𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗱𝗼𝘅 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝘀

𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀

𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗱𝗼𝘅 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝘀

𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹:
Review of Political Economy

𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗿:
Taylor & Francis Group

𝗔𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲:
15 July 2026

𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘂𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲:
15 March 2027

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲

Recent transformations in higher education have led to the decline of several economics departments historically associated with heterodox economic thought. Despite the importance of these programs in shaping alternative economic perspectives, there remains limited documentation of their origins, development, sustainability, and, in some cases, dismantling.

This Special Issue seeks to document and analyse the histories of heterodox economics programs across the world. It encourages studies that examine how these departments emerged, the individuals and ideas that shaped them, the challenges they encountered, and the factors that contributed to their growth or decline.

The issue particularly welcomes research based on archival evidence and oral histories that can provide rich historical accounts of heterodox traditions in economics education and research.

𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁

Submissions may address, but are not limited to:

• Origins and evolution of heterodox economics programs
• Key individuals, intellectual movements, and institutional developments
• Challenges faced by heterodox economics departments
• Processes of growth, transformation, or dismantlement of programs
• Archival and oral history approaches to documenting heterodox traditions
• Comparative histories of economics departments across countries and regions
• The role of heterodox communities in shaping economic scholarship
• Institutional and political factors influencing heterodox economics education

Studies focusing on universities across the United States, Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and other regions are encouraged, including institutions such as Jawaharlal Nehru University, University of Delhi, Ambedkar University Delhi, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Azim Premji University, Jindal Global University, SOAS, The New School for Social Research, UMass Amherst, and many others.

𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀

• Submit extended abstracts of no more than 1,000 words by 15 July 2026.
• Abstracts should be emailed to: rope.historyofheterodoxecon@gmail.com
• Selected authors will be invited to participate in a virtual workshop in September 2026 focusing on oral history collection and archiving.
• Full manuscripts should be submitted through the journal's online submission portal by 15 March 2027.
• Manuscripts, including endnotes, should not exceed 10,000 words.
• All submissions will undergo the journal's standard peer-review process.

𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀

The Special Issue aims to preserve and advance understanding of heterodox economic traditions by documenting the institutional histories of economics departments that have fostered alternative approaches to economic thinking. By bringing together historical, archival, and oral history research, the issue seeks to create an important record of heterodox economics programs and their contributions to economic scholarship worldwide.

𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀

• Sarah F. Small, University of New England
Email: sarah.small@utah.edu

• Bhavya Sinha, University of Denver

• B. Oak McCoy, University of New England

𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗦𝗲𝘁𝘂 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 — 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 & 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

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