• Borderland Communities, Rural Livelihoods and Sustainable Development in Africa

    University of Dar es Salaam Department of Geography, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, United Republic of

    The workshop brings together postgraduate students, early career researchers and practitioners interested in the everyday lives of people in the margins, particularly borderland and rural communities in Africa. The workshop will discuss African communities’ experiences at the backdrop of conflicts, wars, socio-economic crises, climate change, hunger, famine, pandemics, terrorism, and transnational organised crimes across the […]

  • YSI Toronto Hub

    Toronto Metropolitan University 350 Victoria Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Join us for regular meetups in Toronto! Our inaugural session will take place on 22 August 2022 and feature a short talk by Mike Cosh, with a presentation on the city & how we want to be involved. Please RSVP via email.

  • YSI- ERSA Workshop: Young Scholars At The Edge Of Regional Science

    Centro Cultural e de Congressos de Angra do Heroísmo Canada Nova de S/N, 9700-130, Angra do Heroísmo, Azores, Portugal

    The Young Scholars Initiative (YSI) and the European Regional Science Association (ERSA) are excited to announce the first “YSI- ERSA Workshop: Young Scholars At The Edge Of Regional Science”. This event will be held in-person on the 26th and 27th of August preceding the on-site part of the 63rd ERSA Conference (28th – 30th August, […]

  • Pre-conference and poster session at 19th International Conference on Public Policy & Management, IIM Bangalore

    IIM Bangalore Campus Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

    YSI South Asia Working Group is collaborating with The Centre for Public Policy at IIM Bangalore for a pre-conference workshop and poster session at the 19th International Conference on Public Policy & Management. The conference is an annual event organized by The Centre for Public Policy at IIM Bangalore. This year, the South Asia working […]

  • Money View Reading Group

    Money View Reading Group
    Virtual Project

    The Money View Reading Group reads and discusses writings on money, banking, and finance. We are a self-directed group. Anyone interested in money and banking can read the readings, join us for discussions, or suggest future readings. We meet for 90 minutes via Zoom on Tuesdays at 2 pm Eastern Time US (New York). Current […]

  • YSI @ The Economy of Francesco International Summer School 2024 | La Verna

    LA VERNA – FRANCISCAN SANCTUARY Via del Santuario della Verna, 45, Chiusi della Verna, Arezzo, Italy

    The Economy of Francesco Summer School 2024 "Homo Mendicans: Companionship, Wandering, and the pursuit of Joy", inspired by the suggestions of Pope Francis, will explore the mendicant way and test its suitability in our post-modern times. During the five days of summer school, five macro-topics will be covered:  Prophecy of Mendicants and Friars:  We will explore […]

  • Change in the Capitalist Order and its Constraints

    Faculty of Economics and Business, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU Avenida Lehendakari Agirre 83, Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain

    In today’s era of multiple crises, fundamental properties of the capitalist order have been repeatedly criticized for the system’s inability to address the ecological crisis, rising inequalities, geopolitical upheavals and alike. Despite repeated calls for change and several attempts, the capitalist system has, since its inception, always found ways to steadily evolve and even expand […]

  • States and/vs Markets in Capitalism

    Kadir Has Üniversitesi Istambul, Istambul, Turkey

    The past 15 years have challenged the Western dichotomy between states and markets embedded in the neoliberal ideology of “free markets” and a “minimal state”. With the resurgence of the state as a key economic player in recent years, via the importance of central banks as lender of last resort and extraordinary monetary policy, the […]

  • Industrial development, cooperatives, and the ecological transition: Basque Country and Beyond

    University of the Basque Country Bilbao, Spain

    The Basque Country has had a recognized experience in the development of its economy. Within Spain, it is the region with the second highest GDP per Capita, and boosts a manufacturing sector of 21.2 percent of GDP in 2022. While the Basque country was characterised by industrial development since the industrial revolution due to its […]

  • Industrial development, cooperatives, and the ecological transition: Basque Country and Beyond

    University of the Basque Country Bilbao, Spain

    The Basque Country has had a recognized experience in the development of its economy. Within Spain, it is the region with the second highest GDP per Capita, and boosts a manufacturing sector of 21.2 percent of GDP in 2022. While the Basque country was characterised by industrial development since the industrial revolution due to its […]

  • Commodities in Southern African History

    Benito Khotseng Building, International Studies Group PO Box 339, Bloemfontein, Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa

    The COVID-19 pandemic that affected Southern Africa, by interrupting the process of grain exports has laid bare the central position of commodities and their regional impact. In the context of Africa, and Southern Africa in particular, we ask: What can the production, consumption and global movement of commodities tell us about national, regional and transnational […]

  • Writing and Researching on the Global South: Shared Experiences and Reflections in social science/humanities

    University of Sussex Falmer Brighton, Brighton, East Sussex, United Kingdom

    The School of Global Studies in partnership with YSI proposes a two-day workshop that seeks to provide a platform through which post-graduate students (Ph.D. and Postdoctoral researchers) in the social science/humanities working on the global south can be empowered as they navigate their academic terrain. The workshop will allow students to interact over a range […]