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Welcome to the home of the Journal of Australian Political Economy (JAPE)

Since 1977, the Journal of Australian Political Economy (JAPE) has published political economic alternatives to orthodox economics and analyses of key features of contemporary capitalism. The journal continues to foster debates about the interactions between capital, labour, ecology and the state, particularly in the Australian context.

JAPE publishes two issues each year, which are either ‘theme’ issues on a particular topic or ‘general’ issues containing articles on a range of topics. The journal’s editors are committed to publishing high-quality and peer-reviewed articles and encouraging young scholars to develop their research publications.

JAPE aims to reach as wide an audience as possible. It therefore encourages clear and straightforward writing on important topics of public interest. Interested in contributing? Read the submission guidelines here.

All current and previous JAPE articles are freely accessible on this site, and will be updated as each new issue is published. You can view all issues of the journal on this page.

The Journal of Australian Political Economy is copyright. To get permission to reprint articles, you should contact the JAPE Editorial Coordinator.

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A New Edition of JAPE: Relevance and Regeneration

Frank Stilwell | July 1, 2024

Political economy is most influential when it links academic analysis with practical participation in processes of social change. Concurrently, the enthusiasm and growing expertise of a younger generation of political economists is crucial. Both features are evident in the latest issue of the [...]

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Labor in Government: A new special issue of JAPE

Frank Stilwell | December 18, 2023

The midpoint of the current federal Labor government’s term of office is a good time to take stock and assess its performance. What has it done in each of the major policy areas? What has not yet been done but needs to be done? What are the possibilities and prospects? More generally, what does [...]

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JAPE: new and forthcoming issues

Frank Stilwell | June 27, 2023

The Journal of Australian Political Economy continues to be the go-to place for publishing political economy for local (and international) readers. The journal’s latest issue (Winter 2023) contains full-length articles on a variety of topics, with particular focus on Australian industry [...]

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What’s new in Australian Political Economy?

Frank Stilwell | December 19, 2022

The 90th issue of the Journal of Australian Political Economy was published this week, at the end of a deeply troubling year – with Russia’s war on Ukraine, the emergence of strong inflationary tendencies, growing fears of economic recession, and mounting evidence of deepening climate change. [...]

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JAPE special issue: Reversing the resource curse? Energy transition and decolonisation

Stuart Rosewarne | James Goodman | July 18, 2022

Australia has until recently been somewhat insulated from the turbulence in the global political economy. In large measure, this can be attributed to the buoyant international demand for Australian iron ore, coal and gas, but this situation is being severely challenged. Reining in the [...]

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New issue of Journal of Australian Political Economy out now

Frank Stilwell | December 16, 2021

As the nation prepares for the next Federal election, we can expect a plethora of party politics. Standing back from hurly burly of the parties jockeying for position, however, deeper and more enduring political economic challenges also deserve attention. Indeed, there is never any shortage of [...]

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JAPE Young Scholars Award 2021: Info for applicants

Frank Stilwell | November 17, 2021

Have you recently written an honours thesis for your Bachelor’s degree? Or another similar in-depth study? If so, did you enjoy the research and writing process, despite the study interruptions resulting from the pandemic? Did it turn out well in the end? If so, you might consider capping it [...]

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A new issue for the times: The Journal of Australian Political Economy

Frank Stilwell | David Primrose | June 17, 2021

The Journal of Australian Political Economy has a long-standing commitment to publishing articles on the evolving political economic conditions and challenges in Australia and the world economy. This ongoing concern is evident in the contents of the latest issue.

Each article directly [...]

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