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International Political Economy

Summary

Adam David Morton is Professor in Political Economy in the Discipline of Political Economy at the University of Sydney, which he joined in 2014. Previously he was an Associate Professor in Political Economy and co-Director of the Centre for the Study of Social and Global Justice (CSSGJ) in the School of Politics and International Relations (SPIR) at the University of Nottingham (2005-2014). Before joining SPIR, he was a Lecturer in the Department of Politics and International Relations at Lancaster University (2002-5) and an Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of International Politics at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth (2001-2), where he also completed his PhD.

Supervisor

Professor Adam Morton.

Research location

Political Economy, School of Social and Political Sciences (SSPS)

Synopsis

Research interests

Adam David Morton specialises in the themes of political economy, state theory, historical sociology, and literary economy in their relevance to the study of modern Mexico and Latin America.

Supervision

My general expertise is in the area of International Political Economy (IPE) and its relevance to themes of historical sociology, development studies, literary economy, geography studies, and Latin American studies. Research students in any of these respective areas would be welcome. More specifically, I would welcome PhD applicants interested in working in the following main areas:

  • the political economy and historical sociology of modern state formation in Mexico and Latin America;
  • counter-spaces of social movements’ resistance in Mexico and Latin America;
  • the historical sociology of the states-system and uneven development in the modern world;
  • new approaches to modernity, revolution, and hegemony in the thought and action of Antonio Gramsci; and
  • issues of crisis, state restructuring and responses to neoliberalism within the contemporary global political economy.

 

Additional information

1. If you are interested in this research opportunity, you are encouraged to email the academic directly.  To find the academic’s email address, follow the link provided to their profile page.  Introduce yourself and provide some academic background. You may be asked for an academic transcript. Explain why you are interested in your area of research and, if appropriate, why you are interested in working with the recipient.

2. Write an initial research proposal.  (Refer to How to write a research proposal for guidance.)  In no more than 2000 words demonstrate how your research experience aligns with the supervisor’s and why you’re interested in this opportunity.

3. If you would like general advice in your subject area before submitting an application, contact an academic advisor listed here: https://www.sydney.edu.au/arts/study/postgraduate-research/postgraduate-research-contact.html

 

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Opportunity ID

The opportunity ID for this research opportunity is 3228