Dear Colleagues, Hope all is well, We are seeking papers for the section (S49) "The Political Economy of Populism". We are happy it has been endorsed by the ECPR Standing Group on Political Economy and Welfare State Politics<https://ecpr.eu/StandingGroups/StandingGroupHome.aspx?ID=71> and looking forward to seeing you all during this years' ECPR General Conference in Innsbruck. Specifically, this section will enable the discussion on the success of populism from the political economic perspectives. It aims at studying the socio-economic roots and policy consequences of populism along a “demand” and “supply” division. While the demand side focuses mostly on the embryonic stage of the rise of (economic) populism and, in turn, critically assesses the effects of economic globalization in general and the most recent economic and financial crisis in particular, the supply side analysis is more concerned about the matured (or in government) stage of populism. On the demand side, the section focuses on the determinants of voting, or preparing the breeding ground for the emergence of populism. On the supply side, we offer a comprehensive assessment on how varieties of state capitalisms have changed over time from a comparative perspective. We aim to develop new models to describe, interpret and explain the rise of populism in Europe with links to other regions of the world. This section grows out of the cooperation of researchers in the framework of the EU-funded Horizon 2020 projects FATIGUE and POPREBEL<https://populism-europe.com/>. Both projects aim at developing new theories, methodologies, and empirical results from a variety of disciplinary approaches. We see this section as an opportunity to deepen the discussion by inviting panel and paper proposals from diverse academic disciplines and at all career stages which focus on the economic side of populism. In particular, the panels and papers in this section will/should focus on: 1. Economic Determinants of Populist Voting: The first panel in this section will explore the economic aspects of populist support. Amongst other things, it will test the hypothesis that populism both drives and is driven by the transformation of the economy on the global, regional, and domestic levels (the demand side of populism). In addition, we are open to alternative explanations to populist voting or populist attitudes, including issues surrounding shifts in cultural values, institutions, and other triggers. 2. Economic Policy under Populist Rule: The second panel in this section will engage with how policy is shaped by populists in power or how political parties shift their positions on policy issues in unison to the developments in the economic sphere. We engage with, but also try to challenge the new concept of economic populism, namely neo-feudalism, which relates to state capitalist regimes against the backdrop of the fear of economic insecurity. To this end, we will invite papers using both theoretical and empirical perspectives. 3. Varieties of Capitalism and Populism: The third panel in this section will focus on intersections between varieties of capitalism and populism, whether in terms of policy and the economic system, or within the redefining the state-society relations. Labor market policies, social policies, issues of taxation and related fields are all a part of how the state chooses to shape its economic system under populist rule. At the same time, resilience to populism or democratic backsliding within a particular capitalist system is also a key part of this panel. More Information on the section and the instructions how to apply by February, 16th can be found here: https://t.co/QUSPioY3lq Please let me know if you have any questions, All the best, Denis Ivanov Early Stage Researcher @ FATIGUE <https://populism-europe.com/> (Horizon 2020) PhD Candidate in Economics Inst. of International, Political and Regional Studies https://twitter.com/denis_from_md [cid:77668b03-799f-44ce-a117-66b0d52e362b] N.B. I do not expect a response to this email outside of your normal working hours