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Professor of Political Studies, University of Ottawa & SPERI International Advisory Board member
We are entering another state of exception – but this time it’s economic too
Jacqueline Best - 17 April 2020We are entering another state of exception – but this time it’s economic too
It appears that the protection of the economy is often a factor in the types of exceptionalist policies designed to ensure the public’s security throughout the COVID19 pandemic.
Security, economy, and our addiction to neoliberalism
Jacqueline Best - 3 February 2020Security, economy, and our addiction to neoliberalism
Critical security studies can help to make sense of the complex ways through which states have used claims of ‘exceptionalisation’ to respond to economic crises.
The return of economic exceptionalism
Jacqueline Best - 9 December 2019The return of economic exceptionalism
A new animated video by Jacqueline Best examines the role of economic exceptionalism – and asks what it means for political life today.
Economic exceptionalism past and present: or whatever happened to normal?
Jacqueline Best - 25 June 2019Economic exceptionalism past and present: or whatever happened to normal?
Exceptionalist policies can play a critical role in changing norms and perceptions of what constitutes the status quo. What role does exceptionalism play within our society today?
‘Net Zero’ and the innovation-policy nexus
Jacqueline Best - 14 June 2019‘Net Zero’ and the innovation-policy nexus
Ignorance is not the antithesis to knowledge, but it is part of it. Wishful thinking, muddling through and other forms of ignorance play a crucial role in shaping economic policy and its effects on society.
Neoliberalism’s ‘unfailures’
Jacqueline Best - 05 June 2019Neoliberalism’s ‘unfailures’
Economic policies enacted under neoliberalism have often failed to meet their objectives, but have remained unchallenged. Why do certain policy failures have so little impact?
Why we need to stop letting economic crises go to waste
Jacqueline Best - 08 May 2018Why we need to stop letting economic crises go to waste
There’s a popular adage that we should never let a good crisis go to waste. Yet, arguably, that’s what we’ve been doing for decades now.
Don’t Panic! (At least not about inflation)
Jacqueline Best - 22 March 2018Don’t Panic! (At least not about inflation)
Concerns about high inflation – a key narrative underpinning recent financial volatility – are highly suspect
Fat Cats in paradise: Why private wealth is a political issue
Jacqueline Best - 15 January 2018Fat Cats in paradise: Why private wealth is a political issue
The future of liberal democracy is threatened unless growing inequality and the culture of wealthy entitlement it creates are effectively tackled
Why we need better central bank accountability
Jacqueline Best - 07 July 2016Why we need better central bank accountability
New reforms, underpinned by three basic principles, are needed to make central banks fully accountable
The Coming Crisis: the monetary policy credibility trap
Jacqueline Best - 20 April 2016The Coming Crisis: the monetary policy credibility trap
In the latest blog in SPERI’s series on ‘The Coming Crisis’ Jacqueline Best asks: what do central banks and governments do when exceptions to the monetary policy rules keep piling up?
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