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2024

SASE Executive Council – Call for Nominations 2025 Call for Executive Council Nominations Deadline: 17 February 2025 Click here to download this call as a pdf. Every year, the Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics (SASE) holds an election for one-third of the seats on its Executive Council.  The SASE Nominations Committee now announces an open call for nominations. All current SASE […] Alice Amsden Book Award 2025 – Call for Nominations 2025 Alice Amsden Book Award Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics (SASE) Call for nominations Deadline: 21 February 2025 Click here to download this call as a pdf. The Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics (SASE) invites nominations for its 2025 Alice Amsden Book Award for an outstanding scholarly book that breaks new ground in […] Theorizing Rules of Institutions – Interdisciplinary Discussions on Competition and Beyond: Call for Abstracts Call for Abstracts Workshop on: Theorizing Rules of Institutions – Interdisciplinary Discussions on Competition and Beyond 15th and 16th of May, University of Linz The organization of society is based on institutions constituted by rules that are negotiated in complex social processes. Rules can be enforced coercively (by force or law) but also consensually (by […] Special Call for a One-Year Postdoctoral Fellowship in Economic Sociology or Political Economy The Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies (MPIfG) conducts basic research on the governance of modern societies. It aims to develop an empirically based theory of the social and political foundations of modern economies by investigating the interrelation between social, economic, and political action. Building on the disciplinary traditions of sociology and political […] European Association for Evolutionary Political Economy: 2025 Conference & Submissions Deadlines 1st Call for Papers The Janus Face of AI: Opportunities and Threats EAEPE Annual Conference 2025 Athens, Greece | September 24–26, 2025 The 2025 Conference Theme Artificial intelligence (AI) represents a transformative technology that has in recent years generated positive expectations for a more prosperous, inclusive and sustainable future. At the same time, it has […] Save the Date for the SASE Bordeaux 2026 Conference: 1-3 July, 2026 Save the Date for the SASE Bordeaux 2026 Conference! SASE is excited to announce that the 2026 conference will be hosted by Sciences Po Bordeaux, 1-3 July 2026. More information to come, but be sure to mark your calendars. Announcement: Sabina Avdagic Early Career Scholar Prize for Best Paper in Comparative Capitalism In memory of the late Dr. Sabina Avdagic, the SASE Network E (Comparative Capitalisms) is pleased to announce the establishment of the Sabina Avdagic Early Career Scholar Prize for Best Paper in Comparative Capitalism.  The award recognizes outstanding work by an early-career researcher in the field of comparative political economy, reflecting Dr. Avdagic’s deep commitment […] Announcing the winner of the inaugural SASE limerick contest! With a grand total of 53 limericks submitted, the ad-hoc 2024 Limerick adjudication committee, consisting of Finbarr Murphy (Dean of Kemmy Business School at the University of Limerick), Prof. Tony Dundon (Kemmy Business School), and Dr. Annelies Fryberger (SASE Executive Director), is proud to announce the winner and 3 honorable mentions of the 2024 inaugural […] Announcing the 2024 SASE Honorary Fellow – Juliet Schor It is a tremendous honor and pleasure to announce this year’s SASE Honorary Fellow: Professor Juliet Schor. She is an economist and sociologist at Boston College. She is in the Department of Sociology and her Ph.D. is in economics. This is a unique combination, and a true example of a practice of socio-economics. Before joining […] 2024 SASE Presidential and Executive Council Election Results 2024 SASE Presidential and Executive Council Election Results SASE is proud to announce the results of the 2024 Presidential and Executive Council Elections. We thank all candidates who ran – your commitment to SASE is tremendously appreciated! Please join us in congratulating all the winners and welcoming them to their new roles. Incoming President-Elect We […] 2024 Alice Amsden Award Winners The 2024 Alice Amsden Best Book Award committee is proud to announce this year’s winner and two honorable mentions. The committee was chaired by Ying Chen (The New School), with members Michelle Hsieh (Institute of Sociology, Academia Sinica), Megan Tobias Neely (Copenhagen Business School), Sydney Rothstein (Williams College), and Antonio Botelho (IUPERJ Universidade Candido Mendes, […] SASE 2024 Presidential and Executive Council Elections The SASE 2024 Presidential and Executive Council elections are currently live – if you are a current SASE member, you have received a prompt to vote. SASE wishes to thank all candidates for being willing to run, and all members for voting in the election!  Presidential candidate The Presidential Search Committee nominated long-term SASE member […] SER Best Article Prize – 2024 The SER Best Article Prize committee (chair Eunmi Mun, Elsa Clara Massoc, and Dustin Avent-Holt) reviewed all articles published in the Socio-Economic Review in the year 2023. They were deeply impressed with the high quality of the papers published in SER, and while there were many papers they thoroughly enjoyed reading, they unanimously picked this […] In Memoriam, Dr. Sabina Avdagic The current and previous coordinators of the SASE Network on Industrial Relations and Welfare were profoundly shocked to learn of the sudden and unexpected passing of our dear friend and esteemed colleague, Sabina Avdagic.  Sabina, a Reader in Political Economy at the University of Sussex, was an eminent scholar in the field of comparative political […] SASE mourns Sabina Avdagic’s death SASE mourns Sabina Avdagic’s sudden passing in January 2024. We send our profound condolences to her family and colleagues, and wish to express our gratitude for all that she brought to SASE in her many years with the organization. Sabina was actively involved in SASE activities since her graduate studies. In addition to her work […]

2023

2024 Call for Executive Council Nominations Every year, SASE holds an election for one-third of the seats on its Executive Council.  The SASE Nominations Committee now announces an open call for nominations. All current SASE members may nominate other scholars (SASE members and non-members alike) or themselves.  The Nominations Committee will collect the names sent as well as names generated directly […] 2024 SASE Limerick Contest Yes, you’ve read it right… you are invited to participate in the 2024 SASE Limerick poetry contest! Winning limericks will be read at the award ceremony at the 2024 conference, and prizes are to be had. First of all – what is a limerick? Contest details Eligibility: your limerick should have a connection to SASE […] The Increasing Role of Environmental-Labor Alliances in Climate Policy in US States: Examples from New York and Illinois SASE Blog Editor Irem Inal writes on the recent successes for environmental justice and just transition in US climate policy and the conditions that have allowed for more ambitious legislation to pass. SER Café – June 19th The third SER Café of 2023 will feature Cèline Bessiére, Daria Tisch, and Tamara Gutfleisch on the relationship between intergenerational transfers, wealth, and gender inequality. Unraveling Spiderweb Capitalism: A Conversation with Kimberly Kay Hoang Blog editor Anna Woźny speaks with Prof. Kimberly Kay Hoang about her latest book, Spiderweb Capitalism: How Global Elites Exploit Frontier Markets (Princeton University Press, 2022). SASE 2023 Alice Amsden Best Book Award We are very proud to announce the winner of the 2023 Alice Amsden Best Book Award, Hedged Out: Inequality and Insecurity on Wall Street, by Megan Tobias Neely. COVID-19 and the Emergence of Collective Identity among Platform Workers in India SASE Blog Editor Swati Chintala writes on the possibility of collective action by platform workers and the pandemic's role in the emergence of a collective identity despite atomizing platform practices. 2023 SER Best Article Prize We are delighted to announce the winner of this year's SER Best Article Prize: "Gender identity and wives’ labor market outcomes in West and East Germany between 1983 and 2016" by Maximilian Sprengholz, Anna Wieber, and Elke Holst. Network O’s GVC Conversations 2023 Webinar Series The new season of Network O (Global Value Chains) webinar series continues on March 30th! Regulating Platform Economy in Europe: New Avenues of Research and the Emergence of a New European Social Model SASE Blog Editor Joshua Cova examines what changes the EU’s policy package on improving working conditions in platform work can herald for platform workers and what it might mean, in turn, for our understanding of the European social model. Alice Amsden Podcast Amden’s students, colleagues, and family along with a new generation of researchers in the field of industrial policy reflect on Alice’s research and work, and her ideas for a just and equitable society in this new podcast series by Neeta Misra. Rio Conference Site Change Due to unforeseen circumstances, the 2023 SASE conference will not be held at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) as previously announced, although the UFRJ will remain the official local host of the conference. The conference will instead be held at the Windsor Florida Hotel, not far away. If you have already made […] Turkey-Syria Earthquake Appeal SASE grieves the tremendous losses caused by the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, and sends its condolences to our colleagues and their loved ones most directly affected by this tragedy. Please click through to find links to aid those in need, following a summary of the current state of affairs. SER Café SER Café is a forum where you can virtually meet the authors of papers recently published in Socio-Economic Review (SER). The first SER Café of 2023 was held with Ekaterina Svetlova (University of Twente) and Akos Rona-Tas (UC San Diego) about the relationship between technology, economy, and society. Stay tuned for more events! Future Directions in Socio-Economics 2023 Announcing the incoming editorial team of SASE's blog, Future Directions in Socio-Economics, and a sketch of the year in articles to come. Doing a PhD while the house is on fire? How to navigate academic development at a time of unprecedented crisis This free online seminar offers a platform for PhD researchers to discuss issues of professional development, research ethics and personal positioning in a time of unprecedented climate, ecological and social uncertainty and crisis

2022

On Editing a Journal: An Interview with the New Chief Editors of Socio-Economic Review The latest issue of Accounts features an interview with SER Chief Editors Alya Guseva and Akos Rona-Tas on digitalization, new initiatives, DEI, and more. SASE Thanks Founder Amitai Etzioni In his farewell message, Amitai Etzioni has shared links to his personal account of the trials he underwent as an activist professor and a video in which he gives a concise overview of his life story. In the context of this retirement, Prof. Etzioni also took steps to ensure the future of SASE with a very generous donation to the organization. SASE is deeply indebted to Prof. Etzioni's energy and generosity, both for the impetus of creating the organization in the first place, and for his timely donation to help the organization move confidently into the future. SER Call for Special Issue Proposals Socio-Economic Review is pleased to invite proposals for either of the thematic Special Issues to be published in 2023 or 2024. Deadline: 31 July Call for Papers: Socio-Economic Review Special Issue on Gender and Wealth Accumulation SER invites paper submissions for its upcoming special issue, "Gender and Wealth Accumulation: An Intersectional and International Perspective," guest edited by Céline Bessière and Maude Pugliese. Book Launch: Global Production, National Institutions, and Skill Formation Join Marius Busemeyer, Christel Lane, Ben Ross Schneider, and Gregory Jackson for the hybrid launch of Merve Sancak's new book, "Global Production, National Institutions, and Skill Formation". 2022 SASE Election Results We are excited to announce SASE's new President-Elect, Treasurer, and our new and re-elected Executive Council members! The World Politics of Social Investment Three chapters from the newly published, two-volume The World Politics of Social Investment, edited by Julian L. Garritzmann, Silja Häusermann, and Bruno Palier, are available in open access. 2022 David Marsden Best Paper Prize The jury is delighted to announce its unanimous decision to award the inaugural David Marsden Best Paper Prize to “So near and yet so far: a new look at the comparison of the French and British models”, written by Thomas Amossé (CNAM, Lise, CEET), Héloïse Petit (CNAM, Lirsa, CEET), Alex Bryson (University College London), and John Forth (City University London). SASE 2022 Alice Amsden Best Book Award We're proud to announce this year's Alice Amsden Best Book Award winner and honorable mentions 2022 Elinor Ostrom Prize Shortlist Click through to view the shortlisted articles (with links!) Democratic central banking: Danger or salvation? If you're able to come to Amsterdam a few days early, this conference on democratizing central banking taking place July 7-8 is open to general participation. SER Café: A New Discussion Forum SASE is proud to sponsor SER Café, a new online, real-time discussion forum where members of the audience can virtually meet and interact with the authors of one or two papers recently published in Socio-Economic Review. The inaugural SER Café will take place on 3 June at 4pm UTC. 2022 SER Best Article Prize We are delighted to announce the winner of this year's SER Best Article Prize: "Creating crony capitalism: neoliberal globalization and the fuelling of corruption" by Bernhard Reinsberg, Alexander Kentikelenis, and Thomas Stubbs. DAAD Program of project-related exchange of people The Federal University of Goiás (UFG) is looking for partners from educational institutions based in Germany to participate in the CAPES/DAAD-Probral program. In particular, the UFG is looking for researchers in the areas of applied economics (agribusiness, labor economics, innovation economics, health economics, quantitative methods and industrial organization). Network O GVC Conversations 2022 Webinar Series The new season of Network O (Global Value Chains) webinar series continues on May 5th! Launch of Global Political Economy Journal The new journal Global Political Economy will be launching  at the Limerick mid-term conference for the Critical Political Economy Research Network. Torsten Geelan on British Trade Unions, Social Media and the People’s Assembly Against Austerity Network I co-organizer Torsten Geelan writes the introduction to a new special issue of New Technology, Work and Employment. SASE Blog Chief Editor Gabor Scheiring Wins George Blazyca Prize Gabor Scheiring has been awarded the George Blazyca Prize for his book The Retreat of Liberal Democracy: Authoritarian Capitalism and the Accumulative State in Hungary (Palgrave Macmillan, 2020). Gaya Herrington: Exploring the Limits to Growth Model On 11 March, the Network for a New Political Economy will be hosting Gaya Herrington for a free online event on her research into the Limits to Growth.