events
CEESE ULB
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january 16, 2026
The ULB Chair in Social Economy/CEESE ULB (CEBRIG) is pleased to invite you to a special debate—with the authors in attendance—on the new book Une autre entreprise est possible (Another Kind of Business is Possible) which explores the business models of tomorrow.
📅 January 16—12:15 p.m.—USquare 🎙️ The authors of the book: • Timothée Duverger, head of the TerrESS Chair at Sciences Po Bordeaux, internationally recognized specialist in social economy • Christophe Sente, political scientist at CEVIPOL (ULB), author of numerous works on the intellectual history of European social democracy 🎤 The discussion will be led by two key players in social dialogue in Belgium: • Lisa ISNARD, Secretary General of BECI • Jean-François Tamellini, Secretary General of the Walloon FGTB 📌 Registration: https://lnkd.in/eYThgcXH |
RESEARCH SEMINAR IN APPLIED ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT
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FEBRUARY 5, 2026Wouter Vleugels (Associate Professor of Strategic and Sustainable HR Management at HEC Liège) will present :
"Curvilinear relationships in person-environment fit research: Is there evidence for a too-much-of-a-good-thing effect?" Abstract | Poster | From 12.15pm | On-Site at R42.2.113 and Online* *Please contact [email protected] if you wish to participate one week max before the event as we provide lunch. |
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articles in refereed journals
(*CEBRIG Members)
chapters in books
Chapter 11: From Diversity Policy to Compliance and Skepticism: Contextual and Ideological Mechanism of DEI Practices
By Claudia Toma* & Franciska Krings
Chapter in book : International Perspectives of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Edited By Eden King, Quinetta Roberson & Mikki Hebl
By Claudia Toma* & Franciska Krings
Chapter in book : International Perspectives of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Edited By Eden King, Quinetta Roberson & Mikki Hebl
Elections and norms of behaviour
By Pierre-Guillaume Méon*
Chapter in book : Elgar Encyclopedia of Public Choice Edited By Richard Jong-A-Pin & Christian Bjørnskov
By Pierre-Guillaume Méon*
Chapter in book : Elgar Encyclopedia of Public Choice Edited By Richard Jong-A-Pin & Christian Bjørnskov
Chapitre X - Leaders minoritaires et politiques de diversité : équité et inclusion
By Claudia Toma*, Julia Oberlin* & Abigail Alves*
Chapter in book : Briser les barrières Perspectives psychosociales sur le leadership et la diversité Première édition Edited By Clara Kulich, Ruri Takizawa & Vincenzo Iacoviello
By Claudia Toma*, Julia Oberlin* & Abigail Alves*
Chapter in book : Briser les barrières Perspectives psychosociales sur le leadership et la diversité Première édition Edited By Clara Kulich, Ruri Takizawa & Vincenzo Iacoviello
The Social Impact of Microfinance: An Unfinished Challenge
By Cécile Godfroid* & Marc Labie*
Chapter in book : The Palgrave Handbook of Social Finance Edited By H. Kent Baker, Greg Filbeck & Halil Kiymaz
By Cécile Godfroid* & Marc Labie*
Chapter in book : The Palgrave Handbook of Social Finance Edited By H. Kent Baker, Greg Filbeck & Halil Kiymaz
books
Place Branding and Marketing from a Policy Perspective
Vincent Mabillard*, Martial Pasquier & Renaud Vuignier
Vincent Mabillard*, Martial Pasquier & Renaud Vuignier
book review
CULTURAL TRENDS
Global art markets: History and current trends
Book by Iain Robertson, Derrick Chong, and Luís U. Afonso
Review by Anne-Sophie Radermecker*
Global art markets: History and current trends
Book by Iain Robertson, Derrick Chong, and Luís U. Afonso
Review by Anne-Sophie Radermecker*
THESIS
Institutions, farm/rural household behavior and gender: Evidence from Colombia and Burundi
By Jesse Willem D'Anjou
Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management
By Jesse Willem D'Anjou
Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management
working papers
PP 26-001
Visions et priorités de l’économie bruxelloise :Une analyse empirique des convergences et divergences
by Marek Hudon & Sandrine Meyer
Visions et priorités de l’économie bruxelloise :Une analyse empirique des convergences et divergences
by Marek Hudon & Sandrine Meyer
WP 25-008
Bayesian probabilistic exploration of Bitcoin informational quanta and interactions under the GITT-VT paradigm
by Quan-Hoang Vuong & Viet Phuong La & Minh Hoang Nguyen
Bayesian probabilistic exploration of Bitcoin informational quanta and interactions under the GITT-VT paradigm
by Quan-Hoang Vuong & Viet Phuong La & Minh Hoang Nguyen
WP 25-007
A Bootstrap Test of Portfolio Performance Tailored to Individual Preferences
by Marie Briere & Léopold Simar & Ariane Szafarz & Anne Vanhems
A Bootstrap Test of Portfolio Performance Tailored to Individual Preferences
by Marie Briere & Léopold Simar & Ariane Szafarz & Anne Vanhems
Management CAFé
NOVEMBER 26, 2025
« Mission impossible ? Sauver la planète sans sacrifier notre confort »
Le consensus scientifique est désormais sans appel, nous devons réduire nos émissions de CO2 pour limiter le changement climatique et ses effets. Le défi est global et demande des adaptations de nos économies et de nos comportements. Mais, au lendemain de la COP de Belém, sommes-nous prêts à changer nos habitudes ? Peut-on concilier bien-être personnel et responsabilité environnementale ? Qui paye pour la dette environnementale que nous accumulons depuis des décennies ?
See the video on Youtube
Call for Contributions
Business & Society Research Seminar 2026 – June 23-24 - Vlerick Business School, Ghent (Belgium) – deadline February 9th
The Faculty of Economics and Business Administration of Ghent University and VlerickBusiness School, in collaboration with multiple academic institutions, are thrilled to host the 2026 edition of the Business & Society Research Seminar.
The theme of this year’s edition is: Responsibility under Pressure: Sustainability & Inclusion in times of polarization and backlash
We are living in an era of intersecting crises (ecological, social, political, and economic) that increasingly reinforce one another. Societies face accelerating climate breakdown,biodiversity loss, resource scarcity, geopolitical tension, social inequalities, polarization,and rapid technological disruption. These crises reshape the expectations placed on organizations and intensify debates about their broader societal responsibilities.In this turbulent context, organizational commitments to sustainability, inclusion, and societal impact come under pressure. What was long viewed as a moral and collective imperative is increasingly reframed in instrumental or strategic terms. As public scepticism rises and polarization deepens, efforts related to sustainability and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) risk being deprioritized, diluted, or contested. This creates a pressing paradox: the need for responsible and inclusive organizational actionhas never been greater, yet its moral legitimacy appears increasingly fragile.This seminar invites participants to explore how organizations, and the people within them, can continue to create meaningful societal value despite growing resistance,ambiguity, and competing demands. We aim to understand how responsibility isinterpreted, practiced, challenged, or defended across different levels of analysis: from individual motivation and identity work, to organizational strategies and leadership, toshifting institutional norms and societal expectations.By bringing together emerging and established scholars, the seminar seeks to foster dialogue on how sustainability and inclusion can remain credible, resilient, andtransformative in an age of crisis, and what this means for research, practice, and theevolving relationship between business and society.We welcome contributions from various organization-related research fields (e.g.,business ethics and philosophy, management and organization studies, strategy, marketing, accounting, finance, entrepreneurship, and sociology) and research methodologies (qualitative, quantitative, mixed, and conceptual).
• How can organizations effectively involve internal and external stakeholders in cocreating solutions that advance social, environmental, and ethical objectives?
• What role can social movements play in shaping organizational responsibility andfostering systemic societal change?
• How can social entrepreneurship initiatives be designed and scaled to generateboth organizational resilience and measurable societal impact?
• How can business-nonprofit partnerships be structured to maximize shared valueand long-term social and environmental outcomes?
• How can organizations maintain CSR and DEI initiatives during timesof deprioritization?
• How can circular economy and sharing economy principles be integrated intobusiness models and governance to support sustainable practices?
• What leadership, governance, and decision-making approaches enableorganizations to embed corporate social responsibility at the core of strategy inturbulent contexts?
Objectives of the seminar
The objective of this two-day seminar is to bring together PhD students, emergingscholars, and more experienced academics in a stimulating, developmental and friendly atmosphere where early-career researchers can present their work and receive constructive feedback.We focus on identifying and appreciating both the common threads and the distinct aspects of each participant's research methodologies and themes in an inspiring and sociable academic setting. This seminar consists of a mix of plenary sessions, paper presentation sessions as well as several workshops around career development and publications strategy. All sessions will include fellow PhD students, emerging scholars,and senior researchers, including journal editorial board members from our scientific committee.
Who should attend?
Are you a PhD candidate or an emerging scholar conducting research in the fields of Business and Society, Sustainable Business, Corporate Social Responsibility, Sustainable Development Goals, Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship, or a related topic?
• Do you wish to discuss one of your research papers or your PhD project withleading scholars in the field and enhance your ability to write compelling scholarly publications?
• Are you looking for some mentoring from leading experts or do you want to develop your academic network?
Open call for papers
Beyond this year’s seminar theme and reflecting the event’s interdisciplinary orientation, we also encourage submissions from scholars with a shared interest in topics related to business and society, sustainable business, the UN Sustainable Development Goals, societal innovation, and inclusiveness and social justice. We welcome submissions from various organization-related research fields including business ethics and philosophy, management and organization studies, strategy, marketing, accounting, finance, entrepreneurship, economics, and sociology. We also encourage submissions drawing on a diverse array of methodologies, including qualitative, quantitative, and conceptual work.
Applications and deadlines
There are two possible formats for the conference: working papers and research idea papers.
• Working paper including introduction, theory/theoretical framework, research method and (preliminary) findings/conclusions: max. 30 pages (includingreferences), double-spaced, Times New Roman 12.
• Research idea paper: submit a 2,000 to maximum 4,000-word paper (includingreferences) to present your research idea. Submissions exceeding the maximum number of pages (working paper) or words(research idea) will not be accepted.
• Submission Deadline: February 9, 2026. Please submit your contribution using the corresponding section on this website: See section “Submission” in the Main Menu.
• Submissions will undergo a double-blind review process. Notification of acceptance will be sent in early April 2026.
• Registration: Shortly after acceptance notifications in April 2026, authors canregister for the conference on this website: See section “Registration” in the Main Menu.
Registration closes on June 5, 2026.
Registration is free but compulsory. The conference program and other details will also be released on the conference website in April and May 2026. Participation is free of charge, but participants are expected to cover their own travel and accommodation expenses. Please note that the seminar is a physical event and that no online options will be made available.There are limited possibilities to attend without presenting a paper or research idea. If you wish to participate without an accepted paper, please email us a separate motivation letter. Please acknowledge that due to space and budget constraints preference is given to those presenting a paper or a (long) abstract.
Here you can find the link to the website for more information: https://ghentbss2026.sciencesconf.org/?lang=en
Contact
If you have any questions, you can reach us at [email protected]
Business & Society Research Seminar 2026 – June 23-24 - Vlerick Business School, Ghent (Belgium) – deadline February 9th
The Faculty of Economics and Business Administration of Ghent University and VlerickBusiness School, in collaboration with multiple academic institutions, are thrilled to host the 2026 edition of the Business & Society Research Seminar.
The theme of this year’s edition is: Responsibility under Pressure: Sustainability & Inclusion in times of polarization and backlash
We are living in an era of intersecting crises (ecological, social, political, and economic) that increasingly reinforce one another. Societies face accelerating climate breakdown,biodiversity loss, resource scarcity, geopolitical tension, social inequalities, polarization,and rapid technological disruption. These crises reshape the expectations placed on organizations and intensify debates about their broader societal responsibilities.In this turbulent context, organizational commitments to sustainability, inclusion, and societal impact come under pressure. What was long viewed as a moral and collective imperative is increasingly reframed in instrumental or strategic terms. As public scepticism rises and polarization deepens, efforts related to sustainability and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) risk being deprioritized, diluted, or contested. This creates a pressing paradox: the need for responsible and inclusive organizational actionhas never been greater, yet its moral legitimacy appears increasingly fragile.This seminar invites participants to explore how organizations, and the people within them, can continue to create meaningful societal value despite growing resistance,ambiguity, and competing demands. We aim to understand how responsibility isinterpreted, practiced, challenged, or defended across different levels of analysis: from individual motivation and identity work, to organizational strategies and leadership, toshifting institutional norms and societal expectations.By bringing together emerging and established scholars, the seminar seeks to foster dialogue on how sustainability and inclusion can remain credible, resilient, andtransformative in an age of crisis, and what this means for research, practice, and theevolving relationship between business and society.We welcome contributions from various organization-related research fields (e.g.,business ethics and philosophy, management and organization studies, strategy, marketing, accounting, finance, entrepreneurship, and sociology) and research methodologies (qualitative, quantitative, mixed, and conceptual).
• How can organizations effectively involve internal and external stakeholders in cocreating solutions that advance social, environmental, and ethical objectives?
• What role can social movements play in shaping organizational responsibility andfostering systemic societal change?
• How can social entrepreneurship initiatives be designed and scaled to generateboth organizational resilience and measurable societal impact?
• How can business-nonprofit partnerships be structured to maximize shared valueand long-term social and environmental outcomes?
• How can organizations maintain CSR and DEI initiatives during timesof deprioritization?
• How can circular economy and sharing economy principles be integrated intobusiness models and governance to support sustainable practices?
• What leadership, governance, and decision-making approaches enableorganizations to embed corporate social responsibility at the core of strategy inturbulent contexts?
Objectives of the seminar
The objective of this two-day seminar is to bring together PhD students, emergingscholars, and more experienced academics in a stimulating, developmental and friendly atmosphere where early-career researchers can present their work and receive constructive feedback.We focus on identifying and appreciating both the common threads and the distinct aspects of each participant's research methodologies and themes in an inspiring and sociable academic setting. This seminar consists of a mix of plenary sessions, paper presentation sessions as well as several workshops around career development and publications strategy. All sessions will include fellow PhD students, emerging scholars,and senior researchers, including journal editorial board members from our scientific committee.
Who should attend?
Are you a PhD candidate or an emerging scholar conducting research in the fields of Business and Society, Sustainable Business, Corporate Social Responsibility, Sustainable Development Goals, Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship, or a related topic?
• Do you wish to discuss one of your research papers or your PhD project withleading scholars in the field and enhance your ability to write compelling scholarly publications?
• Are you looking for some mentoring from leading experts or do you want to develop your academic network?
Open call for papers
Beyond this year’s seminar theme and reflecting the event’s interdisciplinary orientation, we also encourage submissions from scholars with a shared interest in topics related to business and society, sustainable business, the UN Sustainable Development Goals, societal innovation, and inclusiveness and social justice. We welcome submissions from various organization-related research fields including business ethics and philosophy, management and organization studies, strategy, marketing, accounting, finance, entrepreneurship, economics, and sociology. We also encourage submissions drawing on a diverse array of methodologies, including qualitative, quantitative, and conceptual work.
Applications and deadlines
There are two possible formats for the conference: working papers and research idea papers.
• Working paper including introduction, theory/theoretical framework, research method and (preliminary) findings/conclusions: max. 30 pages (includingreferences), double-spaced, Times New Roman 12.
• Research idea paper: submit a 2,000 to maximum 4,000-word paper (includingreferences) to present your research idea. Submissions exceeding the maximum number of pages (working paper) or words(research idea) will not be accepted.
• Submission Deadline: February 9, 2026. Please submit your contribution using the corresponding section on this website: See section “Submission” in the Main Menu.
• Submissions will undergo a double-blind review process. Notification of acceptance will be sent in early April 2026.
• Registration: Shortly after acceptance notifications in April 2026, authors canregister for the conference on this website: See section “Registration” in the Main Menu.
Registration closes on June 5, 2026.
Registration is free but compulsory. The conference program and other details will also be released on the conference website in April and May 2026. Participation is free of charge, but participants are expected to cover their own travel and accommodation expenses. Please note that the seminar is a physical event and that no online options will be made available.There are limited possibilities to attend without presenting a paper or research idea. If you wish to participate without an accepted paper, please email us a separate motivation letter. Please acknowledge that due to space and budget constraints preference is given to those presenting a paper or a (long) abstract.
Here you can find the link to the website for more information: https://ghentbss2026.sciencesconf.org/?lang=en
Contact
If you have any questions, you can reach us at [email protected]
Special Issue on the “History of Market for Art and Cultural Goods”
Guest Editors
Anne-Sophie V. Radermecker (Université libre de Bruxelles, Department of History, Arts and Archaeology) and Elena Stepanova (European Commission, Joint Research Centre)
Submit Now
The Journal of Cultural Economics, with the support of the Association for Cultural Economics International (ACEI) and Springer, is pleased to announce a Call for Papers for a Special Issue on the “History of Market for Art and Cultural Goods”. A wide literature on pre-modern and modern markets for visual arts, literature, music and other art forms has been developed in the last decades, combined with greater archival data availability, and has attracted the attention of multiple disciplines. This issue is aimed at expanding research in this field through the perspective of economic history and cultural economics, using empirical data and advanced statistical analyses.
Subject
The economic history of markets for visual arts, as well as reproducible and non-reproducible cultural goods and collectibles, encompasses the empirical analysis of these markets from the ancient world through the Middle Ages, the Early Modern period, and the 19th and 20th centuries - each era shaped by its own paradigms of production, distribution, and consumption. These categories of artworks and cultural goods include not only traditional fine arts (i.e., painting, graphic arts, sculpture), but also photographs, prints, decorative arts, antiques, crafts, mineralia, memorabilia, and, more broadly, goods from the book, music, and fashion industries, among others. This issue aims to expand research in this field from the perspective of economic history and cultural economics, using a more comprehensive definition of the art markets that embraces artistic, cultural and creative goods long opposed as ‘major’ versus ‘minor.’ The geographical scope also extends beyond Western art markets to include Latin American, African, Chinese, Indian, Middle Eastern, and other markets, including regional and local marketplaces. We are particularly interested in studies of cross-border flows of cultural property (e.g., colonial-era looting and post-colonial restitution, illicit trafficking in cultural property), as well as patterns of artists’ careers, migration and mobility.
Topics
Submissions are welcome on a broad range of topics including but not limited to:
• Economic history of art markets worldwide
• Markets for painting, sculpture and niche collectible markets
• Markets for literature and publishing (printing presses, book trade), and music (sheet-music markets, patronage/competition for composers, concert and recording industries)
• Economic history of architecture
• Expertise, art forgeries, copies, authentication and attribution issues
• Interactions between the commercial and institutional fields
• Global and postcolonial art markets (transnational trade, emerging national markets, effects of empire and decolonization)
• Cultural heritage and provenance research (including theft/smuggling, restitution, museums’ acquisition policy and deaccessioning)
The main macro and micro economic questions we are interested in range, among others, from market performance analyses (e.g., price indices), valuation and price formation mechanisms, market structure and segmentation, the effects of exogenous treatments on markets to art market intermediaries’ business models, supply and sales strategies (e.g., commission contracts, product differentiation, stock management), artists’ career management (e.g., intellectual property rights, branding, mobility), urban economics (e.g., cluster analysis), inter- or transnational commercial network analysis, and art consumption practices. Additionally, we welcome advanced methodological papers that aim to improve the management and processing of historical art market data, or challenge traditional empirical methods.
Submission procedure
Please submit your papers through the regular submission process of the Journal of Cultural Economics, selecting the article type “S.I.: History of Market for Art and Cultural Goods”. The deadline for submission is January 2027. Early submissions will undergo an accelerated review process by the Guest Editors. Papers that do not fit the broad agenda or fail to meet the quality standards expected for this issue may be desk rejected.
Guest Editors
Anne-Sophie V. Radermecker (Université libre de Bruxelles, Department of History, Arts and Archaeology) and Elena Stepanova (European Commission, Joint Research Centre)
Submit Now
The Journal of Cultural Economics, with the support of the Association for Cultural Economics International (ACEI) and Springer, is pleased to announce a Call for Papers for a Special Issue on the “History of Market for Art and Cultural Goods”. A wide literature on pre-modern and modern markets for visual arts, literature, music and other art forms has been developed in the last decades, combined with greater archival data availability, and has attracted the attention of multiple disciplines. This issue is aimed at expanding research in this field through the perspective of economic history and cultural economics, using empirical data and advanced statistical analyses.
Subject
The economic history of markets for visual arts, as well as reproducible and non-reproducible cultural goods and collectibles, encompasses the empirical analysis of these markets from the ancient world through the Middle Ages, the Early Modern period, and the 19th and 20th centuries - each era shaped by its own paradigms of production, distribution, and consumption. These categories of artworks and cultural goods include not only traditional fine arts (i.e., painting, graphic arts, sculpture), but also photographs, prints, decorative arts, antiques, crafts, mineralia, memorabilia, and, more broadly, goods from the book, music, and fashion industries, among others. This issue aims to expand research in this field from the perspective of economic history and cultural economics, using a more comprehensive definition of the art markets that embraces artistic, cultural and creative goods long opposed as ‘major’ versus ‘minor.’ The geographical scope also extends beyond Western art markets to include Latin American, African, Chinese, Indian, Middle Eastern, and other markets, including regional and local marketplaces. We are particularly interested in studies of cross-border flows of cultural property (e.g., colonial-era looting and post-colonial restitution, illicit trafficking in cultural property), as well as patterns of artists’ careers, migration and mobility.
Topics
Submissions are welcome on a broad range of topics including but not limited to:
• Economic history of art markets worldwide
• Markets for painting, sculpture and niche collectible markets
• Markets for literature and publishing (printing presses, book trade), and music (sheet-music markets, patronage/competition for composers, concert and recording industries)
• Economic history of architecture
• Expertise, art forgeries, copies, authentication and attribution issues
• Interactions between the commercial and institutional fields
• Global and postcolonial art markets (transnational trade, emerging national markets, effects of empire and decolonization)
• Cultural heritage and provenance research (including theft/smuggling, restitution, museums’ acquisition policy and deaccessioning)
The main macro and micro economic questions we are interested in range, among others, from market performance analyses (e.g., price indices), valuation and price formation mechanisms, market structure and segmentation, the effects of exogenous treatments on markets to art market intermediaries’ business models, supply and sales strategies (e.g., commission contracts, product differentiation, stock management), artists’ career management (e.g., intellectual property rights, branding, mobility), urban economics (e.g., cluster analysis), inter- or transnational commercial network analysis, and art consumption practices. Additionally, we welcome advanced methodological papers that aim to improve the management and processing of historical art market data, or challenge traditional empirical methods.
Submission procedure
Please submit your papers through the regular submission process of the Journal of Cultural Economics, selecting the article type “S.I.: History of Market for Art and Cultural Goods”. The deadline for submission is January 2027. Early submissions will undergo an accelerated review process by the Guest Editors. Papers that do not fit the broad agenda or fail to meet the quality standards expected for this issue may be desk rejected.
