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Prof Katherine Brickell @kbrickell.bsky.social · 21h

"Want to reduce the costs of temporary accommodation? Then get to grips with male violence".

Check out our OpEd in Inside Housing:

www.insidehousing.co.uk/comment/want...

Want to reduce the costs of temporary accommodation? Then get to grips with male violence

Long-seeded failures to invest enough in domestic abuse prevention are playing out poorly for local authorities and dangerously for survivors themselves, write Katherine Brickell and Mel Nowicki

www.insidehousing.co.uk

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Labour Hub @labour-hub.bsky.social · 1d

Gaza and the New Age of Genocide

Martin Shaw introduces his new book, published this month. As readers of Labour Hub will be aware, Labour Party Conference passed a resolution recognising that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza. As a genocide scholar, I have been arguing this since October…

Gaza and the New Age of Genocide

Martin Shaw introduces his new book, published this month. As readers of Labour Hub will be aware, Labour Party Conference passed a resolution recognising that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza. As a genocide scholar, I have been arguing this since October 2023. As genocidal statements by Israeli leaders were followed by huge bombardments of civilian areas and hospitals, it was already becoming clear that Israel intended to destroy Palestinian society in Gaza.

labourhub.org.uk

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Mia Gray @mia-gray.bsky.social · 8d

Debt Trap Nation -- a very powerful book.

Come and see @kbrickell.bsky.social and Mel Nowicki discuss the book on the 22nd of October (4-6pm)

Dept of Geography, Cambridge

Agenda Publishing @agendapub.bsky.social · 8d

“A chilling and eye-opening exposé... gives voice to those living at the sharpest edge of austerity and makes an irrefutable case for change.”

@graceblakeley.substack.com on 'Debt Trap Nation' by
@kbrickell.bsky.social & Mel Nowicki (out next week).

uk.bookshop.org/p/books/debt...

#housing #debt

Photo of a pile of books. The books are 'Debt Trap Nation' by Katherine Brickell and Mel Nowicki. Cover image features a woman and small child in a deep concrete basin or pit with no way of climbing out as the ladder is too short.

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Prof Katherine Brickell @kbrickell.bsky.social · 1d

Published today on #WorldHomelessDay: my book Debt Trap Nation – a deep dive into how government policy is driving families into homelessness & debt.

All royalties to @seacharity.bsky.social 💜

Families aren't failing. They're being failed.

📖 www.agendapub.com/page/detail/...

#DebtTrapNation

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The BEARR Trust @thebearrtrust.bsky.social · Sep 8

Join us for the BEARR Trust Annual Lecture 2025 on “Is it all over for the rules-based international order?” with Bobo Lo and @kadriliik.bsky.social moderated by Sir Roderic Lyne.

📅 Tue 14 Oct, 6pm (arrival from 5.30pm)
📍 EBRD HQ, Canary Wharf, London

Register and donate👉 bearr.org/2025/08/21/t...

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Susan J. Smith @sjs1869.bsky.social · 7d

Important read!

Agenda Publishing @agendapub.bsky.social · 8d

“A chilling and eye-opening exposé... gives voice to those living at the sharpest edge of austerity and makes an irrefutable case for change.”

@graceblakeley.substack.com on 'Debt Trap Nation' by
@kbrickell.bsky.social & Mel Nowicki (out next week).

uk.bookshop.org/p/books/debt...

#housing #debt

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Agenda Publishing @agendapub.bsky.social · 8d

“A chilling and eye-opening exposé... gives voice to those living at the sharpest edge of austerity and makes an irrefutable case for change.”

@graceblakeley.substack.com on 'Debt Trap Nation' by
@kbrickell.bsky.social & Mel Nowicki (out next week).

uk.bookshop.org/p/books/debt...

#housing #debt

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Silvia Behrens @silviab.bsky.social · 8d

What an honour to see Diane Elson launch her book at the WiSE Centre for Economic Justice @glasgowcaledonian.bsky.social tonight. Her seminal work highlights the need to recognise unpaid work as part of the economy, including care, household labour and volunteering.

Agenda Publishing @agendapub.bsky.social · Sep 9

We are proud to publish THE DIANE ELSON READER this month

“One of the most important voices in demonstrating male bias in economic thinking and policy making.” - @ahakram-lodhi.bsky.social

More info & #OpenAccess ebook here👇
www.agendapub.com/page/detail/...

@iaffe.bsky.social #FeministEconomics

Book cover image for 'The Diane Elson Reader: Gender, Development and Macroeconomic Policy'

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Agenda Publishing @agendapub.bsky.social · 10d

Publishing this week in the @ces-europe.bsky.social series

The New Politics of Nationalism in Contemporary Europe
Edited by Gregory C. Baldi

Chapters on Ukraine, Poland, Serbia, Hungary, Italy, Spain, France, Germany, UK

www.agendapub.com/page/detail/...

@alfmast.bsky.social @natsty.bsky.social

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Council for European Studies @ces-europe.bsky.social · 23d

🚀 Our September Newsletter is out!

We’ve got fresh updates from European Studies:
- Key opportunities (conferences, workshops & fellowships)
- New happenings in CES & publishing
- Exciting calls for proposals

📥 Don’t miss out! Read it here 👉 icont.ac/517zA

Council for European Studies Newsletter | September 2025

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Aida A. Hozic @hozic.bsky.social · 14d

With immense gratitude to @chris-clarke.bsky.social and @benclift.bsky.social for bringing to light this edited volume honouring the work and legacy of Timothy J. Sinclair. The contributions demonstrate that Tim’s research shaped understandings of finance and economic knowledge well beyond CRAs.

Agenda Publishing @agendapub.bsky.social · 14d

Just arrived:

The Social Foundations of Global Finance
edited by @chris-clarke.bsky.social & @benclift.bsky.social

Chapters by @johannespetry.bsky.social, @hozic.bsky.social, Randall Germain, Magnus Ryner, Matthew Watson & others...

#OpenAccess eBook available 👇
www.agendapub.com/page/detail/...

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Agenda Publishing @agendapub.bsky.social · 14d

Just arrived:

The Social Foundations of Global Finance
edited by @chris-clarke.bsky.social & @benclift.bsky.social

Chapters by @johannespetry.bsky.social, @hozic.bsky.social, Randall Germain, Magnus Ryner, Matthew Watson & others...

#OpenAccess eBook available 👇
www.agendapub.com/page/detail/...

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William Moseley @williamgmoseley.bsky.social · 15d

Honored to discuss my new book (Decolonizing African Agriculture: Food Security, Agroecology and the Need for Radical Transformation) in this AFSA podcast episode with Dr. Million Belay youtu.be/J0lL6LOEzRM?...

The Battle for African Agriculture Podcast || Episode 7 William G Mosley

YouTube video by Battle For African Agriculture Podcast

youtu.be

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Agenda Publishing @agendapub.bsky.social · 23d

Just arrived:

Debt Trap Nation
by @kbrickell.bsky.social & Mel Nowicki

“A compelling call to action... shows how reimagining policy could deliver economic justice.” - @nicolajanesharp.bsky.social

Author royalties will be donated to @seacharity.bsky.social

www.agendapub.com/page/detail/...

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Agenda Publishing @agendapub.bsky.social · 24d

Adam Ferner, author of 'Unhappy Families', will discuss RETHINKING THE NUCLEAR FAMILY with @nicolaslawson.bsky.social, as part of #BirminghamLiteratureFestival

12th October
5.30pm
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire

Please join us!

Event Info & tickets👇
www.ticketsource.co.uk/ticketshop/i...

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Agenda Publishing @agendapub.bsky.social · 24d

We've published several new #OPENACCESS eBooks recently including 'Future Finance' by @curiousfinance.bsky.social, and 'The Social Foundations of Global Finance' edited by @benclift.bsky.social &
@chris-clarke.bsky.social

Explore the full list of #OA books here 👇
www.agendapub.com/page/reading...

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Chris Clarke @chris-clarke.bsky.social · Dec 12

Writing about fintech in relation to the social foundations of finance approach of my late friend and colleague Tim Sinclair has given me an opportunity to unpack with more precision the new forms of power and inequality fintech establishes in the world economy.

#ipesky

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Martin Shaw @martinshaw.bsky.social · 27d

Coming this Tuesday, 16th, 7 pm BST: Socialist History Society book event on 'The Left and CND', based on my recent history. I will reflect on lessons for Palestine campaign. Register here to join the session or view the video later:

socialisthistorysociety.co.uk?p=1776

The Left and CND – Socialist History Society

socialisthistorysociety.co.uk

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Jonathan Calder @lordbonkers.bsky.social · Sep 11

I enjoyed this breezy and unusually accurate history of the Liberal Party and the Liberal Democrats, but what I will remember most from Liberalism is Parry’s discussion of the relationship between a party’s philosophy and its practice.

BOOK REVIEW Liberalism by Jonathan Parry

This review appears in the latest Liberator (issue 431), which can be downloaded free of charge from the magazine's website. Liberalism Jon...

liberalengland.blogspot.com

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Agenda Publishing @agendapub.bsky.social · Sep 10

Out tomorrow:

Circling Round Explicitness by Raymond Tallis

“If read understandingly, it would lay a basis for a scientific revolution of the most humane and human sort.” - Professor Robert Doede

www.agendapub.com/page/detail/...
#metaphysics #philosophy

Image of a stack of hardback books. The books are copies of 'Circling Round Explicitness' by Raymond Tallis. The image on the book cover is 'The Philosopher' by Tintoretto.

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Haroon Akram-Lodhi @ahakram-lodhi.bsky.social · Sep 9

"As backlash against women’s rights intensifies in many places, it is more than ever necessary to keep alive the idea that economic analysis can be challenged and transformed so that fostering equalities (gender, class, race, ethnicity, location) becomes a central objective" - Diane Elson

Agenda Publishing @agendapub.bsky.social · Sep 9

We are proud to publish THE DIANE ELSON READER this month

“One of the most important voices in demonstrating male bias in economic thinking and policy making.” - @ahakram-lodhi.bsky.social

More info & #OpenAccess ebook here👇
www.agendapub.com/page/detail/...

@iaffe.bsky.social #FeministEconomics

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Agenda Publishing @agendapub.bsky.social · Sep 9

We are proud to publish THE DIANE ELSON READER this month

“One of the most important voices in demonstrating male bias in economic thinking and policy making.” - @ahakram-lodhi.bsky.social

More info & #OpenAccess ebook here👇
www.agendapub.com/page/detail/...

@iaffe.bsky.social #FeministEconomics

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Labour Hub @labour-hub.bsky.social · Sep 1

The left and CND – the history

Ahead of a talk to the Socialist History Society later this month, Martin Shaw introduces some themes from his new book. As nuclear weapons rise even further up the global agenda - the Israeli-US attack on Iran’s nuclear programme is the latest reminder - it is…

The left and CND – the history

Ahead of a talk to the Socialist History Society later this month, Martin Shaw introduces some themes from his new book. As nuclear weapons rise even further up the global agenda - the Israeli-US attack on Iran’s nuclear programme is the latest reminder - it is important to revisit the history of antinuclear activism. My new book, The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament…

labourhub.org.uk

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Gerry Arthurs @gerryarthurs.bsky.social · Aug 19

This really is such a timely and incisive publication - recommended for all students of international relations - or anyone just interested in what is going on in the world right now.

Donnacha Ó Beacháin @donnachadcu.bsky.social · Aug 19

A second printing of "Unfinished Empire" is already out!

The updated back cover features a selection of wonderful endorsements.

Delighted to see my book resonating and grateful to everyone who has read, supported, or engaged with it so far!

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Donnacha Ó Beacháin @donnachadcu.bsky.social · Aug 19

A second printing of "Unfinished Empire" is already out!

The updated back cover features a selection of wonderful endorsements.

Delighted to see my book resonating and grateful to everyone who has read, supported, or engaged with it so far!

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