Happy to share the blog about our new article, "The Relationship Between Welfare and Capital Controls," co-authored with Martino Comelli, published in Social Policy & Administration. The paper also received the Best Paper Prize from the PEWS Standing Group at the @ecpr.bsky.social Conference 2025.

The Loop@ecprtheloop.bsky.social · 2w ago

💵 Advanced economies did not simply abandon capital controls after the 1944 #BrettonWoods Agreement. 🏆️ Based on their prize winning research, Martino Comelli & @dasilvapp.bsky.social show that #Welfare states quietly took over. 👉 buff.ly/NiPjspD

Answer to sub head: yes. Industrial strength with save HE, but more broadly, we need everyone to get stuck in. We can’t leave this sector to managers and wonks. They just don’t know how to consult and lead.

How to kill a university's reputation

After Exeter’s announcement that it will cut 150 academic jobs, is there any hope for higher education?

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@uniexecec.bsky.social have announced that 200 people will be made compulsorily redundant, with over 500 in scope and most of those in Humanities and Social Sciences. The branch has asked for the key financials to support this case, but this has been denied. Complaint is in with CAC #vandalism #ucu

Sign the Petition

Stop Redundancies at the University of Exeter

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Out now and open access: www.annualreviews.org/content/jour... Right on time to present some follow up work at @ councilforeuropeanstudies.org/2026-confere... and @epssnet.bsky.social Belfast with @sattlersthomas.bsky.social

Austerity and Populism

A large literature explains the rise of populist parties with the economic insecurities stemming from globalization and technological change. But despite the long-standing focus of the comparative and...

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Check out our new event recording from Nov 🌟 Revisiting the first ever BISA conference 'New dimensions, 50 years on: Reflections on continuity and change in global politics' 🌎 Chaired by Inderjeet Parmar it is worth a watch! 👉 https://ow.ly/PlKa50XGTTN Pedro Perfeito da Silva Caroline Kuzemko

Celebrate BISA's 50th anniversary with us 🌟 Revisiting the 1st ever BISA conference held in 1975 'New dimensions, 50 years on: Reflections on continuity and change in global politics' 🎉 Sign up! 👉 https://ow.ly/cBVX50XnBcO @julietdryden.bsky.social Inderjeet Parmar Pedro Perfeito da Silva

This weekend is the LAST WEEKEND for #BISA2026 conference submissions! 🚨 Is International Studies ready for what comes next? New thinking, new directions 🎉 Make sure to submit your papers now 👉 https://conference.bisa.ac.uk/call-papers-0 VisitBrighton Simon Rushton @julietdryden.bsky.social

✨ New publication alert ✨ @ripejournal.bsky.social just gave me the best birthday present! My paper, co-authored with Samuele Bibi and Nicole Cerpa Vielma, discusses how Latin America's integration into international trade and global finance has influenced political cycles.

The transition to the new academic year was so hectic that I forgot to report that @kovarek.bsky.social and I have been awarded a @britishacademy.bsky.social @leverhulme.ac.uk Small Research Grant. Focusing on #Hungary, we will explore how populist frames shape the support for financial nationalism.

Delighted to be co-hosting Professor Owens today with the Centre for Political Thought.

Patricia Owens@whitproject.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Southwest friends: tomorrow at 3pm, I'm speaking in Exeter on the Erased tour, followed by reception. Do come by. @exeter.ac.uk @profalexp.bsky.social

A last beer before teaching starts!

CITYPERC is organising a workshop on the Economic Project of the Far Right on October 6 at City, University of London. To join us in person or via Teams sign up here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cityperc-w...

I had a lot of fun discussing my paper co-authored with @marinazucker.bsky.social at the IPEG workshop!

BISA - British International Studies Association@mybisa.bsky.social · 11mo ago

💵We have kicked off our fourth panel - this time focused on the IPE of finance! 👉We hear insightful comments from Scott James on liability driven investments and pensions and @dasilvapp.bsky.social on Fintech and its effects in Brazil. @ipegbisa.bsky.social @ids.ac.uk

💵We have kicked off our fourth panel - this time focused on the IPE of finance! 👉We hear insightful comments from Scott James on liability driven investments and pensions and @dasilvapp.bsky.social on Fintech and its effects in Brazil. @ipegbisa.bsky.social @ids.ac.uk

Annual @bisa_ipeg workshop: 'International Political Economy in a world on fire' 💸 12 September @SussexUni 🌟 A moment to regroup and take inspiration from each other! 🎉 Register now - buff.ly/PlSXPac @dasilvapp.bsky.social

Annual IPEG workshop: International Political Economy in a world on fire- International Political Economy (IPEG) | BISA

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Sun and blue sky in Exeter and I spent the day inside the office writing about UK higher education using the growth model approach. At least I brought some mate to make things a bit happier.

Just arrived in Belfast to join @mybisa.bsky.social! Looking forward to attending the many cool panels organised by @ipegbisa.bsky.social! Drop a message if you want to chat about anything related to capital flow management, financial nationalism or Latin American politics #BISA2025

The deadline is TODAY! Join us for a day of IPE debates in (hopefully sunny) Brighton! @ipegbisa.bsky.social @juliacalvert.bsky.social

BISA - British International Studies Association@mybisa.bsky.social · last yr.

💸 @ipegbisa.bsky.social call for papers is next MONDAY 💸 Call for papers for the 2025 IPEG workshop on 12 September @SussexUni ends on Monday so don't miss out! 🌎'International Political Economy in a world on fire'🌎 Submit here 👉 buff.ly/CkWmJmd @drscottjames.bsky.social‬ @dasilvapp.bsky.social‬

💸 @ipegbisa.bsky.social call for papers is next MONDAY 💸 Call for papers for the 2025 IPEG workshop on 12 September @SussexUni ends on Monday so don't miss out! 🌎'International Political Economy in a world on fire'🌎 Submit here 👉 buff.ly/CkWmJmd @drscottjames.bsky.social‬ @dasilvapp.bsky.social‬

🚨 @ipegbisa.bsky.social book talk 🚨 🌟26 June @drmeljohnston.bsky.social - 2024 IPEG Book Prize winner - presenting her book 'Building Peace, Rebuilding Patriarchy: The Failure of Gender Interventions in Timor-Leste' 📚 sign up - buff.ly/sQfztlf ‪ @drscottjames.bsky.social‬ @dasilvapp.bsky.social‬

Book talk: IPEG book prize 2024 winner, ‘Building Peace, Rebuilding Patriarchy'- International Political Economy (IPEG) | BISA

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💵 Nominations now open for the @ipegbisa.bsky.social Book Prize 2025! 💵 One most prestigious awards in the field of IPE in the UK and beyond 🎉 To be eligible, the book must have been published in 2024 📚 Nominate now 👉 buff.ly/GOT5wTk ‪ @dasilvapp.bsky.social‬ ‪ @juliacalvert.bsky.social‬

Nominations open for the International Political Economy Working Group Book Prize 2025- International Political Economy (IPEG) | BISA

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It's today!

BISA - British International Studies Association@mybisa.bsky.social · last yr.

💵Sixth session of the @ipegbisa.bsky.social 'Financialisation in Latin America' series!💵 'Challenges of Peripheral Development in Open Economies: Financial Markets and Policy Space in Brazil' w/ Helena Morais 27 May - buff.ly/pfgeRFY @dasilvapp.bsky.social @drscottjames.bsky.social

💵Sixth session of the @ipegbisa.bsky.social 'Financialisation in Latin America' series!💵 'Challenges of Peripheral Development in Open Economies: Financial Markets and Policy Space in Brazil' w/ Helena Morais 27 May - buff.ly/pfgeRFY @dasilvapp.bsky.social @drscottjames.bsky.social

Challenges of Peripheral Development in Open Economies: Financial Markets and Policy Space in Brazil- International Political Economy (IPEG) | BISA

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The next session of our webinar series on Financialisation in Latin America will be on 27 May at 1 pm BST with Helena Morais discussing how international financial flows influence electoral dynamics in Brazil, shaping the conditions under which policy choices are made.

It is today! Join us if you are interested in how large emerging economies like Brazil are trying to navigate the current political-economic instability.

BISA - British International Studies Association@mybisa.bsky.social · last yr.

💵 Fifth session of the @ipegbisa.bsky.social financialisation in Latin America webinar series 💵 'Subordinate no more? Brazil’s financial strategy in a polarised world' w/ Dr Luiza Peruffo 6 May 👉 buff.ly/ZKDT3r6 @dasilvapp.bsky.social @drscottjames.bsky.social @juliacalvert.bsky.social

💵 Fifth session of the @ipegbisa.bsky.social financialisation in Latin America webinar series 💵 'Subordinate no more? Brazil’s financial strategy in a polarised world' w/ Dr Luiza Peruffo 6 May 👉 buff.ly/ZKDT3r6 @dasilvapp.bsky.social @drscottjames.bsky.social @juliacalvert.bsky.social

Subordinate no more? Brazil’s financial strategy in a polarised world- International Political Economy (IPEG) | BISA

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The next session of our webinar series on Financialisation in Latin America will be on 6 May at 3 pm BST with Dr Luiza Peruffo discussing Brazil’s renewed efforts to reform the international monetary and financial system, as well as the possibilities and limitations of de-dollarisation efforts.

Third @ipegbisa.bsky.social webinar! 💵 'Subordinate financialisation in Chile: banking dynamics in a Global Market-Based financial system' w/ Dr Nicole Cerpa-Vielma FREE sign up - buff.ly/dT7euh5 @dasilvapp.bsky.social @drscottjames.bsky.social @juliacalvert.bsky.social @lenarethel.bsky.social

Subordinate financialisation in Chile: banking dynamics in a Global Market-Based financial system- International Political Economy (IPEG) | BISA

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The next session of our webinar series on Financialisation in Latin America will be on 7 April at 4 pm BST with Dr Nicole Cerpa-Vielma discussing Chile’s experience with a focus on how reliance on market-based credit to expand banking credit flows affects Chilean banks’ liquidity preference.

📢We've kicked off the second webinar from @ipegbisa.bsky.social new series 'Financialisation in Latin America'! Dr Tomás Nougués (Universidad Nacional de San Martín) is shedding light on Argentina’s evolving social security system. Great to have so many people attending! @dasilvapp.bsky.social