New online workshop: Cracks in Left Strategy Join us on 30 April at 6pm CET to discuss Neal Harris and Robin Jervis's article about 'Interstitial revolution in E. O. Wright and John Holloway' With discussant @anabloch.bsky.social Register at: bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi... See you there!

Don't forget to join our workshop this Thursday! ⬇️

New workshop: Detaching ‘neoliberalism’ from ‘free markets’. Monopolistic corporations as neoliberalism’s ideal market form When: 26 March, 6pm CET Where: bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi... With Author @ianbruff.bsky.social and discussants @apiletic.bsky.social and Matthew Watson See you there!

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!

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!

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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] (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...

Reminder: Join our Online Workshop on 27 February to discuss 'Regional pathologies of late-stage neoliberalization: The case of Japan in East Asia' With authors Saori Shibata & David Bailey Discussants: @ndeiana.bsky.social & Max Nagel Link: bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi... See you there!

German state repression is spiralling out of control. A German climate activist has been banned from becoming a teacher. Here are some justifications from the Bavarian State Ministry of Science and the Arts—they are completely nuts: 1/7

Join our CPERN Online Workshop on 27 February to discuss 'Regional pathologies of late-stage neoliberalization: The case of Japan in East Asia' With authors Saori Shibata & David Bailey Discussants: @ndeiana.bsky.social & Max Nagel Register: bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi... See you there!

Last year, I was relieved that there were no attempts to forge any CDU-AfD coalitions at state level Clearly that's over, as Merz is now working with the far-right to push anti-migrant policies Pretty grim to see this two weeks before the elections... www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Online Workshop: Challenging SpaceX on the US–Mexico border - Value struggles against racial authoritarian neoliberalism This Thursday at 6pm CET With author @monicaclua.bsky.social and discussants @rosamaryon.bsky.social and Ian Bruff Link: bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi... See you there!

Call for Papers! 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 to [email protected] To the call: criticalpoliticaleconomy.net/2025/01/14/c... See you there!

Online Workshop: Challenging SpaceX on the US–Mexico border Join us on 30 January at 6pm CET to discuss @monicaclua.bsky.social's article about struggles against racial authoritarian capitalism in the US! With discussant @rosamaryon.bsky.social Register here: bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Starting the new year with a new article: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... In which I explain why the new Welsh Community Food Strategy offers some genuine improvements for agroecological farming, but does not challenge the overall dominance of industrialised farming and meat production Enjoy

Das kommt als 'Figure 1: Dissemination Strategy' in meinen naechsten Forschungsantrag

Our food systems are collapsing. And successive governments have tried to force responsiblity on to farmworkers. It's time to change how we own, work and govern our lands. Agroecological Food Sovereignty now! W/ @kaiheron.bsky.social & @kmilb.bsky.social, report for @abundance-org.bsky.social