Author profile: Sirvan Karimi

Dr. Sirvan Karimi is an Assistant Professor at the School of Public Policy and Administration, York University, Toronto, Canada. He is the author of Beyond the Welfare State: Postwar Social Settlement and Public Pension Policy in Canada and Australia (University of Toronto press, 2017) and The Tragedy of Social Democracy (Frenwood Publishing, 2015).

The Appeals and the Limits of Digital Education in the Post-Covid Era

Sirvan Karimi • Jul 28 2021 • Articles

Contrary to the views of its exponents, online teaching neither reduces educational costs nor enhances the learning capacity of students.

Comparing the Politicization of COVID-19 and the Great Depression

Sirvan Karimi • Jun 28 2020 • Articles

Just as Keynesianism was subject to political manipulation by governments to secure re-election, politicization is emerging as a hallmark to responses to COVID-19.

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