“ECONOMIC INTEGRATION IN THE POST-COVID-19 ERA, WHAT NEW CHALLENGES FOR AFRICAN COUNTRIES, THE MEDITERRANEAN AND THE EUROPEAN UNION. GOVERNANCE, INSTITUTIONS AND POLICIES FOR THE ENERGY AND DIGITAL TRANSITIONS AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT”
THE EUROPEAN UNION, MEDITERRANEAN AND AFRICA
INTEGRATION IN THE GLOBAL AGE
28-29 October 2021
ONLINE CONFERENCE
Due the current COVID -19 situation, the Third International Conference of AMENET on Regional Integration will take place ONLINE
The AFRICA-MEDITERRANEAN-EUROPE (AMENET) JEAN MONNET NETWORK, in Collaboration with the Department of Economics, is pleased to invite you to participate in the Fourth International Conference on REGIONAL INTEGRATION.
THE BEST CONTRIBUTIONS MAY BE PUBLISHED IN ENGLISH AS SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES IN A SPECIAL ISSUE OF STUDIES OF APPLIED ECONOMICS
MAIN GOAL:
This conference aims to discuss opportunities to revive the economies of the Africa, Mediterranean and Europe (AME) in an environmentally sustainable manner, energy and digital transition, taking into account the context described above. At the same time, presenters, academics, experts and doctoral students are asked to discuss and assess, among other things, the impact of the pandemic on economic growth and development as well as options for ensuring inclusive growth, sustainable development and regional integration post COVID-19 on the African continent.
Expected papers may address, but are not limited to, the following indicative topics:
- Governance, Institutions and Policies for Sustainable Development in the Post-Covid-19 era;
- Efficient use of natural resources in the post-Covid-19 era;
- Climate change adaptation and urban and rural resilience;
- Energy consumption, environment and sustainable development; before and after COVID-19;
- International trade and investment after COVID-19 in the context of the African economic integration process. What are the effects on the ongoing processes of economic globalisation and regionalisation?
- Reforms in education, especially those affecting children in the context of COVID-19: challenges and prospects;
- What are the new challenges for public health policy at different scales (global, regional, national and local)?
- ICTs deployment in various fields such as education, work, health, etc. for structural growth after COVID-19;
- Vulnerabilities: socio-cultural, health, poverty and inequality issues;
- Resilience of small, medium and large enterprises and employment dynamics in the COVID-19 era and beyond;
- Tourism, transport and the hospitality industry in the COVID-19 era;
- Regional integration, subsidies and support programs for countries with competitive and developmental difficulties;
- Which sectors have benefited or suffered losses from the Covid-19 health crisis; in what forms and in what ways? What new approaches to industrial policy in terms of economic integration of value chains and geopolitics in different sectors?
- Monetary and fiscal policies in the post-Covid-19 era;
- Internal and external migration. What changes in migration flows in the Post-Covid-19 era?
PUBLICATIONS
The conference will only accept abstracts in French and English.
The abstracts should have a word limit of 1000 and must include 5 keywords. It must necessarily include an introduction, methodology, results and discussions and main conclusions.
Oral communications will be in the form of a presentation supported by ppt slides and no longer than 15 minutes. It is strongly recommended to send the ppt presentation to the organization before the beginning of the Conference.
Abstracts will be selected and compiled into a book of abstracts. There is the option to send the abstract and not present it. These abstracts will be included in the book of abstracts in a special section, called “Free Documents”.
It is not necessary to send the manuscript. The Scientific Committee, based on the quality of the abstracts received, may choose to request the complete manuscript from the authors for publication in a special issue of a journal indexed in Scopus. The best contributions may be published in English as scientific articles in a special issue of Studies of Applied Economics Journal.
ABSTRACTS UPLOADING ON THE CONFERENCE WEB SITE (DOCUMENTATION SECTION)
THIS CONFERENCE IS FREE OF CHARGE, as it is co-financed by the Jean Monnet Programme of the European Union.
IMPORTANT DATES
Call for abstracts: 22 June, 2021.
NEW DEADLINE for abstracts submission: 6 September, 2021 13 September, 2021
Abstracts must be submitted online, in word format, through the Conference website in the “documentation” section.
Acceptance of abstracts: 16 September 2021. 21 September, 2021
Registration: 25 June – 27 October 2021
Dates of the Conference: 22-23 February, 2021
The Organizing Committee of AMENET JEAN MONNET NETWORK
Technical secretary of AMENET: Esther Alarcón
Phone number: +34 91 497 5241
Mail: info@amenet.eu
Web page: www.amenet.eu
Twitter: @AMENET_UAM
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
José María MELLA (UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID)
Luis COLLADO CUETO (UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID)
Chérif Sidy KANE (UNIVERSITÉ CHEIKH ANTA DIOP DE DAKAR)
Malick SANÉ (UNIVERSITÉ CHEIKH ANTA DIOP DE DAKAR)
Julimar DA SILVA BICHARA (UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID)
Mbuyi KABUNDA (AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY OF MADRID)
Omar BELKHEIRI (ENCGT – TANGER, UNIVERSITÉ ABDELMALEK ESSAÂDI)
Matías Manuel GONZÁLEZ HERNÁNDEZ (UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA)
Javier DE LEÓN LEDESMA (UNIVERSIDAD DE LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA)
Daniel Kwabena TWEREFOU (UNIVERSITY OF GHANA)
Jorge SOUSA BRITO (UNVERSIDADE JEAN PIAGET DE CABO VERDE)
Jean-Marc TROUILLE (UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD)
Jean-Pierre DOMECQ (UNIVERSITÉ DE PAU ET DES PAYS DE L’ADOUR)
Marta PACHOCKA (WARSAW SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS)
Anna MASLON-ORACZ (WARSAW SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS)
Asteris HULIARAS (UNIVERSITY OF PELOPONNESE)
Salem ABEIDNA (UNIVERSITÉ DE NOUAKCHOTT AL AASRIYA)
Christian Mabi LUKUSA (UNIVERSITÉ PROTESTANTE AU CONGO)
Stany Vwima NGEZIRABONA (UNIVERSITÉ EVANGELIQUE EN AFRIQUE)
Alain KIKANDI (UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DES PAYS DES GRANDS LACS-GOMA)
Lara LÁZARO (REAL INSTITUTO ELCANO)
Ainhoa MARÍN EGOSCOZÁBAL (REAL INSTITUTO ELCANO)
Liliana SUÁREZ (UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID)
Imad BAKKALI (UNIVERSITÉ ABDELMALEK ESSAÂDI-TANGER)
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
José María MELLA (UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID)
Luis COLLADO CUETO (UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID)
Omar BELKHEIRI (ENCGT – TANGER, UNIVERSITÉ ABDELMALEK ESSAÂDI)
Matías Manuel GONZÁLEZ HERNÁNDEZ (UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA)
Javier DE LEÓN LEDESMA (UNIVERSIDAD DE LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA)
Daniel Kwabena TWEREFOU (UNIVERSITY OF GHANA)
Julimar DA SILVA BICHARA (UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID)
Laura PÉREZ ORTIZ (UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID)
Fernando GALLARDO OLMEDO (UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID)
Yen Elizabeth LAM GONZÁLEZ (UNIVERSIDAD DE LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA)
Imad BAKKALI (UNIVERSITÉ ABDELMALEK ESSAÂDI-TANGER)
Chérif Sidy KANE (UNIVERSITÉ CHEIKH ANTA DIOP DE DAKAR)
Malick SANÉ (UNIVERSITÉ CHEIKH ANTA DIOP DE DAKAR)
DISCLAIMER: Any communication or publication related to this action, made by the beneficiaries in any form and using any means, reflects only the author’s view and the European Commission and the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA), are not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains.
