Course description

Please note that this course is no longer offered. Please contact the School of Social Science for further information.

Economics is often positioned as something outside our control. In everyday discussion, reinforced by mainstream media, "the economy" is spoken about as though it were a distant entity. At best, we see it as an irrelevancy to fill the nightly news with its impenetrable language, at worst, as an evil juggernaut that we are powerless to influence. In this course, we seek to reclaim economics as a transformational vehicle to create positive change within communities, by interrupting dominant economic discourses and reimagining economic possibilities. We critique mainstream economic approaches and think about how economic, social and environmental concerns can be better integrated. Clearly grounded in a community development approach, this course invites participants to reimagine the economic world, to identify alternative ways of engaging with the economy and to reposition themselves and the communities they work with - as economic actors.

PLEASE Note: this course is no longer offered. Please contact the School of Social Science for further information.

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