History of Economic Thought Working Group

About

Join us to dig up the roots of contemporary economic orthodoxy, reveal time-honored rival approaches, and imagine new possible futures.

Coordinators:
Sattwick Dey Biswas
Yaku Fernandez Landa
Peter Uledi

Contact
het[@]youngscholarsinitiative.org

Mandate

Research themes

  • Decolonization
  • Pluralism
  • Racism
  • Stratification
  • Policy alternatives

Research questions

  • What key intellectual traditions and historical developments have shaped economic thought across time and space? What traditions/ thoughts have been ignored and why?
  • How were economic ideas shaped by social, political, and cultural factors, and how have they, in turn, shaped these spheres of human experience?
  • How can we improve our engagement and interpretation of the history of economic thought?
  • What does the history of economic thoughts tell us about our present political economy?
  • How can we decolonise the history of economic thought?
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Projects Planned 

  • Graduate webinar series throughout the year
  • Reading and discussing classics
  • Book talk/ interviews with the authors of the book
  • Alums talk
  • Coffee shop
  • In-person workshops/ conferences in different parts of the world

Existing partnerships and cooperation 

  • European Society for History of Economic Thought
  • History of Economic Thought Website
  • The History of Economic Thought Society

Projects

You’re welcome to join any webinar or reading group at any time. You’re also invited to apply to present or participate in an any in-person workshop in your area. 

Upcoming 

News

The latest updates and announcements, sent out to all working group members via email.
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Call for Papers: YSI Asia Convening, Da Nang, Vietnam, 6-9 May 2019
The HIstory of Economic Thought Working Group invites submissions to…
March 4, 2019
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2019 Peer Review Project (HET and Philosophy of Economics)
The Philosophy of Economics and the History of Economic Thought…
February 20, 2019
17:57
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(15 Feb.) Feminist Epstemology studying group meeting
REMINDER: Discussion of "Gender and Economics" from Julie NelsonAfter the…
February 14, 2019
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