Pierre DOCKÈS

Bio

Pierre Dockès’s publications reflect his diversity of interest and expertise while adopting a central historical economic point of view. He has published numerous books on topics ranging from the place of economics in the thought of Thomas Hobbes to the social economy of Léon Walras and the importance of power and authority in economics or on sugar economics at the time of slavery (Le sucre et les larmes).

He was particularly interested in the evolution of capitalism over the long term as well as its transformations, crises and recent and ongoing changes. He has published an extensive synthesis on this theme (Capitalism and its rhythms). His notable works also include research on the sustainability of public debts, responses to populists, the economics of major epidemics (from plague to COVID), and he has contributed to thinking about how to resist technological violence.

Professor of Economics at the Université Lyon 2, he has demonstrated his commitment to teaching and research. He founded the "Walras Center" (today "Triangle") and directed for many years this research center on the history of economic thought and supervised the team responsible for the publication of the complete works of Léon Walras (In recognition of his contribution to economic thought, he was made an honorary member of the European Society for the History of Economic Thought).