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Katie Fenn @katiefenn.bsky.social · 2d

This is the first party political broadcast in a very long time that understands the trouble we’re in.

Great job @zackpolanski.bsky.social 💚

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Let's Make Hope Normal Again - Green Party Political Broadcast

YouTube video by Green Party of England & Wales

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Jane Hayward @drjanehayward.bsky.social · 8d

A Global View on China - event in London on Saturday October 4th, featuring Wang Hui, Rebecca Karl, Pun Ngai and Tariq Ali, hosted by Verso Books:

www.eventbrite.com/e/verso-book...

Verso Books: A Global View on China

Please join us for a discussion on the global future of China, with Wang Hui, Pun Ngai, and Rebecca Karl, chaired by Tariq Ali.

www.eventbrite.com

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Jane Hayward @drjanehayward.bsky.social · 8d

Looking forward to this podcast series!

William Hurst @wjhurst.bsky.social · 9d

New podcast!

youtu.be/jJ7xmvi_hao?...

On Geopolitics, Explorations - War, Episode 1

YouTube video by Centre for Geopolitics

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William Hurst @wjhurst.bsky.social · 9d

New podcast!

youtu.be/jJ7xmvi_hao?...

On Geopolitics, Explorations - War, Episode 1

YouTube video by Centre for Geopolitics

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Chenchen Zhang 🤦🏻‍♀️ @chenchenzhang.net · 11d

even though I have an entire research programme on the kind of binary narrative exemplified by the post (China this "the west" that, I even have a forthcoming book on it), at this point I find it extremely boring. and social media is horrible. bc this kind of stuff guarantees virality.

X post: One interesting difference I've noticed between the West and China, that few speak about, is the difference in approach when it comes to narrative management.

To a large extent the West's approach is to change the narrative in order to change reality, whereas China's approach is almost the opposite: change reality in order to change the narrative. It's basically materialism vs idealism.

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Centre for Geopolitics @camgeopolitics.bsky.social · 12d

🗓️Don't forget to tune in this Monday for CfG's new podcast 'On Geopolitics - Explorations', series 1 of which is focused on "War" 🎧

Spotify: bit.ly/OnGeoSpot
Apple: bit.ly/OnGeoApple
YouTube: bit.ly/OnGeoYouT

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Jane Hayward @drjanehayward.bsky.social · 17d

This, as well as the 20 minute Errata episode that dropped shortly afterwards, are so interesting, informative and helpful - thank you!

Jeremy Gilbert @jemgilbert.bsky.social · 19d

The long-awaited emergency podcast on Rayner, Labour's deputy leadership election, Burnham, Mandelson, that other guy, and Your Party internal tension. With me and @profafinlayson.bsky.social. Available here and on all podcast apps: culturepowerpolitics.org/2025/09/18/e....

Emergency Podcast September 2025

Rayner resigned! Mandelson sacked! ‘Mainstream’ launched! Your Party Chaos! Fascists on the Streets! Alan Finlayson and Jeremy Gilbert bring you all the analysis they can fit into two h…

culturepowerpolitics.org

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Jane Hayward @drjanehayward.bsky.social · 25d

Found your podcast recently and have found it really helpful, especially in understanding exactly what’s going on right now. Thanks and keep it up!

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Jane Hayward @drjanehayward.bsky.social · Sep 3

Social democracy is over:

novaramedia.com/2025/09/03/z...

Zack Polanski’s Win Is the Kick up the Arse the Left Needs | Novara Media

The left has four years to stop Nigel Farage from becoming prime minister. Polanski’s Green leadership win is the starting gun on a race we must win, writes James Meadway.

novaramedia.com

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Chenchen Zhang 🤦🏻‍♀️ @chenchenzhang.net · Aug 11

www.theguardian.com/education/20...
some thoughts on this to put it into perspective. first of all I don't doubt the problems described are real and solidarity with colleagues who have been harassed or silenced for their research. if you read the report, you'll see that they emailed 469 scholars

UK academics studying topics sensitive to China face harassment, survey finds

Exclusive: university staff report being pressured to change teaching and are told that Chinese surveillance is rife

www.theguardian.com

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William Hurst @wjhurst.bsky.social · Aug 3

Please read before taking in news about ongoing US-China trade talks:

www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
#TradeDeal #Security #politics #china #trump

The Fantasy of a Grand Bargain Between America and China

Why deadlock is more likely than détente.

www.foreignaffairs.com

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Lau China Institute, King's College London @lauchinainstitute.bsky.social · Jul 24

Our academic @drjanehayward.bsky.social features in Macrodose's July newsletter. Read her article on the roots of China's market turn: macrodosepod.substack.com/p/hotter-day...

She also spoke to @meadwaj.bsky.social about China's Economic Future on Macrodose's podcast. Listen: patreon.com/Macrodose

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MACRODOSE @macrodosepod.bsky.social · Jul 23

This month's issue of THE FIX is out now – and on Substack!

Featuring an essay from @drjanehayward.bsky.social and July's recommended reading.

If you don't already subscribe, you can sign-up via our Patreon or directly on Substack 👇

Hotter Days, Higher Costs

Essentials get pricier, Jane Hayward on the roots of China’s market turn, and this month’s recommended reads.

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Jane Hayward @drjanehayward.bsky.social · Jul 23

Delighted to be featured in the Macrodose monthly newsletter, discussing China’s historical transformation from socialism under Mao to the breakneck market reforms under Deng.

MACRODOSE @macrodosepod.bsky.social · Jul 23

This month's issue of THE FIX is out now – and on Substack!

Featuring an essay from @drjanehayward.bsky.social and July's recommended reading.

If you don't already subscribe, you can sign-up via our Patreon or directly on Substack 👇

Hotter Days, Higher Costs

Essentials get pricier, Jane Hayward on the roots of China’s market turn, and this month’s recommended reads.

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David Wearing @davidwearing.bsky.social · Jul 19

Absolutely dystopian juxtaposition from the Guardian front page. Difficult to understand how anyone of decency and conscience can defend this government at this point. Just sheer moral degeneracy to arm a state that does this and arrest people for objecting. Wtf are we doing as a country?

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Lau China Institute, King's College London @lauchinainstitute.bsky.social · Jul 15

Our flagship events series China Week returns this Autumn on the theme 'China and the New World Order'.

Join us from 20-24 October as we explore China's relationship with the USA, India, Taiwan with keynotes by Sir Vince Cable & Kaiser Kuo.

Registration opens Sept. Info
www.kcl.ac.uk/china-week

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Jane Hayward @drjanehayward.bsky.social · Jul 7

On the contingency of history - writing in LA Review of Books.

Brian Spivey @bspivey.bsky.social · Jul 7

lareviewofbooks.org/article/ther... @drjanehayward.bsky.social "Finally, at a time when China’s rise must seem, to many, to have been inevitable, both books serve well to remind us of the contingency of history and the opaqueness of the future when viewed from the present."

There Isn’t Going to Be Any Trouble | Los Angeles Review of Books

Jane Hayward reads two recent books on China’s post-Mao reform period.

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Brian Spivey @bspivey.bsky.social · Jul 7

lareviewofbooks.org/article/ther... @drjanehayward.bsky.social "Finally, at a time when China’s rise must seem, to many, to have been inevitable, both books serve well to remind us of the contingency of history and the opaqueness of the future when viewed from the present."

There Isn’t Going to Be Any Trouble | Los Angeles Review of Books

Jane Hayward reads two recent books on China’s post-Mao reform period.

lareviewofbooks.org

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Jeff Wasserstrom @jwassers.bsky.social · Jun 30

"Even with all the numbers, [Wang Feng's China's Age of Abundance] is engaging and accessible. There are some fascinating insights that bring home the significance of these changes for people’s lives." From a two-part review of new works on post-Mao China by @drjanehayward.bsky.social of KCL

Jeff Wasserstrom @jwassers.bsky.social · Jun 30

"Westad & Chen’s book is, on the whole, a lively read. The accounts of Party infighting are laced with vivid details...Deng...is portrayed as decidedly shifty & calculating... not the hagiographic treatment we often find." from @drjanehayward.bsky.social's @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social debut

Jane Hayward @drjanehayward.bsky.social · Jun 30

Review of two books on post-Mao China, The Great Transformation by Odd Arne Westad and Chen Jian, and China’s Age of Abundance by Wang Feng. Thank you to @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social for the invitation! lareviewofbooks.org/article/ther...

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Jeff Wasserstrom @jwassers.bsky.social · Jun 30

"Westad & Chen’s book is, on the whole, a lively read. The accounts of Party infighting are laced with vivid details...Deng...is portrayed as decidedly shifty & calculating... not the hagiographic treatment we often find." from @drjanehayward.bsky.social's @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social debut

Jane Hayward @drjanehayward.bsky.social · Jun 30

Review of two books on post-Mao China, The Great Transformation by Odd Arne Westad and Chen Jian, and China’s Age of Abundance by Wang Feng. Thank you to @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social for the invitation! lareviewofbooks.org/article/ther...

There Isn’t Going to Be Any Trouble | Los Angeles Review of Books

Jane Hayward reads two recent books on China’s post-Mao reform period.

lareviewofbooks.org

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Jane Hayward @drjanehayward.bsky.social · Jun 30

Review of two books on post-Mao China, The Great Transformation by Odd Arne Westad and Chen Jian, and China’s Age of Abundance by Wang Feng. Thank you to @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social for the invitation! lareviewofbooks.org/article/ther...

There Isn’t Going to Be Any Trouble | Los Angeles Review of Books

Jane Hayward reads two recent books on China’s post-Mao reform period.

lareviewofbooks.org

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Jane Hayward @drjanehayward.bsky.social · Jun 30

Great to see this new podcast out on Global China!

Made in China Journal @madeinchinajournal.com · Jun 26

In the first episode of 开门见山|Gateway to Global China, @yangyangcheng.bsky.social speaks with @jingwang.bsky.social and Christian Sorace about the legacies of Covid-19 five years after the virus upended our lives. What has changed, what hasn’t, and what does it all mean for China and the world today?

Episode 1 | Legacies of Covid-19 | Gateway to Global China Podcast

For the inaugural episode of 开门见山 | Gateway to Global China, Yangyang spoke with Jing Wang and Christian Sorace about the legacies of Covid-19, five years after the novel coronavirus upended all of ou...

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Jane Hayward @drjanehayward.bsky.social · Jun 16

This is a fascinating article - not seen the issue discussed from this point of view before!

Maura Elizabeth Cunningham @mauracunningham.bsky.social · Jun 16

"I have firsthand experience with paranoid academic barriers that end up hurting the country that erects them." @jimmillward.bsky.social on the damage caused when governments cut off academic exchange.

Opinion | Revoking the Visas of Chinese Students in the U.S. Is a Horrible Idea

Canceling the visas of Chinese students in the United States is a horrible idea.

www.nytimes.com

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Jane Hayward @drjanehayward.bsky.social · Jun 10

Very much enjoyed this event last month discussing agrarian history and much else with colleagues at @tsinghuauniversity.bsky.social

Ziang Liu @ziangliu.bsky.social · Jun 9

And looking forward to keeping the conversations going and building even more collaborations ahead!
@drjanehayward.bsky.social
@lauchinainstitute.bsky.social
@tsinghuauniversity.bsky.social
@kingshistory.bsky.social

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Jane Hayward @drjanehayward.bsky.social · May 16

Great article! Thanks for sharing

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