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The talk takes builds on the opportunity offered by of the first Max Planck Summer School for Women in Political Economy to reflect on the place of women in the field of CPE. It will first touch upon publication patterns, disciplinary boundaries, and narratives of the field to show how despite important recent innovations, comparative political economy has remained a “male island”. The second part of the talk offers normative and substantive arguments for opening up the field to female scholarship and issues of gender. Finally, I will outline some areas of fruitful engagement with feminist political economy to enlarge the CPE research agenda. The overall aim of the talk is not only to highlight how a neglect of gender (and other blind spots) hinders our capacity to understand contemporary capitalism and ongoing political struggles, but also to engage in some “disciplinary housekeeping” by reflecting on our academic and institutional biases and practices. As such, the talk is part of a broader initiative of making women and their work visible in political economy.
