Dear ES/PE community members, find below and benefit from an abundant list of great academic opportunities: 14 calls for papers for conferences (some are partly and fully funded) and special issues, 7 postdoc positions, 5 PhD scholarships, 4 summer schools, 2 visiting posts, 2 job openings, 2 grant, an internship, and an award in economic sociology, political economy, and broadly related fields — with deadlines from July 21 through September 4. Share this post with your colleagues and students. Good luck!
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Calls for Papers — Conferences and Workshops:

— CfP: “Social Studies of Economics after Neoliberalism?” workshop, WZB Berlin Social Science Center (Germany), 3-4 December 2026. Meals, travel costs and accommodation will be covered. DL: July 22

— CfP: “Rethinking International Relations in an Age of Uncertainty” international conference with political-economic focus, Hong Kong Chu Hai College, Hong Kong, 1 November 2026. No fee. DL: July 24

— CfP: “Historicizing Global Contemporary Art Markets: Trajectories, Infrastructures, and Regimes of Value” interdisciplinary conference, University of Lisbon (Portugal), November 10th, 2026. DL: July 31

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— CfP: “The Political Economy of AI in African Agrifood Systems” workshop, Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), 26 October 2026. DL: July 31

— CfP: “Centering the Commons: Resilience, Resistance, and Collective Action“, the 21st International Association for the Study of the Commons conference, Universitas Hasanuddin, Makassar (Indonesia),  21–25 June, 2027. DL: August 12

— CfP: “Generations at Work: A Fairer Future for Learning, Earning, and Longevity” conference, Dublin City University (Ireland), October 22-23.  DL: August 21

— CfP: “What Comes Next? Authoritarianism, Democracy, and the Future of the Left“, the 5th Biennial Conference of the Caucus for a Critical Political Science, the Isla Grand Beach Resort, South Padre Island, Texas (USA), February 28 – March 2, 2027. DL: August 31

— CfP: “Borders and Sustainability: Human, Natural, and Labour Resources in Working-Class History“, an online seminar series October 2026 – Summer 2027. DL: August 31

— CfP: “Affordability and Provisioning in Contemporary Capitalism“, the International Confederation of Associations for Pluralism in Economics Annual Conference,  American University (Washington, DC, USA),  January 5-6, 2027. DL: September 7

Calls for Papers — Journals and Collections:

— CfP: “The Impact of ‘Polycrisis’ on Employment Relations“, British Journal of Industrial Relations‘ special issue. DL for abstracts: July 24

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— CfP: “The (Re)turn to Marx: New Readings of Marx and The Future of Organization“, Organization‘s special issue. DL for abstracts: July 30

— CfP: “What Should Central Banks Do?“, a joint symposium between the Review of Political Economy and Economia e Sociedade. DL for abstracts: August 15

— CfP: “Neoliberalism for losers: Reclaiming well-being beyond the achievement society“, Ephemera‘s special issue. DL: September 1

— CfP: “Internet Studies: A Multidisciplinary Approach“. This interdisciplinary collection will provide a timely synthesis of Internet Studies amid rapid technological and societal transformations, with a strong focus on the convergence of platforms and artificial intelligence. Among the book parts are: “Platforms, Data, and Economic Transformations”, “Governance, Regulation, Ethics, and Rights”, “Society, Culture, Identities, and Inequalities” DL for abstracts: September 30

PhD Fellowships:

— Research Assistant / PhD student to work on digitalization and intersection of business, technology, and social impact, the Department of Marketing, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main (Germany). DL: July 21

— PhD scholarship on the role of business interests in politics, the Department of International Economics, Government and Business, Copenhagen Business School (Denmark). DL: August 15

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— PhD Fellowship in Social Imaginaries and Realisations of Place-based Communities in Ageing Societies, the Department of Social Sciences and Business, Roskilde University (Denmark). DL: August 20

— PhD project on the role of finance in shaping (dis)orderly energy transitions, the Centre for Sustainability Studies, Lund University (Sweden). DL: August 28

— PhD Researcher Sociology of Computational Neuroscience and Neurotechnology within the context of labour, economy and society,  the School of Sociology, University College Dublin (Ireland). DL: September 1

Postdoctoral positions:

—  Post-Doctoral Candidate in the project on unequal career trajectories after the transition to parenthood, related income inequalities, and the effects of family policy, the European School of Political and Social Science (ESPOL) at the Catholic University of Lille (France). DL: July 22

— Post-Doctoral Research Position in Research Group “Politics and Inequality”, the Department of Political Science, the University of Zurich (Switzerland). DL: August 9

— Postdoc in sociology of intergroup relations / social networks, the Institute of Sociology at the University of Bern (Switzerland). DL: August 11

— Researcher in Social Sciences within the project “Making Time: Organized Labour and the Politics of Care Leave“, the Swedish Institute for Social Research, Stockholm University (Sweden). DL: August 13

— Postdoc position in Business and Government, Department of International Economics, Government & Business, Copenhagen Business School (Denmark). DL: August 15

—  Postdoctoral fellow to join the project “Rethinking work beyond productivism from labour law and its uses“, the Université Libre de Bruxelles (Belguim). DL: August 21

— Postdoctoral fellowship in Business Administration with specialization in Aesthetics and Business / Organizational Creativity, Lund University (Sweden). DL: August 31

Summer Schools and Advanced Courses:

— CfA: “Smash the Stutus-Quo: Creating a Care-Centered Economy“, the 5th Rethinking Economics Summer School, Chandolin, Valais (Switzerland), August 8– 15. DL: July 21

— CfA: “Working with European Union Labour Force Survey and European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions“, GESIS training course,  Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, Mannheim (Germany), November 2–4 , 2026. DL: August 15

— CfA: “Overcoming Lock-Ins to Enable a Just Transition towards a Climate-Neutral and Sustainable Economy and Society“, the Climate Change Graz Fall School, Graz (Austria), October 12-16. Participation is free of charge; meals will be covered. DL: August15

— CfA: “Geography, Mobility, and Life Course Inequalities“, the 7th Trento School of Applied Quantitative Research, the Department of Sociology, the University of Trento (Italy). DL: August 25

Job openings:

— Tenure-track assistant professorship in Entrepreneurship and Societal Impact, the Department of Business Humanities and Law, Copenhagen Business School (Denmark). DL: August 15

— Associate Professorship in Economic Sociology and Market Governance, the Department of Organization, Copenhagen Business School (Denmark). DL: September 1

Awards:

— The Elinor Ostrom Prize for Socio-Economic Education and Science (all levels), the Association for Socioeconomic Education and Research. DL: August 15

Visiting fellowships:

—  Visiting Fellowship at the “Pathways Beyond Neoliberalism: Voices from the Middle East and North Africa” project, the American University in Cairo (Egypt) for PhD candidates, early career researchers, and young faculty in Economic Sociology, Political Economy, Economic History. DL: August 17

— Visiting fellowship dedicated to work on the Societal Impact of Digital Transformation / Futures of Work: Shaping Human-Centered Digital Transformation, Center for Advanced Internet Studies (Bochum, Germany). DL: August 31

Grants:

— The Economic History Society invites applications for one-year bursaries of up to £5,000 to assist doctoral students. DL: July 31

— The Fritz Thyssen Foundation supports national and international conferences focusing on the topic “State, Economy and Society“. DL: August 30

Internship:

— Socio-Economic Review, the official journal of Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics (SASE), is inviting applications for its Board of Graduate Interns. DL: September 1

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