Ewan Kerr

An image of the title of The Conversation article: From Minneapolis to Toronto and Bogota, cities showcase new ways to address crises

📢Our colleagues Ross Beveridge and @drewankerr.bsky.social have contributed to an article in @theconversation.com that reports provisional findings from the SSHRC–ESRC funded project: Multi-Level Crisis Governance in Canada and the UK: Seeing Crisis Governance Like a City 🌇▶️https://bit.ly/4ce553v

Re-Evaluating Scottish Social Movement Activism During the Covid-19 Pandemic | Scottish Affairs This article re-evaluates how the COVID-19 pandemic shaped contentious activism in Scotland, revealing contrasting approaches to protest and organising. While much of the social movement literature hi...

In our latest article (and my last from GCU), James Foley and I examine how Scottish social movement activists navigated the COVID-19 crisis, the state, and each other during the pandemic. Avaliable here: www.euppublishing.com/doi/abs/10.3...

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I appear in the latest edition of the Scottish Left Review, reflecting on the implications of the pandemic upon state-society relations in Scotland:

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I'll be chairing this event that will examine the comparative experiences of two regions grappling with the realities of energy transitions, featuring the indomitable @ewangibbs.bsky.social!

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Yes, Academic Job Loss Really Is Different (opinion) Academic job loss really is different from other kinds of job losses, Deepa Das Acevedo writes.

A good essay on how job hunting - and loss - works in academia.

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'How does clean energy unionization on paper fall short of the class formation needed to transform climate politics?'

@tulenetwork.bsky.social are hosting a really important talk on the future of class and climate politics on March 20th. Registration in link!

'It's time for ecosocialism against crisis.'

TULE are excited to be co-presenting this event for the Toronto stop of @holgersen.bsky.social's Against the Crisis book tour, on April 11th. Registration in link below:

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As some Gaza residents return to the wreckage of northern Gaza, and on a day when we say Never Again, this is a very sad very powerful piece from @nesrinemalik.bsky.social

🇨🇴 Colombian President Gustavo Petro reciprocates Trump’s tariffs with 50% tariffs on all US goods entering his country.

Very pleased to see the print version of our symposium in Critical Sociology on state society-relations during crisis periods appear! The collection examines COVID-19 governance, inequalities and civil society mobilisations in Europe. Link: journals.sagepub.com/toc/CRS/curr...

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I've roasted a chicken with lemon and tarragon on top of potatos, shallots, and garlic - and put the leftovers though a South East Asian-inspired noodle soup 🍽

I really enjoyed reflecting on and writing about Vestas with @ewangibbs.bsky.social - the occupation in 2009 highlighted both the tensions between profit motives and societal needs, and the systemic government failures in managing transitions. 15 years later, the lessons are more relevant than ever.

This is a superb read which really captures the joy of discovery that motivates researchers and academics. If only we all had the space and time to dedicate to such passions, instead of being weighted down by metrics and the constant hunt for non-existant jobs...

At this weekend's Historical Materialism, I argued that industrial workers can take up radical forms of climate activism, often without support from trade union bureacracies or sympathetic social democratic governments. London's pub cats were looking great too.

I wrote a short piece for the Herald this week that aimed to offer a more nuanced perspective on Scotland's pandemic governance:

Really enjoyed presenting with @ewangibbs.bsky.social yesterday at GLEW, and look forward to future discussions on contemporary labour politics.