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Angela Wigger

@angelawigger.bsky.social

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Critical Political Economist: re-searching capitalist crises and crises responses. "If everything was as it appears on the surface, there would be no need for science". https://www.ru.nl/personen/wigger

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Angela Wigger @angelawigger.bsky.social · Aug 27

For my Dutch-speaking friends and colleagues: wbs.nl/publicaties/...

De publiek-private financiering van het EU-industriebeleid staat een groene transitie in de weg

De investeringen die op Europees niveau nodig zijn om klimaatdoelstellingen te halen lopen onder andere via InvestEU. Via dit vehikel geeft de Europese Unie een begrotingsgarantie af van miljarden eur...

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Angela Wigger @angelawigger.bsky.social · Aug 18

If you are interested to know more about how EU industrial policy is being financed, in this SOMO long read, I am outlining key features of InvestEU, its redistributive effects and how it empowers financial capital - at the expense of democratic oversight and the urgently needed green transition.

SOMO - Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations @somoamsterdam.bsky.social · Aug 18

Behind the grim reality of EU’s green transition → InvestEU ←

InvestEU uses public money and debt to guarantee profits for investors, claiming to unlock billions for the green transition.

But it is an illusion of climate action.

Read our full analysis ➡️ www.somo.nl/behind-investeus-trojan-logic/

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Angela Wigger @angelawigger.bsky.social · Aug 14

For my German-speaking friends and colleagues. There is a lot more forthcoming on this topic - in Dutch and English. Stay tuned ;-)

🔴 Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung @rosaluxstiftung.bsky.social · Aug 14

Wie macht die EU ihre Wirtschaftspolitik, Angela Wigger? In der neuen Folge «Weltunordnung» spricht Felix Jaitner mit der Politikwissenschaftlerin über das Konzept der «strategischen Autonomie». Und wie könnten progressive Alternativen dazu aussehen? 👉 www.rosalux.de/media...

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Mirjam de Rijk @mirjamderijk.bsky.social · Mar 27

Letten we even op? Het kapitaal krijgt alweer meer ruimte, als het aan Europa ligt. Ten koste van de samenleving.
Column, vandaag zonder betaalmuur.
@somoamsterdam.bsky.social
@angelawigger.bsky.social
@fnv.bsky.social

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Het leest als de jaren negentig in het kwadraat: geef kapitaal de ruimte, dan volgt de welvaart vanzelf

Het Commissie-voorstel voor een Europese ‘kapitaalmarktunie’ moet de samenleving als geheel verder financialiseren. De voorstellen sturen precies de verkeerde kant op, de juichende persberichten van d...

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Angela Wigger @angelawigger.bsky.social · Mar 26

SOMO, the Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations in Amsterdam has a fantastic job opening that might be of interest to some of you: www.somo.nl/director-of-...

Director of Research Programmes (32-36 hours per week, Amsterdam-based) - SOMO

Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for supervising activist research and investigations about some of the most urgent global issues?

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Cas Ⓜ️udde @casmudde.bsky.social · Mar 5

For narrow minds, everything is either-or. They cannot comprehend complexity or think beyond their rigid ideological boundaries.

Obviously, "Europe" can have both. But, yes, probably not while also continuing to give Big Business and billionaires massive tax breaks and state subsidies.

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Max Krahé @maxkrahe.bsky.social · Nov 7

Come join Angela Wigger, Daniela Gabor, Etienne Schneider (all of whom I couldn't find on here yet?) and myself in Brussels (or online, ep.interactio.eu/2avd-ir39-466f) this Thursday, 9-11am CET. We'll discuss the EU's industrial policy agenda. Lots of stuff to chew on!

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Adam David Morton @morton.bsky.social · Dec 5

One of the various books forthcoming in the @manchesterup.bsky.social book series with Progress in Political Economy (PPE) is this by @alfnilsen.bsky.social and friends. The PPE series is edited with Angela Wigger and @abieler.bsky.social @monicaclua.bsky.social @garethbryant.bsky.social

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Adam David Morton @morton.bsky.social · Nov 25

Commodity or commons? The heart of the topic of Caitlin Schroering’s new book *Global Solidarities Against Water Grabbing* in the Progress in Political Economy (PPE) Book Series with @manchesterup.bsky.social
@garethbryant.bsky.social @abieler.bsky.social @monicaclua.bsky.social and Angela Wigger

Global Solidarities against Water Grabbing - Progress in Political Economy (PPE)

Why my new book Global Solidarities Against Water Grabbing: Without Water, We Have Nothing addresses how conflicts over water are human-caused events that have socio-political and economic roots.

www.ppesydney.net

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Angela Wigger @angelawigger.bsky.social · Mar 9

This was quite a while ago but it was simply amazing visiting Geneva University and learning about the cool programme Bruno Amable and Cedric Durand are running with colleagues.

Bruno Amable @brunoamable.bsky.social · Oct 24

Political Economy Seminar, DEHES, University of Geneva.
October 31, Angela Wigger (Raboud University), The New EU Industrial Policy and Deepening Structural Asymmetries: Smart Specialisation Not So Smart.

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Angela Wigger @angelawigger.bsky.social · Mar 9

Must read on the cracks of Elon Musk's empire: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/09/o...