Podcasts of the Scholar in Residence Lectures

A promotional image for an MPIfG lecture titled "The Dollar and Its (Lack of) Rivals" by Herman Mark Schwartz, showcasing his photo, the lecture date (July 4, 2023), and institutional details.

This last lecture considers challenges to the US dollar from the yen, euro, and renminbi, as well as the possibility… more

Image promoting a lecture titled "Contradictions and Dynamics of Global Quasi-State Money" by Herman Mark Schwartz, featuring his photo and details about the event at the Max Planck Institute for Social Research on June 20, 2023.

This lecture walks through six contradictions or antinomies, expanding on and updating the original contradiction… more

A promotional image for a lecture titled "Money(s) and Empire: The US Dollar as Global Quasi-State Money," featuring speaker Herman Mark Schwartz from the University of Virginia. The date is June 6, 2023.

This lecture counterposes metallist and chartalist views on money, as manifested through the “North American” and… more

An advertisement for a lecture titled "Trafficked, Forced, and Informalized Labor" by Karen Shire from the University of Duisburg-Essen, part of the MPI for the Study of Societies lecture series. The date is June 21, 2022.

Karen Shire | University of Duisburg-EssenScholar in Residence Lecture Part 3While the discussion of regulatory… more

A promotional image for a lecture titled "Cross-Border Labor Market Intermediaries" by Karen Shire from the University of Duisburg-Essen, part of the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies, held on June 14, 2022. The image includes a photo of the speaker and design elements related to the event.

In this second lecture Shire draws on global historical research to show how the creation and maintenance of an… more

Image of a lecture announcement for the Max Planck Institute. It features the title "Theorizing Regulatory Challenges of Transnational Labor," the speaker's name (Karen Shire), her affiliation (University of Duisburg-Essen), and the event details, including the date (June 7, 2022).

While national economies may rely on different growth models, they are all going through a similar “digital… more

A promotional image for a lecture titled "The Populist Revolt" by Armin Schäfer, featuring his photo, event details, and the logo of the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies.

In contrast to the predominant explanations, this final lecture offers a view that focuses on "representation losers"… more

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