----------------- HES POSTING ----------------- 10th Conference of the Association Charles Gide for the Study of Economic Thought History of Market Representations C.E.P.S.E., University Pierre Mendes-France, Grenoble 2, September 25th-27th, 2003 Call for papers Over the last twenty years, the Market has come to the fore in terms of the representations of the ways in which the economy functions. In fact, it has become crucial to the organization of societies themselves. Global changes have given rise to new conceptions of the Market and have reinforced certain theories which place Market efficiency at the core of their analyses. However, these developments have not clarified the ambiguity which lies behind the term "Market" (such as place, price determination mechanisms, process, etc.). All too often, economists are satisfied with this ambiguity and avoid indicating the notion of Market to which they are referring. A historical perspective can help us to rediscover foundations for relevant definitions and clear distinctions. Representations of the Market through time are present in most economic texts. Nevertheless, even if the Market constitutes the point of reference for economic reflection, each theory or each "school" has its own particular conception. This is why the Association Charles Gide is calling for a conference which will focus on representations of the Market (or Markets), as well as their epistemology - from the Aristotelian tradition to Contemporary works, via the Scholastic, Pre-Classical, Classical, Socialist, Marginalist and Institutional Schools. The study of the multi-faceted nature of Market relationships can be carried out from the point of view of each of the human and social sciences. Thus, the theme of the conference is of interest to all those studying the social relationships in the societies defined as "market economies". Scientific Committee: Richard Arena (University of Nice) Lluis Argeme (University of Barcelona) Arnaud Berthoud (University of Lille 1) Pascal Bridel (University of Lausanne) Jean Cartelier (University of Paris 10) Michel De Vroey (Catholic University of Louvain) Pierre Dockes (University of Lyon 2) Roger Frydman (University of Paris 10) Roger Guesnerie (College de France) Marco Guidi (University of Pisa) Michel Hollard (University of Grenoble 2) Heinz Kurz (University of Graz) Jerome Lallement (University of Paris 5) Antoin Murphy (Trinity College, Dublin) Marc Penin (University of Montpellier 1) Jean-Claude Perrot (University of Paris 1) Jean-Pierre Potier (University of Lyon 2) Philippe Steiner (University of Lille 3) Ramon Tortajada (University of Grenoble 2) Jan Van Daal (Erasmus University, Rotterdam) Organizing Committee: Michel Bellet (University of Saint-Etienne) Guy Bensimon (University of Grenoble 2) Arnaud Berthoud (University of Lille 1) Ragip Ege (University of Strasbourg 1) Jean-Pierre Potier (University of Lyon 2) Ramon Tortajada (University of Grenoble 2) Please send your proposals (1 -5 pages max.) to: Colloque "History of Market Representations" C.E.P.S.E. (Centre d'Etudes de la Pensee et des Systemes Economiques) Universite Pierre Mendes France, Grenoble II BP 47 38040 Grenoble Cedex 9 FRANCE tel: (0) 4 76 82 55 96 The deadline for the submission of proposals for papers is February 22nd, 2003. For any further information about the conference, please contact the C.E.P.S.E: Ramon Tortajada - E-mail: [log in to unmask] Guy Bensimon. - E-mail: [log in to unmask] </color></underline><bigger>The information related to the conference will be available on the following websites: C.E.P.S.E. website: http://www.upmf-grenoble.fr/cepse/ Charles Gide Association website: http://www.charles-gide-association.org ------------ FOOTER TO HES POSTING ------------ For information, send the message "info HES" to [log in to unmask]