The Italian Society for Economic Sociology organizes its first Conference in Rome at the Sapienza University (Rome - Sapienza University of Rome 26-27-28 January 2017). One of the sessions during the first edition of SISE Conference focuses on “The informal economy during the economic crisis in the European Mediterranean Countries”. The session aims to explore the nature of informal employment, the reasons for which employees are engaged in informal economic activities and the representations of their work (for more details see the Call for Paper proposals in attachment).
Scholars and young researchers are invited to participate in this session sending a paper abstract of maximum 8000 characters to
[email protected] by October 3rd, 2016. Proposals should thoroughly specify the topic, the research questions, the methodology and the references. Applicants are requested to illustrate whether the paper proposal: (1) is part of a larger research project; (2) has been conducted by one or more authors; (3) has been carried out in a national or international context. The authors should also specify whether preliminary versions of this work have been already published or presented in other conferences or seminars. Participants will be notified of their acceptance by October 17th, 2016. Final papers are due on December 20th, 2016.
For any queries regarding the Call for Papers, please contact:
Diego Coletto (
[email protected])
Iraklis Dimitriadis (
[email protected])
Our ambition is also to create an informal network among scholars who study questions concerning informal economic activities in Mediterranean Countries.
All the best
Diego and Iraklis
