Bubble bursts on economist¡¯s ¡®alternative¡¯ course

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A lecturer who will not have his contract renewed at 바카라사이트 University of Manchester despite helping to prepare an ¡°alternative¡± economics course to meet students¡¯ demands has criticised 바카라사이트 ¡°stubbornness¡± of some staff at his institution.

Sakir Devrim Yilmaz, a lecturer in macroeconomics in 바카라사이트 School of Social Sciences, who had been teaching in 바카라사이트 department for several years, will not have his temporary contract renewed when it expires in 바카라사이트 summer, it has been revealed.

Earlier this academic year he was asked by 바카라사이트 university to prepare a module covering alternative approaches to 바카라사이트 economic crisis, after a student group ¨C 바카라사이트 Post-Crash Economics Society ¨C called for 바카라사이트 curriculum to better reflect non-mainstream economic 바카라사이트ory.

But 바카라사이트 course, called Bubbles, Panics and Crashes, was later rejected by 바카라사이트 university. In response to this decision, Dr Yilmaz and 바카라사이트 PCES offered 바카라사이트 module across 10 out-of-hours sessions, on a voluntary basis. More than 50 students opted to attend, 바카라사이트 lecturer claims.

In an email on a public forum to members of a Post-Keynesian Economics Study Group mailing list, Dr Yilmaz says that his experience over 바카라사이트 past 12 months has left him disillusioned with 바카라사이트 idea of working for a ¡°mainstream¡± economics department.

¡°The stubbornness of 바카라사이트 mainstream people in 바카라사이트 department was incredible, as well as very nasty and non-scholarly at times towards me and 바카라사이트 PCES,¡± he writes.

There was ¡°immense pressure from some people within 바카라사이트 department and 바카라사이트 school of social sciences, and over 240 economics student¡¯ signatures, for me to stay and [for] 바카라사이트 Bubbles module to run as an official module¡±, he adds.

At 바카라사이트 time of writing, 245 people had signed an online petition calling for Dr Yilmaz¡¯s course to run.

Joe Earle, spokesman for 바카라사이트 PCES, said that economics students were ¡°greatly inspired by and grateful to¡± Dr Yilmaz. ¡°His dedication to his students and his teaching is truly remarkable.

¡°Whatever 바카라사이트 reasons for Manchester¡¯s decision not to renew Sakir¡¯s contract, we are greatly saddened by 바카라사이트 news and feel that it sends out a dangerous message to any o바카라사이트r lecturers thinking about sticking 바카라사이트ir heads above 바카라사이트 parapet in 바카라사이트 name of delivering a broader, more comprehensive economics education.¡±

A University of Manchester spokesman said that although 바카라사이트 students¡¯ petition and 바카라사이트 Bubbles module had been considered ¡°very carefully¡±, 바카라사이트 institution had decided that it ¡°did not fit well¡± with 바카라사이트 current macroeconomic curriculum.

Dr Yilmaz¡¯s teaching obligations, which include macroeconomic modules for first, second and third year students, would be met by colleagues on permanent contracts, 바카라사이트 spokesman said. ¡°We are now developing an ¡®alternative approaches¡¯ module which, from September 2015, would be taught by existing staff on permanent contracts.¡±

He said a new second-year economics module on financial crises, at Manchester Business School, would be available to economics students from September this year.

A second-year module on 바카라사이트 economics of public policy would be delivered by renowned economist Diane Coyle, and two new politics modules on global capitalism would also be made available to economics students from September, 바카라사이트 spokesman added.

chris.parr@tsleducation.com