---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: collective-action <[email protected]> Date: Tue, Mar 18, 2014 at 11:53 AM Subject: Reminder deadline 25 March for submitting abstracts Workshop 'Common People, Common Rules' (Pamplona, 30-31 October 2014); To: 25th of March: DEADLINE CALL FOR PAPERS "COMMON PEOPLE, COMMON RULES", Pamplona 30-31/10/2014. With this e-mail we would like to remind you of the deadline for submitting abstracts for *the Workshop 'Common People, Common Rules. Institutions and self-governance in historical perspective'*, to be held in Pamplona, 30-31 October 2014. Abstracts should be submitted *before the 25th of March** to [email protected] <[email protected]>*. During our two-day workshop we will be focusing on institutions for collective action, that are self-governing and self-regulating in historical perspective. At the workshop much attention will be given to the historical analysis of common land regimes, which has witnessed a clear shift in focus from the study of the abolition of commons towards the analysis of the internal logic of their functioning. The workshop however also aims at attracting studies of the regulation of other types of self-governing institutions. In general, we aim at understanding how efficient and effective regulation can be developed, in a context of self-governing, collective institutions, both in rural and urban contexts. In such institutions, rules were designed and put into practice by the stakeholders themselves. Many questions however still remain unanswered: * How did stakeholders make sure that the body of rules they designed remained effective, efficient and sufficiently simple for all to understand and apply? * Were old rules replaced by entirely new ones, or were they simply adjusted to the new circumstances? * Were rules always designed according to what the local users thought was needed, or were rules copied from other examples in the vicinity? * How did rule-makers ensure that sanctions were avoided as much as possible? * What level of sanctioning was sufficient to scare off potential free-riders? These and related questions will be at the core of the meeting. The organizers encourage in particular submissions that introduce new historical source material and novel ways of using historical sources, inspired by other social sciences. The organizers welcome in particular quantitative and long-term studies, that are also able to connect historical developments to contemporary debates surrounding the management of commons. All abstracts and papers should be submitted and presented in English. Abstracts of papers should be submitted *by 25 March 2014*; the final papers are due by 15 October 2014. Travel and accommodation expenses of the (principal) authors of the papers selected for inclusion in the workshop will be reimbursed. A selection of the best papers will be considered for publication as part of a special issue for a relevant peer-reviewed English-language journal in the field. For more info and the full Call for Papers, please visit *http://www.collective-action.info/_AGE_20141030_UPN-Pamplona <http://www.collective-action.info/_AGE_20141030_UPN-Pamplona> * *________________________________* In addition, we would also like to draw your attention to the Call for Papers of the *3rd IASC European Meeting*. This meeting, entitled 'From generation to generation - the use of commons in a changing society' will be held on 16-19 September 2014 in Umeå, Sweden. Abstracts with a maximum of 400 words should be submitted *before 1 April 2014*; final papers are due 18 August 2014. For more info and submitting your abstract, please visit *http://www.slu.se/en/departments/forest-economics/iasc-2014/abstract-submiss... <http://www.slu.se/en/departments/forest-economics/iasc-2014/abstract-submission/>* Kind regards, Tine De Moor*.* -- *Please note an intrusion wiped out my inbox on February 8; I have no record of previous communication, proposals, etc ..* P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net <http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation>Updates: http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens #82 on the (En)Rich list: http://enrichlist.org/the-complete-list/