Call for Papers: Legitimacy and Efficiency in Global Economic Governance

The Group of Lecce, in collaboration with the University of Salento Faculty of Law, has issued a call for papers for an international workshop on "Legitimacy and Efficiency in Global Economic Governance," to be held in Lecce on May 6-7, 2011. Here's the call:

The Faculty of Law - University of Salento
and
The Group of Lecce

are pleased to announce an

International Workshop on
Legitimacy and Efficiency in Global Economic Governance

06th – 07th May 2011 – Lecce, Italy

CALL FOR PAPERS

Introduction

The international financial and economic crisis of 2007-2009 has shown the fallibility of the neoliberal paradigm that has dominated global economic governance over the last quarter century: regulatory and supervisory institutions have revealed their weaknesses, and markets have shown their limits to the rational allocation of risks and resilience to shocks. Scholars and policymakers across the world need to investigate how the traditional state-vs.-market relationship should be reconceived within a changing international financial architecture.

Against this background, this Workshop aims at stimulating further reflection on the complex theme of global economic governance by choosing legitimacy and efficiency as key concepts to investigate. According to this standpoint, we propose the following topics, under which the principles of legitimacy and efficiency will be articulated, and which could headline separate Workshop sessions: institutional aspects of global governance (e.g.: role of the G-20, reform of IMF and WB); development policies (e.g.: incentives to foreign direct investments, conditionality); international financial regulation (e.g.: role of soft law, prudential supervision, transparency); role of the state in the economy (e.g.: trade and technology policies, monetary issues, state insolvency).

Aim

The aim of this Workshop is to bring together a group of scholars and researchers from public and private sectors with a strong interest in global economic governance, coming from different backgrounds (economics, law, politics) and geographic regions. The Workshop will provide a unique opportunity for a fruitful debate on these crucial topics, fostered by the presence of distinguished discussants and will be opened to the participation of scholars from all over the world. A volume of selected proceedings should subsequently be published.

Meeting format

The Workshop will take place on 06th and 07th May 2011 at the Faculty of Law, University of Lecce, Italy. It will encompass four scientific sessions, each of them with three or four papers presented by researchers and scholars selected according to the submission procedure illustrated below.

Each session will be chaired by a distinguished scholar (among others Daniel Bradlow, Professor of International Law at the Faculty of Law of the American University Washington College of Law; Domenico Lombardi, President of the Oxford Institute for Economic Policy; Leonardo Martinez-Diaz, senior advisor of the U.S. Agency for International Development; Tamotsu Nishizawa, Director of the Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University), who will discuss the papers and chair the ensuing debates.

English will be the working language; simultaneous translation will also be available. Additional information will be posted on The Group of Lecce website as it becomes available, and the preliminary program will be posted on the same website upon the completion of the selection process.

Submission of Papers

Interested scholars and researchers should submit an abstract of a maximum of 500 words in Word Document format according to the above suggested topics. It should be written in English and sent to the email address, by Sunday, March 06, together with the applicant's curriculum vitae, and indicating ‘Global Economic Governance Workshop Application’ in the subject line. A number of authors will be selected and invited to submit their papers for presentation at the Workshop. Selected authors will be notified by Thursday, March 10. Papers need to be submitted by Friday, April 22.

Notification of acceptance and of day, time and presentation format will be sent by email to the authors. All submissions should reflect original work. Applications that are incomplete or received after the deadline will not be considered.

Submission of an abstract implies the willingness of the author to present a complete and final version of the paper at the Workshop.

Terms of Submission

Submission Deadline: 06th March
Acceptance Notification: 10th March
Final Papers Due: 22nd April

For questions related to abstract or paper submission, please contact the Organizing Committee.

The University of Salento and The Group of Lecce will provide coverage for selected speakers' accommodation fees. Travel expenses shall in any case be at the speaker’s cost.

The Scientific Committee is composed of:

Dr. Biagio Bossone, International Financial Advisor, former Executive Director at the WB.
Prof. Maria Chiara Malaguti, International Law, University of Salento
Prof. Susanna Cafaro, European Law, University of Salento
Prof. Nicola De Liso, Political Economy, University of Salento
Dr. Saverio Di Benedetto, Researcher in International Economic Law, University of Salento

The Organizing Committee is composed of:

Dr. Saverio Di Benedetto, Researcher in International Economic Law, University of Salento
Dr. Liboria Maggio, PhD candidate in Law and Economics, University of Salento
Dr. Roberta Marra, PhD candidate in Law and Economics, University of Salento