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Professor Engelbert Stockhammer

Professor of International Political Economy

Biography

Engelbert Stockhammer is Professor of Political Economy in the department of European and International Studies. He did his PhD in Economics at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, USA, and has worked at the Vienna University of Economics and Business (2000-2009) and Kingston University London (2010-2018), where he led the Political Economy Research Group, before joining King’s College London in 2018.  He has taught or held visiting positions at Bilkent University, Turkey, German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin), Germany, Maastricht University, Netherlands, Macroeconomic Policy Institute (IMK), Germany, and Sabanci University, Turkey. He has done research projects for the Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET), the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) and the International Labour Office (ILO).  Engelbert does research in political economy and macroeconomics, on issues of financialisation, distribution and  growth and economic policy in Europe. He has published more than 70 articles in peer reviewed journals.

Office hours

Tuesday: 14.00 - 15.00 (usually via Teams) 

Wednesday: 14.00 - 15.00 (usually in-person, VWB 4.20)

Please book via the link here.

Research Interests

  • Financialisation, financial stability
  • Distribution and growth
  • Macroeconomics
  • Post-Keynesian theory
  • Economic policy in Europe

Teaching

  • International Political Economy: Theories and Issues
  • Macroeconomics of demand, distribution and finance

Research projects

The Political Economy of Growth Models in an Age of Stagnation

Expertise and public engagement

Engelbert has published or appeared in the Guardian, Al Jazeera, Profil and ORF. He has worked with international organisations, like the International Labour Office (ILO), and think tanks like the New Economics Foundation, the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Renner Institute, Rosa Luxemburg Foundation and the Foundations for European Progressive Studies.

    Research

    CGTR
    Centre for German Transnational Relations

    The centre examines Germany's changing transnational role in the economic, political and cultural spheres. We study how the recent rise of Germany to a position as a 'reluctant hegemon' shapes European economies as well as the world economy.

    The Political Economy of Growth Models in an Age of Stagnation

    The Political Economy of Growth Models in an Age of Stagnation

    Project status: Ongoing

    international political economy research group resized
    The International Political Economy Research Group

    International Political Economy research group focuses on the examination of contemporary socioeconomic and political dynamics of crisis and limitations of European and global order.

    talk-at-kings-thumbnail
    Comparative Politics Research Group

    The Comparative Politics research group hosts a research agenda based on political institutions, representation and regimes.

    News

    Academic joins panel at international trade union event

    A King’s academic was invited to speak at a panel event organised by international trade unions in preparation for the G20.

    SPENewsStock

    Conference to examine growing divide between global superpowers

    An upcoming conference will examine the growing divide between China and the US and the emerging perception of a new Cold War.

    EuropePng

    Regulators must act to prevent 'boom/bust' cycles in financial markets

    Financial regulators should tighten monetary policy to prevent continued cycles of boom and bust in asset and housing markets, according to new research.

    Stock

    Major new project receives grant funding

    A research team featuring academics from the Department of European and International Studies has been awarded a grant to work on a major new project.

    Research

    Events

    07Julcostofliving_blog

    The Political Economy of Inflation Workshop

    Join our panel of experts to examine inflation; its causes, dynamics, and effects.

    Please note: this event has passed.

    16JunEuropePng

    The Demise of the Global Market Economy and the Rise of a Two-sphere World

    Are we seeing the demise of the global market economy?

    Please note: this event has passed.

    16FebEuropePng

    The Demise of the Global Market Economy and the Rise of a two-sphere World

    Are we seeing the demise of the global market economy?

    Please note: this event has passed.

    25Maysdg8+10

    Inclusive Economic Growth: SDGs 8 and 10

    Please join us for this SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth) and 10 (Reduced Inequalities) workshop at King's Business School.

    Please note: this event has passed.

    02JunEurope has struggled to get to grips with waves of infection. Picture: KOBU/UNSPLASH

    Another public debt crisis looming? The political economy of the COVID-19 response in Europe

    This panel event, organised by the International Political Economy Research Group at King’s College London’s Department of European & International Studies,...

    Please note: this event has passed.

    02DecLaunch of the Geoforum special issue: Placing Surplus Populations in Global Capitalism

    Launch of the Geoforum special issue: Placing Surplus Populations in Global Capitalism

    A discussion on the themes of the upcoming special issue of Geoforum between the editors, contributors and discussants

    Please note: this event has passed.

      Research

      CGTR
      Centre for German Transnational Relations

      The centre examines Germany's changing transnational role in the economic, political and cultural spheres. We study how the recent rise of Germany to a position as a 'reluctant hegemon' shapes European economies as well as the world economy.

      The Political Economy of Growth Models in an Age of Stagnation

      The Political Economy of Growth Models in an Age of Stagnation

      Project status: Ongoing

      international political economy research group resized
      The International Political Economy Research Group

      International Political Economy research group focuses on the examination of contemporary socioeconomic and political dynamics of crisis and limitations of European and global order.

      talk-at-kings-thumbnail
      Comparative Politics Research Group

      The Comparative Politics research group hosts a research agenda based on political institutions, representation and regimes.

      News

      Academic joins panel at international trade union event

      A King’s academic was invited to speak at a panel event organised by international trade unions in preparation for the G20.

      SPENewsStock

      Conference to examine growing divide between global superpowers

      An upcoming conference will examine the growing divide between China and the US and the emerging perception of a new Cold War.

      EuropePng

      Regulators must act to prevent 'boom/bust' cycles in financial markets

      Financial regulators should tighten monetary policy to prevent continued cycles of boom and bust in asset and housing markets, according to new research.

      Stock

      Major new project receives grant funding

      A research team featuring academics from the Department of European and International Studies has been awarded a grant to work on a major new project.

      Research

      Events

      07Julcostofliving_blog

      The Political Economy of Inflation Workshop

      Join our panel of experts to examine inflation; its causes, dynamics, and effects.

      Please note: this event has passed.

      16JunEuropePng

      The Demise of the Global Market Economy and the Rise of a Two-sphere World

      Are we seeing the demise of the global market economy?

      Please note: this event has passed.

      16FebEuropePng

      The Demise of the Global Market Economy and the Rise of a two-sphere World

      Are we seeing the demise of the global market economy?

      Please note: this event has passed.

      25Maysdg8+10

      Inclusive Economic Growth: SDGs 8 and 10

      Please join us for this SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth) and 10 (Reduced Inequalities) workshop at King's Business School.

      Please note: this event has passed.

      02JunEurope has struggled to get to grips with waves of infection. Picture: KOBU/UNSPLASH

      Another public debt crisis looming? The political economy of the COVID-19 response in Europe

      This panel event, organised by the International Political Economy Research Group at King’s College London’s Department of European & International Studies,...

      Please note: this event has passed.

      02DecLaunch of the Geoforum special issue: Placing Surplus Populations in Global Capitalism

      Launch of the Geoforum special issue: Placing Surplus Populations in Global Capitalism

      A discussion on the themes of the upcoming special issue of Geoforum between the editors, contributors and discussants

      Please note: this event has passed.