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PINE University Maastricht - Pluralism in Economics

PINE is a student initiative with the goal of promoting pluralism in the economics curricula of Maastricht University.

For this purpose, we organise events such as lectures, workshops and reading circles. PINE is a local group of Rethinking Economics NL.

09/05/2023

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PINE Maastricht is happy to announce a two-part event series on capitalism, economics, and sustainability with Dr. Constantijn van Aartsen. The event is going to consist of two sessions: a lecture and a workshop.
Constantijn is an interdisciplinary Post-Doc Researcher at the Law Faculty and works on behalf of the Elverding Chair on Sustainable Business, Culture and Corporate Regulation. His current research focuses on questions of corporate regulation, sustainability, and political economy. Furthermore, Constantijn is currently working on his second book, titled “The scientific foundation and limits of economic theories of the firm”.

The event aims for an interdisciplinary approach and no prior knowledge about economics is required.

Session 1: Capitalism, Economics, and Sustainability 🌱
In this lecture, we'll be exploring the connection between capitalism and economics and whether a capitalist society can be sustainable.
📆Date: Tuesday, 16.05.2023
📍Location: UCM Lecture Hall
⏰Time: 18:30

Session 2: Transcending Capitalism💸
This workshop explores how we can rethink the relationship between people, states, and markets with the aim to transcend capitalism and shift towards a sustainable society and economy.
📆Date: Wednesday, 17.05.2023
📍Location: To be announced
⏰Time: 18:30

15/04/2023

Dear Pluralists! We are happy to announce that we are co-organising a guest lecture with Abel Diaz Gonzalez for this years Sustainability Week! Join us on Monday from 12:30 to 13:00 for an enlightening and thought-provoking lecture that delves into the exciting world of social enterprises and their role in shaping a sustainable future. Discover how these enterprises are redefining the relationship between businesses and society, and explore the inspiring success stories of innovative and impactful social enterprises. Dr. Abel Diaz Gonzales will shed light on the main challenges faced by social enterprises and the ecosystem they operate in, and provide valuable insights on how to support their growth and create positive social change. Sign up using the link in our bio!

10/04/2023

Dear Pluralists🤓,
PINE proudly presents the UCM course, Social Studies of Finance: The Making (and Taking) of Value in the Financialization of Our Lives (SSC2070). This course is a concrete attempt to diversify the learning of economic issues and educate students to look at the financialization reality surrounding them with critical eyes. That is why any UM student should have the opportunity to gain some insights from it. SSC2070 opens its doors for the first year and invites you to attend its Tuesday lectures, 9:00 - 11:00, Room ZW4 D1.037. Take advantage of the opportunity to attend one of the following events!🥳

(Lecture 4 and 6 working titles will be known in the following weeks)

1. 18/04 - Dr. Janosch Prinz - Democratizing Money and Finance
2. 25/04 - Dr. Jacob Ward - Financing the Information Age: Privatisation, Information Technology, and the City of London
3. 2/05 - Dr. Christoph Rausch - Better than Gold: Art in Storage and the Making of Financial Value
4. 9/05 - Anna Custers - TBA
5. 16/05 - Dr. Miriam Meissner - Environmental Crisis and Degrowth
6. 23/05 - Dr. Natascha van der Zwan - TBA

Register here: https://forms.gle/jSH2JZkmejwsPeER9

17/03/2023

Dear Pluralists🤓
As promised, here is the big news!
PINE is happy to announce a new concept series of events: The Economic Living Room!
What is it about? We will host semi-guided discussions on some hot topics in the economic discourse. We want this to be a way to strengthen our community by sharing ideas informally and bonding over free drinks and food! Austerity & Fascism will be in our Living Room next Monday, UCM room D0.033 starting from 18:30. Our discussion will be opened by some insights from Clara Mattei, a political economist at The New School for Social Research, recently published book “How Economists Invented Austerity & Paved the Way to Fascism”. Again, this concept series is open to students; no background research will be needed! Everyone is welcome in PINE Economic Living Room! What are you waiting? Join our sofa this Monday! 🛋

16/03/2023

Dear Pluralists🤓,
Soon you’ll get some more news on our following events! However, before that, join us tonight at the Committee fair in UCM Central Hall, from 19:00-21:00, to meet again and get some spoilers on our next concept event series, “The Economic Living Room”!🛋

01/11/2022

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We are very honoured to welcome Dr. Patrick Kaczmarczyk for our very first guest lecture this academic year!

Competition fosters economic development! Or at least that’s what is being suggested by neoliberal politicians and many mainstream economists alike. But is that actually the case? In times of persistent economic crises and global inequality, shouldn’t we completely rethink the models we base such conclusions on? Dr. Kaczmarczyk offers a refreshing alternative which focuses around international collaboration instead of an “every man for himself” mentality, which can even be harmful to our collective economic wellbeing.

Patrick completed his PhD at Sheffield University and Sciences Po. Prior to that he worked as a consultant at the United Nations on questions of capital market stability in developing and emerging economies. He is currently working as a policy consultant at the SPD economic forum. In addition to his academic and policymaking work, which is broadly related to dynamic theories of economic development and sustainability, he has also published his first book, “Kampf der Nationen” (Clash of Nations) earlier this year. Patrick is currently working on releasing his second book, which is dealing with social, political and of course economic questions in a broad scope. The views and arguments he will convey are his personal views and not those of any of the organizations that he is or has been associated with.

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https://forms.gle/naYFBLSGNNX9z1bg6

18/10/2022

At the end of August, one of our members joined the Rethinking Economics International Gathering 2022 in France. Although two months have passed, we want to share our group's key takeaways from this experience.

(1) Representatives from local and national groups from all around the world participated in the gathering, emphasizing more than ever that Rethinking Economics is an international movement of which PINE Maastricht is proudly part.

(2) Despite the attendees’ diverse backgrounds, common values and visions, as well as the shared struggle against real-world problems, such as climate change, inequality, and discrimination, built a strong base for discussion and exchange.

(3) Ultimately, highlighting and discussing the motivation for pluralism in economics matters equally as the emphasis on interdisciplinary as well as methodological and epistemological discourses. These motivations closely relate to the above-mentioned real-world problems and require the consideration of various viewpoints, especially those that economists often overhear.

(4) Lastly, we want to empahsize the importance of collective action to change the economics profession for the people and the planet. This implies collaborating with other social and academic movements that fight for a more just world. As future economists, we must remember that an economics degree gives no more legitimation to criticize economics, but that this criticism is open to all, especially those most affected by it.

18/09/2022

We would like to invite you all to our first Open Meeting of this academic year. We are going to meet up this upcoming Monday, September 19th at 6:30pm in the UCM building (Zwingelput 4), room D0.037. At PINE, we want to assess the current curriculum and learn more about various economic schools of thought. To do that we organize regular meetings, guest lectures, workshops and book circles. As the modern world becomes increasingly more complex, the field of economics needs to become more interdisciplinary and can learn a lot from fields such as sociology, political science, law and others. We are therefore by no means restricted to any disciplines and would be more than happy to welcome people from diverse academic backgrounds. We‘d be very happy to see many new (and maybe some familiar) faces.

15/06/2022

In this third episode of our Conversations with Deans series we talk with prof. dr. Wilko Letterie from Maastricht University. Again, diving deeper into the strengths of the university and its economics programme and discuss how the university’s vision of economics education relates to the values of RE:NL. The overarching goal of the series is to get a better understanding of the status of economics education in the Netherlands. The interview was conducted by Hannah Scheibe and Moritz Odersky with the support of Jan Frohn.

Check out the interview on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myB64WhVbzo (or as a podcast on Spotify).

Thanks to the dedication and enthusiasm of all the project members. Let’s keep the conversation going!

Adres

Maastricht

Website

http://pine-maastricht.nl/

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