ESHET is arguably the most important HET event in the year, since it is the largest group at the world level. Interestingly, the conference is in truth… about today’s economics, in historical perspective – the main topic being the changing status of economics, as the title (“It’s the end of economics (as we know it)”) […]
This seminar seeks to bring the philosophical perspective of deconstruction – beginning with Jacques Derrida – into dialogue with the field of economics, aiming to foster a reciprocal questioning. The use of economic terminology is a programmatic feature of deconstructive thought. Its very hallmark, “différance,” is defined as an “economic notion.” If deconstruction seeks to […]
We are launching a new YSI-EHES Economic History Graduate Webinar edition next Spring. As in previous editions, we provide a platform for young researchers to present their ongoing work and get feedback from senior scholars. The online format has made exchanges among people from different regions and research areas possible, offering early-stage researchers an important venue. If […]
“Economic Thought and Philosophy” YSI Pre-JSHET conference workshop, Hirosaki University, Japan, 23rd May 2025 The YSI History of Economic Thought working group is organizing a one-day pre-conference workshop on May 23rd, 2025, ahead of the Japanese Society for the History of Economic Thought (JSHET) conference at Hirosaki University, Aomori, Japan (24-25 May 2024). The workshop is […]
The Course is jointly organized by Sapienza University of Rome, the University of Urbino Carlo Bo and Scuola Normale Superiore, in collaboration with Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Marche Polytechnic University and Roma Tre University. It is designed for Ph.D. students, post-docs, and young scholars. Delivered in English, the Course covers a wide range of […]
The real estate market is in centre of major events in the 21th Century: the 2007/2008 global financial crisis that emerged in the American housing market, and had widespread effects across globe, including the Euro zone crisis and a global wave of fiscal austerity; and the current global need for restructuring urban built environment and […]
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 […]
The Young Scholars Initiative (YSI), in collaboration with the Economic and Business History Society (EBHS), will hold a doctoral workshop for around 6 doctoral students on Wednesday, May 28, in Birmingham, AL, USA. The aim of this one-day workshop is to support the career and research development as well as networking of new scholars in […]
This reading group will begin with Giovanni Arrighi's "The Long Twentieth Century" and meet every other Wednesday. Through Arrighi's analysis of how state power and capital accumulation have intertwined across historical cycles, we can better understand the ongoing transformations in global political-economic relations. After completing Arrighi's work (approximately 6 encounters), we'll collectively decide how to […]
Overview This panel discussion will bring together emerging scholars from diverse regions to explore the intersections of sustainability transitions, innovation economics, and decolonizing perspectives. It will be hosted as part of the 10th-anniversary celebration of the International NEST (Network for Early Career Researchers in Sustainability Transitions) Conference, held at the University of Sussex, UK in […]
We are launching a new YSI-EHES Economic History Graduate Webinar edition next Spring. As in previous editions, we provide a platform for young researchers to present their ongoing work and get feedback from senior scholars. The online format has made exchanges among people from different regions and research areas possible, offering early-stage researchers an important venue. If […]
This reading group has been created to amplify and deep our knowledge on money and finance from a wide perspective that can embrace the complexity of money’s nature, thus, the complexity of the financial system and its dynamics. Moreover, as it was cleverly unveiled by Émile Zola in his book L’Argent, the first book discussed […]
