Dear colleagues,

Please see below (and attached) – as a reminder: deadline to submit papers and proposals is on October 31 – a call for papers for a hybrid conference on populism in IB. If you are engaged in research on the politics/IB nexus, please consider submitting to the conference. The conference is connected to a call for papers in JIBP with a deadline in March 2022. For more details, please reach out to [log in to unmask].

Best wishes,

Thomas

 

Alpine Winter Conference 2022

Populism and Scholarship in International Business and Public Policy: 

Fostering Research, Connecting Researchers

 

Co-hosted by University of Innsbruck and WU Vienna

January 10-14, 2022

Deadline for proposal and working paper submissions: October 31st 2021

The workshop is expected to be an on-campus, in-person event with opportunities to join online if travel restrictions due to the current pandemic or other factors so require.

 

We invite scholars from different fields to attend an “Alpine” winter conference in Vienna and Innsbruck, Austria from January 10-14, 2022 to share research on populism and its implications for international business (IB) and public policy. The conference is organized as a paper development workshop and designed to connect junior scholars to like-minded peers, and to offer hands-on guidance from senior faculty for developing research on populism and IB/public policy. The workshop seeks proposals and working papers for presentation addressing a broad range of populism and IB/public policy topics. The workshop supports a forthcoming special issue (SI) of the Journal of International Business Policy (JIBP) co-edited by workshop senior faculty: http://resource-cms.springernature.com/springer-cms/rest/v1/content/19363426/data/v3. The winter conference in January 2022 is organized and financially supported by the School of Management (Institute for Strategic Management, Marketing, and Tourism), the EPoS (Economy, Politics, and Society) research centre at the University of Innsbruck (UI), and the Department of Global Business and Trade as well as the Institute for International Business at the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU).

Aims of and Questions to Be Addressed at the Workshop

Despite a rich early history in IB research (Robinson, 1963; Vernon, 1971, Kobrin, 1987), the topic of populism has seen little attention over decades of work based on the assumption of increasing global economic and political integration. Recent developments slowing or even reversion such integration demand new attention on populism and it implications for IB and public policy: Brexit in the UK, Trumpism in the US, Fidesz in Hungary. Recent research in IB and public policy is ready. Devinney & Hartwell (2020) are providing IB researchers with populism typologies, including typologies suggesting that some populist parties remain in power by weakening business policy commitments critical to foreign investors. Rodrik (2018) has outlined other important public policy dynamics associated with populism raising red flags for multinational enterprises (MNEs) and their partners: barriers to immigration creating skilled labor shortages for MNEs; economic nationalism discriminating against MNEs seeking to participate in infrastructure investment projects; anti-elite tax and regulatory policies raising MNE costs and impairing MNE ability to exploit technological advantages compensating for inherent liabilities of foreignness.

This workshop seeks deeper insight on these and other topics connecting emerging trends in populism and long-standing IB and public policy theories and evidence. Those workshop topics could address questions such as the following:

 

These questions are merely representative. We seek a broad array of papers and proposals for presentation at the workshop.

Connection to the JIBP SI:

Workshop organizers are also co-editing the JIBP SI on “Populism and International Business Research: Where We Are, Where We Should Be.” The SI submission deadline for manuscripts is March 15, 2022. The workshop in January will serve as an opportunity for scholarly conversation about research projects in development for submission to the SI. Paper acceptance or rejection for the workshop does not carry implications for SI review processes.

Workshop Submission Requirements

The workshop will accept two types of submissions with no preference between the two types. Author information should be included. For formatting questions beyond what is specified below, please refer to JIBP submission guidelines (https://www.palgrave.com/gp/journal/42214/authors/presentation-formatting).

1.       Paper Proposals

Proposals should be written in English and not exceed a total of seven (7) pages and 4000 words – five (5) pages for the body which can include charts, graphs, diagrams, and up to two (2) pages of references. The 4000-word count includes all text in the charts, graphs, diagrams, and references.

Only electronic submissions of proposal(s) submitted to the conference contact below ([log in to unmask]) before October 31 23:59 CET will be accepted. A maximum of two (2) proposals may be submitted per submitting author.

We seek original, unpublished work to move the scholarly conversation on populism in IB forward. Proposals may be rooted in or derived from prior work, but the submitted proposal must reflect significant development. Any proposal submitted that is judged to be identical or substantially similar to work already published, presented or under review for another conference or publication, will not be considered for the workshop.

Proposals are easiest to handle if submitted in PDF format. MS Word (or equivalent) will also be accepted. The title should be listed in the header of each page. Please use single spacing and 10 points font or larger.

All proposals received by the deadline date (October 31, 2021) are deemed as original and final.

2.       Full working papers

Papers in later stages of development may also be submitted as “full” working papers including analyses and interpretation. For this submission format, please consider the submission requirements for JIBP submission. Due to the developmental nature of the winter conference, submissions need not be “polished” for journal submission, but should include all relevant sections as per JIBP submission policies (https://www.palgrave.com/gp/journal/42214/authors/presentation-formatting).

All other requirements for proposal submission apply to full working paper submissions. For example, a maximum of two (2) working papers may be submitted per submitting author.

Workshop Expenses and Accommodations

There is no attendance fee for the workshop, but registration is required. In order to register, please contact Thomas Lindner under [log in to unmask]. The deadline for registration is December 15, 2021. Refreshments will be provided to all in-person attendees, accommodation and breakfast/lunches/dinners are to be covered by in-person attendees (invited senior faculty excepted). Workshop organizers can support in-person attendees with finding and booking hotels and transportation. In-person attendees are responsible for their own travel and accommodation expenses.

Those wishing to attend the workshop via online technologies (Zoom) will be given a link for specific sessions at both WU and UI. Registration is still required for online attendees.

Attendees can choose to participate in only part of the workshop, but are encouraged to attend the full workshop to benefit from extended opportunities to meet and learn from other attendees, including graduate students, junior faculty, and senior faculty.   

Contacts and Further Information:

Thomas Lindner

Professor of International Management

University of Innsbruck

Karl-Rahner-Platz 3, 6020 Innsbruck

Phone: +43 512 507 9560

E-Mail: [log in to unmask]

Senior Faculty Members (list to be extended):

·       Jonathan Doh (Villanova University)

·       Sinziana Dorobantu (New York University)

·       Igor Filatotchev (King’s Business School London)

·       Christopher Hartwell (ZHAW School of Management and Law)

·       Witold Henisz (University of Pennsylvania)

·       Thomas Lindner (University of Innsbruck)

·       Xavier Martin (Tilburg University)

·       Jakob Müllner (WU Vienna)

·       Jonas Puck (WU Vienna)

·       Paul Vaaler (University of Minnesota)

Manuscript Submission Procedure and Deadlines:

Preliminary Conference Program (all times in CET). Note: participation only in part of the workshop week is possible:

Note: Conference participants may join for pre-conference activities in Vienna or post-conference activities in Innsbruck. For details, please reach out to [log in to unmask].

References

Devinney, T. M., & Hartwell, C. A. 2020. Varieties of populism. Global Strategy Journal, 10(1), 32-66.

Kobrin, S. 1987. Testing the bargaining hypothesis in the manufacturing sector in developing countries. International Organization, 41: 609-638.

Robinson, R. 1963. International business policy. New York, NY: Holt:  Rinehart & Winston.

Rodrik, D. 2018. Populism and the economics of globalization. Journal of International Business Policy, 1(1), 12-33.

Vernon, R. 1971. Sovereignty at bay: The multinational spread of U.S. enterprise. New York, NY: Basic Books.

 

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