Due January 31, 2026
Spring School on Political Economy of Production and Labour at Scuola Normale Superiore on 16-20 March 2026 in Florence (Palazzo Vegni, Via San Niccolò 93).
The School is organised at the Scuola Normale Superiore, in the centre of Florence, and is funded by the PNRR through MERITA, the network for talent project. There is no registration fee, participants are asked to cover their own travel and accommodation costs. Applicants will have to fill a registration form online and send a CV. A maximum of 50 participants will be admitted.
The deadline for application is the 31st of January 2026.
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The aim of the Spring School is to address economic and social issues with a perspective that combines political economy and labour studies. The School will have an interdisciplinary approach presenting insights from Economics, International political economy, Labour sociology, Industrial relations, Gender studies and Political science.
The School will offer conceptual and empirical tools for understanding and researching economic and labour issues. Themes of the School will include the models of capitalism and the instability of the world economy, global production systems, the dynamics of employment, wages and inequality, gender issues, the transformations of work and labour in the digital age, new forms of labour activism and the policy alternatives for the economy, production and labour.
Organised over five days, each day will address a specific theme, with lectures by senior scholars and presentations by experts on case studies. PhD students may have the opportunity to present and discuss their research project with lecturers and participants.
The Summer School fills a gap in the landscape of university courses and research programmes based on disciplinary boundaries. The Summer School is designed for researchers, PhD and Master students, as well as for civil society professionals and policy makers. Participation is open in particular to PhD students in Economic, Sociology and Political science programmes, and to the PhD and MSc students of Scuola Normale Superiore. Participants are asked to read course material in advance, participate actively in discussions and laboratories during the School, and write a short essay on a topic to be agreed with the instructors. They will obtain a certificate of attendance. For PhD students, participation in the School could be recognised as a part of the requirements for their PhD programme.