by Radhika Desai Observers have been collectively scratching their heads at the unfolding Trump presidency. Trump’s campaign braggadocio opposed the establishment of both parties and pointedly continued into his inauguration. …
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 …
This position paper from GERG research director Alan Freeman shows that certain deep, new ideas have profoundly affected economic growth and contributed to great social transformations, outlines a method to …
This year, the Society for Socialist Studies turns fifty, and we look forward to welcoming a record number of colleagues to our annual conference at Congress 2017, hosted by Ryerson …
Written by Radhika Desai Originally printed in the Winnipeg Free Press, June 30, 2016 The Brexit vote was a momentous political earthquake and the seismic shifts that caused it have …
The Geopolitical Economy Research Group (GERG) and Manchester University Press announce a new book series. It aims, inter alia, to promote ‘fresh inter- and multi-disciplinary perspectives on the most pressing …
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, …
Socialist Studies has a packed programme at the 2016 Congress of the Humanities in Calgary which opens on May 28. Reduced rate registration is open till March 31st. The programme, …
By Radhika Desai and Alan Freeman Welcome to our second bulletin. This month features a behind-the-scenes look at the world economy, and a heads-up on why Manitoba is not doing …
By Alan Freeman Welcome to our new column – and thanks to the Chamber for the invitation. Our first post ties together two news items: We are headed into a …
The website of the International Working Group on Value Theory is back online. www.copejournal.com A new feature is volume 1 of our journal, Critique of Political Economy, available free of …
The Geopolitical Economy Research Group wishes to thank all the volunteers who helped organize the very successful inaugural GERG conference that took place in Winnipeg in September. The volunteers recently …