The Political Economy of Palestine Reading Group

Elliot Dolan-Evans | Sophie Cotton | July 8, 2025

The purpose of The Political Economy of Palestine Reading Group is to develop interest, knowledge, understanding, and expertise in the various and diverse political economy dilemmas and crises that relate to Palestine.

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Towards an International Political Economy of Raced Finance

Gareth Bryant | July 2, 2025

International Political Economy (IPE) as a discipline increasingly acknowledges the significance of racial oppression and inequalities. Yet these are often seen as separate from, or coinciding with, financial hierarchies and power structures. What does the notion of 'raced finance' offer?

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Can the Left Have Pornography and its Politics Too?

Lucy Carozza | Melissa Johnston | July 1, 2025

Andrea Dworkin’s book, Pornography: Men Possessing Women, has recently been republished. It addresses the material conditions of women’s subjugation, with specific reference to the political economy of pornography. What ought to be the Left’s position on pornography?

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Mario Tronti, Workers and Capital

Laisrian Flynn | June 3, 2025

Just as Mario Tronti wanted to engage with Marx in his own time, how do we approach Operai e capitale (Workers and Capital) on the basis of capitalism today? The latest deep-dive from the Past & Present Reading Group gives some pathways.

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Hothousing for Development: sorting out the mixed economy and state capitalism

David Avilés Espinoza | Adam David Morton | May 26, 2025

Our new article in Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space seeks to refocus attention on development banks in Mexico and Chile as a way of "sorting out" contemporary debates on the mixed economy and state capitalism. What's at stake in the mixed economy debate?

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Postdoctoral Research Associate – Australia’s Climate Economy

Gareth Bryant | May 23, 2025

Full time (Part Time negotiable), Fixed term for 3 years Work with a team of interdisciplinary researchers and doctoral students building a conceptual and empirical map of the emerging Climate Economy in Australia Academic Level A, Base Salary from $109,301 + 17% superannuation 

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Trump versus the dollar

Madison Cartwright | May 22, 2025

Trump’s tariff offensive shocked the world; however, it appeared inspired by an essay written by former financier and current Chair of the Council of Economic Advisors, Stephen Miran. So let's delve into the foundations of dollar hegemony and examine both.

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