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The Role of Teaching and Learning in the Creation of a New Moral Political Economy
We seek to expand post-secondary students’ ability to think creatively about issues of moral political economy. By moral political economy we mean the interdisciplinary study of the problems we need to solve in order to build societies that better serve humans and their environment.
Students in colleges and graduate programs are most commonly taught to approach problems through the perspective of specific disciplines – such as economics, history, political science, sociology, philosophy, or geography. Often, students emerge with a strong background in their home discipline’s highly developed tools and analytical traditions but with a limited capacity to engage holistically with societal problems.
And, sometimes, the programs that do allow for cross-disciplinary study become little more than a loosely connected set of electives that do not adequately challenge students to think creatively about the relationships between the fields or the potential for cross-pollination between disciplines.
In an effort to ensure that students receive the training to think creatively about societal problems, the group on Teaching and Learning for a New Moral Political Economy is aggregating syllabi and other tools, including additional digital resources and a list of related programs.
How does the Teaching and Learning Repository get its syllabi?
Our syllabi are primarily collected through direct faculty contributions, many of whom are the members of the CASBS New Moral Political Economy program.
If you would like to contribute syllabi to our collection, please fill out this form:
How is the program funded?
The moral political economy program has received funding from the Hewlett Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the Berggruen Institute, Reid Hoffman, and an anonymous donor.
Creating a New Moral Political Economy Program
Now in its fourth year, the moral political economy program has grown to a network of over 100 academics, journalists, politicians, civil society activists, and technologists concerned with the future of capitalist democracies. The program emerged from the recognition that the current political economic framework is fraying and seeks to build a new one: an endeavor made more critical by COVID-19, the racial justice movement, and increased political polarization across the globe. The new framework draws on the best social scientific knowledge about humans and their behavior to better serve the needs of individuals, society, and the environment.
Learn more about the CASBS program below.