After the boom: Finance and society studies in the 2020s and beyond

The crisis of 2008 was a watershed event for the study finance and society. There boom in financial markets that came to head with collapse Lehman Brothers, there scholarship followed its wake. But what comes after this second boom? After more than decade rapid expansion under shadow 2008, next new studies? What are emerging debates matter most? Where lies need further theorisation empirical work? In editorial, these questions pursued three broad headings, each corresponding an overarching imperative: first, keep vigilant watch on core institutions logics finance; second, continue expanding deepening field; third, persist difficult lines questioning.