Fourth Sector CGC 1: The Rise of the Fourth Sector in Ibero-America. |
Website | https://www.ie.edu/cgc/news-events/events/cfp-fourth-sector-research-program/ |
Abstract registration deadline | July 15, 2018 |
Submission deadline | July 15, 2018 |
Over the past two decades, the boundaries between the public, private, and non-profit sectors have been blurring as many pioneering organizations have started to blend social and environmental aims with business approaches. These ‘hybrid’ organizations come in a wide variety of forms (B Corporations, Social and Sustainable Enterprises, Civic Ventures, Cooperatives, etc.), but they all share the purpose of achieving financial success while minimizing the negative externalities and delivering strong social and environmental benefits. This business model makes these enterprises one of the best ways that today’s society has to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030 and solve some of the most pressing challenges of our time.
Nevertheless, this transformation will not happen without support. In order to thrive and succeed, for-benefit enterprises are going to need a new and cohesive supportive ecosystem that adapts to their unique characteristics and helps them scale without making compromises that dilute their original values and impact objectives. This is what we call the Fourth Sector, a new economic and regulatory space at the intersection of the three traditional sectors –public, private and non-profit. (See ‘Theoretical framework’ for more details).
Submission Guidelines
Call for Papers
The Fourth Sector Research Program 2018
Application Deadline: 15 July 2018
Description
The Center for the Governance of Change (CGC) at IE University is seeking contributions from established or promising younger researchers for its incoming report on The Rise of the Fourth Sector in Ibero-America.
This report is part of a broader international project supported by the Ibero-American General Secretariat (SEGIB), the United Nations Development Programme for Latin America (UNDP), and the World Economic Forum (WEF), that wants to facilitate the creation of a more prosperous, socially fair and environmentally sustainable economy by advancing the development of a new regulatory ecosystem for benefit-driven enterprises.
Specifically, we are seeking research papers (4,000 – 5,000 words, written in English, Spanish or Portuguese) addressing the current situation of the Fourth Sector and its potential contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda in one of the following countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, México, Portugal, and Spain.
Each paper will be compensated with a $4,000 USD honorarium (withholding tax may apply depending of the researcher’s country), and it will be published as chapters in the incoming The Rise of the Fourth Sector in Ibero-America Report (open access) –to be released by November 2018 and presented at the next Ibero-American Summit of Heads of State and Government.
Please check all the details here: https://www.ie.edu/cgc/news-events/events/cfp-fourth-sector-research-program/
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El Center for the Governance of Change (CGC) de IE invita a investigadores especialistas en economía social e innovación a participar en su próximo Informe The Rise of the Fourth Sector in Ibero-America.
Dicho informe formará parte de un amplio proyecto internacional auspiciado por la Secretaría General Iberoamericana (SEGIB), el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (PNUD), y el Foro Económico Mundial (WEF), que busca impulsar la creación de una economía más próspera, justa y sostenible mediante el desarrollo de un ecosistema regulatorio propicio para las empresas sociales y de interés colectivo.
En concreto, el CGC está interesado en artículos de investigación (de entre 4.000 y 5.000 palabras escritos en español, portugués o inglés) que analicen la situación actual del Cuarto Sector y sus potenciales contribuciones a los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible de la Agenda 2030 en uno de los siguientes países: Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, España, México y Portugal.
Cara artículo contará con una remuneración de $4,000 USD y será publicado como capítulo en el informe The Rise of the Fourth Sector in Ibero-America, que será presentado en la próxima Cumbre Iberoamericana de Jefes de Estado y de Gobierno, en noviembre del 2018.
Los detalles de la convocatoria pueden consultarse a través de este enlace:
https://www.ie.edu/cgc/news-events/events/cfp-fourth-sector-research-program/
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to cgc.applications@ie.edu