Dr Thomas Marois
BA MA (University of Alberta) PhD (York University)
Overview
Department of Development Studies
Lecturer in Development Studies
London Middle East Institute (LMEI)
Member
Labour, Movements and Development
Research Cluster Member
Neoliberalism, Globalisation, and States
Research Cluster Convenor
- Name:
- Dr Thomas Marois
- Email address:
- tm47@soas.ac.uk
- Telephone:
- 0207 898 4503
- Address:
- SOAS, University of London
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG - Building:
- Russell Square: College Buildings
- Office No:
- 293
- Office Hours:
- Term 1 by appointment only, please email
- On Sabbatical:
- Terms 2 and 3 2012/2013
Biography
Thomas Marois works in the field of comparative political economy and development. He is currently researching problems of emerging finance capitalism, particularly in regards to Mexico and Turkey where his research is focused. The social relationships of power between states, banks, and labour are central aspects of inquiry therein. Increasingly the question of alternative financial systems is of interest. Thomas has also worked in the NGO, private, and public sectors in Canada and in Latin America. Thomas completed his PhD in the Department of Political Science, York University, Canada.
Teaching
Courses Taught
PhD Students supervised
- Ahmet Zaifer, Acceleration of Privatization Process in Turkey: why in the last decade?
Research
My research has to date focused on a critique of neoliberal and finance-led strategies of development in emerging capitalisms. This continues to be the core of my research program, which also includes problems of privatization, ownership, and control. Increasingly, however, I will be investigating alternatives to market-oriented neoliberalism, particularly in the area of finance. I am interested in supervising students who are exploring critical aspects of development.
I am also participating in the European Commission Framework Programme Seven research project (contract number : 266800), Financialisation, Economy, Society and Sustainable Development (FESSUD), as part of the Turkish team at the Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara, Turkey.
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Available for
- Press
- Briefings
- Radio
- Short Term Consultancy
- Long Term Consultancy
Regional Expertise
- Latin America
- Global
Country Expertise
- Mexico
- Turkey
Languages
- Spanish
Publications
Authored Books
Marois, Thomas (2012) States, Banks and Crisis: Emerging Finance Capitalism in Mexico and Turkey. Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing.
Book Chapters
Marois, Thomas (2012) 'Finance, Finance Capital, and Financialisation.' In: Fine, Ben and Saad Filho, Alfredo, (eds.), The Elgar Companion to Marxist Economics. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.
Articles
Marois, Thomas (2012) 'Interpreting Emerging Finance Capitalism in Turkey.' Centre for Policy Analysis and Research on Turkey (ResearchTurkey) .
Marois, Thomas (2011) 'Emerging market bank rescues in an era of finance-led neoliberalism: A comparison of Mexico and Turkey.' Review of International Political Economy, 18 (2). pp. 168-196.
Marois, Thomas (2010) 'The Role of Labour in Shielding Mexican Banks from the Financial Crisis.' Development Viewpoint (48).
Marois, Thomas (2009) 'Un Modelo Neoliberal para Institutionalizar el Desacuerdo Social: La Comisión de Cooperación Ambiental del TLCAN.' Revista Vetas, 12 (31). pp. 57-66.
Marois, Thomas (2008) 'The 1982 Mexican Bank Statization and Unintended Consequences for the Emergence of Neoliberalism.' Canadian Journal of Political Science, 41 (1). pp. 143-167.
Marois, Thomas (2006) 'From Rigged Elections to Popular Education in Toronto.' Relay, 14 . pp. 33-35.
Marois, Thomas (2005) 'From Economic Crisis to a ‘State’ of Crisis?: The Emergence of Neoliberalism in Costa Rica.' Historical Materialism, 13 (3). pp. 101-134.
Monographs
Marois, Thomas (2011) The Socialization of Financial Risk in Neoliberal Mexico. London: Research on Money and Finance, Department of Economics, SOAS.
Marois, Thomas (2009) Emerging Market Bank Rescues in an Era of Finance-Led Neoliberalism. Research on Money and Finance Discussion Papers.
Book Reviews
Marois, Thomas (2007) 'Review of 'From Pinochet to the ‘Third Way’: Neoliberalism and Social Transformation in Chile' by Marcus Taylor (2006).' Capital & Class, 91 . pp. 143-145.
Marois, Thomas (2006) 'Review of 'México frente a la mundialización neoliberal' [Mexico Facing Neoliberal Globalization] by Héctor Guillén Romo (2005).' Canadian Journal of Development Studies, 27 (1).
