Solidarity, reciprocity, and economy in times of downturn: Understanding and articulating the logics of old and new values in late capitalism, February 4-5 2014, UAB

10.00 – 10.30

Welcome and practical information

Hugo Valenzuela, Patty Gray and Peter Simonic

Introduction: On Solidarity, Reciprocity, and Economy in times of downturn: Understanding and Articulating the logics of Old and New Values in Late Capitalism

10.30 – 11.00

Jérémie Forney (Bern University of Applied Sciences)

New local-based initiatives in the Swiss dairy industry: investigation on networks and positions of dairy farmers

11.00 – 11.30

Coffee break provided by the UAB

11.30 – 12.00

Raquel Alquézar; Pati Homs; Núria Morelló; Diana Sarkis (Reciprocity Studies Group, U. Barcelona)

Cooperation practices: survival strategies, “alternative” movements or capitalism re-embedded?

12.00 – 12.30

Kyriaki Papageorgiou (University of California and Cyprus)

Anthropology, Innovation and Creative Destruction: Rethinking Capitalism and the Financial Crisis

12.30 – 13.00

Irene Sabaté Muriel (Reciprocity Studies Group, Universitat de Barcelona)

Mortgage over-indebtedness and home repossessions as symptoms of the financialization of domestic economies

13.00 – 13.30

Discussion

13.30 – 15.30

Lunch Break

15.30-16.00

Heike Derwanz (HafenCity Universität Hamburg)

Low Budget Urbanity. On the Transformation of the Urban in Times of Austerity

16.00 -16.30

Rajko Mursic (University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Arts)

Non-hierarchical Relationships in Alternative Economy: Squats and independent music venues in Slovenia as sites of emerging commons

16.30-17.00

José Luis Molina, Marta Lobato and Miranda Lubbers (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)

On economic crisis, “social enterprises” and networks: an ongoing project.

17.00-17.30

Luminita-Anda Mandache (University of Arizona) (to be confirmed)

Poverty and social exclusion facing solidarity economy in Conjunto Palmeiras, Brazil.

17.30-18.00

Discussion

10.30

Marta Lobato & Hugo Valenzuela

EASA Network initiative and future