Announcement
It is common to refer to regional or national traditions in the history of economics. Whether one speaks of the Austrian school,
the Chicago school, the fight between the two Cambridges, or Swedish economics, there is an implied suggestion that specific
locations play a significant role in the making of economic discourse. While its effects and manifestations are widely acknowledged
and often taken for granted, the process itself is rarely investigated.
The purpose of this conference will be to explore the geographies of economics throughout time. Potential areas that might be
examined include, but are by no means limited to, the following:
- How have local, regional and national spaces shaped the theoretical work of economics?
- How does economic science acquire universality? And how does globalization of knowledge influence the making of economics at
the local, regional and national levels?
- What difference does it make for economic science to be produced in different spatial settings such as, for example, a
laboratory, university office, salon, research center, classroom, library or at home?
- How important are the various spaces in the reception (acceptance or rejection) of ideas and more generally in the diffusion
of knowledge?
- How is scientific endeavor influenced by geographical displacement?
Proposals should contain roughly 1000 words, indicating the originality of the paper and stating how it contributes to
the conference theme. Proposals from doctoral students are welcome. The deadline for the submission of paper proposals
is December 31, 2005. Proposals will be evaluated by mid-January, and completed papers will be due by June 30, 2006.
At this stage, another evaluation will take place on the basis of full papers. Final notification will be given by the
end of July, and the conference itself will take place on 19-21 October 2006.
All proposals and requests for information should be sent by e-mail to:
fontaine@ecogest.ens-cachan.fr.
Organising Committee
José Luìs Cardoso (Technical University of Lisbon),
Philippe Fontaine (École normale supérieure de Cachan),
Robert Leonard (Université du Québec àÝ Montréal),
Participants
University teacher-researchers
- Almodôvar, António (CEMPRE/Universidade do Porto)
- Backhouse, Roger (University of Birmingham)
- Bauvert, Joanna (Université de Lausanne)
- Cardoso, José Luís (Technical University of Lisbon)
- Charles, Loïc (University of Paris II)
- Cherrier Béatrice (University of Paris X)
- Erreygers, Guido (Universiteit Antwerpen)
- Fátima, Brandão, Maria de (CEMPRE/Universidade do Porto)
- Fleury, Jean-Baptiste (University of Paris X)
- Fontaine, Philippe (École normale supérieure de Cachan)
- Giraud, Yann (University of Paris X)
- Guillou, Laurent (University of Paris X)
- Hanson, Robin (George Mason University)
- Leonard, Robert (Université du Québec à Montréal)
- Levallois Clément (University of Paris X)
- Levy, David (George Mason University)
- Livingstone, David (Queen's University Belfast)
- Marcuzzo, Maria Cristina (Università di Roma 'La Sapienza')
- Maas, Harro (University of Amsterdam)
- Mata, Tiago (University College of London)
- Medema, Steven (Univeristy of Colorado at Denver)
- Naldi, Nerio (Università di Roma 'La Sapienza')
- Naylor Simon (University of Bristol)
- Peart, Sandra J. (Baldwin-Wallace College)
- Rosselli, Annalisa (University of Roma Tor Vergata)
- Sanfilippo, Eleonora (Università di Roma 'La Sapienza')
- Schabas, Margaret (University of British Columbia)
- Théré, Christine (Institut national d'études démographiques)
- Tomas Rangil, Maria Teresa (EconomiX)
- Zappia, Carlo (University of Siena)
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