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Subject: The Etienne Baluze Prize for European Local History 2012

Subject: The Etienne Baluze Prize for European Local History 2012
From: Christelle Rabier <[log in to unmask]>
Date: 22 October, 2012 4:50:15 AM EDT

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The Etienne Baluze Prize for European Local History 2012 The third Etienne
Baluze Prize for European local history, founded by the Association des
Amis du Musée du Cloître André Mazeyrie of Tulle, will be awarded on 18
January 2013.



For Etienne Baluze (1630-1718), Professor of Canon Law at the Collège de
France and librarian to Jean-Baptist Colbert, the study of ecclesiastical
and political institutions in the Middle Ages and the early-modern period
formed an important part of his activities as a scholar. His inquiries were
focused not merely on the Roman Catholic Church and the states of Europe,
but on local realities too. His initial researches as a young historian in
the 1650s were devoted to the history of his native town, Tulle, and would
continue until publication in 1717, shortly before his death. This work is
far from being a conventional antiquarian study of a city which refuses to
look beyond its limits. On the contrary, the book reveals itself -even
today- as a meticulous investigation into the manner in which local
political and juridical realities came into being; those realities which
characterised much of medieval and early-modern France and no doubt the
rest of Europe as well.



It is intended that the Etienne Baluze Prize will reflect this
methodological approach with its emphasis on broad themes and open-ended
problematics. The local scale has all too often been used to emphasise
particularities and uniqueness, yet here it is considered to be one of the
essential paths for an understanding of the historical processes which
issued in the construction of the European space. The local scale enriches
our understanding through its capacity to reveal both deep affinities and
fundamental diversities rooted in specific contexts.



The Etienne Baluze Prize is open to individuals working in any
historiographical tradition. It will be awarded for work which makes an
important contribution to our knowledge and understanding of the processes
leading to the constitution of European space, including its most recent
configurations.



Unpublished doctoral theses dealing with the European space between
the 14thand the 21
st centuries, will qualify for consideration. Only theses examined since
2010 are eligible. Languages accepted are English, French, German, Italian
and Spanish. Applicants must submit an abstract of their work, on paper *and
* electronically (2-5 pages together with a table of contents), *no later
than 4 November 2012* to the address below. Short-listed candidates will be
required to submit a complete copy of their work by 26 November 2012.



The prize winner will receive a bust of Etienne Baluze, sculpted by the
contemporary artist Nacera Kainou, and the sum of 1500 euros.



The jury members are Jean Boutier (EHESS, Marseille), Alain Dewerpe (EHESS,
Paris), Peter Jones (University of Birmingham, United Kingdom), Bartolome
Yun Casalilla (University de Séville, Spain ; European University
Institute, Florence, Italy), Marcello Verga (University of Florence, Italy)
and Jakob Vogel (Institut d'Études Politiques, Paris).



The jury will be presided by Daniel Roche, Professor, Collège de France.





*Prize Executive :*

Jean Boutier

Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales

Centre de la Charité

2 rue de la Charité

13002 Marseille



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