WINIR CONFERENCE ON PRIVATE AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE (ROME, ITALY, JULY 2026) — Governance refers to those rules that clearly bind, define, and enable an organization’s scope of action, authority, and objectives. Much recent institutional research has focused on the governance of private organizations, most notably the business firm. By contrast, the governance of public organizations, such as the state, has received comparatively less attention.
WINIR CONFERENCE ON INSTITUTIONS, ENTREPRENEURSHIP & SHARED PROSPERITY (PRAGUE, CZECHIA, SEPTEMBER 2025) — Interdisciplinary research plays a key role in advancing our understanding of how to build institutional environments that support entrepreneurship as a catalyst for shared prosperity and social progress. Join us in this critical dialogue to explore the pathways toward a better future for all…
WINIR CONFERENCE ON INSTITUTIONAL RESILIENCE & RECOVERY (PITTSBURGH, USA, SEPTEMBER 2024) — The resilience of governance systems, particularly their ability to respond to and recover from crises (such as economic downturns, political instability and upheaval, or environmental calamities), stands at the forefront of institutional research…
WINIR YOUNG SCHOLARS PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP ON INNOVATION, ENTREPRENEURSHIP & INSTITUTIONS (PRAGUE, CZECHIA, SEPTEMBER 2025) — Institutional theory is at the heart of debates around post-growth paradigms in the Global North, sustainable development imperatives in the Global South, and the role of entrepreneurship across public, private, and cooperative sectors in driving social and environmental change. The Workshop seeks to explore how institutional dynamics influence and are influenced by the ways societies produce, consume, and thrive, fostering innovative and sustainable pathways for the future. Contributions should engage institutional methods
WINIR YOUNG SCHOLARS WORKSHOP ON AI AND INSTITUTIONS (ONLINE, MAY 2025) — Artificial Intelligence (AI) is profoundly transforming the global landscape, reshaping not only technological innovation but also institutional operations and social structures. This Symposium seeks to critically interrogate the intricate and multidimensional impacts of AI across diverse institutional domains. Specifically, it aims to explore the intersections of technological advancements and societal structures through the lens of institutional theory, considering how AI both disrupts and reconstitutes
WINIR YOUNG SCHOLARS PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP ON BRIDGING DIVIDES (PITTSBURGH, USA, SEPTEMBER 2024) — Institutional theory can be used as a starting point to help us look at how societies with deep cultural and political differences can coexist peacefully and thrive amidst the challenges posed by globalization and technological revolutions. It can help us scrutinise existing governance and social arrangements to manage growing disparities, exacerbated by information technology, immigration, and cultural exchanges, leading to a crisis in political and governance frameworks.
WINIR is pleased to sponsor a session on what institutional theory can teach us about the connections between inequalities and Liberties at the 21st Annual Conference of the Italian Association for the History of Political Economy (Associazione Italiana per la Storia dell’Economia Politica, STOREP), to be held at the University of Milan, Milan, Italy, on 27-29 June 2024.