🚨 DEADLINE TOMORROW: Submit your abstracts for the 2026 APE Research Conference by April 7⏳!

https://www.americanpoliticaleconomy.org/events/annual-conference

📣 Submit your work to the 2026 APE Virtual Research Conference (July 27-29)!

We’re looking for new and interesting research on the politics of markets, labor, policy and more!

Details & submission:
www.americanpoliticaleconomy.org/events/annua...

Summer Academy | Consortium on the American Political Economy The annual CAPE Summer Academy is designed to introduce the APE framework, facilitate in-depth discussions around several key areas within APE, and create opportunities for participants to share work ...

🚨 Reminder: The deadline for the 2026 CAPE Summer Academy is TOMORROW! 🚨>
americanpoliticaleconomy.org/events/summer-academy

Academy Alumni | Consortium on the American Political Economy The annual CAPE Summer Academy is designed to introduce the APE framework, facilitate in-depth discussions around several key areas within APE, and create opportunities for participants to share work ...

"Participating in the CAPE Summer Academy in 2023 was one of the most formative experiences of my graduate training."

Hear from Rebekah Jones, @hrendleman.bsky.social,
@jaeyeonkim.bsky.social, @dannydaneri.bsky.social, @stano.bsky.social and others on what the Summer Academy meant to them!

Preston Johnston (MIT) and I are organizing a one-day virtual workshop on home insurance and climate, cosponsored by @cape-team.bsky.social on April 10th, 2026, tailored to grad students or postdocs. Message me with questions or indicate your interest here: forms.gle/ZKVv7wLWpDpP...

Uncivil Democracy: Jamila Michener and Mallory SoRelle Rethink Civil Justice in America | Consortium on the American Political Economy Michener and SoRelle challenge us to look beyond the formal rights and to see the "uncivil" reality of how law actually works for most Americans

Fantastic new #APE book by @povertyscholar.bsky.social and @profsorelle.bsky.social on #housing, #tenantorganizing, and the limitations of the American civil justice system!

www.americanpoliticaleconomy.org/post/uncivil...

The Truth About American Hegemony | The Ezra Klein Show YouTube video by The Ezra Klein Show

This week's episode of The Ezra Klein Show.

The Week the World Admitted the Truth About America

Canadian PM Mark Carney's speech at Davos last week sent shock waves through the international community. The international-affairs scholar @himself.bsky.social explains why.
youtu.be/4a5Jzn8YAQY?...

Come join us January 28th @ 3:30pm on Zoom for a great conversation about @povertyscholar.bsky.social's and my new book, Uncivil Democracy: How Access to Justice Shapes Political Power!

#peoplepower #accesstojustice #housing #tenantorganizing

Register using the QR code below 👇👇👇

New Spotlight! www.americanpoliticaleconomy.org/post/rationi...

Summer Academy | Consortium on the American Political Economy The annual CAPE Summer Academy is designed to introduce the APE framework, facilitate in-depth discussions around several key areas within APE, and create opportunities for participants to share work ...

☀️Looking to advance your research this summer?

🎓 Join us for CAPE's 7th Annual Summer Academy @UCBerkeley, May 31–June 4!

🗓️Advanced grad students (ABD), post-docs, and junior faculty in American Political Economy are welcome to apply by Feb 28!

americanpoliticaleconomy.org/events/summer-academy

📢 New paper alert 📢
@js-tan.bsky.social & @kathleenthelen.bsky.social argue that the cloud business model marks a radical shift from the previous digital era. The race to AGI has only accelerated this transition, with profound implications for the broader political economy
doi.org/10.1177/0032...

Teaching APE Webinar YouTube video by CAPE Team

“I was stunned at how much this generation of undergraduates took to systemic level explanations that APE offers to the world they are experiencing” - Sarah James

🎥Watch the recap of our ‘Teaching APE’ webinar for insights into undergraduate and graduate instruction!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uFs...

📣 Webinar Today at 1:30 PM ET: Join the Consortium on the American Political Economy's panel on instruction with talks by @kathleenthelen.bsky.social and Sarah James who will also stick around for an open Q&A with Paul Pierson and Nicholas Short!

Announcing the Teaching APE Webinar | Consortium on the American Political Economy CAPE is hosting a webinar on Monday, December 8, 2025, from 1:30–3:00 PM EST

On December 8 at 1:30 pm EST: @cape-team.bsky.social is hosting a webinar on APE instruction at the undergrad and graduate level
🌐 @kathleenthelen.bsky.social
🌐 Sarah James
🌐 Paul Pierson
🌐 @nick-short.bsky.social
www.americanpoliticaleconomy.org/post/announc...

📣Do you teach American politics or policy? Join our upcoming webinar on how to integrate American Political Economy into your classroom and discover new strategies, resources and real world-examples!
www.americanpoliticaleconomy.org/post/announc...

#APE #PoliticalEconomy #HigherEd

Why Rural America Turned on the Democratic Party | The Ezra Klein Show YouTube video by The Ezra Klein Show

Today’s episode of The Ezra Klein Show.

The Rural Power Behind Trump’s Assault on Blue Cities

The political scientist @smettler.bsky.social examines the roots of America’s urban-rural divide and how Democrats can win back rural voters.
open.spotify.com/episode/2zQ9...

youtu.be/M9bjypc1rS4?...

Chloe Thurston Joins Perspectives on Politics Editorial Board | Consortium on the American Political Economy Scholar to shape the discipline's broader conversation on the American political economy

Thrilled to see @chloethurston.bsky.social joining Perspectives on Politics( @poppublicsphere.bsky.social ) as an Associate Editor - 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 #APE ! 🥳 Congratulations, Chloe!

www.americanpoliticaleconomy.org/post/chloe-t...

📢Discussing the American Political Economy in the classroom is more important than ever. Join us on December 8 for the **Teaching APE Webinar** to get tips on syllabi design, resources & getting students engaged!

www.americanpoliticaleconomy.org/post/announc...

#APE #PoliticalEconomy #HigherEd 📢

Alexander Reisenbichler's latest @universitypress.cambridge.org book, "Through the Roof”, explains America’s robust government investment in homeownership
www.americanpoliticaleconomy.org/post/alexand...

APE at APSA 2025 | Consortium on the American Political Economy Celebrating a Fantastic APSA with the APE Organized Section's 2025 Award Winners and CAPE's Junior Working Group's Meetup

A huge congrats to this year’s APE section award winners 🏆🎉: @stephanieternullo.bsky.social and Trellace Lawrimore!

We loved celebrating their amazing work and seeing everyone who attended #APSA2025.

www.americanpoliticaleconomy.org/post/ape-at-...

📣 Columbia’s Center for Political Economy searching for post docs for next academic year working on labor, firms and markets, and climate change!

Applications due 11/3, and I’m happy to talk to folks interested in working with the Labor Lab team! apply.interfolio.com/173083 📣

Happening Next Week!

@malpas.bsky.social, @mshepruralpolitics.bsky.social, @nilskupzok.bsky.social, @nolanmc.bsky.social, @patrick-sullivan.bsky.social, @reillysteel.bsky.social, @sophiejacobson.bsky.social, @thunen.bsky.social, @vanessawilliamson.bsky.social and more!

@alanyan.bsky.social, ‪@awhf.bsky.social,
@benbraun.bsky.social, @danieltroberts.com, @elizabethrigby.bsky.social, @himself.bsky.social, @jacobhacker.bsky.social, @jaeyeonkim.bsky.social, @joshuabasseches.bsky.social, @kagoss.bsky.social, @kathleenthelen.bsky.social, @machtei.bsky.social,

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: 2025 APE Annual Research Conference. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. The 2025 APE Annual Research Conference will be held on Zoom from July 28 to 30 (Monday to Wednesday) from 12:00 to 2:30 pm ET each day.

Join us for the 5th Research Conference on the American Political Economy, July 28-30 on zoom, 12-2:30pm ET, to discuss cutting-edge APE research!
Register here: yale.zoom.us/meeting/regi... or check out the program (www.americanpoliticaleconomy.org/events/annua...) featuring@adambonica.bsky.social

I don’t typically post much, but I’m excited to share a guest essay co-authored with @jacobhacker.bsky.social which was published today in the @nytimes.com, as well as two reports we just published at the @equitablegrowth.bsky.social on Republican’s so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.”

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: IGP Rapid Response: The Fight Over the Federal Budget. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Join Columbia SIPA’s Institute of Global Politics for a Rapid Response webinar on the far-reaching implications of the federal budget bill. A panel of faculty and practitioners will debate the economi...

Join CAPE's @awhf.bsky.social and Institute of Global Politics colleagues for a Rapid Response Webinar on the Fight over the Federal Budget, 1-2 pm on Thursday, June 12! urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=htt...

Registration is open for CAPE's 2025 Research Conference! July 28-30, noon to 3 PM (on Zoom)! @jacobhacker.bsky.social @awhf.bsky.social @kathleenthelen.bsky.social @sophiejacobson.bsky.social @machtei.bsky.social columbiauniversity.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Call for Papers: Columbia-Cornell Political Economy of Work Junior Scholars Workshop, NYC, Dec 5-6:
Scholars of work & labor should apply! Commentators include @kandrias.bsky.social, @brishen1.bsky.social, @hibahafiz.bsky.social, @awhf.bsky.social, Suresh Naidu & Adam Reich tinyurl.com/29h7wt3m

American Political Economy: Foundations, Focuses, Frontiers | Consortium on the American Political Economy APE scholars convened at Yale to celebrate subfield successes & consider next steps on the intellectual agenda.

A spectacularly productive two days in New Haven! (HUGE thanks to @ispsyale.bsky.social!) www.americanpoliticaleconomy.org/post/america...