The Liveable Income Guarantee – The Missing Link in Social Security? A webinar organised by the Australian Basic Income Lab and the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Sydney on Tuesday September 20. Social security took a back seat in a Federal election dominated by the cost of living…
Continue readingThe 21st BIEN Congress will be a hybrid event, involving a mixture of online and face-to-face events. The main face-to-face event will take place in Brisbane, Australia in the form of a one-day symposium on Monday 26th September 2022. BIEN 2022 will be jointly hosted by BIEN Australia, The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences…
Continue readingThe School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Sydney is once again proud to partner with Social Sciences Week Australia for an exciting week of public talks showcasing the diversity and relevance of social science research in our community and society.
Our political economists are involved in two panels on basic income and energy transition, and there are other events on the politics and inequalities of the pandemic. All events free, online and open to all.
Continue readingScholars, policymakers, advocates and activists are invited to submit abstracts for papers related to one or more of the thematic areas outlined below for the Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN) 2020 conference in Brisbane (Monday 28 to Wednesday 30 September 2020). Abstracts (250–300 words) should be submitted to the Local Organising Committee (LOC) via the…
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 readingPrehistoric Myths in Modern Political Philosophy Presentation by Karl Widerquist, Associate Professor of political philosophy at SFS-Qatar, Georgetown University Before public lecture on ‘Why we need a universal basic income’ – https://ppesydney.net/need-universal-basic-income-karl-widerquist-sydney-lecture/ Date: Wednesday 16 August 2017 Time: 2pm-4.00pm Location: Darlington Centre Boardroom, University of Sydney About the presentation The book, Prehistoric Myths in Modern…
Continue readingBasic Income is an audacious idea – a regular, unconditional cash grant for everyone as a right of citizenship. Yet, growing numbers of people have come to support it, believing not only that welfare systems around the world are too stingy but also that they’re based on an entirely wrong approach. Join Karl Widerquist, whom…
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