Beverley Best, Concordia University

Research

the state economic crisis global health pandemic democracy COVID-19 social vulnerablity essential workers Indigenous models of economy and sustainability

Latest funding

Fifteenth International Karl Polanyi Conference: "The State at the Crossroads of Crisis: Democracy, Economy and Public Health"
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$23,987
The politics of exclusion in financial capitalism: institute on culture and society
SSHRC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$16,745
Energy, environment, culture - Institute on Culture and Society
SSHRC · 2013 · Co-investigator
$18,600

All 4 grants and awards

Fifteenth International Karl Polanyi Conference: "The State at the Crossroads of Crisis: Democracy, Economy and Public Health"

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Best, Beverley J.

Keywords: the state; economic crisis; global health pandemic; democracy; COVID-19; social vulnerablity; essential workers; Indigenous models of economy and sustainability; social reproduction; welfare state; neoliberalism

$23,987

The politics of exclusion in financial capitalism: institute on culture and society

Principal investigatorSSHRC2015Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Best, Beverley

Keywords: finance; capitalism; exclusion; culture and representation; poverty; displaced people; economic stagnation; Aboriginal resurgence; labour

$16,745

Energy, environment, culture - Institute on Culture and Society

Co-investigatorSSHRC2013

Principal investigators: Szeman, Imre J.L.

Keywords: energy; environmental studies; culture and society; ecology; globalization; community practices

$18,600

The cultural forms of finance capitalism

Principal investigatorSSHRC2011

Principal investigators: Best, Beverley

Keywords: capitalism; financialization; political economy; cultural theory; critical theory; ideology

$62,067

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: the state Dear Professor Best, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on the state connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Fifteenth International Karl Polanyi Conference: "The State at the Crossroads of Crisis: Democracy, Economy and Public Health"" (2020), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]