Dear Colleagues
We are pleased to announce our Conference "Business, Fascism, and the Erosion of Democracy" which will take place on June 3-5, 2026 at Istituto Svizzero Roma (Italy).
The interdisciplinary conference brings together 30 invited speakers from various disciplines and aims to discuss the increasing authoritarianism, populism, and polarization in democratic societies and the role of business, and especially tech-entrepreneurs, in these developments.
It is convened by Prof. Andreas Scherer (University of Zurich), Prof. Guido Palazzo (University of Lausanne) and Prof. Eric Orts (University of Pennsylvania)
Full details - including the program, registration, and venue information are available on the conference website:
https://www.istitutosvizzero.it/conferenza/business-fascism-and-the-erosion-of-democracy/
We look forward to welcoming you.
With kind regards,
Prof. Scherer, Prof. Palazzo, and Prof. Orts
Conference Convenors
Silvia Agustoni Di Giorgio
Sekretariat Prof. Dr. Andreas G. Scherer
Institut für Betriebswirtschaftslehre | Universität Zürich
Plattenstrasse 14 | 8032 Zurich | Schweiz
sekretariat.scherer@business.uzh.ch | www.business.uzh.ch
phone: +41 (0) 44 634 5300
Arbeitszeit: Mo, Di ganzer Tag, Do vorm.
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Cristina Neesham
Newcastle University Business School /
Swinburne School of Business, Law and Entrepreneurship
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