Theme 1
Cultures of Competitiveness: Discourses and Knowledge Brands
Theme 2
Financialization of Competitiveness
Theme 3
Competitiveness, Global Production and Labour Relations
Theme 4
Changing Cultures of Competitiveness in Education
Theme 5
Changing Cultures of Competitiveness: Social and Environmental Dimensions
Theme 5: Changing Cultures of Competitiveness: Social and Environmental Dimensions
Short description
Based on seminars 1-4, this seminar examines how civic activism (Klein 2002) prompts new socially- and environmental-oriented attempts to incorporate 'ethical governance' and security concerns into cultures and practices of competitiveness (e.g., corporate social responsibility, green competitiveness, security for competitiveness) Key themes and mechanisms include codes of conduct, guidelines, and promoting best practice (Utting 2002; Kell et al. 2004; Mamic 2005). We discuss and evaluate mechanisms and practices in the light of their claims to reduce unevenness and inequalities.
Date: 17th April 2009
Venue: Lancaster University , Institute for Advanced Studies and Department of Politics and International Relations
Seminar Papers
Big Business and Inclusive Development : Changing Roles and Perceptions
Peter Utting
Jeroen Merk
Changing cultures of urban competitiveness:
Towards a new urban politics of carbon control?
Andrew E G Jonas
Emma Foster
Martin Cooke
Gina Dowding
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