ICFSN 2009 - DIME International Conference on the Formation and the Evolution of Social and Economic Networks

DIME (Dynamics of Institutions and Markets in Europe) is a network of social scientists in Europe, working on the economic and social consequences of increasing globalization and the rise of the knowledge economy. DIME is sponsored by the 6th Framework Programme of the European Union. The network brings together a wide variety of scholars, for example from economics, geography, sociology, history, political science and law.

The French National Research Agency (L'Agence nationale de la recherche), the ANR, a public institution for the management of administrative issues, was created on January 01, 2007, and is a funding agency for research projects. Its aim is to increase the number of research projects issued from the entire scientific community, and to provide funding based on calls for proposals and peer review selection processes.

GREThA is a joint research unit between Bordeaux IV University and CNRS. The unit gathers more than 40 permanent active researchers, with an activity of constant research and scientific production.

The scientific project of the unit includes five research programs where all competences present within the unit are put forward to ensure a credible articulation with the recent developments of economic science around theoretical and empirical issues.