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Monthly Archives: July 2014
An interesting talk between David Graeber & Thomas Piketty on debt, capitalism, neoliberalism & inequality
Graeber: “Our feelings of helplessness stem from the fact that for thirty years the tools of persuasion and coercion have been mobilized to wage an ideological war for capitalism, rather than to create conditions for capitalism to remain viable. Neoliberalism … Continue reading
Does Capitalism Have a Future? Wallerstein, Collins, Calhoun and Mann discuss whether the capitalist system can survive
The Great Recession has prompted a reassessment of the specific mode of capitalist accumulation that achieved dominance in the era of globalization. Yet just about all of this literature has focused on one of two issues: why things went wrong, … Continue reading
Posted in Books
Tagged capitalism, financial crisis, Great Recession, Immanuel Wallerstein, markets, neoliberalism
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Pope Francis, Thomas Piketty and Karl Polanyi featured the fascinating presidential address by Michael Burawoy at the International Sociological Association congress
Pope Francis, Thomas Piketty and Karl Polanyi featured the fascinating presidential address by Michael Burawoy “Facing the Unequal World: Challenges for Global Sociology” at the opening ceremony of the International Sociological Association congress at Yokohama, Japan (July 13-19, 2014). I … Continue reading
Paris, May 1968: “Football to the footballers!”
“This explosion was provoked by groups in revolt against modern consumer and technical society, whether it be the communism of the East or the capitalism of the West.” — President Charles De Gaulle, a televised speech of June 7th, 1968 In … Continue reading
Why did the transition from socialism to capitalism result in economic growth in some countries and decline in others? It is about mass privatization
In general, scholars have advanced three main arguments to explain why did the transition from socialism to capitalism result in improved growth in some countries and significant economic decline in others: (1) successful countries rapidly implemented neoliberal policies; (2) failures … Continue reading
Posted in Papers
Tagged Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, capitalism, comparative political economy, Czech Republic, Estonia, fiscal sociology, Georgia, growth, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, neoliberalism, Poland, Post-communist countries, privatization, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, socialism, state, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
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Are you interested in grabbing a green tea or Asahi together at the International Sociological Association Congress in Yokohama?
I’m exciting to be heading to the International Sociological Association Congress in Yokohama, Japan. If you’ll be there too and you’re interested in saying hello/kon’nichiwa or grabbing a green tea or Asahi together, feel free to email me (komlik@gmail.com). We’ll try to stretch the … Continue reading
In “Politics and Culture in an Age of Austerity” Amitai Etzioni argues that human contentment is perhaps best found outside of the high-growth, high-consumption paradigm
The Great Recession forced many people around to cut back on consumption and is one reason that drives the rise of right-wing forces. One response to the downturn has been a call for a return to high-level growth and consumption of goods. By contrast, … Continue reading
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Tagged consumption, Culture, growth, social interactions, social networks
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