Registration for ALPE’s inaugural conference has now closed.* Please view the conference program here.

We hope you will join as an inaugural ALPE member! The button below will take you to our membership form. ALPE is an independent, member-driven organization intended to be a platform for LPE work and community building. It is dedicated to the production of scholarly knowledge by academics, researchers, organizers, practitioners, and others committed to centering issues of political economy in the study of law, and welcomes membership from those sharing this focus. 

We will adopt our bylaws after the national conference, and elect our first board and officers in spring of 2026. (The ALPE’s Interim Board will serve until the first election.) Members will be the backbone of ALPE, and we hope the organization will serve as a hub for your activities. You will also be eligible to vote and run for board and officer positions. We are building the organization stepwise, so the activities of the organization and membership benefits (for example, sections, workshops, or reading groups) will be developed by the first board, and you all. Join us! 

*Registration for the 2026 conference closed on November 15, 2025. Late registration was available until December 10 and incurred a late fee of $50. (No cancellation fee before December 10, 2025. Cancellations made after December 10, 2025 and before January 6, 2026 eligible for 50% refund. Cancellations made on or after January 6, 2026 non-refundable.)