Environmental Conflict: A Misnomer?
It is no longer possible to see environmental issues as neutral, detached from the social world – they must be understood as political problems with social drivers.
Review – Globalisation and the Critique of Political Economy
An impressive contribution to debates over how to interpret Marx which speaks authoritatively on issues such as Marx’s supposed Eurocentrism.
The BRICS: Rhetoric or Reality?
The BRICs have been portrayed as a new paradigm threatening the contemporary liberal world order. Yet, there is also disagreement and competition between BRICs states.
After Crisis: A Marxist Take on Capital and Labour after the Financial Crisis
As the cases of Sweden and the UK show, regardless of the uneven structures and development of capitalism, there has been an attack on labour by capital after the crisis.
Towards a Queer Political Economy of Sex Work
Queering sex work creates room to examine the potential fluidity of gender and sexual power relations in the interactions between sex workers and their customers.
Sacred Cows and the Idea of Political Economy in Southern Africa
South African politics must move beyond narrow thinking and recognise political economy as a tool not only for sound analysis, but also for good policy-making.
The Political Economy of Biodiversity Banking
Monetising ecosystems, emissions, Species and global-commons in has evolved the ideology from ‘selling nature in order to save it’ to ‘saving nature in order to trade it’
Civilisation in the Scottish Enlightenment
The concept of civilisation that emerged from Scottish Enlightenment was understood as an internally diverse cultural formation and a historically fluid process.
Interview – Minqi Li
Professor Li discusses crises of the global economy, the significance of ecological limits to growth, and the imperative for an alternative socialist world system.
Oil Prices, OPEC, and Oil Crisis: Collateral Damage in a Greater Game
With oil prices tumbling downward some are rejoicing, but by refusing to cut production OPEC has jeopardised the economy of some of its member states.
