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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.

Price Gouging During the Covid-19 Pandemic: Questions for Socio-Economic Research

Blog editor Melike Arslan explores the moral economy of price gouging during the Covid-19 pandemic.

SASE Women and Gender Forum (WAG) Call for Volunteers

The SASE Women and Gender Forum is looking for volunteers to further develop the group and help organize online and in-person events at the annual meetings.

Network for a New Political Economy Events

The Network for a New Political Economy is hosting three hybrid and virtual events this semester. Click through for more information and to register for the events (24 Feb., and 11 Mar., and 29 Apr.).

Interview with Socio-Economic Review’s New Chief Editors, Akos Rona-Tas and Alya Guseva

SASE Blog editor Ke Nie speaks with the new Chief Editors of Socio-Economic Review, Akos Rona-Tas and Alya Guseva, about the journal’s past and their plans for its future.

David Marsden Best Paper Prize

The David Marsden Best Paper Award is a prize for a paper submitted to Network G: Labor Markets, Education and Human Resources, in commemoration of Professor David Marsden who founded and coordinated the Network.

Network O’s GVC Conversations 2022 Webinar Series

The new season of Network O (Global Value Chains) webinar series continues on May 5th!

Fourth Annual Women in Macroeconomics Conference: Who is the ‘individual’ in Macroeconomics?

Virtual event on 9 Dec. – Register for free for the Fourth Annual Women in Macroeconomics Conference: “Who is the ‘individual’ in Macroeconomics?”

Santos Ruesga on SASE/RISE Regional Meetings and More

President Elect Santos Ruesga speaks on the upcoming SASE/RISE regional conference, neoliberalism, COVID, and more.

Transforming Capitalism: Paradox or Opportunity? Hybrid Event

Julia Ott and Rebecca Henderson will debate the (im)possibilities of transforming or reforming capitalism “from within” in a hybrid panel chaired by Lara Monticelli on December 9th from 15.30-17.00 (CET).

Future Directions in Socio-Economics 2022

The new editors of SASE’s blog, Future Directions in Socio-Economics, lay out their editorial vision for the year to come and beyond.

Trade Unions and Collective Bargaining to the Rescue of Low Pay Workers? The Case of Germany

An overview of the forthcoming paper, “Trade unions, bargaining coverage and low pay: a multilevel test of institutional effects on low-pay risk in Germany”, by Chiara Benassi and Tim Vlandas – to be published in Work, Employment and Society.

Virtual Sessions, Real Connections: Thoughts on the 2021 Annual Meeting

SASE Executive Director Emerita Martha Zuber reflects on the SASE 2021 virtual conference

Mark Granovetter on the social foundations of the economy

Mark Granovetter speaks with SASE Executive Director Emerita Martha Zuber about his most recent book, Society and Economy: Framework and Principles (Vol. 1)

We grieve the loss of Professor David Marsden

The Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics (SASE) community is deeply saddened by the death of Professor David Marsden.

EAEPE Virtual Event: COVID responses and the managerial threat to Higher Education

EAEPE, in collaboration with SASE, ESA CPERN, BISA IPEG, IIPPE is hosting a discussion with Henry Giroux, Laura Horn and Sam Dallyn on Thursday, 8 July at 16.00 London time. This will be followed by 20 minutes of Q&A.

The “Long Covid” of American Higher Education

Laura Adler considers the nested effects of Covid-19 on academia in the short-, medium-, and long-term.

The Socio-Economics of Illiberalism: Culture and Economy Are Not Alternative Explanations

Gábor Scheiring broadens the standard “culturalist” and “political-economic” views on illiberalism by framing them as dynamically related to one another

Cooperadio – The Global Cooperation Podcast

The KHK/Centre for Global Cooperation Research has a podcast! The first three episodes of their six-part series are already available

2021 SER Best Article Prize

We are delighted to announce the 2021 SER Best Article Prize winners

SASE Stands in Solidarity with Colleagues at the University of Leicester

Please read the EAEPE’s spot-on letter regarding the University of Leicester’s redundancy procedures targeting faculty teaching political economy and critical management studies

Book Launch – Isabella Weber: How China Escaped Shock Therapy

Prof. Isabella Weber will launch her new book, How China Escaped Shock Therapy, on 27 May at 2pm EDT with R Bin Wong, James K Galbraith and Branko Milanović. Click through to learn more and to register.

The Price of Staying at Home

SASE Blog Editor Florencia Labiano uses the Argentine case to examine how Covid-19 has reframed the meaning of housing, its commodification, and the right to shelter.

Alternatives to Capitalism in the 21st Century: Network I Book Series from Bristol UP

This book series from Network I seeks to advance the international, comparative and interdisciplinary study of capitalism and its alternatives in the 21st Century.

Understanding Monopolization through Socio-Economic Research

SASE Blog Editor Melike Arslan writes on tech monopolization

Ibero-American Socio-Economics Network Webinars

The SASE-affiliated Ibero-American Socio-Economics Network is hosting a Spanish- and Portuguese-language webinar series that will take place monthly over a number of months.

Book Launch – Dan Breznitz: Innovation in Real Places

Prof. Dan Breznitz will launch his new book, Innovation in Real Places, on 21 April at 2pm EDT. Click through to learn more and to register.

2021 SASE Election Results

We are excited to announce SASE’s new President-Elect and our new and re-elected Executive Council members!

Book Launch – Gábor Scheiring: The Retreat of Liberal Democracy

SASE Blog Editor Gábor Scheiring will launch his new book, The Retreat of Liberal Democracy, on 15 April at 5pm GMT. Click through to learn more and to register.

Is the Future of Labor at Home? / ¿El futuro del trabajo está en casa?

SASE Blog Editor Javier Bacquero examines COVID-19’s potential influence on the future of work

45th ANPAD Conference – Global Value Chains & Global Production Networks

ANPAD is accepting submissions to their 45th conference, to be held online 4-8 Oct. Deadline for submissions: 19 May

Henri Bergeron, Olivier Borraz, Patrick Castel, and François Dedieu on the Covid-19 Pandemic

Henri Bergeron, Olivier Borraz, Patrick Castel, and François Dedieu speak with SASE Executive Director Emerita Martha Zuber about their latest co-authored book, Covid-19: une crise organisationnelle

Growth and Welfare in Advanced Capitalist Economies: Interview with Bruno Palier

An English-language interview with Bruno Palier on his latest book, “Growth and Welfare in Advanced Capitalist Economies. How have Growth Regimes Evolved?” co-edited with Anke Hassel

CfP for Special Issue on “Informality and Undeclared Work”

The Journal of World Economy/Revista de Economía Mundial has issued a call for contributions to its 2022 Special Issue on “Informality and Undeclared Work”

SASE 2020 Featured Events Recordings

Recordings of the Featured Events from our 2020 conference are now on our YouTube channel, alongside a number of other videos, such as an interview with 2020 Alice Amsden Best Book award winner Alice Quinn.

Robert Boyer on the Covid-19 Pandemic

Robert Boyer speaks with SASE Executive Director Emerita Martha Zuber about his latest book, Les capitalismes à l’épreuve de la pandémie

Network O’s GVC Conversations 2021 Webinar Series

Network O (Global Value Chains) is hosting a webinar series that will take place monthly through the spring, and perhaps beyond!

Pandemic Dossier

SASE has begun compiling a dossier on the COVID-19 pandemic. Click through for more.

Digit Marie Jahoda Visiting Fellowships and PhD Studentships

Digit is now accepting applications for its Marie Jahoda Visiting Fellowship, as well as for two studentships.

Career Opportunities

It’s back! Our jobs board is full of postings with a range of deadlines. Click through for more.

Women and Gender Forum Webinar: The Digital Lives of Black Women in Britain

Click through to watch SASE’s first Women and Gender Forum webinar—a talk by Dr. Francesca Sobande (Cardiff University).

SASE 2021 Alice Amsden Best Book Award

We’re proud to announce this year’s Alice Amsden Best Book Award winner and honorable mention

1st International Workshop on Informality and Undeclared Employment

SASE-RISE proudly presents the 1st International Workshop on Informality and Undeclared Employment: “Precariousness and Care in Times of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Special Reference to Latin America”, taking place 24-26 November 2020.

2020 Elinor Ostrom Prize

This year’s winners are Elise S. Brezis and Joël Cariolle, for their article “The Revolving Door, State Connections, and Inequality of Influence in the Financial Sector,” published in the August 2019 issue of Journal of Institutional Economics.

2020 Treasurer Special Election Results

We are delighted to announce that Nina Bandelj (University of California, Irvine) has been re-elected as SASE Treasurer. She will serve her second two-year term from 2020-2022.

Call for Nominations for SASE’s 3rd Annual Alice Amsden Book Award

SASE invites nominations for its 3rd annual Alice Amsden Book Award for an outstanding scholarly book that breaks new ground in the study of socio-economics.

Étienne Ollion on AI

Etienne Ollion, CNRS researcher, fluidly leads us through the underpinnings of AI.

SASE New York – 2019 EHESS/Fondation France-Japon – Best Paper Award

We are pleased to announce the 2019 winner of the EHESS/Fondation France-Japon Best Paper Award