Congratulations to our colleagues at NSSR and Parsons, who were recently awarded a $225,000 Sawyer Seminar Grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation! Among other faculty members, Heilbroner Faculty Fellow Victoria Hattam will help design a seminar series on “Imaginative Mobilities” that will reframe the debate on the nature, purpose, and future of borders. “If we
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Feminism, Capitalism, and Critique: A book excerpt from Banu Bargu and Chiara Bottici
New School Professors Banu Bargu (Politics) and Chiara Bottici (Philosophy) recently teamed up to co-edit a collection of essays inspired by the work of the legendary Nancy Fraser. Below, please find an excerpt from the book. To read the whole passage, please visit Public Seminar. To purchase the book, please visit Springer Press. “Since the
Co-Director Julia Ott Published in Washington Post; “It’s not Wall Street that needs to be unleashed – it’s government.”
Professor Julia Ott, co-director of the Heilbroner Center, was recently published in the Washington Post, arguing that “private-sector finance — Wall Street — has historically played a relatively minor role in funding innovation compared with the public sector and with internal reinvestment by large corporations….Democrats need to ignore [such] tiresome canards and rededicate themselves to
Graduate Fellow Ibrahim Shikaki: The Political Economy of Prolonged Occupation in Palestine
Over the summer, Heilbroner Center graduate fellow Ibrahim Shikaki was asked to write a report on the long term effects of occupation on the political economy of Palestine by the Association of International Development Agencies in Palestine. The forthcoming report discusses the structural transformation of the economy, and sheds light on conflict from an International Humanitarian
Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis: “GOP Tax Plan Ignores Regressive Retirement Tax Breaks”
The New School’s Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis (SCEPA) has released new analysis of retirement savings in the United States and their relationship to the proposed 2017 GOP tax plan. According to SCEPA, the current system of retirement tax breaks are “are highly regressive, giving 66% of the benefits to those in the top
Book Launch: Feminism, Capitalism, and Critique: Essays in honor of Nancy Fraser
Please join the Heilbroner Center for Captialism Studies in celebrating the launch of Banu Bargu and Chiara Bottici’s new book, Feminism, Capitalism, and Critique: Essays in Honor of Nancy Fraser. The launch will take place Wednesday, October 4th at 7:00 PM in the Klein Conference Room, 66 W. 12th Street, room 510. There will also be
Professor Willi Semmler and Former Fellow Damien Parker Published in New Book on Inequality and Finance From Springer Press
Congratulations to former Heilbroner student fellow Damien Parker and current New School economics professor Willi Semmler on their forthcoming publication from Springer Press. The team’s essay, “Asset Accumulation with Heterogeneous Households: The Rise of Wealth Disparity,” is being published in Springer’s new book, Inequality and Finance in Macrodynamics. Both the book and paper are available for
October 6th and 7th: Global Histories of Capital Conference
Please join the New School and New York University for this year’s Global Histories of Capital Conference. This year’s theme is “Global Histories of Capitalism: New Perspectives on the Global South”, and features such speakers as the Heilbroner Center’s own Julia Ott, alongside others from New York University, The New School, and elsewhere. The keynote
Book Launch: Uneasy Street, by Rachel Sherman
The Heilbroner Center for Capitalism Studies and Sociology Department at The New School for Social Research invite you to join us to celebrate Rachel Sherman’s newest book: Monday, September 11, at 6pm – 63 Fifth Ave, Room 700 Rachel Sherman is Associate Professor of Sociology at The New School for Social Research. Uneasy Street is
Rachel Sherman in Items: What It Means to Be Entitled
Rachel Sherman, Associate Professor of Sociology, HCCS Faculty Fellow & Director of Graduate Studies at Sociology Department at The New School for Social Research, based on research among New Yorkers in the “1 percent”, uncovers the ways they understand and legitimize their wealth, in part through distinguishing their situation from other people of means who may