Dr. Ingo Schmidt
Associate Professor, Labour Studies
Contact information
E-mail: ingos@athabascau.ca
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Dr. Ingo Schmidt
Dr. Ingo Schmidt
Associate Professor, Labour Studies
Contact information
Email: ingos@athabascau.ca
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Dr. Schmidt is an economist by training. He wrote his Master’s thesis on Cooperatives in Zimbabwe and a PhD thesis on Trade Unions and Keynesian Policies, both at the University of Göttingen. He worked at different universities in Germany and Canada before joining AU in 2006.
He is also a life-long activist and educator in international solidarity, peace and labour movements. For many years he was engaged in the Working Groups for Alternative Economic Policies in Germany and Europe, writing pro-labour policies and conducting seminars for unionists and other social movement activists. After moving to Canada, he became one of the organizers of the annual World Peace Forum teach-ins in Vancouver.
Research interests
- Global Studies
- Labour History
- Political Economy
- History of Social Movements
Educational credentials
- M.A. (University of Göttingen, Germany)
- Ph.D. (University of Göttingen, Germany)
Professional affiliations
- Progressive Economics Forum
- World Association for Political Economy
- World Peace Forum Society