Call for papers

The PGV network, created in 1994, gathers researchers from 10 European universities, it analyses the processes of Europe transformations. PGV network focuses on social and economical processes which occur in Europe. Since its foundation, the European Union has gone through many changes and developments (enlargement to new countries, the 2008 crisis, Brexit, etc…). Today, it is facing new challenges which will need changes in its orientation and in its governance. How do the actors (stakeholders) act in this environment? How does the European Union addresses political, social, environmental and economical issues? How it will deal with the countries seeking for power such as United States, Russia and China? Can Europe rely on the strength of its actors (stakeholders) who believe in its merits to meet international challenges?

The PGV network Conference aims to gather researchers in political sciences, management sciences, economy, law, sociology, history, geography, linguistic and communication sciences experts.

This conference also invites economic actors such as entrepreneurs, local authorities, members of consular chambers, civil society as well as associations which carry out pro-European projects (NGOs) which carry out European projects either locally or internationally.  Based on the analysis of actors and stakeholders strategies, the purpose of the Grenoble Conference is to present various views to answer two main questions: Where are we going and in which direction and why?

Proposals may concern communication strategies, methods of policy makers, European experiences of citizen’s rights respect as well as social achievements. The topics which address investment practices in Europe, skills transfers, cooperation between economic partners and companies and local authorities in cross-border areas, are welcome.

It could be interesting to analyze the past practices of actors which have generated a Europe as a “multi-speeds space”. This will imply studying the movement strategies inside the European area which enhances the project of “a Europe” answering the needs of Europeans.

The topic of the conference concerns the protagonist’s strategies deployed at different scales of the territory (local, regional, national, European or worldwide). These analyses are visible through the realization of projects in the fields of political actions, as public policies or economic, social and cultural policies. They imply collaborative or individual strategies.  Do these strategies seek to be more effective, or are they of a resilience nature? 

The aim is to examine the scope of innovative initiatives in the fields of environmental action, the  the migration crisis handling, development of inclusive societies and the vulnerability of ageing populations.  The loss of values and the identity crises which affect many Europeans, generates extremes behaviors in the public as well as totalitarian movements. How do new forms of action, sometimes initiated across borders, weaken or enhance Europe?

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Each abstract must mention the authors' surname, first name, affiliation organization, postal and electronic address. They are sent both in electronic version (Word format. doc) to Ghislaine Pellat and Claude Martin[1] and on the conference website: https://pgv2020.sciencesconf.org

Then, each proposed article is uploaded directly to the conference site with anonyms (no names of authors, no reference to the reference university and no identification of authors). At the same time, please send the original article (with identifications of authors, universities and electronic contact details, in Word format, to Ghislaine Pellat and Claude Martin.

The article is  between 15 and 20 pages long (18,000 to 30,000 characters), including abstracts, figures and bibliography.

The typographical standards are as follows: 1.5 line spacing, 11 point Times New Roman font.

All articles are accompanied by a half-page summary (750 characters maximum), translated into one of the two languages: French if the author is French-speaking, English if he/she is English-speaking.

The articles do not include annexes. Tables and figures are integrated into the text and numbered. The notes are placed at the bottom of the page.

The bibliographic references are presented as follows:

- for periodicals, mention the author's full name, the year of publication, the title of the article in italics, the title and number of the periodical and the number of the first and last page (e.g. Martin Claude (2007), the company is European and resists the Western model, the journal of management sciences, direction and management of companies, n°226-227 p17-28.

- for books, mention the full name of the author or director of publication, the year of publication, the title of the book in italics, the place of publication and the publishing house, number of pages. (e. g. pod redakcja zofii mikolajczyk i clauda martin, (1995), blaski i ciene, wspolpracy firm polskich i francuskich, lodz, wydawnictwo uniwersytetu lodzkiego, page count.

• Proposals should be sent in summary form (1page max) to the  email address of the conference (https://pgv2020.sciencesconf.org) by Friday, 31th  of January 2020.
• The conference will be in an electronic format, the dates are extended. Standard articles will be requested by 2nd of July, 2020.
• The notification for the final acceptance of the papers by the international scientific committee of the Symposium will be sent to the authors on 9th of July, 2020
• The conference will be held on 10 and 11 of September by videoconference (programm on the main page of this website).

Revue Management et Avenir, B HCERES

Revue Management et Gouvernance, GREG PGV Review

Pensée Plurielle, Sociological Review

List of participants to the Scientific Committee