ABSTRACT

This chapter reveals that student groups are dynamic, interconnected and possessing a good grasp of the challenges they face within their own universities. It argues that it would be desirable for political economists and student groups to work together more closely. The main obstacle is student's high turnover that makes inertia a rewarding strategy for anyone in the department who opposes reforms. The fact that students are even unconscious of the lack of pluralism. Pluralism carries the promise of bringing economics back into the service of society. The International Student Initiative for Pluralism in Economics (ISIPE) is a network or consortium of more than sixty-five student organisations from across thirty countries that were established in 2014. Three forms of pluralism must be at the core of curricula: theoretical, methodological and interdisciplinary. Economics education should include interdisciplinary approaches and allow students to engage with other social sciences and the humanities.