Joe Collins

About Me

Joe is an economic historian based in Rockhampton. His teaching is informed by research interests that circle and intersect the history of economic thought, debates on value, rent and price, the historical evolution of landed property, extractivism, regenerative agriculture, and the political economy of capitalism in Australia and the world. Joe's current research explores the potential for interlocking just transitions across the systems of provision for housing, education, transport, work and healthcare in regional communities.

General

Universities Studied At

Western Sydney University and Charles Sturt University

Universities Worked At

Joe has worked as a sessional academic across multiple disciplines at various institutions in Australia including Western Sydney University, Macquarie University, the University of Technology Sydney, Wollongong University and Charles Sturt University. His most recent and longest serving role before joining Central Queensland University was as Senior Lecturer in the Department of Political Economy at the University of Sydney where he worked from 2012 to 2024.

Awards

Australian Postgraduate Award PhD Stipend (2011-2015)

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Sydney Research Incubator Scheme (2018)

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Sydney Excellence in Teaching Award (2021)

Media Citations

F Sice, James. "'Former fattie' Rory Robertson ups the ante on Sydney Uni's connections with Big Sugar, Big Pharma," Michael West Media, 18 July 2023, https://michaelwest.com.au/former-fattie-rory-robertson-ups-the-ante-on-sydney-unis-connections-with-big-sugar/

Collins, Joe. "Housing Part 2 - rent," The Philosopher's Zone, ABC, 11 September 2022, https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/philosopherszone/housing-part-2-rent/101392192