A manifesto is a statement or declaration that describes the injustices of the world and outlines a program of the kinds of changes that should take place within it. People throughout history have written manifestos, from the Cartagena Manifesto by South American independence leader Simón [...]
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This year, I coordinated a unit, as part of the Honours program in Political Economy at the University of Sydney, titled ‘Reproducing Capitalism’. The unit explored conceptual debates on the socio-ecological reproduction of capitalism and historical and contemporary transformations [...]
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In the first chapter of Economics for Everyone, Jim Stanford argues that although economics is often presented as fiendishly complex, it should be a more straightforward matter. He argues that it is not something made up of arcane numbers abstracted from the daily lives of [...]
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The University of Sydney is the leading institution for the study of political economy in Australia and one of the leading institutions worldwide. After reviewing the international array of available courses, one US study reported that Sydney has “the world’s most distinctive undergraduate [...]
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As part of my teaching duties this year, I have had the pleasure of designing and delivering a unit of study tailored to the Political Economy Honours students. My contribution to ECOP4001 has entailed teaching this unit, which I have called ‘Analytic Foundations of Historical [...]
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During my recent time in Britain, I very much enjoyed attending and presenting at the 2016 Political Studies Association (PSA) annual conference, which was in Brighton this year. I was delighted to be awarded the main prize of the Sir Bernard Crick Award for Outstanding Teaching for 2015 by [...]
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Last week, it was my pleasure to engage with an initiative that the Institute of Teaching and Learning at the University of Sydney organises in the form of their #edtech talks. These are seminars focusing on learning and teaching through technology. My talk was on ‘Blogging as Pedagogy’ that [...]
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So you’ve just kicked off your uni adventure at Sydney and maybe you’re not 100% sure what majors and minors you should choose. That’s fine. Like many people, you might want to look around and see what’s on offer before you decide on the main focus of your studies. If that’s the case for [...]
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