How to apply to the IMPRS-SPCE doctoral programFind information on the application procedure, eligibility, and degrees.

How to apply to the IMPRS-SPCE doctoral program
Find information on the application procedure, eligibility, and degrees.
About the IMPRS-SPCEA unique doctoral program in the fields of economic sociology, political economy, and organization studies.

About the IMPRS-SPCE
A unique doctoral program in the fields of economic sociology, political economy, and organization studies.
International CooperationThe IMPRS-SCPE cooperates closely with distinguished universities in North America, France, and Italy. Spend a semester abroad!

International Cooperation
The IMPRS-SCPE cooperates closely with distinguished universities in North America, France, and Italy. Spend a semester abroad!
The Rise of Central Banks: Book Discussion with Leon Wansleben

The Rise of Central Banks: Book Discussion with Leon Wansleben

In his new book, The Rise of Central Banks: State Power in Financial Capitalism, Leon Wansleben gives a groundbreaking account of the origins and consequences of central banks’ increasing influence over economic policy. Join us in Cologne on March 30 for a book discussion with author Leon Wansleben, Jens Beckert, Benjamin Braun, Greta Krippner, and Matthias Thiemann. Please register by sending an email to info@mpifg.de.
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News

Andreas Eisl Awarded Doctorate

March 16, 2023

New MPIfG Book: Behördenconsulting by Alina Marktanner

January 27, 2023

Annika Holz Receives Doctorate

January 27, 2023

Arjan Reurink Wins 2022 Journal Prize

December 22, 2022

Events

The Role of Imagined Futures in South Africa's Transition from Apartheid, 1976–1996

Elizabeth Soer
Apr 3, 2023 03:00 PM (Local Time Germany)

Bureaucrats or Revolutionaries? Governing Public Debt, Reshaping the Brazilian State

Teresa Ruas Coelho
Apr 17, 2023 03:00 PM (Local Time Germany)

Understanding the Trap: Unbroken Promises, Neoliberal Resilience, and Social Fatigue in Market Societies

Apr 19, 2023 - Apr 21, 2023

Political Opposition to Foreign Home Ownership

Hannah Loeffler and Amy Pond
Apr 19, 2023 04:00 PM (Local Time Germany)

Fields of Research

Fields of Research

Aiming to combine and develop the approaches of economic sociology, comparative and international political economy, and organization studies, the School’s research investigates the complex linkages between economic and social action.
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Our Students

Our Students

The IMPRS-SPCE admits up to eight students a year. The ability to do scholarly work in English is a prerequisite for admission. We welcome students from Germany and abroad.
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Living in Cologne

Living in Cologne

Based at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies in the heart of southern Cologne (the Südstadt) and the University of Cologne, graduate students at the IMPRS-SPCE can start to explore Germany from their local Severin and Sülz neighborhoods.
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