Economia Política / Political Economy

Sente-se, pois, a necessidade urgente de alargar o debate público, estimulando-o com novas perspectivas das ciências sociais acerca de questões económicas. A falência da economia convencional, apela a uma revitalização da tradição da economia política. Tal só será possível através do reforço de um diálogo entre académicos, provenientes das diversas ciências sociais e das humanidades, interessados nos processos económicos e na sua relação com a política, a moralidade, a cultura e a natureza. [EN] The recent financial collapse and the ensuing economic downturn are still imposing hardship and suffering upon millions all over the world, especially the poor and the unemployed. The crisis has raised public awareness of the consequences of neoliberal drift and of the shortcomings of a mainstream academic economics that did not anticipate the financial meltdown and economic downturn, and even actively contributed to setting up the new (toxic) financial architecture.

The need is therefore felt - with a sense of urgency - to widen public debate stimulated by renewed social science perspectives on economic issues. The failure of mainstream economics, acknowledged by many, calls for a revival and renewal of political economy. This will be achieved by strengthening the ongoing dialogue among scholars in all fields of the social sciences and humanities interested in economic processes and their relation to politics, morality, culture and nature.