Through our case studies, we examine how people insert themselves into economic life. What people practically do has often been obscured, marginalised or repressed by dominant economic ideologies that privilege the market. We are interested in the ways people engage with economy and respond to institutional forms that perpetuate structures of inequality (creating, challenging, or even trying to ignore them). The human economy is conceived of as being made and remade by people themselves, being based on a holistic conception of human needs and with the interests of humanity as a whole in mind.



Becoming an Associate of the Human Economy Programme

The Human Economy Programme at the University of Pretoria (web.up.ac.za/humaneconomy) welcomes your possible interest in what we do and encourages you to become an Associate of the programme, whether you are based at UP or anywhere in the world.

There are four kinds of HE Associates:

Research Associate: Anyone who has done, is doing or will do research through the HE Programme and retains an active interest.

Visiting Research Associate: Short-term visitors doing research through the HE Programme.

Associate: Friends of the HE Programme who wish to be involved or just informed of our activities.

Student Associate: Mainly, but not exclusively, for UP students with an interest in the HE programme.

All kinds of Associates join a mailing list to receive news of our activities and are invited to attend or comment on regular advisory meetings (every 2-3 months) where they may propose and discuss developments in the HE Programme. Researchers may list their affiliation with us when visiting South Africa.

The core members of the HE Programme at any time are the Co-directors, Administrator, Postdoctoral Fellows and Doctoral students who currently number about twenty persons in total.
Tell your friends and colleagues that we are open to their participation and do not hesitate to contact any of us to learn more.

Sign-up to register as an associate:

Send your full name and title; preferred email address; current position, department and institutional affiliation; city, state/province and country of residence; a brief statement of interest; and indicate whether you would like to be registered as a Research Associate, Associate or Student Associate by email to [email protected]