Marxian Economics: An Introduction

David Ruccio | August 16, 2022

As you open my new textbook, Marxian Economics: An Introduction, you may be wondering, why should I study Marxian economics? In the United States and in many other countries, Marxian theory, including Marxian economics, is a controversial topic. That's certainly been true for the past few [...]

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Call for Nominations for the 2022 Australian International Political Economy Network (AIPEN) Journal Article Prize

Maria Tanyag | August 12, 2022

We are pleased to announce that nominations are now open for the 2022 Australian International Political Economy Network (AIPEN) Richard Higgott Journal Article Prize. This is the seventh annual prize for the best article published in the broad field of International Political Economy (IPE) by [...]

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For a critical history of poverty finance: Placing neoliberalism in colonial capitalism

Nick Bernards | August 9, 2022

In this short blog post, I want to make the case for why a critical study of ‘poverty finance’ is crucial to understanding neoliberalism and its limits, following the publication of my new book A Critical History of Poverty Finance.

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Changing the Subject: Feminist and Queer Politics in Neoliberal India

Srila Roy | August 4, 2022

My latest book Changing the Subject: Feminist and Queer Politics in Neoliberal India delves into arguments around co-option to offer a different way to think of feminism’s entanglement in power, especially in a conjuncture shaped by global neoliberalism. First, unlike arguments around co-option [...]

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Power: A re-envisaged state and energy justice

Anna Sturman | Lynne Chester | August 2, 2022

Our contemporary era of perpetual crises demands, we contend, a critical reappraisal of the state’s potential role, to supplant the predominant market-led responses to crisis,  to advance a more equitable society.  Historically, all major theories of the state—liberal and radical—have been [...]

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Guest speaker Srila Roy on ‘Feminist development in eastern India: entangled histories and empowered women’

Elizabeth Hill | July 28, 2022

Associate Professor Srila Roy (University of the Witwatersrand) is visiting the University of Sydney as the 2022 recipient of the Sydney Social Sciences and Humanities Advanced Research Centre (SSSHARC) Hunt-Simes Visiting Chair of Sexuality Studies. Srila is based at the Department of [...]

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Guest speaker Alf Nilsen on ‘Making the Neoliberal Hindu Nation’

Adam David Morton | July 26, 2022

Presenter: Professor Alf Nilsen (University of Pretoria) hosted by the Discipline of Political Economy at the University of Sydney

Title: ‘Making the Neoliberal Hindu Nation: The Politics of Accumulation and Legitimation in Modi’s India’

Date: 18 August, [...]

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Beyond greenwashing: The hollow foundations of ethical capital

Claire Parfitt | July 21, 2022

ESG investment funds, which claim to invest according to environmental, social and governance criteria, grew to almost US$3 trillion in 2021.  With a 53% increase since 2020, this made ESG the fastest growing sector of the asset management industry. The rapid flow of funds into ESG [...]

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