Call for Papers: 7th Workshop of the Political Economy Working Group, 22 January 2027
UCLouvain-Saint-Louis Brussels
The Political Economy working group is pleased to invite you to apply for its 6th workshop which will take place on 22 January 2027, at UCLouvain-Saint-Louis Brussels.
We are delighted to welcome Pr. Sean McDaniel as the keynote speaker for this workshop!
The workshop will be divided into two parts:
– The morning session is open to all PhD students wishing to present the progress of their research, whether in the form of a thesis project, an article or a chapter.
-The afternoon session is open to all researchers interested in presenting a publication or work in progress related to the broad research interests of the Political Economy Working Group.
Organizers:
Ariane Gemander (ULB), Norman Vander Putten (UCLouvain Saint-Louis Bruxelles), Zoé Evrard (UCLouvain) and Zeineb Mezghani (UCLouvain Saint-Louis Bruxelles).
About
Founded during the ABSP Congress in 2024, this group aims to contribute to the advancement of the field of political economy in Belgium. It brings together scholars working across comparative and international political economy, with a particular interest in the changing relations between states, markets and societies in Belgium, Europe and beyond. Its research interests include, among others, European economic and budgetary governance; fiscal, monetary and financial integration and regulation; and the political economy of the green and just transitions. The group also has a strong interest in transformations of the state and state–market relations, approached from perspectives including law and political economy, financialisation and neoliberalism, and through areas such as investment policies and planning, industrial relations and welfare states, austerity and the politics of economic adjustment, and the evolution of applied economics within states and international organisations.
Call for Papers
To propose a presentation for the morning or afternoon sessions, submit a title and abstract of no more than 400 words via this form by 15 November 2026. Notification of acceptance will be sent by 1 December 2026. Manuscripts (working papers, chapters or drafts) will be requested by the 11 January 2027, in order to give discussants and other participants sufficient time to prepare. We recommend manuscripts of between 5,000 to 10,000 words. Contributions are welcome in either French or English. Presentations should generally be delivered in English.
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