In January, we launched the Methods in Global Finance research network. The aim of the network is to engage and develop the methodological pluralism of critical finance research. The network is led by Guadalupe Moreno (Goethe University Frankfurt), Johannes Petry (Goethe University Frankfurt) and Ruben Kremers (JGU Mainz). It is funded by the Rhein-Main-University (RMU) Early Career Researcher Initiative and will run for two years.
The methodological pluralism of critical finance research:
This is an interesting moment for the study of global finance. As the intellectual challenges posed by the 2007-2009 financial crisis have lost their integrative force, scholars have expanded research agendas to include a broader range of topics, including financial subordination, financial hegemony, central banking, digital finance, sustainable finance, and more. As research topics have multiplied, so have methodological repertoires. Current work encompasses methodologies as diverse as experimental design, network analysis, expert interviews, and archival work and at the same time taps into a growing range of public and private data sources. But while the empirical and theoretical expansion of global finance scholarship has received considerable attention, its methodological pluralism has remained underexplored. To address this gap, the network will organize a conference, several methods training sessions, a book workshop, and publish an edited volume over the next two years.
