Reforming the Bretton Woods institutions - extended deadlineDanish Institute for International Studies and The Danish Foreign Ministry
"Over the past months our countries have taken urgent and exceptional measures to support the global economy and stabilize financial markets. These efforts must continue. At the same time, we must lay the foundation for reform to help ensure that a global crisis, such as this one, does not happen again" The G-20 summit in November initiated an international policy process of huge potential significance for the future livelihoods of people throughout the world. Many hope for a new era in international economic governance. Some have even advocated that the ongoing G-20 deliberations ought to lead to a “Bretton Woods II” agreement. The general economic background for these efforts is well-known: In addition to job losses at a scale not seen in decades in the US and many European countries, as well as in large export-dependent economies such as China and Japan, there are huge risks in terms of poverty in low-income countries. The population suffering from poverty in Africa has already increased by 50 million, according to estimates by the World Bank, despite the fact that the impact of the global financial crisis on Africa is most likely only in its early phases. There is generally a strong sense of urgency, in other words. There also appears to be a determination to co-operate internationally and to take bold measures. But the crucial question is: Do we have the insight and the ideas that are necessary to devise modes of global economic governance that may ensure global prosperity and sustainable development in the future? This conference strives to bring together young researchers (<40) from across the world to discuss how global economic governance should be reformed in order to establish the foundation for a more stable and resilient world economy in the future. The conference will conclude with a panel session where the Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs and a handful of the participating young researchers will engage with each other and the audience on the main themes and issues identified in the course of the conference. The conference welcomes contributions from young researchers of a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds – including political science, economics, sociology, geography and development studies – on the following set of issues:
Please submit an abstract of maximum 400 words before Monday 10 August 2009, to Lasse Folke at lfo@diis.dk. Authors of abstracts accepted for presentation at the conference must submit their paper no later than Friday 11 September. Submitted papers should be no longer than 5.000 words. |
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