Arbeitspapier

Changing perspectives in political economy

The history of a research field called political economy dates back to the eighteenth century, giving rise to a variety of disciplinary approaches, and experienced a renaissance as a multidisciplinary field after the Second World War, combining economic, political science, and sociological approaches. The divergence between economic globalization and the nationally restricted scope of economic policy directs interest to the relationship between politics and the economy. A quantitative analysis of the articles published in two dedicated political economy journals shows major trends of the developing research field. The relationship between politics and economy is interpreted rather widely, and research is largely focused on Western capitalist nations. In conclusion, two avenues for further research in the field are briefly discussed.

Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Series: MPIfG Discussion Paper ; No. 19/6

Classification
Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie, Anthropologie
Subject
capitalism
history of political economy
relationship politics/economy
Western capitalist nations
Geschichte der politischen Ökonomie
Kapitalismus
Verhältnis Politik/Ökonomie
westliche kapitalistische Nationen

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Mayntz, Renate
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies
(where)
Cologne
(when)
2019

Handle
Last update
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Object type

  • Arbeitspapier

Associated

  • Mayntz, Renate
  • Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies

Time of origin

  • 2019

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