2nd Workshop of the Political Economy Working Group — Programme

Workshop
Published

May 29, 2024

The Political Economy Working Group organised its second workshop on 29 May 2024 at Université Saint-Louis Bruxelles (Salle du Conseil, UCLouvain Saint-Louis site).

Location: Boulevard du Jardin botanique 43, 1000 Bruxelles

Below is the programme of the seminar.

Morning Session

9:30 – 10:00 — Welcome coffee & Introductory Remarks

Session I (10:00 – 10:50)

  • Tom Duterme (Chirec)
    “The Semiotic Infrastructure of Financial Markets: A Sociological Inquiry into Valuation Practices”
    Discussant: Tanguy Brun (UCLouvain)

Session II (11:00 – 11:50)

  • Anna Zech (Paris 1 / ULB)
    “Central Bank Watcher Conferences: Between Coordination and Communication”
    Discussant: Aurélien Goutsmedt

Session III (12:00 – 12:50)

  • Santiago Dierckx (UCLouvain)
    “The non-adoption of asset management companies macroprudential policies in the EU after the Great Financial Crisis”
    Discussant: Antoine de Cabanes (UCLouvain)

12:50 – 14:00 — Lunch Break


Afternoon Session

Session IV (14:00 – 14:50)

  • Zsuzsanna Szeredi (UCLouvain)
    “The political economy of the legal infrastructure underpinning the EU finances: the Financial Regulation of the European Union”
    Discussant: Norman Vander Putten (UCLouvain)

Session V (15:00 – 15:50)

  • Ariane Germander (ULB)
    “Le risque politique en Europe. Dépolitisation discursive et naturalisation de l’économie au FMI”
    Discussant: Clément Fontan (UCLouvain)

Session VI (16:00 – 16:50)

  • Zoé Evrard (CRISP / Sciences Po Paris)
    “A Relational Explanation of the Institutional Conversion of the Belgian Planning Bureau”
    Discussant: Tom Duterme (Chirec)

16:50 – 17:10 — Coffee Break


Keynote

17:10 – 18:00

  • Jens van ’t Klooster (University of Amsterdam)
    Discussant: Anna Zech (Paris 1 / ULB)

18:00 — Closing Remarks & Reception