Finance and Society conference 2026; 10-11 September 2026,
Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
What on earth is going on? The current conjuncture is marked by pervasive uncertainty, shifting temporal horizons, and growing concentrations of wealth and power. Asset managers are asserting their infrastructural dominance, private equity is trying to own whatever it can. The corporate rollout of LLMs is engulfing populations in AI slop and drone strikes. The tech bubble is transforming landscapes through the spread of gargantuan data centres hungry for energy. The hopeful still look to industrial policy for decarbonization and the green state for post-capitalist solutions. How can we understand finance and society amid this mix of moods and system-dynamics?
This year’s conference again invites contributions that aim to extend and deepen the field of finance and society studies. We welcome the submission of papers and panels, as well as less traditional formats. Contributions from beyond academia – from artists, activists, policymakers, or practitioners – have been integral to the success of previous conferences and are again warmly invited.
The conference is organised by Rosie Collington, Noya Kohavi, Amin Samman, and Leonard Seabrooke, in association with the Finance and Society Network (FSN) and the Organizations, Markets, and Governance (OMG) research group in the Department of Organization at Copenhagen Business School.
Organisers
Rosie Collington is Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Organization at Copenhagen Business School, Denmark.
Noya Kohavi is PhD Fellow in the Department of Organization at Copenhagen Business School, Denmark.
Amin Samman is Reader in International Political Economy in the Department of International Politics at City St Georges, University of London, UK.
Leonard Seabrooke is Professor in International Political Economy and Economic Sociology in the Department of Organization at Copenhagen Business School, Denmark.
The conference is organized by the Organizations, Markets, and Governance (OMG) research group in the Department of Organization at Copenhagen Business School in association with the Finance and Society Network (FSN)
Contributions are invited in two primary formats
• Papers; abstract of up to 300 words
• Panels; panel proposal plus 4-5 paper abstracts
For a list of themes in which the organizers encourage contributions please see the detailed call for papers available here.
The deadline for submissions is 1 May 2026.
Paper abstracts can be submitted here: https://forms.gle/yQ5vWXpBvtd6jF7X7
To propose a panel or something less traditional, please send an email: intersectionsfinancesociety@gmail.com
NB: Panel or roundtable proposals should include names and email addresses for all participants, alongside paper and/or panel abstracts. Please provide all of this information in a Word Document attached to your email submission.
The editors of Finance and Society encourage paper submissions from conference participants. For more information on the journal please visit: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/finance-and-society
Full programmes for previous conferences are available here: http://financeandsocietynetwork.org/events/past-events