The Ramics research association focuses on studying monetary innovation and community and complementary currency systems. Since 2011, the network has met every two years to share experiences, ideas, and practices on complementary currencies.

The 7th congress will be held in Rome (Italy) from 6th to 8th November 2024 at the headquarters of the National Research Council (CNR). On 9th November 2024 an activists' day will be held at the Millepiani Coworking (Via Nicolo Odero, 13, 00154 Rome).

 

Against a backdrop of citizenry’s mistrust towards the governments of their own countries successive economic crises over the years have further widened the gap between the local and central institutions. In view of these challenges, complementary currencies may be able to reconnect the knots of the citizens with formal institutions (and vice versa).

Many experiences with complementary means of payment in recent years have resulted in systems of mutual exchange traceable to business communities, with the creation of closed circuits in which members voluntarily exchange goods and services, offsetting debts with credits. Or with initiatives characterized by solidarity and participatory systems aimed at strengthening community relations for development that aims at being financially and economically sustainable. One of the unknowns often encountered is the relationship with national and subnational institutions and in particular on the presence or absence of specific state regulatory references. In the case, in fact, of weakness of state norms, the production of goods and services has moved "regardless" of such references, eschewing the formal economy. The need to meet the motivations from below, born to avoid processes of impoverishment of communities, through the use of complementary monetary circulation systems, and the ability of regional and local institutions to transpose the pushes from below are at the basis of the possibility of creating social innovation or, in negative cases, an economic reality at the edge of the invisible. It is therefore on these issues that we invite researchers, activists and anyone interested in such processes to the conference entitled: "The Future of Money: Democracy, Localism and Inclusion."

 

Themes for paper presentations are:

Digitalization – Can CCS help bridge the distance between the technological and digital divides.

Suggested key words: 4th industrial revolution, Digital currencies, Crypto currencies etc.

Regional/Local – Communication between local/ regional administrations and communities through CCS.

Suggested key words: Decentralization, Decommodification, (Re-)Distribution, Social cohesion, social innovation, Community resilience, Community development and Local development.

Welfare state – how CCS can help the social system.

Suggested key words: Debt crises, Poverty, Inequality, Liquidity, Inflation, Ethical finance, Social harmony, Social justice, etc.

Enviroment – The role of the CCS in the field of sustainable and biodiversity

Suggested key words: Perpetual pandemics, Energy transition, Natural resources, Ecology, Green New Deal, Green investment.

Historical - the different economic, social and cultural phases of the history of complementary currencies

Suggested key words: history, transition phases, civil society, currency.

CCS - Review and renew. Case studies, concepts, experience reports.

   

Important dates and information:

RAMICS Paper Award And "International Journal of Community Currency Research" IJCCR

To participate in the RAMICS Paper Award and the chance to publish in the International Journal of Community Currency Research (IJCCR), find information on the ‘News’ page. Deadline is 21 October 2024

 

NEW FULL TEXT SUBMISSION DATE:
October 15th 2024 (Tuesday)
FRIDAY 8th NOVEMBER 2024
The workshop ‘Collaborative Network for Rethinking Money in Society: An Educators’ Initiative' by Ester Barinaga will be held at 2 p.m. More information in the News section.
ACTIVISTS' DAY
Activists' day will be held on Saturday 9 November 2024,
coordinated by Matthew Slater. The presentation and information can be found in the news section of the website.
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT
Click here to find all the information you need to register for the conference
FULL PAPERS' SUBMISSION: 
Full papers should be sent to the e-mail address ramics2024@issirfa.cnr.it . In the object write: full paper, ID abstract, authors' names, title of contribution.
Find the fullpaper template to download on this page after logging in.
 
Submitting abstracts:

NEW ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DATE:

May 15th 2024 (Wednesday)

May 1st 2024 (Wednesday)

April 1st 2024 (Monday)

Notification of acceptance:

May 31st 2024 (Friday)

Registration deadline:

August 1st 2024 (Thursday)

Submitting full papers:

September 30th 2024 (Monday)

 

Important Information:

Abstracts

no more than 500 words. Presentations and full papers must be submitted through the online submission system. You have to create a personal account and log in first.

The Scientific Committee is in charge of reviewing all submitted abstracts.

 Working language: English

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