International Student Initiative for Pluralist Economics
January 01, 1970
The International Student Initiative for Pluralist Economics (ISIPE) is an alliance of university student groups and societies from several countries campaigning for a reform of economics education and research. Founded in early 2014, the Initiative brings together various groups that had previously operated at a local or national level such as Rethinking Economics. It argues for a reorientation of the discipline toward pluralism in university curricula as well as research activity, involving the inclusion and equal treatment of heterodox approaches, greater interdisciplinarity, as well as increased awareness of methodological issues, the history of economic thought, and economic history.
In the second half of the 20th century, the discipline of economics came to be increasingly dominated by what is seen by the Initiative as a fundamentally uniform, monolithic approach (which may be referred to as mainstream, neoclassical, orthodox, or dominant paradigm economics), with alternatives becoming marginalised in education and research. The case for pluralism in economics had previously been made by similar initiatives such as the '1992 Plea' organised by FEED.[1] The 2007 financial crisis and its aftermath appear to have provided new impetus, with various new organisations having been founded since then.[2]
In May 2014, The Guardian reported that in nineteen countries students criticised economics courses for falling wider society.[3]
Manifestoedit
ISIPE released an international manifesto on 5 May 2014.[4] The manifesto took the form of an open letter, signed by 42 student groups across 19 countries.
The release of the international manifesto was met with a large media echo in various countries.[5] As of 29 May 2014, 2400 individuals in 99 countries, mostly from academia, have signed up in support of the plea.[6]
Since the release of the manifesto, the initiative has grown significantly, now comprising 65 student groups from 30 countries.[7]
Political alignmentedit
ISIPE aims to be politically neutral. Its objective is not to promote a particular point of view or methodology, but to promote the idea that having multiple points of view and multiple methodologies is a good thing. While some associated with the movement are primarily interested in certain branches of economics, the movement itself aims promote non-orthodox economic thought in general. Various groups have called for the inclusion of both Marxian and Austrian Schools of thought in the economics curriculum, representing almost polar opposites of the political spectrum.
^"ISIPE website List of supporters". Retrieved 2 June 2014.
^"ISIPE website List of student group signatories". Retrieved 2 June 2014.
External linksedit
Official Website of ISIPE
January 01, 1970
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources International Student Initiative for Pluralist Economics news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2017 Learn how and when to remove this message The International Student Initiative for Pluralist Economics ISIPE is an alliance of university student groups and societies from several countries campaigning for a reform of economics education and research Founded in early 2014 the Initiative brings together various groups that had previously operated at a local or national level such as Rethinking Economics It argues for a reorientation of the discipline toward pluralism in university curricula as well as research activity involving the inclusion and equal treatment of heterodox approaches greater interdisciplinarity as well as increased awareness of methodological issues the history of economic thought and economic history Contents 1 Background 2 Manifesto 3 Political alignment 4 Membership 5 References 6 External linksBackground editIn the second half of the 20th century the discipline of economics came to be increasingly dominated by what is seen by the Initiative as a fundamentally uniform monolithic approach which may be referred to as mainstream neoclassical orthodox or dominant paradigm economics with alternatives becoming marginalised in education and research The case for pluralism in economics had previously been made by similar initiatives such as the 1992 Plea organised by FEED 1 The 2007 financial crisis and its aftermath appear to have provided new impetus with various new organisations having been founded since then 2 In May 2014 The Guardian reported that in nineteen countries students criticised economics courses for falling wider society 3 Manifesto editISIPE released an international manifesto on 5 May 2014 4 The manifesto took the form of an open letter signed by 42 student groups across 19 countries The release of the international manifesto was met with a large media echo in various countries 5 As of 29 May 2014 2400 individuals in 99 countries mostly from academia have signed up in support of the plea 6 Since the release of the manifesto the initiative has grown significantly now comprising 65 student groups from 30 countries 7 Political alignment editISIPE aims to be politically neutral Its objective is not to promote a particular point of view or methodology but to promote the idea that having multiple points of view and multiple methodologies is a good thing While some associated with the movement are primarily interested in certain branches of economics the movement itself aims promote non orthodox economic thought in general Various groups have called for the inclusion of both Marxian and Austrian Schools of thought in the economics curriculum representing almost polar opposites of the political spectrum Membership editThe founding organisations of ISIPE are citation needed Sociedad de Economia Critica Argentina y Uruguay Argentina Gesellschaft fur Plurale Okonomik Wien Austria Nova Agora Brazil Mouvement etudiant quebecois pour un enseignement pluraliste de l economie Canada Estudios Nueva Economia Chile Det Samfundsokonomiske Selskab DSS Denmark Post Crash Economics Society Essex England Cambridge Society for Economic Pluralism England Better Economics UCL Archived 2014 05 04 at the Wayback Machine England Post Crash Economics Society Manchester England SOAS Open Economics Forum England Alternative Thinking for Economics Society Sheffield University England LSE Post Crash Economics England Pour un Enseignement Pluraliste de l Economie dans le Superieur PEPS Economie France Netzwerk Plurale Okonomik Network for Pluralist Economics Germany Oikos Koln Germany Real World Economics Mainz Germany Kritische WissenschaftlerInnen Berlin Germany Arbeitskreis Plurale Okonomik Bayreuth Germany Arbeitskreis Plurale Okonomik Munchen Germany Oikos Leipzig Germany Was ist Okonomie Berlin Germany Impuls fur eine neue Wirtschaft Erfurt Germany Ecoation Augsburg Germany Kritische Okonomen Frankfurt Germany Arbeitskreis Plurale Okonomik Hamburg Germany Real World Economics Heidelberg Germany Stundent HUB Weltethos Institut Tubingen Archived 2014 06 28 at the Wayback Machine Germany LIE Lost in Economics e V Regensburg Germany Jodhpur University Heterdox Economics Association India Economics Student Forum Haifa Israel Economics Student Forum Tel Aviv Israel Rethinking Economics Italia Italy Oeconomicus Economic Club MGIMO Archived 2014 05 04 at the Wayback Machine Russia Glasgow University Real World Economics Society Scotland Movement for Pluralistic Economics Slovenia Post Crash Barcelona Spain Lunds Kritiska Ekonomer Sweden Handels Students for Sustainability Sweden PEPS Helvetia Switzerland Rethinking Economics UK UK Rethinking Economics NL Netherlands Rethinking Economics New York United States Sociedad de Economia Critica Argentina y Uruguay UruguayReferences edit A Plea for a Pluralistic and Rigorous Economics American Economic Review 82 2 xxv Portcullis House Press Release Rethinking Economics March 2014 Retrieved 28 April 2014 Economics students call for shakeup of the way their subject is taught TheGuardian com 4 May 2014 Economics students call for shakeup of the way their subject is taught Phillip Inman The Guardian 4 May 2014 Retrieved 4 May 2014 ISIPE website Press Retrieved 2 June 2014 ISIPE website List of supporters Retrieved 2 June 2014 ISIPE website List of student group signatories Retrieved 2 June 2014 External links editOfficial Website of ISIPE Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title International Student Initiative for Pluralist Economics amp oldid 1137030163, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
