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Broadstreet is a blog dedicated to the study of historical political economy (HPE).

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Today in Broadstreet: The Spread of Romantic Nationalism across Europe: A Case of Ideational Diffusion broadstreet.blog/p/the-spread-o…

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New in Broadstreet: Jack Paine, Xiaoyan Qiu, and Joan Ricart-Huguet discuss African Borders: Neither Random Nor Decided at the Berlin Conference. broadstreet.blog/p/african-bord…

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New in Broadstreet, Leticia Arroyo Abad and (((Noel Maurer))) on The arm of history is long, but not always strong: The effects of labor coercion in colonial and postcolonial Peru broadstreet.blog/p/the-arm-of-h…

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ALERT: The Second Annual Historical Political Economy Conference at USC will be held on October 24-25, 2025. Deadline for proposals: May 1 Here's the link to the proposal form: dornsife.usc.edu/cis/2025/04/02…

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ALERT: The Second Annual Historical Political Economy Conference at USC will be held on October 24-25, 2025. Deadline for proposals: **May 1** Keynote presentation: Saumitra Jha Here's the link to the proposal form: dornsife.usc.edu/cis/2025/04/02…

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Looking for a brief break from the news? Please join us in sunny Los Angeles to talk Historical Political Economy! With a lot of history to work with, and great HPE folks, it’s going to be a lot of fun and likely more cheerful than the contemporary version.

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New in Broadstreet, Adeel Malik and coauthors ask: Why are frontiers more conflict-prone—and what is the relevance of historical political economy for answering this? broadstreet.blog/p/why-are-fron…

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Description of my paper on Frontier Rule and Conflict with Adeel Malik and Faiz Ur Rehman on Broadstreet Blog. We explain why historical frontier zones are more prone to conflict.

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Today in Broadstreet, Vicky Fouka discusses Industry and identity: How labor migration reshaped culture in 19th century Britain. broadstreet.blog/p/industry-and…

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How important was the railroad, and why did it raise incomes? Dave Donaldson’s classic paper “Railroads of the Raj” found that access to the railroad raised real income by 16%, and trade accounted for half. Let’s understand how he got this! 1/

How important was the railroad, and why did it raise incomes? Dave Donaldson’s classic paper “Railroads of the Raj” found that access to the railroad raised real income by 16%, and trade accounted for half. Let’s understand how he got this! 1/