Department of Political Economy Seminar Series The Global Political Economy of Energy Transitions Peter Newell, Professor of International Relations at the University of Sussex Time and date: 4pm, Thursday 5 April Location: Merewether 426, University of Sydney What does IPE have to contribute to pressing policy and academic debates about the urgently required transition to…
Continue reading[jumbotron heading=”Simon Mohun, The Relevance of the Financial Crisis”] With a return visit to the Department of Political Economy at the University of Sydney, Simon Mohun extends his work on the classical surplus-based tradition in economics. As he writes on his Research in Political Economy home page, “one of the striking features of this tradition…
Continue reading[jumbotron heading=”Martijn Konings, Capital and Time: For a New Critique of Neoliberal Reason”] Within Capital and Time: For a New Critique of Neoliberal Reason, Martijn Konings argues that critics of capitalist finance tend to focus on its speculative character. Our financial markets, they lament, encourage irresponsible bets on the future that reflect no real underlying…
Continue readingExamine the history and influence of six iconic revolutions: Mexico (1910-1920), Bolivia (1952), Cuba (1959-continuing), Chile (1970-73), Grenada (1979-83) and Nicaragua (1979-1990), and finally the “Pink Tide” movement led by the Bolivarian Revolution in Venezuela from 1998-present at the WEA Sydney. In addressing themes such as popular culture, women revolutionaries, internationalism, imperialism, neocolonialism and indigenous…
Continue reading2018 Henderson Conference The 2018 Henderson conference will focus on how the social security system can more effectively respond to issues of poverty and inequality. Over the course of two days, a variety of speakers will cover what key changes have taken place since the 1970s and the Henderson Poverty Inquiry – to the labour…
Continue reading[jumbotron heading=”Modern Colonial Geographies in Latin America: The Mirage of the Civilising City and the Archaic Countryside”] “Wanting to be modern seems crazy: we are condemned to be so, given that the future and the past are prohibited” — Octavio Paz (1966: 5) Invitation to International Workshop The production of colonial landscapes has affected the ways…
Continue readingJason W. Moore, The Biosphere Question: Nature, Class, and Re/Production at the End of the Holocene – and the Capitalocene Co-presented by Sydney Ideas and the Historical Materialism Sydney conference. Date: Thursday 7 December Time: 6 – 7.30pm Venue: Law School LT 101, Level 1, Sydney Law School, Eastern Avenue, The University of Sydney. Venue…
Continue readingServant of the Revolution Date and time: Thursday 7 December, 11.45am–1.10pm, Venue: Law Lounge, New Law Building, University of Sydney A rehearsed play reading introduced by playwright Anitra Nelson, with discussion after the performance Entry is free whether you attend the conference or not but places are limited — first in first served. For more…
Continue reading2017 Capital as Power Essay Prize First Prize $2000 Second Prize $500 Third Prize $300 https://www.recasp.com/essay-prize The Review of Capital as Power (RECASP) announces an annual essay prize on the subject of capital as power. The best paper will receive a prize of $2000. A prize of $500 will be awarded to the second best…
Continue readingDamien Cahill and Martijn Konings, Neoliberalism: Key Concepts ‘For over three decades neoliberalism has been the dominant economic ideology. While it may have emerged relatively unscathed from the global financial crisis of 2007-8, neoliberalism is now – more than ever – under scrutiny from critics who argue that it has failed to live up to…
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