Materialist Feminist Analyses of Fascist Capitalism International Workshop Friday, 13 February 2026 Renate von Metzler-Saal (Cas. 1.801), Goethe-University Frankfurt With Melinda Cooper, Penelope Deutscher, Clara Mattei, Vanessa E. Thompson, Vanessa Wills Please register by February 6!

Wie lässt sich Renaturierung 🌱🌿🌳 erfolgreich politisch gestalten und umsetzen? 18 Studierende der Politikwissenschaft und des Zukunftsmoduls der JGU auf einer 2-tägigen #Exkursion 🧭 im #Nationalpark Hunsrück-Hochwald. Kalt wars schon - aber ein super Erlebnis!! Dank an die Freunde der Mainzer Poli

New co-written paper out asking how Marxist IPE can use history to question our theories. We ask how Marxists can study capitalism without reifying the world market? www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Bankrotterklärung der Länder! 🛑 Die TdL will bei der Bildung sparen – wir setzen ein Zeichen. Am 28.01. ist bundesweiter Campus-Streiktag an Hochschulen & Forschungsinstituten. 🎓 Wir fordern 7% (mind. 300€) & endlich den #TVStud für studentische Beschäftigte! #ZusammenGehtMehr

fantastic resource!

A thing I like here is (implicitly) bringing the sociology of conferences to political science. What is elsewhere called "field-configuring events" (of which Davos is a great case) is an instructive lens for understanding world politics.

💼 New in Socio-Economic Review: VC funding isn’t equal — and looks different in Africa. This review by Ben Mkalama and Stefan Ouma @econgeo.bsky.social unpacks how socio-spatial inequalities shape venture capital, comparing African, Asian and North American contexts. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/ser/... #SER

Announcing a workshop on financial geographies in an era of asset management and corporate concentration. Held at Queen's Toronto classrooms in mid-July, the focus will be on learning from each other's methods with a mix of academics and practitioners. See CFP here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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If you're still thinking about what to read over the holiday season – worry not, we've just made your choice even harder! 🎄 Our December issue is out 🎄 Our festive intellectual treats, from the meta-theory of performativity, decarbonization, green finance to the theory of money – check it out!

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For German speakers: A post about our collaborative BA seminar 'Studying Frankfurt's Financial District' 🏦🏦🏦 I'm currently teaching its second rendition. 🧑‍🏫 Here's the blog to the seminar: finanzplatz-frankfurt.blog

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Our article on the politics of AI prompts is out now @econsocjournal.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 1/n

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finfluencers!!! jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabeli...

outstanding interview! and an amazing resource - comprehensive overview of critical macro finance & the wall street consensus...

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IPE workshop in Brussels!!!

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this is fun - uses coffee as an everyday entry point to explore the colonial contexts of Hegel's thought! ☕ www.jhiblog.org/2025/09/22/h...

fantastic piece and exciting method for studying app location data!

Fantastic resource, this!

This is ace - on the repo backbone of market based finance!

Willkommen zurück, liebe Studis!

First definitive proof that AI has a gender: "[A] common trend among these AI models: rather than declining to respond when they lacked reliable information, the models frequently provided confabulations—plausible-sounding incorrect or speculative answers." arstechnica.com/ai/2025/03/a...

my big blue book project...

this is about our experience of teaching IPE collectively across three continents via Zoom... doi.org/10.1080/0969...

A happy ending to the negotiation thriller of the past days: €100bn of the €500bn infrastructure package will go to climate spending and the legal text will include language on additionality. Balanced outcome—and a big win for both Germany and Europe.

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Why does the largest trading bloc on the planet have a miniature-sized currency? With Trump, the EU will again much regret this. 🎈In a new working paper, @steffenmurau.bsky.social and I set out to theorise failure and develop a new IPE perspective that foregrounds offshore money. A thread 🧵

politics of industry events - edtech edition 👇 @lenarethel.bsky.social @mrcandreu.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/1356...

IPE reunion in Mainz!!!

We’re organising a conference!

I have published a short piece in German summarising recent work on International Financial Subordination. Mainly for my parents so that they know what I do:)

For German speakers. About the business feminism of the German fintech sector… zevedi.de/efinblog-wer...

This is fantastic - about the role and significance of chatbots! www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

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Any sign of a Fintech starter pack? Asking for a friend

@philippasigl.bsky.social dissecting the Schuldenbremse on my very home turf at Mainz University. What a treat!

How power is curated in fintech & Islamic finance... with @lenarethel.bsky.social academic.oup.com/ips/article/...

The financial system as a babylonian tower of waterpipes - stunning! www.youtube.com/watch?v=IszX...

This is brilliant - about the monetisation of Candy Crush! www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...