[Apologies for cross-posting] CALL FOR ABSTRACTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Markets and Beyond in the Digital Age Call for papers for mini-conference at SASE 29th Annual Conference, 'What's Next? Disruptive/Collaborative Economy or Business as Usual?', June 29-July 1, 2017, Lyon, France DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACTS: February 3, 2017 Organizers : Jean-Samuel Beuscart, Dave Elder-Vass, Kevin Mellet, Elisa Oreglia, Janaki Srinavasan The development of digital and online technologies has deeply impacted the organization of markets, firms, institutions and consumer agencies. In some cases, these changes have disrupted value chains and market equilibria. In many industries digital players have built new sociotechnical arrangements, including those forms of intermediation sometimes referred to as the platform economy. In the Global South, digital money and financial services offered through digital technologies have been hailed as having the potential to create financial inclusion and grow the economy. More generally, digitization affects the way most ordinary economic activities are designed, undertaken and assessed, from marketing through consumption, including for example tracking and targeting devices, the imperative of data collection, and the rise of collaborative consumption. Empirical studies show that the outcomes of digitization are not technically determined, but depend on local arrangements. On some markets, the internet provides opportunities for challengers, on some others it favors concentration; some digital tools empower consumers, whereas tracking and targeting devices aim at controlling their behavior. Indeed the market form itself is sometimes bypassed in favor of new forms of economic organization. The aim of this mini-conference is to bring together empirical studies on digital markets and the digitization of economic practices. We particularly - though not exclusively - welcome contributions on: 1) Digital goods & services In many creative and knowledge-intensive industries, goods and services have been "digitized". Moreover, new categories of digital items circulate and are traded: digital money, digital artifacts (e.g. in-game objects), digital reputations. How are these digital commodities designed, valuated and traded? How does the machine-based intermediation that underlies digital services compare with human-based intermediaries? 2) Market infrastructure and equipment Digital infrastructures provide new kinds of intermediaries and business models, now gathered behind the concept of 'platform economy' (eBay, Etsy, Amazon, etc.). But they also equip markets with new coordination instruments, such as judgement and evaluation systems based on participation (online consumer reviews), virtual and alternative currencies, bots, algorithms and new forms of calculation. To what extent do these infrastructures lead to new ways of performing markets practices online and offline? 3) Engaging with markets Online market devices have triggered or extended specific forms of market participation and enhanced new forms of consumerism. Digital technologies gave support for consumer empowerment: evaluation of products (price comparison, online reviews), coordination (forums, communities),amateur commercial activities - and digital labor. Symmetrically, firms invest in conversational forms of connection with consumers. How do these ongoing processes shift market boundaries and change the balance of power in the economy? 4) Beyond the market Digital technology also provides a platform for non-market forms of economy. On the web vast amounts of information are transmitted at no cost to the consumer, and this is further developed in organizations like Wikipedia. What are the contributions and prospects of non-market forms of digital economy? Abstracts of no longer than 1000 words should be submitted by February 3, 2017. All submissions should be made via the SASE website<https://sase.org/events/conference-submission-and-award-guidelines/>. https://sase.org/event/2017-lyon/ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Ce message et ses pieces jointes peuvent contenir des informations confidentielles ou privilegiees et ne doivent donc pas etre diffuses, exploites ou copies sans autorisation. Si vous avez recu ce message par erreur, veuillez le signaler a l'expediteur et le detruire ainsi que les pieces jointes. 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