EMPESA, or the European Meeting on the Political Economy of South Asia, is a yearly workshop bringing together scholars based in Europe working on empirical projects related to political economy in South Asian countries. EMPESA was founded by Simon Chauchard, Francesca R. Jensenius, Pavithra Suryanarayan, and Milan Vaishnav in 2022, and have so far had three gatherings:

• 2023: University Carlos III, Madrid, hosted by Simon Chauchard
• 2024: University of Oslo, hosted by Francesca R. Jensenius and Ankita Barthwal
• 2025: University of Naples L’Orientale, Napoli, hosted by Diego Maiorano
• 2026: Centre for Advanced Studies, Oslo, hosted by Francesca R. Jensenius