The conference will explore all aspects of drug, tobacco and alcohol regulation. Work covering all periods and places, including recent history, will be considered.

Confirmed keynote speakers:

Professor Virginia Berridge (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine)
Professor Paul Gootenberg (State University of New York)
Professor James Simpson (Carlos III University of Madrid)

Panel proposals (3 x 20-minute papers) or individual papers (20 minutes) are invited. We will also consider proposals for fringe sessions using non-conventional formats e.g. screenings, debates etc.

Subjects may include (but are not limited to):

− Global drugs trade and the war on drugs
− Crime and policing
− Prohibition
− Tobacco control
− Regulation of drugs in art, film and literature
− Temperance and its influences
− Alcohol licensing and pricing
− Media regulation / advertising and marketing
− Religion and alcohol or drugs
− Dependency and treatment
− Policymaking and the political process
− Alcohol and radical politics / revolutions / social movements
− Use and control of drugs in premodern cultures
− Alcohol and drugs in sport and popular culture

Proposal formats:

Panel sessions: brief abstracts (c. 200 words) of each paper plus a brief statement (c. 200 words) outlining the panel theme and a brief biography of participants.

Single papers: brief abstract (c. 200 words) and brief biography

Fringe events: Outline of proposed event (up to 500 words) including proposed content, technical requirements and rationale.

Please send all proposals to: undercontrol2013@gmail.com Deadline for submission: 30th September 2012

Further information can be found on the conference website: undercontrol2013.wordpress.com