Studying Political Economy at the University of Sydney

What is political economy? How is political economy different from conventional economics? Why choose to study political economy? What’s it like to be a political economy student? Where can political economy take you in your life and career?

For Open Day 2021, current and former students, together with Chair of Department, Associate Professor Lynne Chester, answer your questions about the Political Economy program at the University of Sydney.

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Author: Joe Collins

Joe Collins is a political economist working with the Mental Wealth Initiative at the University of Sydney. His research is informed by an ongoing commitment to demystifying the social relations of production that sustain the capitalist mode of production. Current concerns include the evolving relation between capitalist landed property and ground-rent, especially with respect to the social dynamics of financialised-neoliberal-globalisation.

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