FinalConference.htm

 

TRANSLEARN

Transnational learning through local experimenting:

the creation of dynamic complementarities between economy and society

TRANSLEARN is an EU funded research project.

 
The Final Conference of the Project was arranged on the 18 to 20 March,  2009 at Sannäs Manor, Porvoo, Finland.

Input to the Final Conference is derived from refined results of the Nordic and Slovene comparisons, complemented with invited papers presented by the members of the Scientific Steering Committee of the project and by scholars who are engaged in parallel projects to the Translearn project. For further information, please, contact Kari.Lilja@hse.fi and Ann-Mari.Wright-Hyttinen@hse.fi.

Sannäs is situated near Helsinki and can be reached easily by taxi from the airport or by car from Helsinki, see the driving instructions.

Conference programme (PDF)

Material for the conference (PDF):

Kristensen, P.H. and Lilja, K. (2009). New Modes of Globalizing: Experimentalist Forms of Economic Organization and Enabling Welfare Institutions - Lessons from the Nordic Countries and Slovenia. Final report of the project.


Lilja, K. (2009): In search of "Good Life": Developed countries and citizens under globalisation. Opening speech of the final workshop.

Almond, P. (2009): Commentary on Herrigel and Zeitlin: Inter-Firm Relations in Global Manufacturing: Disintegrated Production and Its Globalization.

Bergholm, T. (2009): Logo or no logo NGO's against race to the bottom. Comment on Quack & Zajak's presentation.

Gilson, R. J., Sabel, C. F. and Scott, R. E. (2008): Contracting for Innovation: Vertical Disintegration and interfirm collaboration.

Heidenreich, M. and Zeitlin, J. (Eds.) (2008): Changing European Employment and Welfare Regimes. The Influence of the Open Method of Coordination on National Reforms.

Herrigel, G. and Zeitlin, J. (2009): Regional Manufacturing Competitiveness in the Age of Globalization.

Jaklič, M. and Hribernik, A. (2009): Slovenia as a test case.

Kasvio, A. (2009): Comment on Richard Whitley's Paper.

Koistinen, P. (2009): Enterprise Restructuring and the "Enabling Welfare State". Comment on van den Berg's presentation.

Kristensen, P.H. (2009): Developing Comprehensive, Enabling Welfare States for Offensive  Experimentalist Business.

Kristensen, P.H. (2009): Globalization and the Changing Contextual Setting: New Challenges to NBS Research.

Kristensen, P.H. (2009): Globalization and the Nordic Model: Towards enabling welfare states and experimental systems of economic organization?

Lovio, R. (2009): Contracting for Innovation. Comment on Sabel's presentation.

Morgan, G. (2009): Changing topographies of financial markets in the current era: Preliminary thoughts.

Quack, S. and Zajak, S. (2009): Civil Society Campaigns and Transnational Private Labor Regulation: Comparing Athletic Footwear and Toys.

Rubery, J., Bosch, G. and Lehndorff, S. (2008): Surviving the EU? The Future for National Employment Models in Europe. (Article)

Rubery, J., Bosch, G. and Lehndorff, S. (2008): Surviving the EU? The Future for National Employment Models in Europe. (PP presentation)

Saari, J. (2009): Comments to Zeitlin.

van den Berg, A. (2009): Enterprise Restructuring and the "Enabling Welfare State": What We Assume, What We Know and What We Need to Know.

Whitley, R. (2009): Changing Competition Models: The effects of internationalisation, technological change and academic expansion on dominant economic logics.

Whitley, R. (2009): Changing Competition Models:  The effects of internationalisation, technological change and academic expansion on dominant economic logics. Seminar slides (PDF).

Zeitlin, J. (2009): The OMC and National Social and Employment Policies: Influences, Mechanisms, Effects.

Zeitlin, J. (2009): The Lisbon Strategy, the Open Method of Coordination, and the Future of EU Governance.

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The Final Policy Informing Conference was held on Friday, the 16th January 2009 in Brussels at ETUI-REHS (ITUH Building (Room B), Boulevard du Roi Albert II, 5 in B-1210 Brussels).

The conference was hosted by the European Trade Union Institute for Research, Education and Health and Safety and co-funded by The Research Council of Norway.

Programme

Comments by Jonathan Zeitlin

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