Section 6 Economics and Economic History

Convenors:

Martin Hemmert, Korea University
Dennis S. Tachiki, Tamagawa University, Tokyo

Deadline for abstracts: December 17, 2004

Call for Papers:

Beyond Developmental Capitalism
Policy, Institutional and Technical Changes in Japan

The Economics and Economic History section of the European Association for Japanese Studies invites papers on the policy, institutional, and technical changes, past and present, in the Japanese economy. To facilitate discussion of the overall theme, there will be at least three conference section tracks:

  1. Markets and economic policy (e.g., international convergence or divergence resulting from globalization/regionalization or domestic structural reforms, monetary and fiscal policy, etc.)
  2. Institutional change (market and non-market rules of the game in such areas as labor-management relations, financial and capital markets, civil society, etc.)
  3. Technology and innovation (e.g., the source and direction of
    innovation, most recently in such areas as nano-technology, biotechnology, and information technology)

We particularly encourage paper submissions examining past periods in Japanese economic history that address these sub-areas.

Since the larger role of the economics and economic history section is to reflect the debates and empirical research of the scholars in the field, the convenors do not restrict paper submissions to these section themes. They will also allot session time to papers exploring new theories, methods, and subjects in Japanese economics and economic history that do not easily fit into one of the above section tracks.

Procedures and Schedule

PROPOSAL DEADLINE: Paper or panel proposals should be sent by December 17, 2004 in the format stated below by mail or e-mail (as an attached file) to both of the convenors at the addresses given at the end of this Call for Papers.

PAPER PROPOSALS: A paper proposal submission should be in the format of a two page abstract providing the following information:

  • Title
  • Author name(s) and contact details (including mailing address, tel./fax numbers, and e-mail address)
  • Main research problem/question, methodology and data source(s), and major findings/conclusions.
  • Keywords (list at least three) and indicate which, if any, of the proposed sub-themes would be most appropriate.

PANEL PROPOSALS: We encourage proposals for a panel of three or four presenters on a particular topic. The panel organizer should submit a one-page proposal providing the following information:

  • Panel Title/Theme
  • Panel organizer and contact details
  • Names of paper presenters, panel chairperson, and commentator(s)/discussant(s)
  • Note, each paper presenter must submit an abstract as outlined above to the panel organizer. The panel organizer should then submit them together with the one-page panel proposal either by mail or e-mail (as an attached file).

ACCEPTANCE NOTIFICATION: The co-convenors plan to notify the presenters whether their paper or panel has been accepted by mid-January 2005.

Post-conference Publication

The co-convenors have approached a number of journals for a post-conference publication. In this connection, the editor of the Asian Business & Management (ABM) journal has expressed an interest in devoting a special issue to the session theme in 2006.

Since this would mean a revised version of the conference paper must be submitted in short order for a double-blind review process, we ask paper presenters wishing to be considered for the post-conference publication to submit not only the abstract by the above submission deadline, but also a full manuscript by August 15, 2005 for discussion at the relevant session. Papers should not exceed 8,000 words, including footnotes and exhibits, using the ABM journal format style (see "Presentation of the Paper" under http://www.palgrave-journals.com/abm/instructions.html). In order to expedite the subsequent review process and final publication we would expect to receive revised post-conference papers by November 30, 2005.

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Even if you do not plan to present a paper, the Economics and Economic History section co-convenors plan to invite a distinguished Japanese scholar for a keynote session, organize a special panel where an author meets her/his critics, and other activities to address the needs of the session participants. In this latter regard, please communicate your ideas to the co-convenors before mid-January 2005.