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Call for papers: RGS-IBG Annual Conference, 29th August to
1st September 2017 (London)
A series of sessions: “Advancing global production networks research: progress
and prospects” Organizers: Neil M. Coe and Henry Wai-chung Yeung (National University of Singapore and GPN@NUS
Research Centre) Sponsored by:
EGRG,
Economic Geography, Environment and Planning A, and
Journal of Economic Geography We invite submissions for two paper sessions. These sessions will be accompanied by:
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A panel session on the topic of “Global production networks: making connections within human geography” featuring Stephanie Barrientos, Gavin Bridge, Ben Derudder, Nicky Gregson
and Henry Yeung;
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A plenary lecture delivered by Adrian Smith (QMUL) on the topic of “Global production network
research and geographical studies of uneven development”. Rationale and remit Since its emergence in the early 2000s, global production network (GPN) research has become firmly established as a key field
within economic geography and the wider social sciences. Rather than being self-contained, however, GPN research is embedded in a vibrant interdisciplinary field concerned with developing chain and networks approaches to understanding the organizational dynamics
and uneven developmental outcomes of the global economy. In addition to economic geography and regional studies, this agenda involves
economic sociology, political science, international political economy and development studies and, increasingly, international trade economics and international business studies.
The area is also one that has gathered strong purchase and relevance among international organizations, national governments and other important policy audiences, often using the terminology of global value chains (GVCs). If in its early formulations GPN research offered a useful heuristic device for unpacking the shifting organizational geographies
of the global economy, more recent endeavours under the moniker ‘GPN 2.0’ have sought to enhance the explanatory potential of the framework. In particular, there have been efforts to unravel the causal connections between the changing dynamics of global capitalism,
the organizational configuration of GPNs, and on-the-ground patterns of (sub-national) uneven development that result. These paper sessions aim to contribute to this drive by bringing together more-than-empirical contributions that either (a) address the core
concerns of GPN/GVC research relating to transnational production networks and the resultant patterns of value capture and territorial development or (b) build on important recent work on the interfaces of GPNs with domains such as politics/the state, finance,
labour, consumption and the environment. Papers are welcome that seek to integrate GPN and GVC analytics, as are those that focus on methodology and research practice. Suggested themes (not limited to):
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Global
production networks and uneven regional development
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Network
and organizational dynamics in global production networks
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Dynamic
types and modes of strategic coupling with global production networks
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Innovation
and technological trajectories in global production networks
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Varieties
of national organization, institutions, and global production networks
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Governance
of global production networks
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The (geo)politics
of global production networks
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Labouring
in global production networks
·
Global production
networks, environmental standards and sustainability
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Economic,
social and environmental upgrading in global production networks
·
Global production
networks and consumption dynamics
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Financing/financializing
global production networks
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Methodology
in the study of global production networks Procedure Please submit a title, 250 word abstract, and full contact details of all authors/presenters to Neil Coe (geo...@nus.edu.sg)
by 31st January 2017. Please note the conference rule that
an individual may not normally make more than two substantive contributions to the conference programme (paper presenter, panel member, discussant, etc.). In the event of us receiving
too many submissions for the two sessions, we will undertake a selection process right after the deadline and let all parties know the outcome as soon as possible. Precedence will be given to papers offering a clear conceptual contribution.
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