Capitalization and the Start-Up Economy : Critical Perspectives on Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Venture Capitalism

For the past twenty years, social sciences have studied financialization as a process affecting many (if not almost all) aspects of contemporary societies. More recently, research at the crossroads of sociology, economics and the science and technology studies (STS) developed a new understanding of financialization, centered on how “things are turned into assets” (Birch and Muniesa 2020). Such a perspective provides useful tools for critically examining the start-up economy and emerging business practices related to venture capital funding. This workshop aims to bring together scholars from science and technology studies and beyond who work to develop a transversal perspective across various cultural sites and practices. Through different formats (keynote, round table, panels), the workshop will offer a setting to conduct in-depth discussions on capitalization.

Confirmed Keynote:

• Liliana Doganova, Mines ParisTech.
• Kean Birch, York University, Canada
• Paul Langley, Durham University, UK.

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