ICOPEC 2020

CALL FOR PAPERS

Global Inequalities

24-26 June 2020, Istanbul / Turkey

The Main Theme and Scope of the Conference: Global Inequalities

Inequality has been on the rise across the globe and living conditions are vastly unequal between different places in the world. Currently, the richest 1% own 45% of the world’s wealth. The consequence is that some people are able to enjoy healthy, wealthy, happy lives whilst others continue to live in ill-health, poverty and sorrow. Rapid economic growth in Asia (particularly China and India) has lifted many people out of extreme poverty. Nevertheless, the wealth divide is steadily growing. According to Oxfam, between 2009 and 2018, the number of billionaires it took to equal the wealth of the world’s poorest 50 per cent fell from 380 to 26. Those with extreme wealth have often accumulated their fortunes on the backs of people around the world who work for poor wages and under dangerous conditions. Women are scarce at the top and overrepresented at the bottom. Gender discrimination in the workplace contributes significantly to these persistent economic divides. There are also large differences in wealth across racial groups. Long-standing racial discrimination in many forms, including in education, hiring, and pay practices contribute to persistent earnings gaps. Inequalities have dramatically strengthened the economic and political power of those individuals at the top.

This conference aims to identify the main drivers behind the widespread increase of inequalities and how they can be reversed to achieve a level playing field. Apart from its main theme, ICOPEC 2020 also invites and welcomes all contributions that enrich the perspectives of Political Economy and expand the ground for better policy analyses and making. Indicatively, proposed papers may touch upon the following issues:

Inequalities, Income Distribution, and Poverty Alleviation

Neo-liberal Globalisation: Divergence or Convergence?

Financialisation, Economic Crises, and Inequalities

Inequalities across and within Individual Countries

Income and Wealth Distributions

Poverty Dynamics and Poverty Alleviation

Political Economy of Poverty and Income Disparity

Socio-Economic Inequalities over the Life Course

Institutions, Social Protection, and Inclusion

Environmental Inequalities

Artificial Intelligence and Inequalities

Inequalities from the Lens of Cinema and Art

Gender and Identity Inequalities

Gender and Social Justice

Conflict, War and Gender

Sexism and Gender-Based Discrimination

Child and Forced Marriages

Gender Empowerment and Religion

Sexual Orientation-Related Inequalities

Gender Norms and Differences in Behaviour in the post-Era

Political Representation and Public Leadership of Women

Labour Economics and Inequalities

Inequalities in Earnings

Minimum Wage Impacts

Trade Unions and Wage Levels

Migrant Workers and Inequalities

Labour Market Discriminations and Wage Gaps

Unemployment, Flexible Employment, and Inequalities

4th Industrial Revolution and Basic Income

Public Finance, Public Management, and Inequalities

Redistributive Fiscal Policies

Political Economy of Fiscal Institutions

Market-Society Tension and Social Policy

Public Goods, Public Bads, and Public Policies

Global Commons and Global Public Goods

Tax Burden Fairness, Corruption, and Tax Compliance

Public Governance Quality, Transparency, and Accountability

Shadow Economy, Distribution of Wealth, and Unfair Competition

International Tax Competition and Under-Investment in Public Goods

International Relations and Inequalities

Global Political Economy and Inequalities

Power Politics in International Relations and Inequalities

Hegemonic Struggles, Trade Wars, and Inequalities

International Human Rights Violations and Social Justice

Unequal Power Relations and Human Trafficking

Cross-Border Migration, Minorities, and Inequalities

International Organizations, Democratic Governance, and Crises

Cooperation, Conflict, and Security in Global Politics

Sociology, Anthropology, Demography, and Inequalities

Race, Ethnicity, and Justice

Analysis of Power and Inequalities

Culture, Identity, Religion, and Inequalities

Forms of Social Life, Violence, and Inequalities

War Zones, Immigration, and Inequalities

Politics of Justice Protest, Democracy, and Change

Ageing, Intergenerational Relations, and Social Pensions

Natural Language Processing, Big Data, and Inequalities

Society and Politics in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Economic Development, Sustainability, and Inequality

Poverty, Growth and Inequality

Rent-Seeking, Corruption, and Inequality

Environmental Inequality and Poverty

Technological Progress and Inequalities

Shared Economy and Inclusive Development

Institutional Quality, Administrative Capacity, and Development