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Claire Parfitt is a Lecturer in Political Economy at the University of Sydney, where she completed her doctorate in 2020. Her research critically engages ethical investing, corporate sustainability, and the social studies of finance, with a focus on moral philosophy, economic geography, and interdisciplinary accounting literatures. She is a member of the Sydney Environment Institute.
Education: PhD in Political Economy, University of Sydney (2020).
Research Interests: Parfitt explores ethical capital, financial neoliberalism, and the politics of risk. Her work critiques sustainability capitalism's limitations and examines labor movements, degrowth strategies, and ecosocialist frameworks. She also investigates intellectual property's impact on agrifood systems and global seed industries.
Advising & Grants: Supervises Zac Edwards on 'Beyond green Keynesianism: Labour, degrowth, and ecosocialist strategy'. Received the 2023 Sydney Environment Institute Collaborative Fellowship for 'Community Benefits Agreements' research.
Labs/Teams: Active in the Sydney Environment Institute, focusing on interdisciplinary environmental and social justice projects.
