WINIR 2026 – Sessions

The sessions accepted for WINIR 2024 — which deal with a range of topics in economic history and contemporary society, including power, religion, communities, commons, and corporations — are just one indication of a rich programme with papers spanning multiple disciplines and perspectives.

WINIR 2026 – Venue

The Eleventh WINIR Conference will be held in Rome, Italy. The conference is hosted by organized in collaboration with the Department of Social and Economic Sciences (DiSSE) at Sapienza University of Rome. Rome’s long history of governance, from ancient times to the present, makes it a fitting venue for our inquiry into private and public institutions…

WINIR 2026

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 2026 – Optional Tour

The Eighth WINIR Conference will be held in Catania, the second largest city of the beautiful Mediterranean island of Sicily, off the coast of Southern Italy. Among other things, Catania, which lies at the foot of the volcano Etna facing the Ioanian Sea, is known for its baroque architecture, for which it is part of the Val di Noto UNESCO World Heritage Site. Click here for general information.

WINIR 2025 – Accommodation and Tours

The Eighth WINIR Conference will be held in Catania, the second largest city of the beautiful Mediterranean island of Sicily, off the coast of Southern Italy. Among other things, Catania, which lies at the foot of the volcano Etna facing the Ioanian Sea, is known for its baroque architecture, for which it is part of the Val di Noto UNESCO World Heritage Site. Click here for general information.

WINIR 2025 – Prague Travel

The Eighth WINIR Conference will be held in Catania, the second largest city of the beautiful Mediterranean island of Sicily, off the coast of Southern Italy. Among other things, Catania, which lies at the foot of the volcano Etna facing the Ioanian Sea, is known for its baroque architecture, for which it is part of the Val di Noto UNESCO World Heritage Site. Click here for general information.