The themes of the conference will be the following: 1. The un-common sense 2. Historical socialism and post-socialism in Eastern Europe 3. Exit from growth ≠ exit from capitalism? 4. Environmentally sound economies 5. This is the 22nd century 6. Global village 7. The wrong way round 8. New...

Forum 2014, entitled Resilient Economies for Inclusive Societies, will be organised around three cross-cutting themes: Inclusive Growth, Quality Jobs, and Trust, exploring the multifaceted nature of resilience and how to now “bounce forward” in addressing economic, social, and environmental...

Topics: - Inequality measurements - Economic growth, inequalities and poverty - Polarization, fragmentation, discrimination and horizontal inequalities - Economic and social mobility - Constitution of the middle classes - Poverty, vulnerability and vertical inequalities - Inequalities of...

Key iussues: - Climate Change - How can we build a solid economic framework for combating climate change beyond Kyoto? - Growth and Stability - How to deal with risks following the shocks of financial turmoil, cooling housing markets and higher energy and commodity prices? How should regulators...

Economic growth is more and more questioned internationally. A debate has been developing the last years in France on the concept of "Sustainable De-growth”". The question reaches the researchers: the so-called "decoupling" between ecological degradation and economic growth appears...

Topics: - Energy and climate change: When will we finally move from words to serious action? - Globalisation and equity: How can the fruits of globalisation be better shared? - Reform: Can governments make reform happen and still get re-elected? - Innovation: How can we foster creative and...