[Kritischestudentenutrecht] Reminder: Basta! debate - 'Rethinking Economics' tonight

[KSU]

  Rethinking economics
Datum:
do 08 mrt, 2012
Tijd:
19:30 - 22:00
Waar:
Kargadoor, Oudegracht 36,
Utrecht<http://www.kritischestudenten.nl/locaties/kargadoor/>

The financial crisis has made a rethinking of economics more urgent than
ever. KSU/Basta! aims to contribute to the discussion about the direction
of economics both within academia and in the public debate. Guestspeaker:
Irene van Staveren.

[image: Meld je aan op Facebook, en nodig je vrienden
uit!]<http://www.facebook.com/events/331240636918126>To
that effect it started organizing a series of reading groups, the first of
which, titled ‘Roots of the Crisis &
Cuts<http://www.kritischestudenten.nl/project/reading-groups/>‘,
culminated in this evening of discussion.

First guestspeaker Irene van Staveren will set forth her views on how
academic economics should change in response to its failure in predicting
and coping with the financial crisis, followed by a debate with the
audience. Then there will be a discussion between organizers from all over
the country (and the audience) on how to educate the broader public on
economical and political issues and, more importantly, how to draw the
public into a more active participation, both in debate and in action.

*Speaker:*

*Irene van Staveren <http://www.mejudice.nl/auteur/849/irene-van-staveren> *
Professor Development Economics
Launch Committee World Economics Association
Member of the Utrecht Sustainable Finance
Lab<http://www.sustainablefinancelab.nl/>
 thinktank

(Arjo Klamer, previously expected as a second speaker, is unfortunately
unable to attend)

*Recommended Reading:*

   - Robert Johnson. “Economics: A Profession At Sea. How to keep
   economists from missing the next financial crisis”. Time, January
19, 2012.<http://business.time.com/2012/01/19/economists-a-profession-at-sea/#ixzz1ju8eAEzK>
   - Irene van Staveren, *The Values of Economics. An Aristotelian
   Perspective*. London: Routledge,
2001.<http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=103333324> Preface:
   “Somewhere along the route of modernisation economics has lost its
   connection to the most basic characteristics of human behaviour.”
   - Irene van Staveren, interview by De Groene Amsterdammer, April 4, 2011
   (Dutch).  <http://www.groene.nl/2011/wetenschappers/irene-van-staveren>

*Free entrance. Language: English*
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <https://lists.aktivix.org/pipermail/kritischestudentenutrecht/attachments/20120308/78057b1a/attachment.html>