The Call for Sessions for the fifth biennial conference of the European Rural History Organisation (EURHO) is open. The aim of the Rural History 2021 conference is to promote a scientific discussion on new research on rural history in a broad sense by bringing together researchers dealing with different regions, different time periods and from different theoretical and methodological traditions.
In accordance with this, the conference is open for research on all aspects on the history of the countryside in Europe and its interaction with other parts of the world throughout time. We welcome participation from different academic subjects (e.g. history, archaeology, geography, economic history, economics, sociology, anthropology, development studies, gender studies, environmental history, historical demography) presenting and discussing new research and thereby contributing to expanding our knowledge on the rural history of Europe and beyond.
In order to ensure a broad participation and high scientific value each session should focus on a specific topic and include presenters from at least two different countries. The topic could be both related to a specific theme, to methods, or to theories and concepts.
Each session will last two hours and include four papers. Sessions will be led by a chair and a discussant. Double sessions on a particular topic are possible. Participants are asked to limit themselves to a maximum of two presentations at the conference.
A session proposal should include a title, the full name and affiliation of the organizer, and a short abstract (max 500 words) introducing the topic, the aim of the session, and the names and affiliations of at least two of the proposed panel contributors. Please use the submission system at the conference website.
The deadline for session proposals is 15 September 2020.
Decisions on acceptance is taken by the International Scientific Committee and will be sent to the proposal givers in the end of October. An open Call for Papers will be launched 2 November, intended to fill remaining slots in accepted sessions with papers on respective topic.

Local Organising Committee:
- Patrick Svensson, professor, Division of Agrarian History, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, chair
- Mats Morell, professor, Dept. of Economic History, Uppsala University, co-chair
- Marja Erikson, dr. researcher, Dept. of Economic History, Uppsala University, co-chair
- Jesper Larsson, associate professor, Division of Agrarian History, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, head of division
- Cristina Prytz, dr. researcher, Division of Agrarian History, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
- Martin Andersson, dr. post-doc researcher, Division of Agrarian History, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
- Kristofer Jupiter, PhD-student, Division of Agrarian History, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
- Ellen Lindblom, PhD-student, Dept. of Economic History, Uppsala University
- Maja Lundqvist, PhD-student, Dept. of Economic History, Uppsala University
- Martin Skoglund, PhD-student, Division of Agrarian History, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
- Jakob Starlander, PhD-student, Division of Agrarian History, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

International Scientific Committee:
- Mats Morell, professor, Uppsala University, Sweden, chair
- Patrick Svensson, professor, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden, co-chair
- Gérard Béaur, professor, CNRS/EHESS, Paris, France
- Christine Fertig, professor, University of Münster, Germany
- Gesine Gerhard, professor and dean, Drake University, Des Moines, USA
- Anne-Lise Head-König, professor, University of Geneva, Switzerland
- Sarah Holland, dr. assistant professor, University of Nottingham, UK
- Ernst Langthaler, professor, Johannes Kepler Universität Linz, Austria
- Peter Moser, director, Archives of Rural History, Bern, Switzerland
- Aleksander Panjek, professor, University of Primorska, Slovenia
- Socrates Petmezas, professor, University of Crete, Greece
- Vicente Pinilla, professor, University of Zaragoza, Spain
- Erik Thoen, professor, University of Ghent, Belgium
- Zsuzsanna Varga, professor, Eötvös Loránd University of Budapest, Hungary
- Ann-Catrin Östman, akademilektor, Åbo akademi, Finland

Conference Website:
https://www.ruralhistory2021.se