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The Economic and Political History Podcast

Javier Mejia
Economic History
Wealth and Inequality
War
Social Perception Of the Rich
History
Inequality
Influence Of Crises On Inequality
Paths To Affluence
Power
Military Power
Political Influence Of the Wealthy
Mass Expulsion
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Sociology
Ukraine Conflict
American Foreign Policy
Latin America
Medieval Europe
Global Economy
International Relations

The Economic and Political History Podcast delves into the intersection of economics, political science, and history. Join us as we introduce you to the world's most influential economists, political scientists, and historians, engaging in informal and insightful conversations about their careers and latest work. Our aim is to bring their expertise to a wider audience through new media, exploring ... more

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Latest Episodes

Interview with Rory Naismith, author of 'Making Money in the Early Middle Ages'

Between the end of the Roman Empire in the fifth century and the economic transformations of the twelfth, coined money in western Europe was scarce and high in value, di... more

Interview with Luis Schenoni, author of 'Bringing War Back In. Victory, defeat, and the state in nineteenth-century Latin America'Since Charles Tilly’s claim that “war made the state,” scholars have viewed the bellicist account of state formation thr... more

Interview with Volha Charnysh, author of 'Uprooted. How post-WWII Population Transfers Remade Europe'

In Uprooted, Volha Charnysh offers a new perspective on the developmental impacts of mass displacement, emphasizing that integrating displaced popu... more

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Interview with Josephine Quinn, author of 'How the World Made the West: A 4000 Year History' In How the World Made the West, Josephine Quinn poses perhaps the most significant challenge ever to the “civilizational thinking” regarding the origins of W... more

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Recent Guests

Rory Naismith
Professor of Early Medieval English History
University of Cambridge
Episode: Making Money in the Early Middle Ages | Rory Naismith with Javier Mejia
Luis Schenoni
Associate Professor and Director of the Security Studies Program in the Department of Political Science
University College London
Episode: War and State Formation in Latin America | Luis Schenoni with Javier Mejia
Volha Charnysh
Ford Career Development Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at MIT
MIT
Episode: Post-World War II Population Transfers | Volha Charnysh with Javier Mejia
Josephine Quinn
Professor of Ancient History at Oxford University
Oxford University
Episode: A 4000-year history of the West | Josephine Quinn with Javier Mejia
Agustina Paglayan
Assistant professor at UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Department of Political Science
UC San Diego
Episode: The Rise of Mass Education: Teaching us to Obey | Agustina Paglayan with Javier Mejia
Eva Payne
Assistant Professor of History at the University of Mississippi and author of 'Empire of Purity'
University of Mississippi
Episode: Empire & Sex: America's Global War on Prostitution | Eva Payne with Javier Mejia
Dale Copeland
Professor of International Relations at the University of Virginia
University of Virginia
Episode: A History of American Foreign Policy | Dale Copeland with Javier Mejia
Stefanos Geroulanos
Director of the Remark Institute and a professor at New York University
New York University
Episode: Our Obsession with Human Origins: Inventing Prehistory | Stefanos Geroulanos with Javier Mejia
Brandice Canes-Wrone
Professor in the Political Science department at Stanford and Maurice Greenberg Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution.
Stanford University
Episode: The American Presidency | Brandice Canes-Wrone in The Civic Agora

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Javier Mejia
Host of discussions centered on the intersection of economics, political science, and history, engaging various experts in the field.

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#166
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Post-World War II Population Transfers | Volha Charnysh with Javier Mejia
Q: What implications does your research have for current challenges Europe is facing?
Volha argues that understanding forced migration can benefit host societies, emphasizing the importance of citizenship rights for effective integration.
A 4000-year history of the West | Josephine Quinn with Javier Mejia
Q: How do you reconcile the craving for historical knowledge with the decline of history departments?
Quinn feels there may be a resurgence of public intellectualism among historians which could challenge the narrow focus of academia.
A 4000-year history of the West | Josephine Quinn with Javier Mejia
Q: What does the West mean then if you move away from that civilizational approach?
Quinn suggests thinking in terms of actions and interactions instead of static entities to understand the history of the West.
A 4000-year history of the West | Josephine Quinn with Javier Mejia
Q: How does someone end up holding this prestigious position?
Josephine recounts her non-traditional academic journey from a state school in the UK, teaching herself Latin, to eventually becoming a professor at Oxford.
As Gods Among Men. A History of the Rich in the West | Guido Alfani with Javier Mejia
Q: How do you define the rich in your analysis?
Alfani distinguishes between different definitions of rich, focusing on those at least 10 times above the median wealth to analyze prevalence and wealth distribution historically.

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