New book: Women, money and markets

Women, money and markets, 1770–1914: Representing the invisible hands of the economy. Edited by Emma Newport and Joyce Goggin, Boydell Press 2026. This collection redefines the role of women in the development of modern capitalism, revealing their active participation as investors, entrepreneurs, theorists, and cultural producers between 1770 and 1914. …

F&S announce new additions to editorial team

Finance and Society has added two new members to its editorial team: We are delighted to announce that another two editors are joining our team: Stefano Sgambati and Andreas Kanaris Miyashiro. Read about their views on the journal and their research profiles below.   Amin Samman, Editor-in-Chief   Stefano Sgambati Associate …

PhD position in Frankfurt: China’s financial empire

Colleagues at Goethe University Frankfurt are recruiting a PhD student to work on a funded research project (Financial Empire: China’s Construction of an Alternative Financial System). The successful applicant will work as part of a team that examines the transformation of global financial structures in the context of increasing geopolitical …

Conference CFP: Money and violence, Sep 2026

Money and violence. Friends House, London, UK, 17 September 2026. Christopher Harker and Sebastian Paredes Smith are organising a one-day conference on money and violence in London. This one day, in-person only conference brings together scholars from across the social sciences to interrogate how monetary forms, institutions and imaginaries are implicated …