We invite Ph.D. students from different disciplinary backgrounds both within and outside the Nordic countries to participate in discussing the development of the welfare states, their preconditions, present status and how we ought to study them. Ph.D. Students present their papers in parallel...

The main theme of the Conference is Space, Economy and Environment. This main theme would include the following topics: - Global Financial Crisis - Green Growth and its Spatial Implications - Aging Society and Economic Space - Urbanization and Economic Development - Local Development in a...

This workshop aims to bring together Early Stage and Experienced Researchers under the EC-funded GIST training network with more senior academics working on issues related to trade and investment in services. This includes both theory (firm choices of modes, interactions between goods and...

The Congress aims to bring together academics, educators, students, researchers, professionals, government officials, and representatives from non-governmental organizations in the field of leisure, recreation, tourism, and sports to discuss the academic, social, industrial, and political issues...

Plenary Themes: Theme 1. Violence and war Theme 2. Sustainability Theme 3. Worlds of Difference Theme 4. Action and Imagination Theme 5. Religion and Power

Those above are still open questions on the research agenda for international trade, firm heterogeneity, industry dynamics and growth. The Workshop intends to provide a panel of presentations on recent theoretical and empirical contributions as an overview of the frontier in this growing...

The seminar will be devoted to the consequences for social security of the financial and economic crisis in a changing world and will address the following questions: How has the social security sector responded? To what extent the crisis is placing an additional burden on systems’ finances?...

Conference Topics: - Copenhagen & Post-Kyoto Protocol - Energy Crisis and Renewable Energy Industry - Eco-efficiency : Measurement and Improvement - Product and Financial Market’s Role - CSR and Sustainability Reporting - Green IT - Material Flow Management - Sustainable Cities and...

The 2nd International CIRIEC Research Conference will focus on the developments within the theme “The Social Economy in a world facing a global crisis”. During the two conference days, researchers and practitioners from different parts of the world will come together and create new knowledge...

This conference will discuss the issues associated with urban policies and social capital. The conference is multi-disciplinary. All social science and economics disciplines can be involved provided that the presentation project conforms to TSCF’s standards of quality.