Peace, Conflicts and the Economy
Hosted by the International Peace Science Center, the annual workshop Peace, Conflicts and the Economy brings together scholars from Italy and abroad who study the intersections of conflict and economics. The meeting explores how political violence, military expenditure, sanctions, peacekeeping, post-conflict recovery, and climate-conflict linkages shape economic behavior and policy. We welcome theoretically grounded and empirically rigorous work from economics, political science, international relations, and related fields, with an emphasis on transparent methods and policy relevance.
Past Editions
The fourth edition of the workshop took place on 3 and 4 June 2025 at ASERI, 18 Via San Vittore, Milan.
Speakers: Anna Balestra, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore; Halvard Buhaug, PRIO; Juan Vargas, Collegio Carlo Alberto, University of Turin; Valerio Leone Sciabolazza, Sapienza University of Rome; Mariagrazia D'angeli, Roma III University; Giacomo Corneo, Free University of Berlin; Massimiliano G. Onorato, University of Bologna; Vanessa Boese-Schlosser, WZB Berlin Social Science Center; Scott Gates, PRIO and University of Oslo; Michele Di Maio, Sapienza University of Rome; Eleonora Guarnieri, University of Bristol; Arzu Kibris, University of Warwick; Vincenzo Bove, IMT; Christos Kollias, University of Thessaly; Mario Pianta, Scuola Normale Superiore, Florence.
The third edition of the workshop took place on 3 and 4 June 2024 in Room Maria Immacolata (UCSC), Largo Gemelli 1, Milan.
Speakers: Michele Di Maio, Sapienza University of Rome; Anna Balestra, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore; Marinella Leone, University of Pavia; Luca Pieroni, University of Perugia; Massimo Morelli, Bocconi University; Dominic Rohner, University of Lausanne; Sara Balestri, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore; Marijke Verpoorten; University of Antwerp; Mariagrazia D'Angeli, Roma III University; Khusrav Gaibulloev, American University of Sharjah; Valerio Leone Sciabolazza, Sapienza University of Rome; Roberto Ricciuti, University of Verona and CESifo.
The second edition of the workshop took place on 9 June 2023 in Room Maria Immacolata (UCSC), Largo Gemelli 1, Milan.
Speakers: Massimiliano G. Onorato, University of Bologna; Gema Lax-Martínez, University of Lausanne; Anna Balestra, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore; Luca Pieroni, University of Perugia; Elena Paglialunga, University of Urbino Carlo Bo; Michele Di Maio, Sapienza University of Rome; Valerio Leone Sciabolazza, Sapienza University of Rome; Vincenzo Bove, University of Warwick; Adelaide Baronchelli, University of Turin.
The first edition of the workshop took place on 26 May 2022 in Room Maria Immacolata (UCSC), Largo Gemelli 1, Milan.
Speakers: Valeria Costantini, Roma III University; Federica Cappelli, Roma III University; Michele Di Maio, Sapienza University of Rome; Adelaide Baronchelli, University of Turin; Elena Paglialunga, University of Urbino Carlo Bo; Sara Balestri, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore.
