by From the AFEE (Association for Evolutionary Economics): February 24, 2021 Subject: An Open Letter Regarding a Proposal to Dismiss 145 Faculty Members at the University of Leicester We are shocked to hear that 145 staff members have been placed at risk of compulsory redundancy at the University of Leicester. In particular, 16 people within the School of Business have been targeted because their work is deemed to fall within “Critical Management Studies” or “Political Economy”. Specifically, “class based” and “institutionalist” forms of political economy are deemed redundant. However, the “rational choice orthodoxy” has been excluded from this definition. The proposed action threatens academic freedom. It betrays a lack of appreciation of
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From the AFEE (Association for Evolutionary Economics):
February 24, 2021
Subject: An Open Letter Regarding a Proposal to Dismiss 145 Faculty Members at the University of Leicester
We are shocked to hear that 145 staff members have been placed at risk of compulsory redundancy at the University of Leicester.
In particular, 16 people within the School of Business have been targeted because their work is deemed to fall within “Critical Management Studies” or “Political Economy”. Specifically, “class based” and “institutionalist” forms of political economy are deemed redundant. However, the “rational choice orthodoxy” has been excluded from this definition.
The proposed action threatens academic freedom. It betrays a lack of appreciation of pluralism in academia, contradicting pedagogical research concluding that students learn best when presented with differing points of view, allowing students to consider the evidence, and come to their own conclusions.
We support our colleagues in Leicester University. We hope that the administration will reconsider this action as contrary to academic freedom, contrary to student learning, and contrary to the advancement of economics.
Sincerely,
John Watkins, President
Mary Wrenn, President-Elect
Association for Evolutionary Economics
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Reference: https://www.uculeicester.org.uk/ulsb16/briefing-to-colleagues/
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