✍️ NEW BLOG: Labour's deregulation gamble Nick Kotucha argues the Labour government is risking everyone's prosperity by pursuring financial regulations in the name of growth and competitiveness 📄 Based a recently published article in @politicalquarterly.bsky.social Read blog: shorturl.at/7jY34

My thoughts on the financialcialisation of football in audio form w/ @sperishefuni.bsky.social. Many of the aspects discussed are also part of a forthcoming book on football and climate change w/ @markdoidge.bsky.social @berglundoscar.bsky.social @samtoscano.bsky.social @jennyamann.bsky.social

⚽ How do financial interests dominate elite football? Is it inevitable the English Premier League will go bust? 📝 @james7jackson.bsky.social discusses his co-authored article with James Silverwood on financialisation in football and the EPL's 'Minsky moment' 🎧 Listen now: shorturl.at/70CmH

🚢How do global supply chains drive labour exploitation, nature destruction and geopolitical tension? 📚Ben Selwyn discusses his new co-authored book Capitalist Value Chains on the latest episode of New Thinking in Political Economy 🎧Listen now: shorturl.at/NyFNT

Why does labour governance fail the very workers it should protect? Dr Natalie Langford joins Dr Remi Edwards to explore racialisation, colonialism and globalisation through the lens of the Indian tea industry. Listen here: player.sheffield.ac.uk/events/why-l... #LabourRights #GlobalEconomy

Does China's party-state capitalist model mean it can fully decarbonise its economy? Our exec producer Chris Saltmarsh joins Remi to discuss his @ripejournal.bsky.social article on the development of the Chinese political economy and implications for tackling the climate crisis 🎧 shorturl.at/xUwW5

India’s farming sector is facing deep crisis. Falling productivity, debt and mass protests have drawn global attention. Dr Shreya Sinha joins Dr Remi Edwards to discuss who gains, who loses and how women are affected most. Listen here: player.sheffield.ac.uk/events/how-d...

🏭 What are the impacts of the Indonesian state's Green Industrial Policy, in terms of growth, extractivism and environmental (in)justice? Muhammad Firman Eko Putra on state capitalism in Indonesia's nickel industry, based on his MA dissertation 📖 Read here: shorturl.at/ROdIA

"Ending deforestation in Brazil requires not a change of rhetoric, but an entire rethink of the country’s ‘neo-extractivist’ development model and the system of political patronage that underpins it" Paulina Flores-Martinez and coauthors for SPERI Blog: shorturl.at/8Z6hA

This is Crisis: Critical Political Economy, in flux? Our Doctoral Researchers' Network hosted their annual conference, featuring presentations from almost 40 early-career political economists from across the UK and beyond. More here: shorturl.at/X6rqX

How do we define crisis in today’s world? In the final Crisis Point episode, Chris Saltmarsh and Dillon Wamsley reflect on financial and climate crises, theory, and action. Listen on The Player: player.sheffield.ac.uk/events/theor... #PoliticalEconomy

The climate crisis threatens life itself, yet emissions continue to rise. In SPERI Presents... Crisis Point, Prof Jeremy Green joins Chris Saltmarsh and Dillon Wamsley to ask why, and what history tells us about the chance of change. Listen here: player.sheffield.ac.uk/events/clima...

Is populism a threat to democracy, or part of how it has always worked? Professor Michael Bray joins Chris Saltmarsh and Dillon Wamsley in Crisis Point to explore democracy, capitalism and crisis. Listen here: player.sheffield.ac.uk/events/popul... #Populism #Democracy #CrisisPoint

🫖 What are the limits of civil society activism in protecting workers who become excluded from systems of production? ✍️ Dr Natalie Langford discusses her new paper with @remiedwards.bsky.social, published this year in @ripejournal.bsky.social 🎧 Listen now: shorturl.at/9Cqjj

💭 What's the relationship between organised violence and the capitalist economy? Vicki Reif-Breitwieser talks about her research on corporate harm to communities through lithium extraction 🎧 Full episode here: shorturl.at/RnWdU

Is the rising cost of living a crisis in capitalism or a normal part of the system? In Crisis Point: Cost of Living, Professor Martijn Konings explains inflation, its effects, and what it means for the future. Listen here: player.sheffield.ac.uk/events/cost-... #CostOfLiving #Inflation

Why does austerity keep coming back? In Crisis Point, Clara Mattei joins us to explain how austerity has shaped capitalist societies for over a century. Listen now on The Player: bit.ly/45zUEU8 #Austerity #CrisisPoint #PoliticalEconomy

Examining how military technologies are produced and how post-industrial UK regions are drawn into global war supply chains, our podcast of the week interrogates the political economy of organized violence. With @frankmaracchione.bsky.social et al. at @sperishefuni.bsky.social buff.ly/YErfbQS

✍️NEW BLOG✍️ Labubu dolls are having a moment online - but what can this tell us about what consumers are seeking in the digital age? Erhan Kilincarslan and Jiafan Li of @huddersfielduni.bsky.social on the emotional economics of Labubu shorturl.at/JCGy7

Is organised violence central to capitalism? Our live episode recorded at @mybisa.bsky.social is @the-syllabus.bsky.social's podcast of the week Listen here: shorturl.at/RnWdU

Prof Matthew Watson joins @sperishefuni.bsky.social's podcast to ask: was the Long Depression truly a crisis? From falling profits to class conflict, this period changed how we think about capitalism. Listen now: bit.ly/3H4K4Lw #EconomicHistory #PoliticalEconomy #ThePlayerSheffield

@sperishefuni.bsky.social Presents: Live: Is organised violence central to capitalism? @ BISA2025 w/ Joanna Tidy, Elena Simon, Vick Reif-Breitwieser Beryl Pong @frankmaracchione.bsky.social & @remiedwards.bsky.social 🎉 Recorded @ipegbisa.bsky.social roundtable #BISA2025 🌟 listen

What caused the 2008 financial crash? Why does it still matter today? Dr Scott Lavery joins SPERI in Crisis Point to talk about how the crisis reshaped politics, the economy, and our everyday lives - and what might come next. 🎧 Listen here: bit.ly/3UiPw0a

🎙️ SPERI Presents... LIVE! 🎙️ 📡 What is the relationship between the capitalist economy and organised violence by, within and between states? ⏺️ We recorded a roundtable discussion at @mybisa.bsky.social Conference in Belfast Listen now: shorturl.at/GF3re

What can the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis tell us about capitalism and global crashes? Jomo Kwame Sundaram speaks to Chris Saltmarsh and Dillon Wamsley about the role of the IMF, how it hit Asia, and how it connects to 2008. Listen now on The Player: bit.ly/3TACefp

How do we collaborate to tackle challenges? In a video from #YPERN2025, Engagement Director Kersten discusses how Y-PERN is driving inclusive growth in the region and the huge opportunities that #Devolution presents to get academics & policymakers working together. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjN5...

Think you know what happened in the 1970s? Professor Colin Hay joins @sperishefuni.bsky.social's Crisis Point podcast to rethink stagflation, trade unions, and Thatcherism. What was really going on - and what does it mean for us now? 🎧 Listen now: bit.ly/3Tth6ri #Stagflation #EconomicHistory

🌏 Research Climate Crisis: Challenges and Opportunities workshop 💭 Our Doctoral Researchers Network hosted a one-day workshop for PGRs and ECRs working on the political economy of the climate crisis and activism Info, including how to get involved in future events, here: shorturl.at/LXXsC

Is crisis the new normal, or just part of the system? In Crisis Point, researchers from @sperishefuni.bsky.social look at how capitalism and crisis are linked. They explain what crisis means in political economy and why it’s key to understanding today’s world. 🎧 Listen now: bit.ly/45Ep7Rv

🌾 How are Indian women losing out in India's 30-year agricultural crisis? 🎙Shreya Sinha from @qmul.bsky.social explores how shifts from cotton to rice production have excluded women workers and made their daily lives more arduous. 🎧 Listen now: shorturl.at/WYfmC

🎙️SPERI Presents...🎙️ How does India's agrarian crisis harm women workers? 🌾 Shreya Sinha explores how shifts from cotton to rice cultivation relate to class, gender and caste oppression in Punjab 💭 🎧 Listen now: shorturl.at/WYfmC #Agriculture #PoliticalEconomy #Labour #Podcast

🚨New Publication 🚨 in New Political Economy with the one and [email protected]. We propose the term 'Green Financial Planning' to tie together many of the terms in political economy at the moment, and demonstrate that green finance is much more than a few loans/bonds with green names

💊 A few companies make most of the world’s medicine - and huge profits too. This @sperishefuni.bsky.social podcast unpacks Big Pharma’s power, from the pandemic to vaccine inequality. We ask if change is possible, and what the future might hold. 🎧 Listen here: bit.ly/43T9Z05 #BigPharma

🎙️ The urban field today isn’t progressive - it’s marked by inequality, polarisation, and tech monopoly power… Tune in to our latest episode of New Thinking for more on the role of political power in reshaping cities 🏙️ 🎧 Full Ep: shorturl.at/IOpZl

🎙️ Podcast alert 🎙️ Ugo Rossi & Sami Moisio discuss technocapitalism and their book "The Urban Field" on the @sperishefuni.bsky.social "New Thinking in Political Economy" with Dr. Remi Edwards. 🎧Listen now: open.spotify.com/episode/1k4E... @sperishefuni.bsky.social

🎙️ SPERI Presents… 🎙️ How do cities become engines of technocapitalist power? 🏙️ We explore how capitalism shapes urban life, labour & knowledge, and ask: Can we reclaim the city from value extraction? 💭 🎧 Listen now: shorturl.at/IOpZl #UrbanPoliticalEconomy #Technocapitalism #Podcast

🎙️ SPERI Presents… 🎙️ 🎧 Listen to Episode 11 of Crisis Point: shorturl.at/QirkN 📱 #Climate #ClimateJustice #ClimateActivism #Capitalism #PoliticalEconomy #Politics #Economics #Philosophy #PolSci #PoliticalTheory #UniofSheffield #UniofSheff

💭NEW BLOG💭 Trump’s erratic actions expose the flaws in assuming political leaders behave rationally, challenging political science to confront irrational decision-making, argue Matthew Hurst and Thomas Moore 📝: shorturl.at/PckzE

💭NEW BLOG💭 Chris Saltmarsh and Dillon Wamsley develop Seven Theses on Crisis in capitalism, illuminated by their discussions with experts in their recent 12-part podcast series 📝Read the blog: shorturl.at/sfKqO 🎧Listen to the series: shorturl.at/wxXZJ

🎙️ Routine overprescription, the subordination of science, and the co-option of the medical profession… Tune in to our latest episode of New Thinking for more on vaccine hesitancy and the capitalist reality of the pharmaceutical industry 💊 🎧 Full Ep: shorturl.at/IyHMw

🎙️SPERI Presents…🎙️ Why does a small group of companies dominate the pharmaceutical sector? What are the consequences for global health?💊 Dr Owain Williams discusses: 🦠 COVID 💵 Market-state-society relations 💉 The political economy of Big Pharma 🎧 shorturl.at/IyHMw #GlobalHealth #COVID19 #Pharma

It was an honor to participate in this. Andrew's work has been seismic for the field, but more important--to me--has been his generosity and openness as a mentor, always helping younger scholars to be the best versions of ourselves, with no trace of ego.

On 3 April 2025, SPERI hosted a workshop on the British Political Economy Tradition to examine its character, insights and contributions, and celebrate the life's work of Professor Andrew Gamble who recently retired More here: shorturl.at/X9qrX

🎙️SPERI Presents...🎙️ In the final episode of Crisis Point, Dillon and Chris review the series and propose a theory of crisis in capitalism In the post-2008 era, crises of accumulation and legitimation entangle and intensify absent a popular social force able to break the deadlock shorturl.at/hMG7e

🎙️SPERI Presents...🎙️ Climate crisis threatens human life & with it the conditions of capitalist production. Can we stop it? How does it relate to other capitalist crises? @jbrgreen.bsky.social joins Chris & Dillon to discuss perhaps the most pressing crisis of all. open.spotify.com/episode/4pYE...

🎙️SPERI Presents...🎙️ Does the rise of right-wing populism represent a crisis of democracy in the West? What does this have to do with the 2008 crisis? Michael Bray joins Chris and Dillon to discuss democracy in the history of capitalism and populism. Listen now: shorturl.at/syXzE

This is a must listen, btw

Pleased to be part of this very interesting series!

🎙️SPERI Presents...🎙️ Rising prices have dominated social and political life in recent years. High inflation has been called the cost-of-living crisis, but does this constitute a crisis of capitalism or the system working as normal? Martijn Konings discusses with Chris and Dillon shorturl.at/GWVk8

🎙️SPERI Presents...🎙️ High rents, shortages and homelessness dominate the housing system. But does this represent a ‘housing crisis’ or capitalism functioning as it should? Johnna Montgomorie joins Chris & Dillon in Crisis Point, episode 8 shorturl.at/zlVZ0