We are pleased to introduce Volume 50 Issue #2 of the URPE Newsletter. As the conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine escalate grimly and rage on, we hope that this issue of the newsletter provides readers with some, hopefully timely, perspectives on both. The implications of conflict and war for radical political economists emerge as a salient theme for this issue, which features an interdisciplinary collection of articles and thought pieces. The first op-ed by Paddy Quick shares a view of settler colonialism in the context of US history, providing food for thought for the left in terms of the Gaza crisis, while the second short piece provides a history of URPE since the Vietnam war and the questions before URPE as a radical organization. The two longer essays by Jack Rasmus and Dan Lazare provide important considerations on the Ukraine war. Al Campbell’s note introduces a progressive forum in Europe for economists and social scientists, the IIPPE.
We welcome further discussion on the URPE discussion listserv on any of the pieces, as well as more letters to the editors on the articles or on other issues of concern to URPE.
The contributions in this issue include:
- “The International Initiative for Promoting Political Economy” by Al Campbell (news), pp. 3
- “Settler-Colonialism and Genocide,” an opinion editorial (op-ed) by Paddy Quick, pp. 4–8. “URPE’s History,” a second opinion editorial (op-ed) by Paddy Quick, pp. 9–10.
- “Ukraine War Funding & Failed Russian Sanctions,” an essay by Jack Rasmus, pp. 11–17 and 1
- “What Ukrainian Military Failure Will Mean,” an essay by Daniel Lazare, pp. 18–25. Announcement about the URPE Dissertation Fellowship, pp. 26.
- Other informational items on URPE at the ASSAs and the Annual Report, pp. 27.
- The contents of the current issue of the RRPE, pp. 28
Click here to read Volume 50 #2 of the URPE Newsletter
We look forward to your comments and suggestions as well. We also look forward to your submissions – opinion editorials or longer essays – for the next issue of the newsletter (Vol. 50, Issue 3, July/August), for which a call will be sent out soon.
From newsletter editor Marianne Hill, and Steering Committee liaisons and co-editors Smita Ramnarain and Ann Davis.
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