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Ecological Economics Journal Call for Papers - Collective Action and the Fate of the Commons in Latin America (Spanish version)
Posted June 18, 2013
Economía Ecológica (la revista de la Sociedad Internacional de Economía Ecológica) ha abierto una convocatoria para la preparar una edición especial compuesta por autores de América Latina o de trabajo en la región sobre un tema de interés general.
Ecological Economics Journal Call for Papers - Collective Action and the Fate of the Commons in Latin America
Posted June 18, 2013
Ecological Economics (the journal of the International Society for Ecological Economics) has opened a call for papers for a special issue composed by authors from Latin America or working in the region on a subject of overarching interest.
Assistant Professor in Marine Economics and Policy - University of Maine
Posted June 17, 2013
The University of Maine invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Marine Economics and Policy, a nine-month (academic year) tenure track position with teaching (50%) and research (50%) responsibilities. The position is a joint (50/50) appointment between the Schools of Economics and Marine Sciences.
Seeking excellent papers from early-career commons scholars - XIV IASC Global Conferece Japan
Posted June 4, 2013
The Research Institute of Humanity and Nature (Kyoto, Japan), one of the co-organizers of the Kita Fuji conference, is seeking nominations—even self nominations!—of papers to be included in a volume featuring fresh approaches to commons research.
If you heard an excellent paper presented at the Kita Fuji conference, please bring it to our attention by writing to the address below.
Thank you!
Contacts: Commonsbook2013@gmail.com
The Summer 2013 issue of the Commons Digest is out!
Posted May 31, 2013
Welcome to the first Commons Digest of 2013!
In this issue we have three personal essays in honor of our founding president, Elinor Ostrom. Current IASC president Leticia Merino opens the issue with her reflections on how reading Lin’s work gave her hope – and highlights how our continued work on the commons honors Lin’s legacy.
An essay by Ganesh Shivakoti follows with his own description of his and Lin’s collaboration and experiences in Nepalese irrigation management as well as his view of her pioneering work.
Training Program on the Commons - Your input needed
Posted May 17, 2013
The International Association for the Study of the Commons (IASC) is considering developing a training program on the commons, in collaboration with Countryside and Community Research Institute of the University of Gloucestershire (UoG), the Instituto de Investigaciones Sociales-UNAM, and the CGIAR Program on Collective Action and Property Rights Program (CAPRI).
Job Opportunity - Countryside & Community Research Institute, UK - Research Assistant/PhD and Research Fellow
Posted April 30, 2013
2 fixed term post for two years as Research Assistant in Environmental Dynamics and Governance:
Society in the Anthropocene - Cabot Institute, University of Bristol
Posted April 30, 2013
While the physical and natural sciences offer clear contributions to understanding the Anthropocene - the geological age in which humans are the dominant force shaping the planet - the role and value of the social sciences in understanding this agenda have been little explored.
The Cabot Institute will host a major international conference - Society in the Anthropocene – on 24 and 25 June 2013, to address and discuss these questions across the social science disciplines.
Prof. Elinor Ostrom International Fellowship on Practice and Policy on Commons - Results Announced
Posted April 12, 2013
The International Association for the Study of the Commons (IASC) and Foundation for Ecological Security (FES) are pleased to share the results of the 'Prof. Elinor Ostrom International Fellowship on Practice and Policy on Commons 2013'. The fellowships are a tribute to Prof. Elinor Ostrom, who passed away in 2012, after decades of invaluable contribution to the analysis of economic governance, especially the Commons. The fellowships are action-focused and aimed at bringing together ideas and experiences of practical strategies for securing the commons and commoners rights across the world.
Special Issue on Latin American Commons by the Journal of Latin American Geography
Posted April 4, 2013
IASC is very glad to announce that the Journal of Latin American Geography has published a special issue on Latin American Commons. This special issue features the work of several of IASC members interested in how Latin American commons are used and governed.
