Since the first Policy History Conference in St. Louis, Missouri, the primary goal behind the conference has been to provide an interdisciplinary forum for scholars of policy history, American political development, and comparative historical analysis. Conferences bring together scholars from the disciplines of History, Political Science, Law, Sociology and other social sciences. Past conferences have included sessions on international and domestic policy issues from the eighteenth through the twenty-first centuries covering topics as widely variable as social policy, education, economics, trade, foreign affairs, immigration, gender, civil rights, and environmental policy.

Further information about the program content for the 2010 Policy History Conference will be posted as it becomes available. For questions concerning conference content or program information, please contact Program Co-Chairs Paula Baker, Amy Bridges or David B. Robertson. Please direct general e-mail inquiries to Cynthia Stachecki, at policyhistoryconference@gmail.com.