[P2P-F] Fwd: Another Greece conference-Collective ventures, solidarity economy and the urban space

[Michel Bauwens]

CHANGING CITIES’****

Spatial, morphological, formal, & socio-economic dimensions****

Skiathos, Greece, 18-21 June 2013****

special session on****

Collective ventures, solidarity economy and the urban space****

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Call for Papers****

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Concepts and practices related to social and solidarity economy,
complementary currencies, time banks, consumers’ cooperatives, cooperatives
of production and distribution, social management of water, social
management of waste, crowdsourcing, microfinance, open source, commons and
P2P production, manufacturing on small scale, community supported
agriculture, social groceries, social medical centres, etc. show a
remarkable expansion. While this kind of alternative collective ventures
have appeared in some countries already some decades ago, in Greece there
has been a rapid development of these ventures only in recent years.
However, there has been a remarkable proliferation of them at global level,
with considerable geographical diversity, on the advent of the new
millennium.

Associated debates deal with the specific features of this kind of ventures
and corresponding practices that emerged under the condition of a shrinking
Keynesian welfare state and the transition to a post-fordist era. To some
degree this debate is also associated with the emergence and
institutionalization of New Social Movements. It is also acknowledged that
the abovementioned ventures transform the geography of urban spaces in
several ways.****

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Thus relevant research questions may regard different aspects such as:
issues about the kind and grade of alterity of these ventures with respect
to diverse practices in everyday life in the cities, the role of urban
areas for the evolution of such ventures, the relation with sustainability
issues, the transformation of social relations in the course of these
ventures entailing the creation of new future visions for the cities, the
role of citizenship, participation and democracy and the impact on planning
issues, the “transition cities” debate, alternative approaches to urban
development (e.g. post-development, de-growth), localization issues in the
era of globalization, the impact of alternative ventures’ networking on
urban space, the role of e-networking and ICT,  revisiting creativity and
“smart cities” approaches under the focus of such alternative collective
practices, the role of suburban areas with the mixture of land uses and any
emerging contradictions with conventional agricultural practices.

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The aim of the Special Session is to bring together researchers from across
a wide spectrum of disciplines ­ geographers, spatial planners, political
scientists, economists, sociologists, anthropologists, engineers,
psychologists, philosophers, etc. ­ who are interested in collective
ventures, solidarity economy and the urban space. This multi-disciplinary
call for papers intends to highlight the inter-disciplinary approaches that
these ventures need for a comprehensive and integrated interpretation. At
the same time, it aspires to facilitate academic networking and be the
sparkle for a debate on policy issues around alternative routes in the era
of crisis.****

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Please send your title to the session organisers by 14 January 2013:****

Giogos Gritzas, ggritzas at auth.gr<mailto:ggritzas at auth.gr> <ggritzas at auth.gr>
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(School of Spatial Planning & Development, Aristotle University of
Thessaloniki)****

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Karolos Kavoulakos
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(School of Political Science, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)****

For more information on the conference please visit its website:
http://www.changingcities.prd.uth.gr/****

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Dr Gill Seyfang****

Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Consumption****

Science, Society and Sustainability (3S) Research Group****

School of Environmental Sciences****

University of East Anglia****

Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK****

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