LEP Elements Organized Sessions at SIOE
Organizers: LEP Elements Editorial Board.
1. "Formal and Informal Norms of Conducts".
Abstract: Albeit a large legal tradition has studied the determinants and impact of the law and an equally ample economics literature has analyzed the origins and role of cultural norms, the interplay between formal and informal rules of conduct is still understudied. To shed light on these issues, the Cambridge Elements in “Law, Economics and Politics” wishes to organize a special session on “Formal and Informal Norms of Conduct” at the 2026 SIOE meetings that will be held in Fontainebleau between July 13th and 15th 2026. Those willing to participate should submit their paper to LEPelements@gmail.com by January 15th 2026. Papers included in this session might be considered for publication in the Cambridge Elements in “Law, Economics and Politics” conditional on the usual editorial process.
2. "Geoeconomics in a Changing World: Conflicts, Economic Policies and Social Cohesion".
Abstract: Countries are facing a rapidly changing global environment marked by rising geopolitical tensions, new forms of economic pressure, and a return of militarized conflict. These shifts affect how countries trade, how governments make strategic decisions, and how citizens experience security, fairness, and moral responsibility as well as institutional trust and democratization. This session explores these transformations through the growing field of geoeconomics, which looks at how economic tools and political power interact in shaping today’s world. To shed light on these issues, the Cambridge Elements in “Law, Economics and Politics” wishes to organize a special session on “Geoeconomics in a Changing World: Conflicts, Economic Policies and Social Cohesion” at the 2026 SIOE meetings that will be held in Fontainebleau between July 13th and 15th 2026. Those willing to participate should submit their paper to LEPelements@gmail.com by January 15th 2026. Papers included in this session might be considered for publication in the Cambridge Elements in “Law, Economics and Politics” conditional on the usual editorial process.
3. "Decentralized Organizations."
Abstract: Decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), protocol foundations, and platform cooperatives, are emerging as new organizational entities that reallocate authority, ownership, and coordination through code, tokens, and open-source governance. These organizations operate without traditional managerial hierarchies, yet they make consequential decisions about investment, compensation, innovation, and rule-making at scale. The analysis of DAOs brings together economists studying organizations, contracts, and institutions to examine whether these systems represent a meaningful new organizational form or a technological variation on familiar institutional trade-offs, testing at the same time theories of authority, incentives, coordination, voting, and institutional design. the Cambridge Elements in “Law, Economics and Politics” wishes to organize a special session on “Decentralized Organizations” at the 2026 SIOE meetings that will be held in Fontainebleau between July 13th and 15th 2026. Those willing to participate should submit their paper to LEPelements@gmail.com by January 15th 2026. Papers included in this session might be considered for publication in the Cambridge Elements in “Law, Economics and Politics” conditional on the usual editorial process."