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A thoughtful and interesting overview of German New #EconomicSociology with a focus on the intellectual contribution of the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies in Cologne - by John Wilkinson https://economicsociology.org/2019/03/01/german-new-economic-sociology-and-the-max-planck-institute-for-the-study-of-societies #sociology #politicaleconomy #financializationErik Olin Wright, an eminent #sociologist and one of the great public intellectuals of our time, has died at 72. Wright, a brilliant scholar and Marxist thinker, has not just taught us so much about #class, exploitation and power, he has also envisioned way to democratic and egalitarian alternatives to #capitalism. Erik Olin Wright was passionately and equally earnest about intellectual rigour and political relevance. Read his final words: https://economicsociology.org/2019/01/23/erik-olin-wright-has-contributed-to-making-utopias-real/ #sociology #marxism #politicaleconomyTags
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German New Economic Sociology and the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies
The new much-anticipated discussion paper by John Wilkinson (Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro) provides a thoughtful and comprehensive survey of German new economic sociology with a special focus on the contributions of the Max Planck Institute for the Study … Continue reading
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Tagged Economic Sociology, financialization, Germany, neoliberalism, Political economy
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Elite Men and Inequality in the Hedge Fund Industry
by Megan Tobias Neely* “I’m sorry, but so and so’s brother needed to get hired. Shit happens,” Karen recounted, with resignation, a time her boss denied her a promotion. Karen is a white woman who works at a hedge fund, a … Continue reading
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Tagged class, elite, finance, gender, inequality, race, social networks
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Central Banks, Technocratic Power, and the Fear of Democracy
Jacqueline Best has an interesting new article that starts with catchy and provocative analogy and then presents thought-provoking discussion and arguments: “What do border guards and central bankers have in common? Both operate, on a day-to-day basis, in political spaces exempt … Continue reading
Sociology Journals and Network Proprieties of the Matthew Effect
by Luca Carbone* Science is a political field. As Bourdieu peremptorily said “the scientific field is the locus of a competitive struggle, in which the specific issue at stake is the monopoly of scientific authority” (1975: 19). Shifting a little the … Continue reading
Did Neoliberalism and Austerity Cause Brexit? Yes.
While the Brexit process is underway and UK politicians are tearing themselves apart over this overwhelmingly and multidimensionally complicated issue, an economics professor from Warwick University Thiemo Fetzer provides ample and comprehensive evidence that the austerity-induced withdrawal of the welfare state brought about by the Conservative-led … Continue reading
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Tagged austerity, Economic Sociology, neoliberalism, policy, Political economy, politics, United Kingdom, welfare
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The Sociology of Quantification: Seeing like Numbers
Elizabeth Popp Berman and Dan Hirschman have recently published in Contemporary Sociology a worth reading review essay called “The Sociology of Quantification: Where Are We Now?” In this article, which is definitely more than a ‘regular’ review, they do not … Continue reading
Robert Solow’s sarcastic economics
Robert Solow, one of the most honored and influential economist of the second half of the 20th century, has been involved throughout his career in a series of polemics with several neoliberal economists in academia and government. Along with substantial assertions and explanations, Solow often … Continue reading
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Reading on Karl Marx’s 200th anniversary
There’s nothing like marking Karl Marx’s bicentenary reading these “Red” newspapers! 😉 And, read “Karl Marx@200: Debating Capitalism and Perspectives for the Future of Radical Theory“, an interesting Communication, Capitalism & Critique (open-access) special issue, featuring thought- and action-provoking articles by David … Continue reading
Folk economics, economic sociology, and Trump’s campaign
“When did we beat Japan at anything? They send their cars over by the millions, and what do we do? When was the last time you saw a Chevrolet in Tokyo? It doesn’t exist, folks. They beat us all the … Continue reading
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Tagged Economic Sociology, economics, knowledge, politics, sociology of knowledge
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Income Inequality is Detrimental to Political and Civil Equality
“Money provides power and power provides freedom”, asserted C. Wright Mills in his masterpiece The Power Elite sixty years ago (1956: 162). In shadow of recent several decades of globalization and neoliberalism, University of Utah researcher Wade Cole took Mills’ argument a step further and … Continue reading
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Tagged civil society, elites, inequality, neoliberalism, politics, rights
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