Political Economy Seminar
The UCR Political Economy Seminar provides a venue for graduate students and faculty from UCR and elsewhere to engage actively in interdisciplinary and state of the art research in political economy.
Born of the economic crises of the 1970s, three trends have combined to redefine the political economic order and social contract at the national and international levels: the re-ascendance of liberal economic thought as the ideational foundation of economic governance and the justification for curbing state intervention in markets and other economic relations; a transformation in the spatial distribution and organizational character of the information, manufacturing, and service sectors; and the rise of finance as a dominant driver of economic activity, public policy, and rising inequality. The dilemmas of and struggles over the governance and reform of what has proven to be an increasingly fragile crisis-ridden order will define the social, economic and political terrain of the twenty first century.
For questions, or if you would like to present your work at the seminar, please contact the organizers, Jana Grittersova (jana.grittersova@ucr.edu) and Matthew C Mahutga (matthew.mahutga@ucr.edu).
More details at ucrpoliticaleconomy.ucr.edu