The conference will bring together leading academics with practitioners and policymakers to discuss recent research on the 21st century challenges of insurance. The first conference day will feature keynote presentations and panels with leading scholars and practitioners. The second conference...

In this workshop we want to consider both the economic dimension and the social dynamics of ageing societies. We welcome submission of theoretical, empirical and policy papers. The suggested topics include, but are not limited to, the relation between population ageing and the...

PhD students and young scholars (PhD degree after January 2009) on history of economic thought, economic philosophy and economic history are invited to apply to this Summer School. The Summer School will include a series of seminars and lectures by invited speakers on the theme Economic crises...

The theme for the 2011 conference is “Responding to Global Changes – Water in an Urbanising World". The World Water Week in Stockholm is the annual meeting place for the planet’s most urgent water-related issues.

The world is facing a strong need for a major transformation of the global energy supply system. One obvious reason for this is the threat of climate change caused by carbon dioxide emissions. Another is the continuing concern for the impact on the environment and human health caused by the use...

Topics: - Water as a quality in the urban landscape – for liveability, well-being and profit - Water-centric cities in; planning and design – why and how? - Integrating water services with energy production and use of nutrients for agriculture - Addressing the dilemma of aging infrastructure...