In these dark days of February, a little something to look forward to.

“The Provi [doorstep lender] came round saying I had to pay them this and that. I said, ‘Fuck off.’” – James, interviewee Ignoring debt is an understandable response to coercion in an exploitative economy, writes @ryandavey284.bsky.social in the Magazine’s December issue. buff.ly/sVnZsi4

Review of my book in American Ethnologist @amethno.bsky.social anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... Feel free to message me for a PDF

New piece in the Sociological Review magazine @thesociologicalreview.org thesociologicalreview.org/magazine/dec...

New video - Why do people get into debt? with @brisunipress.bsky.social youtu.be/joYjeIdjk50?...

As the cost of living rises, British households face unprecedented levels of #Debt. But what do we mean by 'in debt' and how do people get into this situation? (@ryandavey284.bsky.social)

Ryan Davey, author of 'The Personal Life of Debt', discusses the three perceived ways people get into #Debt and why these may not be as accurate as they first appear. @ryandavey284.bsky.social buff.ly/63v2MFN

Excited to be part of this launch of 3 new books on the anthropology of Britain 2pm 17 Sep, Uni of Exeter & online w Celia Plender ‘The Everyday Politics of Food Co-ops’ Katharine Tyler, ed. ‘Reflections on Polarisation and Inequalities in Brexit Pandemic Times’ & Jessica Fagin chairing

Ignoring debts and other payment commitments is often dismissed as being irresponsible. But a closer look reveals that many people see things differently, reflecting a deeper point about inequality in Britain today ✍️Ryan Davey, Cardiff University wp.me/p8Mk4U-13JW

‘Wherever he encounters what seems to be a structural limit to human freedom, he inquires into its history and class basis.’ @leninology.bsky.social reads David Graeber in our latest issue: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

@ryandavey284.bsky.social discusses a Channel 4 documentary where Michael Sheen spent £100,000 to cancel £1 million of #Debt, exposing exploitative debt-buying practices: buff.ly/l456djt

Poignant intervention on the runaway crisis of personal debt among the UK's disenfranchised from @ryandavey284.bsky.social theconversation.com/why-people-i...

A researcher spent 18 months living in a community where debt problems were commonplace.

Here's a new article from me for The Conversation... Why people ignore debt letters - and what it says about inequality today

New blog: The class politics of debt For the Poverty Research & Advocacy Network www.pran.org.uk/blog/the-cla...

Great article on debt by @lottieelton.bsky.social for the Big Issue

Ryan Davey (@ryandavey284.bsky.social), author of 'The Personal Life of Debt', lived on a poverty-stricken housing estate and shares with Lottie Elton (@lottieelton.bsky.social) what he learned about debt. 📖 bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/monobook-oa/...

The EASA Executive Committee announces the publication of Implementation Guidelines for the EASA Motion Concerning Collaborations with Israeli Academic Institutions. Find out more and access the full Guidelines here: easaonline.org/implementati...

The arsehole who debated with me that 'poverty' was just all about poor budgeting and irresponsibility should read this. He moaned about seeing his neighbours carrying slabs of lager and smartphones. About kids with new clothes (what's wrong with a charity shop? (Nothing, as it goes, but)) and toys

Anthropologist Ryan Davey spent 18 months living on an estate where debt is an omnipresent feature of everyday life. This is what he learned.

Write-up of my book in the Big Issue. Thank you to Lottie Elton for such thoughtful coverage.

What a treat to get together online with familiar faces and some new ones to mark the launch of my book. Big thanks to the speakers and all who came 🙏

I'm having a virtual launch for my book next Friday. All welcome - if you'd like to join, register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/d3bbc3...

This looks fantastic -- looking forward to reading this!

My book 'The Personal Life of Debt' is out now. You can read the free e-book here: bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/monobook-oa/...

We're in the @theipaper! The UK must stop using bailiffs to collect council tax debt. It’s completely unjust that the government are using a form of legalized harassment to try and collect debts. Read more: inews.co.uk/news/council...

Why ignoring debts can sometimes be a lifeline...

🔎 Dr Ryan Davey spent 18 months living on a housing estate to try to understand what life is like for people living with debt problems. Find out more about his brand-new book: cardiff.ac.uk/news/view/2888205-cardiff-university-lecturer-publishes-first-full-length-ethnography-of-uk-debt-problems

🔎 Treuliodd Dr Ryan Davey 18 mis yn byw ar ystâd dai i geisio deall sut beth yw bywyd i bobl sy'n byw gyda phroblemau dyled. Dysgwch ragor am y llyfr a gwyliwch y fideo llawn: cardiff.ac.uk/cy/news/view/2888205-cardiff-university-lecturer-publishes-first-full-length-ethnography-of-uk-debt-problems

It's time to stop blaming people for being in debt -- A short summary of my book, which comes out on Friday, on the Cardiff University website: www.cardiff.ac.uk/news/view/29...

First print copies of my book arrived! Earlier than expected so I half thought I had bought some books in a frenzy and forgotten. 😝 bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/the-personal...

My book is out in 2 and a bit weeks! (on 23rd May) Info here: bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/the-personal...

@nation.cymru covers the Cardiff VC’s history of failed cookie-cutter cuts and high-tech reforms during her time in NZ. Wonderful messages of solidarity from Union comrades at Victoria Uni who suffered from, and resisted, her bruising mismanagement in the past. nation.cymru/news/cardiff...

Huge public interest story about what looks to be a cover up of a stitch up about how the controversial Cardiff University Kazakhstan (CUK) was ratified. This will further damage the Uni’s tattered reputation, as well as staff & student confidence in Council & Uni bosses. 1/3 🤯👇

Just another normal Monday at Cardiff University. nation.cymru/news/cardiff...

RCN Wales executive director Helen Whyley said: “This proposal is profoundly alarming. “How Cardiff University can claim that its nursing programmes are unsustainable when they are funded by Welsh government is baffling.” morningstaronline.co.uk/article/rcn-...

CW A reminder - this has scared a lot of people. Disabled people, carers, loved ones are suffering and will suffer. Suicide hot-lines are reporting a spike in calls, lots of people are deeply re-traumatised. 💔 This does not need to happen. Austerity is a choice. And an inhumane one at that.

Terrific new special issue of Focaal on ‘managing problem debt in Europe: financialization, households, and debt apparatuses’ www.berghahnjournals.com/view/journal...

I talk about why academics in Cardiff University are angry, why I’ve voted for a strike, and higher education policy more generally from about 15 minutes in. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

This precious one arrived today 🥰

Two Weeks In The Death Spiral Of Cardiff University, by an anonymous academic. This is truly shocking read. The Cardiff executive board should hang their heads in shame. voice.cymru/two-weeks-in...

At the end of a dire week (thanks to Cardiff University’s mismanagement), a small silver lining yesterday was receiving the proofs on my first book.