The general theme for this year's conference is ‘Beyond the Crisis: Industrial Relations and Sustainable Growth’. In line with this theme, the general objectives of the conference are first of all to analyze and discuss which has been the contribution of industrial relations to recover a...

The main themes of the workshop are: 1. Understanding the situation: Analysis of the metabolic patterns of societies 2. Exploring the option space: Analysis of the viability of alternative energy sources 3. Policy implications: Scenarios of energy transition away from fossil energy