The theme of the Conference for ECIE 2014 is "Societal-driven innovation and entrepreneurship". At this conference we would like to underline an important European innovation and entrepreneurship challenge of enhancing the development of the social economy sector.

Social media is a field of growing importance in our understanding of society, business and education. Emerging from the rapid adoption of internet technologies social media is liable to grow even more ubiquitous, as the smart phone, tablet and other mobile platforms proliferate . Social media...

The conference committee is attracted by both theoretical and practical papers on many subjects, as well as by innovative ideas and experiences. We are also interested in case studies that demonstrate how research strategies have been applied and the lessons learned. We welcome contributions on...

The workshop covers topics in research not typically covered in economics training. The workshop is open to any Ph.D. students, but UK-registered Ph.D. students have priority. Funding priority will be given to UK-registered students. Workshop topics include : - Reorienting economics to match...