Legal History Blog, Taxation in Comparative, Historical and Sociological Perspective:

[Here’s an announcement for a graduate student workshop on comparative historical approaches to fiscal sociology, held in conjunction with the Social Science History Association.]

In recent years, scholars from a variety of disciplines have embarked on an innovative wave of multidisciplinary research on the social and historical sources and consequences of taxation. We invite interested graduate students from history, law, and the social sciences to participate in a one-day workshop on this “new fiscal sociology.” In addition to brief lectures introducing students to the basics of taxation and the comparative history of taxation, the workshop will consist of discussion of classic and contemporary texts. Andrea Campbell of MIT will be the keynote speaker.

The workshop will be held on Wednesday, November 16, 2011, in Boston, Massachusetts, in conjunction with the annual meetings of the Social Science History Association (SSHA). Interested students will also have a chance to present their own work on Thursday, November 17, as part of the SSHA conference.

Space is limited. Small housing and travel stipends will be provided for a limited number of applicants under a grant from the National Science Foundation.