WINIR 2026 - Sessions
The following sessions were submitted and accepted as such.
* denotes registered author
Updated 11 June 2026.
Advances in Virginia Political Economy
Convenor: Rosolino Candela* (George Mason University, USA)
Alain Marciano (University of Turin, Italy) & Valentina Erasmo (University of Turin, Italy) “Property Rights Atrophy and Endogenously Unstable Liberalism: Revisiting Sen’s Paretian Liberal Paradox through Buchanan”
Andre Quintas* (George Mason University, USA) “’Trust me, I am not like them’: Political Signaling in a Credibility Crisis”
Samrudha Surana* (George Mason University, USA) & Christopher J. Coyne (George Mason University, USA) “Social Identity Formation in Markets and Politics”
Cooperatives in Place and Practice: Distribution, Equity, and Sustainable Development
Convener: Francesca Gagliardi* (University of Hertfordshire, UK)
Andrea Cori (Centro Studi Legacoop, Italy), Keti Lelo (Roma Tre University, Italy) & Francesca Martinelli (Centro Studi Legacoop, Italy) “Presence and Distribution Patterns of Cooperatives in Italian Inner Areas”
Francesca Gagliardi* (University of Hertfordshire, UK) “Cooperatives as Commons Institutions for Sustainable Development”
Ermanno Tortia* (University of Trento, Italy) “External and Internal Distributive Equity in Worker Cooperatives: A Rawlsian Perspective?”
Co-production, Institutions & Governance
Convenors: Giampaolo Garzarelli* (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy), Silvia Lucciarini (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy) & Nadia von Jacobi (University of Trento, Italy)
Giampaolo Garzarelli* (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy), Lyndal Keeton* (University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa) & Aldo A. Sitoe (University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa) “The Birth and Growth of a Public Service Industry”
Silvia Lucciarini (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy) & Andrea Bellini (University of Milan, Italy) “When the Commons become Cultural and Creative: City Cultural Planning Through the Lens of Co-production”
Carlo Cellamare (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy) & Serena Olcuire (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy) “Self-produced Territorial Democracy. Experiences in Rome, Italy”
Marina Ciampi (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy), Carmelo Bruni (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy) & Matteo Finco (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy) “Reconfiguration of Public Space through Creative Participation. Two Case Studies in Rome. Co- or Self-production?”
Development Dilemmas: Meso-Institutions & the Conditions for Structural Change
Convenor: Nikhilesh Sinha* (Hult International Business School, UK)
Nikhilesh Sinha* (Hult International Business School, UK) “Misidentification and Misdirection: How Microfinance Misallocates Risk”
Jonathan Greenacre (Boston University, USA) “Bridge Contracts in Africa”
Patricia Agupusi (Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA) “Beyond the Catch-Up: A Multi-Level Analysis of Social Capital and Institutions in Africa’s Technological Future”
Extending Institutional Research Using the Institutional Grammar
Convenor: Saba Siddiki (Syracuse University, USA)
Carlos Alberto Prieto Valero* (European University Viadrina, Germany) & Albrecht Söllner* (European University Viadrina, Germany) “Institutional Grammar and the Analysis of Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: A Multi-Level Approach”
Arezoo Mirzaei* (Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany) & Insa Theesfeld (Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany) “Institutional Analysis in Governance Arrangements: A Systematic Review of the Application of Institutional Grammar”
Irene Pérez Ibarra* (Universidad Zaragoza, Spain), Alicia Tenza Peral (Universidad Zaragoza, Spain), Juan Sebastian Uribe Quintero (Syracuse University, USA) & Tomas Olivier (Syracuse University, USA) “Do Institutions Speak the Same Grammar? A Cross-Language Assessment of Institutional Grammar 2.0”
Juan Sebastian Uribe Quintero (Syracuse University, USA), Matia Vannoni (King’s College London, UK), Saba Siddiki (Syracuse University, USA) & Chris Koski (Reed College, USA) “Evaluating the Evolution of Policy Complexity in the Policy Formulation Process”
Externalities & the Corporate Form
Convenors: David Gindis* (University of Warwick, UK) & Eva Micheler* (London School of Economics, UK)
Claudia Paduano* (University of Glasgow, UK) “Externalities in the Taxonomy of the Corporate Form: The Emperor’s New Clothes for Corporate Law?”
Clara De Chirico* (University of Macerata, Italy & University of Ottawa, Canada) “A Commons-Based Legal Approach to Corporate Theory”
Constantijn van Aartsen* (Maastricht University, Netherlands) “Beyond Public and Private: An Ecological Architecture for Sustainable Law and Business”
Governing Deep Differences (I)
Convenors: Paolo Silvestri* (University of Catania, Italy), Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili* (Pittsburgh University, USA) & Paul Dragos Aligica* (University of Bucharest, Romania & George Mason University, USA)
Mirela Cerkez* (University of Bucharest, Romania), Andreea Zamfira (University of Bucharest, Romania) & Fatma Ruxandra Yilmaz (National University of Political Studies and Public Administration, Romania) “Governance structures and value heterogeneity. The case of the Turkish community in Romania”
Robert Gabriel Ciobanu* (University of Bucharest, Romania) “Institutional Agreement and Political Legitimacy in Modus Vivendi Theory and Constitutional Political Economy”
Aylon Manor (Pittsburgh University, USA) “Two Visions of Polycentrism: Aspirational Democracy and Modus Vivendi Governance”
Governing Deep Differences (II)
Convenors: Paolo Silvestri* (University of Catania, Italy), Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili* (Pittsburgh University, USA) & Paul Dragos Aligica* (University of Bucharest, Romania & George Mason University, USA)
Eduardo J. Martinez* (University of Cincinnati, USA) & Pablo Paniagua (King’s College London, UK) “Democracy’s Attention Problem: Diagnosis and Responses”
Paolo Silvestri* (University of Catania, Italy) “Percentage Tax Designation Institutions A Model for Polycentric Governance of Public Goods”
Marc Goetzmann* (Université de Tours, France) & Nathanaël Colin-Jaeger (Université Catholique de Lille, France) “Polycentricity, For and Against Cities’ Autonomy”
Sara Lorenzini* (University of Trento, Italy) “Green Dreams and Workforce Realities: Renegotiating Capabilities in Polycentric Governance for Deforestation-Free Products”
Institutional Evolution & Rupture: Historical Perspectives on Economic Order & Governance
Convenor: Lucie Mařanová* (Prague University of Economics and Business, Czechia)
Václav Cejthamr* (Prague University of Economics and Business, Czechia) “Expropriation under Institutional Rupture: Political Risk and the Case of Electrolux in Czechoslovakia (1948)”
Tanweer Ali* (Prague University of Economics and Business, Czechia) “Corporate Purpose Revisited: A Historical Analysis of Business Roundtable Governance Statements”
Jan Greitens* (Westfälische Hochschule, Germany) “Safeguarding the Currency: Lessons from German Historical Debates for Contemporary Challenges”
Lucie Mařanová* (Prague University of Economics and Business, Czechia) “Institutional Foundations of Industrialization: The Transformation of the Textile Sector in the Habsburg Monarchy and Austria-Hungary (1800–1914)”
Institutions, Governance & Democratic Values in Transition Economies
Convenor: Luca Andriani* (Birkbeck Business School, UK)
Luca Andriani* (Birkbeck Business School, UK) “Do Democratic Preferences Shape Tax Contributions? Evidence from Central and Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union”
Elodie Douarin* (SSEES University College London, UK) & Julie Litchfield (University of Sussex, UK) “Barrier to Entry? How the Perceived Quality of the Public Debate Impacts on the Political Participation of Women in Rural Kosovo”
Gaygysyz Ashyrov* (Estonian Business School, Estonia), Niveditha Prabakaran (Estonian Business School, Estonia) & Kaire Põder (Estonian Business School, Estonia) “Merit or Connections? Democratic Attitudes and Perceived Cronyism in Central Asian Higher Education”
Interdisciplinary Insights for Corporate Governance
Convenors: David Gindis* (University of Warwick, UK) & Eva Micheler* (London School of Economics, UK)
Silvie Rohr* (University of Hamburg, Germany) “Corporate Purpose as Anticipatory Strategic Action”
Philip Gavin* (University College London, UK) “Board Fiduciary Responsibility and Political Polarisation”
Massimiliano Vatiero* (University of Milan, Italy), Magalì Fia (University of Bologna, Italy) & Lorenzo Sacconi (University of Milan, Italy) “Sen’s Capability Approach and the New Philosophical Foundation of Corporate Governance”
Nina Boeger* (City St George’s, University of London, UK) “The Independent Enterprise: Owned but in No One’s Pocket”
Methodological Innovations in Institutional Grammar: From Coding Rules to Computational Analysis
Convenor: Amineh Ghorbani* (Deft University of Technology, Netherlands)
Kaninik Baradi (Deft University of Technology, Netherlands), Clara Egger (Rotterdam School of Management, Netherlands), Paola Fezzigna (Rotterdam School of Management, Netherlands) & Amineh Ghorbani* (Deft University of Technology, Netherlands) “Enhancing Institutional Analysis through Automated IG 2.0 Coding”
Alicia Tenza-Peral (University of Zaragoza, Netherlands), Ismael Lare-David* (Aragon Agrifood Institute, Spain), Laura X. Estévez-Moreno (Aragon Agrifood Institute, Spain), F. Javier Lacosta-García (Aragon Agrifood Institute, Spain) & Irene Pérez-Ibarra (Aragon Agrifood Institute, Spain) “Enhancing the structural and functional analysis of institutional arrangements through the integration of the Institutional Grammar and a rule taxonomy”
Ali E. Torkayesh (RWTH Aachen University, Germany), Amineh Ghrobani* (Deft University of Technology, Netherlands) & Sandra Venghaus (RWTH Aachen University, Germany) “Sustainable Aviation Fuels in the European Union: Addressing Institutional Misalignment Across Multi-Level Governance”
Moral Systems of the Past & Their Long-Term Consequences
Convenor: Nadia von Jacobi (University of Trento, Italy)
Giampaolo Garzarelli* (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy) & Lyndal Keeton* (University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa), “Replication as a Strategy: State Formation in Historical South Africa”
Mahdi Khesali* (University of Hamburg, Germany), Stefan Voigt (University of Hamburg, Germany) & Nadia von Jacobi (University of Trento, Italy) “Culture Matters: On the Distal Determinants of the Rule of Law”
Nadia von Jacobi (University of Trento, Italy), Elisa Flori* (University of Trento, Italy), Stefan Voigt (University of Hamburg, Germany) & Mahdi Khesali (University of Hamburg, Germany) “Network Formation Patterns and the Rule of Law: Moral Systems of the Past”
New Interactions between Public & Private Institutions: Tracing their Evolution, Assessing Their Social & Ecological Impacts
Convenor: Sara Lorenzini* (University of Trento, Italy)
Eleonora Ciscato (University of Milan, Italy), Filippo Itolli (University of Milan, Italy) & Luigi Cominelli (University of Milan, Italy) “Deliberative Democracy and Water Governance: the case of River Contracts in Italy”
Eleonora Gregori Ferri* (University of Milan, Italy) “From Hierarchy to Hybrid Governance: The Institutional Transformation of Urban Planning”
Giulia D’Antonio (University of Milan, Italy) “Assessing Spatial Justice In Urban Regeneration Processes. Social Impact Assessment as a Tool of Insurgency”
Philosophies of Institutions (I): 4E Economics
Convenor: Paolo Silvestri* (University of Catania, Italy)
Guido Baggio* (Roma Tre University, Italy) “Collective Agency and Interest Integration”
Shaun Gallagher (University of Memphis, USA) “Institutional Narratives and Institutional Transformations”
Enrico Petracca* (Konrad Lorenz Institute for Evolution and Cognition Research, Austria) “Norms are Practices: Normativity for a Post-Northian Institutional Economics”
Philosophies of Institutions (II): State, Democracy and Taxation
Convenor: Paolo Silvestri* (University of Catania, Italy)
Simone Dei Pieri (University of Catania, Italy) “Encoding Compromise: How Artificial Intelligence Can Improve Democratic Legislation”
Doron Narotzki (University of Akron, USA), “The Meta Goal of Taxation”
Wojciech Engelking* (University of Warsaw, Poland), “The Place of the State among Pluralistic Institutions. Three Methodological Lenses on Public–Private Governance”
Private Money, Morality & Transactions
Convenor: Georgina M. Gomez* (Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands)
Georgina M. Gomez* (Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands) “Multiple Circuits in Argentina: Between State and Non-state Money”
Gabriella Gimigliano (University of Siena, Italy) “Currency and State European law”
Valentino Cattelan* (Birmingham City University, UK) “Coining the Complementary Dirham: Community Currencies, Cultural Diversity and Islamic Finance”
Luca Giachi (CNR, Italy) “Intentional Communities and the Use of Complementary Currency. The Case of the Damanhûr Community”
Reforming Corporate Law
Convenors: David Gindis* (University of Warwick, UK) & Eva Micheler* (London School of Economics, UK)
Sarah Alkandari* (University College London, UK) “An Institutional Approach to Dual-Class Share Structures in the UK Public Market”
Federico Mucciarelli (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy) “The Twenty-Eighth Regime: A Dangerous Slogan”
Ewan McGaughey (King’s College London, UK) “Stakeholder Governance: Workers, Investors and Service-users in Public or Private enterprise”
The Formal-Informal-Rules-in-Use Continuum & Governance Effectiveness
Convenor: Irene Pérez Ibarra* (University of Zaragoza, Spain) & Ute Brady (Arizona State University, USA)
Irene Pérez Ibarra* (University of Zaragoza, Spain) & Ute Brady (Arizona State University, USA) “A Multidimensional Framework for Analyzing the Continuum between Formal, Informal, and Rules-in-Use”
Maria Mancha-Cisneros* (Michigan State University, USA) & Maria Claudia Lopez (Michigan State University, USA) “Pathways for Small-scale Fisheries as Safety nets and Aquatic Food Systems: The Role of Formal and Informal Institutions”
Ismael Lare David (University of Zaragoza, Spain), Alicia Tenza Peral (University of Zaragoza, Spain), Laura Estévez Moreno (University of Zaragoza, Spain) & Francisco Javier Lacosta (University of Zaragoza, Spain) “Patterns of Institutional Overlap Between Formal Rules and Rules-in-Use: A Case Study of Communal Pastoral Lands”
Isabel Guerrero* (Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Peru) & Cathy Rubiños (EM Normandie, France) “Institutional Misfits”
The Rivalrous Origins of Non-Rivalrous Governance: Beyond Markets & States
Convenor: Rosolino Candela* (George Mason University, USA)
Anja Shortland* (King’s College London, UK) “The Dark Economy of Hacking and Ransomware”
Edward Peter Stringham* (Trinity College, UK) “Digital Private Governance and the Rise of Anarcho-Capitalist Inspired Smart Contracts in Use in Crypto Markets and On Wall Street”
Marek Hudek* (Prague University of Economics and Business, Czechia) “Exit, Voice, and the Anthropocene”
Toward an Organizational Turn in Corporate Law (I)
Convenors: David Gindis* (University of Warwick, UK) & Eva Micheler (London School of Economics, UK)
Duncan Wallace* (Monash University, Australia) “Is the Corporation Natural or Artificial?”
David Gindis* (University of Warwick, UK) & Eva Micheler* (London School of Economics, UK) “Real Entity Theory: A Modern Statement”
Andrew R. Johnston* (University of Warwick, UK) “Recognising the Enterprise in Company Law”
Laura Vialon* (City St George’s, University of London, UK) “A Deliberative Corporate Law”
Toward an Organizational Turn in Corporate Law (II)
Convenors: David Gindis* (University of Warwick, UK) & Eva Micheler* (London School of Economics, UK)
Petri Mäntysaari* (Hanken School of Economics, Finland) “The Matrix Theory of Corporate Law, a Functionalist Corporate Governance Theory, and the Agency Costs of the Firm”
Fabrizio Esposito (NOVA University Lisbon, Portugal) & Stefan Grundmann (Humbolt University Berlin & European University Institute, Germany) “The Firm as a Mix of Complete, Incomplete, and Relational Contracts: Generalizing Nexus of Contracts Theory using Macneil’s Contract Trichotomy”
Christian Witting* (National University of Singapore, Singapore) “Models of the Company: Criteria of Validity”
David Cabrelli (University of Edinburgh, UK) & Ewa Kruszewska* (Royal Holloway, University of London, UK) “The Political Economy of Corporate Law”
Trade Shocks & Institutional Transformation in Italy’s International Integration
Convenor: Renato Raffaele Amoroso (Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Italy)
Giacomo Zanibelli* (Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Italy) “Tuscan Sharecropping between Exogenous Shocks and Agrarian Transformation, 1870–1918”
Marianna Astore (Università degli Studi dell’Insubria, Italy) “Governing International Trade under Shock: Exchange Controls and Clearing Agreements in Interwar Italy”
Renato Raffaele Amoroso* (Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Italy) “Financing Development in Times of Crisis: Southern Italy, the EIB, and Global Loans”
Mattia Muscherà* (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy) “Beyond The Trade War: The Reorganisation Of the Italian Wine Sector after the Breakdown of Commercial Relations with France”
Book launch: Institutional Economics: Past and Present by Delia Montero*
Discussion panel: Delia Montero* (Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Mexico), Georgina Gómez (Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands), and Juan Pablo Jaramillo-Ramón (FLACSO, Ecuador)
