The Contested World Economy: On the Origins of International Political Economy
Thursday 12 October 2023 6.30pm to 8.00pm
The Auditorium, Centre Building
When International Political Economy textbooks discuss the pre-1945 roots of the field, they typically focus on European and American thinkers who pioneered the three perspectives of economic liberalism, neomercantilism, and Marxism. But debates about IPE issues between late 18th century and 1945 were much more global than this, involving prominent thinkers from all parts of the world.
They also included many more perspectives, including those focusing on wider topics such as national self-sufficiency, environmental degradation, gender inequality, racial discrimination, religious worldviews, civilisational values, and varieties of economic regionalism.
Drawing on his new book The Contested World Economy (Cambridge 2023), LSE IR alumnus Eric Helleiner highlights the rich diversity of pre-1945 thought about the world economy and the need to globalise and widen IPE’s deep history.
Meet our speakers and chair
Professor Eric Helleiner, Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Waterloo.
Dr Victoria Paniagua, Assistant Professor in the Department of International Relations, LSE
Chair: Professor Robert Falkner, Professor in International Relations at LSE
This public event is free and open to all.
No ticket or pre-registration is required. Entry is on a first come, first served basis.
For any queries email ir.comms@lse.ac.uk.