{"id":152,"date":"2025-09-15T20:59:37","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T20:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esee2026ghent.be\/?page_id=152"},"modified":"2026-04-11T14:41:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T14:41:41","slug":"programme-and-calls","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/esee2026ghent.be\/?page_id=152","title":{"rendered":"Programme and Calls"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Call for Abstracts (closed)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The Call for Abstracts for ESEE2026<\/strong> is now closed. (Extended) Abstracts had to be submitted before January 6th (23:59).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please have a close look at the final conference programme<\/strong> before submitting, as you will be asked to indicate to which subtrack(s) you aim to add with your contribution. Note also that each ESEE2026 participant may present only one paper<\/strong> at the conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next, we kindly invite all submitting authors to help out in the evaluation of abstracts. If you accept, you will be asked to score 1-3 abstracts (depending on the number of submissions) using a rubric based on the evaluation criteria listed in the Call.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, we want to highlight the Best Student Prizes<\/strong> that the European Society for Ecological Economics (ESEE) awards to (PhD) students or recent PhD graduates that excel through their contributions to the conference. More details on these Prizes can be found in the Call, and include, amongst others, the submission of a full paper in May 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The full Call for Abstracts<\/strong> can be found here<\/a> (for reference).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Submissions were possible via ConfTool<\/strong> at
https:\/\/www.conftool.pro\/esee2026ghent\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Scientific Programme<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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The ESEE2026 conference programme was prepared in September by the Local Organizing Committee and the Scientific Committee, and complemented with Open Special Subtracks proposed by conference participants. The final programme<\/strong> consists of 11 main tracks, 56 subtracks and 11 Open Special Subtracks (OSS) that were retained through the previous Call for Open and Closed Subtracks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The main tracks<\/strong> include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Beyond GDP: Rethinking Well-being and Prosperity <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Ecological Boundaries, Biophysical Realities and the Commons  <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Justice, Equity, and Inclusive Futures <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Socio-Ecological Transformation in Times of Crisis <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Technology, Work and Care  <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Institutional Innovation and Governance <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Ecological Macroeconomics, Public Finance, and Money <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Sufficiency, Values, and Behavioral Change <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. Reimagining Places and the Urban-Rural Divide <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. Rethinking Business and Finance <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  11. Developments in Ecological Economics as a Scientific Field <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    The full programme<\/strong> – including a list of all subtracks and a description of each of the Open Special Subtracks (OSS) – can be found here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Call for Special Subtracks \/ Special Sessions (closed)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    The Call for Special Subtracks \/ Special Sessions has been closed since October 28th (23:59).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Two distinct formats are provided within the ESEE2026 conference:<\/p>\n\n\n\n