The Origins of State Strength and Economic Development: Insights from Historical Political Economy

How have conflict, coercion, and slavery shaped long-term state capacity and economic development? What role do local actors play in shaping state authority? How do external threats influence identities and governance outcomes? This workshop brings together leading scholars in historical political economy to explore the deep roots of state formation, economic development, and culture. The event is open to Boston-area faculty and graduate students in political science, history, and economics. 

A program is available here. 

This is an MIT Center for International Studies research workshop led by Volha Charnysh (MIT) and Yuhua Wang (Harvard). Please RSVP here.