Rick Kuhn
| Rick Kuhn | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 September 1955 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Institution | Australian National University |
| Field | Politics and International Relations |
| School or tradition | Marxian economics |
| Influences | Marx · Engels · Lenin · Luxemburg · Trotsky · Cliff · Grossman · Lukács |
| Awards | Deutscher Memorial Prize |
Rick Kuhn (born 18 September 1955) is an Australian Marxian economist, political analyst and reader at the Australian National University in Canberra.[1][2] He is best known for his biographical study on Henryk Grossman, for which he won the Deutscher Memorial Prize in 2007.[3] Chris Harman of the British Socialist Workers Party and editor of International Socialism described the biography as "a valuable addition to our theoretical armour."[4] Kuhn is of Jewish origin and is a member of Jews Against Oppression and Occupation.[5] He was the convenor of ACTNOW, the umbrella anti-war organisation in Canberra, formed in response to the wars on Afghanistan[6] and Iraq.[7] He is also a long-term member of the Trotskyist organisation Socialist Alternative[8] and was a founding editor of the online journal Marxist Interventions.[9] Kuhn has published articles in Socialist Alternative,[5] International Socialist Review,[10] Socialist Worker,[11] New Matilda,[12] Monthly Review,[13] CounterPunch,[14] ZNet,[15] The Canberra Times[16] and various academic journals and edited collections.[17]
Selected books
- Labor's Conflict: Big Business, Workers and the Politics of Class, (with Tom Bramble), Cambridge University Press, Melbourne, 2010.
- Henryk Grossman and the recovery of Marxism, University of Illinois Press, Urbana, 2007.
- Class and Struggle in Australia, (edited) Pearson Education Australia, Melbourne, 2005.
- Class & class conflict in Australia, (edited with Tom O'Lincoln) Longman Australia, Melbourne, 1996.
Selected articles
- 'Israel the hijack state', Socialist Alternative.
- 'Economic crisis and the responsibility of socialists', International Socialist Review.
- 'Bush ally goes down in Australian election', Socialist Worker.
- 'Labor Myths In The Making', New Matilda.
- 'Australian Government Steps Up Attacks on Muslims', Monthly Review.
- 'The things that divided us', ZNet.
- 'Wage earners shoulder big burden in inflation fight', The Canberra Times.
- 'Xenophobic racism and class during the Howard years', Marxist Interventions (e-journal).
- 'Capital development', Socialist Review.
- 'Jüdischer Antizionismus in der sozialistischen Bewegung Galiziens' translated by Rosemarie Nünning, PaRDeS Zeitschrift der Vereinigung für Jüdische Studien.
References
- ↑ Rick Kuhn: curriculum vitae Australian National University. Accessed: 2 July 2009.
- ↑ Australian unions boost campaign against Rudd laws Reuters, 15 June 2009. Accessed: 3 July 2009.
- ↑ Henryk Grossman and the Recovery of Marxism The Deutscher Prize Web Site. Accessed: 3 July 2009.
- ↑ Forgotten treasure: a new biography of Grossman International Socialism, Issue: 114, 10 April 2007. Accessed: 2 September 2010.
- 1 2 Israel the hijack state Socialist Alternative, 106, 25 August 2006. Accessed: 3 July 2009.
- ↑ Outrage at police spying on anti-war protest Green Left Weekly, 24 October 2001. Accessed: 2 September 2010.
- ↑ Thousands protest against looming Iraq action ABC News, 15 February 2003. Accessed: 2 September 2010.
- ↑ The Music of Industrial Relations and the Reality of the Australian Labor Party MRZine, 2 May 2007. Accessed: 2 July 2009.
- ↑ Marxist interventions 1, 2009 Marxist interventions, 2009. Accessed: 3 July 2009.
- ↑ Economic crisis and the responsibility of socialists International Socialist Review, Issue 68, November–December 2009. Accessed: 17 February 2010.
- ↑ Bush ally goes down in Australian election Socialist Worker, 7 December 2007. Accessed: 17 February 2010.
- ↑ Labor Myths In The Making New Matilda, 6 December 2010. Accessed: 21 November 2013.
- ↑ Class and Inflation in Australia Monthly Review, 2 August 2008. Accessed: 17 February 2010.
- ↑ Australian Government Steps Up Attacks on Muslims Archived 18 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine. CounterPunch, 21 September 2006. Accessed: 17 February 2010.
- ↑ The things that divided us Archived 30 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine. ZNet, 9 May 2005. Accessed: 17 February 2010.
- ↑ Wage earners shoulder big burden in inflation fight The Canberra Times, 8 February 2008. Accessed: 17 February 2010
- ↑ Rick Kuhn: publications. Accessed: 11 December 2011