrough the Ages

September, 30 – October, 1 2016, Varna

Dear Colleagues,

The Chair of Social Sciences and Humanities of the University of Economics – Varna and the Centre for Economic History Research (CEHR) are kindly inviting you to attend the Scientific conference "The Urban Economy in the Bulgarian Lands through the Ages", which will be held at the University of Economics – Varna between September, 30 and October, 1 2016. You can take part in the conference’s sessions with 15-minute presentation in one of the following thematic panels:

• Trade and tradesman in the Bulgarian towns and cities throughout history;
• Towns and cities as clusters of craftsmen and artisan production;
• Processes of proto-industrialization and industrialization in the Bulgarian urban space;
• Consequences of the economic activities in the modern urban centers – urbanization, demography and social networks;
• Economy and urban development in historical discourse;
• Local, national and global aspects of the urban economy;
• The administrative center as factor in the economic activities;
• Economic theories and historiographical approaches to the problems of the urban economy.

The working languages of the conference will be Bulgarian and English.

• During the conference will be held a special session with discussion on the principles and the organization of a Bibliography on the Bulgarian Economic and Historical literature, which will be one of the main future activities of CEHR.