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European Association for Evolutionary Political Economy (EAEPE) 2007 Conference
1-3 November 2007
Porto, Portugal

Institutional History of Economics Research Area

CALL FOR PAPERS


EAEPE's Institutional History of Economics Research Area invites 
paper proposals that contribute to one of its following seven 
theoretical perspectives:

(1) The approach to analysis is based on an evaluation of relevant
tendencies and linkages in actual economics - instead of a methodology
that sanctifies fictions and diverts attention from the difficult task
of analyzing the practice and culture of economics.

(2) The analysis is open-ended and interdisciplinary in that it draws upon
relevant material in psychology, anthropology, politics, and history -
instead of a definition of history of economics in terms of a rigid
method that is applied indiscriminately to a wide variety of economic
approaches.

(3) The conception of economics is of a cumulative and evolutionary process
unfolding in historical time in which economists are faced with chronic
information problems and radical uncertainty about the future - instead
of approaches to theorizing that focus exclusively on the product of
this process.

(4) The concern is to address and encompass the interactive, social process
through which economics is formed and changed - instead of a
theoretical framework that takes economists and their interests as
given.

(5) It is appropriate to regard economics itself as a social institution,
necessarily supported by a network of other social institutions -
instead of an orientation that takes economics itself as an ideal or
natural order and as a mere aggregation of individual economists.

(6) It is evaluated how the socio-economic system is embedded in a complex
ecological and environmental system - instead of a widespread tendency
to ignore ecological and environmental considerations or consequences
in the history of economics.

(7) The inquiry seeks to contribute not only to history of economics but
also to economics - instead of an orthodox outlook that ignores the
possibility of such cross-fertilization.

Preference will be given to original accounts, based on detailed 
archival or other research, aimed at yielding rich, sophisticated, 
understandings. Hence, papers that "do it" instead of those that 
"talk about doing it" are favored.

To participate, please submit a proposal containing 600-1000 words 
and indicating clearly the sense in which the paper contributes to 
one of the theoretical perspectives of the research area.

The deadline for the submission of paper proposals is 1 APRIL 2007. 
Notice of acceptance or rejection will be sent on or before 1 MAY 
2007. Completed papers are due on 3 JUNE 2007.

All proposals and requests for information should be sent to:

Esther-Mirjam Sent

Department of Economics
Nijmegen School of Management
University of Nijmegen
PO Box 9108
NL-6500 HK Nijmegen
The Netherlands

Phone: +31-24-3611252
Fax: +31-24-3612379

http://www.emsent.nl

Further information on the EAEPE 2007 conference can be found at:
http://www.fep.up.pt/conferencias/eaepe2007/



Esther-Mirjam Sent