Mamdani: "I am in support of abolishing ICE. What we see is an entity that has no interest in fulfilling its stated reason to exist. We're seeing a government agency that is supposed to be enforcing some kind of immigration law, but instead what it's doing is terrorizing people."

We are delighted to have your book - which will publish #OpenAccess - for our programme @davidjolier.bsky.social

Excited to have signed a contract w/LSE Press (RGS-IBG Book Series):"Alienation and agency: Labour geographies in the age of failing climate mitigation". My book is on oil workers but I will argue that alienation is a useful term for human geography. What does a geography of alienation mean to you?

Hurra for Kristin Jesnes, who brilliantly defended her phd thesis at Gothenburg University today!

Ventura County strawberry workers are harvesting in heavy smoke from the Hughes Fire. We remind workers their employers have to provide them with respirator masks if the AQI exceeds 150. Stay safe! #WeFeedYou

Given the perception of the Nordic model as protecting workers from poor conditions, the rise gig platforms can appear puzzling. In this new article, @alfonsson.bsky.social, S Rasmussen, J Immonen and I explore the platforms' Nordic trajectories and what this tells us about the Nordic model today.

@samindrakunti.bsky.social og jeg har snakket med mange migrantarbeidere i Saudi-Arabia den siste uken. Menneskeskjebner som blir trakassert og behandlet på verst tenkelig vis. Og i mye større skala enn i Qatar. Noen av disse skjebnene får du møte i ukene som kommer. Hold deg fast.

Researching oil and society? Next week we launch a new researcher network at the University of Oslo, open to everyone interested in how oil shapes society & culture. Come join us!

(har lapp med et navn i panna) - Er jeg norsk - Ja - Er jeg kjent - Ja - Er jeg rasist - Nei - Er jeg fra Arendal - Nei - Er jeg en kjent norsk rasist fra Arendal - Nei, Boll, alts- - HERREGUD ER JEG ARNE MYRDAL

Really good advice on writing (from someone who says we shouldn't listen too much to advice on writing)!