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Tutor: Liz Spencer
Crime, corruption, trade, finance ...we all know about the hidden connections between the illicit and legal worlds. But what do we know? Experts who once viewed the illicit as symbiotic on licit systems now regard the interrelationship as synergistic. Together we will consider how infrastructures designed to serve legitimate purposes enable exploitation, deception and corruption.
Venue: 288 Edward St
Monday 1.00pm - 2.30pm. 8 weeks. No class 2 Nov. Classes start 12 October, finish 30 November.
Cost: $40 (prepaid), 8 weeks
Current Enrolments: 20 (capacity 40)
Through stories and real-world examples, we unpack
. secrets of shadow economies, global supply chains, money, trust, borders and power
. perverse incentives of institutional behaviours
. how these systems become normalised
. who benefits
. who is harmed, and
. what it means to reckon with these interactions.
About the Tutor: Liz Spencer
Dr Elizabeth Spencer is an author, counsellor, former law professor and dean. Her career has spanned ecology, law, planning, and governance, and she has authored several books and numerous articles, many on themes of regulation and governance. She is currently exploring innovative ways to map and make sense of individual experiences within complex systems, and the governance implications at local and global levels. She is also a certified yoga and meditation instructor and is pleased to combine these interests as part of her U3A teaching. More information about the School of Vice project is available at https://wecanbehappyatwork.substack.com/If you are a U3A Brisbane member you may enrol in this class online using the Enrol button below. You will be asked to provide your membership number and name for identification.
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