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<\/a>ECONOMIES AND TERRITORIES<\/strong>\nFROM THE HISTORY OF ECONOMICS PERSPECTIVE
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22nd Annual STOREP Conference, June 12-14, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n [Info on the Venue here<\/a>]<\/p>\n Universit\u00e0 degli Studi del Molise<\/strong> [Use the horizontal menu above \u2014 ‘Activities’ > ‘STOREP 2025 CONFERENCE’ \u2014 to access all pages]<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Conference General Program<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Conference Session Program<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Background and rationale<\/strong><\/p>\n Recent events, from the 2020 pandemic crisis to growing geopolitical instability, accompanied by trade tensions across countries, are prompting a re-evaluation of the spatial and regional dimensions of economic activities. Phenomena such as reshoring, nearshoring, friends-shoring, and the re-discovery of national borders are contemporary examples of Adam Smith\u2019s invisible hand, which \u2018encouraged\u2019 merchants to keep their capital at home for greater security, thereby advancing, according to Smith\u2019s metaphor, both their own interests and the public good.<\/p>\n Conflicts, political tensions, and climate change challenges are reshaping the global economy with relevant implications for regional economies, which have been increasingly interconnected through trade, investment, and financial flows. The search for lesser dependence on foreign markets in terms of supply chains and market outlets, particularly with reference to strategic sources such as energy, is today at the center of policymakers’ concerns.<\/p>\n The implications of economies\u2019 interdependence have been widely investigated in the history of economic thought. In the 17th century, the mercantilists focused on the relationships between colonies and the mother country to ensure the power of the latter, while Smith (1776) and David Ricardo (1817) emphasized the advantages for all countries of free trade through international specialization. By contrast, Karl Marx (1848) interpreted the cosmopolitan character of the capitalistic system in terms of the bourgeoisie’s exploitation of the world market with the destruction of national industries by new industries that no longer work up indigenous raw materials.<\/p>\n The development of industrial centers with respect to rural areas also involved migration phenomena, all of which are related phenomena testifying to the multidimensional connections of territories and economies. New economic geography encompasses the shift in economic and political power and the redistribution of resources and opportunities across regions. Such transformations drive the movement of people from one place to another with a significant impact on the spatial economy in terms of population distribution, and particularly the de-population of some areas, as well as the dynamics of economic development and social and cultural changes. Refugee migration, labor migration, rural-to-urban migration, climate migration, and digital nomadism are among the phenomena that characterize our complex times. The growing disparities across regions are another related topic. Territorial and regional inequalities and the North and South divide are not new. Despite economic policy efforts, from post-World War II planning to recent cohesion policies, significant disparities remain, for example, within Italy and across the European Union countries, also exacerbated by recent geopolitical tensions, thereby raising questions about the economic policy effectiveness.<\/p>\n Addressing sustainable economic development within this context also requires a focus on environmental and digital transitions alongside efforts to reduce regional inequalities for cohesive growth across Europe.<\/p>\n Territorial dimensions of economic activity and the disparities in economic development across different regions offer numerous insights into addressing economic development problems, regional inequalities, population and migration dynamics, and policies from the history of economics perspective and from an interdisciplinary approach. The core-periphery model, in particular, can be fruitfully applied not only to explain economic development but also to explore boundaries between economics and other social sciences and today’s organization of economics into a mainstream (core) and heterodox (periphery) structure.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Submissions The 22nd STOREP Annual Conference aims to foster a debate on all the issues related to \u201cEconomies and Territories from the History of Economics Perspective\u201d, and welcomes sessions and research papers, framed in a historical or theoretical perspective. The Conference also aims to bring together scholars and leading experts from various fields within the social sciences domain – such as economics and history of economic thought, economic history, sociology, law, demography, and geography \u2013 and from diverse regions, with particular encouragement for scholars from the Global South.<\/p>\n Possible focuses of interest\u00a0<\/strong>include, but are not limited to:<\/p>\n Paper proposals<\/strong>\u00a0are welcome in all fields adopting historical and\/or theoretical approaches from multiple perspectives (Marxian, Post Keynesian, Neo-Ricardian, Neo Schumpeterian, Institutional, Austrian economics, Stock-flow consistent and agent-based modeling, input-output analysis). Empirical approaches (both quantitative and qualitative) are considered, provided that they are appropriately framed in a historical or theoretical perspective.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Special sessions We are pleased to announce that [info on the Keynote lecture here]<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Roberto Marchionatti<\/strong> (Universit\u00e0 di Torino) will give the ninth \u201cRaffaelli Lecture<\/strong>\u201d (\u201cThe Long 20th Century of Economics. A Critical Narrative of a Social Science that Would Be Queen\u201d).<\/p>\n [info on the Raffaelli Lecture here]<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n STOREP invites proposals for special sessions<\/strong> organized in collaboration with other scientific associations, NGOs, and policy-making institutions. As in the past, the 22nd STOREP Conference will jointly organize initiatives and special sessions with the Institute for New Economic Thinking, the \u201cYoung Scholars Initiative\u201d, and with students and researchers of the international network Rethinking Economics.<\/p>\n The\u00a0INET-STOREP joint initiative<\/strong> on \u201cWhen Countries Get Older: Historical Trends and Spatial Heterogeneities\u201d (sponsored by Age.it, jointly organised with Young Scholar Initiative) features the participation of Federico Benassi<\/strong>\u00a0(Universit\u00e0 di Napoli Federico II), Roberto Impicciatore\u00a0<\/strong>(Universit\u00e0 di Bologna), Francesco Scalone<\/strong> (Universit\u00e0 di Bologna) as invited speakers. Cecilia Tomassini\u00a0<\/strong>(Universit\u00e0 del Molise) chairs the session.<\/p>\n [info on the invited speakers here]<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Proposals, registration, and special issues Abstract and session proposals<\/strong>\u00a0must be uploaded on the submission\u00a0website of the conference<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 i.e. via the web-based platform \u201cConference maker\u201d. To submit, please create an account by providing basic contact information and selecting a user ID and password. If you have previously registered for a conference through Conference Maker, you can login with your existing user ID and password. Detailed instructions can be found here<\/a>. Submitters must add any co-authors after the proposal is submitted, by clicking on \u201cAdd\/modify authors\u201d.<\/p>\n Registration<\/strong>: All participants are required to become STOREP members or renew their membership. Detailed instructions can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Review of Political Economy<\/strong> (ROPE<\/strong>) will consider selected papers presented at the STOREP Conference for publication. Participants are required to submit their papers to ROPE within six months after the Conference. Manuscripts submitted through this procedure will undergo the standard peer review process. STOREP is also pleased to announce that several academic journals have expressed interest in publishing Conference papers.<\/p>\n [<\/strong>A wordcloud of submissions here<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cHost\/Guest Discipline\u201d: Demography Since 2023, STOREP has invited scholars from a ‘guest discipline’\u2014a neighboring field of study\u2014to explore its historical relationship with economics. These discussions include its current impact on economics and its potential contribution to the development of a new transdisciplinary behavioral science in the future.<\/p>\n In 2025, the STOREP conference hosts Demography. Since Robert Malthus\u2019s population law, economics has integrated demographic considerations from both macroeconomic and microeconomic perspectives. Research has explored connections between population size, economic growth, and resource exploitation, alongside the evolution of labor markets and demographic dynamics. Aging populations, migration, and human capital formation exemplify the interdependence of the two disciplines in addressing global economic and social challenges.<\/p>\n STOREP 2025 warmly welcomes abstract and session proposals from all areas of demography.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Important dates<\/strong><\/p>\n March 17, 2025:<\/strong>\u00a0Deadline for abstracts and sessions submission May 20, 2025:<\/strong>\u00a0Deadline for submitting full papers and for becoming Members Important dates for young scholars: Scholarships and Awards (details below)<\/strong> [YSI @ STOREP 2025<\/a><\/strong>]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Registration fees<\/strong><\/p>\n STOREP Members<\/strong> Others<\/strong> Young scholars (non-tenured, under 40)<\/strong> [info on ACCOMODATION here<\/a><\/strong>]<\/p>\n [info on REGISTRATION here<\/a><\/strong>]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Young Scholars Awards (1) STOREP provides two\u00a0Awards of 1000\u20ac<\/strong>\u00a0each (so as to make it possible to reward both history-of-economic-thought articles and more policy-oriented papers) for the best articles presented at the Annual Conference by young scholars under 40 years of age. Applications, including CV and the final version of the papers, must be sent to\u00a0segretario@storep.org<\/a>\u00a0by December 31, 2025.<\/strong>\u00a0Only papers co-authored by a maximum of two researchers, both meeting the eligibility criteria for ‘Young’ scholars, are eligible for the Award. Previous award winners from any of the three preceding rounds are not eligible to apply. Papers must not have been previously published or under review in a scholarly journal at the time of the conference.<\/p>\n (2)\u00a0Scholarships<\/strong>\u00a0for young scholars (under 40 years of age, non-tenured). In order to be eligible, the applicant is required to send to\u00a0segretario@storep.org<\/a> a Curriculum Vitae and an extended abstract (2,000 words ca.) on any topic relevant to the history of political economy, by\u00a0March 20, 2025.<\/strong> The final version of the papers must be uploaded by\u00a0April 2, 2025<\/strong>. Applicants will be notified of the evaluation process no later than\u00a0May 10, 2025<\/strong>. Winners will be awarded free STOREP Conference registration, including the association\u2019s annual membership fee and, if possible, a lump-sum contribution towards travel and accommodation expenses.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Committees and Partners<\/strong><\/p>\n Organizing Committee<\/strong> Scientific Committee<\/strong><\/p>\n Angela Ambrosino (STOREP Secretary, Universit\u00e0 di Torino) \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Universit\u00e0 degli Studi del Molise (website<\/a>)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Progetto PNRR Age-It: Ageing Well in an Ageing Society (website<\/a>)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
\nDipartimento di Bioscienze e Territorio, via Duca degli Abruzzi 67, 86039 Termoli (CB)<\/p>\n<\/a>As well as a territory shapes its economy, the opposite is also true, as in the case of megacities and the increasing urban population and agglomeration economies, as highlighted in Alfred Marshall\u2019s theory (developed in the late 19th century) of industrial districts. Spatial dimensions and economic geography theories focusing on economic clustering and concentration in specific regions have been recently rediscovered by Paul Krugman\u2019s (1991) core-periphery model. The new economic geography he inaugurated has its precursors in Walter Christaller\u2019s central-place theory (1933), Walter Isard\u2019s regional science and industrial location theory (1956), as well as J. Vernon Henderson\u2019s (1956) urban system theory.<\/p>\n<\/a>The 2007 Treaty of Lisbon assigned the European Union the mission of promoting territorial, economic, and social cohesion. Since then, investments in infrastructure, incentives for business development, and initiatives to improve education and training have been implemented. An effort re-affirmed by the European Union post-pandemic funds. The European Union\u2019s Cohesion Fund and the European Regional Development Fund have been instrumental in financing projects that enhance connectivity, innovation, and economic diversification. The European Union\u2019s Recovery and Resilience Facility provides a further significant opportunity to address regional disparities, with Italy, as one of the largest beneficiaries.<\/p>\n<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
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\nAlessandra Mezzadri<\/strong> (SOAS University of London) is the keynote speaker of the Annual STOREP Conference.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n
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\nApril 14, 2025<\/strong>: Notification of abstract and session acceptance or rejection
\nMay 5, 2025<\/strong>: Deadline for early registration<\/p>\n
\nJune 11, 2025<\/strong>: YSI pre-conference
\nJune 12-14, 2025<\/strong>: 21st STOREP Annual Conference<\/p>\n
\nMarch 20, 2025<\/strong>: Deadline for submission of Curriculum Vitae and an extended abstract
\nApril 2, 2025<\/strong>: Deadline for submitting the final papers for Scholarships
\nMay 10, 2025<\/strong>: Results of the evaluation process
\nDecember 31, 2025<\/strong>: Deadline for submitting articles for Young STOREP Awards<\/p>\n
\n(early registration<\/strong>) by May 12: 160\u20ac
\n(late registration<\/strong>) after May 12: 230\u20ac<\/p>\n
\n(early registration<\/strong>) by May 12: 220\u20ac (annual membership included)
\n(late registration<\/strong>) after May 12: 300\u20ac (annual membership included)<\/p>\n
\nSTOREP members: 100\u20ac
\nothers: 130\u20ac (annual membership included)<\/p>\n<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n
\nAngela Ambrosino (STOREP Secretary, Universit\u00e0 di Torino)
\nEmilio Cameli (Universit\u00e0 del Molise)
\nNicola Caravaggio (Universit\u00e0 del Molise)
\nMario Cedrini (Universit\u00e0 di Torino)
\nDiana Ciliberti (Universit\u00e0 del Molise)
\nMaria Pina Cipollina (Universit\u00e0 del Molise)
\nGiuseppe Di Felice (Universit\u00e0 del Molise)
\nCarlo Lallo (Universit\u00e0 del Molise)
\nMonica Meini (Universit\u00e0 del Molise)
\nFilomena Pietrovito (Universit\u00e0 del Molise)
\nAntonella Rancan (Universit\u00e0 del Molise)
\nEmanuele Agapito Santangelo (Universit\u00e0 del Molise)<\/p>\n
\nNicola Caravaggio (Unimol)
\nMario Cedrini (Universit\u00e0 di Torino)
\nMaria Cipollina (Universit\u00e0 del Molise)
\nSaverio Fratini (STOREP President, Universit\u00e0 Roma Tre)
\nCarlo Lallo (Universit\u00e0 del Molise)
\nClaudio Lupi (Universit\u00e0 del Molise)
\nMonica Meini (Universit\u00e0 del Molise)
\nFilomena Pietrovito (Universit\u00e0 del Molise)
\nAntonella Rancan (Universit\u00e0 del Molise)
\nGiuliano Resce (Universit\u00e0 del Molise)
\nIlaria Zilli (Universit\u00e0 del Molise)<\/p>\n
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