𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐒 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 – 𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 – 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬? 📝 In our new F&L Blog article, political theorist 𝐖𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐲 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧 argues that part of the answer lies in two powerful governing rationalities: neoliberalism and neoconservatism. Read: tinyurl.com/yxfypzed

✍ 𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙢 “𝙢𝙖𝙨𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙮” 𝙩𝙤 “𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙬𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨”—𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝙛𝙖𝙧-𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙢𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙝 𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙚 This is argued by 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲 𝗔𝘂𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 and 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝗴𝗶𝘁𝘁 𝗥𝗶𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗳 in our latest F&L blog piece ⬇️ Read here

Road to Serfdom or Great Transformation? Which way are we heading? Join us on Mon, 11th May 18:00 at the WU's Executive Academy Foyer for a dialogue on Hayek vs Polanyi with: Richard Cockett (Vienna: How the City of Ideas Shaped the Modern World) and Andreas Novy (President, Intl Karl Polanyi Soc)

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗙𝗮𝘀𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴! Roland Atzmüller offers a rich and nuanced analysis of current (mis)interpretations of the far right and its entanglements with the neoliberal project - bringing a compelling Polanyian perspective. Read the entire article here: tinyurl.com/y83ewxen

"The nation-state is not a neutral scale of governance. It is a [...] form of political belonging organized through the distinction between members and non-members." In this new F&L Blog article, @vapunkt.bsky.social critically examines the left-wing case for the nation-state: tinyurl.com/55paa367

"𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗴𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿." Read Christopher Shaw's critique of UK climate politics now: tinyurl.com/5n664nxw

👉 How does a fascist regime create its own reality - and what does liberalism have to do with it? Drawing on Arendt’s idea of the organized lie, Silke van Dyk examines how the Trump administration and the new tech capitalism form a coalition around the manipulation of knowledge #fascism #Trump

Don’t miss this online panel discussion hosted by our colleagues at the 𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐥 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐢 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲 in Montreal, Canada: 🌎 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐑𝐮𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩 𝐚𝐭 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝 🕙 March 10, 11AM (EST) 📍Online via Zoom. Free event, registration mandatory: tinyurl.com/5embv2az

𝗗𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗺, 𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻? In this incisive new article, @cominsitu.bsky.social argues that liberal property rights don’t just allocate resources but that they prime societies - both owners and non-owners - with authoritarian desire 👉but there is a remedy

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟭𝟵𝟯𝟬𝘀 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗻 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀? In this timely article, Claus Thomasberger discusses the new book by #Palantir executives Karp & Zamiska drawing on insights from Polanyi and David Graeber 👉Read here: www.karlpolanyisociety.com/2026/01/29/f...

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶-𝗳𝗮𝘀𝗰𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘁? 👉 In this new F&L blog piece, Andreas Novy explains why both “green” and “de-” growth agendas have so far proved unsuccessful in meeting climate targets - and he outlines 4 cornerstones of an anti-fascist climate politics

4 Learnings about the interconnection of fascism and liberalism: A thread 🧵 To bring the year to an end, Maie Klingenberg, @solveigdegen.bsky.social and Andreas Novy wrote a summary of all F&L blog articles that were published this year. Here are the four learnings: (1/6)

🏦Are we all Lisa Cook? Recent attacks on central bank independence have provoked a fierce defence of it as the base of economic stability and democracy @proufos.bsky.social argues that it is a false belief that we must choose between technocratic insulation and authoritarian intervention read 👇

In what ways did austerity in interwar Austria contribute to the rise of fascism? How did liberal forces at state level counter Red Vienna? And how does this relate to current developments in Austria 🇦🇹 ? ▶️ Read our new F&L blog piece by political sociologist Maria Markantonatou to find out!

Read the latest Fascism & Liberalism blog by @jksteinberger.bsky.social and @celine.bsky.social "Cataclysm Capitalism continues neoliberalism’s attack on democracy, and goes even further, dispensing with any illusion of serving the greater good." ➡️ tinyurl.com/4jj2zese

"Today is a good day for America"

Public service cuts = rising far-right support? In our latest F&L Blog article @simonecremaschi.bsky.social shows that areas in Italy hit hardest by austerity saw stronger shifts for support for the far right. ➡️ Thus, rebuilding public services is key to rebuild democracy! To 📖 see the link below

Unpacking "Berlusconism", the authors of our latest blog show how neoliberalism and far-right politics are mutually reinforcing. Read the article by Daniela Caterina, Adriano Cozzolino, @gemmagasseau.bsky.social, and Davide Monaco here: tinyurl.com/bp7bh352

💡To counter the rise of the far-right and confront our social-ecological crises, a new politicization and democratization of money is needed. Ecological economist @colleenschneider.bsky.social explains why in our latest blog: tinyurl.com/5a268rpp

🚨New F&L blog post! Janek Wasserman revisits Polanyi’s call for a “functional democracy” - and explains why it matters today. Polanyi argues: ➡️ Capitalism and communism are both morally agnostic ➡️ Only a functional democracy centred on transparency and participation can deliver social justice

Economic liberalism and fascism often present themselves as opposites.. Yet, beneath their apparent contradictions lies a shared foundation, argues @nataschastrobl.bsky.social in the latest f&l blog piece! ➡️Find out more following the link below #fascism #flblog #liberalism #antifascisteconomics

Everyone talks about the Religious Right + white supremacy when it comes to fascism - but what about the billionaire-funded libertarian right quietly reshaping politics? That’s the focus of our new f&l blog entry by @nancymaclean.bsky.social ! 📖here: www.karlpolanyisociety.com/2025/08/21/f...

How is Donald Trump‘s assault on democratic institutions entangled with both liberalism and fascism? Fred Block explores this unsettling question in the new F&L blog piece! 📖click here to read: www.karlpolanyisociety.com/2025/08/14/f...

Die International Karl Polanyi Society (IKPS) hat einen neuen Blog mit dem Titel "Fascism and Liberalism – Today and Yesterday" gestartet. Der erste Beitrag steht schon zum Lesen bereit. Wir wünschen einen guten Start! Mehr Informationen gibt es hier: www.karlpolanyisociety.com/2025/07/31/f...

Austerity.Fascism.Capitalist Militarization.Genocide In the first F&L blog piece, Clara Mattei and Aditya Singh trace a disturbing continuity: from Hitler‘s war economy to today‘s EU military buildup. 📖 Read the full piece here: www.karlpolanyisociety.com/2025/08/07/f...

🚨Exciting News! 🚨 We just launched our new blog “Fascism and Liberalism - Yesterday and Today” which will be published weekly on Thursdays starting with a great piece by Clara Mattei and Aditya Singh next week! Learn more here and stay tuned! www.karlpolanyisociety.com/2025/07/31/f...

*️⃣ New interview with IKPS president Andreas Novy on Austrian climate politics in @derstandard.at *️⃣ !! In the interview, Novy explains why the current ÖVP party will fail to meet climate goals and why a government must resort to bans if it wants to achieve them. ▶️ www.derstandard.at/story/300000...

REMINDER! Tomorrow Linz, 17:30 @isabellamweber.bsky.social @heleneschuberth.bsky.social Hanna Braun & Ulrich Brand discuss RAILS, SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS - SOCIAL & ECOLOGICAL RESTRUCTURING AS ANTIFASCIST ECONOMIC POLICY 👉Register: veranstaltung.akooe.at/de/umbau/reg... #wirbauenum #antifascisteconomics

Thanks to all participants of the 9th Vienna Karl Polanyi Visiting Professorship, officially awarded to @lucaschancel.bsky.social. He delivered his public lecture on "Energy, Inequality & Democracy” to a full house at VHS Urania. Supported by @wien.gv.at city councillor @arbeiterkammer.at

Join us for our 2 visiting professorship events next week! 🎤✨👏 On WEDNESDAY, May 21st our 9th Karl Polanyi Visiting Professor, @lucaschancel.bsky.social will hold his public lecture on "Energy, Inequality and Democracy". Please register here: lnkd.in/db3Bxt6A

YOU'RE INVITED! We are looking forward to our 9th Vienna Karl Polanyi Visiting Professor @lucaschancel.bsky.social holding his Public Lecture on May 21st at 6pm at VHS Wien Urania 👉REGISTER👉 www.vhs.at/de/k/558732283 #ikps #polanyi @univie.ac.at @weareceu.bsky.social @wuvienna.bsky.social

Our next reading circle session is on May 5th, 5-7pm! 📚🏄‍♀️ We will read chapter 2 of Brown‘s „In the ruins of neoliberalism“ For mor details see link below: www.karlpolanyisociety.com/2025/03/11/r...

New review article out in @climate-policy.bsky.social @envleeds.bsky.social - with @ernestaigner.bsky.social (@leuphana.bsky.social), Nathan Barlow (@degrowthvienna.bsky.social) & Andreas Novy (@wuvienna.bsky.social, @kpolanyisociety.bsky.social) doi.org/10.1080/1469... Key messages below

“While Polanyi aimed at freedom for all in a complex society, Hayek had a clear anti-socialist, anti-democratic vision to return to a traditional social order based on property, family, religion and markets” - IKPS President, Andreas Novy

Join our new (hybrid) reading circle on “Socioeconomics and Law” starting in April! 📚📕 We will read Hayek‘s seminal work "the Constitution of Liberty“, but we start with a few chapters of Wendy Brown‘s „In the Ruins of Neoliberslism“ More info&sign-up: www.karlpolanyisociety.com/2025/03/11/r...

✨Friendly Reminder✨ Tomorrow, 25th February, is the deadline for applications for the PhD seminar with our next visiting professor @lucaschancel.bsky.social ! All details here: www.karlpolanyisociety.com/polanyi-gues...

We are honored to present @lucaschancel.bsky.social as our 9th Vienna Karl Polanyi Visiting Professor! Traditional for our visiting professors he will hold a PhD Seminar @wuvienna.bsky.social & a Public Lecture at VHS Wien Urania & a Workshop at @weareceu.bsky.social! Stay tuned for more!

Were you unable to attend our expert workshop on democratic economic planning last November? No problem! The full recordings of all three public events are now online! ▶️View them here: youtube.com/playlist?lis... #DEP #planning #transformation #WUVienna (1/3)

Dear IKPS friends! Please be reminded of this webinar and the work on Shaping Provisioning Systems for Social-Ecological Transformation by esteemed colleagues and members @rbaernthaler.bsky.social @colleenschneider.bsky.social Ian Gough, Halliki Kreinin & Doris Fuchs #set #transformation JOIN!👇

‪REMINDER! TONIGHT! 8th Vienna Karl Polanyi Visiting Professor Anke Hassel will hold her public lecture "FUTURE OF WORK - WAS WIRD AUS ARBEIT?" tonight at VHS Wien Urania at 7pm You can still register: www.vhs.at/de/k/558715114 @univie.ac.at #ikps #polanyi #viennakarlpolanyivisitingprofessorship

Join us at @wu.ac.at.web.brid.gy next Tuesday at 5:30pm for the book presentation of #MichaelSoder's new book "A Green Revolution" @ecolomist.bsky.social ! #socialecologicaltransformation #multiplecrises #ikps #isset

We are honored to present AnkeHassel as our 8th Vienna Karl Polanyi Visiting Professor! She will hold a PhD Seminar @univie.ac.at & a Public Lecture at VHS Wien Urania & a Workshop at CEU. For more visit: karlpolanyisociety.com/polanyi-gues... #ikps

We are co-organising an expert workshop on “Democratic Economic Planning in Times of Planetary Crises” WU November 29-30, 2024! Join us for three public events at WU Vienna Nov 29-30th! Register here!👉 wu.ac.at/institut-fue... @cedricdurand.bsky.social @wu.ac.at.web.brid.gy #democraticplanning

INVITATION to freshen up your Polanyi knowledge with #ClausThomasberger & #MicheleCangiani editors of #routledgebooks HANDBOOK ON KARL POLANYI who then discuss w #ViennaKarlPolanyiVisitingProfessor #AttilaMelegh and #FabienneDécieux @wuvienna.bsky.social thanks2 @rosaluxstiftung.bsky.social #ikps

In einer Woche findet die #BeyondGrowth Konferenz statt! Die feierliche Eröffnung wird am 13.Mai im Österreichischen #Parlament abgehalten. Einige Speaker: Sigrid Stagl #AndreasNovy, Christoph Badelt, Melanie Rieback @rbaernthaler.bsky.social & Halliki Kreinin www.global2000.at/anmeldung-be...

We cordially invite you to visit Polanyi’s writings & legacy on May 21st at 6pm at WU Vienna when #ClausThomasberger and #MicheleCangiani present the “Routledge Handbook on Karl Polanyi” & discuss with #BrigitteAulenbacher and 7th #ViennaKarlPolayniVisitingProfessor #AttilaMelegh!

60 years ago today one of the great thinkers of the previous century #KarlPolanyi passed away. His oevre however is most relevant today. Learn more about his legacy on our website: www.karlpolanyisociety.com

JOIN US! Panel discussion also via LIVE-STREAM📽️ vimeo.com/event/4101257/…#CliveSpashsh discusses his new book FOUNDATIONS OF SOCIAL ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS @wu_vienna on Monday March 18th at 6:30 pm with Helga Kromp-Kolb, Ulrich Brand, Anke Schaffartzik @rbaernthaler.bsky.social and Michaela Neumann

Just a quick Monday reminder for all students following us, the application process for the PhD seminar THE MIGRATION TURN with #AttilaMelegh is still open! For more information go to karlpolanyisociety.com/polanyi-gues... #migration #seep #ceu #WUVienna #UniVienna #StadtWien #vhswien #ikps

SAVE THE DATE! Prof. #CliveSpash will present his new book “Foundations of social ecological economics” on March 18th at 6:30pm CET @wu_vienna and discuss with Helga Kromp-Kolb, Ulrich Brand, Anke Schaffartzik and @rbaernthaler.bsky.social, moderated by Michaela Neumann – stay tuned for more!