dr Richard Westra, prof. UO
Profesor uczelni – Katedra Stosunków Międzynarodowych
University Professor – Department of International Relations
E-mail: richard.westra@uni.opole.pl
Richard Westra is University Professor at the Institute of Political Science and Administration, University of Opole. He received his PH.D. from Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. In 2023 he received Habilitation equivalent from University of Opole. His previous teaching includes universities in Japan, South Korea, Canada, and the Bahamas. He has been a Visiting Researcher at Chulalongkorn University in Thailand and Visiting Professor in the Institute of Political Economy, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. He is also an international Adjunct Professor at the Center for Macau Studies, University of Macau.
Richard Westra profesor w Instytucie Nauk o Polityce i Administracji Uniwersytetu Opolskiego. Otrzymał tytuł doktora z Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Kanada. W 2023 roku otrzymał uprawnienia równoważne uprawnieniom doktora habilitowanego decyzją JM Rektora Uniwersytetu Opolskiego. Jego wcześniejsze nauczanie obejmuje uniwersytety w Japonii, Korei Południowej, Kanadzie i na Bahamach. Był wizytującym pracownikiem naukowym na Uniwersytecie Chulalongkorn w Tajlandii i profesorem wizytującym w Instytucie Ekonomii Politycznej na Uniwersytecie Carleton w Ottawie w Kanadzie. Jest także międzynarodowym adiunktem w Centre for Macau Studies, University of Macau.
Zainteresowania badawcze
Obecne zainteresowania badawcze Richarda Westry obejmują epistemologię, ontologię i naukę w badaniach ekonomii, krytyczną analizę globalizacji i neoliberalizmu, ekonomię polityczną zmian społecznych, ekonomię polityczną Azji Wschodniej, ideologię w naukach społecznych, politykę państw wyjątkowych, legalizację polityka i analiza globalnego apartheidu.
Wykaz wybranych publikacji
Najnowsze publikacje autorskie
- The Political Economy of Eco-sustainable Alternatives: Progressive and Equitable Futures (London: Routledge forthcoming 2025).
- The Political Economy of Post-Capitalism: Financialization, Globalization and Neofeudalism (London: Routledge 2024). https://www.routledge.com/The-Political-Economy-of-Post-Capitalism-Financialization-Globalization/Westra/p/book/9781032603575
- Economics, Science and Capitalism (London: Routledge, 2021). Paperback edition (2023). https://www.routledge.com/Economics-Science-and-Capitalism/Westra/p/book/9780367610425
- Periodizing Capitalism and Capitalist Extinction (Basingstoke: Palgrave/Macmillan, 2019). Paperback edition (2020). https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-14390-9
Prace zwarte redagowane i współredagowane
- Richard Westra, Robert Albritton and Seongjin Jeong (eds.) Varieties of Alternative Economic Systems: Practical Utopias for an Age of Global Crisis and Austerity (London: Routledge, 2017). https://www.routledge.com/Varieties-of-Alternative-Economic-Systems-Practical-Utopias-for-an-Age-of-Global-Crisis-and-Austerity/Westra-Albritton-Jeong/p/book/9780367250911
- Richard Westra (ed.) The Political Economy of Emerging Markets: Varieties of BRICS in the Age of Global Crises and Austerity (London: Routledge, 2017). https://www.routledge.com/The-Political-Economy-of-Emerging-Markets-Varieties-of-BRICS-in-the-Age-of-Global-Crises-and-Austerity/Westra/p/book/9780367251000
- Richard Westra, Dennis Badeen and Robert Albritton (eds.) The Future of Capitalism After the Financial Crisis: The Varieties of Capitalism Debate in the Age of Austerity (London: Routledge, 2015). Paperback edition (London: Routledge 2016). https://www.routledge.com/The-Future-of-Capitalism-After-the-Financial-Crisis-The-Varieties-of-Capitalism-Debate-in-the-Age-of-Austerity/Westra-Badeen-Albritton/p/book/9781138226784
Artykuły w recenzowanych czasopismach
- “The Question of Socialism in China: A Introduction”, Journal of Contemporary Asia, 53, 5 (2023) pp. 749-66.
- “Rescuing Marx from a Ship of Fools”, Journal of Contemporary Asia, 53, 2 (2023) pp. 335-54.
- “Capitalism, Democracy and the Neoliberal Authoritarian Trifecta” Journal of Australian Political Economy. Special Issue on W(h)ither Democracy? Revisiting Neoliberalism and Democracy in Contemporary Capitalism, 86 (Summer 2020-21) pp. 204-29
- “East Asia in the Global Economy: Theoretical and Empirical Questions for
Marxism”, Journal of Contemporary Asia. Special Issue: Marxist Perspectives on East Asia in the Global Economy, 50, 2 (2020) pp. 178-193) - “An Unoist Perspective on the Agrarian Question in Capitalist Development”, The Japanese Political Economy for Special Issue: Is the Uno School Approach Relevant to Understanding Present-day Capitalism? 45, 3-4 (2019) pp. 184-212.
- “Roy Bhaskar’s Critical Realism and the Social Science of Marxian Economics”, Review of Radical Political Economics, 51, 3 (2019) pp. 365-382.
- “Financialization and Marxism”, Science and Society, 83, 1 (2019) pp. 117-26.
- “Social Class in China Today”, Historical Materialism, 26, 4 (2018) pp. 194-213.
- “A Theoretical Note on Commodification of Labour Power in China and the Global Putting-out System”, Journal of Contemporary Asia, 48, 1 (2018) pp. 159-71.
Artykuły prasowe / Op-eds
- “Inflation Interrupted?” The Bullet, January 25, 2023, https://socialistproject.ca/2023/01/deflation-interrupted/
- “Inflation: an interrupted moment of deflation” (in Dutch, translation by Jelle Versieren), Masareelfonds December 19, 2022, https://www.masereelfonds.be/richard-westra-inflatie-een-onderbroken-moment-van-deflatie/
- “Marx, Uno and the Science of Economic Laws in “Capital”, Positions Politics, episteme 9. Uno Kozo’s Theory of Crisis: A Symposium, October 4, 2022, https://positionspolitics.org/marx-uno-and-the-science-of-economic-laws-in-capital/
- “Critical Realism and Marxism”, Marxist sociology blog: Theory, research, politics, April 16, 2020, https://marxistsociology.org/2020/04/critical-realism-and-marxism/
- “Green Designs for 21st Century Socialism”, The Bullet, August 13, 2019, https://socialistproject.ca/2019/08/green-designs-for-21st-century-socialism/
- “Apocalypse Economics and Economic Apocalypse”, Exploring Economic History with Palgrave Macmillan, July 2019, https://www.palgrave.com/gb/blogs/business-economics-finance-management/exploring-economic-history/periodizing-capitalism-and-capitalist-extinction
- “Apocalypse Economics”, Springer Nature Grand Challenges Blog, August 14 2018, https://grandchallenges.springernature.com/users/70418-palgrave-macmillan/posts/37819-apocalypse-economics
Research Interests
Richard Westra’s current research interests include the political economy of ecosustainable and equitable alternative historical societies, critical analysis of globalization, financialization and neoliberalism, epistemology, ontology and science in the study of economics, East Asian political economy, comparative and international politics and ideology in social science.
Recent Publications
Single Authored Books
- The Political Economy of Eco-sustainable Alternatives: Progressive and Equitable Futures (London: Routledge forthcoming 2025).
- The Political Economy of Post-Capitalism: Financialization, Globalization and Neofeudalism (London: Routledge 2024). https://www.routledge.com/The-Political-Economy-of-Post-Capitalism-Financialization-Globalization/Westra/p/book/9781032603575
- Economics, Science and Capitalism (London: Routledge, 2021). Paperback edition (2023). https://www.routledge.com/Economics-Science-and-Capitalism/Westra/p/book/9780367610425
- Periodizing Capitalism and Capitalist Extinction (Basingstoke: Palgrave/Macmillan, 2019). Paperback edition (2020). https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-14390-9
Edited/Co-edited Books
- Richard Westra, Robert Albritton and Seongjin Jeong (eds.) Varieties of Alternative Economic Systems: Practical Utopias for an Age of Global Crisis and Austerity (London: Routledge, 2017). https://www.routledge.com/Varieties-of-Alternative-Economic-Systems-Practical-Utopias-for-an-Age-of-Global-Crisis-and-Austerity/Westra-Albritton-Jeong/p/book/9780367250911
- Richard Westra (ed.) The Political Economy of Emerging Markets: Varieties of BRICS in the Age of Global Crises and Austerity (London: Routledge, 2017). https://www.routledge.com/The-Political-Economy-of-Emerging-Markets-Varieties-of-BRICS-in-the-Age-of-Global-Crises-and-Austerity/Westra/p/book/9780367251000
- Richard Westra, Dennis Badeen and Robert Albritton (eds.) The Future of Capitalism After the Financial Crisis: The Varieties of Capitalism Debate in the Age of Austerity (London: Routledge, 2015). Paperback edition (London: Routledge 2016). https://www.routledge.com/The-Future-of-Capitalism-After-the-Financial-Crisis-The-Varieties-of-Capitalism-Debate-in-the-Age-of-Austerity/Westra-Badeen-Albritton/p/book/9781138226784
Peer Reviewed Journal Articles
- “The Question of Socialism in China: A Introduction”, Journal of Contemporary Asia, 53, 5 (2023) pp. 749-66.
- “Rescuing Marx from a Ship of Fools”, Journal of Contemporary Asia, 53, 2 (2023) pp. 335-54.
- “Capitalism, Democracy and the Neoliberal Authoritarian Trifecta” Journal of Australian Political Economy. Special Issue on W(h)ither Democracy? Revisiting Neoliberalism and Democracy in Contemporary Capitalism, 86 (Summer 2020-21) pp. 204-29
- “East Asia in the Global Economy: Theoretical and Empirical Questions for
Marxism”, Journal of Contemporary Asia. Special Issue: Marxist Perspectives on East Asia in the Global Economy, 50, 2 (2020) pp. 178-193) - “An Unoist Perspective on the Agrarian Question in Capitalist Development”, The Japanese Political Economy for Special Issue: Is the Uno School Approach Relevant to Understanding Present-day Capitalism? 45, 3-4 (2019) pp. 184-212.
- “Roy Bhaskar’s Critical Realism and the Social Science of Marxian Economics”, Review of Radical Political Economics, 51, 3 (2019) pp. 365-382.
- “Financialization and Marxism”, Science and Society, 83, 1 (2019) pp. 117-26.
- “Social Class in China Today”, Historical Materialism, 26, 4 (2018) pp. 194-213.
- “A Theoretical Note on Commodification of Labour Power in China and the Global Putting-out System”, Journal of Contemporary Asia, 48, 1 (2018) pp. 159-71.
Journalistic Articles/Op-eds
- “Inflation Interrupted?” The Bullet, January 25, 2023, https://socialistproject.ca/2023/01/deflation-interrupted/
- “Inflation: an interrupted moment of deflation” (in Dutch, translation by Jelle Versieren), Masareelfonds December 19, 2022, https://www.masereelfonds.be/richard-westra-inflatie-een-onderbroken-moment-van-deflatie/
- “Marx, Uno and the Science of Economic Laws in “Capital”, Positions Politics, episteme 9. Uno Kozo’s Theory of Crisis: A Symposium, October 4, 2022, https://positionspolitics.org/marx-uno-and-the-science-of-economic-laws-in-capital/
- “Critical Realism and Marxism”, Marxist sociology blog: Theory, research, politics, April 16, 2020, https://marxistsociology.org/2020/04/critical-realism-and-marxism/
- “Green Designs for 21st Century Socialism”, The Bullet, August 13, 2019, https://socialistproject.ca/2019/08/green-designs-for-21st-century-socialism/
- “Apocalypse Economics and Economic Apocalypse”, Exploring Economic History with Palgrave Macmillan, July 2019, https://www.palgrave.com/gb/blogs/business-economics-finance-management/exploring-economic-history/periodizing-capitalism-and-capitalist-extinction
- “Apocalypse Economics”, Springer Nature Grand Challenges Blog, August 14 2018, https://grandchallenges.springernature.com/users/70418-palgrave-macmillan/posts/37819-apocalypse-economics