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SUMMARY:Webinar: Political Economy of the Cuban Crisis
DESCRIPTION:Please join us in the first webinar in our new series\, a talk by Dr. Helen Yaffe on the critical situation in Cuba.\n\nWebinars will be hosted over Zoom and streamed on YouTube. URPE members are encouraged to join via Zoom and participate in a Q&A with the speaker after her talk. We hope to see many of you there\, and welcome suggestions on topics for future webinars.\n\nTopic: Political Economy of the Cuban Crisis\nSpeaker: Dr. Helen Yaffe\nDate: Saturday\, May 16\, 2026\n\nTime: 12:00–1:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)\n\nZoom link: \nhttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/82172681454?pwd=UBW8Z01hRhXCmuRL0ALeaUODlQmIKx.1 \nMeeting ID: 821 7268 1454 \nPasscode: 057311 \n\n\n\nAbout the speaker:\n\nHelen Yaffe is a Professor of Latin American Political Economy at the University of Glasgow\, specialising in Cuban development. Since 1995\, she has spent time living and researching in Cuba. She is the author of Che Guevara: The Economics of Revolution (2009) and We Are Cuba! How a Revolutionary People Have Survived in a Post-Soviet World (2020). She has co-produced three documentaries\, Cuba & Covid-19: Public Health\, Science\, and Solidarity (2020)\, Cuba’s Life Task: Combating Climate Change (2021)\, and Cuban Bees: The Organic Revolution (2023). She is also the co-host of Cuba Analysis podcast which was launched last autumn. She is often interviewed by\, and contributes to\, the mainstream media.\n\nIn this URPE Webinar\, Helen will present research from her most recent book\, We Are Cuba! How a Revolutionary People Have Survived in a Post-Soviet World (Yale University Press\, 2020) as well as an assessment of the ongoing dire situation in Cuba imposed through imperialist aggression by the US and Trump administration.
URL:https://urpe.org/event/webinar-political-economy-of-the-cuban-crisis/
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SUMMARY:URPE Membership Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The URPE Membership meeting will be held on February 28th from 6-8pm in Lecture hall: L2.84
URL:https://urpe.org/event/urpe-membership-meeting/
LOCATION:John Jay\, John Jay College of Criminal Justice 524 W 59th St\, New York\, NY\, 10019\, United States
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SUMMARY:URPE Graduate Student Caucus Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The URPE Graduate Student Caucus will meet from 6pm – 8pm on Friday in Lecture hall: L2.84
URL:https://urpe.org/event/urpe-graduate-student-caucus-meeting/
LOCATION:John Jay\, John Jay College of Criminal Justice 524 W 59th St\, New York\, NY\, 10019\, United States
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SUMMARY:John Jay-New School Conference on Contemporary Political Economy
DESCRIPTION:This new conference is a collaborative initiative aimed at sustaining and strengthening critical political economy scholarship. While URPE has traditionally organized panels at the Eastern Economic Association’s annual conference (URPE@Easterns) alongside other organized streams in political economy\, the EEA’s 2026 meeting—scheduled to take place in the Dominican Republic in May—presents a number of challenges to many who frequently participate in the our February meetings\, including for those who rely on staying with friends or colleagues in the conference city to meet total conference costs. \nIn response\, faculty at John Jay College and the New School for Social Research\, in collaboration with colleagues from several other institutions and with the support of URPE\, are organizing a two-day conference as an alternative forum. As with URPE@Easterns\, the objective is to foster rigorous and critical dialogue among scholars across the heterodox spectrum. The event is not limited to URPE members: participation is open to all scholars working within the tradition of critical political economy. \nRegistration link: https://forms.gle/J6Y3BCwSj2M6zMxR8 \nDetailed Conference Program
URL:https://urpe.org/event/john-jay-new-school-conference-on-contemporary-political-economy/
LOCATION:John Jay\, John Jay College of Criminal Justice 524 W 59th St\, New York\, NY\, 10019\, United States
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SUMMARY:2026 David Gordon Memorial Lecture
DESCRIPTION:The Union for Radical Political Economics is pleased to announce the \n2026 David Gordon Memorial Lecture \nhttps://urpe.org/announcement/2020-david-gordon-memorial-lecture/ \nThe 28th Annual David Gordon Memorial Lecture will be delivered via webinar\, on Thursday 15 January 2026\, at 8:30 p.m. India Standard time (10:00 a.m. Eastern US time/3:00 p.m. GMT) \nColonies of Conquest and Metropoles: Conceptual Issues Relating to the “Drain of Wealth” \nSpeaker: Dr. Utsa Patnaik\, Jawaharlal Nehru University \nSession Chair: Dr. Elif Karaçimen\, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University \nAbstract: The literature on the “drain of wealth\,” namely one-way transfers from colonies of conquest to their metropolitan rulers\, goes back more than two centuries. In the Indian case\, it was the colonizing power itself that first used the terms “tribute payment” and “drain of wealth” from the 1780s to describe the unique trade relations between India and Britain. From the mid-19th century however\, we see obfuscation and denial of the process of tribute transfer. The first requirement of any present-day attempt to measure empirically the size of colonial transfers to the metropolis is conceptual clarity about what exactly we mean by such transfers. Using a minimalist concept of tribute transfer for India\, we find that it was very large and contributed substantially to metropolitan industrialization and to the global diffusion of capitalism outside the colonies of conquest. \nJoin Zoom Meeting \nhttps://uri-edu.zoom.us/j/95400439509 \nMeeting ID: 954 0043 9509 \nOne tap mobile \n+13126266799\,\,95400439509# US (Chicago) \n+16469313860\,\,95400439509# US \nJoin by SIP \n95400439509@zoomcrc.com \nJoin instructions \nhttps://uri-edu.zoom.us/meetings/95400439509/invitations?signature=op-qAE7gdBVJw9tbQ8rZCAKLzgR6KG9sx_dZoYuSmFs \nThe David Gordon Memorial Lecture is an invited lecture presented annually at the Allied Social Science Association meetings by an economist whose work follows in the tradition of David Gordon’s contributions (in 2025 and 2026\, due to political circumstances\, the DGML has been held instead as a webinar). Not all David Gordon Memorial Lectures have been published in the RRPE\, but those that have been are listed here.
URL:https://urpe.org/event/2026-david-gordon-memorial-lecture/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260103T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260106T170000
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SUMMARY:URPE at ASSA 2026
DESCRIPTION:Happy new year! We are looking forward to seeing you this weekend at the ASSA Conference in Philadelphia. Below is the full program of URPE sessions. \nIn addition\, please join us for the AFEE / ASE / HES / IAFFE / LERA / URPE Social on Sunday\, Jan. 4 from 6:45 PM – 9:00 PM. It will be held at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown\, Grand Ballroom C&D. \nSaturday\, January 3 \nGender Norms: Households\, Jobs\, and Credibility  (B5\, J1) \nPaper Session \nSaturday\, Jan. 3\, 2026 10:15 AM – 12:15 PM (EST) \nPhiladelphia Convention Center\, 302 \nHosted By: Union for Radical Political Economics & International Association for Feminist Economics \nChair: Hoa Vo\, American University \n  \nRoundtable on the Trump Economic Program and Its Impact: A Critical Assessment  (B5\, H1) \nPanel Session \nSaturday\, Jan. 3\, 2026 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM (EST) \nPhiladelphia Marriott Downtown\, Grand Ballroom Salon A \nHosted By: Association for Evolutionary Economics\, Association for Social Economics & Union for Radical Political Economics \nModerators:\nGeoffrey Schneider\, Bucknell University and Howard Stein\, University of Michigan \n  \nEnvironmental and Ecological Debates  (Q1\, Q5) \nPaper Session \nSaturday\, Jan. 3\, 2026 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM (EST) \nPhiladelphia Convention Center\, 301 \nHosted By: Union for Radical Political Economics \nChair: Olivia Bullio Mattos\, St. Francis College \n  \nHeterodox Perspectives on Technology\, AI\, and Digital Capitalism  (B5\, O3) \nPaper Session \nSaturday\, Jan. 3\, 2026 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM (EST) \nPhiladelphia Convention Center\, 302 \nHosted By: Union for Radical Political Economics \nChair: Ali Alper Alemdar\, St. Francis College \n  \nSunday\, January 4 \n  \nFeminist Perspectives on Macroeconomics and Development  (B5\, O1) \nPaper Session \nSunday\, Jan. 4\, 2026 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM (EST) \nPhiladelphia Convention Center\, 302 \nHosted By: Union for Radical Political Economics & International Association for Feminist Economics \nChair: Milena Dehn\, Colorado State University \n  \nGender in Productive and Reproductive Work  (B5\, J1) \nPaper Session \nSunday\, Jan. 4\, 2026 10:15 AM – 12:15 PM (EST) \nPhiladelphia Convention Center\, 302 \nHosted By: Union for Radical Political Economics \nChair: Shaianne Osterreich\, Ithaca College \n  \nMoney\, Debt\, and Power  (B5\, E4) \nPaper Session \nSunday\, Jan. 4\, 2026 10:15 AM – 12:15 PM (EST) \nPhiladelphia Convention Center\, 301 \nHosted By: Union for Radical Political Economics \nChair: Nina Eichacker\, University of Rhode Island \n  \nPolitical Economy of Modern Finance  (B5\, G2) \nPaper Session \nSunday\, Jan. 4\, 2026 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM (EST) \nPhiladelphia Convention Center\, 301 \nHosted By: Union for Radical Political Economics \nChair: Daniel Ossa\, University of Denver \n  \nMonday\, January 5 \n  \nPolitical Economy of Space and Place  (B5\, O1) \nPaper Session \nMonday\, Jan. 5\, 2026 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM (EST) \nPhiladelphia Convention Center\, 302 \nHosted By: Union for Radical Political Economics \nChair: Adelola Ojutiku\, University of Massachusetts-Amherst \n  \nPolitical Economy Perspectives on the Chinese Economy  (B5\, N1) \nPaper Session \nMonday\, Jan. 5\, 2026 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM (EST) \nPhiladelphia Convention Center\, 301 \nHosted By: Union for Radical Political Economics \nChair: Ningzhi He\, University of Massachusetts-Amherst \n  \nMarxian Economic Thought  (B1\, B5) \nPaper Session \nMonday\, Jan. 5\, 2026 10:15 AM – 12:15 PM (EST) \nPhiladelphia Convention Center\, 302 \nHosted By: Union for Radical Political Economics \nChair: Swayamsiddha Sarangi\, University of Rhode Island \n  \nPolitical Economy Perspectives on the Environment  (Q4\, Q5) \nPaper Session \nMonday\, Jan. 5\, 2026 10:15 AM – 12:15 PM (EST) \nPhiladelphia Convention Center\, 301 \nHosted By: Union for Radical Political Economics \nChair: Alfredo Rosete\, Central Connecticut State University \n  \nGender and Power Structures  (B5\, J2) \nPaper Session \nMonday\, Jan. 5\, 2026 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM (EST) \nPhiladelphia Convention Center\, 302 \nHosted By: Union for Radical Political Economics & International Association for Feminist Economics \nChair: Bhumika Muchhala\, New School \n  \nWealth\, Wages\, and Power  (D3\, B5) \nPaper Session \nMonday\, Jan. 5\, 2026 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM (EST) \nPhiladelphia Convention Center\, 301 \nHosted By: Union for Radical Political Economics \nChair: Izaura Solipa\, Brown University \n 
URL:https://urpe.org/event/urpe-at-assa-2026/
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SUMMARY:URPE BDS Statement
DESCRIPTION:The URPE Steering Committee\, in accordance with the wishes of the membership as determined by voting\, endorses the Palestinian-led Boycott\, Divest\, and Sanction (BDS) movement. \nOne can find information on the BDS movement generally here: https://bdsmovement.net/ and the academic boycott specifically here: https://bdsmovement.net/academic-boycott.
URL:https://urpe.org/event/urpe-bds-statement/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250325T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250325T140000
DTSTAMP:20260728T230047
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SUMMARY:Rescheduled 2025 David Gordon Memorial Lecture
DESCRIPTION:The Union for Radical Political Economics is pleased to announce the \nRescheduled 2025 David Gordon Memorial Lecture \nhttps://urpe.org/announcement/2020-david-gordon-memorial-lecture/ \nThe 27th Annual David Gordon Memorial Lecture has been rescheduled and will be delivered via webinar\, on Friday 28 March 2025\, at 12:00 p.m. Eastern US time/4:00 p.m. London time. \nPlease register here: https://forms.gle/5Ybe9vAMoz37ReqW9 \nImperialism in Marx\, the Marxist Tradition\, and Today \nSpeaker: Dr. Radhika Desai\, University of Manitoba \nSession Chair: Dr. Zhongjin Li\, University of Missouri-Kansas City \nAbstract: The centrality of imperialism to left discourse today is attested to by the proliferation of writing on the subject. This paper argues\, however\, that unless certain fundamental and long-standing misapprehensions about Marx’s analysis of capitalism—as contradictory value production—among Marxists themselves are addressed\, the contributions of Marxism and its key figures\, including Marx and Lenin\, to the understanding of imperialism historically and at the complex conjuncture at which it stands today\, cannot be appreciated. Building on the theoretical ground clearing I conducted in proposing geopolitical economy as a new\, Marxist\, approach to understanding the international relations of the era of capitalism\, one in which the dialectic of imperialism and anti-imperialism is the central driver\, I propose to outline how a proper Marxist understanding of imperialism may proceed. \nThe David Gordon Memorial Lecture is an invited lecture presented annually at the Allied Social Science Association meetings by an economist whose work follows in the tradition of David Gordon’s contributions (in 2025\, in solidarity with the UNITE-HERE strike in San Francisco\, the DGML has been rescheduled as a webinar). Not all David Gordon Memorial Lectures have been published in the RRPE\, but those that have been are listed here. \nPlease register here: https://forms.gle/5Ybe9vAMoz37ReqW9
URL:https://urpe.org/event/rescheduled-2025-david-gordon-memorial-lecture/
LOCATION:https://forms.gle/5Ybe9vAMoz37ReqW9
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250131T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250131T140000
DTSTAMP:20260728T230047
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SUMMARY:2025 David Gordon Memorial Lecture
DESCRIPTION:The Union for Radical Political Economics is pleased to announce the \n2025 David Gordon Memorial Lecture \nhttps://urpe.org/announcement/2020-david-gordon-memorial-lecture/ \nThe 27th Annual David Gordon Memorial Lecture will be delivered via webinar\, on Friday 31 January 2025\, at 12:00 p.m. Eastern US time/5:00 p.m. London time. \nPlease register here: https://forms.gle/hrtGxyH7awXPF4QY8 \nImperialism in Marx\, the Marxist Tradition\, and Today \nSpeaker: Dr. Radhika Desai\, University of Manitoba \nSession Chair: Dr. Zhongjin Li\, University of Missouri-Kansas City \nAbstract: The centrality of imperialism to left discourse today is attested to by the proliferation of writing on the subject. This paper argues\, however\, that unless certain fundamental and long-standing misapprehensions about Marx’s analysis of capitalism—as contradictory value production—among Marxists themselves are addressed\, the contributions of Marxism and its key figures\, including Marx and Lenin\, to the understanding of imperialism historically and at the complex conjuncture at which it stands today\, cannot be appreciated. Building on the theoretical ground clearing I conducted in proposing geopolitical economy as a new\, Marxist\, approach to understanding the international relations of the era of capitalism\, one in which the dialectic of imperialism and anti-imperialism is the central driver\, I propose to outline how a proper Marxist understanding of imperialism may proceed. \nThe David Gordon Memorial Lecture is an invited lecture presented annually at the Allied Social Science Association meetings by an economist whose work follows in the tradition of David Gordon’s contributions (in 2025\, in solidarity with the UNITE-HERE strike in San Francisco\, the DGML has been rescheduled as a webinar). Not all David Gordon Memorial Lectures have been published in the RRPE\, but those that have been are listed here. \nPlease register here: https://forms.gle/hrtGxyH7awXPF4QY8
URL:https://urpe.org/event/2025-david-gordon-memorial-lecture/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241202T080000
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SUMMARY:URPE at ASSA 2025 Update
DESCRIPTION:Dear URPE members\, \nThank you for your valuable feedback on the poll about participation in the URPE@ASSAs 2025. We write to you with information on recent developments and the efforts of the Steering Committee and Conference sub-committee with regard to URPE sessions. \nIt has\, unsurprisingly\, been the overwhelming response of the membership that URPE should not cross picket lines. Indeed\, for those worried that this was ever contemplated\, please know that crossing picket lines was never an option for the Steering Committee. \nAt this point\, we are recommending that URPE presenters and members planning to attend URPE sessions cancel their hotel accommodations and find alternative places to stay\, if your current accommodation is in a conference hotel that is on strike\, has authorized strike\, or is at-risk. Please consult this link (type San Francisco in the search bar) https://www.fairhotel.org/ for the status of your hotel. We believe that there is still sleeping availability in other non-striking\, non-at-risk hotels\, but these are likely further away from conference locations. We urge acting now to secure your stay. \nNon-participation in the conference in its current form does mean that we will likely not be able to be on the program. The AEA has\, thus far\, indicated that if we do not hold our sessions in the hotels that are striking or at-risk\, then we lose our ability to be on the program. They have also been categorical in stating that they cannot obtain alternative meeting or event spaces. There are ongoing efforts to re-negotiate being on the program\, alongside other progressive organizations such as ICAPE\, IAFFE\, AFEE\, LERA etc. These organizations are also in the process of polling their members. We will share more information as it becomes available. If the AEA remains unflinching in its refusal to let us remain on the program\, we will send an email out advising URPE members to withdraw from the ASSAs completely. A full refund of pre-registration is possible before December 3rd. \nSince we are quite clear that we will not be participating in the ASSAs in their current form and it is likely that we will not be on the program if the AEA does not allow us to relocate\, we are working with other heterodox economists and organizations to find in-person alternatives. However\, relocation of our sessions to other venues is likely to be expensive and URPE has financial constraints that will limit these options. We are also exploring the possibilities of collaborating with other organizations (such as ICAPE\, IAFFE\, and AFEE) on co-hosting and expense-sharing and will share information on these if they work out. Please know that we realize the immense costs and sacrifices that URPE members have made to be able to attend the ASSAs\, and we are doing our utmost to find alternative locations so that the planned URPE sessions can be held. We will also issue letters and an alternative program for the URPE sessions\, for folks receiving university funding to attend a conference. For those whose reimbursements depend on attending the ASSAs in particular\, we regret that URPE can no longer be the vehicle for doing so. We suggest presenters download the current version of the program from the ASSA website now as some evidence of having been selected the URPE@ASSAs. \nSome members have noted that the strike may be resolved before the ASSAs take place. Please know that requesting the withdrawal of organizations who are participating in the ASSAs is an active boycott strategy that UNITE-HERE Local 2 is using (we have been in touch with the union)\, and solidarity requires that we join them in this struggle. That is\, a flurry of boycotts by people planning to stay in or use these hotels might in itself contribute to the union’s bargaining power and lead to a resolution of the strike. The question at this juncture\, therefore\, is how we can support UNITE HERE Local -2 in achieving this outcome\, and we can do so by refusing to cross picket lines. In addition\, the URPE SC is only able to make decisions based on the information we have at this current juncture\, and before December 3rd\, in order to minimize the financial impacts on conference attendees. \nSome members have indicated a worry with respect to future participation in the ASSAs and the implications for the number of ASSA sessions we are allocated. While the AEA has hinted that future sessions will not be impacted\, we are seeking a written guarantee of the same. Despite this risk\, however\, we think that crossing a picket line as a radical organization is simply untenable. \nLastly\, we are exploring options to join UNITE-HERE Local 2 on the picket lines and show our support more actively. We will update the membership on this aspect once we hear back from them. \nWe hope that this information is helpful as you make your decision with regard to the ASSAs. We will communicate with more information\, once we have more to share. Please know that the SC is working very hard on exploring viable alternatives in order to avoid a complete cancelation of conference sessions.
URL:https://urpe.org/event/urpe-at-assa-2025-update/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240617T080000
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SUMMARY:Call for URPE Steering Committee Nominations
DESCRIPTION:Call for URPE Steering Committee Nominations\n\nNominations are now open for the URPE Steering Committee!\n\nWe are now accepting nominations for the URPE Steering Committee. SC members serve a three year term from Fall 2024 to Fall 2027 and are expected to attend meetings throughout year\, represent the organization at conferences and events\, and be actively involved in the work and subcommittees of the organization. \n\nNominees must be current members of URPE.\nSelf nominations are welcome. \n\n\nClick here to submit your nomination! \nNominations will be accepted until June 28th 2024. \nPlease contact urpe@urpe.org if you have any questions.
URL:https://urpe.org/event/call-for-urpe-steering-committee-nominations/
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SUMMARY:URPE at ASSA 2024
DESCRIPTION:Call for Papers – URPE at ASSA 2024 \nJanuary 5 – 7\, 2024 \nSan Antonio\, TX – Marriott \nEvery January URPE sponsors a series of panels at the Allied Social Science Associations meeting to provide a venue for the presentation and discussion of current research in heterodox economics.  In addition\, each year the RRPE publishes a selection from the papers presented in a Proceedings Issue.  All presenters at URPE sessions must be URPE members in good standing. \nClick here to update your account or join URPE. \nClick here to submit an individual paper submission. \nClick here to submit a complete session proposal. \nURPE invites proposals for complete sessions and individual papers for the URPE at the ASSA’s program.  We welcome submissions on topics of interest to radical political economists from a wide variety of theoretical perspectives.  The deadline for proposed sessions and papers is May 15th\, 2023. \nGuidelines for Complete Sessions \nProposals for complete sessions should include the following information: \n\nSession title\nA brief abstract of each paper (limited to 250 words)\nTwo JEL bibliographic codes for the proposed panel\nThe names\, institutional affiliations\, and email addresses of all session participants\n\nProposals for sessions should contain four papers.  Session organizers are responsible for conveying administrative information to session members\, including confirmation that the session has been accepted\, the time and location of the session\, and the deadlines for distributing papers. \nThe total number of URPE sessions is limited by the ASSA\, and we regret that high-quality session proposals may have to be turned down.  Chairs and discussants should preferably be chosen amongst the panelists.  External discussants and chairs\, as well as co-authors\, will be not listed on the ASSA program.  However\, they will be listed on an URPE program on the URPE website.  The ASSA allocation of sessions is based upon the number of people attending sessions\, and the ASSA does not consider chairs\, discussants\, co-authors\, and panelists as attendees.  Thus\, we welcome the participation of those who would like to serve as external discussants or chairs\, but will not include their names in our submission to the ASSA. \nGuidelines for Individual Papers \n\nProposals for individual papers should include the following information:\nPaper title\nAbstract (limited to 250 words)\nTwo JEL bibliographic codes for the paper\nAuthor’s name\, institutional affiliation\, and email address\n\nIndividual papers that are accepted will be assigned to sessions\, and each session will have an assigned chair.  Session chairs are responsible for conveying administrative information to session members\, including the time and location of the session\, and the deadlines for distributing papers.  We regret that high quality individual papers may be turned down due to the inability to place them in a session with papers with similar themes. \nProposals submitted after the May 15th deadline will not be considered.  You should receive word from URPE about the decision on your session or paper in late June.  The date and time of sessions are assigned by the AEA at the end of August. \nPapers and panels that cannot be included on the URPE at ASSA program will automatically be considered for the ICAPE (International Confederation of Associations for Pluralism in Economics) conference that immediately precedes the ASSA conference.  The ICAPE conference will take place on January 4\, 2024 at St. Mary’s University in San Antonio. The ICAPE conference will also include a virtual component that will take place following the ASSA conference on January 12\, 2024. \nPlease note that all session participants must be a current member of URPE at the time of submission of the session or paper proposal.  Anyone not current with their dues will be notified\, after which proposals will be deleted if membership is not made current.  Membership information is available by clicking here. \nApplications for individual papers should be made to URPE@ASSA Individual Paper Proposals\, or for complete session submissions to URPE@ASSA Complete Session Proposals. \nIf you have questions or problems with the online submission\, please contact email the URPE National Office.  For questions about the meetings\, please contact the URPE at ASSA coordinators\, Mona Ali and Jared Ragusett.  See the American Economic Association website for general logistical information about the conference\, and our past programs page for more information on sessions at the conference.
URL:https://urpe.org/event/urpe-at-assa-2024/
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SUMMARY:Economists for Palestine
DESCRIPTION:Economists for Palestine \nWe stand in unwavering solidarity with the Palestinian people. Since October 7th\, 2023\, over two million people have faced a brutal onslaught by the Israeli military and state. They have been forced to flee with nowhere to go as homes\, shelters\, evacuation routes\, border crossings\, hospitals\, places of worship and entire neighborhoods have been bombed. \nWe mourn civilian deaths in both Israel and Palestine. Israel’s retaliation for the October 7th incursion continues\, however\, and over 9\,000 Palestinians have been killed in the ongoing assault so far.  More than 8\,000 people have been killed in three weeks in Palestine. The estimated number of children among the casualties is over 3\,000 and UNICEF estimates that about 420 children have been killed or wounded daily. Even reporters have been threatened with violence or killed. \nSince the Nakba 75 years ago\, the Palestinian people have endured profound suffering\, forced displacement\, and a brutal 16-year-long inhumane siege and blockade in Gaza. Human rights organizations have characterized Gaza as ‘the largest open-air prison’. \nWe also condemn the role of the U.S. state in supporting the ongoing siege in Palestine\, its support for the horrors inflicted on Gaza\, and its refusal to support a humanitarian ceasefire. It is imperative that we do not turn our backs on the devastating impact of this violence on people’s lives. The fight for Palestinian liberation and a fair\, enduring peace in the region is intricately linked with the liberation and resistance efforts spearheaded by indigenous\, colonized\, and oppressed communities historically and worldwide. \nWe stand in support of efforts by the Palestinian people to sustain themselves economically through control over their land and their labor. We stand in solidarity with the anti-Zionist Jewish communities that have been raising their voices against the carpet bombing of Gaza\, for the liberation of the Palestinian people\, and who are working for a just\, equitable\, and durable peace. \nWe urgently call for: \n(1)    An immediate ceasefire \n(2)    Immediate restoration of food\, fuel\, water\, and electricity to the Gaza Strip \n(3)    Cessation of all settlement activity and disarmament of all settlers \n(4)    Immediate delivery of humanitarian aid on the scale required \n(5)    Respect towards the Geneva Conventions by all parties concerned \n(6)    An end to apartheid and strident moves toward a democratic future for all people regardless of race\, religion\, gender identity and nationality \nIn addition\, we strongly uphold the principle of academic freedom\, especially in light of the current global climate where individuals in educational institutions worldwide face termination\, doxing\, and harassment for speaking up against the atrocities of the Israeli state and in support of the civilian population in Gaza. Neglecting this commitment would be a betrayal of our scholarly and moral obligations. \nIn Solidarity\, \nThe Steering Committee of the Union for Radical Political Economics
URL:https://urpe.org/event/economists-for-palestine/
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