CALL FOR PAPERS                                                  

33rd IAFFE Annual Conference  |  July 3-5, 2025

University of Amherst  |  Massachusetts, USA

Social Justice through Solidarity: Cultivating solidarity within feminist economics

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Conference Schedule

• July 2 – Pre-Conference & Mentoring Workshop

• July 3 – Opening plenary, Local plenary, Opening reception and Conference parallel sessions

• July 4 – Conference parallel sessions, Membership Meeting and  Conference dinner

• July 5 – Conference parallel sessions, Closing plenary

Travel Grants – IAFFE is committed to seeking travel funds to those who want to participate in the IAFFE Annual Conference and Pre-Conference & Mentoring Workshop but are unable due to a lack of funds.  If you would like to apply for a travel grant, please consult the information on how to apply, which will be available on the Conference webpage. Although IAFFE does not have enough funding to support everyone who needs it, we will be able to support some conference participants. We prioritize applicants from the Global South, young scholars, and Global North scholars with limited institutional support.

Submitted Papers/Organized Sessions/Panels/Roundtables

• Most sessions will be in-person only; some will be remote-only. 

• Submitters are welcome to submit abstracts in the Spanish track. Please note that the language used for the abstract submission will be considered the language of the final presentation. All papers within a session will follow the same language track, ensuring consistency. Therefore, abstracts submitted in Spanish will be assigned to a Spanish-language session.

• All presenters/panelists must register for the Conference regardless of in-person or remote participation to confirm their participation. 

• When submitting your paper, poster, organized session, roundtable/panel, you will need to indicate the following:

• if your presenters will be in-person or if they will participate remotely.

• if you require interpretation and if so what language(s). However, please note that we may not be able to provide interpretation in your preferred language(s).

• We welcome organized session submissions with up to three presenters/papers. It will allow the Paper Selection Committee to add a fourth paper or presenter to your session from the paper-only submissions, particularly by young scholars.

• If submitting an organized session or a panel/roundtable, please consider including a presenter/participant who is a young scholar.

Poster Sessions 

• Poster exhibits will be accessible during Conference hours on July 3, 4  and 5.

• A Poster Session chaired by the Conference Chair, Lee Badgett will be organized during the conference. Poster presenters must be available at the Poster Session in-person to introduce and present their poster to the jury and answer questions about it.

• Logistics

• All posters must adhere to template/guidelines set by IAFFE. (See Conference webpage.)

• Accepted posters will be printed by IAFFE and posted at the conference venue.

• Submitters should follow the standard format and submit a 400-word abstract detailing their poster. Please note that final poster submission is mandatory for the conference.

• Deadline for submitting the final poster in required format to IAFFE: June 14, 2025.

CALL FOR PAPERS

33rd IAFFE Annual Conference  |  July 3-5, 2025

University of Massachusetts - Amherst

An in-person conference, with selected remote access

Social Justice through Solidarity: Cultivating solidarity within feminist economics

Solidarity is a value that is central to feminist economics, whether explicit or implicit. Solidarity across lines of race, class, caste, age, sexuality, gender, nationality, or religion is often posited as a tool for righting the economic injustices studied by many feminist economists. Solidarity with feminist scholars in other disciplines and locations has greatly enriched feminist economics. Some feminist economists have contributed to an emerging global movement to envision and create a “solidarity economy” based on values of cooperation, democracy, and justice that have inspired alternative types of economic organizations. And at an organizational level, in strategic planning discussions, IAFFE members have pointed to solidarity as a core value of the organization.

The theme of the 2025 IAFFE Annual Conference encourages us to build on the possibilities implied by thinking about solidarity. Why is solidarity important in the work of feminist economists? What’s the relationship between solidarity and concepts like intersectionality or coalition-building? How can we contribute to redressing historical injustices (e.g. slavery, genocides, or colonialism)?  What are the dynamics that get in the way of solidarity, and how can feminist economists help overcome those barriers? What would a feminist economics lens add to the analysis of the solidarity economy? How can feminist economists incorporate insights from the work on the commons, cooperatives, social profitability, or mutual aid, for instance, especially drawing on the work of women of color, Indigenous women, and women from the Global South? How does solidarity scale at the macroeconomic level? How does taking solidarity into account change the way we think about microeconomic interactions?

We invite feminist scholars and practitioners from many disciplines to explore these questions together at the 2025 IAFFE Annual Conference. We also welcome submissions on other topics, drawing on theory, empirical work, policy proposals, and organizing efforts.  

SUBMISSIONS: The submission portal will open early next week (September 30th, 2024 onwards). Abstracts (400 words max.) must be submitted online. Submissions can be made for individual papers, posters, organised sessions of papers, or panels/roundtables. Submissions can be made in English, or Spanish. 

Participants are limited to one paper presentation, one chair appearance and one roundtable/panel appearance. Additional co-authored papers are allowed only if they are presented by the co-author. These limitations allow participation by a maximum number of participants.

Please contact [email protected] with any questions or concerns.

CONVOCATORIA DE PONENCIAS

33ª Conferencia Anual de IAFFE | 3-5 de julio de 2025

Universidad de Amherst | Massachusetts, EE.UU.

Justicia Social a través de la Solidaridad: Cultivando  solidaridad dentro de la economía feminista

Queridxs amigxs,

Estoy encantada de compartir la Convocatoria de Ponencias para la 33ª Conferencia Anual de IAFFE, que será organizada por la Universidad de Amherst, Massachusetts, EE.UU., del 3 al 5 de julio de 2025.

Esperamos recibir y revisar tus propuestas y participar contigo en Umass en julio de 2025.

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Becas de Viaje – IAFFE se compromete a buscar fondos de viaje para apoyar a nuestrxs miembrxs que desean participar en la Conferencia Anual de IAFFE y el Taller de Pre-Conferencia y Mentoría. Si deseas solicitar una beca de viaje, por favor consulta la información sobre cómo aplicar, que estará disponible en la página web de la Conferencia. Aunque IAFFE no siempre tiene suficiente financiamiento para apoyar a todxs lxs solicitantes, esperamos poder apoyar a algunxs participantes de la conferencia. Priorizamos a lxs solicitantes del Sur Global, jóvenes académicxs y académicxs del Norte Global con apoyo institucional limitado.

CONVOCATORIA DE PONENCIAS

33ª Conferencia Anual de IAFFE | 3-5 de julio de 2025

Universidad de Amherst | Massachusetts, EE.UU.

Una conferencia presencial, con acceso remoto seleccionado.

Justicia Social a través de la Solidaridad: Cultivando  solidaridad dentro de la economía feminista

La solidaridad es un valor central en la economía feminista, ya sea de manera explícita o implícita. La solidaridad entre líneas de raza, clase, casta, edad, sexualidad, género, nacionalidad o religión se plantea a menudo como una herramienta para corregir las injusticias económicas estudiadas por muchxs economistas feministas. La solidaridad con lxs académicxs feministas de otras disciplinas y ubicaciones ha enriquecido enormemente la economía feminista. Algunxs economistas feministas han contribuido a un movimiento global emergente para imaginar y crear una “economía solidaria” basada en valores de cooperación, democracia y justicia, que han inspirado tipos alternativos de organizaciones económicas. A nivel organizativo, en las discusiones de planificación estratégica, lxs miembrxs de IAFFE han señalado la solidaridad como un valor fundamental de la organización.

El tema de la Conferencia Anual de IAFFE 2025 nos anima a desarrollar las posibilidades implícitas en el pensamiento sobre la solidaridad. ¿Por qué es importante la solidaridad en el trabajo de lxs economistas feministas? ¿Cuál es la relación entre la solidaridad y conceptos como la interseccionalidad o la construcción de coaliciones? ¿Cómo podemos contribuir a reparar las injusticias históricas (p. ej., la esclavitud, los genocidios o el colonialismo)? ¿Cuáles son las dinámicas que obstaculizan la solidaridad, y cómo pueden lxs economistas feministas ayudar a superar esas barreras? ¿Qué añadiría una perspectiva de la economía feminista al análisis de la economía solidaria? ¿Cómo pueden lxs economistas feministas incorporar ideas del trabajo sobre los bienes comunes, las cooperativas, la rentabilidad social o la ayuda mutua, especialmente aprovechando el trabajo de mujeres de color, mujeres indígenas y mujeres del Sur Global? ¿Cómo escala la solidaridad a nivel macroeconómico? ¿Cómo cambia nuestra forma de pensar sobre las interacciones microeconómicas al tener en cuenta la solidaridad?

Invitamos a académicxs y profesionales feministas de diversas disciplinas a explorar estas preguntas juntxs en la Conferencia Anual de IAFFE 2025. También damos la bienvenida a presentaciones sobre otros temas, basadas en teoría, trabajo empírico, propuestas de políticas y esfuerzos organizativos.

ENVÍOS: El portal de envíos se abrirá a principios de la próxima semana (a partir del 30 de septiembre de 2024). Los resúmenes (máx. 400 palabras) deben enviarse en línea. Las presentaciones pueden ser para ponencias individuales, pósteres, sesiones organizadas de ponencias o paneles/mesas redondas. Las presentaciones pueden hacerse en inglés o en español.