This online international seminar series is built upon the joint Lecture Series in Advanced Political Economy (SAPE) by SOAS University of London and The New School for Social Research in New York in 2021-23. With an additional partner The Center for Heterodox Economics (CHE) at the University of Tulsa, this seminar series will connect the academic discussions to the real-world power struggle and workers’ everyday lives.
We will talk about current affairs, trends in production and work, and their implications on trade unions and the working-class movement. Each week, we will invite leading experts on the subject and analyse what’s been going on by identifying key challenges.
Together with the audience, we want to think about how we can fight against the challenges and build a movement toward a more systematic change.
The Price of consumption: Workers' Solidarity in Global Production Chains will be delivered by Andrea Ricci, Nikolaos Chatzarakis and chaired by Costas Lapavitsas.
Andrea is Tenured Assistant Professor at the University of Urbino, where he teaches international economics and Macroeconomics. He obtained an MA in International Relations from the Graduate Institute of Geneva and a PhD in Political Economy from the Università Politecnica delle Marche (Ancona). His research interests focus on international economics, political economy, and social and political philosophy.
Nikolaos is Assistant Professor of Economics at The New School for Social Research. He holds a PhD in political economy from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. His research interests include political economy, cyclical growth, and general relativity
Costas is Professor of Economics at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. His research during the last few years has focused on the Eurozone and the financialisation of capitalism. He has published widely in the academic field, taught at several well-known universities, and writes for the international and the Greek press. In January 2015 he was elected in the Greek Parliament with the incoming SYRIZA party.
Application deadline: 7 January 2026
Price: Free for affiliates and non-affiliates.
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