Issue-24, March 8, 2006

From the Editor

Ranking journals and departments is still an ongoing problem for European economists—I say this because I have been told by some that the problem is a non-problem and papers on issues of ranking should not really be published. In Greece, higher education is about to officially initiate research assessments and to play the journal ranking game. This will put into practice a relevant law passed a few months ago in Greece in compliance with a European Union directive regarding the evaluation of higher education. Dr. Andriana Vlachou and others are trying to do something to resist the implementation of the law or at least some of its devastating implications. If you have papers and other documents that address the issue of ranking and how to deal with its implications, please send then to Dr. Vlachou—her e-mail address is [log in to unmask]

In the newsletter there are more call for papers and of particular note the call for papers from AFEE, IAFFE, ASE, and URPE for the 2007 ASSA in Chicago have now been listed in the Newsletter. In addition, there are a jobs posting, and notices for ROPE, David Colander’s Economics, and Ray Canterbury’s book on Alan Greenspan. Moreover, a new section has been introduced that deals with heterodox economics archive material which you might find interesting. Finally, under FYI you will find an article on the teaching of economics at Columbia University which you may find quite interesting.

Fred Lee

In this issue:

- Call for Papers

          - European Association for Evolutionary Political Economy, EAEPE
          - Union of Radical Political Economists
          - The History of Capitalism in North America
          - 2006 Society for the Development of Austrian Economics Sessions
          - Japan Academy for Asian Market Economies (JAFAME)
          - 2007 World Congress, University of Amsterdam
          - Another World is Necessary: Justice, Sustainable Development & Sovereignty


  - Conferences, Seminars and Lectures

          - Future of Europe: "Euroland - Global Player or Global Drag?"
          - Economics in the Postwar Period
          - Labour Internationalism
          - Production and Consumption
          - Value Theory and Knowledge Based Economy Workshops
          - History of Strikes, Lock-Outs & General Strikes
          - Economic Institutions Under the Many Forms of Capitalism
          - Keynesian Policies on Welfare- Past and Present
          - Histories of the 8 Hour Day and Working Life-Working to Live
          - Eighth International Workshop on Institutional Economics

- Job Postings for Heterodox Economists

- Brighton Business School

- Heterodox Journals and Newsletters

         - Review of Political Economy
         - European Journal of the History of Economic Thought
         - Economic Sociology - the European Electronic Newsletter
         - The Talking Economics Bulletin

- Heterodox Books and Book Series

- Colander's Economics
- Alan Greenspan: The Oracle Behind the Curtain

- Heterodox Graduate Program and PhD Scholarships

         - New MA at Tallinn University of Technology
          - Annual Student Contest for Canadian Students around the World and For Students in Canada

- Heterodox Economics Archive Material

- Real-World Economics Teach-In March 20, 1996, University of Victoria, Canada

- For Your Information

- 2006 Workers' Rights
- Metaphysics of McCarthyism

Ergun Meric

PhD Student

Department of Economics

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