Key questions: - How far are we down the road towards an entrepreneurial society? What is the evidence? - If the old social compact is largely obsolete – what is the nature of the new one? - What is the role of the state in an entrepreneurial society and how does it change? - Can public...

The conference aims to empirically investigate labour relations in commodity chains in their diversity and combination and, thus, also aims to contribute to the conceptual debate on work and labour, value, the functioning of capitalism and the agency or lack of power of directly and indirectly...

Our understanding of the natural constraints of our planet is continually growing and deepening. What prevents us from making changes to our lifestyles and economic activities and especially from placing them on a sustainable footing? Why is no change of direction taking place?

IGLS-FORUM Series is a joint initiative by agri-food groups of leading European and international universities and business schools providing a discussion platform for the European and international scientific community.

Ester Boserup was one of the pioneers of an integrated theoretical approach to questions of development and sustainability. 2010 marks the centennial of her birth. The Ester Boserup Conference 2010 "Long-term trajectories in population, gender relations, land use, and the environment" wishes to...

Papers are invited primarily, but not exclusively, on the following topics: • the impact of globalization and economic situation on organizational change • organizational change and crisis management • competences needed in the change management process • the influence of culture on...

It is the objective of this Forum to provide an interdisciplinary and creative discussion environment that generatesnew ideas for innovative and multidisciplinary research.Its focus is on the analysis of the food system dynamics and interdependencies; the identification of drivers for...

Das Generalthema der Wintertagung 2010 lautet: "Chancen nutzen. Wie kann sich der österreichische Agrarsektor erfolgreichreich positionieren." In der Woche vom 8. Februar bis zum 12. Februar werden an sieben verschiedenen Standorten in Österreich aktuelle Entwicklungen in Agrarpolitik,...