Political Economy of the World Systems (PEWS)
A section of the
American Sociological Association (ASA)
The Section on Political Economy of the World-System (PEWS) brings together scholars committed to the critical study of the capitalist world-economy and other historical social systems. The PEWS Section seeks to foster an intellectual tradition that finds its roots in the anti-imperialist and anti-capitalist analyses forged during struggles for decolonization by scholars in the Global South.
Participants await the opening ceremony of the World Social Forum 2024 in Kathmandu on February 15. (Image by Marty Logan / IPS)
Photo by Alexei Kouprianov - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0
Remembering Immanuel Wallerstein
Immanuel Wallerstein, founder of the PEWS section, is remembered fondly by section members. To read some of remembrances please click here and here. Dr. Wallerstein provided bi-weekly commentaries on the state of global affairs. The first appeared on October 1, 1998. To review these commentaries please click here.