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Reader in Political Economy & Political Science Background:
Visiting fellow - Leicester University
Visiting researcher - Swedish Institute for Social Research, University of Stockholm
Visiting researcher - Arbetslivscentrum, Stockholm
Visiting researcher - National Institute for Worklife Research, Stockholm
Visiting fellow - Department of Political Economy, University of Sydney
Visiting fellow - School of Sociology, Politics & Anthrop, La Trobe University
Visiting researcher - Arbetslivsinstitutet, Stockholm
Lecturer, School of Humanities, Griffith University
Research Interests:
History and theory of political economy
Political economy of Australia
Comparative political economy
Comparative analysis of unemployment in OECD countries
Theory and practice of social democracy
Macro-policy involvements of trade unions
New political institutions in the rich democracies
Debates over state capacity in the rich countries (including debates over theories of the state)
Economic policy debates in Australia
Post-keynesian political economy and its policy implications
Institutional (and other heterodox) approaches to the relations between (a) the economy and politics and (b) the economy and society
Problems with contemporary politics
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