The fourth international conference on "The Political Economy of Democracy and Dictatorship" (PEDD) will take place from February 27 to 29, 2020, at the University of Münster. We are delighted to welcome two internationally renowed scholars, Marta Reynal-Querol (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain) and Roger Congleton (West Virginia University, USA), as this year's keynote speakers. The keynote talks are public and all those interested are welcome to attend! Further information on the conference and the program can be found here.