Saturday 23 November 2013

Editorial Policy

Editorial Policy

Your proposal needs to be original, unpublished elsewhere, and should relate to one or more of these subject areas:
  • Conference and other news from the Rethinking network
  • Book reviews, especially for our notable supporters
  • Articles that relate to curriculum reform and greater pluralism in economics. These might focus on theory, methodology or data problems
  • Activism reports from the broader movement for pluralism in economics, such as ISIPE
  • The impact of a lack of pluralism on policy debates


Content should be…


  • Focused.. topical, in terms of the question asked or issue raised
  • Accessible… with terms defined and good referencing of concepts
  • Presentable… with diagrams or charts to aid the reader and a suitable image to increase the chances of people clicking on it

Please submit in Word format (DOC or RTF) to rethinking-economics-blog[at]googlegroups.com. 500-1000 words are suggested, and you are strongly encourage to include a (copyright-free) photograph for distribution on social media.

The Review Process
We have a lightweight peer review process, that is informal and exploratory. Encouraging and responding positively to comments will increase your chances of publication. Accepted proposals will be promoted via the RE newsletter and social media.

You can read about the Editorial team here.

To Apply as a Blog Editor
Applications are welcome at any time. Please email rethinking-economics-blog[at]googlegroups.com with a a short statement explaining why you make a good Editor. Your commitment needs to be a few hours per week for an initial 12 months.



Friday 22 November 2013

Who is Rethinking Economics?


We're young and international!

Rethinkers are most likely to be aged 18-34, but could be anywhere in the world...

London, Oxford, Cambridge, New Delhi, Berlin, Manchester, Lisbon, São Paulo, New York, Vienna, Washington, Bangkok, Lahore, Belo Horizonte (Brazil), Copenhagen, Paris, Islamabad, Rio, Mumbai, Kuala Lumpur, Sydney (NSW), Milan..

and many, many more!