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Beck Pearse is a sociologist focused on researching political economy, climate energy policy, inequalities, and rural issues. Her current projects examine labor-land relations, industrial transitions, and the 'net zero' economy, with a keen interest in how people work and negotiate change. Before joining the Australian National University, Beck worked as a teaching fellow in the Department of Political Economy at the University of Sydney from 2017 to 2020. Her academic journey includes various casual teaching roles and positions as a research assistant and associate on ARC Discovery Projects from 2010 to 2016 while completing her PhD. Her doctoral thesis, published as a monograph titled 'Pricing Carbon in Australia' with Routledge/Earthscan in 2018, discusses the regulatory contradictions within Australia's emissions trading scheme. She has co-authored significant reports with UN Women and participated in comparative studies on coal and the climate movement, contributing to social studies concerning rural communities' perspectives on renewable energy in New South Wales.
Australian National University • Canberra, ACT
Teaching and conducting research in political economy and climate studies.
University of Sydney • Sydney, NSW
Responsible for teaching in the Department of Political Economy.
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