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This is what Carl Rhodes said about my book. “Books about organizations too often offer hackneyed statements of the obvious, riddled with ideologically saturated saccharine meanderings of marginal importance." He then says my book doesn't do that, so buy it. www.routledge.com/The-Organiza...

Space is a key feature of social life. But does the digitalisation of society affect its spatial dimensions, and if so, how? Listen to our latest podcast with Leverhulme Visiting Professor Theodore Schatzki and Dale Southerton researchpod.org/university-o... #sociodigitalfutures @leverhulme.ac.uk

TODAY WE CAN ELECT A GREEN MAYOR Polling stations are now OPEN. You can get out and vote Mary Page to be the first Green, West Of England Mayor. Remember to bring ID. 💪Let’s do this!💪

Coop people! (And those who are alternative economy adjacent.) Last chance to submit an abstract for our special issue on coops in fiction, art and culture. Just an abstract to start off with, but do let us have a look at your ideas. See below. www.ukscs.coop/pages/imagin...

TOMORROW IS YOUR CHANCE 🟩 Vote Mary Page to be the first ever GREEN MAYOR for the West Of England. 🟩 It’s gonna be a tight one, but with YOUR HELP we can do this! Credit: John Darvall, BBC

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A movement of movements for Bristol event on 17th April 2025. Can we co-ordinate our activities so that the many local and particular forms of activism can become a rising tide of change which is impossible to ignore? Tickets below. www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/prs...

In this episode of our #TransformingBusinessPodcast series with Martin Parker, Carl Rhodes, author of 'Stinking Rich', explains the dangerous and deceptive myths which portray #Billionaires as a ‘force for good’. @profcarlrhodes.bsky.social @profmartinp.bsky.social 🎧➡️ buff.ly/i2cqmt1

In this episode of our #TransformingBusinessPodcast series with Martin Parker, Carl Rhodes, author of 'Stinking Rich', explains the dangerous and deceptive myths which portray #Billionaires as a ‘force for good’. @profcarlrhodes.bsky.social @profmartinp.bsky.social 🎧

In the first episode of our #TransformingBusinessPodcast series with Martin Parker, Jane Holgate and John Page, authors of 'Changemakers', discuss the power of #Activism and challenge the belief that change is impossible @profmartinp.bsky.social 🎧

Why do business schools ignore coops? A paper that was rejected from AMLE, JMS and BJM, but taken up by the excellent Management Learning. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

insightful and inspiring blog by @profmartinp.bsky.social - never give up

@profcarlrhodes.bsky.social explains the dangerous and deceptive myths which portray #Billionaires as a ‘force for good’ in this episode of our Transforming Business podcast series with @profmartinp.bsky.social: buff.ly/Ntre0kK

@profmartinp.bsky.social hoped the #Pandemic might spark lasting change, but entrenched power and economic interests drove a return to business as usual, revealing that real progress demands active, sustained effort: buff.ly/YUnwDJg

In the first episode of our Transforming Business podcast series with @profmartinp.bsky.social, Jane Holgate and John Page discuss the power of #Activism and challenge the belief that change is impossible: buff.ly/2OTUVxn

A fascinating conversation about social change and activism. Do have a listen.

Please repost - I'm not sure how much coverage this is getting in the US media #TeslaTakedown #Swasticars www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

In 2018, I wrote a piece that annoyed Musk fanboys. I'd like to carry on annoying them. theconversation.com/we-dont-need...

@profmartinp.bsky.social Here's one for you and all other excellent critics of the crap taught in #BusinessSchools sherwood.news/business/job...

Please support garment workers in their struggle with Nike by pledging to share 1,000 of their photos actionnetwork.org/forms/one-th...

📻 Latest podcast episode: People Just Do Something, with Bristol Apartheid Free Zone’s Matt and Sasha on building a boycott for Palestine Check it out here or wherever you get your podcasts: thebristolcable.org/2025/02/list...

A tunnel to the other side of the world: what sort of writing can contribute to social change?: Culture and Organization: Vol 0, No 0 - Get Access www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Apparently Elon Musk gets cross if you call Teslas 'Swasticars'. Just thought everyone should know that.

If you are in Bristol on Wed March 20th, come along and listen to Carl Rhodes and me discussing what is wrong with the super-rich. All welcome! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/launch-of-...

Hi world. Bristol. 19th March. A launch for my 'Cabinet of Curiosities' book with me being grilled lightly by Melissa Gregg. Free, and there will be snacks. Tickets below. www.tickettailor.com/events/uobbu...

If you are in Bristol on Wed March 20th, come along and listen to Carl Rhodes and me discussing what is wrong with the super-rich. All welcome! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/launch-of-...

A really interesting analysis of Trump. Do watch it. youtu.be/K8QLgLfqh6s?...

This is a really good series of blogs from authors of @brisunipress.bsky.social and their stablemate Policy Press. Many of the blogs are very positive and upbeat focussed on #Transformation www.transformingsociety.co.uk

JCS is and open access journal published three times a year. We welcome contributions on most aspects of co-operation, co-operative management, governance and leadership, and related subject areas, in relation to a range of co-operative sectors. www.ukscs.coop/pages/submis...

Vieta & Lionais illustrate how Argentina’s worker-recuperated enterprises demonstrate the potential vibrancy of commons-based co-operatives for a post-capitalist alternative, offering tantalising details of the new cooperativism in practice. doi.org/10.61869/BJH... #coop #newcooperativism

Oxfam’s 'Takers Not Makers' report calls for solutions to reduce inequality and establish fair economies. In 'Stinking Rich' Carl Rhodes exposes the dark side of extreme wealth. Find out more: www.oxfam.org.uk/media/press-... Find the book: bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/trade/stinki...

It is now even more important to foster #MutualAid in our communities. The lovely people at Shareable have put together this excellent series of 4 online learning sessions, primarily for those starting out on this journey. See also their other wonderful resources. www.shareable.net/mutual-aid-1...

📚Setting a 2025 reading challenge? Start strong with these 10 brilliant books tackling urgent global issues like climate change and economic injustice. 🌍✨ Add them to your TBR list today! bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/new-year-rea...

2026 Special issue: Imagining co-operatives? Co-operatives and co-operative economy in art and culture - Call for papers: www.ukscs.coop/pages/imagin...

The book, 'Changemakers' draws on frontline experiences in #TradeUnions, #Environmentalism, #AnimalRights, and #SocialJustice to explore key themes like leadership and negotiation. 📖 Find the book: https://buff.ly/4habegw 🤝 Join a changermakers forums: https://buff.ly/4h7f1uS

Excellent article about small-scale but very important #regenerative farming and pragmatic #rewilding initiatives to revive ponds - it's vital we support all these #grassroots #SustainableTransition initiatives www.theguardian.com/environment/...

🗓️2024 in review: Trade Union Strikes Our ongoing #ThisBetterWork series provides dedicated & informative coverage of the world of working in Bristol & beyond- with industrial reporting, tales from the picket lines, & explainers on employment legislation changes. thebristolcable.org/category/thi...

"I would be pleased to give this book to someone as a present. Just not at Xmas." @profmartinp.bsky.social "cunningly unpacks (sic) and problematizes the Christmas that we all know and thought we loved." @alfrehn.bsky.social

Its been out a month now. Have you got your copy yet? Why not? “Professor Parker’s ‘beachcombing’ for a cabinet of curiosities is a marvel of assemblage." Gibson Burrell, University of York, UK www.routledge.com/The-Organiza...

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Hear our Co-directors @susanjhalford.bsky.social and Dale Southerton discuss how sociodigital futures are shaping the world today and ways the Centre’s research aims to make a difference in the present. youtu.be/3axk3L5xUxo

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