Ethnographies of Collaborative Economi(es) Conference
In this one-day research conference to be held at Edinburgh School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture/Edinburgh School of Art, University of Edinburgh on Friday 25 October 2019, we seek to bring together interdisciplinary scholars to explore ethnographic accounts and understandings of collaborative economy practices and communities, and therefore contributing to the development of a multi-faceted view on sharing and caring practices. We are also interested in hearing more about the methodological aspects of studying collaborative economi(es) e.g. collaborative ethnography, participatory action research, co-design etc. We see this conference as an opportunity to develop a more holistic perspective on studying collaborative economies, and to connect this scholarship to recent research on sharing and caring practices.
The conference is supported by the COST Action “From Sharing to Caring: Examining the Socio-Technical Aspects of the Collaborative Economy” (CA16121, 2017-2021), developing a network of actors focusing on the development of collaborative economy models and platforms and on social and technological implications of the collaborative economy through a practice focused approach.
The conference will feature paper presentations, keynote talks and open discussion sessions. Participation in the conference will be free of charge (but places will be limited). Full papers accepted and presented in the conference will be published in the proceedings, which will be edited by the conference Organising Committee and reviewed by the Scientific Committee. A selection of papers will be also published after the conference in an edited book.
The Call for Papers can be found here
Abstract Submission Deadline: 15 April 2019
Conference contact email: ethnocol@ed.ac.uk