Joe Ruffell
@joeruffell.bsky.social
https://profiles.open.ac.uk/joe-ruffell Interests: Social Systems Theory, Albania, Films
My first ever journal article! doi.org/10.1108/MD-0...
Programmed despotism: the Albanian communist state as an “organised society”
Purpose. This article contributes to social systems theory’s (SST) conceptualisation of Soviet-style “organised societies” by reconceptualising Stalinist party purges as a dysfunctional means of syste...
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Does the Chinese state treat firms like Uber treats drivers? Intriguing
The Platform State: Angela Zhang and Alex Yang on How China Really Governs Its Economy
Sinica Podcast · Episode
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