The second paper has been published some days ago online.
HOW ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS CAN BE PRACTICAL AND FUNNY WHILE PUZZLING ECONOMISTS: EXCHANGE NETWORKS, PARALLEL CURRENCIES & FREE BAZAARS IN GREECE
ABSTRACT
This is a working paper belongs to a greater ongoing field research project concerning economic activity in Greece performed without the use of any official currency. The schemes studied range from parallel currencies to free bazaars and from specialised exchange networks to businesses accepting used public transport tickets as partial payment by customers. Exchange and bazaars often take place via fairs and parties, some of which have already become famous and attract hundreds of people, although most of the schemes are quite recent and still develop.
The scope of this paper is, therefore:
a) To present the theoretical, connected to environment, issues, that the project aims to deal with, and
b) To present the findings of the first, qualitative, stage of field research that might enlighten us on how the environment as an idea and motive leads people to invent new ways of transacting.
Keywords: exchange networks, free bazaars, parallel currencies, environment, grassroots theory.
JEL: E49, P49
You may find the entire paper at the link
http://innovation.univ-littoral.fr/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/sotiropoulou.pdf
or at the links column, at the left side of the blog!
Tuesday, 5 October 2010
Saturday, 21 August 2010
Research in Wonderland
The first paper concerning the theoretical issues we face in this project has already been published. You may access the paper by copying and pasting at you browser the following link:
http://www.iippe.org/wiki/images/d/d2/CONF_APE_Sotiropoulou.pdf
You will also find the link on the left side of the blog.
Comments and critique are mostly welcome!
The abstract of the paper is the following:
EXCHANGE NETWORKS & PARALLEL CURRENCIES: THEORETICAL ISSUES or RESEARCH IN WONDERLAND
ABSTRACT
This working paper belongs to a greater ongoing field research project concerning economic activity in Greece that is performed without the use of any official currency. The scope of the paper is twofold: a) To present the theoretical issues that the project aims to deal with, while studying exchange networks, parallel currencies and free bazaars in Greece. Particularly, the variety of the schemes and initiatives studied touches essential points of economics, like the notions of value, money, exchange, market, etc. And b) To present the findings of the first stage of field research in connection with the theoretical arguments that might have an explanatory ability concerning the initiatives studied.
Keywords: exchange networks, parallel currencies, free bazaars, value, money, market, exchange, grassroots theory.
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http://www.iippe.org/wiki/images/d/d2/CONF_APE_Sotiropoulou.pdf
You will also find the link on the left side of the blog.
Comments and critique are mostly welcome!
The abstract of the paper is the following:
EXCHANGE NETWORKS & PARALLEL CURRENCIES: THEORETICAL ISSUES or RESEARCH IN WONDERLAND
ABSTRACT
This working paper belongs to a greater ongoing field research project concerning economic activity in Greece that is performed without the use of any official currency. The scope of the paper is twofold: a) To present the theoretical issues that the project aims to deal with, while studying exchange networks, parallel currencies and free bazaars in Greece. Particularly, the variety of the schemes and initiatives studied touches essential points of economics, like the notions of value, money, exchange, market, etc. And b) To present the findings of the first stage of field research in connection with the theoretical arguments that might have an explanatory ability concerning the initiatives studied.
Keywords: exchange networks, parallel currencies, free bazaars, value, money, market, exchange, grassroots theory.
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Saturday, 12 December 2009
Ethics in Economic Field Research or Short Stories of Dependency
ETHICS IN ECONOMIC FIELD RESEARCH or
SHORT STORIES OF DEPENDENCY
Irene Sotiropoulou
PhD Student (University of Crete, Department of Economics)
This paper has been prepared within the framework of the student’s PhD programme under the supervision of Prof. George Stathakis.
An earlier version of this paper has been presented at the 1st Conference of the Academic Society for Political Economy, co-organised (19-20.06.2009) with the 11th Conference of Greek Historians of Economic Thought, titled “Economic Crisis and Economic Theory” and held in Rethymnon (Gallos University Campus), Greece.
Email for correspondence: isotiropoulou@econ.soc.uoc.gr
Full text available at:
http://economics.soc.uoc.gr/wpa/wpa_show_paper.php?handle=1002
or at the link under the title "Short Stories of Dependency"
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ABSTRACT
The paper is an attempt to use the idea of reflexivity in order to organise and set “ready for answers” the ethical issues which have arisen at the very beginning of the field research (on a topic in the economics area) and have been anticipated for later stages of the research project. While at the beginning, the ethical issues were well covered under the appearance of “everyday” research practical problems to be resolved, the interaction with research participants revealed the theoretical depth that those same issue can have and the extend to which they might affect the research project itself. The paper as well as the issues are divided for analysis purposes, into three categories: the first deals with ethics concerning the terminology, vocabulary and narratives during or after field research; the second, discusses the ethical issues connected the interaction with participants, especially two issues: their acceptance to participate in the project and the information exchange; and the third part, discusses the cases where the researcher faces petitions for assistance in constructing something, that according to the research proposal, belongs to the object of the research.
Keywords: ethics, field research, reflexivity.
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SHORT STORIES OF DEPENDENCY
Irene Sotiropoulou
PhD Student (University of Crete, Department of Economics)
This paper has been prepared within the framework of the student’s PhD programme under the supervision of Prof. George Stathakis.
An earlier version of this paper has been presented at the 1st Conference of the Academic Society for Political Economy, co-organised (19-20.06.2009) with the 11th Conference of Greek Historians of Economic Thought, titled “Economic Crisis and Economic Theory” and held in Rethymnon (Gallos University Campus), Greece.
Email for correspondence: isotiropoulou@econ.soc.uoc.gr
Full text available at:
http://economics.soc.uoc.gr/wpa/wpa_show_paper.php?handle=1002
or at the link under the title "Short Stories of Dependency"
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ABSTRACT
The paper is an attempt to use the idea of reflexivity in order to organise and set “ready for answers” the ethical issues which have arisen at the very beginning of the field research (on a topic in the economics area) and have been anticipated for later stages of the research project. While at the beginning, the ethical issues were well covered under the appearance of “everyday” research practical problems to be resolved, the interaction with research participants revealed the theoretical depth that those same issue can have and the extend to which they might affect the research project itself. The paper as well as the issues are divided for analysis purposes, into three categories: the first deals with ethics concerning the terminology, vocabulary and narratives during or after field research; the second, discusses the ethical issues connected the interaction with participants, especially two issues: their acceptance to participate in the project and the information exchange; and the third part, discusses the cases where the researcher faces petitions for assistance in constructing something, that according to the research proposal, belongs to the object of the research.
Keywords: ethics, field research, reflexivity.
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Open for... discussion!
This blog has been created in order to publicise the research taking place in the Department of Economics of the University of Crete since February 12th 2009, concerning parallel currencies and exchange trade in Greece. The blog adminstrators are Professor George Stathakis, who supervises the research, and PhD student Irene Sotiropoulou.
We use the blog not only for informing the public about the evolution of the research, but also for the chance it gives to publish working papers and enable readers to comments and participate in the discussion!
We have also opened a... facebook account under the name "Ανταλλαγές Παράλληλα Νομίσματα".
We use the blog not only for informing the public about the evolution of the research, but also for the chance it gives to publish working papers and enable readers to comments and participate in the discussion!
We have also opened a... facebook account under the name "Ανταλλαγές Παράλληλα Νομίσματα".
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