Sonya Scott specializes in the study of subjectivity and economic thought. She has published a book on the history of economic thought (Architectures of Economic Subjectivity: Philosophical Foundations of the Subject in the History of Economic Thought, Routledge: 2013), edited a volume on the relationship between language and economic crisis (Languages of Economic Crises, Routledge: 2021), and is currently working on a book concerning the question of the ‘Economy’ as subject. Her research deals with language, philosophy, subjectivity and economic reasoning, and she is particularly concerned with theories of economic crisis and equilibrium, including the origins of the mathematization of economics, business cycle theory and contemporary responses to crisis.
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Degrees
PhD Social and Political Thought, York University
MA Social and Political Thought, York University
BA Hons Political Science, University of Calgary
BA Spanish, University of Calgary
Research Interests
Economics, Philosophy, Theories of Subjectivity, Language and Economics, Crises of Capitalism
Scott, S., Birch K., Wellen, R., and Laurin-Lamothe, A (Eds). (2023) Business and Society: A Critical Introduction, 2nd Edition. London: Bloomsbury.
2023
Scott, Sonya Marie (Ed.). (2021) Languages of Economic Crises. New York: Routledge.
2021
Scott, Sonya. (2013) Architectures of Economic Subjectivity: The Philosophical Foundations of the Subject in the History of Economic Thought. New York: Routledge.
2013
Book Chapters
Publication
Year
Besomi, Daniele and Sonya Marie Scott. (2022) "The pendulum and equilibrium: A survey" in Metaphors in the History of Economic Thought: Crises, Business Cycles and Equilibrium, Eds. Roberto Baranzini and Daniele Besomi. New York: Routledge.
2022
Scott, Sonya and Peacock, Mark. (2017) “Economics, Capitalism and Business: The Orthodoxy” in Birch, K., Hossein, C., Peacock, M., Salazar, A., Scott, S., and Wellen, R. Business and Society: A Critical Introduction. London: Zed Books.
2017
Scott, Sonya. (2017) “Political Economy and Critiques of Capitalism: Heterodox Perspectives” in Birch, K., Hossein, C., Peacock, M., Salazar, A., Scott, S., and Wellen, R. Business and Society: A Critical Introduction. London: Zed Books.
2017
Book Reviews
Publication
Year
Scott, Sonya. (2018) “Review: The Neoliberal Subject: Resilience, Adaptation and Vulnerability” in Contemporary Political Theory. Volume 17, Supplement 2. 78-81.
2018
Scott, Sonya. (2015) “Reseña: Social and Solidarity Economy, Beyond the Fringe” in Eutopia: Revista de Desarrollo Económico Territorial, 7(2). 165-168.
2015
Scott, Sonya. (2013) Book review of Accounting for Social Value, edited by Laurie Mook. ANSERJ: Canadian Journal of Non-Profit and Social Economy Research, 4(2). 84-86.
2013
Journal Articles
Publication
Year
Scott, Sonya Marie. (2020) "Rejoinder on animal spirits in Descartes and Keynes: a response to Kurt Smith" in Journal of Philosophical Economics, 13 (2). 185-201.
2020
Scott, Sonya Marie. (2019) "Languages of Economic Crises: narrating, resisting, speaking otherwise" in The Journal of Cultural Economy, 12 (5). 353-360.
2019
Gibson, Katherine and Sonya Marie Scott (2019). "Language, Gender and Crisis: An Interview with Katherine Gibson" in The Journal of Cultural Economy, 12 (5). 448-460.
2019
Scott, Sonya Marie. (2019) "Vultures, debt and desire: the vulture metaphor and Argentina's sovereign debt crisis" in The Journal of Cultural Economy, 12 (5). 382-400.
2019
Scott, Sonya Marie. (2018) "Crises, Confidence and Animal Spirits: Exploring subjectivity in the dualism of Descartes and Keynes" in The Journal of Philosophical Economics, Volume XI (2), 1-28.
2018
Scott, Sonya Marie. (2018) “Mathematics is the Lantern: Vito Volterra, Léon Walras and Irving Fisher on the Mathematization of Economics” in The Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 40 (4). 513-537.
2018
Scott, Sonya Marie and Bradd, Christopher. (2016) “Truth, Crisis and Authority: Developing the Economic Imagination” in Parcours Judaiques XIII: Studies in Truth, Crisis and Authority.
2016
Other
Publication
Year
Carretero Miramar, José Luis and Bradd, Christopher (2019). "Confronting Spain's Crises: from the language of the plazas to the rise of Podemos" in The Journal of Cultural Economy. (Trans. Sonya Marie Scott)
2019
Current Courses
Term
Course Number
Section
Title
Type
Fall/Winter 2024
AP/SOSC2330 6.0
A
Political Econ. of Law, Policy & Organ.
BLEN
Upcoming Courses
Term
Course Number
Section
Title
Type
Summer 2025
AP/SOSC4051 3.0
A
The Business of Fair Trade (Study Away)
FDEX
Sonya Scott specializes in the study of subjectivity and economic thought. She has published a book on the history of economic thought (Architectures of Economic Subjectivity: Philosophical Foundations of the Subject in the History of Economic Thought, Routledge: 2013), edited a volume on the relationship between language and economic crisis (Languages of Economic Crises, Routledge: 2021), and is currently working on a book concerning the question of the ‘Economy’ as subject. Her research deals with language, philosophy, subjectivity and economic reasoning, and she is particularly concerned with theories of economic crisis and equilibrium, including the origins of the mathematization of economics, business cycle theory and contemporary responses to crisis.
Degrees
PhD Social and Political Thought, York University
MA Social and Political Thought, York University
BA Hons Political Science, University of Calgary
BA Spanish, University of Calgary
Research Interests
Economics, Philosophy, Theories of Subjectivity, Language and Economics, Crises of Capitalism
All Publications
Book Chapters
Publication
Year
Besomi, Daniele and Sonya Marie Scott. (2022) "The pendulum and equilibrium: A survey" in Metaphors in the History of Economic Thought: Crises, Business Cycles and Equilibrium, Eds. Roberto Baranzini and Daniele Besomi. New York: Routledge.
2022
Scott, Sonya and Peacock, Mark. (2017) “Economics, Capitalism and Business: The Orthodoxy” in Birch, K., Hossein, C., Peacock, M., Salazar, A., Scott, S., and Wellen, R. Business and Society: A Critical Introduction. London: Zed Books.
2017
Scott, Sonya. (2017) “Political Economy and Critiques of Capitalism: Heterodox Perspectives” in Birch, K., Hossein, C., Peacock, M., Salazar, A., Scott, S., and Wellen, R. Business and Society: A Critical Introduction. London: Zed Books.
2017
Book Reviews
Publication
Year
Scott, Sonya. (2018) “Review: The Neoliberal Subject: Resilience, Adaptation and Vulnerability” in Contemporary Political Theory. Volume 17, Supplement 2. 78-81.
2018
Scott, Sonya. (2015) “Reseña: Social and Solidarity Economy, Beyond the Fringe” in Eutopia: Revista de Desarrollo Económico Territorial, 7(2). 165-168.
2015
Scott, Sonya. (2013) Book review of Accounting for Social Value, edited by Laurie Mook. ANSERJ: Canadian Journal of Non-Profit and Social Economy Research, 4(2). 84-86.
2013
Books
Publication
Year
Scott, S., Birch K., Wellen, R., and Laurin-Lamothe, A (Eds). (2023) Business and Society: A Critical Introduction, 2nd Edition. London: Bloomsbury.
2023
Scott, Sonya Marie (Ed.). (2021) Languages of Economic Crises. New York: Routledge.
2021
Scott, Sonya. (2013) Architectures of Economic Subjectivity: The Philosophical Foundations of the Subject in the History of Economic Thought. New York: Routledge.
2013
Journal Articles
Publication
Year
Scott, Sonya Marie. (2020) "Rejoinder on animal spirits in Descartes and Keynes: a response to Kurt Smith" in Journal of Philosophical Economics, 13 (2). 185-201.
2020
Scott, Sonya Marie. (2019) "Languages of Economic Crises: narrating, resisting, speaking otherwise" in The Journal of Cultural Economy, 12 (5). 353-360.
2019
Gibson, Katherine and Sonya Marie Scott (2019). "Language, Gender and Crisis: An Interview with Katherine Gibson" in The Journal of Cultural Economy, 12 (5). 448-460.
2019
Scott, Sonya Marie. (2019) "Vultures, debt and desire: the vulture metaphor and Argentina's sovereign debt crisis" in The Journal of Cultural Economy, 12 (5). 382-400.
2019
Scott, Sonya Marie. (2018) "Crises, Confidence and Animal Spirits: Exploring subjectivity in the dualism of Descartes and Keynes" in The Journal of Philosophical Economics, Volume XI (2), 1-28.
2018
Scott, Sonya Marie. (2018) “Mathematics is the Lantern: Vito Volterra, Léon Walras and Irving Fisher on the Mathematization of Economics” in The Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 40 (4). 513-537.
2018
Scott, Sonya Marie and Bradd, Christopher. (2016) “Truth, Crisis and Authority: Developing the Economic Imagination” in Parcours Judaiques XIII: Studies in Truth, Crisis and Authority.
2016
Other
Publication
Year
Carretero Miramar, José Luis and Bradd, Christopher (2019). "Confronting Spain's Crises: from the language of the plazas to the rise of Podemos" in The Journal of Cultural Economy. (Trans. Sonya Marie Scott)