The Latin American Society for the History of Economic Thought (ALAHPE) is an non-profit academic organization dedicated to promoting teaching, research and the dissemination of knowledge related to the history of economics in Latin America. On this webpage, you will find information on the structure and functioning of ALAHPE and the events promoted by the association, as well as a series of useful electronic resources related to the history of economics.
Since its creation in 2015, ALAHPE has been dedicated to the pursuit of three main goals: 1) to promote teaching, research and the dissemination of knowledge about the history of economics in Latin America; 2) to encourage cooperation with other scientific organizations that share an interest in the history of economics; and 3) to foster communication and the exchange of ideas between professionals dedicated to the history of economics.
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ALAHPE runs a mailing list for the dissemination of information and discussion of subjects relevant to the history of economics. Use the link below to join the conversation.
President
Full Professor of Economics, Université Lyon 2 - Triangle, France
rebeca.gomez-betancourt@univ-lyon2.fr
Vice President
Investigador Asociado, IIS, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
mataripierre@gmail.com
Secretary
Professor Associado, Depto. Economia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Brasil
felipe.almeida@ufpr.br
Treasurer
Profesor Auxiliar, Economics Department, Universidad del Valle, Colombia
jcaacostamacia@gmail.com
Elected Member
Professora Associada, Departamento de Economica, Universidade de São Paulo, Brasil
lauramattos@usp.br
Elected Member
Investigador Asociado, Centre for Labour Studies and Research, Conicet, Argentina
ndvoskin@gmail.com
Elected Member
Facultad Ciencias Económicas y Administración, Universidad de la República, Uruguay
elauti@gmail.com
Webmaster
Associate Professor, The American University of Paris, France
csuprinyak@aup.edu
Medellín 2023
MoreSome documents related to the founding of ALAHPE
The Latin American Association for the History of Economic Thought (ALAHPE) was created in November 2015, in Santiago, during the activities of the 5th Latin American Conference on the History of Economic Thought – ESHET Chile 2015. The event was part of a series Latin American conferences promoted since 2011 with the support of the European Society for the History of Economic Thought (ESHET), with previous editions in Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, and Brazil. These conferences played a fundamental role in reinforcing the sense of community among professionals dedicated to the history of economics who shared multiple ties, both personal and academic, with Latin America.
As this spirit matured, the decision was made, in Santiago, to create an autonomous association dedicated to cultivating a common space for the Latin American community of historians of economics. The founding document of ALAHPE was signed by 37 participants at the Santiago meeting, with the express support of 65 other professionals, together representing ten different Latin American countries.
Since then, ALAHPE has been working to put into practice the different aspects of its institutional mission. Its main instruments, so far, are the academic events organized by the association. Every two years, ALAHPE promotes the Latin American Conference on the History of Economic Thought, which quickly established itself as the main forum for academic exchange between scholars working in the region. The association is also responsible for organizing HESSLA, a summer school dedicated to young researchers with an interest in the field. Finally, we also manage an electronic mailing list, which provides a space for disseminating news, publications, works in progress, and other relevant discussions.
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One of the aims and interests behind the creation of a Latin American association for the history of economic thought was to attract attention to ideas and authors coming from the periphery. From the beginning, our society aimed to improve diversity in the history of economic thought by giving more space to scholars who come from the global South, especially Latin America. It also purported to strengthen the history of economic thought community within the region.
We know, however, that much remains to be improved regarding diversity and inclusion within ALAHPE. The challenges are even greater considering the particularities of this region: great income inequality and high discrimination toward certain groups and minorities. This is why the first Executive Committee has already created a diversity and inclusion sub-committee responsible for studying and addressing related issues.
We are committed to advancing the approval of a code of conduct and a guide for scientific events at our forthcoming Montevideo conference. Moreover, the diversity and inclusion committee has begun to elaborate some initiatives that could be put in practice already for the Montevideo conference. These initiatives aim to identify the current situation of ALAHPE concerning diversity and inclusion, and consider means to improve it. These and other related contents will be uploaded to this space once they are available.
The current diversity and inclusion committee is composed of Julia Fleider Marchevsky and Rebeca Gomez Betancourt. Please feel free to contact us.
The ALAHPE Executive Committee
May 21, 2021
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