Dr Neville Buch
Professional Historian and History Consultancy Services Brisbane
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M.I.C.E.
Management Institute for Contributory Economy
Radical enough to shift the agenda, liberal enough to allow everyone a decent place in the social environment, and conservative enough to preserve the legacy of good value for Contributory Economy
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We Have Been Here Before: Modern Intellectual History Message
Dr Neville Buch and MICE[1] Abstract This essay develops the core thesis of “We Have Been Here Before: Modern Intellectual History Message,” which asserts that political systems grow fragile, inadequate, or slide toward authoritarianism when independent scholarship in the Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS) is devalued or repressed[1]. Examining Australian politics and culture, the paper…
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The 2026 Democratic Electoral Surge and the Architecture of Contributory Governance
Featured Image: I have been working on the cultural-history wars for the last decade when Trump first came to power.
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Unfair Competition Strategies: Deconstructing Technocratic Gatekeeping
Featured Image: Dr Neville Buch, founder with Dr Neil Peach and Dr Michael Macklin of the Management Institute for Contributory Economy (MICE)
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Susan Haack and Social Economy: Expediting Inquiry in the Contributory City of Intellect
Featured Image: Susan Haack 1945-2026
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Beyond Ideological Dogmatism: A Critical Response to Bevin Luchel’s The Illusions of the Radical Centre
Abstract This essay provides a rigorous critical response to Bevin Luchel’s (2026) paper, “The Illusions of the Radical Centre: A Socialist Critique of Neville Buch’s MICE Framework and Technocratic Prophecy”[1]. It argues that Luchel’s critique suffers from a profound dogmatic reductionism, collapsing Dr Neville Buch’s Management Institute for Contributory Economy (MICE) framework into an inaccurate…
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Politics, Theory, and Power Today: From Neoliberal Sclerosis to a Comprehensive and Compassionate Democracy
Dr Neville Buch and MICE[1] Abstract This essay examines the shifting relationship between political theory, statecraft, and power in contemporary society compared to historical eras. Historically, national power was defined primarily by tangible assets—conscripted armies, territorial conquest, industrial output, and physical resource control. In the contemporary era, power has shifted toward intangible “knowledge power”—technological innovation,…