1st Edition
Australia’s Regional and Industrial Future Beyond Militarisation and Green Capitalism
Introduction
1 People, place and regional development (or lack of it)
2 The role of the state in capitalism’s crises and reconfiguration
3 Manufacturing industry in Australia: The militarisation of industrial policy
4 Transitioning and revitalising Australia’s industrial base
5 Working in Australia’s renewable industries?
6 Just transition in Australia – depoliticisation?
Conclusion
Biography
Darryn Snell is Associate Professor at RMIT University’s School of Management. Darryn has worked extensively on employment, skills and workforce development questions related to regions in transition. He is internationally recognised for his work on the just transition (JT) challenges associated with decarbonisation.
Mark Dean is Adjunct Researcher at RMIT’s Business and Human Rights Centre, contributing to the Work in Transition research theme.
Al Rainnie is Adjunct Professor at UniSA and Curtin University. He is currently working with unions, environmental and community groups on green steel and decommissioning offshore oil and gas rigs. His last book (with Andy Herod and Susan McGrath Champ) was concerned with work, workers and waste (Industry 4.0 and the Future of Work, Edward Elgar, 2024).
