Staff profile
Dr Jack Copley
Assistant Professor in International Political Economy
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Assistant Professor in International Political Economy in the School of Government and International Affairs | +44 (0) 191 33 45655 |
Biography
Jack Copley researches and teaches on the governance of global capitalism. He is interested in how states strategise to manage the dilemmas generated by capitalist economic development. One part of this research agenda is his work on the role of states in propelling the financialisation of the world economy. Drawing from declassified government archives, he explores how British governments in the 1970s and 1980s used policies of financial liberalisation to navigate the problems created by the 'stagflation' crisis. This will be published in 2021 as a book, titled Governing Financialization: The Tangled Politics of Financial Liberalization in Britain, with Oxford University Press. His current research examines the governance of the climate crisis. He analyses the challenges to the decarbonisation of the economy posed by the long-term slowdown in economic growth since the 1970s.
Jack joined the School of Government and International Affairs at Durham University in 2021. Prior to that, he was Lecturer in Political Economy at the University of Bath. He earned his PhD from the University of Warwick.
Research interests
- Capitalist development
- Economic governance
- Financialisation
- Climate change
- Value theory
- Liberal thought
- Marxism
Publications
Authored book
- Governing Financialization: The Tangled Politics of Financial Liberalization in BritainCopley, J. (2022). Governing Financialization: The Tangled Politics of Financial Liberalization in Britain. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780192897015.001.0001
Journal Article
- Monetary sovereignty and the ‘Invisible Leviathan’: the politics of Marx’s theory of moneyCopley, J. (2024). Monetary sovereignty and the ‘Invisible Leviathan’: the politics of Marx’s theory of money. Global Political Economy, 3(2), 229–249. https://doi.org/10.1332/26352257Y2024D000000020
- Green Vulcans? The political economy of steel decarbonisationCopley, J. (2024). Green Vulcans? The political economy of steel decarbonisation. New Political Economy, 29(6), 972-985. https://doi.org/10.1080/13563467.2024.2373051
- Decarbonizing the Downturn: Addressing Climate Change in an Age of StagnationCopley, J. (2023). Decarbonizing the Downturn: Addressing Climate Change in an Age of Stagnation. Competition and Change, 27(3-4), 429–448. https://doi.org/10.1177/10245294221120986
- The ‘wicked trinity’ of late capitalism: Governing in an era of stagnation, surplus humanity, and environmental breakdownAlami, I., Copley, J., & Moraitis, A. (2023). The ‘wicked trinity’ of late capitalism: Governing in an era of stagnation, surplus humanity, and environmental breakdown. Geoforum, 153, Article 103691. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2023.103691
- Beyond the Mutual Constitution of States and Markets: On the Governance of AlienationCopley, J., & Moraitis, A. (2021). Beyond the Mutual Constitution of States and Markets: On the Governance of Alienation. New Political Economy, 26(3), 490-508. https://doi.org/10.1080/13563467.2020.1766430
- Depoliticizing space: The politics of governing global financeCopley, J., & Giraudo, M. E. (2019). Depoliticizing space: The politics of governing global finance. Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space, 37(3), 442-460. https://doi.org/10.1177/2399654418786249
- Why were capital controls abandoned? The case of Britain’s abolition of exchange controls, 1977–1979Copley, J. (2019). Why were capital controls abandoned? The case of Britain’s abolition of exchange controls, 1977–1979. The British Journal of Politics and International Relations, 21(2). https://doi.org/10.1177/1369148118819687
- Productive and unproductive labour and social form: Putting class struggle in its placeMoraitis, A. B., & Copley, J. (2017). Productive and unproductive labour and social form: Putting class struggle in its place. Capital and Class, 41(1). https://doi.org/10.1177/0309816816682678
- Financial Deregulation and the Role of Statecraft: Lessons from Britain’s 1971 Competition and Credit Control MeasuresCopley, J. (2017). Financial Deregulation and the Role of Statecraft: Lessons from Britain’s 1971 Competition and Credit Control Measures. New Political Economy, 22(6), 692-708. https://doi.org/10.1080/13563467.2017.1311849
Other (Print)
- Neoliberalism's Many Deaths and Strange Non-DeathsCopley, J., & Moraitis, A. (in press). Neoliberalism’s Many Deaths and Strange Non-Deaths. Developing Economics.
- The Political Roots of Capital MobilityCopley, J. (in press). The Political Roots of Capital Mobility. LSE Politics and Policy Blog.
- Capitalism in Decline: Automation in a Stagnant EconomyCopley, J., & Moraitis, A. (in press). Capitalism in Decline: Automation in a Stagnant Economy. ROAR Magazine.