Our Visions for the Future Speaker Series continues. This time with Rutger Claassen (Utrecht University) who will speak about 'Social Ownership Democracy'. The session is online May 18 15h00 (CEST). The MS TEAMS link below! We hope to see you there. visions-for-the-future.sites.uu.nl/events/speak...

the recording of this event on MUSKISM is now online! Watch and share, it's a very interesting conversation (and book). www.sg.uu.nl/video/2026/0...

"Rescuing Socialism from Equality" - Barry Maguire (University of Edinburgh) open.substack.com/pub/newworki...

Fascinating and inspiring talk last night by @isabelleferreras.bsky.social as part of the 'Beyond Capitalism' public lecture series being hosted at Utrecht. Isabelle talked about democratizing work and the economy: why we should care about it and how we can go about doing it.

Does socialism require collective ownership of the means of production? Find out @barrymaguire.bsky.social's (joint work w/ @jkandiyali.bsky.social) answer to this question in the next online Visions Speaker Series! Happening Dec 1. You can register here:

The Visions for the Future project is delighted to host Isabelle Ferreras in Utrecht next week, who is giving a public lecture on Dec 3: "From Shareholder Capitalism to Economic Democracy." Both in-person and streamed online: do join us! #DemocratizingWork

Does socialism require collective ownership of the means of production? Find out @barrymaguire.bsky.social's (joint work w/ @jkandiyali.bsky.social) answer to this question in the next online Visions Speaker Series! Happening Dec 1. You can register here:

From John Rawls' A Theory of Justice.

This Thursday Nov 20 we're hosting an online discussion of Lisa Herzog's book 'The Democratic Marketplace.' With a presentation by Lisa and commentaries by Julie Rose and Tom Parr. Join us! Register here: visions-for-the-future.sites.uu.nl/events/speak...

Very much looking forward to hosting a discussion of Lisa Herzog's recent book 'The Democratic Marketplace.' With a presentation from @lisamherzog.bsky.social and commentaries from Julie Rose and Tom Parr. Join us online on Nov 20! @ingridrobeyns.bsky.social

Looking forward to a 'philosophical cafe' tonight in Utrecht, where alongside Catarina Neves will be hosting a discussion on capitalism, visions for the future, and utopias.

Tomorrow afternoon (14:00-15:30 CEST), online event with Christine Berry and Caleb Althorpe on democratic economy. info below.

The next Visions speaker series event is approaching! On Oct 17 I'll be talking with @christinejberry.bsky.social about her book project: 'Ours: Reclaiming Ownership of What Matters' Join us for a conversation about what a democratic economy might mean & how we might go about building it together

For everyone who hasn't listened to the analysis of Tim Jackson on the limits of capitalism, a recording of his talk last night is now online: www.sg.uu.nl/sprekers/tim...

I have a new paper just published in Economics & Philosophy! "Community through Market Competition" I argue the ostensible tension between market exchange and community can be overcome. It is open access and you can read it here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Autistic people are brilliant. Pregnant people are incredible. Bullshit is bullshit.

I have a new paper just published in Economics & Philosophy! "Community through Market Competition" I argue the ostensible tension between market exchange and community can be overcome. It is open access and you can read it here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

On September 19, The Visions for the Future Speaker Series recommences after our summer break. And what better way to kick off than to be joined by Elizabeth Anderson, who will present on "From Limitarianism to a Better World." Online, please do join us! Register ➡️ forms.office.com/e/qp9A3AGV9T

On September 19, The Visions for the Future Speaker Series recommences after our summer break. And what better way to kick off than to be joined by Elizabeth Anderson, who will present on "From Limitarianism to a Better World." Online, please do join us! Register ➡️ forms.office.com/e/qp9A3AGV9T

Public professionals and academics interested in #Postgrowth and #degrowth, based in the Netherlands (or nearby): Tuesday 23 September Tim Jackson, will visit Utrecht. We will hold an expert meeting in the morning. For more information, see visions-for-the-future.sites.uu.nl/events/tim-j...

The next Visions for the Future Speaker Series is happening next week Friday June 13 15.30-17.00 CEST. We are thrilled to have Joseph Heath presenting on "Capitalism: Critique or Kvetch?" The event is free and online, and all are welcome. Click below to register. @ingridrobeyns.bsky.social

What would an anti-oligarchic, republican economy look like? UBI? Wealth tax? Workplace democracy? Strong trade unions? Investment democracy? I explore a radical republican economics in my new book, 'The Wealth of Freedom', which is now out online. academic.oup.com/book/60075

The latest issue of CRISPP is now online: www.tandfonline.com/toc/fcri20/c... - Muldoon on digital socialism,Thompson and Modood on religious recognition, Goodin on excuses, Althorpe on Meaningful work, Eskelinen on global justice, Perez on Data based radicalism and more ....

Just published! Jan Kandiyali (@jankandiyali.bsky.social) and I writing, open access in *Political Philosophy*: "We Cease to be Mere Fragments: Justice, Alienation, Liberalism and Socialism " Hopefully of interest to both liberals and socialists! politicalphilosophyjournal.org/article/id/1...

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Catarina Neves and I are organizing a panel on the Philosophy of Degrowth at this year's MANCEPT Workshops. The CFP is below – deadline for submission May 7. Please share widely! #philsky #polsky

Was in the middle of typing a fairly serious and important email to only discover that ctrl+enter is an INSTANT SEND hotkey in Outlook... Who thought that was a good idea?!

Today! The Visions for the Future project welcomes @timparrique.bsky.social to talk about defining degrowth.

I just published a short, interdisciplinary article that explains why we should focus on #inequality, rather than merely poverty reduction in designing our global institutions and policies (including "Finance for Development"). Open Access available here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Catarina Neves and I are organizing a panel on the Philosophy of Degrowth at this year's MANCEPT Workshops. The CFP is below – deadline for submission May 7. Please share widely! #philsky #polsky

@efinneron.bsky.social and my paper: "Do we have relational reasons to care about intergenerational equality?" is now out open access at @crispp.bsky.social as part of a special issue on relational equality and intergenerational justice. Many thanks to Devon Cass for organizing!

At The Visions for the Future project's next online seminar we will have @jksteinberger.bsky.social speaking about her 'Living Well Within Limits' project. The event is on Thursday Feb 27 14.00-15.30 CET, and you can sign up below.

Academics! You are welcome to join the online seminar series that the Visions for the Future project has set up (that I am running together with Caleb Althorpe, Hannah McHugh and Catarina Neves). The project is about the different visions that are on the table to replace neoliberal capitalism –

This month I joined the 'Visions for the Future' project at Utrecht University, where we're exploring ethical questions about alternative economic systems to contemporary capitalism. Please consider sharing, and signing up to our mailing list on the website!

Find yourself worrying about the internal consistency of political liberalism? Then my new paper is for you! Available open access in Episteme www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

I am back on here posting and scrolling after a month-long break. Turns out moving country, moving house, and starting a new job – all with a 5-month-old – keeps one rather busy!

Last year at the HowTheLightGetsIn festival I participated in a panel discussing meaningful work, and the video has just been released (I think it is paywalled unfortunately). People have very strong views about work and meaning so debates are always fun!

Most contemporary discussions of markets vs planning are too stark and simplistic. To think seriously for the future, we need a richer and more nuanced approach. Angus Hebenton & I make a start here: engaging with the unduly neglected work of Meade, Holland, and Wootton. ejpe.org/journal

Looking forward to today and tomorrow’s workshop on ‘New Directions in Meaningful Work’ at Trinity College Dublin. Some great participants and papers. @tcdphilosophy.bsky.social

Much fun joining RTÉ’s Brainstorm Podcast today to talk about “Why we work” Just for a paycheque? To feel valued? To help others?

Philosophers! Please follow & share our new account with your colleagues - we would ultimately like to move away from Twitter/X. #philosophy #philosophers #appliedphilosophy #philosophyjournal

St Stephen’s Green in Dublin this morning

By the end of a PhD on Rawls, I was pretty much referring to ToJ as ‘The Book’

By the end of a PhD on Rawls, I was pretty much referring to ToJ as ‘The Book’

Enzo Rossi and Uğur Atcay with a message. #WOinActie #StopDeBezuinigingen #EppoCiao

That means we need to build a left that’s actually worth having—which means one that is capable of responding to popular hunger for change. Time to get really really clear about that. Because the old systems are definitely going down.

Dusk in Dublin tonight.

Dusk in Dublin tonight.

Am I the only one that hears slippery slope and imagines a children’s slide and not a literal slope?