the 10th congress of the European Union for Systemics (EUS)

会议名称 the 10th congress of the European Union for Systemics (EUS)
会议时间 2018 年 10 月 15 日
主办单位 the European Union for Systemics
承办单位 The European Union for Systemics
召开周期
举办地点或城市 Brussels, Belgium
所属学科 经济
主要参会机构 The scholarly systemic societies of each European country are entitled to join the EUS
会议简介 The Organizing Committee of the 10th Congress of the European Union for Systemics (EUS) is launching a
call for proposals for sessions and workshops for the Congress titled A systemic vision of the crises
(UES2018).
The sessions and workshops establish a shared thematic understanding that promotes cross-disciplinary
collaborations. They offer participants the opportunity to exchange ideas on different themes, present
results, and they also give the opportunity to share experiences, identify issues and / or explore future
directions for research and practice.
A session usually counts between 4 and 6 contributions of 20 minutes each. Contributions lead to articles.
A workshop usually lasts 2 hours and is organized from more dynamic events (guest speakers, panels,
forums, experiments, role plays ...).
Special sessions and / or workshops requiring more time may be considered depending on the availability
in the program.
To submit a session or workshop proposal (in English or in French), please:
- propose a title (not too long)
- identify the main contact person (names, e-mail address)
- indicate the identity of the person / people in charge (names, e-mail address, postal address,
mini-biography)
- define the theme in a maximum of 600 words (the theme, the posture, the motivations)
- estimate the extent of the session (time, number of interventions)
- estimate the expected logistical resources (type of room, room size, projector ...)
- optional: information about the previous edition of the session at another event.
All proposals for sessions and / or workshops must be submitted by e-mail as an attachment
(ues2018@ues-eus.org) , format *.doc, by 31 December 2017.
Proposals will be reviewed by at least three members of the Scientific Committee. They will be evaluated
according to their relevance for the UES2018 congress and its participants, the breadth and depth of the
proposed subject, its topicality and objectives, the quality of the participants and the logistical feasibility.
When a proposal is approved, at least one of the officers must commit to assisting and facilitating the
session or workshop which he or she (co)organizes professionally and ethically, respecting the program,
the spirit and the activities of the UES2018 congress.
The sessions and workshops are an integral part of the UES2018 congress. The documents accepted by
the Scientific Committee will be published in the journal Acta Europeana Systemica (AES), n°8, 2018.
会务信息及联系方式 A SYSTEMIC VISION OF THE CRISES
From optimization to change strategy?

10th congress of the European Union for Systemics (UES2018)
15-16-17/10/2018, Brussels, Belgium



Although raised many times on other congresses, the theme of crisis is still not depleted. Indeed, questions related to visible effects of crises emerge in all human activities (economy, politics, culture, education, security, architecture…)[1]. A lot of measures urgently correct the visible symptoms of problems without trying to understand the underlying logics linked to them. Yet, crisis is a multidimensional societal phenomenon that cannot be reduced to immediate consequences.

In response to these topical issues, corrective actions can be taken in order to reestablish existing structures. However, answers provided are often (in)efficient and are over the short term. Indeed, these answers do not propose a strategic purpose that could lead to a coherent, long-lasting and sustainable development.

More than ever, a system-based approach of the process through which crisis – in its various forms – emerges is essential in order to act with full awareness of the interdependence of the phenomena under study. The systems thinking approach helps the agent understanding that tackling the crisis phenomenon is not only researching the optimization of the process. The change required is of structural nature.

Even though industrial society was, at first, linked to matter and energy management, a third fundamental resource is becoming more and more important: knowledge. Treatment and diffusion technologies – such as the Internet – tend to even more virtualize our real and make quick, globalized and amplified changes possible. Informational exchanges directly influence knowledge elaboration and exchange[2].

In a complex situation, the challenge of the agent confronted to crisis and to an informational overload is to acquire a capacity of description and a relevant modeling of the regarded phenomena.

Beyond analytical apprehension of mere causes, the systems thinking approach is an efficient tool in order to model systems, identify complex factors, describe elements and their relationships. It provides the agent the necessary elements to understand the real which will allow him/her to build a contextualized strategic purpose. Then, this strategic purpose will lead to actions which will have structural and long lasting impacts. The current “element in crisis” game and their relationships is thus not simply optimized (first cybernetic), but well replaced by a different game involving uncertainties, taking advantage of information technologies, integrating new knowledge and strategies (second cybernetic). Crises are no longer considered as simple adaptations of pre-crises systems, but as potential sources of emergence of new structures. These are generated by the integration of new knowledge and technologies, the improvement of resources management and the redefinition of a sociopolitical balance.

The objective of the 10th congress of the European Union for Systemics (EUS) is to develop a systemic representation of the processes inherent to crises during interdisciplinary meetings, combined with a trans-disciplinary vision. This systemic representation will provide theoretic, methodological and practical tools applicable to specific cases of systems in crisis. All these resources will help the agent taking relevant actions for the benefit of a society willing to reach a high level of sustainability for future generations[3].

Topics for the congress / Sujets pour le congrès

The main topics will be:

systemic modelling of crises processes;
identification of crises types and factors;
systemic interventions on crises;
political crises and governance;
growth and development, durability and sustainability;
concept and representation of crises through various disciplines;
historical context of the emergence of the crisis concept;
adaptation and transformation;
economic crises;
housing crises and precariousness;
family unit in crises;
prevention and crises solving;
crises resources;

Keywords / Mots-clés

complexity, crisis, emergence, post-industrial, sustainability, systemic, change, strategy, digital





[1] Globalization and Crisis: Systems Complexity and Governance, Acta Europeana Systemica, vol.4, 2014 : http://aes.ues–eus.eu/aes2014/enteteAES2014.html.

[2] The post-industrial societies dealing with complexity: Knowledge to manage the knowledge society, Acta Europeana Systemica, vol.3, 2013 : http://aes.ueseus.eu/aes2013/enteteAES2013.html.

[3] Meadows, D. H., Meadows, D. L., Randers, J. & Behrens III, W. W. (1972). The limits to growth: A report for The Club of Rome’s project on the predicament of mankind. New York: Universe Books.

[4] Globalization and Crisis: Systems Complexity and Governance, Acta Europeana Systemica, vol.4, 2014 :http://aes.ues–eus.eu/aes2014/enteteAES2014.html.

[5] The post-industrial societies dealing with complexity: Knowledge to manage the knowledge society, Acta Europeana Systemica, vol.3, 2013 : http://aes.ueseus.eu/aes2013/enteteAES2013.html.

[6] Meadows, D. H., Meadows, D. L., Randers, J. & Behrens III, W. W. (1972). The limits to growth: A report for The Club of Rome’s project on the predicament of mankind. New York: Universe Books.

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