Alasdair S. Roberts

May 21

Foreign Policy publishes article on the crisis of neoliberalism

Foreign Policy has just published my article, The Government We Deserve. “Something is rotten in these United States, and Americans know it. As usual, the focal point of their anger is Washington’s dysfunctional politics and partisan bickering. But the problem isn’t just the decline of civility in the halls of the Capitol. It’s much bigger. Today the country is reaping the foul harvest of policy decisions it has enthusiastically endorsed over the last 30 years.”

May 1

Bloomberg publishes article on Occupy movement

Bloomberg’s Echoes blog has just published my short piece, Can Occupy Wall Street Replace the Labor Movement?, in time for International Workers Day. Photo: Solidarity Day in Washington, September 1981.

Apr 30

May newsletter for Governance is now available

The May newsletter for Governance is now available here. The newsletter profiles (among other things) an article by Peter Aucoin on the “new political governance” which has already been discussed in the Toronto Star and Canberra Times.

Apr 19

YouTube video about new book

Cornell University Press has produced a short YouTube video about America’s First Great Depression:

Apr 11

Talk at Central Translation Bureau, Beijing

I gave a talk on April 10 at the Central Compilation and Translation Bureau in Beijing, along with John McMillan, Information Commissioner of Australia. The talk was organized by the Bureau in partnership with the Carter Center in Atlanta.

Apr 5

Library Journal reviews America’s First Great Depression

The April 1 issue of Library Journal provides a review of America’s First Great Depression. ”This timely book will be of great use not just to students of economic history but also to readers who wish to find historical precedent for today’s uncertain, turbulent times.” Read the review.

Apr 5

Lecture on transparency in Beijing, April 8

I’ll be giving a public lecture in Beijing on April 8 with John McMillan, Information Commissioner of Australia. The lecture is organized by Tsinghua University Law School in conjunction with the Carter Center. We’ll also participate in an all-day forum at the law school on April 9.

Apr 4

April newsletter for Governance now posted

The April newsletter for Governance is now posted. Features open access to commentaries on Belgium’s 600-day period without a new government; access to a talk by Brigid Laffan on the Eurozone crisis; and other material.

Apr 2

History News Network reviews America’s First Great Depression

History News Network has posted a review of America’s First Great Depression, written by Jim Cullen, HNN book review editor. Read the review.

Apr 1

International Affairs reviews Logic of Discipline

The journal International Affairs has published a review of The Logic of Discipline. The book “comes to us in the long tradition of Polanyian political economy, analysing the embeddedness of markets in their social and political context.” Access the review.