Explaining the Variation in Policy Reactions to the Global Economic and Financial Crisis
Explaining the Variation in Policy Reactions to the Global Economic and
Financial Crisis in Industrialized Democracies
5.-6. November 2010
Mannheim Centre for European Social Research, Mannheim, Germany
The current global crisis, which began with the collapse of the investment banking firm Lehman Brothers in September 2008, has developed into a full-blown economic, financial, social and political crisis, affecting all European countries. The shear massiveness of the crisis’ impact in all spheres of the socio-economic life has represented an unprecedented challenge for policy makers, who have reacted to the crisis in a variety of ways. The crisis – and its response – brings many questions to the forefront.
This conference seeks to identify the politicaldeterminants behind the different reactions in advanced industrial nations to the economic crisis in the fields of (a) financial regulation, (b) macroeconomic policies, and (c) labour market and social policy.
The aim of this conference is to bring together various scholars working on the topic to advance our common knowledge about the substantive policy reactions to the crisis and theorize about the various factors that conditioned policy-makers’ responses. Ideally, the conference will allow the organisers to identify a selection of papers for a “special issue”.
While the conference is open for anyone to attend, paper presenters will be selected by the organisers.
Funding for travel will be made available to presenters, within the usual budgetary constraints.
Please send a 200 word abstract and your C.V. to the following address:
politics.hardtimes2010(AT)googlemail.com
Deadline: 10 September 2010
For more information, please see here.
