Rethinking Economics

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The University of Manchester’s Post-Crash Economics Society and Rethinking Economics launched a report examining whether the economics curriculum is capable of tackling the world’s mounting crises: https://lnkd.in/gBBVdZwm Global Development Institute undergraduate and report contributor Sammi Dé wrote a blog about the report’s conception and his views surrounding the limitations of mainstream economic pedagogies: https://lnkd.in/eQ8bKqgf So which institutes are stuck in the past and which are ready for the 21st century? “The University of Manchester has been ranked in the second-lowest category… and identified as ‘stuck in the past’. In contrast, SOAS University of London and the University of Greenwich were the only curriculums evaluated as sufficient for the 21st century. These universities’ economics courses are considered pluralist and critical, incorporating significant discussions of issues of ecological sustainability, colonialism and inequality,” writes Sammi.

Mainstream economics is failing us when it comes to climate breakdown. Read the new Economists for Future blog on why mainstream econ must respond to this criticism & change its approach: https://bit.ly/3D7Uwj5

We are thrilled to have contributed a piece to the December issue of Alliance magazine dubbed the ✨ New Economy ✨ feature. 🫱https://lnkd.in/euXsNwRX 🫲 Here, Rethinking Economics International's staff team members Sonal Raghuvanshi, Ross Cathcart, Sara Al-Mahdi write about how we need a new generation of economic practitioners/economists that can challenge economic orthodoxy in government, media, business, and policymaking. This won’t just emerge from new research institutes.

Come along on Monday afternoon to hear the launch of the A Level Economics curriculum revision in the Tracked Changes project of Teach the Future and Students Organising for Sustainability (SOS-UK). These two student organisations worked with academics and teachers to rewrite the English national curriculum documents to include sustainability. Economics is the first of the A Level subjects to be rewritten, and not a moment too soon. Our economies drive the metacrisis, so it's high time to redesign economics curricula to support meeting human needs within planetary boundaries. Register here: https://lnkd.in/e3GwXqMS Regenerative Economics for Secondary Schools Michelle Blanchet Sonal Patel Doughnut Economics Action Lab (DEAL) NELA. Next Economy Lab Rethinking Economics Partners for a New Economy Economists for Future alv foundation Laura Haverkamp Laurence Jones-Williams Katy Shields Alex Catallo Campion Amanda Eve Jardine-Young Richard Donnelly Global Action Plan Dr Morgan Phillips Amy Thompson Emma Woods Jonathan Dawson Jay Tompt Şerban Scrieciu Jo Sayers Rebecca Thornton Emily G. Emma Pilling

We've been named by Rethinking Economics as one of the UK’s top two institutions for 21st-century economics education! 🏆 The report assessed the landscape of economics education across 20 universities in the UK, to better equip present and future students to overcome political and economic shifts impacting society. Read more about the new report, and how we’re shaping the future of economics. https://bit.ly/41ndD2K

Another idea for a world #BeyondGDP... This one already has some international backing but also some flaws. Let us know your thoughts on it! #GrossDomesticProduct #GDP #BeyondGDP

On the 5th November I had the chance to speak at Rethinking Economics’ national report launch at UCL. The launch also featured talks from Ha-Joon Chang (!), Yuan Yang MP, as well as Carolina Alves, all of whom I was lucky enough to speak with. The new report is essentially a scaled-up version of the health-check I co-authored with the Post-Crash Economics Society last semester. It demonstrates some shocking findings regarding the pervasive rigidity of undergraduate economics curriculums around the UK: 75% of universities do not teach any ecological economics; 55% do not provide meaningful teaching on slavery, colonialism or neocolonialism; 88.3% of theory modules purport mainstream neoclassical ideas; and economics, for the most part, is taught in isolation from other social sciences. Our society’s campaign efforts are therefore not some abstract, theoretical play. We believe that real change– climate justice, reduced inequalities, racial justice, ending hunger, etc.– will never occur so long as pedagogies remain dogmatic and outdated. I also had the opportunity to write a section of the foreword of the new report, which you can read here (page 4): https://lnkd.in/e9EM2S6w I have written a blog for the Global Development Institute website reflecting on the event: https://lnkd.in/e8tj2ad9

At Research & Degrowth International we are looking for an intern to take over communication tasks of the association. If you're interested in joining our team please apply by December 9th. You can find all information about the position and the application process on https://lnkd.in/eDWemBb4

Dear fellow UNFCCC COP process nerds: Remember how Denmark wrote the textbook on 'how to not run a COP' in 2009? At COP29, Azerbaijan is about to unlock a whole new level Here’s quick comparison: DENMARK (2009): • Wrote texts behind closed doors • Created a "VIP club" of nations • Ignored UN consensus rules • Rushed backroom deals • Controlled every draft AZERBAIJAN (2024): • Forced all talks through presidency • No public negotiation sessions • Switched to "penholder” mode • Centralized text control • Limited key discussions The brutal truth? Both chose control over facilitation. And it backfired. Hard. Why this matters RIGHT NOW: 1. Trust is everything in negotiations. When you play gatekeeper instead of facilitator, negotiations die. 2. Power moves that look smart (controlling texts, limiting talks) create the exact gridlock you’re trying to prevent. 3. The system keeps forgetting: Process design shapes outcomes more than political will ever will. THE BIG LESSON: You can't control your way to consensus. The architecture of the talks matters if you want to avoid the politics. And right now, that architecture is broken. Process design is destiny in climate talks. And people keep getting it wrong.