On behalf of the Council: EASAS funds one or two academic workshops a year, with a maximum contribution of € 2,500 each. The call is open now for the proposal of workshops to be held in 2017 or 2018. A workshop can be organized either as the basis for the preparation of papers for publication, or as an event to map out and develop new research projects. The workshop can be convened by just one or by more EASAS members. Proposals can also include comparative discussion of other parts of the world, as long as there is a strong focus on South Asia. 

If you are thinking of applying for support for a workshop, please note the essential and desirable elements as well as the submission criteria as noted in the information sheet attached.

The deadline for the submission of proposals is 31 January 2017. The EASAS Council will complete the selection process by 28 February 2017. All funds for 2017 will be allocated in this process, and the funds must be spent by the end of the calender year 2018. Submit proposals by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

With best regards from EASAS Office

Anne Schnellen

European Association for South Asian Studies e.V. (EASAS)
Adolfstr. 39, Büro EG
53111 Bonn
Germany
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The Scientific Committee and the Local Organising Committee of the 2017 AESOP Congress in Lisbon

SPACES OF DIALOG FOR PLACES OF DIGNITY: Fostering the European Dimension of Planning

invites and encourages AESOP community to submit abstracts.

The abstract submission deadline is 09th January 2017.

Detailed information on Abstracts & Full Paper Submissions can be found in here.

Themes & Tracks:

More details about Themes & Tracks in here.

Dear all,

You are hereby invited to a special session in honour of Professor Charlie Karlsson.

Professor Charlie Karlsson “the founding father of Jönköping International Business School (JIBS)” and past president of the European Regional Science Association (ERSA) retired on December 31, 2014 and became Professor Emeritus.

I organize a special session at the 20^th Uddevalla Symposium to acknowledge his achievements as an academic entrepreneur as well as his contributions to the international regional science community. I hope that you are interested to come and to present a paper at this special session. The 20^th Uddevalla Symposium takes place in Trollhättan, Sweden, June 15-17, 2017.

The overall theme of the 20^th Uddevalla Symposium is “Innovation, entrepreneurship and industrial dynamics in internationalised regional economies”. Further information about the symposium can be found at www.symposium.hv.se .

I need to have a confirmation of your participation not later than the 28^th of January 2017 together with the title of your presentation including name(s) of possible co-author(s). Submission deadline for your complete paper is May 18^th 2017 to secure that there is enough time to have it uploaded at the symposium USB-stick.

Looking forward to see you in Trollhättan in June next year.

Best regards,

//Martin

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Martin Andersson (PhD)

Professor, Industrial Economics

Blekinge Institute of Technology (BTH), Karlskrona

Call for Papers

11^th Annual Meeting of the Portuguese Economic Journal

University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro

Vila Real, Portugal

7-9 July 2017

We are happy to announce that the 11^th Annual Meeting of the Portuguese Economic Journal, organized by Centre for Transdisciplinary Development Studies (CETRAD), will take place at the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD) on 7-9 July 2017.

Keynote Speaker:Sofia Villas-Boas | Empirical policy research using reduced form and structural methods

Portuguese Economic Journal website:

http://www.iseg.ulisboa.pt/~pej

Submissions in all fields of Economics are welcome and should be made through Conference Maker, until 15 March 2017, at

https://editorialexpress.com/cgi-bin/conference/conference.cgi?action=login&db_name=PEJ2017

Papers should be written in English. The cover page should contain the following elements: article title, name of the author(s), affiliation(s), presenter, address(es), email(s), abstract (up to 600 words), keywords, and JEL classification codes.

Deadlines:

Paper submission                    15 March

Acceptance notification         21 April

Early registration                    15 May

Author's registration              7 June

Late registration                     As of 16 May

Scientific Committee:

Vasco Carvalho (University of Cambridge, UK) - Chair

Ana Rute Cardoso (Institute for Economic Analysis - CSIC and Barcelona GSE, Spain)

Fernando Branco (Católica-Lisbon SBE, Portugal)

Francisco Gomes (London Business School, UK)

Isabel Horta Correia (Banco de Portugal and Católica-Lisbon SBE, Portugal)

Joana Pais (ISEG of ULisboa, Portugal)

João Santos Silva (University of Surrey, UK)

Nuno Limão (University of Maryland, USA)

Paulo Guimarães (Banco de Portugal and Universidade do Porto, Portugal)

Pedro Vicente (NOVA SBE, Portugal)

Ricardo Reis (London School of Economics, UK)

Sílvia Gonçalves (Western University, Canada)

Sofia Villas-Boas (University of California at Berkeley, USA)

Local Organizing Committee:

João Rebelo (UTAD, Portugal) - Chair

Ana Marta (UTAD, Portugal)

José Vaz Caldas (UTAD, Portugal)

Leonida Correia (UTAD, Portugal)

Lina Gomes (UTAD, Portugal)

Patrícia António (UTAD, Portugal)

Patrícia Martins (UTAD, Portugal)

Sofia Gouveia (UTAD, Portugal)

For further information on registration, fees, venue, and accommodation, please refer to the Meeting website:

http://pej2017.utad.pt/

Conference Contacts:

Edifício da ECHS - Polo, Quinta de Prados

5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal

Tel: +351 259 350 168

Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

On the behalf of the  Local Organizing Committee

Professor João Rebelo

Dear Colleague,

The Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER), a world association of academics and researchers based in Athens, organizes its 15th Annual International Conference on Accounting, 3-4 July 2017, Athens, Greece. You are more than welcome to submit a proposal for a presentation by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., before 5 December 2016. The registration fee is 540 euro and includes accommodation during the days of the conference, participation to all sessions of the conference, breakfasts, two lunches and all taxes. If you need more information, please let me know and our administration will send it through to you.

The language of the conference is English for both presentations and discussions. Abstracts should be 200-300 words in length and it should include names and contact details of all authors. All abstracts are blind reviewed according to ATINER’s standards and policies. Acceptance decisions are sent within four weeks following submission. Papers should be submitted one month before the conference only if the paper is to be considered for publication at ATINER’s series

My best regards,

Dr. Peter Koveos, Professor of Finance, Syracuse University, USA.

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ATINER | 8 Valaoritou Street, Kolonaki | Athens | Greece

Director, Public Policy Program
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte invites applications from outstanding senior scholars to serve as Director of the Public Policy Program, an interdisciplinary Ph.D. granting program that draws upon faculty and resources from three colleges. The term of the position begins on July 1, 2017. The Program Director reports to the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the tenure home for the Director will be in a department in the College that is affiliated with the Public Policy Program.
Required qualifications include a Ph.D. in Public Policy or a closely related social science discipline and a record of distinction in public policy research, with credentials and experience appropriate for a tenured professorship at UNC Charlotte. We seek candidates with administrative or other related experience that has prepared them to serve as Director of a diverse and growing interdisciplinary Ph.D. granting program, and who have a commitment to promoting diversity and inclusion as values in the program and college. Finalists will be asked during their screening interview to discuss how the topics of diversity and inclusion are incorporated into their teaching and research.
We will give preference to candidates with experience working within an interdisciplinary environment, and who have experience in multiple facets of graduate education, including recruitment, curriculum development, mentoring, and placement. A track record of extramural funding is strongly desired. Preference will also be given to those with a record of active service to the discipline of public policy through its organizations and journals. We seek candidates who possess the vision and leadership to support a program targeted to expand its mission considerably, who will enhance the intellectual and interdisciplinary climate of the program, and build networks within the profession and with practitioners.
The position is open with respect to research specialty. The Public Policy Program has particular strengths in policy areas related to the urban environment including planning and development, governance, environmental, education, health, economic, crime, and social policy and provides all students rigorous training in quantitative analysis. The program is supported by over 30 core faculty drawn from departments and colleges throughout the university including Criminal Justice and Criminology, Economics, Geography and Earth Sciences, Philosophy, Political Science and Public Administration, Public Health, and Sociology. The program has a strong track record of placing its students in both academic and non-academic positions.
The Program Director will be responsible for coordinating and expanding the interdisciplinary program within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, where it is housed, as well as coordinating with the Belk College of Business and the College of Health and Human Services. The Director is responsible for coordinating all aspects of graduate education in the Public Policy Program and represents the program within and across college, university, professional, and community networks.
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a doctoral, research-intensive university, located in one of the nation’s fastest-growing metropolitan areas on an expanding modern campus. One of sixteen campuses in one of the oldest public university systems in the United States, UNC Charlotte offers over 28,000 culturally diverse students a wide range of undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Charlotte's metropolitan area is rich in cultural and racial diversity (over 40% Hispanic/Latino and African-American) and our faculty strives to reflect and interact positively with that population. The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences houses 20 departments in the humanities, social and behavioral sciences, physical sciences, and military sciences, as well as 8 research centers and institutes and 13 interdisciplinary programs.
Applications must be submitted electronically at https://jobs.uncc.edu (use position number #004161) and the following documents should be attached: cover letter describing your qualifications and approach to leadership, teaching, and scholarship; a statement addressing commitment to diversity and inclusion; CV; and names and contact information of three references. Applicants will be subject to a criminal background check.
AA/EOE employer. Minorities, women, and persons with disabilities are especially encouraged to apply. Screening of applications begins December 1st, 2016 and will continue until the position is filled.