Mission

Rethinking Economics is an international network of students, thinkers and citizens, coming together to demystify, diversify, and invigorate economics.We aim to demystify and diversify economics in the public eye; to educate ourselves and other students in a more reflective economics; to inspire divergent economists to engage with one another in debate; and to promote a politics of responsibility within academic economics.

Category

Education and Skills

Additional Information

ACADEMIC: To bridge disciplines within and outside of economics; to advance neglected but critical economic perspectives and methodologies; to promote collaboration, humility and ethical practice in academia. We addressed academics on the worldwide movement to reform the teaching of academics. We took part in review conducted by independent government body to achieve vital curriculum change EDUCATIONAL: To demystify economics as a technical science, building open and collaborative communities of economic thinkers. To expand the creativity and social awareness of our future economists and citizens. To bring the basic tools of economic analysis into the hands of all of us who participate in a society shaped by economic forces. We held public education workshops as part of a London Barbican exhibit. And a six-week public crash-course has just started POLITICAL: To equip us all with the ability to organise effectively, and to get economics students and academics to recognise their roles and responsibilities as political actors within their institutions and within wider public life. We work closely with academics through sister organisation Reteaching Economics And have achieved real curriculum reform at a number of universities