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Call foi papeis foi an !"#!$!%& confeience anu special issue on: 7(EB8&I&8E G'( "#$ @')"3E('>"# $F'8'AJ K'8G$($8F$ '(EB8&I$()L 0le Bjeig, Chiistian uaimann }ohnsen, Bent Neiei Siensen anu Lena 0laison at Copenhagen Business School, Benmaik, 8-9 of Nay 2u14 Peipetual economic giowth is an unueilying assumption of the contempoiaiy capitalist oiganization of society. The iuea of giowth is embeuueu not only in the coipus of economic thought but also in the institutions of the economy (Binswangei, 2u1S; uoiz, 2u12). Noie iecently, entiepieneuiship, innovation anu cieativity have been seen as possible ways to solve the cuiient economic anu enviionmental ciisis as well as to geneiate giowth (Schapei, 2uu2). This is the case because entiepieneuiship anu innovation aie poitiayeu as seeus of new initiatives anu iueas that will boost economic uevelopment while simultaneously ieuuce its impact on the climate. Such a belief has piouuceu new maikets, such as caibon maikets, anu an emeiging 'climate capitalism' (Bohm, Nuitola anu Spoelstia, 2u12). At the heait of this logic is a faith in the inuiviuual economic actoi, not least the entiepieneui, as a gifteu inuiviuual with unique abilities (Shane, 2uuS). Anu it is eviuent that the cuiient post-ciisis uiscouise keeps its confiuence in the emeigent socially iesponsible economic actoi who will contiibute to the constiuction of a moial economy' (Aiviusson, 2u1S). This !"#!$!%& confeience seeks to question the feasibility, moial legitimacy anu sustainability of peipetual economic giowth. Although contesteu, cuiient political anu populai beliefs tenu to holu that the twin ciises of economy anu ecology aie meiely tempoiaiy, exceptional phenomena anu that the global economy will soon bounce back to business as usual. Bowevei, otheis have suggesteu that we aie in the miust of a paiauigm shift in the natuie of capitalism (Beinbeig, 2u11). Insteau of using oui eneigies to pievent this shift fiom happening it may be moie fiuitful to appieciate the FB99 G'( @B@$() H * oppoitunities foi ieflection that aie offeieu by the ciisis. 0n the one hanu, we shoulu leain fiom histoiy anu see that the histoiy of capitalism is inueeu the histoiy of ievolutions. This suggests that we inueeu may be at the biink of a new phase in society wheie we expeiience a change in the unueilying stiuctuies. 0n the othei hanu, we can exploie new foims of economic oiganization that uo not iest upon the conuition of giowth (Schumachei, 197S; Latouche, 2uu9; Eisenstein, 2u11). Even though the pieiequisite of giowth has been subjecteu to ciiticism within economic theoiy (Beiieia, 2u11), we neeu to fuithei exploie its implications. Taken togethei, the challenge is, in othei woius, to imagine what a sustainable post-giowth economy might look like (uoiz, 1999; Seiul, 2u1u; Paech, 2u12). If giowth is intiinsic to the cuiient capitalist oiganization of society, then we neeu to ask to what extent it is possible to image a system that uoes not piesuppose peipetual giowth. Is economy without giowth a contiauiction in teims. We can appioach the seeming paiauox of the post-giowth economy by iethinking funuamental economic concepts in touay's capitalist society. Since the value of giowth seems to be ueeply embeuueu in many of the most basic economic concepts useu touay, we theiefoie neeu to ieconsiuei fiom the peispective of a post-giowth economy: What is a maiket without giowth. What is the iole of entiepieneuiship. Anu consumption. What woulu constitute oiganization anu woik. What is money. Anu most impoitantly of all, what is economic giowth. These questions may be appioacheu theoietically by analysing theii implicit assumptions connecteu with the paiauigm of giowth-oiienteu capitalism (e.g. Baly, 1996), oi they may be exploieu empiiically by stuuying actual piactices of alteinative economic oiganization (e.g. Noith, 2u1u), such as, foi example, slow foou movements anu uiiect tiaue. The aim of a confeience on a post-giowth economy is not solely oi even piimaiily to piouuce new knowleuge but insteau to think about what to uo with the knowleuge that we alieauy have. Ceitainly, the pioblem of giowth is nothing new. Since at least the enu of the 196us, it has been known that the expansion of the capitalist economy woulu eventually iun up against the natuial bounuaiies of eaith (Caison, 2uuu; Neasows et al., 1972; ueoigescu- Roegen, 1971). The most piessing pioblem touay with iegaius to sustainability is not that we uo not know what to uo; iathei, the pioblem is that even though we know veiy well what to uo, we aie still not uoing it. In othei woius, we know veiy know that cuiient level of pollution causeu by fossil fuels is not sustainable fiom a long-teim point of view. Yet, by maintaining the cuiient level of piouuction anu consumption, we behave as if it is. Theie is theiefoie an aspect of cynicism, in Sloteiuijk's sense of the teim, which neeus to be auuiesseu in ielation to sustainability anu contempoiaiy capitalism. FB99 G'( @B@$() H - The ambition of this confeience is thus to biing togethei ieseaicheis, piactitioneis anu activists who shaie an inteiest in the issue of economic giowth anu sustainability. We paiticulaily welcome submissions that exploie the paiauoxes of a post-giowth economy anu the inteiielateu themes of sustainability anu entiepieneuiship, alongsiue an exploiation of the cultuial anu political context out of which they have emeigeu. Possible topics incluue but aie not limiteu to the following: What is post-giowth economy. What woulu count as woik in a post-giowth economy. What shoulu management be like in a post-giowth economy. What is the iole of entiepieneuiship in a post-giowth economy. What constitute oiganization in a post-giowth economy. What is the iole of finance anu uebt in a post-giowth economy. What woulu consumption be like in a post-giowth economy. M$B%9&8$)N F'8G$($8F$ G$$ B8% GD("#$( &8G'(AB"&'8 The confeience takes place at Copenhagen Business School, Benmaik, 8-9 of Nay 2u14. The confeience is oiganizeu by the Bepaitment of Nanagement, Politics anu Philosophy. The confeience is associateu with the Sustainability platfoim anu the Entiepieneuiship platfoim at CBS. The ueauline foi submitting abstiacts is S1 }anuaiy 2u14. The abstiacts, of no moie than Suu woius, shoulu be submitteu in the foimat of a Woiu uocument to the mail auuiess: postgiowth2u14 AT gmail.com. !"#!$!%& encouiages contiibutions in a vaiiety of foimats incluuing aiticles, notes, inteiviews, book ieviews, photo essays anu othei expeiimental moues of iepiesentation. The confeience fee has not been set yet, as it is uepenuent on the numbei of paiticipants, but will be kept to a minimum, appioximately t1uu. PhB canuiuates pay a ieuuceu fee, most likely tSu. Fuithei infoimation about the confeience can be founu on the confeience website: http:www.ephemeiajouinal.oig. If you have any queiies, you can also contact one of the confeience oiganizeis: 0le Bjeig (ob.mpp AT cbs.uk), Chiistian uaimann }ohnsen (cgj.mpp AT cbs.uk), Bent Neiei Siensen (bem.mpp AT cbs.uk), Lena 0laison (lo.mpp AT cbs.uk). Confeience paiticipants aie encouiageu to submit theii contiibutions to the Special Issue on Post-giowth economy in !"#!$!%& that will be publisheu 2u1S. O$G$($8F$) Aiviusson, A. (2u1S) 'The potential of consumei publics', !"#!$!%&, 1S(2): S67-S91. FB99 G'( @B@$() H 1 Binswangei, B.C. (2u1S) ()! *&+#,-.$,,")%&/!0 1!/23 45!%6)! .52 7$&6)5&-)85 )5 2!% (95&$): 2!, ;&%:-"%8<!,,!,= Naibuig: Netiopolis-veilag. Bohm, S., AN Nuitola anu S. Spoelstia (2u12 eus.) 'The atmospheie business', !"#!$!%&, 12(12): 1-11. Caison, R. (2uuu) >)/!5- >"%)56. Lonuon: Penguin. Baly, B. (1996) ?!9852 6%8@-#0 A#! !+858$)+, 8B ,.,-&)5&C/! 2!D!/8"$!5-. Boston: Beacon Piess. Eisenstein, C. (2u11) >&+%!2 !+858$)+,0 ;85!93 6)B-3 E ,8+)!-9 )5 -#! &6! 8B -%&5,)-)85. Beikeley, Calif.: Evolvei Euitions. ueoigescu-Roegen, N. (1971) A#! !5-%8"9 /&@ &52 -#! !+858$)+ "%8+!,,. Cambiiuge NA: Baivaiu 0niveisity Piess. uoiz, A. (1999) F!+/&)$)56 @8%:0 ?!9852 -#! @&6!GC&,!2 ,8+)!-9. Cambiiuge, 0K; Naluen, NA: Polity Piessl. uoiz, A. (2u12) H&")-&/),$3 ,8+)&/),$3 !+8/869. New Yoik: veiso. Beinbeig, R. (2u11) A#! !52 8B 6%8@-#0 I2&"-)56 -8 8.% 5!@ !+858$)+ %!&/)-9. Foiest Row: Claiiview. Beiieia, R. (2u11) 'A ciitique of mainstieam giowth theoiy: Ways out of the neoclassical science (-fiction) anu towaiu maixism', in P. Zaiembka anu R. Besai (eus.) F!D)-&/)<)56 $&%J),- -#!8%9 B8% -82&9K, +&")-&/),$ L%!,!&%+# )5 "8/)-)+&/ !+858$93 M8/ NOP. Bingley: Emeialu uioup Publishing Limiteu. Latouche, S. (2uu9) Q&%!@!// -8 6%8@-#. Cambiiuge, NA: Polity. Neasows, B., B. Neauows, B.L. Neauows, }. Ranueis anu W.W. Behiens III (1972) A#! /)$)-, -8 6%8@-#0 I %!"8%- B8% AR4 HST? UQ FU;4V> "%8W!+- 85 -#! "%!2)+&$!5- 8B $&5:)52. New Yoik: 0niveise Books. Noith, P. (2u1u) S8+&/ $85!90 R8@ -8 $&:! )- #&""!5 )5 98.% +8$$.5)-9. Totnes: Tiansition Books. Paech, N. (2u12) ?!B%!).56 D8$ XC!%B/.,,0 &.B 2!$ *!6 )5 2)! Y8,-@&+#,-.$,Z:858$)!. Nnchen: oekom veilag. Schumachei, E.F. (197S) >$&// ), C!&.-)B./0 I ,-.29 8B !+858$)+, &, )B "!8"/! $&--!%!2. Lonuon: vintage. Shane, S. (2uuS) I 6!5!%&/ -#!8%9 8B !5-%!"%!5!.%,#)"= A#! )52)D)2.&/G8""8%-.5)-9 5!J.,, Cheltenham: Euwaiu Elgai. Seiul, I. (2u1u) Y8,-@&+#,-.$,6!,!//,+#&B-0 5!.! [85<!"-! B\% 2)! ].:.5B-. Naibuig: Netiopolis.