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Paul Lewis

@paullewis.bsky.social

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History of economic thought; social ontology; philosophy and methodology of economics; political economy of vocational education and training. Professor of Political Economy at King’s College London.

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Steven Klein @stevenklein.bsky.social · Feb 6

We'll be hosting the first UK PPE conference in July - please do submit your abstracts and spread the news!

School of Politics and Economics @kcl-spe.bsky.social · Feb 5

The PPE Society and the Department of Political Economy at King's are hosting the first annual PPE conference this July in London 💭

Interested in submitting a proposal? The deadline is March 1, so don't forget to apply 📝

For more, see 🔽

ppesociety.org/ppe-society-...

PPE Society: London 2025 - The Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Society

We are pleased to share that, in addition to the PPE Society’s Annual Meetings held each year in New Orleans, the international PPE Society will…

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School of Politics and Economics @kcl-spe.bsky.social · Feb 5

PPE Society: London 2025 - The Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Society

We are pleased to share that, in addition to the PPE Society’s Annual Meetings held each year in New Orleans, the international PPE Society will…

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Athene Donald @athenedonald.bsky.social · Feb 4

The Talent Commission was important in highlighting technicians in our universities. The impact of their work still unfolding itss.org.uk/research-rep...

Research report highlights transformational changes for UK technical workforce - UK ITSS

A new report TALENT Programme: Interventions and Impact has been published to mark the conclusion of the TALENT programme.

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Erik Nordman @eriknordman.bsky.social · Feb 1

Thanks to the Royal Economic Society for publishing my overview of Elinor Ostrom's contribution to commons, climate economics and policy, "What works in practice can work in theory."

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Reading: Elinor Ostrom
What works in practice can work in theory
The Nobel laureate Elinor Ostrom study how best to govern common resources, including the global climate
The Author
Erik Nordman
Grand Valley State University

Monochrome picture of Elinor Ostrom in 1968, writing outside her cabin on Manitoulin Island, Canada.
She is sitting, thoughtfully writing, holding sunglasses in her other hand. She is wearing a bandana on her head and a sleeveless shirt. There are trees in the background.

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University of Illinois Press @illinoispress.bsky.social · Jan 29

In Public Affairs Quarterly 38.3, @johnmeadowcroft.bsky.social argues that Robert Nozick's "Anarchy, State, and Utopia" has been misread as a defense capitalism's inequalities. https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/paq/article/38/3/173/392018/Emergence-as-a-Moral-Theory-Reappraising-Robert

Title page of essay in open copy of Public Affairs Quarterly 38.3

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Liam McIlvanney @liammcilvanney.bsky.social · Jan 17

Getting a bit realistic now. The Good Father out on 3 July…

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Erik Nordman @eriknordman.bsky.social · Dec 29

A quick and insightful overview of Elinor Ostrom's life and ideas:

"Tackling the sustainability challenge collectively
Elinor Ostrom won a Nobel Prize in Economics in 2009 for showing that ordinary people, working together, can manage natural resources sustainably. Her work is as relevant as ever."

Elinor Ostrom: Rethinking sustainable governance today

Discover how Elinor Ostrom's ideas on sustainable governance protect resources - and why her Nobel-winning principles are more vital now than ever.

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Erik Nordman @eriknordman.bsky.social · Dec 17

I am always delightfully surprised to see a post from a reader of my book! Thanks Paul and all the readers - past, present, and future. I hope it inspires conversation about how Ostrom's ideas can be applied to today's challenges.

Paul Dockery @pauldockery.bsky.social · Dec 17

The post to bookshelf pipeline.

Copy of Erik Nordman’s book “The Uncommon Knowledge of Elinor Ostrom” on my bookshelf.

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Barbara Piotrowska @bpiotrowska.bsky.social · Dec 9

"The purpose of writing isn’t just to demonstrate knowledge in the most expedient way. Writing is to explore knowledge, to connect and synthesise ideas, to create new knowledge, and to share."
An interesting analysis of pitfalls of drafting using genAI by @leonfurze.com leonfurze.com/2024/02/21/t...

The Myth of the AI First Draft

I write daily, often for hours at a time. I’m an author of fiction and nonfiction, and even when I’m not writing something for publication I fill notebooks with ideas and frequently ill…

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Hugh Pemberton @hugh-pemberton.bsky.social · Dec 9

This is interesting: Matt Flinders on The New Politics of Public Inquiries, and on the danger that the public's greatly inflated expectations risks undermining public confidence in British politics rather than rebuilding it. In @politicalquarterly.bsky.social
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The New Politics of Public Inquiries

This article argues that it is possible to identify a ‘new’ politics of public inquiries. A sizable seam of scholarship and parliamentary discussion has for at least a century bemoaned the limited in...

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Niclas Berggren @nonicoc.bsky.social · Dec 9

Walter Lippmann: an institutionalist for our times? joie-blog.net/walter-lippm...

Walter Lippmann: an institutionalist for our times? - JoIE Blog

Summary of JOIE article (15 November 2024) by Shaun P. Hargreaves Heap and Paul Lewis, Department of Political Economy, King’s College, London. The full article is available on the JOIE website. Walte...

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Brian Moore @brianmoore666.bsky.social · Dec 7

During Covid lockdown, if you had family round on Christmas Day the police could force their way into your home and make them return to their own homes.
Does anybody know if this service is still available and, if so, do you have to book it?

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Paul Lewis @paullewis.bsky.social · Dec 4

’True curiosity is serious, not idle, and proper knowledge is almost always hard won. The real spirit of the autodidact is one of awed humility: other people know much more than me; catching up is going to be hard work.’ Fine article on self-education by James Marriott.

James Marriott @j-amesmarriott.bsky.social · Dec 2

I think my most nineteenth century belief is that we should all take our free time much more seriously. I wrote this on the virtues of self-education and against wasting time on screens

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True knowledge is worth a million TikToks

In an age of distraction it’s no wonder non-fiction book sales are down but self-education always necessitates hard work

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Valentina Ausserladscheider @vapunkt.bsky.social · Dec 2

‼️Our department is looking for a 4-year postdoc: ideally someone interested in economic sociology experienced with quantitive methods. We offer: manageable teaching load, great time to develop research & a wonderful city. Please consider applying & share widely! ‼️ jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...

Universitätsassistent*in Postdoc

https://jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universitätsassistentin-Postdoc/1143572601/

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Paul Kelleher 🎃 @paulkelleher.net · Nov 26

Not quite as funny as "Rawls is Jesus", but here's a note from Norman Malcolm to Rawls congratulating him on "The Book" and apologizing for trying, in 1947, to dissuade him from writing a dissertation in moral philosophy. "How fortunate that you were stubborn!"

Letter on Cornell University Philosophy Dept stationery:

Dear Jack:
I am very appreciative of your sending me a copy of The Book. I recall vividly my attempt in 1947 to dissuade you from writing a dissertation in moral philosophy. How fortunate that you were stubborn!

Many congratulations to you and Mardy; and many thanks.

Yours,
Norman

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casssunstein.bsky.social @casssunstein.bsky.social · Nov 26

On liberalism (an early version of the first chaper of a forthcoming book on that topic).
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On Liberalism

Liberals see human beings as subjects, not objects. They reject despotism in its many forms. With Justice Robert Jackson, liberals believe that “compulsory unif

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Giles Wilkes @gilesyb.bsky.social · Nov 25

This is a really good podcast, gets better and better as it goes (don't be put off by the musky beginning)

Soumaya Keynes @soumayakeynes.ft.com · Nov 25

Latest episode of The Economics Show is with Jeremy Hunt, in which I ask about how to make the government more efficient.

Listen to the end for a bonus Q on whether the UK should retaliate against any of Trump’s tariffs…

link.chtbl.com/economicsshow

Why is Britain’s government so inefficient? With Jeremy Hunt

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