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The International Association for the Economics of Participation (IAFEP) is calling for papers for the 19th edition of its biannual conference. Next year’s conference takes place in Ljubljana, Slovenia, on 12-13 July.
The IAFEP event will gather scholars who focus on the economics of democratic and participatory organisations – for example, labour-managed firms, co-operatives and firms with broad-based employee share-ownership, profit sharing and worker participation schemes, as well as democratic nonprofit, community and social enterprises.
The organisers are inviting submissions from all relevant fields of study, such as comparative economic systems, industrial and labour economics, organisational studies, management studies, institutional economics, evolutionary economics, organisational studies, management studies, sociology, law and philosophy.
Themes of interest include the incidence of the different types of broad-based financial participation; the effects of the various forms of workers’ financial and decision-making participation on firm performance; the effects of the various forms of financial and decision-making participation on worker outcomes; the specific characteristics of the employees involved in the financial and decision-making participation; the relation of financial and decision-making participation to corporate social responsibility practices, corporate governance, and sustainability of political democracy; and the role of institutional and cultural settings for the implementation and impact of workers’ participation. For more information read the Call for Papers.
Photo: University of Ljubljana where the conference will take place
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Call for Papers: The Special Issue 2019 ICA Review of International Cooperation
Cooperative enterprises involve diverse groups of individuals gathering and working toward a common goal. Research has shown that this diversity of voices, backgrounds, and perspectives comes with challenges, but can also be a significant strength for cooperatives. This cooperative advantage can be maximized in cases where governance structures enable inclusive and meaningful engagement from members.
In this Special Issue of the International Co-operative Alliance Review of International Cooperation, the Canadian Association for Studies in Co-operation (CASC) will reflect upon the interplay of diversity, inclusion, and social justice with cooperative enterprises in Canada and beyond. Guest editors of the Special Issue are Fiona Duguid, Sara Elder, Isobel Findlay, Judith Harris, and Derya Tarhan.
Papers are welcomed from scholars, students, researchers, and practitioners submitted before December 1st, 2018. Papers should not exceed 8,000 words. Paper template and referencing should follow the APA style guide. All papers are subject to peer review. Please submit your paper online using this link.
For inquiries, please contact casc.acec@usask.ca
The previous Special Issue 2017 of the Review is available here!
Please send your reactions and questions on the Special Issue 2017 to claudia.sanchezbajo@ymail.com
Read our reports from the 2017 Global Co-operative Research conference in Stirling:
Co-operative practitioners in Scotland – what do they want from researchers?
Co-operative research: key trends and predictions
The importance of research in co-operative policy
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