Dear ES/PE community member, see below a list of great academic opportunities: 14 calls for papers for online and off-line conferences (some are free or funded) and special issues, 7 post-doc positions, 2 job openings, 2 summer schools, a PhD fellowship, and an award in various areas of economic sociology, political economy, and related fields, with July 17 — August 31 deadlines. Share this post with your colleagues and students. Best wishes and good luck!

Calls for Papers:

> CfP: “The Academic Precariat: Understanding Life and Labour in the Neoliberal Academy“, British Journal of Sociology of Education‘s special issue. DL for proposals: July 17

> CfP: “The Power of Economic Ideas”, the 17th Italian Association for the History of Political Economy (Online) Conference, 1-3 October, 2020. Keynoters: Amos Witztum, Sheila Dow. There are no registration fees.  Scholarships for junior scholars and awards for best papers are available. DL: July 20.

> CfP: The 1st (In)Corporate Sustainability conference, Pompeu Fabra University (Barcelona, Spain) and virtually, September 16-18, 2020.  No fee. DL: August 5

>  CfP: “Engels@200: Friedrich Engels in the Age of Digital Capitalism”, tripleC Communication, Capitalism & Critique‘s special issue. DL for abstracts: August 7

> CfP: “New Economic Questions“, the Institute for New Economic Thinking’s Young Scholars Initiative plenary, ONLINE, 6-15 November 2020. DL: August 15

> CfP: “Hidden Fallacies in Corporate Law and Financial Regulation“, an edited collection,  workshop in Copenhagen (or ONLINE) in December, and conference in New York in Spring 2021. DL for proposals: August 15

> CfP: The 5th conference of the French Association of Law & Economics, the University of Paris Nanterre (or Online), October 15-16, 2020. Session in English too. DL: August 17

> CfP: “The Socio-Economic Realities of Post-Industrial Capitalism“, Journal of Comparative Research in Anthropology and Sociology‘s special issue. DL: August 17

> CfP: “Banking and the State” conference by the European Association for Banking History & the Institute for Banking and Financial History, Frankfurt am Main (Germany), 23 February 2021. Accommodation and travel will be covered. DL: August 31

> CfP: “The Rise of the Illiberal Right in Central and Eastern Europe. A Countermovement to Neoliberal Capitalism?“, Forum for Social Economics – a Journal of the Association for Social Economics‘ special issue. DL: August 31

> CfP: “The Evolution of Transnational Private Rule-makers: Understanding Drivers and Dynamics” conference, Tilburg University (The Netherlands), 3-4 December, 2020. The travel costs and accommodation can be covered. DL: August 31

> CfP: “Towards a Global Intellectual History of an Unequal World, 1945-Today” symposium, Aarhus University (Denmark), June 10-11,2021. Keynoters: Adom Getachew, Siep Stuurman. No conference fee; some limited funds available to help with travel and accommodation costs. DL: August 31

> CfP: “What does the COVID-19 crisis reveal about Economics and the Economy?“, Regualtion Review – Revue de la Régulation‘s special issue. DL for papers: August 31

> CfP: “Financialisation in Developing and Emerging Economies: Manifestations, Drivers and Implications“, Cambridge Journal of Economics’ special issue. DL for papers: August 31

Postdoctoral Positions: 

> Postdoctoral researcher studying the Political Economy of Educational Policies, Department of Sociology, the University of Amsterdam (The Netherlands). DL: July 17

> Research Associate in economic sociology or political economy to join ‘Foundational economy, citizenship and new forms of common ownership’ project, the Wales Institute for Economic Research and Data, Cardiff University School of Social Science (UK). DL: August 9

> Research Officer in Inequalities: Politics of Inequality, International Inequalities Institute, London School of Economics. DL: August 9

> Research Fellow in Inequalities: Politics of Inequality, International Inequalities Institute, London School of Economics. DL: August 13

>  Two full-time Postdoctoral Associates in sociology of finance or economic sociology to join the project carrying out ethnographic fieldwork in blockchain firms, King’s College London (UK). DL: August 17

> Political Economist to work within a project “Social Classes in the Digital Age“, Directorate for Strategy, Work Programme and Resources, Joint Research Centre, European Commission (Seville, Spain). DL: August 17

> Social Scientist to work within a project “Social Classes in the Digital Age”, Directorate for Strategy, Work Programme and Resources, Joint Research Centre, European Commission (Seville, Spain). DL: August 17

PhD Fellowships:

> PhD fellowship “Impact of the Circular Economy on the Labour Market“, Research Institute for Work and Society, KU Leuven, Belgium. DL: July 31

Summer Schools:

> CfA: “From the Transformation of Economics to Economic Transformation: Pathways to a Better Future” summer school by the Institute for New Economic Thinking’s Young Scholars Initiative and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, ONLINE, August 15-23, 2020. DL: August 10 

>   CfA: “A Critical Assessment of the Faces of Inequality”, an online Pre-Conference for Young Scholars before the 32^nd Annual Conference of the European Association for Evolutionary Political Economy, 1st September, 2020. DL: August 15 

Awards:

> The International Political Economy Annual Best Book Award, International Studies Association. DL: August 1

Job openings:

> Professor of Comparative Policy Analysis (tenure), Faculty of Social Sciences & Business Administration, University of Bamberg (Germany). DL: August 14

> Lead Scientist in social stratification / inequality / social classes / occupational change to develop a project “Social Classes in the Digital Age“, Directorate for Strategy, Work Programme and Resources, Joint Research Centre, European Commission (Seville, Spain). DL: August 17

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