Purpose and Activities of IPEG

The main purpose of IPEG is to bring together scholars and students with an interest in IPE. It provides a forum where they can meet to discuss their work, and also seeks when appropriate to further the interests of this broad and growing academic community within the UK. IPEG is currently one of the principal working groups under the umbrella of BISA, with just over 240 members. While the majority of these are British, there are many IPEG members who live and work in Europe, North America, Africa, Asia and Australasia. The IPEG Directory provides a searchable networking tool which lists IPEG members, their research interests and contact details.
IPEG’s most important activities are:

The annual workshop, held in early June at a different venue each year, which follows a theme agreed upon at the previous year’s Annual General Meeting. The 2006 workshop was hosted by Lancaster University on the theme of ‘Rolling Back Neo-Liberalism?’, and the 2005 workshop was held at Nottingham Trent University on ‘The State of IPE’. In previous years, themes have included ‘Global and Regional Governance’, ‘The New Politics of Development’, ‘Political Economy and Manifold Capitalism’, ‘Global Inequality and the Politics of Inclusion’, ‘Transparency in the Global Political Economy’; ‘Financial Crisis and the Global Political Economy: causes and consequences’, ‘Pathways to IPE’, ‘The Globalisation versus Internationalisation Debate’, ‘The Post-war Order at Fifty’, and ‘Liberalisation in the Global Economy’. They have been hosted by a wide variety of institutions, including the Universities of Hull, Warwick, Newcastle, Leeds, and Sussex. The workshops are organised by IPEG members after they have obtained funding from their institution to stage this event. IPEG assists this initiative by providing logistical support and funding for members to attend. By encouraging members to sponsor and organise these workshops, which are usually attended by between 30-50 members, IPEG remains close to the research interests of its members. The event is usually free to IPEG members, while a nominal cost is levied on non-members.

Joining IPEG

Joining IPEG is simple and worthwhile. Just write or email the Convenor at the above address, and he will arrange for you to join. It is as straightforward as that! The annual membership is £5, and IPEG members are expected to join BISA as well. The £5 fee is waived for students and overseas members.

IPEG looks forward to a growing membership, and its Convenor looks forward to meeting many of you at future events.
 

Convenor
Dr Stuart Shields
Politics, School of Social Sciences
University of Manchester
Manchester M13 9PL
UK
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Tel: + 44 (0)161 275 7824
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