The University of Cambridge is seeking an exceptional academic leader to become the founding Dean of the Rokos School of Government, alongside appointment to the Rokos Professorship of Government. Thi...

In February 2026, the Trump Administration made global headlines when it reversed a scientific ruling by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) known

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A journal of the Cambridge Political Economy Society. The journal publishes multi-disciplinary research on the spatial dimensions of contemporary socio-economic-political change, and examines the effe...

Has America’s economy been driven by the private sector alone, or has government played a more decisive role than we think? Dr James Wood explored the evolving role of government policy in propelling ...

Education institutions are fundamentally political. They mold political values, shape inequality, create opportunities for patronage through teaching jobs, and can even be used for political surveilla...

The Comparative Political Economy (CPE) literature offers two distinct but insufficiently integrated institutional accounts of US growth dynamics: the…

The Comparative Political Economy (CPE) literature offers two distinct but insufficiently integrated institutional accounts of US growth dynamics: the…

Given the Federal Reserve’s key role in leading neoliberal policies, if Trump can successfully reduce its power, this would signal genuine system change.

There is a prevailing story in Westminster about how policymaking works. That story is a myth, but it still matters.

This paper develops the supply chain of economic ideas framework to address how institutional networks coordinate to achieve both stability and change in economic policymaking, arguing that both are ...

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Academic Job Market Trends in Politics and International Relations: Evidence from the UK, 2012-25 Authored by: Dr Ralph Scott, Dr Lawrence McKay, and Dr William Allen Read the full report here  …

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Staff to be divided into teaching and research roles, with new starters hired via subsidiary firm

Associate Teaching Professor in Political Economy @campolis.bsky.social | Staff Fellow in Politics @trinityhallcamb.bsky.social | Associate Editor @cjres.bsky.social | Researching innovation policy, h...

Criticisms of the Fed’s role were overshadowed by party political narratives, allowing it to avoid scrutiny over its actions and their consequences.

Growing anger among millions of graduates who face decades of debt is causing unease in Westminster

Why do some citizens feel that political institutions are responsive to people like them, while others do not? Existing research highlights the role of education and income in shaping external poli...

When inflation returned to the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic after decades of price stability, it created a critical test for the accountability mechanisms underpinning the system of d...

America’s “polycentric innovation state” remains and will continue to adapt to economic challenges.

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