New online workshop: Towards a radical highway geography - Berlin and the remaking of city logistics in global capitalism
When: 26 February, 6pm CEST
Where: bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
With author @soederberg1.bsky.social and discussants Darragh Golden and Laura Stegemann
See you there!
I mean, if the point is to solve trade disputes, it has worked well in the past...
On the 22nd of January (incidentally, the date of Gramsci's birthday) my article came out in @gpejournal.bsky.social
bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...
Remember to submit your abstracts for our track (RN06) at the European Sociological Conference! ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Deadline this Friday!
Belgian PM Bart De Wever quoting Gramsci's 'time of monsters' line against Trump was definitely not on my Geopolitics Bingo card
New CPERN online workshop: Finance and the Far Right (29 Jan)
Join us to discuss how asset-manager capitalism has shaped financial-nationalist politics
With author @ingarade.bsky.social and discussants Owen Worth and @alentop.bsky.social
On zoom: bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
See you there!
The CfP for the European Sociological Association conference (25-28 August in Warsaw) is available: bit.ly/48E3ylb
Our stream (RN06) focuses on 'Solidarity, action, revolution? Questioning systemic unsustainability'
Submit your abstracts by 30 January: www.conftool.com/esa2026
See you in Warsaw!
Liberals who are now cheering Trump for bombing Caracas and abducting Maduro should realize that Greenland will be next. This is might-is-right imperialism plain and simple and if this remains uncontested (as is likely to happen) there will be no way to stop Trump and his fascist administration.
Remember to join our online workshop this Thursday!
Reminder: Join us on 27 November to discuss 'Coloniality dressed in green'!
With author @stefanzylinski.bsky.social who will explain how climate finance risks becoming a new tool for colonial rule
With discussants Johannes Jaeger and Ewa Dziwok
Register here: bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
New CPERN online workshop: Coloniality dressed in green
Join us on 27 November to discuss how climate finance risks becoming a new tool for colonial rule
With author @stefanzylinski.bsky.social and discussants Johannes Jaeger and Ewa Dziwok
Register on zoom: bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Happening this Thursday! Join us to discuss the relation between capitalism and the global water crisis 🌊
We have a new online workshop coming!
Join us on 30 October to discuss the book 'Thirst: the global quest to solve the water crisis'
With author @filippomenga.bsky.social and discussants @gemmagasseau.bsky.social and Alexander Dunlap
Register at bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
See you there!
Remember to join us tomorrow to discuss Sarah Uhlmann's excellent work on 'Urban social movements as extended class actors'! ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Online workshop: Urban social movements as extended class actors
Join us on 25 September to discuss Sarah Uhlmann's article about struggles over social reproduction!
With discussants @miria-gam.bsky.social and @bonfert.bsky.social
Register here: bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
See you there!
Herzlichen Glueckwunsch, Simone!
Our Midterm Workshop 'Critical Political Economy at the Time of Monsters' has come to a close
Many thanks to all our amazing participants for the great time together!
And a special thanks to @teivo.bsky.social and Silke Trommer for welcoming us in beautiful Helsinki!
See you all again next year!
Join or online workshop tomorrow (26 June, 6pm CEST) about Marco Guglielmo's new book 'The Left and Digital Politics'!
With discussants Bradley Ward, Maria Francesca De Tullio and
@gameoftech.bsky.social
Register here: bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
See you there!
Mamdani defined what he calls the politics of the future in his post-election speech.
This is how you beat fascism: not by administrating the decline (hello Democrats), but by contrasting the darkness of fascist end-times obsession with the vision of a new dawn. More of this, please 👇👇👇
The Left and Digital Politics!
Join or online workshop to discuss Marco Guglielmo's book on political parties (from platform neoliberalism to platform socialism)
With discussants Bradley Ward, Maria Francesca De Tullio and @gameoftech.bsky.social
Register here: bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Global solidarities against water grabbing!
Join our online workshop this Thursday, 29 May at 6pm CEST to discuss Caitlin Schroering's book about movements against water privatization!
Discussants: Filippo Menga & Lydia Karazarifi
Register here: bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
See you there!
Online workshop: Global solidarities against water grabbing
Join us on 29 May at 6pm CEST to hear Caitlin Schroering present her recent book about movements against water privatization!
Discussants: Filippo Menga & Lydia Karazarifi
Register here: bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
See you there!
No country in their right mind should sign a trade deal with the US that involves agriculture
Had a great discussion w/ @bonfert.bsky.social and @abieler.bsky.social on my book 'Exiting the Factory: Strikes and Class Formation beyond the Industrial Sector', published by @brisunipress.bsky.social in 2024. It was hosted by @cpern.bsky.social. Check out the vid.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvUv...
Just published! This is a great book which provides an overview of Politics in the Rio Grande Valley.
I'm happy to have contributed a chapter on Social Movements in the RGV, co-authored with Mireya Garcia.
The book is available here:
rowman.com/ISBN/9781666...
Come join us in Helsinki!
New deadline!
CPERN Midterm Workshop 2025 (Helsinki, 30 Juli - 01 Aug)
Critical political economy and the time of monsters: Understanding the present, imagining the future
Submit your abstract by 21 March to cpernRN06@gmail.com
Call: criticalpoliticaleconomy.net/2025/01/14/c...
See you there!
Join our Online Workshop on 27 March to discuss the book 'Exiting the Factory: Strikes and Class Formation beyond the Industrial Sector'
With author @alexandergallas.bsky.social and discussant @abieler.bsky.social
On zoom, register here: bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
See you there!
Reminder: Join our CPERN Midterm Workshop 2025 (Helsinki, 30 Jul - 01 Aug)
Critical political economy and the time of monsters: Understanding the present, imagining the future
Submit your abstract to cpernRN06@gmail.com (DL 14.03)
Call: criticalpoliticaleconomy.net/2025/01/14/c...
See you there!
Join our Critical Political Economy Early Career Scholar Writing Workshop!
What: Receive detailed feedback from experienced scholars to help you with your first publication
When: Right before our Mid-term workshop (30 July 2025, Helsinki)
How: See here criticalpoliticaleconomy.net/2025/02/05/c...
