The European Association for Evolutionary Political Economy (EAEPE) is a pluralist forum of social scientists that brings together the theorists and theoretical traditions to develop a more realistic and adequate approach to theory and policy. In the social sciences, pluralism is a framework of interaction in which groups show sufficient respect and tolerance of each other, that they fruitfully coexist and interact without conflict or assimilation. ... Terms like SOSE (Studies of Society & the Environment) not only refer to social sciences but also studies of the environment. ... The word theory has a number of distinct meanings in different fields of knowledge, depending on their methodologies and the context of discussion. ... Look up policy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Foundation

EAEPE was established in London, on 29 June 1988. However, the formal founding meeting was only held in September 1989 at the association's first annual conference in Keswick, Cumbria, UK. At this occasion, the EAEPE Constitution was adopted and a Steering Committee was elected, changed later into the EAEPE Council. 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Keswick is the name of a number of places in the world: Keswick, Ontario, Canada Keswick, Iowa, United States Keswick, Virginia, United States Keswick, Cumbria, England Keswick, near Bacton, Norfolk, England Keswick, near Norwich, Norfolk, England Keswick, South Australia is also a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, home to Keswick... Cumbria is a county in the North West region of England. ...

In 1991, the association adopted a Scientific Development Plan in which several Research Areas were designated for coordination to the relevant scholars.

Aims and objectives

Breaking away from the formalist orthodox economics theorising, the association promotes heterodox evolutionary, dynamic and realistic approaches to economic theory and policy. Heterodox economics refers to schools of economic thought which do not conform to the mainstream paradigm of neoclassical economics. ... Evolutionary economics is a relatively new economic methodology that is modeled on biology. ... Economics is the social science studying production and consumption through measurable variables. ... Economic policy refers to the actions that governments take in the economic field. ...

Theoretical traditions

There is strong emphasis towards a wider research traditions of a range of scholars such as John Commons, Nicholas Kaldor, Michael Kalecki, William Kapp, John Maynard Keynes, Alfred Marshall, Karl Marx, Gunnar Myrdal, Edith Penrose, François Perroux, Karl Polanyi, Joan Robinson, Joseph Schumpeter, Herbert Simon, Adam Smith, Thorstein Veblen and Max Weber to institutionalist and evolutionary thought. John Rogers Commons (1862 - 1945) was a well-known institutional economist, and born in Hollansburg, Ohio. ... Nicholas Kaldor, Baron Kaldor (Budapest, 12 May 1908 - Papworth Everard, Cambridgeshire, 30 September 1986) was one of the foremost Cambridge economists in the post-war period. ... John Maynard Keynes (right) and Harry Dexter White at the Bretton Woods Conference John Maynard Keynes, 1st Baron Keynes, CB (pronounced canes, IPA ) (5 June 1883 – 21 April 1946) was a British economist whose ideas, called Keynesian economics, had a major impact on modern economic and political theory as well... Alfred Marshall Alfred Marshall (July 26, 1842–July 13, 1924), born in Bermondsey, London, England, became one of the most influential economists of his time. ... Karl Heinrich Marx (May 5, 1818, Trier, Germany – March 14, 1883, London) was an immensely influential German philosopher, political economist, and revolutionary. ... Gunnar Myrdal (December 6, 1898 – May 17, 1987) was a Swedish economist and politician. ... Edit Penrose (1912-1995) Economist. ... Karl Paul Polanyi (October 21, 1886 - Pickering, Ontario April 23, 1964) was a Hungarian intellectual known for his opposition to traditional economic thought and his influential book The Great Transformation. ... Joseph Schumpeter Joseph Alois Schumpeter (February 8, 1883 – January 8, 1950) was an economist from Austria and an influential political scientist. ... Herbert Alexander Simon (June 15, 1916 – February 9, 2001) was an American political scientist specialized in the fields of cognitive psychology, computer science, public administration, economics, management, and philosophy of science and a professor, most notably, at Carnegie Mellon University. ... Adam Smith, FRSE, (baptized and probably born June 5, 1723 O.S. (June 16 N.S.) – July 17, 1790) was a Scottish political economist and moral philosopher. ... Norwegian-American economist and sociologist Thorstein Veblen Thorstein Bunde Veblen (July 30, 1857 – August 3, 1929) was a Norwegian-American economist and sociologist. ... Maximilian Weber (IPA: ) (April 21, 1864 – June 14, 1920) was a German political economist and sociologist who is considered one of the founders of the modern study of sociology and public administration. ... This article is about biological evolution. ...

Publications

The association regularly publishes a series of conference volumes as well as volumes on specific topics. Additionally:

• A biennial newsletter is published (since 1989)
• A periodic Journal of Institutional Economics (JOIE) is devoted to the study of the nature, role and evolution of institutions in the economy

Awards

The association runs three prizes:

• The Kapp Prize with the cooperation of the Kapp Foundation
• The Myrdal Prize
• The Herbert Simon Young Scholar Prize

See also

• Foundation for European Economic Development (FEED)
• DEMOLOGOS

DEMOLOGOS stands for Development Models and Logics of Socioeconomic Organization in Space. ...

External links

• EAEPE - Official website