The 64th Annual Conference
of the Japan Society of Political Economy
"Marx in the 21st century: 150 years after Capital"
October 15 (Saturday) and 16 (Sunday), 2016
Fukushima University, 1 Kanayagawa Fukushima-shi,
Fukushima-ken 960-1296 Japan
150 years after the publication of
Marx's Capital, the relevance of Marx's theory is
now being appreciated anew. Increasing income inequality,
lasting structural crisis, the dramatic changes in
the spread of global capitalism all requires basic
theories and historical analysis of capitalism. This
is the right time to reinvestigate Marx's theory,
and to rebuild theories of capitalism based on diverse
political economic approaches.The Japan Society of
Political Economy (JSPE) is an interdisciplinary association
devoted to the study and development of political
economy, and of its application to social problems.
Japan has been an important laboratory for developing
and debating ideas about capitalism and its dynamics.
JSPE has been the largest organization of heterodox
economists in Japan since its founding in 1959. This
annual conference will provide important occasions
for debate among scholars with diverse points of view.
Invited speakers:
Professor Makoto Itoh (Emeritus
Professor, University of Tokyo), the 2015 JSPE-Routledge
Book Prize winner. The JSPE-Routledge Book
Prize honours work that promotes the study of heterodox
economics throughout the world and challenges the
dominant position of orthodox neo-liberal economics
among economists and policy-makers.
JSPE invites all proposals reflecting the tradition
and analytical perspective of JSPE which include
- basic theories of political economy;
- historical developments in the critique of political
economy and economics;
- the critical analysis of current political economic
problems and policy challenges, including crisis,
financial instability, economic development, socialism,
gender, environment, and climate change.
Submission Procedures and the Deadline:
Proposals should reach the JSPE International Committee
by 8 May 2016 at the
latest.
Jspecice2014@jspe.gr.jp
When submitting your proposal, please include:
- The title of the proposed paper;
- Your name and academic affiliation;
- Your e-mail and postal address;
- An abstract (up to 500 words).
Notification of acceptance will be sent by 30 June.
Deadline of Full paper:
The full paper and the extended abstract (A4, 1 page)
in Word format must be submitted by 6
September 2016
Cost: Attendants will
pay their conference fee (6000 yen per person including
the conference dinner), as well as their own transportation,
accommodation and other personal expenses.
Fukushima University is located
in the Northeast Region of Japan
http://english.adb.fukushima-u.ac.jp/
Postal Address:c/o Prof. Koji Sano, Faculty of Economics
and Business Administration, Fukushima University,
1 Kanayagawa Fukushima-shi, Fukushima-ken 960-1296
Japan
Tel:+ 81-(0)24-548-8391
Direction: http://www.fukushima-u.ac.jp/new/18-koutu/index.html
Contact: Prof. Nobuharu
Yokokawa (Chairman of the JSPE International Committee)
E-mail: Jspecice2014@jspe.gr.jp
http://www.jspe.gr.jp/en_front
March 2, 2016.
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