We would like to bring to your attention the Call for Papers for publication in a Special Issue on The Ethics of the Commons announced by the Journal of Business Ethics.
The organizers of the call explain that “[they] seek papers that shed light on the ethical foundations and implications of the commons. [ And that they] welcome original papers from a wide variety of methodological and disciplinary perspectives and invite papers that provide insights into, but not limited to, the following topics”:
Topic 1: The following Conceptualization, Ethics and Rights related to the commons
– How does ethics shape the definition and conceptualization of commons?
– How do different ethical theories provide descriptive and normative insights into commons?
– Property rights, including common property rights, are after all rights. How do the ethical implications of different property regimes compare and influence entrepreneurship and organizing?
– For organizations and communities, how do ethical drivers enable collective action in social, environmental and other commons?
Topic 2: Governance of Commons
– What are the motivations and mechanisms for cooperation and participation in commons governance and management?
– What are the ethical challenges to and limits of collective action and decision-making in commons organizations?
– How has the conception, practice and institutionalization of commons evolved over time, and what are the ethical factors that contribute to its evolution and persistence?
– How do values and culture regenerate collective practices?
Topic 3: Social and Community Entrepreneurship and Impacts
– What insights can a study of the commons offer to social and community entrepreneurship research?
– How is social value created through commons organizations?
– What are the ethical implications of new commons and new ways of commoning for entrepreneurship?
– What are the ethical impacts of commons in housing? Food? Environmental activism? Other commons?
Topic 4: The Commons in a Market Society
– Are there differences in the way that private property and common property regimes influence markets? If so, what are the ethical implications?
– Do prevailing conceptions of entrepreneurship impinge on the role of the commons as a means of producing and distributing goods, e.g., by new forms of enclosure in items such as traditional knowledge, patents, and the human genome?
– Do commons represent an ethical challenge to capitalist-market/neoliberal political systems?
The deadline for submissions is 15 December 2018. For the full description of the call please follow this link: https://bit.ly/2vm7L9o.
