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The Rise of Central Banks: Book Discussion with Leon Wansleben
In his new book, The Rise of Central Banks: State Power in Financial Capitalism, Leon Wansleben gives a groundbreaking account of the origins and consequences of central banks’ increasing influence over economic policy. Join us in Cologne on March 30 for a book discussion with author Leon Wansleben, Jens Beckert, Benjamin Braun, Greta Krippner, and Matthias Thiemann. Please register by sending an email to info@mpifg.de.

Economic sociology in times of war
The latest issue of economic sociology. perspectives and conversations turns its attention to the war in Ukraine and the impact on the region and beyond. It sheds light on economic sociology from a region at a time of war. But it also aims to highlight the more global consequences of the armed conflict and, at the same time, contribute to the debate on the importance of what can be called an economic sociology of war.

How Should Economies Grow? The Politics of Growth Strategies at Times of Crisis
Economic growth is fundamental to the stability and legitimacy of capitalist economies. In this feature article, Arianna Tassinari explores the implicit consensus that exists between influential national political and economic elites on what are desirable economic policies. She shows how dramatic events and economic crises can upset the equilibrium of the consensus and provoke open political and party-political conflict.

Publications


Capital Claims: Power and Global Finance
The Rise of Central Banks: State Power in Financial Capitalism
Behördenconsulting: Unternehmensberater in der öffentlichen Verwaltung der Bundesrepublik, 1970er- bis 2000er-Jahre
Democracy at Work: Contract, Status and Post-Industrial Justice
Architectures of Hope: Infrastructural Citizenship and Class Mobility in Brazil’s Public Housing
Der erschöpfte Staat: Eine andere Geschichte des Neoliberalismus
Diminishing Returns: The New Politics of Growth and Stagnation
Recoding Power: Tactics for Mobilizing Tech Workers
Zwischen Globalismus und Demokratie: Politische Ökonomie im ausgehenden Neoliberalismus
Critical Encounters: Capitalism, Democracy, Ideas
Uncertain Futures: Imaginaries, Narratives, and Calculation in the Economy
Neoliberal Resilience: Lessons in Democracy and Development from Latin America and Eastern Europe
Social Protection, Capitalist Production: The Bismarckian Welfare State in the German Political Economy, 1880-2015
Making It at Any Cost: Aspirations and Politics in a Counterfeit Clothing Marketplace
Contestants, Profiteers, and the Political Dynamics of Marketization: How Shareholders Gained Control Rights in Britain, Germany, and France
MPIfG Discussion Papers
MPIfG Discussion Papers present results from ongoing research and contribute to current scholarly and public debate. They are subject to internal peer review and published open access.
MPIfG Journal Articles
Articles by MPIfG researchers that have previously been published in peer-reviewed journals are published online in the MPIfG Journal Articles series.
Legal Diffusion as Protectionism: The Case of the U.S. Promotion of Antitrust Laws. In: Review of International Political Economy, 2022.
Kholodilin, Konstantin Arkadievich, Sebastian Kohl, Florian Müller
The Rise and Fall of Social Housing? Housing Decommodification in Long-Run Comparison. In: Journal of Social Policy, 2022.
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Events
  

Leon Wansleben: The Rise of Central Banks

Mar 30, 2023 05:00 PM - 06:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
Paulstr. 3, 50676 Köln

The Specter of Inflation: Price Stability in Times of Transitions

Isabella M. Weber
Apr 26, 2023 05:00 PM (Local Time Germany)

Simone Derix
Fabian Muniesa

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