The Journal of Historical Research in Marketing invites submissions for a special issue focused on marketing and public policy research, which take an historical perspective. For this special issue of JHRM we particularly welcome manuscripts that address topics focused on the history of marketing and public policy issues in areas of societal importance, including but not limited to:

In 2010 Professor João Ferreira do Amaral retired from (formal) academic service, after a long lasting and highly valuable teaching and researching activity. On this occasion a tribute will be publicly held at ISEG by his many colleagues, friends and students.

We are pleased to confirm that the 2nd international conference 'Disability and the Majority World' will be held at Manchester Metropolitan University. The conference seeks to bring together researchers, disability activists, practitioners, organisations, and others from various fields, to discuss a range of key and emerging themes around disability in the global South. It provides a much needed inter-disciplinary, critical, supportive and open space to debate, question and challenge, while exploring alternatives in a safe and friendly environment.

The ‘Post’-Urbanity conference invites participants to discuss issues of post-urbanity from the perspective of sociology, philosophy and cultural studies, especially in terms of theoretical overviews, empirical research and/or case studies of recent developments in urban spaces and their social implications globally.