Issue 3 of 2026 now in-print, incl. Special Section on 'Asian Platform Capital', edited by Adrian Athique and Akshaya Kumar, plus 5 papers on rubber in Malaya, trafficking in the Med, the environmental state, consultancy and development, digital entrepreneurship www.tandfonline.com/toc/reso20/c...

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Volume 55, Issue 3 of Economy and Society

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I have a new piece out that synthesizes the past few years of research in Latin America on cryptocurrency adoption. The political economy of cryptocurrency in Latin America www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... in @econsocjournal.bsky.social. Thanks to @sshrc-crsh.canada.ca for their support. 🧵

The political economy of cryptocurrency in Latin America

This paper explains the political economy of cryptocurrency expansion in Latin America. Based on qualitative research and in-depth interviews, the paper explains the motivations that promote crypto...

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This is quite a bumper issue but if you have to time to read one piece only, may I recommend the article on trafficking in the Med, which is nothing like you have ever read or ever will read: humane, informative, and very well written. It was riveting.

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Issue 3 of 2026 now in-print, incl. Special Section on 'Asian Platform Capital', edited by Adrian Athique and Akshaya Kumar, plus 5 papers on rubber in Malaya, trafficking in the Med, the environmental state, consultancy and development, digital entrepreneurship www.tandfonline.com/toc/reso20/c...

Issue 3 of 2026 now in-print, incl. Special Section on 'Asian Platform Capital', edited by Adrian Athique and Akshaya Kumar, plus 5 papers on rubber in Malaya, trafficking in the Med, the environmental state, consultancy and development, digital entrepreneurship www.tandfonline.com/toc/reso20/c...

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On the “enduring fantasy of government reduced to calculation, solving the problem of politics.”

Louise Amoore@amoorelouise.bsky.social · 3w ago

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Now available in Latest Articles, @robertdorschel.bsky.social on the class relations and entrepreneurialism of digital capitalism www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The entrepreneurial gaze of digital capitalism

Scholars have unearthed how tech companies exert unprecedented power through new modes of accumulation and control. Less attention has been paid to the social actors who command these companies. In...

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Issue 2 of 2026 is a Special Issue, 'Care Economies', edited by @rhacel.bsky.social, Sabrina Marchetti and Wasana Handapangoda, supported by funding from our Special Issue Competition. Issue 2 also features our editorial essay on 'The state of the state' www.tandfonline.com/toc/reso20/c...

Delighted to see this article by @draykay.bsky.social, Jessica Sklair and me, introducing our upcoming special section of @econsocjournal.bsky.social on Elite Philanthropy in Global Capitalism, published online (open access). doi.org/10.1080/0308...

Issue 2 of 2026 is a Special Issue, 'Care Economies', edited by @rhacel.bsky.social, Sabrina Marchetti and Wasana Handapangoda, supported by funding from our Special Issue Competition. Issue 2 also features our editorial essay on 'The state of the state' www.tandfonline.com/toc/reso20/c...

Now available, ahead of in-print publication later this year. A Special Section on 'Asian platform capital', edited by Adrian Athique and Akshaya Kumar www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Now available, ahead of in-print publication later this year. A Special Section on 'Asian platform capital', edited by Adrian Athique and Akshaya Kumar www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

A timely and critical collective essay on 'the state of the state', written by five members of our Editorial Board @will-davies.bsky.social @andrew-barry.bsky.social @iliasalami.bsky.social Linsey McGoey and Samantha Ashenden www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The state of the state

Recent economic, democratic and geopolitical events have raised the question of ‘the state' anew, as problems of territory, sovereignty, protectionism, borders, authoritarianism and surveillance ha...

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Great podcast, great host – thanks to @raumplaner.bsky.social for moderating this podcast episode. Link 👇 Link to the special issue in @econsocjournal.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/toc/reso20/5...

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(Post-)Growth Infrastructures. Guest Editors: Malcolm Campbell-Verduyn and Matthias Kranke. Volume 54, Issue 4 of Economy and Society

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Post-Growth Planning@postgrowthplan.bsky.social · 3mo ago

🛣️"You can't get beyond growth without really getting inside of it". Matthias Kranke (@college-uaruhr.bsky.social) & Malcolm Campbell-Verduyn (@rug.nl) in 'Becoming a Post-Growth Planner' #33. 🛤️ Infrastructures & how to take socio-material relations seriously. ▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnLu...

New research alert📚📰 🚨 We are excited to share the latest co-authored publication from our Department Head and esteemed Professor Samantha Ashenden @econsocjournal.bsky.social : www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The state of the state

Recent economic, democratic and geopolitical events have raised the question of ‘the state' anew, as problems of territory, sovereignty, protectionism, borders, authoritarianism and surveillance ha...

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Will Davies. Members of the Editorial Board of @econsocjournal.bsky.social have contributed to a series of reflections on the (contradictory, emergent, uncertain) 'state of the state', introduced by Andrew Barry and me (open access)

Will Davies@will-davies.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Members of the Editorial Board of @econsocjournal.bsky.social have contributed to a series of reflections on the (contradictory, emergent, uncertain) 'state of the state', introduced by Andrew Barry and me (open access) www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Penned by my stellar EB colleagues: "We suggest that now is a useful moment in which to think again, to bring ‘the state’ back into view and examine the tools that are available to make sense of the present. [cont.]

Economy & Society@econsocjournal.bsky.social · 4mo ago

A timely and critical collective essay on 'the state of the state', written by five members of our Editorial Board @will-davies.bsky.social @andrew-barry.bsky.social @iliasalami.bsky.social Linsey McGoey and Samantha Ashenden www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The View from Mont Pèlerin

Economy & Society@econsocjournal.bsky.social · 4mo ago

A timely and critical collective essay on 'the state of the state', written by five members of our Editorial Board @will-davies.bsky.social @andrew-barry.bsky.social @iliasalami.bsky.social Linsey McGoey and Samantha Ashenden www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

A timely and critical collective essay on 'the state of the state', written by five members of our Editorial Board @will-davies.bsky.social @andrew-barry.bsky.social @iliasalami.bsky.social Linsey McGoey and Samantha Ashenden www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The state of the state

Recent economic, democratic and geopolitical events have raised the question of ‘the state' anew, as problems of territory, sovereignty, protectionism, borders, authoritarianism and surveillance ha...

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Our new piece, collectively authored by the Editorial Board of @econsocjournal.bsky.social, reflecting on the state today. @campolis.bsky.social Link to the full piece below:

Members of the Editorial Board of @econsocjournal.bsky.social have contributed to a series of reflections on the (contradictory, emergent, uncertain) 'state of the state', introduced by Andrew Barry and me (open access) www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The state of the state

Recent economic, democratic and geopolitical events have raised the question of ‘the state' anew, as problems of territory, sovereignty, protectionism, borders, authoritarianism and surveillance ha...

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Also coming up in Issue 2 is a very special editorial essay on 'The state of the state', bringing together provocative contributions from five members of our Editorial Board.

Economy & Society@econsocjournal.bsky.social · 4mo ago

In-print very shortly. Issue 2 of 2026 will be a Special Issue on Care Economies. Issue 3 will feature a Special Section on Asian Platform Capital. Watch this space!

When private equity takes over a care home, deaths at the home rise by an average of 11%. When the private equity company is leveraged more than 75% in debt, the deaths double www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

The great care home cash grab: how private equity turned vulnerable elderly people into human ATMs

When did care homes come to be seen as recession-proof investments? And who pays the price?

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Also coming up in Issue 2 is a very special editorial essay on 'The state of the state', bringing together provocative contributions from five members of our Editorial Board.

Economy & Society@econsocjournal.bsky.social · 4mo ago

In-print very shortly. Issue 2 of 2026 will be a Special Issue on Care Economies. Issue 3 will feature a Special Section on Asian Platform Capital. Watch this space!

In-print very shortly. Issue 2 of 2026 will be a Special Issue on Care Economies. Issue 3 will feature a Special Section on Asian Platform Capital. Watch this space!

Fortunate and grateful to be part of this editorial collective which still pursues all the good things of academic endeavour, ie theoretical debates and rigorous analysis, which are discussed in-person in lively editorial committee meetings. And not many good things like this are left in academia.

Economy & Society@econsocjournal.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Not at this journal! Our scope most definitely continues to include research problems that are not data-rich, especially when connected with social theoretical debates. Submissions without AI are very welcome. www.ft.com/content/0c63... via @FT

Not at this journal! Our scope most definitely continues to include research problems that are not data-rich, especially when connected with social theoretical debates. Submissions without AI are very welcome. www.ft.com/content/0c63... via @FT

Silence is not golden when it comes to science and AI

The scope of scientific inquiry is contracting as research focuses on data-rich problems

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Issue 1 of 2026 has hit the streets, packed with 9 papers on heat and comfort zones, subscription as an economic form, influencer marketing, value theory of inflation, emissions trading, carbon borders, risk and health, Insuring urban violence, Becker and suicide www.tandfonline.com/toc/reso20/c...

Economy and Society

Volume 55, Issue 1 of Economy and Society

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Issue 1 of 2026 has hit the streets, packed with 9 papers on heat and comfort zones, subscription as an economic form, influencer marketing, value theory of inflation, emissions trading, carbon borders, risk and health, Insuring urban violence, Becker and suicide www.tandfonline.com/toc/reso20/c...

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Sounds very interesting. Subscription $ outpace advertising $ by 3-4:1 in US and Canada, for example, but get a fraction of the attention. gmicp.org/canadas-netw...

Canada’s Network Media Economy: Growth, Concentration and Upheaval 1984-2024

A report produced by the Canadian research team of the Global Media and Internet Research Project Now drawing upon 40 years of data, this report places some of the most significant recent developmen...

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Economy & Society@econsocjournal.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Now available in Latest Articles @bricolageyumyum.bsky.social interrogates 'subscription', a taken-for-granted economic bedrock of digital capitalism www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

“…subscription’s possible role in postcapitalist economic organization.”

Economy & Society@econsocjournal.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Now available in Latest Articles @bricolageyumyum.bsky.social interrogates 'subscription', a taken-for-granted economic bedrock of digital capitalism www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....