Event overview
Workshop: "The Public Uses of the History of Economics: Economics Between Institutions and Public Debates"
Join us for the workshop "The Public Uses of the History of Economics: Economics Between Institutions and Public Debates", organised by the History and Methodology of Economic Thought research group at the School of Creative Management.
How are histories of economics mobilised in public life? In what ways do institutions, policies, and discourses shape our collective understanding of value, progress, and social order? From the embodied politics of economic theory to the institutional machinery of education and statistics, this half-day workshop offers a space to discuss how economics both reflects and reinforces relations of power. Bringing together scholars working at the intersection of history of economics, political economy, and STS studies, the event will explore the historical uses and misuses of economic knowledge in shaping public life.
Schedule:
1pm: Arrival
1.10pm-1.20pm: Opening Remarks
1.30pm - 3pm: Session 1 – Politics, Policies, and Social Control
Guillaume Vallet (University of Grenoble): Charlotte Perkins Gilman and the “political economy of the body”
Tiziana Foresti (Goldsmiths, University of London): The value of political connections in fascist Italy: stock market returns and corporate networks
3pm-3.30pm: Coffee break
3.30pm-5pm: Session 2 - Public Knowledge: Numbers, Education, and Authority
Danielle Guizzo (University of Bristol): Regression to the mean: polytechnics and the making of postwar Economics Education in the UK
Tiago Mata (University College London): Public numbers: the CPI, class war and capital flight
5pm-5.15pm: Closing
This is an open, in-person event. It will not be recorded or streamed online. Please confirm attendance per email for organisational purposes: m.viannafranco@gold.ac.uk
Dates & times
| Date | Time | Add to calendar |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Nov 2025 | 1:00pm - 5:15pm |
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