International
Conference: “Social Solidarity Economy and the Commons: Contributions to the Deepening
of Democracy”
Venue: Instituto
Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), Lisbon, Portugal
Date: 6 – 8th November 2019
Organiser: Centre for International Studies
(CEI-IUL)
The second international conference “Social
Solidarity Economy and the Commons” will be a meeting point for researchers,
activists, public officials and social entrepreneurs involved in social and
solidarity economy, governance of the commons and new social movements in
different parts of the world.
The conference will take place from the 6th to
8th of November 2019 at the Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL) in
Lisbon, Portugal. The aim is to co-create an open, interdisciplinary and
transdisciplinary space for exchange of knowledge and socio-political
experiences on new approaches to economic organisation and governance based in
solidarity, cooperation and common ownership from across the world.
The conference is organized by the Centre for
International Studies (CEI-IUL), with the support of the Department of
Political Economy at ISCTE-IUL, the Centre for Ecology, Evolution and
Environmental Changes (CE3C) in the School of Natural Sciences at the
University of Lisbon and the Solidarity Economy Incubator at the Federal
University of Alagoas (UFAL) in Brazil.
This document launches the conference’s call
for contributions. It also includes information about organization of the
conference, the topics addressed, registration details and participation costs.
We will post regular updates about its organization on the event’s webpage (https://ssecommons.cei.iscte-iul.pt
), as well as send them by e-mail and through the social media accounts of
CEI-IUL (Facebook and Twitter). Any questions regarding organization of the
conference or participation can be sent to
ssecommons.cei@iscte-iul.pt.
Thematic Fields
The current political, economic and social
crises have provoked constructive action on the part of many social movements
and progressive governments. Increasing numbers and diversity of initiatives
are proactively creating and enacting new socio-economic models and genuinely
democratic forms of governance, by mobilizing endogenous practices and
resources and promoting collaborations and synergies between civil society and the
state. Prominent among these movements, and intersecting with many of them, are
Social Solidarity Economy and the Commons.
This international conference “Social
Solidarity Economy and the Commons” aims to promote understanding of and
dialogue about new, emerging and rediscovered forms of governance and economic
organization that offer potential to overcome the challenges that communities,
governments and organizations working towards sustainable prosperity currently
face. This year’s edition of the conference focuses on conceptual and normative
frameworks that support the development of cooperative and sustainable
alternatives to neoliberal capitalism and strengthen civil society and the
state through participatory democracy.
We invite researchers, activists, public
officials and social entrepreneurs to submit proposals for contributions to the
conference. Submissions might be based on formal research or on concrete
activist, economic or public policy initiatives. Potential topics include, but
are not limited to, social movements, processes of knowledge production and
diffusion, public policies and alternative strategies of economic governance
based on Social Solidarity Economy, and the democratic and collective
management of the Commons. In addition to conventional formats such as papers,
posters and panel sessions, contributions might take participatory, co-creative
and/or artistic formats. We are open to suggestions that can help capture the
diversity of actions, experiences and ways of knowing and expression involved in
this field.
We aim to promote interdisciplinary and
transdisciplinary perspectives at both theoretical, conceptual and
methodological levels. We accordingly invite academics, para-academics, supporters
and practitioners to explore these topics from multiple perspectives, including
civil society organizations, enterprises and governments. The goal is to work
towards a convergence of concepts and strategies among scholars, entrepreneurs,
activists and public officials.
In order to promote transdisciplinarity,
methodological and empirical diversity and epistemological pluralism, the
conference is structured around five thematic fields:
- Social movements, Social Solidarity
Economy and the Commons: Initiatives of social solidarity economy and
commons-based governance promoted by “new” social movements promoting
epistemological, cultural, functional, sexual and gender justice, diversity and
inclusion;
- Contributions of Social Solidarity
Economy and Commons-based governance to the deepening and widening of
Democracy;
- Applications of Social Solidarity
Economy and Commons-based governance to urban regeneration and rural
development, with a focus on initiatives and programs aimed at revitalizing
rural and urban spaces through the promotion of local/regional/bioregional
economies and supply chains, along with the commoning of public spaces and
productive assets;
- Social Solidarity Economy, the
Commons and inclusive social technologies: This thematic field focuses on actions
involving social solidarity economy initiatives that combine local/vernacular
knowledge with technical/scientific expertise, with the goal of developing
replicable and socially transformative products, technologies and forms of
governance;
- Applications of Social Solidarity
Economy and Commons-based governance to climate change and other sustainability,
by promoting transitions to renewable energy, agroecology, sustainable water
management and other sustainable socio-technical configurations.
Proposal Submission Guidelines
Proposals should have a maximum length of 800
words (including any reference) and indicate which thematic field/s of the
conference they address, along with five keywords. They can be submitted in
English, French, Portuguese or Spanish. However, the language of presentation
shall be English.
Paper, poster and panel proposals should
include:
a) Title;
b) Thematic field;
c) Theoretical or empirical question and
literature review;
d) Summary of methodology;
e) Main argument;
f) Summary of conclusions and implications for
research, activism, practice or policy-making;
g) Main references.
Please submit proposals by email to ssecommons.cei@iscte-iul.pt
. The submission deadline is May 31st 2019.
After the conference, the organizing committee
will launch a call for chapters of an edited, open-access volume of the
collection of ebooks of the Centre for International Studies (CEI-IUL). All the
authors who presented papers, posters and panels at the conference will be
invited to develop their presentations into publishable manuscripts for
peer-review.
Other conference outputs may take many possible
formats, formal and informal, depending on the nature and scope of submissions
and range of dissemination channels available. Participants will be invited to
contribute to these, and are welcome to suggest documentation and reporting
initiatives within, or as a supplement to, proposal submissions.
Organisers will offer translation
(English/Portuguese) during opening, closing and keynote sessions. Translation
at other times and in other languages may be available if offered and self-organised
by participants.
Important dates
Deadline for proposal submission – May 31st
2019
Notification of contributors – June 30th
Deadline for registration (conference
presenters) – October 6th
Publication of final program – October 15th
Deadline for registration (non-presenters) – October
20th
Beginning of the conference – November 6th
Conference registration
Site: https://ssecommons.cei.iscte-iul.pt/
Professors/lecturers, researchers and other
professionals – € 100, 00
Students (Proof of enrolment in a higher
education program required)* – € 50, 00
Members of Solidarity Economy initiatives and
community development organizations (documentary proof or letter of reference
from the organization required) – FREE
*Registration is FREE for students of
ISCTE-IUL, FCUL and UFAL
Organizing
committee
Ana Margarida
Esteves (CEI-IUL)
Rogério Roque
Amaro (CEI-IUL)
Maria de Fátima
Ferreiro (Departamento de Economia Política, ISCTE-IUL)
Raquel Silva
(CEI-IUL)
Leonardo Leal
(CEI-IUL; Universidade Federal de Alagoas– UFAL)
Gil Pessanha Penha-Lopes (Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, FCUL)
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