1. Encoding the American Empire • Marija Radovanovic, SUNY Binghamton.

2. When the State Chooses Not to See: The Non-Event of the National Data Center • John Bassney, University of Chicago; Elisabeth Clemens, University of Chicago.

3. (Un)principled Agents: Monitoring Loyalty after the End of the Royal African Company Monopoly • Marlous van Waijenburg, Harvard Business School; Anne Ruderman, London School of Economics.

4. Disciplining Capitalists in Communist China • Juan Wang, McGill University.