J.J. McMurtry's research and teaching focuses on the theory and practice of alternative social, political, and economic forms. Specifically, he has been focused in his teaching on developing the Social Economy stream in the Business and Society Program as well as the Certificate in Co-operative Management with the Schulich School of Business and the Ontario Co-operative Association. In his research, he has focused on the theory and practice of the Social Economy in Canada as well as the social and political forms which support this development. Two recent books - Living Economics: Canadian Perspectives on the Social Economy, Co-operatives and Community Economic Development and Co-operatives in a Global Economy - capture some of this research. Professor McMurtry is active in a number of community, economic and political organizations.
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Degrees
Ph.D., Social and Political Thought, York University
M.A., Social and Political Thought, York University
Honours B.A. with Distinction, History (Major), Philosophy (Minor), University of Guelph
Appointments
Faculty of Graduate Studies
Professional Leadership
Departmental:
2010 Affirmative Action Representative, CLA hiring committee, BUSO
2010 Social Science Website Committee
2006 – 10 Member and Exploratory Meeting Chair for the Social Science Academic Honesty Committee, York University
2007 – 08 Led Business and Society Program through its provincially mandated Undergraduate Program Review
Graduate Program:
2010 MA Admissions Committee, Social and Political Thought
2009 MA Admissions Committee, Social and Political Thought
Faculty:
2008 - 09 Member, Dean of Arts YU50 (York University at 50) Committee
University:
2004 – 09 York University Faculty Association (YUFA) Steward, Social Science
1999 – 2000 Vice-President External, Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 3903, York University
1999 Member, Negotiating Team, Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 3903, York University
1998 – 99 Chief, Steward’s Council, Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 3903, York University
Community Contributions
2007 Host and Speaker at the Guelph Festival of Moving Images for: Losers and Winners by Ulrike Franke and Michael Loeken
2006 Host and Speaker at the Guelph International Film Festival for: Guinness Size Me by Chris Kelly, and Hammer and Tickle by Ben Lewis
2003 Campaign Manager, Bill Barrett for Guelph City Council
2003 Host and Speaker at the Guelph International Film Festival for: Palestine is Still the Issue by John Pilger, Hidden Wars of Desert Storm by Audrey Brohy and Gerard Ungerman The Friendship Village by Michelle Mason, and The Tree that Remembers by Masoud Raouf
2001 – 03 Board of Directors, Ontario Natural Food Co-op (serving on the Finance, Education, Policy and By-Law, and Strategic Planning Committees)
Research Interests
The Social Economy, co-operative practice and theory, Social, Political and Economy Theory, Alternative Energy, Fair and Ethical Trade,
Business and Society
J.J. McMurtry's research and teaching focuses on the theory and practice of alternative social, political, and economic forms. Specifically, he has been focused in his teaching on developing the Social Economy stream in the Business and Society Program as well as the Certificate in Co-operative Management with the Schulich School of Business and the Ontario Co-operative Association. In his research, he has focused on the theory and practice of the Social Economy in Canada as well as the social and political forms which support this development. Two recent books - Living Economics: Canadian Perspectives on the Social Economy, Co-operatives and Community Economic Development and Co-operatives in a Global Economy - capture some of this research. Professor McMurtry is active in a number of community, economic and political organizations.
Degrees
Ph.D., Social and Political Thought, York University
M.A., Social and Political Thought, York University
Honours B.A. with Distinction, History (Major), Philosophy (Minor), University of Guelph
Appointments
Faculty of Graduate Studies
Professional Leadership
Departmental:
2010 Affirmative Action Representative, CLA hiring committee, BUSO
2010 Social Science Website Committee
2006 – 10 Member and Exploratory Meeting Chair for the Social Science Academic Honesty Committee, York University
2007 – 08 Led Business and Society Program through its provincially mandated Undergraduate Program Review
Graduate Program:
2010 MA Admissions Committee, Social and Political Thought
2009 MA Admissions Committee, Social and Political Thought
Faculty:
2008 - 09 Member, Dean of Arts YU50 (York University at 50) Committee
University:
2004 – 09 York University Faculty Association (YUFA) Steward, Social Science
1999 – 2000 Vice-President External, Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 3903, York University
1999 Member, Negotiating Team, Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 3903, York University
1998 – 99 Chief, Steward’s Council, Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 3903, York University
Community Contributions
2007 Host and Speaker at the Guelph Festival of Moving Images for: Losers and Winners by Ulrike Franke and Michael Loeken
2006 Host and Speaker at the Guelph International Film Festival for: Guinness Size Me by Chris Kelly, and Hammer and Tickle by Ben Lewis
2003 Campaign Manager, Bill Barrett for Guelph City Council
2003 Host and Speaker at the Guelph International Film Festival for: Palestine is Still the Issue by John Pilger, Hidden Wars of Desert Storm by Audrey Brohy and Gerard Ungerman The Friendship Village by Michelle Mason, and The Tree that Remembers by Masoud Raouf
2001 – 03 Board of Directors, Ontario Natural Food Co-op (serving on the Finance, Education, Policy and By-Law, and Strategic Planning Committees)
Research Interests
The Social Economy, co-operative practice and theory, Social, Political and Economy Theory, Alternative Energy, Fair and Ethical Trade,
Business and Society
All Publications
Book Chapters
2009 “Co-operative Globalization: Corporate Globalization’s Unheralded Other”. In
Co-operatives in a Global Economy: The Challenges of Co-operation Across Borders. Newcastle-upon-Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Press Ltd., 2009. pp. 54 - 84
2009
2009 “Introducing the Social Economy in Theory and Practice”. In
Living Economics: Perspectives on Canada’s Social Economy. Toronto: Emond Montgomery Publications, 2009.
2009
2009 “Preface”. In
Living Economics: Perspectives on Canada’s Social Economy. Toronto: Emond Montgomery Publications, 2009.
2009
Books
2010 Editor,
Living Economics: Perspectives on Canada’s Social Economy. Toronto: Emond Montgomery Publications, 2010
2010
2009 Co-editor (with Darryl Reed),
Co-operatives in a Global Economy: The Challenges of Co-operation Across Borders. Newcastle-upon-Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Press Ltd., 2009
2009
Journal Articles
2009 Co-editor (with Darryl Reed), Special Edition,
The Journal of Business Ethics: Business Ethics and the Fair and Ethical Trade Movements. Vol. 86, No. 1, April 2009.
2009
2009 “Ethical Value Added: Fair Trade and the Case of Café Feminino”. Special Issue of
The Journal of Business Ethics. Vol. 86, No. 1, April 2009, pp. 27 - 49
2009
2004 “Social Economy as Political Practice”,
International Journal of Social Economics. Vol. 31, No. 9, 2004, pp. 868 – 878
2004
2001 “Commodity Cul-de-Sac”, Lead article,
Socialist Studies Bulletin, Vol. 65, July – December 2001, pp. 5 – 21
2001
Conference Papers
2010 “An Investigation of Fair and Ethical Trade and Local Public Procurement Policies in Canada” final presentation, Social Economy Southern Ontario Research Node Symposium, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, April 13th
2010
2010 “Life Capital Social Economy” final presentation, Social Economy Southern Ontario Research Node Symposium, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, April 12th.
2010
2010 “Organizing the Social Economy Marketplace” Workshop Participant, People’s Centred Economy, Carleton University, May 31st, 2010.
2010
2010 “Procurement and the Social Economy”, Panel Participant, Association of Non-Profit and Social Economy Research (ANSER), Congress of the Social Sciences and Humanities, Concordia University, Montreal, June 2nd.
2010
2010 “Procurement and the Social Economy” Tele-learning Session sponsored by the Social Economy Research Hub, April 21st.
2010
2010 “Purchasing Policies and their Role in a People’s Centred Economy”, Closing Presentation, Social Economy Southern Ontario Research Node Symposium, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, April 12th.
2010
2010 “Social Economy Measurement”, Panel Participant, Association of Non-Profit and Social Economy Research (ANSER), Congress of the Social Sciences and Humanities, Concordia University, Montreal, June 4th.
2010
2010 “Teaching and Education in the Social Economy” Workshop, Social Economy Southern Ontario Research Node Symposium, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, April 12th and 13th.
2010
2010 “What A Long, Strange Trip It's Been: Education in and for the Social Economy” Keynote presentation to the International Student Conference on the Social Economy, Congress of the Social Sciences and Humanities, Concordia University, Montreal, June 1st.
2010
2009 “Co-operative Internationalization: Lessons from the Fair Trade Movement”, co-presentation with Darryl Reed for the Second International CIRIEC Research Conference on the Social Economy, Ostersund, Sweden, October 1st, 2009
2009
2009 Concluding Plenary presentation, Second International CIRIEC Research Conference on the Social Economy, Ostersund, Sweden, October 2nd, 2009
2009
2009 “Procurement and the Social Economy: The Canadian Context” Telelearning Session 14, Canadian Social Economy Hub, May 13, 2009
2009
2009 “Social Economy or Socialization of the Economy”. Il Encuentro Internacional: La Economia de los Trabajadores. August 12 – 15, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2009
2009 “The Challenges of Designing and Implementing Living Documents – Research Conclusions”, Sustainable Purchasing Policies Symposium, York University, September 24th
2009
2009 “Un-banking Ourselves: Credit Unions, the Credit Crisis, and Economic Alternatives”, International Co-operative Association International Research Conference, Oxford, UK, September 3rd
2009
2009 “Defining the Social Economy” as part of “Criteria for Defining the Social Economy Roundtable”, Association of Non-Profit and Social Economy Research (ANSER), Congress of the Social Sciences and Humanities, Ottawa, May 27th – 29th
2009
2009 “Theorizing the Social Economy” as part of “Theories and Practices of the Social Economy Panel”, Association of Non-Profit and Social Economy Research (ANSER), Congress of the Social Sciences and Humanities, Ottawa, May 27th – 29th
2009
2008 “Cooperative Values: The Social Framework of Cooperation”, Canadian Association for Studies in Cooperation, Congress of the Social Sciences and Humanities, Vancouver, June 5th – 7th
2008
2007 “Creating a Movement by Definition: Lessons for the Social Economy from the Co-operative Movement”, Canadian Association for Studies in Co-operation, Congress of the Social Sciences and Humanities, Saskatoon, May 28th – 31st
2007
2007 “Theoretical Reflections on the Social Economy: Redefining through Life”, 1st International CIRIEC Research Conference on the Social Economy – Strengthening and Building Communities: The Social Economy in a Changing World, Victoria, October 22nd – 25th
2007
2004 “Is there an Anarchist Economics”, 4th Renewing the Anarchist Tradition, Goddard College, September 24th – 25th
2004
2004 “Poststructuralism and Anarchism”, 4th Renewing the Anarchist Tradition, Goddard College, September 24th – 25th
2004
2004 “The Commodity Cul-de-Sac”, 4th Renewing the Anarchist Tradition Conference, Goddard College, September 24th – 25th
2004
2004 “The Life Aporia of Marxian Theory”, 5th Annual Social Theory Consortium, York University, Toronto, June 6th – 9th
2004
2002 “Free Your Mind and Your Class Will Follow: Constructing Anarchism by Deconstructing Ideology”, Society for Socialist Studies, Congress of the Social Sciences and Humanities, Toronto, May 30th – June 1st
2002
2002 “Social Economy as Political Practice”, Canadian Association for Studies in Co-operation, Congress of the Social Sciences and Humanities, Toronto, May 30th – June 1st
2002
2001 “Beyond the Commodification Cul-de-Sac”, Society for Socialist Studies, Congress of the Social Sciences and Humanities, Quebec City, May 27th – 30th
2001
2000 “How to Beckon the Future, or, Questioning the Philosophical Grounds of Praxis: Habermas, Marcuse and the Lebenswelt”, International Sociological Association: New Sources of Critical Theory, Cambridge University, September 1st – 3rd
2000
2000 “Recasting the Mould: The Social Grounds of a Future Politics”, Society for Socialist Studies, Congress of the Social Sciences and Humanities, Edmonton, May 28th – 31st
2000
2000 “The Sins of the Fathers: Moving Social Ecology from Personality to Popular Practice”, Joint Session of the Society for Socialist Studies and Environmental Studies Association of Canada, Congress of the Social Sciences and Humanities, Edmonton, May 28th – 31st
2000
1999 “Marcuse, Socialism and the Lebenswelt”, Solidarity: The Social in Thought and Practice, New York University April 9th – 10th
1999
1999 “Socialism as Superstition”, Thirteenth Annual Strategies of Critique, Superstition, York University, March 26th – 28th
1999
Forthcoming
2011 “Sustainable Purchasing Policies: The Case of Canadian Universities”, co-authored with Darryl Reed, and Jackie Medalye, Chapter 10 of Social Accounting for Social Economy Organizations, University of Toronto Press, 2011 (Forthcoming)
2011
2011 “The Role of Fair Trade and the Social Economy in Food Security” in Koc, Mustafa, Jennifer Sumner and Tony Winson, eds. Critical Perspectives in Food Studies, Oxford University Press, 2011. (Forthcoming)
2011
