New approaches to Greek institutional history The study of political institutions has always been one of the most productive branches of Greek history. This tradition, however, has been sometimes described as old-fashioned and abandoned in favour of extra-institutional approaches. This is out of step with contemporary political science, which has witnessed since the late 1970s a growing interest in institutions as key determinants of political and social behaviour. This scholarly tradition, known as New Institutionalism, has produced mature methodological approaches that explore e.g. the development of institutions over time and the psychological constraints they create on political behaviour and discourse. This conference will showcase some of the most promising new work in Greek institutional history that has relevance for political scientists and students of political institutions more widely, at the same time encouraging Greek historians to engage with the toolbox of the New Institutionalism. Its main objective is to foster renewed theoretical and methodological reflection within Greek history on the importance of institutions and on how we should study them. The cost for attending this conference is £10.00. Schedule at a Glance 30 March 2017 09.30-10.00 Registration 10.00-10.30 Mirko Canevaro - Introductory remarks 10.30-11.20 Michele Faraguna – Citizenship in the Greek polis: an institutional approach 11.20-11.40 Tea/Coffee 11.40-12.30 James Kierstead – Non-Citizens in Athenian associations 12.30-13.30 Lunch 13.30-14.20 Edward Harris – Formal rules, informal rules and the myth of 'free spaces' in Classical Athens 14.20-15.10 Christian Thomsen – The wandering and the polis 15.10-15.30 Tea/Coffee 15.30-16.20 David Lewis – The Old Oligarch’s remarks on the behaviour of slaves at Athens 16.20-17.10 Sara Zanovello – The institution of paramone and the Greeks’ conceptualisation of slavery and freedom 17.10-18.00 Drink reception 19.30 Dinner at local restaurant 31 March 2017 9.40-10.30 Alberto Esu – Edoxe tei boulei: institutional design and deliberative expertise in the Athenian Council 10.30-11.20 Peter Liddel – Rules, practices, narratives: managing decrees in classical Athens 11.20-11.40 Tea/Coffee 11.40-12.30 Stephen Lambert – The rule of law in late Classical Athens: an epigraphical perspective 12.30-13.30 Lunch 13.30-14.20 Anna Magnetto – Negotiating models and conclusion of interstate agreements in the Classical and Hellenistic Ages 14.20-15.10 Matteo Zaccarini – Military leadership and the figure of the strategos in the Classical period. An approach based on Historical Institutionalism 15.10-15.30 Tea/Coffee 15.30-16.20 Matteo Barbato – Towards an institutionalist approach to Athenian ideological practice: the discourse of autochthony in the Attic orators 16.20-17.10 Robert Sobak – The virtues of agonistic micropolitics in the age of Farage and Trump (three lessons from democratic Athens) 17.10-17.40 Final remarks/discussion Mar 30 2017 09.30 - Mar 31 2017 17.40 New approaches to Greek institutional history The Department of Classics of the University of Edinburgh is happy to announce the conference ‘New Approaches to Greek Institutional History’, to be held on 30-31 March 2017. Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities (IASH), Hope Park Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9NW Find the venue Register
New approaches to Greek institutional history The study of political institutions has always been one of the most productive branches of Greek history. This tradition, however, has been sometimes described as old-fashioned and abandoned in favour of extra-institutional approaches. This is out of step with contemporary political science, which has witnessed since the late 1970s a growing interest in institutions as key determinants of political and social behaviour. This scholarly tradition, known as New Institutionalism, has produced mature methodological approaches that explore e.g. the development of institutions over time and the psychological constraints they create on political behaviour and discourse. This conference will showcase some of the most promising new work in Greek institutional history that has relevance for political scientists and students of political institutions more widely, at the same time encouraging Greek historians to engage with the toolbox of the New Institutionalism. Its main objective is to foster renewed theoretical and methodological reflection within Greek history on the importance of institutions and on how we should study them. The cost for attending this conference is £10.00. Schedule at a Glance 30 March 2017 09.30-10.00 Registration 10.00-10.30 Mirko Canevaro - Introductory remarks 10.30-11.20 Michele Faraguna – Citizenship in the Greek polis: an institutional approach 11.20-11.40 Tea/Coffee 11.40-12.30 James Kierstead – Non-Citizens in Athenian associations 12.30-13.30 Lunch 13.30-14.20 Edward Harris – Formal rules, informal rules and the myth of 'free spaces' in Classical Athens 14.20-15.10 Christian Thomsen – The wandering and the polis 15.10-15.30 Tea/Coffee 15.30-16.20 David Lewis – The Old Oligarch’s remarks on the behaviour of slaves at Athens 16.20-17.10 Sara Zanovello – The institution of paramone and the Greeks’ conceptualisation of slavery and freedom 17.10-18.00 Drink reception 19.30 Dinner at local restaurant 31 March 2017 9.40-10.30 Alberto Esu – Edoxe tei boulei: institutional design and deliberative expertise in the Athenian Council 10.30-11.20 Peter Liddel – Rules, practices, narratives: managing decrees in classical Athens 11.20-11.40 Tea/Coffee 11.40-12.30 Stephen Lambert – The rule of law in late Classical Athens: an epigraphical perspective 12.30-13.30 Lunch 13.30-14.20 Anna Magnetto – Negotiating models and conclusion of interstate agreements in the Classical and Hellenistic Ages 14.20-15.10 Matteo Zaccarini – Military leadership and the figure of the strategos in the Classical period. An approach based on Historical Institutionalism 15.10-15.30 Tea/Coffee 15.30-16.20 Matteo Barbato – Towards an institutionalist approach to Athenian ideological practice: the discourse of autochthony in the Attic orators 16.20-17.10 Robert Sobak – The virtues of agonistic micropolitics in the age of Farage and Trump (three lessons from democratic Athens) 17.10-17.40 Final remarks/discussion Mar 30 2017 09.30 - Mar 31 2017 17.40 New approaches to Greek institutional history The Department of Classics of the University of Edinburgh is happy to announce the conference ‘New Approaches to Greek Institutional History’, to be held on 30-31 March 2017. Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities (IASH), Hope Park Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9NW Find the venue Register
Mar 30 2017 09.30 - Mar 31 2017 17.40 New approaches to Greek institutional history The Department of Classics of the University of Edinburgh is happy to announce the conference ‘New Approaches to Greek Institutional History’, to be held on 30-31 March 2017.