12th -14th September 2024
Co-organised by University of Applied Sciences BFI Vienna
Vienna/Austria
Recent developments in the EU need to be seen in the context of the disorder and polycrisis that has been generated by the process of disintegration of the neoliberal world order. A polycrisis is constituted by a multiplicity of shocks that may appear disparate, but that interact so that the whole becomes even more overwhelming that the sum of its parts. In the contemporary European configuration, it manifests itself through a set of interactive effects that include climate change, biodiversity loss, the Covid-19 pandemic, energy-, cost-of-living-, care, and reproduction crises, increasing inequalities, the war in Ukraine, an emergent hegemonic rivalry between the US and China, and a crisis of democracy.
The EuroMemo Group conferences in 2022 and in 2023 delved into the question of the polycrisis, analyzing its various aspects and implications. Our 2024 conference seeks to look to the future, the emerging trends in the light of European and global developments, the tensions between opposing tendencies, the intensified global competition.
This year’s EuroMemo Group conference will be jointly hosted with University of Applied Sciences, BFI Vienna and will take place on 12th -14th September 2024 (Thursday – Saturday) in Vienna/Austria.
The conference fees that help cover the cost of organizing the event can now be paid online by clicking HERE.
Members get a 20% discount in conference fees.
HERE you can find the Youtube link for the videos of our first plenary.
You can watch the welcome address held by Johannes Jäger (FH BFI Vienna), the introductory discussion led by Marica Frangakis and Magnus Reiner (co-chairs of EuroMemoGroup), Bastiaan van Apeldoorn (Free University of Amsterdam), Elisabeth Springler (FH BFI Vienna), and Agnieszka Piasna (ETUI, Brussels) to speak about the political and economic state of European Union.
Date
12 – 14 September 2024
Location
University of Applied Sciences BFI Vienna
Wohlmutstrasse 22
1020 Vienna
Austria
14.00 Conference Registration
15.00 Welcome Address: Johannes Jäger (FH BFI Vienna); Magnus Ryner/Marica Frangakis (EuroMemo Group)
15.10 – 16.30 Plenary I: Political and economic state of the EU
Panelists:
16.40 – 17.00 Coffee break
17.00 – 18:30 Plenary II: Overcoming eurocentrism – towards global environmental justice!
Panelists:
19:00 Wine reception
9.00 – 12.00 Parallel Workshops
12.00 – 13.00 Lunch break (buffet)
13.00 – 16.00 Parallel Workshops
16.00 – 16.30 Coffee break
16.30 – 18.00 Plenary III: Findings from the workshops
Panelists:
Workshop Co-ordinators
19.00 Conference Dinner
9.00 – 12.00 EuroMemo Group Planning Meeting
PARALLEL WORKSHOPS
13 September, 09:00-16:00
Workshop 1: Towards ecological justice (Chair: Johannes Jäger and Judith Dellheim)
Background paper: Judith Dellhiem (EMG/Rosa Luxemburg Foundation). On European policy strategies of ruling and opposition forces.
Workshop 2: Europe in a world of intensified geopolitical conflict (Chair: Werner Raza)
Workshop 3: The Euro at 25. Towards a responsible international monetary governance (Chair: Marica Frangakis, Rosaria Rita Canale)
Workshop 4: Challenges of sustainable development/Towards sustainable development (Chair: Mikael Stigendal)
Workshop 5: Fiscal and economic governance and decent work (Chair: Maria Karamesini, Anne Eydoux)
Workshop 6: The NextGenerationEU programme — a closing window of opportunity? (Chair: Roland Kulke, Steffen Lehndorff) –hybrid session
If you would like to submit an abstract and/or participate in the conference, please
by 15 June 2024.
Please note that there is no deadline for registering for participation only.
Conference fees are introduced to cover the cost of the conference:
A discount of 20% for members will be offered.
Click HERE to pay your conference fee.
You can always become a member by clicking HERE.
Friday, 13 September 2024
On the second day of the Conference, the 13th September, an evening conference dinner will be held at Gasthaus Möslinger.
The address of the restaurant is:
Stuwerstraße 14/1-5
1020 Wien, Österreich
Menu for a fixed price of 40€ is arranged for conference participants.
You can choose one of the following menu types: meat, vegetarian, or vegan.
Participation in our conference dinner requires online registration and payment.
Please register yourself for our conference dinner by clicking HERE and pay the conference fee HERE.
The conference will take place at the University of Applied Sciences BFI Vienna in Campus Wohlmutstrasse.
The exact address of the conference venue is: Wohlmutstrasse 22, 1020 Vienna, Austria.
The metro station “Messe/Prater” of U2 line is located five minutes walking distance away from the campus.
Follow this LINK for additional information of how to access Campus Wohlmutstrasse.
Download HERE the metro map of Vienna.
Download HERE a printable map of historical center of Vienna.
Download HERE information on Hotel accommodation in Vienna.
We would like to invite you to attend the conference and to submit paper proposals for contributions to the workshops.
For the 2024 EuroMemo conference, we invite papers that address the effect of the polycrisis in Europe and contribute to the understanding of future scenarios, ranging from the dystopian to the utopian.
Themes include, but are not restricted to:
Proposals for papers together with a short abstract (maximum 250 words) should be submitted by 15 June 2024 to info@euromemo.eu. If possible, please indicate the topic which the proposal is intended for.
Applications from CEE and Balkan countries as from EU neighbourhood, and different networks of heterodox economists are highly welcomed.
All submitted abstracts will be reviewed by the Steering Committee of the EuroMemo Group. Decisions will be made by mid-July. If accepted, completed papers should be submitted by 31 August 2024 to info@euromemo.eu.
After acceptance, full papers will be posted on the conference webpage. There is also the possibility to publish selected papers in the EuroMemo Group Discussion Paper Series.
We strongly encourage participants to submit short papers (5000 – 6000 words) and to explicitly address policy implications.
For further questions, please contact: info@euromemo.eu
The Steering Committee of the EMG would like to thank the University of Applied Sciences BFI Vienna, the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, and the Chamber of Labor/Vienna for their generous financial support.
