Consortium on the American Political Economy (CAPE)

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

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📣 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...

So grateful to be joining a truly amazing set of fellow fellows at the American Academy in Berlin (@americanacademy.bsky.social)--including @oonahathaway.bsky.social.

@cape-team.bsky.social is doubly represented with @chloethurston.bsky.social joining, too! www.americanacademy.de/announcing-t...

Attention, Shoppers! @kthelen.bsky.social's latest @princetonupress.bsky.social book explains the political dynamics behind America's very, very large retailers. www.americanpoliticaleconomy.org/post/attenti...

Live on the APE blog: Book Symposium on The Political Development of American Debt Relief! Read reflections on Zackin & @chloethurston.bsky.social 's excellent recent book from David Bateman, @profsorelle.bsky.social, and Megan Ming Francis. www.americanpoliticaleconomy.org/blog

Quote graphic that reads: But in order to be effective, abundance policy must benefit and build power for working- and middle-class Americans rather than enriching and empowering concentrated economic interests and generating a populist backlash that undermines democracy.

Real abundance means uplifting everyday Americans—not concentrating wealth and power at the top.

Kate Andrias & @awhf.bsky.social explore why we must create paths for workers to influence policymaking and benefit from abundance projects in #FiresideStacks: www.firesidestacks.com/p/abundance-...

Kate Andrias & Alex Hertel-Fernandez reflect on Abundance That Works for Workers--and American Democracy | Consortium on the American Political Economy In order to be effective, abundance policy must benefit and build power for working- and middle-class Americans rather than enriching and empowering concentrated economic interests and generating a po...

"Abundance That Works for Workers--and American Democracy," you say? Check out @kandrias.bsky.social and @awhf.bsky.social's excellent new piece for @rooseveltforward.org! www.americanpoliticaleconomy.org/post/kate-an...

Don't miss out! Remember to submit your application for CAPE Summer Academy no later than Monday (2/24): docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

APEX Graduate Fellow Eric Scheuch Publishes on Racial Inequity in US Power Plant Siting | Consortium on the American Political Economy In a new article in Energy Research and Social Science, Eric Scheuch accounts for unexpected ways public opinion shapes racial inequity in the siting of power plants in the U.S.

How does public opinion shape power plant siting in the US? Check out APEX Graduate Fellow @ericscheuch.bsky.social's excellent new article "Economic Incentives or Racial BIas?"! www.americanpoliticaleconomy.org/post/apex-gr...

Fantastic new article by @bhighsmith.bsky.social, @mayasen.bsky.social, & @kathleenthelen.bsky.social (featured at CAPE's 2023 research conf.) is out in Perspectives on Politics! Off-Balance: How US Courts Privilege Conservative Policy Outcomes www.americanpoliticaleconomy.org/post/highsmi...

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 ...

And, finally, @cape-team.bsky.social invites advanced graduate students (ABD), postdocs, and junior faculty to apply to its 6th Annual Summer Academy, which will be held at UC Berkeley from May 28-31. Applications due by February 24.

Why States Privatize? Isabel Perera & Trevor Brown Publish in World Politics | Consortium on the American Political Economy Read Cornell APE scholars Isabel Perera and Trevor Brown's new article--Why States Do or Do Not Privatize: Cross-Class Coalitions in the Public Sector--in the latest World Politics! (Check out the acc...

Checkout @isabelmperera.bsky.social & Trevor Brown's excellent new article in World Politics: Why States Do or Do Not Privatize! (There's a super handy companion methods piece in QMMR, too: zenodo.org/records/14062872) www.americanpoliticaleconomy.org/post/why-sta...

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 ...

Apply for CAPE's 6th Annual Summer Academy at UC Berkeley, May 28-31!

Advanced graduate students (ABD), post-docs, and junior faculty interested in APE are encouraged to apply by February 24: forms.gle/qYrDEpdFTfcF...

More info on our website: americanpoliticaleconomy.org/events/summer-academy

If you care about the study of power and inequality (and include the US in your cases) then this is the dream postdoc 👇

@cape-team.bsky.social postdoc (eJobs ID#15342) (due February 28th)

Perfect for those who obsess over how to combine big picture thinking with hard data.

A friendly reminder, ahead of tomorrow's extended APSA deadline: please consider listing American Political Economy as your first section! Happy to answer any questions folks may have. @cape-team.bsky.social

CAPE is hiring! Apply for the Consortium on the American Political Economy Postdoctoral Fellowship by Feb. 28th (eJobs ID# 15342). Full Details: members.apsanet.org/Sign-In?Retu... @jacobhacker.bsky.social @kathleenthelen.bsky.social @awhf.bsky.social

The American Political Economy Blog

The APE Blog's 1st book symposium is live—showcasing Sarah Straszak's outstanding Privatizing Justice: Arbitration & the Decline of Public Governance in the US! Read @kathleenthelen.bsky.social's intro and contributions from @jnovkov.bsky.social, Jeb Barnes, and Alex Colvin on CAPE's website:

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Emily Zackin & Chloe N. Thurston Reviewed by The Nation | Consortium on the American Political Economy APE scholars Emily Zackin and Chloe N. Thurston's new book, The Political Development of American Debt Relief, is reviewed by The Nation.

ICYMI: Emily Zackin & @chloethurston.bsky.social's The Political Development of Debt Relief reviewed by The Nation! Read CAPE's latest spotlight here: www.americanpoliticaleconomy.org/post/zackin-...

The American Political Economy Blog

New on the American Political Economy blog!
Kate Andrias discusses local govt efforts to build worker power & Dan Galvin considers power from the labor market's margins. Read here! americanpoliticaleconomy.org/blog

(read inaugural posts from @wsnead.bsky.social and Alex Hertel-Fernandez, too!)