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!
Second Doctoral Conference on the Social and Political Constitution of the Economy

Second Doctoral Conference on the Social and Political Constitution of the Economy

The doctoral researchers of the IMPRS-SPCE are organizing the Second Doctoral Conference on the Social and Political Constitution of the Economy. It will be held in person from October 27–28, 2022. Interested doctoral students can apply by submitting an abstract by July 1, 2022.
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News

Osama Iqbal is new doctoral spokesperson

May 20, 2022

Andrés López Rivera awarded doctorate

April 08, 2022

Isabell Stamm is group leader in new MPIfG research group on family wealth

March 10, 2022

Cornelia Woll appointed Hertie School President

March 10, 2022

Events

New Gilded Age in a Broken World? The Super-Rich, Urban Life, and City Politics

Rowland Atkinson
Oct 26, 2022 05:00 PM (Local Time Germany)

Second Doctoral Conference on the Social and Political Constitution of the Economy

Oct 27, 2022 - Oct 28, 2022

Klimawandel und Demokratie: Ökonomische, soziale und politische Herausforderungen

Nov 3, 2022 - Nov 4, 2022

MPIfG Lecture, tba

Matthias Matthijs
Nov 16, 2022 05:00 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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