The 1919 Winnipeg General Strike was followed with great interest by people around the world, says Dr. Bryan Palmer, Professor Emeritus at Trent University. Professor Palmer was speaking at the 14th Forum of the World Association for Political Economy entitled Class, State and Nation in the 21st Century, held in Winnipeg July 19-21, 2019. Videography …
By María Páez Victor, MA, Ph.D. Venezuelan–Canadian sociologist, winner of the Distinguished Achievement Award in Political Economy for the 21st Century, Keynote speech at 14th Forum of the World Association of Political Economy (WAPE), Winnipeg, 20 July 2019 Amidst the cacophony of misinformation about Venezuela there are three key questions that need answers: 1) What …
Originally printed on October 5, 2018 at Classic 107 With the municipal election only weeks away, we thought we’d delve into the role arts and culture plays in civic politics. Alan Freeman is a cultural economist. He was the principal economists with the Greater London Authority for 10 years, and, up until just recently he …
Manitoba’s film and cultural industries are in great shape. The film industry in the province alone has grown an average of over 4% each year since 2011, and that’s good news for the economy and those working in the industry. But the Conservative government of Manitoba might cut the popular film tax credit, which was …
Professor Johnny Marquez is a Venezuelan lawyer, diplomat and scholar and president of the Latin American and Caribbean Center for Energy and Environment Studies. He spoke about the history of petroleum development in Venezuela and its importance to the Caribbean region. Sponsors: Venezuela Peace Committee Geopolitical Economy Research Group Global Political Economy Program Association of …
GERG Director Radhika Desai was featured in a new talk held at “The Long End of the First World War: Ruptures, Continuities and Memories.” HERRENHAUSEN SYMPOSIUM, MAY 8 – 10, 2017 Organizers: Volkswagen Foundation (https://www.volkswagenstiftung.de/en….), Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient Berlin, German Historical Institute London and Leibniz University of Hannover The Herrenhausen Symposium “The Long End of …
GERG directors recently visited New Zealand/Aotearoa at the invitation of the Living Wage Movement, where the two biggest cities – Auckland and Wellington – have just implemented the Living Wage. They spoke with activists from the movement, staff of the two councils and staff at the Southern Initiative, a unit of Auckland District Council which …
GERG, along with the University of Winnipeg Manitoba Chair for Global Governance Studies, the University of Manitoba Institute for the Humanities and Peace Alliance Winnipeg are happy to present panel discussions and lectures by three distinguished speakers, Roger Annis, Paul Kellogg, and Mahdi Nazemroata on the dangers on Western militarism and the place of NATO …
Digging into Manitoba Premier Brian Palister’s promise to evaluate the return to arts investment, CBC interviewed GERG research director Alan Freeman about the economic impact of creativity. The answer is ‘a billion new dollars over the next five years – if you do it right’. The interview says why. Share and don’t miss! CBC Report …
On February 5, 2016 – Super Tuesday – the Geopolitical Economic Research Group hosted a panel discussion on the American elections. With the help of the moderator, Dr. Todd Scarth, the panelists shared their opinions on the election, analyzed the rise of Trump and discussed potential reverberations of the American election around the world. The …