Centre for Political Economy and Institutional Studies

CPEIS is committed to enhancing, promoting, disseminating and developing research on key themes in political economy and institutional studies.

CPEIS is organised around broad thematic pillars that reflect the expertise of its members and its mission to advance interdisciplinary analysis of political and economic life.

Seminars explore topics such as climate change, corruption, moral narratives, food prices, ethnic concentration and trade unions.

This series provides a platform for critical interdisciplinary research on crime, criminal justice and related themes by scholars within and beyond Birkbeck.

View information about our workshop series, and specific workshops that we've held in the past.

View the past and future events that the CPEIS has organised.

Read about the collaborations that CPEIS undertakes with other centres and institutions.

Dr Luca Andriani interviews expert guests on issues such as public affairs, business, economics, education, social and public life.

View the publications produced by the CPEIS in Birkbeck's BIROn repository.

This course offers a fascinating, cross-disciplinary perspective on the interplay of political and economic forces that shape our world.

This course explores the relationships between organisations, corporations, their stakeholders and the societies in which they operate.