Workshop on Contemporary Political Economy
Connecting ideas across nations in Political Economy
Azim Premji University and the Department of Economics at King’s College London, along with scholars across India, are coming together to organise a workshop to foster academic collaboration and dialogue in the field of Political Economy and Economic Theory. This workshop will serve as a platform for exploring current global patterns through the lens of political economy and developing sustained international research collaborations.
This workshop will facilitate collaborative research between Indian and international scholars. The workshop will focus on contemporary issues at the intersection of economics and politics, with a particular emphasis on both theoretical frameworks and empirical methods.
● Facilitate collaborative research between Indian and international scholars
● Build an academic network spanning institutions in India, Europe, and the US
● Encourage interdisciplinary conversations around pressing global challenges
● Engage with policymakers and practitioners to bridge research and policy
● Voter distrust and the rise of populism
● Economic inequality and protectionism
● Migration and political responses
● The role of social media and AI in political behaviour
● Climate change and evolving political preferences
Organising members
- Amrita Dhillon (King’s College London)
- Avinash M Tripathi (Azim Premji University)
- Chinmaya Kumar (Azim Premji University)
- Saswata Guha Thakurta (Azim Premji University)
- Shiuli Vanaja (National Law School of India University, Bengaluru)
