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Convenors<\/strong><\/p>\n Chi Kwok\u00a0<\/strong>(University of Utrecht); c.kwok@uu.nl<\/a><\/p>\n Rutger Claasen\u00a0<\/strong>(University of Utrecht)<\/p>\n Tully Rector\u00a0<\/strong>(University of Utrecht); t.f.rector@uu.nl<\/a><\/p>\n All Times are British Summer Time (BST)<\/p>\n 1200-1230 <\/strong>– Opening and Welcome<\/p>\n 1230-1330<\/strong> – \u201cInventing the Multi-Capital Corporation: A Philosophical Assessment\u201d \u2013 Rutger Claassen<\/strong> (Utrecht University) & Tully Rector<\/strong> (Utrecht University)<\/p>\n 1330-1345<\/strong> – Short Break<\/p>\n 1345-1445<\/strong> – \u201cAdvocacy, Multinational Corporations, and Cosmopolitan Sentiment\u201d \u2013Tadhg \u00d3 Laoghaire<\/strong> (University of Gothenburg)<\/p>\n 1445-1515<\/strong> – Snack Break<\/p>\n 1515-1615<\/strong> – \u201cThe Semi-Sovereign Corporation in the Liberal State: Self-Colonization and Liberation\u201d \u2013 Daniel J. Greenwood<\/strong> (Hofstra University)<\/p>\n 1615-1630<\/strong> – Short Break<\/p>\n 1630-1730<\/strong> – \u201cThe Good Jobs Approach: Business Ethics in a Winner-Take-All Economy\u201d \u2013 Joshua Preiss<\/strong> (Minnesota State University)<\/p>\n 1200-1230<\/strong> – Optional Informal Pre-meeting<\/p>\n 1230-1330<\/strong> – \u201cThe Corporation as a Social Fact and a Social Group\u201d \u2013 Joseph Conrad<\/strong> (University of Edinburgh)<\/p>\n 1330-1345<\/strong> – Short Break<\/p>\n 1345-1445<\/strong> – \u201cDeliberative Democracy, Constitutionalism and Corporations\u201d \u2013 Sandrine Blanc<\/strong> (INSEEC Grance Ecole)<\/p>\n 1445-1515<\/strong> – Snack Break<\/p>\n 1515-1615<\/strong> – \u201cRelational Egalitarianism, Institutionalism, and Workplace Hierarchy\u201d \u2013 Brian Berkey<\/strong> (University of Pennsylvania)<\/p>\n 1615-1630<\/strong> – Short Break<\/p>\n 1630-1730<\/strong> – \u201cThe Democratic Anatomy of Corporate Rights\u201d \u2013 Katharine Jackson<\/strong> (University of Dayton)<\/p>\n 1200-1230<\/strong> – Optional Informal Pre-meeting<\/p>\n 1230-1330<\/strong> – \u201cHow Law Can Establish the Corporation as a Political Actor: An Analysis of French Recent Legal Reforms\u201d \u2013 Blanche Segrestin<\/strong> (PSL University), Armand Hatchuel<\/strong> (PSL University) & Kevin Levillain<\/strong> (PSL University).<\/p>\n 1330-1345<\/strong> – Short Break<\/p>\n 1345-1445<\/strong> – \u201cHarmony or Hostility? On Unions and the Concept of Conflict in Corporate Law\u201d \u2013 Philipp Stehr<\/strong> (Utrecht University) & Chi Kwok<\/strong> (Utrecht University & Lingnan University)<\/p>\n 1445-1515<\/strong> – Snack Break<\/p>\n 1515-1615<\/strong> – \u201cThe Restructuring of Sovereignty by Global Business Firms and the Constitutional Deficit\u201d \u2013 Jean-Philippe Rob\u00e9 (Science Po)<\/p>\n 1615-1630<\/strong> – Short Break<\/p>\n 1630-1730<\/strong> – \u201cHow Does Business Power Operate? A Framework for Its Working Mechanisms\u201d \u2013 Milan Babic<\/strong> (Maastricht University), Jouke Huijzer<\/strong> (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), Javier Garcia-Bernardo<\/strong> (Universiteit van Amsterdam) & Diliara Valeeva<\/strong> (KU Leuven)<\/p>\n \n As the power of large business corporations like Google, Walmart, and Shell increasingly\u00a0appears to threaten liberal democracy, political theorists have begun to theorize the role of the\u00a0business firm in democratic societies. This recent work reflects a wide range of questions and\u00a0approaches. For example, Elizabeth Anderson (2017) has conceptualized business\u00a0corporations as \u201cprivate governments\u201d exercising unreasonable political power. David\u00a0Ciepley (2013) argues that business corporations are franchise governments that cannot be\u00a0engendered though contract, but only through acts of concession by the state. Abraham\u00a0Singer (2019) argues that the firm exists because of market inefficiencies, hence political\u00a0theorists must take the efficiency-functions of the firm seriously.<\/p>\n Despite the burgeoning literature in the political theory of the business corporation, many\u00a0important questions remain to be addressed. For example, the social ontology of the firm is\u00a0contested. Is it a political creation for the state to achieve certain public purposes? Or should\u00a0it be understood as a \u201cnexus of contracts\u201d between private individuals? What kinds of power\u00a0do corporations exercise, and can philosophical theories of power best account for them? This workshop aims to facilitate dialogue among political theorists working on business\u00a0corporations. Possible topics include, but are not limited to:<\/p>\n We strongly encourage contributions addressing hitherto neglected topics, or that address\u00a0established interpretations and arguments from a different angle.\u00a0Abstracts should be 500-1000 words<\/strong>, prepared for blind review. Please send your abstract and Upon acceptance, we will ask all speakers to pre-circulate their papers amongst participants Registration for the conference opens in May.<\/strong> All participants must register to attend.<\/p>\n This\u00a0year\u2019s fees are:<\/strong> If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact Chi Kwok (c.kwok@uu.nl<\/a>) or\u00a0Tully Rector (t.f.rector@uu.nl<\/a>).<\/p>\n Timeline<\/strong>: [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Political Theory of the Business Corporation Convenors Chi Kwok\u00a0(University of Utrecht); c.kwok@uu.nl Rutger Claasen\u00a0(University of Utrecht) Tully Rector\u00a0(University of Utrecht); t.f.rector@uu.nl All Times are British Summer Time (BST) September 7 1200 \u2013 1730 – Session 1 : Economic Value, Capital, and the Corporation 1200-1230 – Opening and Welcome 1230-1330 – \u201cInventing the Multi-Capital Corporation: A […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4408,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"Convenors<\/strong>\r\n\r\nChi Kwok\u00a0<\/strong>(University of Utrecht); c.kwok@uu.nl<\/a>\r\n\r\nRutger Claasen\u00a0<\/strong>(University of Utrecht)\r\n\r\nTully Rector\u00a0<\/strong>(University of Utrecht); t.f.rector@uu.nl<\/a>\r\n\r\n
\nSeptember 7<\/h4>\n
1200 \u2013 1730 – Session 1 : Economic Value, Capital, and the Corporation<\/em><\/h6>\n
September 8<\/h4>\n
1200 \u2013 1730 – Session 2 : Democracy, Hierarchy, and the Corporation<\/em><\/h6>\n
September 9<\/h4>\n
1200 \u2013 1730 – Session 3 : Corporate Power, Corporate Law, and Conflicts<\/em><\/h6>\n
What, if anything, legitimates their exercise? How does the corporation fit into existing\u00a0political theories, such as liberalism, republicanism, socialism and libertarianism? What\u00a0constitutes just and unjust, democratic and undemocratic corporate governance structures?\u00a0Should we have workplace democracy? Do corporations have obligations to protect human\u00a0rights? Given that multinational corporations are global political actors, how should we\u00a0theorize, and regulate, their specific form of power?<\/p>\n\n
contact details to corpoerc@gmail.com, by 7 th May, 2021<\/strong>. Decision will be made by 24 th\u00a0May<\/strong>, allowing graduate students who have been accepted to apply to the organizers for a\u00a0bursary (the deadline for which is 15 th June<\/strong>).<\/p>\n
two weeks before the workshop (24 th August, 2021). We will allocate around 60 minutes to
each paper, with presentations of 15 minutes and 45 minutes of Q&A.<\/p>\n
Academics: \u00a345
Graduate students, retirees, and unaffiliated attendees: \u00a320
Non-speaker\/non-presenting attendees: \u00a315<\/p>\n
Deadline for abstracts: 7 th May, 2021
Notification of acceptance: 24 th May, 2021
Deadline for bursary applications: 15 th June, 2021
Notification of bursary application results: 22 nd June, 2021<\/p>\n
\r\n\r\nAs the power of large business corporations like Google, Walmart, and Shell increasingly\u00a0appears to threaten liberal democracy, political theorists have begun to theorize the role of the\u00a0business firm in democratic societies. This recent work reflects a wide range of questions and\u00a0approaches. For example, Elizabeth Anderson (2017) has conceptualized business\u00a0corporations as \u201cprivate governments\u201d exercising unreasonable political power. David\u00a0Ciepley (2013) argues that business corporations are franchise governments that cannot be\u00a0engendered though contract, but only through acts of concession by the state. Abraham\u00a0Singer (2019) argues that the firm exists because of market inefficiencies, hence political\u00a0theorists must take the efficiency-functions of the firm seriously.\r\n\r\nDespite the burgeoning literature in the political theory of the business corporation, many\u00a0important questions remain to be addressed. For example, the social ontology of the firm is\u00a0contested. Is it a political creation for the state to achieve certain public purposes? Or should\u00a0it be understood as a \u201cnexus of contracts\u201d between private individuals? What kinds of power\u00a0do corporations exercise, and can philosophical theories of power best account for them?\r\nWhat, if anything, legitimates their exercise? How does the corporation fit into existing\u00a0political theories, such as liberalism, republicanism, socialism and libertarianism? What\u00a0constitutes just and unjust, democratic and undemocratic corporate governance structures?\u00a0Should we have workplace democracy? Do corporations have obligations to protect human\u00a0rights? Given that multinational corporations are global political actors, how should we\u00a0theorize, and regulate, their specific form of power?\r\n\r\nThis workshop aims to facilitate dialogue among political theorists working on business\u00a0corporations. Possible topics include, but are not limited to:\r\n\r\n \t