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📢Discussing the American Political Economy in the classroom is more important than ever. Join us on December 8 for the **Teaching APE Webinar** to get tips on syllabi design, resources & getting students engaged!

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📣Do you teach American politics or policy? Join our upcoming webinar on how to integrate American Political Economy into your classroom and discover new strategies, resources and real world-examples!
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November 17, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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Today’s episode of The Ezra Klein Show.

The Rural Power Behind Trump’s Assault on Blue Cities

The political scientist @smettler.bsky.social examines the roots of America’s urban-rural divide and how Democrats can win back rural voters.
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Why Rural America Turned on the Democratic Party | The Ezra Klein Show
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October 21, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Thrilled to see @chloethurston.bsky.social joining Perspectives on Politics( @poppublicsphere.bsky.social ) as an Associate Editor - 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 #APE ! 🥳 Congratulations, Chloe!

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Chloe Thurston Joins Perspectives on Politics Editorial Board | Consortium on the American Political Economy
Scholar to shape the discipline's broader conversation on the American political economy
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October 21, 2025 at 9:26 PM
📢Discussing the American Political Economy in the classroom is more important than ever. Join us on December 8 for the **Teaching APE Webinar** to get tips on syllabi design, resources & getting students engaged!

www.americanpoliticaleconomy.org/post/announc...

#APE #PoliticalEconomy #HigherEd 📢
October 20, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Alexander Reisenbichler's latest @universitypress.cambridge.org book, "Through the Roof”, explains America’s robust government investment in homeownership
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September 29, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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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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
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September 22, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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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 📣
September 9, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Happening Next Week!
July 25, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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
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.
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July 9, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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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.”
June 25, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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...
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...
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June 10, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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...
June 7, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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
Call for Papers: Columbia-Cornell Political Economy of Work Junior Scholars Workshop | Columbia Center for Political Economy
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May 20, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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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...
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May 14, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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...
May 2, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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
April 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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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-...
April 1, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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...
February 21, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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...
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.
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February 18, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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...
February 10, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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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.
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 ...
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January 24, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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...
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...
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January 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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
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 ...
americanpoliticaleconomy.org
January 22, 2025 at 5:49 PM