BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Grails iCalendar plugin//NONSGML Grails iCalendar plugin//EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240328T124655Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210907T050000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210910T130000 SUMMARY:MANCEPT Workshop - Political Theory of the Business Corporation UID:20240328T130300Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6f97df9687-7c6q9 TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:Arthur Lewis Building\, Oxford Road\, Manchester\, United Kingdom\, M13 9PL DESCRIPTION:
As the power of large business corporations like Google\, Walmart\, and Shell increasingly appears to threaten liberal democracy\, political theorists have begun to theorize the role of the business firm in democratic societies. This recent work reflects a wide range of questions and approaches. For example\, Elizabeth Anderson (2017) has conceptualized business corporations as &ldquo\;private governments&rdquo\; exercising unreasonable political power. David Ciepley (2013) argues that business corporations are franchise governments that cannot be engendered though contract\, but only through acts of concession by the state. Abraham Singer (2019) argues that the firm exists because of market inefficiencies\, hence political theorists must take the efficiency-functions of the firm seriously.
\nDespite the burgeoning literature in the political theory of the business corporation\, many important questions remain to be addressed. For example\, the social ontology of the firm is contested. Is it a political creation for the state to achieve certain public purposes? Or should it be understood as a &ldquo\;nexus of contracts&rdquo\; between private individuals? What kinds of power do corporations exercise\, and can philosophical theories of power best account for them? What\, if anything\, legitimates their exercise? \; How does the corporation fit into existing political theories\, such as liberalism\, republicanism\, socialism and libertarianism? What constitutes just and unjust\, democratic and undemocratic corporate governance structures? Should we have workplace democracy? Do corporations have obligations to protect human rights? Given that multinational corporations are global political actors\, how should we theorize\, and regulate\, their specific form of power?
\nThis workshop aims to facilitate dialogue among political theorists working on business corporations. Possible topics include\, but are not limited to:
\nWe strongly encourage contributions addressing hitherto neglected topics\, or that address established interpretations and arguments from a different angle.
\nAbstracts should be 500-1000 words\, prepared for blind review. Please send your abstract and contact details to corpoerc@gmail.com\, by 7th May\, 2021. Decision will be made by 24th May\, allowing graduate students who have been accepted to apply to the organizers for a bursary (the deadline for which is 15th June).
\nUpon acceptance\, we will ask all speakers to pre-circulate their papers amongst participants two weeks before the workshop (24th August\, 2021). We will allocate around 60 minutes to each paper\, with presentations of 15 minutes and 45 minutes of Q&\;A.
\nRegistration for the conference opens in May. All participants must register to attend. This year&rsquo\;s fees are:
\nAcademics: £\;45
\nGraduate students\, retirees\, and unaffiliated attendees: £\;20
\nNon-speaker/non-presenting attendees: £\;15
\nIf you have any further questions\, please feel free to contact Chi Kwok (c.kwok@uu.nl) or Tully Rector (t.f.rector@uu.nl).
\nTimeline:
\nDeadline for abstracts: 7th May\, 2021
\nNotification of acceptance: 24th May\, 2021
\nDeadline for bursary applications: 15th June\, 2021
\nNotification of bursary application results: 22nd June\, 2021
\nFor more information\, please visit https://sites.manchester.ac.uk/mancept/mancept-workshops/
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