Call for Papers and Invitations to Conferences and Workshops

New Modes of Corruption Control: A Role for the Private Sector This special issue of Crime, Law and Social Change invites contributors to examine theoretically and empirically the various aspects of changes in corruption control over the past decade. Contributors may come from any social and human science discipline, draw on qualitative / quantitative methodologies and are welcome to focus on corruption control from any regional or organizational perspective. Deadline for submissions is 15 August 2012. Please see link for more details.
Posted by Farzana Nawaz at May 14, 2012 03:24 PM |
Filed under: Civil Society, Access to Information, Anti-Corruption Education, Anti-Corruption Institutions, Anti-Corruption Laws, Citizen Initiatives, Conventions, Law Enforcement, New Media, Whistleblowing, Empirical Data Analysis, Qualitative Analysis, Comparative Analysis, Private Sector (General)
Citizens and Markets - Open Data, Open Government and Public Procurement As part of its global initiative "Citizens and Markets", Transparencia Mexicana, the Mexican national chapter of Transparency International, has announced a call for papers on Open Data, Open Government, and Public Procurement. Topics of interest include - electronic public procurement systems, e-procurement and accountability, e-procurement and competition, criteria and policies on data opening in accessible formats, legal tools and advanced legislation on open data, and more. The call is open to individuals from the private sector, public sector, civil society, academics, and researchers. For more details on the contest and the application form please see link.
Posted by Farzana Nawaz at May 02, 2012 08:50 PM |
Filed under: E-Government, Procurement, Global, Access to Information, Anti-Corruption Laws, New Media, Experimental Research, Empirical Data Analysis, Qualitative Analysis, Private Sector (General)
Corruption at the Grassroots-level - Between Temptation, Norms, and Culture The macroeconomic correlates of corruption are well understood and well researched. Empirical evidence on the micro level, however, is still far from being exhaustive. In particular, it is not clear to what extent empirical results of interesting case studies - both experimental and microeconometric - are specific to the cultural or normative context in which they have been derived. In how far are social norms in conflict with corrupt temptations and how does this context-specific conflict guide human behaviour? This special issue is devoted to furthering our understanding of the extent of context-specificity of empirical results on corruption.
Posted by Farzana Nawaz at Mar 05, 2012 01:34 PM |
Filed under: Experimental Research, Empirical Data Analysis
Ethical Finance and Governance within the European Union Context The First International Workshop on "Ethical Finance & Governance” will take place in December, 16 in Paris. This workshop aims to consider the development of financial activities in an ethical perspective and the effectiveness of corporate governance. The conference will focus on opportunities within sustainable and ethical finance arenas, considering, in particular, Islamic finance as a sub-sector of ethical finance. Topics for this conference include, but are not limited to: Ethics and Finance, Islamic Finance, Investment for Social Responsibility, Sustainable Banking, Microfinance, Corporate Social Responsibility, Mechanisms of Corporate Governance, Fraud and Finance, etc.
Posted by Farzana Nawaz at Jan 16, 2012 03:47 PM |
Filed under: Corporate Governance, Empirical Data Analysis, Qualitative Analysis, Private Sector (General), Financial Markets
The Persistence of Informal Economic Practices in Post-Socialist Societies (edited collection) Authors are sought for a book on informal practices in post-Socialist societies. This book is conceived as an exploration of the mechanisms regulating, in different contexts and modalities, the development and functioning of informal practices. In order to do this we invite chapters concentrating on a case study of a particular category of people (entrepreneurs, politicians, students, civil servants, small traders, taxi drivers), who are regularly engaging with informal transactions. Please see links for more details. Questions can be directed to: Abel apolese@ed.ac.uk or Jeremy j.b.morris@bham.ac.uk
Posted by Daria Ukhova at Sep 15, 2011 12:10 PM |
Filed under: Transition Countries, Europe and Central Asia, Empirical Data Analysis, Qualitative Analysis
African Journal of Political Science and International Relations African Journal of Political Science and International Relations (AJPSIR) is currently accepting manuscripts for publication. AJPSIR publishes rigorous theoretical reasoning and advanced empirical research in all areas of the subjects. We welcome articles or proposals from all perspectives and on all subjects pertaining to Africa, Europe, Asia, America (North & South), Australia, Africa's relationship to the world, public policy, international relations, comparative politics, political methodology, political theory, political history and culture, global political economy, strategy and environment. The journal will also address developments within the discipline. Each issue will normally contain a mixture of peer-reviewed research articles, reviews or essays using a variety of methodologies and approaches. Manuscripts should be sent as e-mail attachment to ajpsir.acadjourn@gmail.com
Posted by Farzana Nawaz at Jul 12, 2011 01:58 PM |
Filed under: Africa, Experimental Research, Empirical Data Analysis, Qualitative Analysis
International Conference on Asian Security The Asian Center of the University of the Philippines is organizing a conference to discuss pressing issues related to Asian security. We are inviting graduate and post graduate students and research fellows of Asian Studies and related disciplines to share their relevant research findings and participate in a meaningful exchange of ideas on one of the grave issues confronting the continent’s future. Possible subjects could include food security, disaster preparedness and response, combating pollution and climate change, energy security, territorial dispute resolution, joint resource management/exploitation of disputed land/maritime areas, terrorism and insurgencies, transnational organized crime and financial security, smuggling of goods, and human trafficking. Other related security issues are welcome subject to their fit with the panels to be constituted.
Posted by Farzana Nawaz at Jun 21, 2011 02:53 PM |
Filed under: Aid and Humanitarian Assistance, Environment, Organised Crime, Security, Asia Pacific, Forestry, Energy
Building Open Society in Central Asia & the South Caucasus The Central Eurasia Project (CEP) seeks authors interested in contributing to a new series of occasional papers. The series will explore under-researched issues and trends that are important for OSI's efforts to build vibrant and tolerant democracies whose governments are accountable to their citizens in Central Asia and the South Caucasus. As such, they will inform OSI's programmatic approaches in the region, but will also serve to introduce these issues into the discussion of the wider community of policy makers, analysts, academics, practitioners and others who take an interest in that work on Central Asia and the Caucasus. Please see link for more details.
Posted by Farzana Nawaz at Apr 27, 2011 02:05 PM |
Filed under: Environment, Human Rights, Europe and Central Asia, Citizen Initiatives, New Media, Empirical Data Analysis, Qualitative Analysis, Energy