Submissions for 2026 LPE Student Writing Award Due May 8th
The LPE Student Writing Prize is a $2,000 prize awarded for the most outstanding paper on law and political economy written by an HLS student. Papers should be submitted to [email protected] no later than May 8, 2026. Students who wish to submit their paper must request that the professor who advised them on the paper email an evaluation…
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Public Writing and the Law
On February 27th, LPE@HLS will host Public Writing and the Law. What the law is and how it functions, or how it should function, is central to how Americans understand their political, economic, and social lives. For many people, legal understanding is informed equally by news coverage and popular culture—police procedurals, courtroom dramas, reality television. Journalism, therefore, plays a…
“Freedom from Want” Award Submissions
LPE@HLS is pleased to announce its inaugural round of funding for writing that advances the Freedom from Want agenda. Three awards of $7,000 each will be given to early-career scholars for papers that address the meaningful decommodification of access to basic needs in America. Freedom from Want seeks enduring changes in the political and economic policies…
Introducing our 2025-26 Student Fellows
The Program on Law and Political Economy at Harvard Law School is pleased to announce our newest annual cohort of LPE Student Fellows. The Student Fellowship supports law and doctoral students to carry out research in the field of law and political economy. This year, we are fortunate to host a cohort of seven extraordinary Student Fellows whose…
