The development landscape has never been static but in these times of uncertainty and insecurity, we are witnessing ever more profound shifts in global relations, inequalities, and forms of exclusion. Dominant trajectories and paths of ‘development’ have led the world to the brink of...

Topics: - Accounting/Auditing Issues and Taxation; - Banking & Financial Services/Investment Banking; - Big Data - AI, Cyber Security and Global Finance & Banking; - BRICS, MIST, MINT, NEXT 11, PIIGS, SANE and Emerging Markets; - Corporate Governance/Executive Compensation & Economic –...

With this conference we have the ambition to highlight the challenges that new forms of work generate for traditional social security systems. The conference is planned to take place on-site, but this also depends on the COVID-19 related health concerns at that time.

The IWSEA provides a forum for the presentation and discussion of topics related with population ageing, one of the most important social transformations of our times. Research on ageing transcends disciplinary boundaries and this is reflected in the multiple dimensions covered in the workshop....

European countries have transformed. Fiscal consolidation, the 2008 financial collapse, demographic changes, the refugee crisis, social movements, unemployment, and new political forces are all a threat to social dialogue, solidarity and the European project. Social policy has played a key role...

What is the role of the Welfare State in a time of economic crisis, fiscal austerity and social problems? This conference, organized by the University of Lisbon, aims to stimulate academic discussion on the present and future of the welfare state in Portugal. It is expected to be a meeting of...

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...

The main theme of the Conference is “Time to Rethink Economics”, with its sub-themes: - The European New Deal - Financial Crisis and its Implications on the World Order - Knowledge-based Economy: Is the Bologna Process Helping? - Is the Education of Economists Open Enough for...

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: - Socio-economic networks - Network generation mechanisms in socio-economic models - Evolutionary networks - Complex systems and emergent networks - Tools for network dynamics - Games on Networks

THE 2006 CONFERENCE TOPIC Social policy and regional development are often narrowly defined and treated as separate and distinct areas of scientific study. Indeed, in the context of transition and prospective membership of the European Union, reforms in each are considered necessary and are the...