Dear all, We are pleased to invite you to submit abstracts for the section *"Managing Transitions: Political Economy and Welfare State Change in a Turbulent Era"* at the 2025 ECPR General Conference (Thessaloniki, 26–29 August 2025). This section is organized by the ECPR Political Economy and Welfare State Politics (PEWS) Working Group. The section features five panels: 1. The social investment turn: Winners and losers of the knowledge economy 2. Politics and policies of a just transition: Reconciling welfare and climate change 3. Industrial policy and state subsidies across time and space 4. Comparative capitalisms in the green transition 5. Welfare states in the digital age: Technology, automation, and inequalities The deadline for both full panel proposals and individual paper submissions is *6 January 2025*. More details can be found here <https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fecpr.eu%2FEvents%2FEvent%2FSectionDetails%2F1519&data=05%7C02%7CLuca.Cigna%40eui.eu%7Ca900029e5b7944d48cd108dd204ce851%7Cd3f434ee643c409f94aa6db2f23545ce%7C0%7C0%7C638702236874022792%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=QAUb264NvRMLJT6EINIfDuL1yXCuwhWVDgUSphFJP4c%3D&reserved=0> . We encourage submissions on topics within the broader realm of political economy and welfare, as there is flexibility in panel organization. Lastly, the Standing Group will award its *Best Paper Prize* at the upcoming ECPR General Conference! This is a fantastic opportunity for (especially early-career) scholars to showcase their work and gain recognition in the field of political economy and welfare state research. The winning paper will be published in *Social Policy and Administration* (SP&A), subject to peer review. We look forward to your submissions! Best wishes, Luca Cigna, Gibrán Cruz-Martínez and Margarita Gelepithis