During the pandemic and its aftermath, the world witnessed a revival of new narratives and strategies related to industrial policy in a geopolitically competitive environment. We invite Angela Wigger to reflect on the history of competition pol

Rentierism and Big Pharma — with Nick Dearden

Feb 20th, 2024 59m 35s

In this episode we do a deep dive into the realm of Big Pharma. As with Big Tech, this industry epitomises large-scale rentier income extraction by corporations. Despite the industry's assertions that the costs associated with drug research and

Asset Managers and the Rise of Rentier Capitalism — with Brett Christophers

Feb 5th, 2024 1h 1m

Embark on a journey encompassing Brett Christophers' latest three books in this Crash Course Episode. He provides a comprehensive overview of the ascent of rentier capitalism, observed in diverse forms across political economies, and hones in o

Enshittification: The Rise and Fall of Big Tech — with Cory Doctorow

Jan 24th, 2024 58m 57s

In this first Crash Course episode of the new series, we invite writer-activist Cory Doctorow to explore the rise of Rentier and Monopoly Capitalism in the tech sector. Is the platform economy in the last phase of what he calls Enshittification

The future of the EU fiscal framework — with Ludovic Suttor-Sorel

Oct 18th, 2021 1h 3m

In this special one-off we focus on European fiscal policy, following FiscalMatters' week of debate in which the future of the EU fiscal framework is discussed: “Too often important policy decisions happen behind closed doors. We need an open a

Big Tech vs The Public — with Francesca Bria

Jun 28th, 2021 51m 53s

Innovation economist and digital policy expert Francesca Bria joins us to talk about her experiences trying to counter the power of Big Tech and using technology for democratic decision making. Bria is the former CTO of the City of Barcelona an

Big Tech & the Global South — with Nandini Chami

Jun 8th, 2021 1h

In this fourth Crash Course episode of the series on Big Tech, Techno-feudalism and Democracy, we take a closer look at how we could resist the enormous and all-encompassing influence Big Tech and platform economies have on our lives. How can w

Platforms and the limits of Competition Policy — with Farwa Sial

May 24th, 2021 1h

In this third episode, we discussed the challenges that Big Tech confronts us with in terms of regulation. The platform economy has fundamentally changed our societies and has made more and more citizens dependent on less and less companies. Du

Intellectual Property & Monopoly Capitalism — with Cecilia Rikap

May 10th, 2021 1h 3m

In this second Crash Course episode of the series on Big Tech, Techno-feudalism and Democracy, we will zoom in on intellectual property. We have invited political economist Cecilia Rikap to explain where intellectual property comes from, what i

The rise of Technoscientific Capitalism with Kean Birch

Apr 26th, 2021 1h 2m

In this first Crash Course episode of our series on Big Tech, Techno-feudalism and Democracy, we take a bird’s-eye view before we dive into more specific issues in the episodes to come. To introduce you to the topic, we have invited York Univer

Arrested development and austerity: Avoiding the debt trap with Daniel Munevar & María José Romero

Mar 15th, 2021 1h 16m

Since March 2020, 80 IMF lending arrangements have been approved. These arrangements arise in an era of historical global debt levels. The world is witnessing an insufficient and inadequate multilateral response to the Covid-19 pandemic, which

Confronting Debt in the Global South with Dominic Brown

Dec 8th, 2020 1h 3m

Dominic Brown will discuss the strategies being proposed by popular movements in the Global South to confront their debt. He will reflect on current movements and their demands from a historical perspective with a focus on South Africa – his ho

What is Subordinate Financialization? with Ewa Karwowski

Nov 9th, 2020 1h 3m

Ewa Karwowski will guide us through ways to quantify and recognize financialization in the global south. Also we will discuss why this particular theoretical frame may be useful to look at contemporary issues that developing countries face and

Dependency Theory and Uneven Development with Ingrid Kvangraven

Oct 26th, 2020 1h 6m

In this episode of Crash Course Sara Murawski en Rodrigo Fernandez discuss Dependency Theory with Ingrid Kvangraven. How does dependency theory help us to formulate different answers to the problems developing countries face today. We try to un

Debt, Dependence and Development in Historical Perspective with Andew Fischer

Oct 19th, 2020 1h 6m

Sara Murawski en Rodrigo Fernandez speak with Andew Fischer about Debt, Dependence and Development in Historical Perspective.This lecture presents several past and present cases to demonstrate this dynamic and its continuing importance for faci

Monetary policy against austerity? with Daniela Gabor

Jul 15th, 2020 1h 13m

Daniela Gabor speaks with Sara Murawski and Rodrigo Fernandez about monetary policy and austerity in the fourth and final webinar of Crash Course series on monetary policy, central banks and ideology.How can monetary policy be used to prevent e

Monetary policy: effects on the Global South with Pablo Bortz

Jun 30th, 2020 1h 3m

Pablo Bortz speaks with Sara Murawski and Rodrigo Fernandez about monetary policy and the effects on the Global South in the third webinar of Crash Course series on monetary policy, central banks and ideology.In this interview we will ask what

Central banking, Finance and Power with Benjamin Braun

Jun 22nd, 2020 1h 7m

Benjamin Braun speaks with Sara Murawski and Rodrigo Fernandez about central banking, finance and power, in the second webinar of Crash Course series on monetary policy, central banks and ideology.What does the post-2007 web of interdependencie

Crisis, central banks and democratic control: the building blocks for change

Jun 15th, 2020 1h 3m

Sara Murawski en Rodrigo Fernandez speak with Jens van’t Klooster about crisis, central banks and democratic control.What are the historical origins of central bank independence? Why are central banks not fully embedded in a democratic decision

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