Brian Martin is a social scientist in the School of Humanities and Social Inquiry, Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts, at the University of Wollongong in NSW, Australia. He was appointed a Professor at the University in 2007, and in 2017 was appointed Emeritus Professor.
I discuss his latest book – Official Channels.
Official channels are things like grievance procedures, ombudsmen and courts. They are supposed to resolve problems and provide justice. However, trust in official channels can be misplaced: in many cases they may give only an illusion of a solution. In Official Channels, Brian Martin tells what he has learned about formal procedures set up to deal with problems associated with whistleblowing, sexual harassment, plagiarism, Wikipedia and other issues. He says it is unwise to put too much reliance on official channels and that more emphasis should be put on developing skills, changing cultures and exploring alternatives.
https://www.bmartin.cc/pubs/20oc/index.html
Official channels is available as a free download, by courtesy of the publisher. Irene Publishing is a non-profit operation, committed to providing works relevant to grassroots social change.
Salvatore Babones is an American sociologist, associate professor at the University of Sydney, and an expert in the areas of Chinese and American economy and society. His research is related to macro-level structure of the world economy, with a particular focus on China’s global economic integration. Today we discuss the events in the USA.
Economist John Adams and Analyst Martin North assess the current status of the Cash Transaction Restriction legislation, which officially, at least, is still tabled, and under review.
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Salvatore Babones, Associate Professor University of Sydney joins me to discuss the question of the China U.S relationship. He suggests it is not what is being reported.
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Journalist Tarric Brooker and I discuss the political and economic backcloth to the current lock down, and consider what may happen next and who will be the winners and losers. Cake sounds a nice idea! Tarric uses the handle @AvidCommentator on Twitter.
