The Political Economy Research Centre (PERC) is a centre for cultural and political analysis of the
PERC seeks to refresh ‘political economy’, in the original sense of the term, as a pluralist and critical approach to the study of capitalism. In doing so it challenges the sense of economics as a discipline, separate from the other social sciences, aiming instead to combine economic knowledge with various other disciplinary approaches. This is a response to recent critiques of orthodox economics,
21/01/2026
Call for proposals on '(post)neoliberal authoritarianism' for conference at Goldsmiths in June
Workshop @Goldsmiths London: (Post-)Neoliberal Authoritarianism? Culture, Critique and Counterstrategies, Call for Proposals We are inviting collective and individual projects to submit proposals on the ideological, affective and technopolitical dimensions of (post)neoliberal authoritarianism for participation in this hybrid workshop.
26/09/2025
The latest book with the Goldsmiths Press PERC Series is The Politics of Feeling by Ben Anderson and Anna Secor. On 25th November, join the authors, Will Davies and Jeremy Gilbert to discuss the book's themes and how they relate to the present moment.
Register here
The Politics of Feeling and this Conjunctural Crisis A workshop on the politics of feeling in this conjunctural crisis, with Anna Secor, Ben Anderson, Will Davies, Jeremy Gilbert.
05/06/2025
Save the date on 13 June for this one day conference reflecting on the field of visual cultures.
Friday 13 June, LG01 Professor Stuart Hall Building, 11:30 - 18:00
The event is free. No booking required. All are welcome.
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03/04/2025
Looking forward to this event on Tuesday - registration details below.
Finance Aesthetics Book Launch Launch of a new book - with conversation from authors and editors
19/03/2025
The latest Goldsmiths Press PERC publication is Finance Aestheitcs: A Critical Glossary, with an outstanding range of contributors. Please join us on 8th April at 5pm for a launch event with contributions from Max Haiven, Adrienne Buller, Emily Rosamond, Emma Sofie Brogaard and Mikkel Krause Frantzen.
All welcome but please register via Eventbrite below
Finance Aesthetics Book Launch Launch of a new book - with conversation from authors and editors
14/03/2025
New open access article by PERC Director, Will Davies, in Theory, Culture & Society on the sociology of contemporary anxiety
Another Age of Anxiety: Psychological Distress and the ‘Asset Economy’ - William Davies, 2025 Rates of ‘anxiety disorder’ have risen rapidly in the 21st century, provoking much public debate as to the causes. However, despite attending to varieties of me...
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14/11/2024
We are delighted to announce the next title in the Goldsmiths Press PERC Series - Finance Aesthetics, with contributions from Jens Beckert, Anna Kornbluh, Michel Feher, Emily Rosamond, Quinn Slobodian and many, many more
Finance Aesthetics A unique, critical, and creative encyclopedia from scholars, artists, and writers on the world and words of finance capital.What does finance capital look li...