Pluralism in Economics and Postcolonial Political Economy

Submission deadline: 31 January 2026

There is an emerging debate between heterodox economics and post-and decolonial scholarship. This special issue interrogates their possible common terrain and invites papers that explore the relationship between pluralism, evolutionary political economy and post-/decoloniality. The main aim is to provide a space for the current debates on post/decoloniality and their relevance for economics, political economy and pluralism.

This special issue explores the intersection of pluralist economics and post-/decolonial political economy. It aims to open a space for foundational and applied reflections on how pluralism and decoloniality can jointly contribute to transforming economic thought and institutions.

While both traditions have gained visibility through academic and activist movements, their relationship remains underexplored. This issue invites contributions that interrogate their conceptual affinities, tensions, and potential for mutual enrichment, as well as empirical work that draws from both perspectives to analyze contemporary socio-economic challenges.

Potential Questions:

• What is the conceptual relationship between pluralism and postcolonial scholarship? Where do these concepts complement each other, and what are possible tensions?

• What are colonial elements in heterodox schools of thought, such as evolutionary political economy, and how can they be addressed?

• How can the decolonial debate benefit from taking into account insights from heterodox economics in general, or evolutionary political economy in particular?

• How does scholarship that qualifies as de-and postcolonial allow us to understand capitalist dynamics differently?

• How would a decolonialized economic history of the Global South look like and how can it benefit from heterodox economic approaches?

• The contributions of non-Western thinkers to heterodox economics

• How adequate are the categories of ‘Global South’ and ‘Global North’ to understand historical and contemporary dynamics of global capitalism?

• How were empires organized economically and what does that tell us about capitalist dynamics?

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Complexity in Innovation, Management and Economics — The challenges of sustainability transition and digital transformation

Submission deadline: 31 March 2026

This special issue focuses on sustainability transitions and digital transformation as complex, uncertain processes requiring new analytical approaches. It invites contributions that apply complexity theory and agent-based modelling to study drivers, impacts, and policies at micro, meso, and macro levels. Papers may explore technological diffusion, innovation systems, and socially sustainable pathways.

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Value and Valuation Research: Advancing Understanding, Conceptualization, Practice, and Policy through Interdisciplinary Lenses

Submission deadline: 30 June 2026

This special issue explores value and valuation as central categories across economics and the social sciences. It invites interdisciplinary contributions on conceptual debates (e.g. subjective vs. objective value, economic ideology, non-economic values) and on practices and policies (e.g. valuation standards, institutions, crises of value orders).

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Driving Socio-Economic Change through AI and Digitalization: Entrepreneurial Opportunities and Risks

Submission deadline: 31 August 2026

This call for papers examines the interplay between digitalization, artificial intelligence, and entrepreneurship in shaping socio-economic outcomes. It seeks contributions on how emerging technologies transform business models, innovation, and market structures, while also generating societal, economic, and environmental impacts.

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