Political Economy in the Enlightenment

Join us for a seminar discussion of debates about improvement in Eighteenth-Century Europe.

An old painting with men in old uniforms on a field.

Photo: Vienna University Archive.

Program

  • 13.15-14.00 Graham Clure (NTNU): The Political Economy of Constitutional Reform: Rousseau and Du Pont de Nemours
  • 14.15-15.00 Håkon Evju (UiO): Norwegian Wood and German Forestry: The ‘General Forest Administration ’ (Generalforstamtet) and the Politics of Knowledge in Eighteenth-Century Norway.
  • 15.15-16.00 Brian Kjær Olesen (Göttingen): Political economy and the crisis of the European states system: Engaging with Melon in eighteenth century Denmark-Norway.
  • 16.15-17.00 Arendse Wenzel Måge (UiO): Rules, Scales, and Balances: Measuring the Field of Economics in Eighteenth-Century Denmark.

The seminar is open to everyone, but registration is required. 

Please send your registration to Håkon Evju, hakon.evju@ifikk.uio.no.

Contact person

Håkon Evju

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