We would like to inform you about a special issue in Journal of Business Ethics on The Ethics of the Commons. You will find the full call for papers below. If you have any questions don't hesitate to send us an email.
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Helen Haugh, Marek Hudon, Camille Meyer and Ana Maria Peredo
Call for Papers
Special Issue of the Journal of Business Ethics
The Ethics of the Commons
Submission Deadline: 15 December 2018
Guest editors
Helen Haugh, University of Cambridge, UK, h.haugh@jbs.cam.ac.uk
Marek Hudon, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium, mhudon@ulb.ac.be
Camille Meyer, University of Victoria, Canada, camillemeyer@uvic.ca
Ana Maria Peredo, University of Victoria, Canada, aperedo@uvic.ca
Introduction to the Special Issue
The concept of 'the commons' has a long history (Sison & Fontrodona, 2012) and during the last three decades has generated increasing excitement in the scholarly literature. A major factor in the surge of interest has been the work inspired by Elinor Ostrom, Nobel memorial prize in economics sciences laureate for 2009, especially when linked to the economic and social crises that have fostered interest in different ways of organizing economic life. Recovering and implementing the concept of the commons has been hailed by scholars and practitioners as a way of creating new collective wealth (Akrivou & Sison, 2016; Bollier & Helfrich, 2014; Tedmanson et al., 2015), and for addressing what are seen as the societal ills created by neoliberalism How does ethics shape the definition and conceptualization of commons?
How do different ethical theories provide descriptive and normative insights into commons?
Property rights, including common property rights, are after all rights. How do the ethical implications of different property regimes compare and influence entrepreneurship and organizing?
For organizations and communities, how do ethical drivers enable collective action in social, environmental and other commons?
Topic 2: Governance of Commons
What are the motivations and mechanisms for cooperation and participation in commons governance and management?
What are the ethical challenges to and limits of collective action and decision-making in commons organizations?
How has the conception, practice and institutionalization of commons evolved over time, and what are the ethical factors that contribute to its evolution and persistence?
How do values and culture regenerate collective practices?
Topic 3: Social and Community Entrepreneurship and Impacts
What insights can a study of the commons offer to social and community entrepreneurship research?
How is social value created through commons organizations?
What are the ethical implications of new commons and new ways of commoning for entrepreneurship?
What are the ethical impacts of commons in housing? Food? Environmental activism? Other commons?
Topic 4: The Commons in a Market Society
Are there differences in the way that private property and common property regimes influence markets? If so, what are the ethical implications?
Do prevailing conceptions of entrepreneurship impinge on the role of the commons as a means of producing and distributing goods, e.g., by new forms of enclosure in items such as traditional knowledge, patents, and the human genome?
Do commons represent an ethical challenge to capitalist-market/neoliberal political systems?
Submission Process and Deadlines
Authors are encouraged to refer to the Journal of Business Ethics website for instructions on submitting a paper. Submission to the special issue by December 15, 2018 is required through Editorial Manager at: http://www.editorialmanager.com/busi/. Upon submission, please indicate that your submission is to this Special Issue. For any questions, please contact the guest editors.
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