Distinguished international scholars lecture in thematic sessions on: Religion & the Welfare State, Immigration & the Welfare State, The Service Sector in the Welfare State, as well as Agency & Welfare State Development.

The main theme of this conference is intercultural collaboration, from both technical and socio-cultural perspectives. Topics will includecollaboration support (such as natural language processing, Web, and Internet technologies), social psychological analyses of intercultural interaction, and...

Topic areas: - Political Systems and Institutions - Law and Legal Institutions - Regulation, Public Procurement, and Public Provision - Development and Economic Transition - Historical Analysis of Institutions and Organization - Organization and Markets - Norms, Culture, & Behavior

Conference papers will be concerned with all areas of the application of economics to the arts, heritage, media, cultural industries, cultural policy and related areas. Topics: - Art Markets and Cultural Consumption - Creative Clusters and Urban Development - Cultural Entrepreneurship and...

Topics: - Art Markets and Cultural Consumption - Creative Clusters and Urban Development - Cultural Entrepreneurship and Business - Cultural Heritage and Cultural Tourism - Cultural Policy and Arts Institutions - Culture, Globalization and Language - Economic of Copyright and the Cultural...