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1/ Workshop CFP Resilient Societies: Shocks, Adaptation and the Persistence of Inequality in Historical Perspective. How have societies responded to historical shocks, and why have some individuals or societies proved more resilient than others? LSE, 20–21 May 2027

2/ We welcome papers from across the social sciences examining historical environmental, epidemiological, economic, political and household-level shocks. Think epidemics, droughts, floods, war, displacement, income loss, bereavement and more.

3/ We are particularly interested in how shocks affected mortality, health, fertility, migration, living standards, education, labour markets and social mobility, historical economic demography writ large.

4/ In addition, we are keen to understand how inequalities by class, race and gender shaped vulnerability to shocks and recovery afterwards.

5/ We also want to understand adaptation: which technological, institutional, political, community and household responses reduced harm, redistributed risk or reinforced existing inequalities?

6/ Keynotes: Trevon Logan (Ohio State University) Edson Severnini (Boston College)

7/ This is a collaboration between LSE and the University of Toronto, co-organised by Claire Celerier, @sharijeli.bsky.social, @hendersonlouis.bsky.social, and me (@ericbschneider.com). Thanks to LSE Global School of Sustainability (@gsos-lse.bsky.social) and the FABH Lab @ Rotman for funding.