Economics is now undergoing a process of transformation driven by the emergence of new research programs, which not only make important departures from standard neoclassical economics, but also draw on contents from other fields of research. The proliferation and consolidation of the emergent research programs carry a transformative potential insofar as the incorporation of the ‘non- economic’ may impact on the methodological, conceptual and theoretical character of economics. Expectations arise regarding the emergence of a new orthodoxy capable of replacing the old neoclassical program... See separate PDF for full abstract.