ECGPW-2019: Economy for the Common Good – A Common Standard for a Pluralist World? Hochschule Bremen, School of Graduate and Professional Studies Bremen, Germany, November 28-30, 2019

The Economy for the Common Good (ECG) movement started in 2010 with the publication of the first edition of the book "Gemeinwohl-Ökonomie" (Economy for the Common Good) by Christian Felber and the presentation of a first version of the common good balance sheet by a group of Austrian entrepreneurs. More than 2,000 companies, mainly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), have since than been registered as supporters and more than 500 companies have already prepared or are currently preparing an ECG balance sheet. The movement spread from the German-speaking countries to other countries, especially in Europe and Latin America.

The ECG can be considered as a new approach in-line with several socio-economic and political approaches that aim to frame economic activity within ecological and social boundaries. But different to other approaches, the ECG does not aim to incorporate sustainability into the predominant rationale of profit-maximization but to embed economic activities into a broader cultural and social context and to link them with the core human values of dignity, solidarity, social justice, environmental sustainability, democracy and transparency. Recently, a growing number of scholarly works focussed on the ECG both from conceptual and empirical perspectives.

The conference aims at bringing together those scholars working on topics related to the ECG or similar concepts. It will provide a platform for a critical review, a resonance space, and a platform for networking.

Submission Guidelines

We welcome contributions from any discipline, industry, or organization in the private, public, or non-profit sectors. ECGPW-2019 invites research submissions, conceptual, empirical, experimental, and case studies by nature. You are invited to submit either an abstract or a complete paper which will be peer reviewed. Please include academic title(s) (such as Dr), the name of author(s) and affiliation of the corresponding author and email address in the paper itself.

• All Abstracts must be submitted in English.
• Abstracts should not exceed 200 words.
• The abstract should clearly state the:
  • Author(s)
  • Affiliation
  • Contact E-Mail
  • Title
  • Principal Topic
  • Method (or “Key Propositions” for conceptual papers)
  • Results and Implications
  • List of Keywords
• Abstracts must be text only and there is no need to list the references even if in-text references are used. Pictures or graphs should not be submitted.
• Paper should not exceed 7,500 words, including all tables, figures, notes, and references.
• Use Times New Roman 12-point font, double spaced, with 1-inch (2.5cm) margins all around for the text, including headers and footnotes.
• Authors are requested to follow APA style.
• Accepted abstracts/papers will have to be presented on the conference date by at least one of the authors.

As we aim to encourage dialogue and response, standard format sessions will be limited to a minimum and instead a range of innovative interactive formats, like PechaKucha, Round Table, World Café, etc., will be used. Once all submissions are collected and reviewed, we will inform the presenters about the applied formats.

List of Topics

• Principles, Foundation, and Methodology of ECG
• Validation and Impact Measures of the ECG Matrix/Balance Sheet
• Connectivity and Links to other Movements/Schools/Conceptual Models
  • UN Social Development Goals (SDGs)
  • Planetary Boundaries / Fair Earth Share / Ecological Footprint
  • Doughnut / Circular Economy / Convivialism / Post-growth
  • Etc.
• Representative Applications/Engagement in the Context of ECG
• ECG in Higher Education
  • Implementation of the ECG in Education and Research
  • Implementing the ECG matrix on Campus
  • ECG in Campus Projects
• ECG Implementation in Accreditation Processes
• Non-financial Reporting
• Legal framework (EU/National/International)
  • Comparative analyses
  • Connectivity with other Standards
• Political Relevance/Policy Impact
  • Impact on Policy Makers and the Policy-making Process
  • New Forms of Participatory Processes
• ECG and the Digital Commons
• ECG and Environmental Science

Committees

Program Committee

• Dr. J. Daniel Dahm, Senior Advisor, World Future Council
• Christian Felber, Founder, “Economy for the Common Good”
• Prof. Dr. Tim Goydke, Dean, School of Graduate and Professional Studies, Hochschule Bremen
• Roland Gutmann, Member of the Board, Research Council of the Economy for the Common Good
• Prof. Günter Koch, President, Humboldt Cosmos Multiversity
• Prof. Dr. Petra Teitscheid, Department of Food, Nutrition, Facilities, Muenster University of Applied Sciences

Organizing committee

• Tim Goydke
• Georg Müller-Christ
• Sarah Franzeck
• Ramon Spiecker

Invited Speakers

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Publication

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Venue

The conference will be held at the School of Graduate and Professional Studies, Hochschule Bremen – City University of Applied Sciences, Langemarckstrasse 113, 28199 Bremen, Germany

Contact

All questions about submissions should be emailed to Sara Franzeck