At the Blog
On Monday, Zohra Ahmed concluded our series on Melinda Cooper’s Counterrevolution, by discussing the role that fines and fees play in financing the state, as well as the broader relationship between mass criminalization and a neoliberal political economy. And if you missed any of the earlier entries—from Cooper, Quinn Slobodian, Allison Tait, and Mehrsa Baradaran—read the rest of the symposium here.
On Tuesday, Miguel Ruiz continues our series on movement lawyering in times of rising authoritarianism, by considering the role of law and social movements in the fight against Spain’s chronic housing crisis.
And on Thursday, Matthew Glover and Joshua Ingram offered a historical perspective on the fascism that centers the experiences of Afrikans, both on the continent and of the diaspora.
In LPE Land
Roll Call: did you or a scholar whose work you love have an article accepted this submission season? If so, let us know! Early next month, we’ll be highlighting some of the hottest LPE and LPE-adjacent forthcoming work from this cycle. Send nominations to managingeditor@lpeblog.org with a short description of the piece, where it will be forthcoming, and if available, a link to SSRN. Self-nominations are highly encouraged.
Cool internship alert: speaking movement lawyering, the Movement Law Lab is currently seeking applications from rising 3Ls for its 2025 summer internship program, with a deadline of November 30th.
Cool CFP alert: the Global LPE Network is hosting a Pre-LSA workshop on The Law & Political Economy of Social Reproduction, at the University of Chicago on May 21st, 2025. Abstract submissions should be made no later than January 15th.
Nicole Summers and Justin Steil have a new article examining how and why certain eviction filings result in forced, legally compelled tenant moves and others do not.
Alyssa Battistoni has a new article on social reproduction, ideology critique, and feminist theories of labor after the “woman question.”
In the Washington Post, a look at a new Washington influence industry that is making millions from sanctions.
In the New York Times, an analysis of how another a Trump term would likely push the lower federal courts very strongly to the right.
