Workshop on Political Economy of Social Movements
Université Paris-Dauphine, PSL, LEDA, JEET
September 18th, 2026
Program Chair: Sidartha Gordon (UPD, PSL, LEDa, JEET)
Session 1. Game theoretic models I (Room C117)
8:30. Pierre Boyer (École Polytechnique), Germain Gauthier (Bocconi U.), Vincent Rollet (Stanford U.), Benoit Schmutz-Bloch (École Polytechnique) and Yves Le Yaouanq (École Polytechnique).
The lifecycle of protest in the digital age
9 :15. Lounes Ait Karrou (U. Paris 2 Panthéon Assas, LEMMA)
Concessions, Coordination, and the Deterrence of Protest
10:00. 15 min break (drinks).
Session 2. XIXth century France: theory and empirics (Room C117)
10h15. Capucine Ferré (UPD PSL, LEDa, DIAL) and Mattéo Néri—Lainé (French Institute for Economics)
Riot is the Limit: the Persistent Conflict's Effect on Innovation
11h. Pol Cosentino (UPD PSL, LEDa, LEGOS), Stephan Heblich (University of Toronto) and Gabriel Loumeau (University of Neuchâtel).
Boulevards and Barricades: Does Urban Structure Shape Social Unrest?
11:45. Lunch (Sandwiches, in room D301).
Session 3. XXth/ XXIst century Africa, theory and empirics (Room D301)
13:00. Redha Chaba (U. Paris 2 Panthéon Assas, LEMMA)
The Blood Tax: World War I and Colonial Order in Algeria
13:45. Lou Chiani (UPD PSL, LEDa, DIAL) and Marion Mercier (UPD PSL, LEDa, DIAL, CNRS)
Local representation, weather shocks and violence in Mali
14:30. 15 min break (drinks).
Session 4. Game theoretic models II (Room D301)
14:45. Sidartha Gordon (UPD, PSL, LEDa, JEET) and Dilip Ravindran (Humboldt University Berlin).
A Model of Endorsements
15:30. The end.