Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands, 13-17 September 2017
Democracies and
open societies have recently suffered a number of setbacks. As the
adverse impacts of financial crises, inequalities in wealth and income,
globalized trade and capital mobility have become more pronounced,
the world seems increasingly threatened by authoritarian populism. In
this context of turmoil, many of the accepted doctrines and policies
that had previously been taken for granted are being challenged, and
serious concerns about the possible futures of economically
and politically open societies have been raised.
Organised in close collaboration with Utrecht University's “Institutions
for Open Societies”
research programme, the Fourth WINIR Conference is set against this
backdrop. The conference especially welcomes contributions from any
academic discipline that address
the challenges and dynamics of the economic, political, legal and
social institutions of our time. Submissions on any other aspect of
institutional research are also welcome.
The conference will also feature a round table on "ICT, Open Societies and New Institutions", featuring
José van Dijck
(Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, media studies), Haroon Sheikh (Dasym Investment Strategies, philosophy) and
Fredrik Söderqvist (Unionen, economics), and will be preceded by a PhD workshop. A separate call for papers for
this pre-conference event will follow shortly.
Submissions (300 words max.) from any discipline, theoretical approach and methodology are welcome.
Please note the following important dates:
13 March 2017
- Abstract submission deadline
30 March 2017
- Notification of acceptance
31 March 2017
- Registration opens
15 May 2017 - Early registration deadline
31 July 2017
- Registration deadline for accepted authors
1 August 2017
- Non-registered authors removed from programme
15 August 2017
- Registration deadline for non-presenters
16 August 2017
- Late surcharge for non-presenters applies
1 September 2017
- Full paper submission deadline
