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| In August 21-24, 2008, the quadrennial Interim Conference of the International Sociological Association's (ISA) Research Committee on the History of Sociology (RCHS) will take place at Umeå University. As national organisers of the conference, we regard this as an excellent opportunity to bring up to the research front a theme that is both congenial to the choice of place (in the northern part of Sweden) and of apparent relevance in today's increasingly globalised world, namely the important but still relatively unexplored potential of perspectives from the periphery in the history of sociology and the social sciences. By addressing issues related to different geographical, social, disciplinary and temporal peripheries, by inviting several of today’s most prominent scholars on these issues, by offering plenary sessions and parallell workshops, and by welcoming researchers from sociology as well as from other disciplines, the conference aims at encouraging a dynamic and truly interdisciplinary history that contributes to a richer and more complex understanding of the social sciences both of the past and in today's common world. The conference will be held on the campus of Umeå University. Founded in 1965 as Sweden's fifth university, the University has since its inception fostered a strong commitment to international and interdisciplinary research and is today, with its 29,000 students, an important vehicle for the cultural and economic development of the small but rapidly expanding city of Umeå. Conveniently accessible by air, and located near the town centre, Umeå University offers an ideal conference venue with all hotels and necessary facilities close at hand and with vast areas of unspoilt nature within easy reach. Welcome to Perspectives from the Periphery and Umeå University in August 2008! Hedvig Ekerwald
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