Surbhi Kesar

@surbhikesar.bsky.social

Economic development & political economy. Senior lecturer - Economics, SOAS U of London. Researches informality, structural transformation, post-colonial capitalist development, decolonizing econ. https://sites.google.com/view/surbhikesar/bio

📣 CfP | Social Reproduction @ IIPPE 2026 🗓️ Deadline: 15 February 2026 Come join us! The IIPPE Social Reproduction Working Group invites paper and panel submissions to the IIPPE 16th Annual Conference. 📍 Lisbon | 🗓️ 9–12 September 2026 👉 CfP in link below or by scanning the QR code

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In this Economic &Political Weekly piece “The Politics of Data”, I identify 3 levels at which the politics operates- a) deliberate misrepresentation, b) adoption of certain categories, measurement, c) privileging methods for analysis at cost of obscuring complex realities. www.epw.in/journal/2025...

The Politics of Data

The politics of data can be understood at three distinct levels within contemporary academic and policy discourse.The politics of data can be understood at three distinct levels within contemporary ac...

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It’s out! I’m deeply proud and grateful for this book — especially for the chance to collaborate with such brilliant & bold minds. Here’s to hoping its ideas spark fresh conversations and inspire meaningful change in our field. #economics #eurocentrism #decolonisation

Polity@politybooks.bsky.social · last yr.

Economics obscures or is oblivious to the politics embedded in theorization itself. In this book, @devikadutt.bsky.social, @cacrisalves.bsky.social, @surbhikesar.bsky.social & @ingridhk.bsky.social return political questions to the heart of economic theorizing. See more: www.politybooks.com/...

Our book is out and available for purchase in the U.K. Writing this book with @cacrisalves.bsky.social @surbhikesar.bsky.social & @ingridhk.bsky.social was a long and arduous process that has arguably changed us all, and we’d be honoured for y’all to read it!

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Polity@politybooks.bsky.social · last yr.

Economics obscures or is oblivious to the politics embedded in theorization itself. In this book, @devikadutt.bsky.social, @cacrisalves.bsky.social, @surbhikesar.bsky.social & @ingridhk.bsky.social return political questions to the heart of economic theorizing. See more: www.politybooks.com/...