Lviv Regional Institute for Public Administration
National Academy for Public Administration, Office of the President of Ukraine
Center for Public Policy and Governance
Austrian Agency for International Cooperation in Education & Research
Lviv Center for Urban History of East Central Europe
NGO “Generation – plus”
3rd International Conference
of the “Ludwig von Mises and Contemporary Societies” cycle:
“LIBERALISM, POSTCOMMUNISM AND REFORMS”.
Lviv, October 1-2, 2015.
Dear Colleagues and Friends!
On the initiative of the Department of Political Science and Philosophy LRIPA
NAPA and other institutions a series of conferences in honor of the famous Austrian
scientist, liberal thinker and our countryman Ludwig von Mises is held in Lviv. In
2011 the theme was “Economics and Bureaucracy in an Open Society”, in 2013 “Economic Theory and Public Policy”, in October 2015 we plan to discuss issues,
covered by the theme "Liberalism, postcommunism and reforms."
Conference Goal and Objectives
• To promote scientific heritage of Ludwig von Mises among the Ukrainian
public.
• To establish and develop links between Ukrainian and foreign scientists
exploring and working in context of liberal tradition.
• To involve both young and experienced scientists to the study and
dissemination of liberal ideas.
• To summarize the experience of reforming the post-communist societies.
• To consider the present state and perspective of liberal reforms in Ukraine.
Conference Thematic Foci
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Ideas of Ludwig von Mises and Austrian School of Economics
Liberalism as ideological basis for reform in policy and economy.
Liberalism, constitutionalism and the establishment of the rule of law.
Reform experiences of postcommunist countries.
Liberalism and reforms in time of crisis and war.
Conference events
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Plenary sessions.
Student discussion "Liberalism in time of war and crisis".
Reception and a small concert.
Common photo in front of the birthplace of Ludwig von Mises.
A tour of the historic part of the city.
The Conference will be held at the premises of the Center for Urban History of East
Central Europe at 6 Bohomoltsia Street, Lviv, Ukraine, Oct 1-2, 2015
Working languages: Ukrainian, English.
Publication of the articles, presented at the conference, will be made after conference
in the Conference research volume.
Registration
To take part in the conference, participants have to submit a proposal (via e-mail),
containing:
 topic of the presentation,
 a one-page abstract of the presentation,
 a short biography (with information about their place of work and position,
research and/or academic achievements).
The dead-line for proposals is July 30, 2015.
The full texts of the articles must be submitted no later than September 15, 2015.
The article (up to 20,000 typed symbols, including spaces, or 12 pages typed) must
include a summary and key words (in English), footnotes and bibliography.
Style guide: A4 format, all margins 2 cm, 14-point Times New Roman font, 1.5cm
line spacing, 1.25cm tab (indentation) of initial sentence of each paragraph,
references in footnotes, numbered consecutively throughout the text.
All submissions should be emailed to: mykolabunyk@gmail.com
Registration Fees:
Ukrainian Citizens – 200 Ukrainian Hryvnias
Citizens of Other Countries – 20 Euros
Fees are payable upon arrival to Lviv prior to the start of the conference.
Registration fees cover the costs of editing and publishing the research volume,
conference materials for all participants, lunch and dinner.
Travel and accommodation fees are covered by the participants themselves.
The organizers can provide assistance in booking hotel or other accommodation that
match your price and conditions.
Address of the Conference Organizing Committee:
Political Science and Philosophy Department
16 Sukhomlynskiy St.
Briukhovychi – Lviv, Ukraine 79491
Telephone: +38-032-234-6135
Email: politologLRIDU@gmail.com
Contacts:
Mykola Bunyk
mobile +38-097-947-2195
e-mail mykolabunyk@gmail.com