Call for Paper
Place Based Sustainability, Ethics and Spirituality
Call for a New Economy Serving Life
Annual European SPES Conference
May, 19-21, 2022, Urbino, Italy
in collaboration with
The University of Urbino Carlo Bo organizes the 2022 Annual European SPES Conference in May, 19-21, 2022 in Urbino, Italy in collaboration with the European SPES Institute in Leuven, Belgium.
The Topic of the Conference
Without respecting and nurturing ‘place’ we cannot achieve a state of ecological sustainability. Place-based organizations are not run on a purely materialistic basis. The non-materialistic features of a place (aesthetics, cultural heritage, community feelings, and transcendence, and so on) should be integrated into sustainability management. Place-based organizations break with the economic logic of efficiency and profit maximization, and organize their activities around the ideal of encompassing feelings of identity with and attachment to a place.
Place based sustainability requires a radical rethinking and reforming of our economies. The vision of Pope Francis “Economy of Francis” calls for a new economy “one that brings life not death, one that is inclusive and not exclusive, humane and not dehumanizing, one that cares for the environment and does not despoil it”.
The conference aims to contribute to the ecological transformation of humankind by exploring theoretical and practical models that integrate the sense of the place, ethics and spirituality in new ways of organizing of economic and social life.
Issues to be Addressed
The material and spiritual aspects of the present economic and environmental crisis
Working models of placed based sustainability
Aesthetics and grace in our relationship with nature
Frugality and simplicity in consumption and production
Limiting the scale of the economy relative to the ecosystem and restraining uneconomic growth
The role of business in society and nature for achieving sustainable Earth
Purpose-driven and benefit corporation: emerging insights and perspectives for sustainability
The inner connection between ecology and social justice as framework and compass for the economy
Responsible business and earth spirituality
Art and Literature as representing sane and healthy living alternatives
Developing ecological consciousness in organizations
Good practices of ecological accounting and auditing
Place and Date
The “Place Based Sustainability, Ethics and Spirituality – Call for a New Economy Serving Life” conference will be held at the venue of the University of Urbino in Urbino, Italy. The conference will start on May 19th, 2022, and will end on May 21st, 2022 (from Thursday afternoon to Saturday early afternoon). Considering the uncertainty of the Covid-pandemic, the conference will take place as physical event, in compliance with the national and international Covid legislation in force at the time of the initiative. Anyway if, due to such restrictions, being physically present should be impossible for some participants, alternative online forms of attendance will be arranged.
Scientific Committee
Members of the Scientific Committee of the Conference include:
Maria-Gabriella Baldarelli, University of Bologna
Luk Bouckaert, Catholic University of Leuven
Luigino Bruni, Lumsa University Rome and Sophia University Institute
Mara Del Baldo, University of Urbino “Carlo Bo”
Knut Ims, Norwegian School of Economics
Hendrik Opdebeeck, University of Antwerp
Elisabetta Righini, University of Urbino “Carlo Bo”
Gianfanco Rusconi, University of Bergamo
Antonio Tencati, University of Brescia and Bocconi University Milan
Laszlo Zsolnai, Corvinus University of Budapest and European SPES Institute, Leuven
Participation Fee of the European SPES Annual Conference
180 Euros for regular participants
150 Euros for European SPES members
100 Euros for students and accompanying persons
The fee will be increased by 50 Euros in case of late registration (after April 15th, 2022)
50 Euros online early registration (within 15 April)
80 Euros online late registration
Fill in the registration form at this link: https://forms.gle/LRGC71cgdBZ8jNPy8 and proceed with the payment by banker transfer. Registration is completed after the receipt of payment has been sent to: spesurbino@gmail.com
Submissions
Interested participants should send a detailed abstract of their planned presentation (about 500 words) accompanied by a short biographical note (100 words) via e-mail by March 15, 2022 to:
Laszlo Zsolnai,
President
European SPES Institute
Leuven
email: zsolnai@uni-corvinus.hu
Conference organizers are interested in receiving proposals for academic papers as well as practice-oriented submissions.
Full papers should be submitted by April 30th, 2022, to the following e-mail address: mara.delbaldo@uniurb.it
Important notice:
- Already accepted submissions are fine. Authors should not re-send their abstracts.
- Registrations and fees payment already made are confirmed and will be kept them valid for the 2022 conference.
Publication
Selected papers presented in the conference are considered for a volume edited for the Palgrave Studies in Sustainable Business.
Dates to remember
15th March 2022 Submission deadline for abstract and bio
15th April, 2022 Early registration
30th April, 2022 Full paper deadline
19th May, 2022 Late registration (@on campus)
Contact and Information
Inquiries concerning general information about the Conference, registration and accommodation, should be addressed to the Organization Office:
spesurbino@gmail.com | 0039 0722 369406
Inquiries regarding scientific issues on the topic of the Conference should be direct to the following e-mail address: mara.delbaldo@uniurb.it
Please check the conference website for more details and further information: https://www.uniurb.it/spes2022
We look forward to welcoming you in Urbino!
Urbino is a walled city in the Marche region of Italy, south-west of Pesaro, a World Heritage Site notable for a remarkable historical legacy of independent Renaissance culture, especially under the patronage of Federico da Montefeltro, duke of Urbino from 1444 to 1482. The town, nestled on a high sloping hillside, retains much of its picturesque medieval aspect. It hosts the University of Urbino, founded in 1506, and is the seat of the Archbishop of Urbino. Its best-known architectural piece is the Palazzo Ducale, rebuilt by Luciano Laurana.
2022 is the 600th anniversary of the birth of Duke Federico. It's a pleasure for us to welcome you to Urbino in such an important year for our city.