Politics of payments: Theorizing the transformation of monetary orders. Hamburg Institute for Social Research, Germany, 7-9 September 2026. Carolin Müller and Aaron Sahr are inviting submissions for a workshop in Hamburg on the politics of payments. They are also seeking applications for a related 4-week fellowship. Money is not merely …
Javier Solana at the University of Glasgow is recruiting two 3-year postdocs for a research project on Civic Finance. The overarching objective of Civic Finance is to develop a complexity-informed theory of law and finance that can underpin the foundations of a civic financial system; in particular, a financial system that …
Finance and democracy summer school. London School of Economics and Political Science, 4-5 June 2026. The LSE is hosting a summer school this June on finance and democracy, organised jointly by the Berkeley Program on Finance & Democracy, the Rhodes Center at Brown, and the European Institute and Huth Initiative …
Goffmanian political economy. Social Science History Association (SSHA) in Atlanta, Georgia, 19-22 November 2026. Pierre-Christian Fink and Stephanie Mudge are looking to organise a series of panels at the SSHA this year on the theme of Goffmanian political economy. Submissions related to finance are encouraged. There are signs of a Goffmanian turn in …
The University of Lucerne is inviting applications for two professor positions at its new Zug Institute for Blockchain research (ZIBR). Political Economy and Blockchain: https://www.unilu.ch/en/university/personnel/human-resources-department/vacancies/professor-of-political-economy-and-blockchain-100-open-rank-2141707/ Political Science and Blockchain: https://www.unilu.ch/en/university/personnel/human-resources-department/vacancies/professor-of-political-science-and-blockchain-100-open-rank-2141706/ These are both full-time and open rank positions with an anticipated start date of September 2026. The deadline is 1 …
Currency of Nihilism. Amin Samman, Stanford University Press 2026. What happens to economic life when meaning and value come apart? Drawing on Friedrich Nietzsche, E.M. Cioran, and Jean Baudrillard, this book shows how the latest trends in digital finance restage the dilemmas of nihilism in new ways. From cryptocurrencies and …
As Public as Possible: Radical Finance for America’s Public Schools. David Backer, The New Press 2026. From the anti-CRT panic to efforts to divert tax dollars to charter schools, the right-wing attack on education has cut deep. In response, millions of Americans have rallied to defend their cherished public schools. …
Finance and Society, vol. 11 no. 3 (2025). The editors of Finance and Society are pleased to announce the publication of volume 11, number 3. The issue includes articles on performativity in finance studies, conservative critique in the financial sector, and green de-financialisation, plus a forum devoted to re-assembling ‘green finance’ …
Colleagues at the CNRS/Paris Nanterre are inviting applications for a postdoc position in financialization and illicit economies. The postdoctoral researcher will contribute to the DEBTCHAINS project, which investigates the financialization of capitalism through a transnational study of debt chains across legal and illegal markets. While there has been growing concern …
Future Finance: Legal Geographies of Financial Centres and the Asset Economy. Sabine Dörry, Agenda Publishing 2025. Finance is no longer just about markets – it shapes societies, politics and the planet’s future. At its centre now stands the asset management industry, where power has shifted from public institutions to private …
