SASE 2005
What Counts? Calculation, Representation, Association

Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics
17th Annual Meeting on Socio-Economics
Central European University and Corvinus University of Budapest
Budapest, June 30 - July 2, 2005

Faced with a deluge of information, a multiplicity of evaluative principles, and myriad features that could be potentially salient, what is taken into account? What matters, who counts, and with what kinds of measures and metrics? Whereas calculation, representation, and association might conventionally map to the domains of economy, polity, and the civic, we will be as much interested, for example, in representations within the economy, calculations within the civic, and the problem of making associations in politics. In examining how actors navigate multiple orders of worth we will be especially interested in the socio-technologies of making and taking accounts. Because tools count as constitutive parts of the social, they must be brought into our accounts. Tools - instruments, artifacts, numbering systems, spreadsheets, microphones, monitors, servers, protocols, platforms, podiums, flipcharts, websites, power points, algorithms, maps, models, tabulators, tables - are a part not only of calculative practices but also of public assemblages in politics and civic life. Network analysis, moreover, will be enriched by studying how meetings, mobile phones, and emails mediate social ties.

SASE President, 2005:
David Stark (Columbia University and the Santa Fe Institute, USA)

SASE 2005 Program Co-Chairs:
Laszlo Bruszt (European University Institute, Florence, Italy)
Greta Krippner (University of California, Los Angeles, USA)
Elisa Reis (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

Budapest Organizing Committee:
Nitsan Chorev (Central European University, Hungary)
Peter Gedeon (Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary)
Balazs Vedres (Central European University, Hungary)
Laszlo Letenyei (Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary)

Co-sponsors:
Central European University
Corvinus University of Budapest
Columbia University in the City of New York
Collegium Budapest/Institute for Advanced Study
Antenna Hungaria, Rt.

Registration and Session Location
Registration for the meeting will be held in the lobby of Central European University (Nador st. 9, 5th district of Budapest). Registration will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 30. Meeting Sessions will be held at the Central European University. Other events will be held at Corvinus University of Budapest or the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (see under "Other Events").

Session Numbers
Each panel has a unique four-digit number. The first number indicates the day of the panel: “1” is Thursday, “2” is Friday and “3” is Saturday. The second number indicates the time slot for the panel: “1” means the panel is in the first time slot etc. There are two time slots on Thursday, three on Friday, and four on Saturday. The third and fourth numbers show the sequence of the listing within the time slot.

Location of Sessions
Sessions will be held in three inter-connected buildings at the Central European University: the Faculty Tower (designated as F in the Program); Monument Building (designated as M in the Program) and Nador 11 Building (designated as N in the Program. The room numbers correspond with the floor on which the room is located. All rooms can be reached from the Registration area.

Note to Organizers and Moderators
Each panel session is one hour and thirty minutes long. Most panels have three or four presenters. It is important to give each presenter at least 15 minutes for his or her presentation and to leave time for discussion. If you are listed as the organizer or the moderator and are unable to attend the session, please make sure that one of the panel members or another meeting participant takes responsibility for moderating the panel.

Scheduled Meetings
Executive Council: The Executive Council will meet from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon on Thursday, June 30, at the Collegium Budapest/Institute for Advanced Study (Buda side of the river, Castle district of Budapest, Szentháromság utca 2.)
Network Organizers: The Network Organizers will meet from 12:00 to 1:30 on Friday, July 1 at the Columbus Pub (Vigadó tér, 5th district of Budapest, docked boat #4)

Other Events
Thursday, June 30 - 6:30 p.m.— Reception in the lobby of Central European University (Nador u. 9, district of Budapest)
Friday, July 1 - 6:45 p.m. – Reception at the Corvinus University of Budapest (Fõvám tér 8, district of Budapest)
The Presidential Address and the Featured Speaker presentations will take place at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (Roosevelt tér. 9, 5th district of Budapest)

Audio Visual Equipment
All rooms are equipped for transparencies. Multimedia projectors for Power Point presentations will be available only if a request was placed to SASE beforehand (in these cases presenters must bring their own laptops). We will not be able to accommodate any new requests for AV equipment.

Computer Access, Laptop Area, Printing
Computer Lab #2 has been set aside for SASE participants. It is located in the basement (-1 floor) of the Monument Building, and will be kept open from 8:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. on all three days. Please note that printing is not possible. IT Helpdesk staff are available to assist you in room #B105, down the corridor from Lab #2. Login and password are necessary in order to access the system. This information is provided inside Lab#2.
There is also a laptop area on the 1st floor of the Faculty Tower, with tables, power outlets, as well as network cable jacks. Login and password are not necessary to access the internet from here.
Printing facilities are available at a nearby internet cafe, CEU Net@Point (Oktober 6 u. 14.), open every day from 11:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Copying facilities
The Copy Shop is located in the basement (-1 floor) of the Faculty Tower. Materials can be duplicated and transparencies made between 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Please note that the Copy Shop will not be operating on Saturday. Other copying facility: CopyCat (Alkotmany u. 18., 5th district, approximately 15-minute walk from CEU)

Refreshments, Food & Drink
Coffee, tea and water is available during the scheduled coffee breaks.
Catering is set up in the downstairs lobby area. Lunch is on your own. In addition to the restaurants within the CEU complex, there is a list of nearby restaurant included in your conference packet.
Water fountains can be found on each floor of the Faculty Tower, and several food and drink vending machines are located in the basement (-1 floor) of the Monument Building.
There are two snack-bars within CEU, offering sandwiches, sweets and drinks: in the basement (-1 floor) of the Monument Building and in the "Japanese Garden" (exit from the 2nd floor of the Faculty Tower). The snack-bar in the Japanese Garden will also be open on Saturday.
There are also two restaurants operating within CEU. The cafeteria on the ground floor of the Monument Building is open from 11:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. The restaurant on the 10th floor of the Faculty Tower is open from 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m, and it will be kept open on Saturday as well.

Publisher's corner
Publisher's stands are located on the floor of the Faculty Tower (in front of the Library)

Security / Lost & Found
Please make sure to keep your valuables with you at all times. CEU will not take responsibility for any lost or stolen property. All things found in the buildings will be collected by cleaning staff, and will be available for pick-up at the registration/information area.

Smoking areas
Please note that CEU is a completely non-smoking facility. Designated outdoor smoking areas are: the "Japanese Garden" (exit from the 2nd floor of the Faculty Tower); a smaller terrace (exit from the 2nd floor of the Monument Building, opposite room M201); the Courtyard of the Nador 11. Building.

Storage/cloakroom
There is storage facility for coats, bags, umbrellas, etc. on the ground floor of the Faculty Tower. Opening hours: 8:00a.m. - 8 p.m. (June 30), 8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. (July 1-2).

ATM / Cash machines
The only ATM at CEU is located in the narrow passageway between the Monument Building and the Faculty Tower. Other cash machines nearby: OTP Bank (corner of Arany Janos u. & Nador u.); K & H Bank (corner of Arany Janos u. & Oktober 6. u.)

Library
Please note that the CEU Library is not open to non-CEU visitors.

18th Annual Meeting on Socio-Economics
University of Trier, Germany
June-30 - July 2, 2006

Constituting Globalization: Actors, Arenas and Outcomes

Contrary to views that globalization constitutes an unstoppable force, immune to intervention, this conference foregrounds a focus on the role of actors in both the creation and further shaping of the globalization process. Actors, such as MNCs, states, international institutions, non-governmental and interest organisations, as well as social movements are seen to influence the dynamics and direction of this process in many arenas and at multiple levels. Presenters will address crucial interventions by collective actors in developed and developing societies. Speakers will evaluate the often complex and contradictory economic, social and political effects on various constituencies, such as vulnerable countries, regions, industries or social groups, as well as monitor the increase in wealth and/or influence of more powerful actors.

Program Co-chairs
Anke Hassel (International University of Bremen, Germany)
Gary Herrigel (University of Chicago, USA)
Glenn Morgan (Warwick University Business School, UK)

Local Organizer
Dieter Sadowski (IAAEG, University of Trier, Germany)

President-Elect:
Ida Regalia (University of Milan, Italy)

Executive Council:
Lucio Baccaro (International Institute for Labor Studies, Switzerland)
Jens Beckert (Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies, Germany)
Lazslo Bruszt (Central European University, Italy)
John Campbell (Dartmouth College, USA)
Gregory Jackson (Kings College, London)
Margaret Somers (University of Michigan, USA)
Robin Stryker (University of Minnesota, USA)
Axel van den Berg (McGill University, Canada)

Graduate Student Stipends

Virginia Doellgast and Ian Greer (Cornell University, USA)
Title of Paper: Vertical Disintegration and the Disorganization of German Industrial Relations

Chris Hector (University of Waikato, New Zealand)
Title of Paper: Equity and Efficiency: The Real Trade-Off

Matthew Light (Yale University, USA)
Title of Paper: The Rise, Use, and Abuse of Quantitative Indices in Public Policy

Anastassia Obydenkova (European University Institute, Italy)
Title of Paper: The Paradox of Democratization and Federalization in the Russian Regions

Ofer Sharone (University of California -Berkeley, USA)
Title of Paper: Evaluating Engineers: Performance Measurement Strategies and the Construction of Overwork

Eastern European Stipends

Vladimir Cvijanovic (Institute of Economics, Zagreb) and Domagoj Racic (Institute of Econonics, Zagreb)
Title of Paper: Privatisation, Institution Building, and Market Development: The Case of Croatia

Jan Drahokoupil (Central European University, Hungary)
Title of Paper: Socio-Economic Governance in East-Central Europe: Regulationist and State-Theoretical Analysis

Zoltan Gal (Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary)
Title of Paper: Spatial and Structural Development and the Expanding European Integration of the Hungarian Banking System

Anastasia Gnezditskaia (Central European University, Hungary)
Title of Paper: The Upshot of a Passive Institutional Design: The Privileged Assets and Murky Liabilities of a "Most People's Bank" in Russia

Alexander Libman (Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia)
Title of Paper: Globalization and Outcomes of Institutional Competition