*Call for Contributions: Moral Dimensions of Economic Life in Eastern
Europe, Russia, and Eurasia, Oxford, March 20-21st, 2019. *
Dear Colleagues,
We hereby invite contributions to the workshop 'Moral Dimensions of
Economic Life in Eastern Europe, Russia, and Eurasia', taking place at St
Antony’s College, Oxford, in March, 2019.
Challenging the orthodox exclusion of morality from the investigation of
economic life, scholars of this region have long documented how the
post-socialist experience has reshaped the morality of commerce, working
lives, informal economic practices, and even notions of moral personhood.
Today, 30 years after the end of communist rule, the region continues to be
a privileged site for studying the moral dimensions of economic thinking,
practices, and relationships at different scales. As the collective
experience of Communism fades, there has been increasing public debate
about the social and cultural changes which have come with political and
economic liberalization, including labour migration, the rise of identity
politics, and the formation of new elites. In some parts of the region,
such discussions have articulated contemporary concerns about moral change,
crisis and decline, triggering political, social, and religious calls for
moral renewal. At the same time, an increasingly vocal set of social
movements are contesting existing structures of power, wealth, and
inequality, challenging the operations and outcomes of the current
political economy, and demanding, amongst other things, stronger
redistributive measures and a clean-up of widespread corruption and crony
capitalism.
In the face of such diversity, the organizers view this workshop as an
opportunity to take stock of the capitalist moral order(s) in the region,
and to map the drivers and characteristics of relevant moral changes in
this part of the world. We invite abstract submissions (max 250 words) from
across the Social Sciences, and particularly welcome papers that use case
studies and/or fieldwork material to explore respective issues (see
attached for detailed CfP).
Please submit abstracts of no more than 250 words to nicolette
[log in to unmask] by February 1st, 2019. There will be limited funds
available for scholars from the region. Please indicate if you will require
financial assistance to attend.
Nicolette Makovicky (OSGA, Oxford), Jorg Wiegratz (POLIS, Leeds), and
Dimitra Kofti (Anthropology, Pantheion University).
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