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IIPP is making available up to 15 places for policymakers on its groundbreaking Rethinking Capitalism module, running 8 January 鈥� 24 March 2025
The in-person only course will examine the contemporary global political economy as a complex system, facing historically rooted 鈥榞rand challenges鈥�, including the legacies of colonialism, climate change and ecological crises, challenges around productivity, growth, wages, and inequality, and the relationship between investment, financial markets, and financial and political instability.听 he course will ask the question鈥攚hat do we mean by capitalism, and what COULD we mean? The course combines academic lectures from some of the world鈥檚 leading new economic thinkers with policy lectures from leading policy makers and influencers.听The course convenor will be IIPP Visiting Professor of Practice Damon Silvers.听Lecturers will include IIPP faculty including Prof. Mariana Mazzucatto, Prof. Carlota Perez, Dr Carolina Alves and a range of distinguished scholars from around the globe.听Past lecturers in this course have included Prof. , Prof. ,听笔谤辞蹿. ,听笔谤辞蹿. Jayati Ghosh听and听IIPP Honorary Professor . Small group seminars will be paired with lectures and bring together participating policymakers to explore the course's subject matter in the light of your experiences across national and international contexts.
The module will help students develop their critical thinking and make the connections between economic theory, politics, economic history and real-world policy issues. It will provide an introduction to a range of different economic perspectives, including Neoclassical, post-Keynesian, Schumpeterian, ecological, evolutionary and institutional economics theories and how they are both rooted in economic history and lead to different public policies.听
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The course is suitable for policymakers from a wide range of backgrounds (including听think tanks or NGOs as well as civil servants) but you should be actively working on economic or public policy issues. Having some academic background in economics or a related social science would be an advantage. Policy makers will not be assessed but will receive a certificate of attainment upon completion of the course.
Key details
Term dates:听10-week course, 8 January - 24听March 2025听(reading week with no teaching 12 February)
Times:听Lectures: Weekly in-person lectures at 皇家华人 central London campus, 2 hours long, Thursday 14-16h.
Seminars: Weekly in-person seminars will be 60-90 minutes long on Fridays. Seminars will be scheduled according to group size and availability.
Fees:听拢1,200
Closing date:听1st November听2024