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First international workshop on the sharing economy
The sharing economy is a fast-growing phenomenon. People increasingly share
their home, car, clothing or tools on Internet platforms such as Airbnb,
Relayrides, BlaBlaCar and Peerby. In a strict sense, the sharing economy
can be defined as consumers granting each other (=E2=80=9Cpeer-to-peer=E2=
=80=9D) temporary
access to their under-utilized physical assets, possibly for money. In a
broader sense, the sharing economy also includes peer-to-peer services
(Uber, Lending Club, Taskrabbit, Helpling), product-service systems
(Zipcar, Philips lighting) and redistribution markets (eBay, freecycling
groups on Facebook) (Botsman and Rogers 2010).
Sharing practices are certainly not new, but the phenomenon is showing
explosive growth concomitant with the advent of Internet platforms. For
instance, Airbnb offers more than 1 million houses, Peerby has 100.000
members, and Uber is active in over 200 cities around the world. Sharing
potentially has a lot to offer to society: it promotes the efficient
utilization of physical assets, it reduces their environmental impact and
facilitates new social contacts. Along with its rapid growth, however, the
sharing economy has also come under fire. This criticism focuses in
particular on unfair competition between platforms and regular companies,
overrated environmental gains, the tendency towards monopoly and the
erosion of workers=E2=80=99 rights (Schor 2014; The Economist 2015). In sum=
,
sharing practices yield promises and problems, which only recently have
become subject of scientific research.
This workshop aims to bring together researchers from all disciplines and
regions to discuss scientific research on the sharing economy. Among the
questions are:
- What theoretical perspectives (e.g., economics, sociology, geography,
innovation studies) help to explain the nature and growth of the sharing
economy?
- What are the economic, social and environmental impacts of the sharing
economy?
- What are the business models in the sharing economy and why do some
succeed and others do not?
- What are the governance modes of platforms and why do some succeed and
other do not?
- How do sharing platforms disrupt existing industries?
- How can peer-to-peer sharing in consumption be applied in a
business-to-business context?
- Why is sharing more popular in some industries and in some localities
rather than in others?
- What are the institutional responses across industries and across
localities?
- What are motivations and characteristics of sharing economy
participants?
- What do sharing practices mean for the new product design?
- Is there a new role for consumers in the sharing economy?
- What is the relationship between the sharing economy and
sustainability transitions?
- Are we observing fundamentally new ways of innovation in the sharing
economy (open innovation, grassroots innovation, institutional
entrepreneurship)?
- Does the sharing economy prepare the way for new forms of capitalism?
- How does sharing affect inequality in society?
Deadline
Send in your full paper or extended abstract (750-1000 words) to Koen
Frenken <k.frenken at uu.nl> before March 15, 2015. You will be notified about
acceptance before April 1st, 2015.
Keynotes
Juliet Schor (Boston College) and Susan Shaheen (UC Berkeley)
Scientific Committee
Koen Frenken (Utrecht University & Lund University),
Juliet Schor (Boston College),
Susan Shaheen (UC Berkeley),
Bernhard Truffer (EAWAG & Utrecht University),
Wouter Boon (Utrecht University)
Local organizing Committee
Koen Frenken (Utrecht University & Lund University),
Wouter Boon, Toon Meelen, Peter Pelzer (all Utrecht University)
Special issue
We envisage the publish a selection of papers in a special issue.
References
- Botsman, R., Rogers, R. (2010) What=E2=80=99s mine is yours. How colla=
borative
consumption is changing the way we live (London: Collins)
- Schor, J. (2014) Debating the sharing economy
<http://greattransition.org/publication/debating-the-sharing-economy>,
Great Transition Initiative
- The Economist (2015) The on-demand economy. Workers on tap. January
3rd.
Sponsors
Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development
<http://www.uu.nl/onderzoek/copernicus-institute-of-sustainable-development=
>
at Utrecht University,
Strategic Theme =E2=80=9CInstitutions=E2=80=9D <http://www.uu.nl/en/researc=
h/institutions>
at Utrecht University
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>http://www.ecolise.eu/?p=3D577</a><br><br><strong>The Copernicus Institute=
of Sustainable Development, Utrecht=20
University, The Netherlands, has launched a call for papers for the=20
first International Workshop on the Sharing Economy on 4-5 June 2015.</stro=
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a strict sense, the sharing economy can be defined as consumers=20
granting each other (=E2=80=9Cpeer-to-peer=E2=80=9D) temporary access to th=
eir=20
under-utilized physical assets, possibly for money. In a broader sense,=20
the sharing economy also includes peer-to-peer services (Uber, Lending=20
Club, Taskrabbit, Helpling), product-service systems (Zipcar, Philips=20
lighting) and redistribution markets (eBay, freecycling groups on=20
Facebook).</p>
<p>Along with its rapid growth, however, the sharing economy has also=20
come under fire. This criticism focuses in particular on unfair=20
competition between platforms and regular companies, overrated=20
environmental gains, the tendency towards monopoly and the erosion of=20
workers=E2=80=99 rights. In sum, sharing practices yield promises and probl=
ems,=20
which only recently have become subject of scientific research.</p>
<p>This workshop aims to bring together researchers from all disciplines
and regions to discuss scientific research on the sharing economy. <b>Send
in your full paper or extended abstract to <a href=3D"mailto:k.frenken at uu.=
nl">k.frenken at uu.nl</a> before March
15, 2015.</b></p><br><br><br>.............................................=
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workshop-on-the-sharing-economy">http://www.uu.nl/en/events/first-internati=
onal-workshop-on-the-sharing-economy</a><br><br>From 4 June 2015 08:30 to 5=
June 2015 17:30</div><h1>First international workshop on the sharing econo=
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<p><span>The sharing economy is a fast-growing phenomenon.=20
People increasingly share their home, car, clothing or tools on Internet
platforms such as Airbnb, Relayrides, BlaBlaCar and Peerby. In a strict
sense,=C2=A0the sharing economy can be defined as consumers granting each=
=20
other (=E2=80=9Cpeer-to-peer=E2=80=9D) temporary access to their under-util=
ized physical
assets, possibly for money. In a broader sense, the sharing economy=20
also includes peer-to-peer services (Uber, Lending Club, Taskrabbit,=20
Helpling), product-service systems (Zipcar, Philips lighting) and=20
redistribution markets (eBay, freecycling groups on Facebook) (Botsman=20
and Rogers 2010).</span></p>
<p><span>Sharing practices are certainly not new, but the phenomenon is=20
showing explosive growth concomitant=C2=A0with the advent of Internet=20
platforms. For instance,=C2=A0Airbnb offers more than 1 million houses,=20
Peerby has 100.000 members, and Uber is active in over 200 cities around
the world. Sharing potentially has a lot to offer to society:=20
it=C2=A0promotes the efficient utilization of physical assets, it reduces=
=20
their environmental impact and facilitates new social contacts. Along=20
with its rapid growth, however, the sharing economy has also come under=20
fire. This criticism focuses in particular on unfair competition between
platforms and regular companies, overrated environmental gains, the=20
tendency towards monopoly and the erosion of workers=E2=80=99 rights (Schor=
=20
2014; The Economist 2015). In sum, sharing practices yield promises and=20
problems, which only recently have become subject of scientific=20
research.</span></p>
<p><span>This workshop aims to bring together researchers from all=20
disciplines and regions to discuss scientific research on the sharing=20
economy. Among the questions are:</span></p>
<ul><li><span>What theoretical perspectives (e.g., economics, sociology,
geography, innovation studies) help to explain the nature and growth of
the sharing economy?</span></li><li>What are the economic, social and envi=
ronmental impacts of the sharing economy?</li><li>What are the business mod=
els in the sharing economy and why do some succeed and others do not?</li><=
li>What are the governance modes of platforms and why do some succeed and o=
ther do not?</li><li>How do sharing platforms disrupt existing industries?<=
/li><li>How can peer-to-peer sharing in consumption be applied in a busines=
s-to-business context?</li><li>Why is sharing more popular in some industri=
es and in some localities rather than in others?</li><li>What are the insti=
tutional responses across industries and across localities?</li><li>What ar=
e motivations and characteristics of sharing economy participants?</li><li>=
What do sharing practices mean for the new product design?</li><li>Is there=
a new role for consumers in the sharing economy?</li><li>What is the relat=
ionship between the sharing economy and sustainability transitions?</li><li=
>Are we observing fundamentally new ways of innovation in the sharing
economy (open innovation, grassroots innovation, institutional=20
entrepreneurship)?</li><li>Does the sharing economy prepare the way for new=
forms of capitalism?</li><li>How does sharing affect inequality in society=
?</li></ul><h2>Deadline</h2>
<p><span>Send in your full paper or extended abstract (750-1000 words) to <=
a href=3D"mailto:k.frenken at uu.nl" target=3D"_blank">Koen Frenken</a> before=
March 15, 2015. You will be notified about acceptance before April 1st, 20=
15.</span></p>
<h2>Keynotes</h2>
<p>Juliet Schor (Boston College) and Susan Shaheen (UC Berkeley)</p>
<h2><span>Scientific Committee</span></h2>
<p><span>Koen Frenken (Utrecht University & Lund University),<br>
Juliet Schor (Boston College),<br>
Susan Shaheen (UC Berkeley),<br>
Bernhard Truffer (EAWAG & Utrecht University),<br>
Wouter Boon (Utrecht University)</span></p>
<h2><span>Local organizing Committee</span></h2>
<p><span>Koen Frenken (Utrecht University & Lund University),<br>
Wouter Boon, Toon Meelen, Peter Pelzer (all Utrecht University)</span></p>
<h2><span>Special issue</span></h2>
<p><span>We envisage the publish a selection of papers in a special issue.<=
/span></p>
<h2><span>References</span></h2>
<ul><li>Botsman, R., Rogers, R. (2010) What=E2=80=99s mine is yours. How co=
llaborative consumption is changing the way we live (London: Collins)</li><=
li>Schor, J. (2014) <a href=3D"http://greattransition.org/publication/debat=
ing-the-sharing-economy" target=3D"_blank">Debating the sharing economy</a>=
, Great Transition Initiative</li><li>The Economist (2015) The on-demand ec=
onomy. Workers on tap. January 3rd.</li></ul><h2>Sponsors</h2>
<p><a href=3D"http://www.uu.nl/onderzoek/copernicus-institute-of-sustainabl=
e-development" target=3D"_blank">Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Develo=
pment</a> at Utrecht University,=C2=A0</p>
<p>Strategic Theme <a href=3D"http://www.uu.nl/en/research/institutions">=
=E2=80=9CInstitutions=E2=80=9D</a> at Utrecht University</p>
</div>
</div> </div>
</div></div>
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