Apr 15 2026
Dependency Theory: Contemporary Relevance and Challenges in the Current Global Crisis

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Dependency Theory: Contemporary Relevance and Challenges in the Current Global Crisis

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International Seminar, Hybrid

11–13 May 2026

From 9am (4pm) to 4pm (11pm) – Mexico City time (Portugal/UK Time)

A bi-continental meeting: Europe–Latin America and the Caribbean

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Institutional Organisers

  • National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) – México
  • Faculty of Economics of University of Coimbra (FEUC); Centre for Social Studies (CES); University Institute of Lisbon (ISCTE); Lisbon School of Economics and Management (ISEG) – Portugal
  • Association for Heterodox Economics (AHE) – United Kingdom
  • Latin American Council of Social Sciences (CLACSO)
  • University of Buenos Aires (UBA) – Argentina
  • Latin American Studies (LAS) of the Leiden University – Netherlands
  • European Association of Development Research and Training Institute (EADI)
  •  Young Scholar Initiative of the Institute for New Economic Thinking (YSI-INET)

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Full programme
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Seminar poster

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Introduction

In a context shaped by the reconfiguration of the world order, the intensification of geopolitical disputes, the structural financialisation of the economy, the ecological crisis, and the deepening of social inequalities, Dependency Theory has once again become an indispensable perspective for understanding the dynamics of contemporary capitalism. Far from constituting a closed chapter in Latin American thought, the dependency approach offers decisive analytical tools for interpreting the current global crisis and its implications for Latin America and the Caribbean.

This international seminar, bi-continental in scope and held in a hybrid format, brings together leading scholars with the aim of debating the contemporary relevance, renewal, and future trajectory of Dependency Theory in the twenty-first century.

Within this framework, the programme will also include the presentation of Decolonizing Economics: An Introduction (Devika Dutt, Carolina Alves, Surbhi Kesar, and Ingrid Harvold Kvangraven). The book examines the Eurocentric foundations that have shaped the economics discipline and constrained its capacity to engage with phenomena such as structural racism, uneven development, the climate crisis, and labour relations. It proposes “decolonising” economics by challenging the norms of neutrality and objectivity from which the discipline often claims to speak, and by opening space for approaches that take structural power, exploitation, and colonial legacies seriously. This session will include discussion by leading thinkers from the Latin American tradition of Dependency Theory and is conceived as a direct dialogue with the seminar’s thematic strands—particularly in rethinking the political economy of global capitalism from non-Eurocentric frameworks.

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Thematic strands

Strand 1. The historical development and contemporary relevance of Dependency Theory

This strand addresses the historical development and contemporary relevance of Dependency Theory, examining its main analytical categories, internal debates, and explanatory power in the face of recent transformations in global capitalism.

Strand 2. (Neo-)imperialisms, geopolitical tensions, and international economic relations from a dependency perspective

This strand analyses (neo-)imperialisms, geopolitical tensions, and international economic relations from a dependency perspective, interrogating global power configurations, inter-power rivalry, and the place of the periphery within the emerging world architecture.

Strand 3. New theoretical and methodological horizons: Dependency Theory as a framework for the contemporary world structure

This strand explores new theoretical and methodological horizons to consolidate Dependency Theory as an analytical framework for today’s world structure, engaging with debates on financialisation, extractivism, global value chains, the ecological crisis, and transformations of work.

More than a commemorative exercise, this seminar advances a strategic discussion: to think dependency today is to think about the conditions of possibility for sovereignty, development, and emancipation in a contested world.

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Latin American Speakers

  • Adrián Sotelo, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)
  • Ana Grondona, University of Buenos Aires (UBA)
  • Claudio Katz, University of Buenos Aires (UBA)
  • Diego Giller, National University of General Sarmiento (UNGS)
  • Emir Sader, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)
  • José G. Gandarilla, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)
  • Juan Manuel Contreras, Autonomous University of Mexico City (UACM)
  • Marcelo Dias Carcanholo, Fluminense Federal University (UFF)
  • Mariano Treacy, National University of General Sarmiento (UNGS)
  • Mónica Bruckmann, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)
  • Nildo Ouriques, Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC)*
  • Raúl Delgado Wise, Autonomous University of Zacatecas (UAZ)
  • René Ramírez, Latin American Council of Social Sciences (CLACSO) and National University of the Arts (UNA)
  • Roberto Escorcia Romo, Metropolitan Autonomous University (UAM)
  • Sebastián Sztulwark, National University of General Sarmiento (UNGS)

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European Speakers

  • Andrew Fischer, International Institute of Social Studies (ISS)
  • Carla Coburger, University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE)
  • Devika Dutt, King’s College London (KCL)
  • Fabio Maldonado, King’s College London (KCL)
  • Ingrid Harvold Kvangraven, King’s College London (KCL)
  • Jonas Van Vossole, Centre for Social Studies (CES)
  • Luís Mah, University Institute of Lisbon (ISCTE)
  • María Gabriela Palacio, Leiden University (LU)
  • Patrick Mokre, Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU Vienna)
  • Rogelio Madrueño, University of Bonn
  • Rui Costa Santos, University of Granada (UGR)

* To be (re)confirmed.

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Organising Committee

Ernesto Nieto-Carrillo (FEUC-AHE), René Ramírez (CLACSO-UNA), Adrián Escamilla Trejo (UNAM), María Gabriela Palacio (LU), Ana Santos (CES), Roberto Ruiz Blum (FEUC), Gabriela Riera (ISCTE).

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Feb 10 2026
YSI Pre-Conference Workshop @ AHE 2026

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YSI Pre-Conference Workshop @ AHE 2026

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We are pleased to announce a call for applications to the AHE-YSI Pre-Conference Workshop. This event is co-organised with the Economic Development Working Group of the Young Scholars Initiative (YSI).

The workshop will take place at the University of Coimbra, Portugal, on 30th June 2026, on the day before the annual AHE Conference (1-3 July 2026).

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Apply here for the 2026 YSI-AHE pre-conference workshop

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This mentorship workshop is designed for early-career scholars with a strong interest in heterodox economic methodology, particularly those who have already begun to engage seriously with the methodological sections of their research and are seeking focused, one-to-one guidance. The event is carefully structured to foster deep, constructive engagement: participation will be limited to 10 selected scholars and 4 senior mentors, ensuring substantial face-to-face time, detailed feedback, and sustained discussion of each participant’s methodological challenges and publishing plans.

The workshop will take place at the University of Coimbra on the day preceding the 28th Association for Heterodox Economics Conference, allowing participants to build on the mentorship experience as they transition into the broader conference discussions.

This event continues the annual collaboration between YSI and AHE, with the aim of providing a supportive, intellectually rigorous space for developing methodological clarity, confidence in publishing, and scholarly community.  

Given the workshop’s focus on mentorship and feedback, participants will be asked to submit a working paper or extended draft ahead of the workshop by mid-May. Drafts should include enough developed material for mentors (to be announced) to engage meaningfully with your ideas, methods, and future plans (publication, etc.).

Selected participants will receive fee waivers for the main conference, as well as a partial travel stipend and accommodation throughout both events. YSI funded participants are expected to attend the main conference.

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Jan 23 2026
2026 Hybrid Postgraduate Workshop on Advanced Research Methods

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Hybrid Postgraduate Workshop on Advanced Research Methods

15-17th April 2026 at the University of Leeds, UK

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Call for participants

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Summary of the workshop

We are inviting applications to attend our annual hybrid training workshop on research methods, taking place on 15-17th April 2026 both in-person in Leeds (UK) and online. The workshop is open to any current PhD candidates studying economics topics, from anywhere in the world.

To allow in-person interaction but also retain a broad representation of students, the workshop will be held in a hybrid format, with some participants in-person and some online. It will be held over three short days, running from 10:30-15:30 UTC.

We strongly encourage applications from women and ethnically-minoritised groups. Students who have previously attended are not eligible to apply.

The workshop is free to attend plus we can offer limited travel support to those attending in-person. Learning in our interactive sessions will be supported by pre-reading and dedicated video recordings by leading scholars.

To apply, candidates should complete all sections of the form here as fully as they can. Applications will be evaluated in terms of the strength of the case they make for wanting to attend the workshop, and the applicant’s need to attend and its potential benefit. Applications tend to fall down if they say too little or are too vague. The final deadline for applications is 18th February 2026. Successful candidates will be informed within 10 working days of that date.

Further details are available down below. Please encourage your PhD students to apply and please share this invitation.

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Full description of the workshop

Applications are open for places at the annual Association for Heterodox Economics (AHE) postgraduate workshop on advanced research methods in economics. The workshop will be conducted in English. The workshop is open to anyone studying a PhD on any economics topics, from anywhere in the world. We strongly encourage applications from women and ethnically-minoritised groups.

The workshop is free to attend plus we can offer limited travel support to those attending in-person.

Learning in our interactive sessions will be supported by pre-reading and dedicated video recordings by leading scholars.

Workshop topics include:

  • Reorienting economics to match method with social material
  • Quantitative analysis applicable to open economic systems
  • Qualitative methods in economic research
  • Ethical and responsible research
  • Social network theory in Economics
  • Mixing quantitative and qualitative data and mixed-methods research
  • Career planning, including publishing work which uses non-standard methodologies

Session leaders (alphabetical by family name):

Dr. Ariane AgunsoyeGoldsmiths, University of London
Professor Andrew BrownUniversity of Leeds
Professor Bruce CroninUniversity of Greenwich
Professor Paul DownwardUniversity of Loughborough
Dr. Andrew MearmanUniversity of Leeds
Dr. Bianca OrsiUniversity of Leeds
Professor Don WebberUniversity of Sheffield

Please do not apply if you are not currently registered on a PhD programme. Students who have previously attended are not eligible to apply.

To allow in-person interaction but also retain a broad representation of students, the workshop will be held for the first time in a hybrid format, with some participants in-person and some online. It will be held over three short days, running from 10:30-15:30 UTC. Please bear in mind these timings: if you cannot realistically attend the whole workshop, please do not apply as you may be reducing the opportunities for others who can.

To apply, please complete the form here. Please complete all sections of the form as fully as you can. Applications will be evaluated in terms of the strength of the case you make for wanting to attend the workshop, and your need to attend (and its potential benefit).

The final deadline for applications is 18th February 2026. If your application is successful, you will be informed within 10 working days of that date.

Please direct any queries either to Andrew Mearman (a.j.mearman@leeds.ac.uk) or Bianca Orsi (b.orsi@leeds.ac.uk).

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Oct 15 2025
Call for Streams for the 28th Annual Conference of the Association for Heterodox Economics (AHE)

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Call for Streams for the 28th Annual Conference of the Association for Heterodox Economics (AHE) 

1-3 July 2026

University of Coimbra, Portugal

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We invite submissions of streams for the 28th Conference of the Association for Heterodox Economics, taking place from 1st to 3rd July 2026 at the University of Coimbra in Portugal. This is an event organised in collaboration with the Faculty of Economics at the University of Coimbra. 

Click here to submit a stream proposal

The AHE conference seeks to support scholarship, activism, reflection, and debate on innovative and diverse heterodox and radical understandings of the global political economy. In the midst of multiple crises, including environmental breakdown, genocide, mental health crises, rise of authoritarianism, and crises of social reproduction, heterodox and radical approaches to economics and political economy are crucial for grappling with the challenges we face. We welcome submissions that challenge conventional economic paradigms, offer alternative frameworks for understanding and navigating these complex crises, and actively work towards radical social change.

What is a stream?

A stream is a session or series of sessions held at the conference organised on a specific theme. The stream coordinator(s) will propose a theme for their stream and be responsible for selecting which papers and panels should be included in their stream from the regular call for papers (which may include roundtable and panel proposals too), organising the papers into sessions, and ensuring that there is a chair for each session. The AHE Academic Officers will be responsible for final decisions on paper selections, sending out acceptance letters, visa letters, and finalising the programme schedule. Do please note that stream coordinators are expected to attend the conference and engage with the session(s) of their streams. AHE does not cover travel expenses or conference fees. Should there be multiple similar stream proposals, we reserve the right to merge streams. 

The streams will typically involve one or more sessions that are based around 3-4 papers, optionally with a discussant(s). As stream coordinator(s), you may encourage your presenters to submit full papers in advance and/or agree on a post-conference publication plan, but this is optional. In the interest of encouraging discussions across theoretical traditions or schools of thought, we especially encourage streams organised by theme or topic rather than by discipline/theoretical tradition. However, streams organised by theoretical tradition will also be considered. We expect stream coordinators to especially encourage women, people of colour, early career scholars, and scholars based in the Global South when they advertise their stream for potential submitters. The AHE Conference Organising Committee may advise the stream coordinators on issues of equality, diversity and inclusivity. 

The call for streams is a call for themes to which others will submit abstracts during the Call for Papers, rather than a call for the submission of closed panels. However, we do encourage coordinators to give examples of papers they foresee will be included in their stream, if possible.  Possible stream topics could include (but are certainly not limited to): Climate change, labour, money, finance, innovation, gender, race, economic development, economic and social policy, imperialism, economic history, history of economic thought, economics education, philosophy and methodology in economics. We encourage each stream proposal to list a minimum of two stream coordinators. 

Timings

The Call for Streams is open until 21 November 2025. Decisions about stream proposals will be made by the AHE Conference Organising Committee and communicated to all proposing stream organisers by 1 December in time for the opening of the call for papers in mid-December. The Call for Papers deadline will be 14 February 2026. It will also be possible to submit individual panels and roundtables to the CfP to be considered for stream coordinators. Once the CfP has closed, stream organisers will be contacted with the submissions to their stream. Thereafter, they will have three weeks to evaluate the submissions and communicate their recommendations to the AHE Conference Organising Committee. This schedule will allow us to send out acceptances to presenters by early April 2025. 

Submit your stream proposal here

The conference will be in-person only. 

The deadline for stream proposals is 21 November 2025.

If you need ideas or a template, you can view the streams approved for the 2025 AHE Conference at King’s College London here.

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Jun 25 2025
Save the Date: AHE Conference in Coimbra, Portugal, on 1st-3rd July 2026

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Save the Date:

AHE Conference in Coimbra, Portugal, on 1st-3rd July 2026

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The next annual conference of the Association for Heterodox Economics will be held at the University of Coimbra, Portugal, on 1st-3rd July 2026.

Save the date on your calendars!

Click here to view the University of Coimbra on Google Maps, so you can begin planning your trip for July 2026.

Click here to see some pictures of our past conferences.

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Feb 13 2025
Sessions for Young Scholars at the AHE 2025 Conference

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Sessions for Young Scholars at the AHE 2025 Conference

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AHE and the Young Scholars Initative (YSI) of the Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET) are collaborating to host two (funded) sessions for young scholar at the upcoming AHE conference. If you are a young scholar and you would like the opportunity to present and/or get feedback on your paper, please do apply to the AHE call for papers with the instructions in the specific YSI call you want to be considered for.

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  1. Systemic Inequalities: Emerging from Micro to Macro and back 

Structural inequalities shape economic, social, and environmental outcomes at multiple levels, from the micro-dynamics of households and firms to macroeconomic patterns of wealth distribution, growth, and sustainability. This workshop invites scholars from diverse theoretical traditions and empirical approaches to explore how inequalities emerge, persist, and interact across scales — moving from micro to macro and back again.

We welcome contributions from heterodox perspectives, including but not limited to complexity economics, political economy, institutional economics, feminist and postcolonial approaches, ecological economics, and critical development studies. Topics may range from climate justice and financial instability to labor market segmentation, rural poverty, and technological change.

The workshop will feature discussions led by mentors with expertise in complexity economics and structural inequalities, including applications to climate change and rural poverty. Participants will have the opportunity to present ideas, receive feedback, and engage in collaborative dialogue.

We encourage applications from researchers at all career stages and across disciplines. If your work examines inequality in any form — whether through theoretical, empirical, or methodological lenses — this workshop provides a space to connect, reflect, and advance your research within the broader heterodox community.

Please apply via the “Click here to submit your paper” and enter your details as requested. In order to submit to the YSI sessions, please include “YSI 1” before your institutional affiliation in box 3. For “stream” please choose “general” so the conference organisers know that you are applying to the YSI session on structural inequalities.

If you qualify and already submitted a proposal related to this theme, you will be considered.

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  1. From Draft to Publication: Editorial Feedback Workshop for Heterodox Economists

Publishing in academic journals is a crucial step in a scholar’s career, yet the process can be challenging, especially for early-career researchers. This workshop is designed to support young scholars working within the broad field of heterodox economics by providing in-depth editorial and reviewer feedback on their papers.

Participants will receive detailed comments from five mentors who serve as editors and reviewers for academic journals in heterodox economics. These mentors will read submitted papers in advance and provide constructive feedback during the workshop, helping authors strengthen their arguments, refine their contributions, and navigate the publication process more effectively.

We invite submissions from a wide range of heterodox perspectives, including but not limited to post-Keynesian, Marxist, institutionalist, feminist, ecological, complexity, and development economics. Papers may engage with theoretical, empirical, or methodological questions relevant to heterodox economic thought.

Application & Submission Details:

  • Eligibility: This workshop is particularly aimed at early-career scholars (PhD candidates, postdocs, and junior faculty) seeking guidance on preparing their work for publication.
  • Submission Requirements:
    • Extended abstract (max 1000 words) outlining the paper’s research question, theoretical framework, methodology, key findings, and contribution to heterodox economics.
    • Full paper commitment: Selected participants must submit a full draft by June 1st, 2025 for review.
  • How to Apply: Please apply via the “Click here to submit your paper” and enter your details as requested. In order to submit to the YSI sessions, please include “YSI 2” before your institutional affiliation in box 3. For “stream” please choose “general” so the conference organisers know that you are applying to the YSI editorial session.

This workshop provides a unique opportunity for focused, high-quality feedback from experienced journal editors and reviewers. We look forward to supporting the next generation of heterodox economists on their path to publication.

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Feb 8 2025
Join the AHE Mailing List

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Join the AHE Mailing List

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Click on the button below to subscribe to the mailing list of the Association for Heterodox Economics (AHE). By joining the mailing list, you will be able to participate in our discussions and receive announcements about conferences, workshops, webinars, book launches, job opportunities, PhD scholarships, and publications.

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Subscribing to the mailing list is free of charge, but participants must abide by the Code of Conduct for members of the Association for Heterodox Economics.

You can also follow the AHE on Twitter, on YouTube, and on BlueSky.

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Jan 17 2025
2025 Hybrid Postgraduate Workshop on Advanced Research Methods

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Hybrid Postgraduate Workshop on Advanced Research Methods

1st-3rd April, 2025 at the University of Leeds, UK

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Call for participants

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Summary of the workshop

We are inviting applications to attend our annual (hybrid) training workshop on research methods, taking place on 1-3 April, 2025 in-person in Leeds, UK and online. The workshop is open to anyone currently registered a Ph.D. on any economic topic, from anywhere in the world. We strongly encourage applications from women and ethnically-minoritized groups. Students who have previously attended are not eligible to apply. The workshop is free to attend plus we can offer limited travel support to those attending in-person. Learning in our interactive sessions will be supported by pre-reading and dedicated video recordings by leading scholars. To apply, candidates should complete all sections of the form here as fully as they can. Applications will be evaluated in terms of the strength of the case they make for wanting to attend the workshop, and the applicant’s need to attend (and its potential benefit). Applications tend to fall down if they say too little or are too vague. The final deadline for applications is 18 February, 2025. Successful candidates will be informed within 10 working days of that date. Please direct any queries to Dr. Andrew Mearman, University of Leeds: a.j.mearman@leeds.ac.uk 

Further details are available down below. Please encourage your PhD students to apply and please share this invitation.

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Full description of the workshop

Applications are open for places at the annual Association for Heterodox Economics postgraduate workshop on advanced research methods in economics. The workshop will be conducted in English. The workshop is open to anyone* studying a Ph.D. on any economic topic, from anywhere in the world. We strongly encourage applications from women and ethnically-minoritized groups.

The workshop is free to attend plus we can offer limited travel support to those attending in-person.

Learning in our interactive sessions will be supported by pre-reading and dedicated video recordings by leading scholars.

Workshop topics include:

  • Reorienting economics to match method with social material
  • Quantitative analysis applicable to open economic systems
  • Qualitative methods
  • Ethical and responsible research
  • Social network theory in Economics
  • Mixing quantitative and qualitative data and mixed-methods research
  • Career planning, including publishing work which uses non-standard methodologies

Session leaders (alphabetical by family name):

Dr. Ariane AgunsoyeGoldsmiths, University of London
Professor Andrew BrownUniversity of Leeds
Professor Bruce CroninUniversity of Greenwich
Professor Paul DownwardUniversity of Loughborough
Professor Annina KaltenbrunnerUniversity of Leeds
Professor Don WebberUniversity of Sheffield
Dr. Daniel WheatleyUniversity of Birmingham

Please do not apply if you are not currently registered on a PhD programme. *Students who have previously attended are not eligible to apply.

To allow in-person interaction but also retain a broad representation of students, the workshop will be held for the first time in a hybrid format, with some participants in-person and some online. It will be held over three short days, running from 10:30-15:30 UTC. Please bear in mind these timings: if you cannot realistically attend the whole workshop, please do not apply as you may be reducing the opportunities for others who can.

To apply, please complete the form here. Please complete all sections of the form as fully as you can. Applications will be evaluated in terms of the strength of the case you make for wanting to attend the workshop, and your need to attend (and its potential benefit).

The final deadline for applications is 18 February, 2025. If your application is successful, you will be informed within 10 working days of that date.

Please direct any queries to Dr. Andrew Mearman, University of Leeds: a.j.mearman@leeds.ac.uk

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Nov 6 2024
AHE 2025 Conference: Call for Streams

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Call for Streams for the 27th Annual Conference of the Association of Heterodox Economics (AHE)

18-20 June 2025

at King’s College London (Waterloo Campus)

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We invite submissions of streams for the 27th Conference of the Association for Heterodox Economics, taking place on June 18-20, 2025 at King’s College, London (Waterloo Campus), in London (UK). This is an event organised in collaboration with the Department of International Development at King’s College London. 

The AHE conference seeks to support scholarship, activism, reflection, and debate on innovative and diverse heterodox and radical understandings of the global political economy. In the midst of multiple crises, including environmental breakdown, genocide, mental health crises, rise of authoritarianism, and crises of social reproduction, heterodox and radical approaches to economics and political economy are crucial for grappling with the challenges we face. We welcome submissions that challenge conventional economic paradigms, offer alternative frameworks for understanding and navigating these complex crises, and actively work towards radical social change.

What is a stream?

A stream is a session or series of sessions held at the conference organised on a specific theme. The stream coordinator will propose a theme for their stream and be responsible for selecting which papers and panels should be included in their stream from the regular call for papers (which may include roundtable and panel proposals too), organising the papers into sessions, and ensuring that there is a chair for each session. The AHE Academic Officers will be responsible for final decisions on paper selections, sending out acceptance letters, visa letters, and finalising the programme schedule. 

The streams will typically involve one or more sessions that are based around 3-4 papers, optionally with a discussant(s). As stream coordinator, you may encourage your presenters to submit full papers in advance and/or agree on a post-conference publication plan, but this is optional. In the interest of encouraging discussions across theoretical traditions or schools of thought, we especially encourage streams organised by theme or topic rather than by discipline/theoretical tradition. However, streams organised by theoretical tradition will also be considered. We expect stream coordinators to especially encourage women, people of colour, early career scholars, and scholars based in the Global South when they advertise their stream for potential submitters. The AHE Conference Organising Committee may advise the stream coordinators on issues of equality, diversity and inclusivity. 

To reiterate, the call for streams is not a call for a set of closed panels. Rather, it is a call for themes to which others will submit abstracts during the Call for Papers. However, we do encourage coordinators to give examples of papers they foresee will be included in their stream, if possible.  Possible stream topics could include (but are certainly not limited to): Climate change, labour, money, finance, innovation, gender, race, economic development, economic and social policy, imperialism, economic history, history of economic thought, economics education, philosophy and methodology in economics. We encourage each stream proposal to list a minimum of two stream coordinators. 

Timings

The Call for Streams is open until 29 Nov 2024. Decisions about stream proposals will be made by the AHE Conference Organising Committee and communicated to all proposing stream organisers by 9 December in time for the opening of the call for papers in mid-December. The Call for Papers deadline will be 14 February 2025. It will also be possible to submit individual panels and roundtables to the CfP to be considered for stream coordinators. Once the CfP has closed, stream organisers will be contacted with the submissions to their stream. Thereafter, they will have three weeks to evaluate the submissions and communicate their recommendations to the AHE Conference Organising Committee. This schedule will allow us to send out acceptances to presenters by early April 2025. 

The conference will be in-person only. 

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Click here to submit your stream proposal

Deadline is November 29th 2024

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May 2 2024
Are Hindu Nationalists Good for the Economy? A Webinar on Development in India under the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

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Are Hindu Nationalists Good for the Economy?

A Webinar on Development in India under the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

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While it is criticized for eroding democracy and secular norms, India’s Hindu nationalist government is often portrayed as a roaring economic success. With an estimated growth rate of 7.6% in 2023-24, a booming stock market, massive public investment in infrastructure, and a rising middle class, a widely prevalent narrative suggests that India is becoming an economic powerhouse. At the same time, India’s educated youth unemployment is at a record high of 66%, rural wages are stagnant, precarity is rising, and the level of inequality has surpassed that in the colonial period. 

What is India’s true economic record over the past decade? To what extent are the claims of prosperity justified and how widely are these gains shared? How reliable are the data that are being used to make these claims? Our roundtable of eminent experts will address these questions and examine the political economy underpinnings and consequences of India’s Hindu nationalist regime. 

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13th May 2024 at 9:00am EST / 2:00pm BST / 6:30pm IST / 7:30pm CET

Click here to register on Zoom
Click here to watch the recording on YouTube

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Speakers:

Jean Dreze – Honorary Professor, Delhi School of Economics, India 

Jayati Ghosh – Professor of Economics, University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA

Nitin Kumar Bharti – Postdoctoral fellow in Economics, NYU, Abu Dhabi

Dipa Sinha – Assistant Professor, School of Liberal Studies, Ambedkar University, New Delhi. 

Organisers:

Sheba Tejani, Lecturer of International Development, King’s College, London (chair)

Surbhi Kesar, Lecturer in Economics, SOAS, University of London

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Click here to download the poster in PDF format

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Speaker bios

Nitin Kumar Bharti is a postdoctoral scholar in the Economics department of the New York University-Abu Dhabi. He is also Coordinator for South and South East Asia at World Inequality Lab at Paris School of Economics. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Namur and the Paris School of Economics in 2022. Before that, he earned his bachelor’s degree from IIT-Kharagpur and has two years of experience working in the corporate sector. He is an applied micro-economist, and his research interests lie in understanding the development of educational systems and their linkage with economic growth and inequality. He is also interested in studying the long-term evolution of economic inequalities in the South Asia region

Jean Drèze, development economist, is currently Visiting Professor at Ranchi University and Honorary Professor at the Delhi School of Economics. He has made wide-ranging contributions to development economics and public policy, with special reference to India. His recent books include An Uncertain Glory: India and Its Contradictions (with Amartya Sen) and Sense and Solidarity: Jholawala Economics for Everyone. Jean Drèze is also active in various campaigns for economic and social rights.

Professor Jayati Ghosh taught economics at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi for nearly 35 years, and since January 2021 she has been a Professor of Economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She has authored and/or edited 20 books and more than 200 scholarly articles. Recent publications include When Governments Fail: Covid-19 and the Economy, Informal Women Workers in the Global South, and Demonetisation Decoded. Jayati has advised governments and consulted for international organizations, including the International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

Dipa Sinha is Assistant Professor, Economics at Ambedkar University. She works on issues related to food rights and nutrition, public health, gender and social policy. She has worked for over five years with the Office of Commissioners to the Supreme Court (on the Right to Food) She has been part of a number of national and international research studies on food rights, health financing, gender and social development. She has done her MA in Economics from JNU, MSc in Development Studies from School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London and Ph.d from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

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Feb 29 2024
AHE Webinar: The Argentina of Javier Milei

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AHE Webinar Series

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The Argentina of Javier Milei

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April 16th 2024

10am New York / 3pm London

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Since the beginning of the military dictatorship in March 1976, pro-market visions were imposed by violating human rights in the darkest period of Argentina’s history and occupied political thought for more than four decades, even in democracy. Although these ideas had a brief pause in the period 2003-2015, they are still in force and now more than ever under the new administration of Mr. Milei. Mr. Milei has imposed a huge depreciation of the national currency, reducing the purchasing power of workers, and an adjustment of public spending by dismissing more than 50,000 public employees under the slogan of efficiency. Inflation has reached 200% per year and poverty has reached 60% under his administration, which has been in place for less than 5 months. As a heterodox community, we wish to better understand the social and economic consequences of the Milei government and discuss the possible alternatives Argentina now faces.

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Ramiro Álvarez is a postdoctoral fellow at the Centre for Political Economy and Development Studies at the National University of Moreno (Argentina). He is a specialist in the Political Economy of Argentina. After his Master in Economic Development at the National University of San Martín (Argentina) he did his PhD at the University of Siena (Italy). Ramiro teaches basic and advanced economics at different Argentinean universities. He has been a guest professor at the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo due to his studies in Political Economy and he published many papers analysing the political “pendulum” in Argentina, and its impacts on income distribution and growth.

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Matías Vernengo is Full Professor at Bucknell University. He was formerly Senior Research Manager at the Central Bank of Argentina (BCRA), Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Utah, and Assistant Professor at Kalamazoo College and the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). He has been an external consultant to several United Nations organizations including the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), the International Labor Organization (ILO), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). He has eight edited books, two books and more than one hundred and twenty articles published in scientific peer reviewed journals or book chapters. He specializes in macroeconomic issues for developing countries, in particular Latin America, international political economy and the history of economic ideas. He is also the emeritus founding co-editor of the Review of Keynesian Economics (ROKE), and co-editor in chief of the New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics.

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María Carolina Moisés is a distinguished Argentine politician and political scientist with a rich career dedicated to public service and political advocacy. Beginning her political journey with foundational education from the University of Belgrano, where she earned a degree in Political Science, she has been a pivotal figure in Argentine politics. Her early academic achievements were complemented by international exposure through a program at the University of Berkley, Boston, which broadened her perspective on governance and public policy. Carolina’s political career is marked by her tenure as a National Senator for Jujuy since December 10, 2023, showcasing her continued relevance and leadership in Argentine politics. Prior to this role, she served as a National Deputy for Jujuy from December 18, 2017, to December 10, 2023, and previously from December 10, 2005, to December 9, 2009, where she was known for her passionate advocacy and significant legislative contributions, including her involvement in the landmark Audiovisual Media Law. As a speaker, María Carolina Moisés brings a wealth of experience, a profound understanding of political dynamics, and a visionary approach to addressing contemporary challenges. Her career is a testament to her unwavering dedication to public service, making her an inspiring figure in Argentine politics and beyond.

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