Political economists often place the state at the centre of explanations of change in capitalism. The emergence of a ‘welfare’ or ‘nation building’ state during the twentieth century reflects the advance of democratic movements and Keynesian inspired macroeconomic management. More recently [...]
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In 2023, a panel appointed by the federal government will be conducting a much-needed review of Australia’s higher education system. The recommendations of the panel, led by Professor Mary O’Kane, will feed into the Australian Universities Accord that the federal government has committed to [...]
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The crisis engulfing global energy markets is accelerating the turn to renewable energy, as wind and solar technologies are presented as the solution to all manner of social, political and economic problems. The European Union is looking to renewables as the answer to rapidly rising gas [...]
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Political Economy Seminar
Cryptocurrencies as units of account: possibilities for a postcapitalist, distributed mode of measurement
Presenter: Dick Bryan
Date: Oct 25 2022 Time: 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm (Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Time) Location: Room 650, [...]
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In the right-wing backlash against environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing, everyone is accusing everyone else of placing politics over financial returns. The ESG vs anti-ESG debate has led various commentators to argue that ESG investing should be split into purely risk-based and [...]
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Political Economy Seminar
Illusions of empowerment: checking household energy autonomy
PRESENTER: Associate Professor Stuart Rosewarne (University of Sydney)
DATE: Sep 16 2022
TIME 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
LOCATION: Room 650, Social Sciences Building (A02), [...]
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The Institute of Australian Geographers Conference 2022
Armidale, NSW, 5-8 July
Call for abstracts for panel on ‘Repairing Australia’s climate economy’
Organised by Sophie Webber and Gareth Bryant, the University of Sydney
Australia’s carbon and [...]
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December 7-9, 2021 via Zoom This Conference brings together the latest research on energy transitions from across several countries. It involves institutes, researchers and key participants in the process of energy transition, to learn from experience and to reflect on obstacles and [...]
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