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Julien Migozzi

@jmigozzi.bsky.social

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Economic geographer. Research Fellow, Oxford University Assistant Professor, Cambridge University (2026). I research how digital capitalism transforms finance, markets and inequalities. https://jmigozzi.github.io

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Julien Migozzi @jmigozzi.bsky.social · Jul 11

How does digital capitalism affect wealth inequalities and class formation? This is a question I answer in this new paper, focusing on South Africa.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

SCORING HIGH, PAYING UP, GATING IN: Middle‐class Formation and Asset Inequalities under Digital Capitalism in South Africa

This article examines how modern class dynamics become intertwined with automated classifications and data-driven regimes of value creation under digital capitalism by demonstrating how housing marke....

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Julien Migozzi @jmigozzi.bsky.social · 28d

Fresh news from the French democracy.

ViolencesPolicières.fr @violencespolicieres.fr · 29d

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À Paris près de la place de la Nation, un manifestant violemment poussé au sol, un autre frappé à la tête par la 32e compagnie d'intervention, sans aucune interpellation.

— 🎥 @anthodepe.bsky.social #10septembre #10septembre2025 #OnBloqueTout

Julien Migozzi @jmigozzi.bsky.social · Sep 3

Demon Copperhead de Kingsolver et James de Percival Everett sont deux chefs d'oeuvre, je recommande !

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Julien Migozzi @jmigozzi.bsky.social · Sep 3

This is true.
And if you are interested in asset inequalities, class formation, and digital technologies, you might like it too.

ijurresearch.bsky.social @ijurresearch.bsky.social · Sep 2

Also available in Early View: Scoring High, Paying Up, Gating In: Middle-Class Formation and Asset Inequalities under Digital Capitalism in South Africa

By Julien Migozzi

👉 www.ijurr.org/article/scor...

Julien Migozzi @jmigozzi.bsky.social · Aug 29

Après 10h de vol, 1h de taxi, 1h de métro, 1 Eurostar, forcément - forcément - c'était la SNCF (que j'aime tant) le maillon faible pour ce retour en Europe. Train arrêté, aucune solution, aucun ravitaillement, aucune communication, je dis OUI!

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Julien Migozzi @jmigozzi.bsky.social · Aug 29

Maida Vale is, indeed, a terrifying place.

matt’s slutty lil halloween name @windows98support.bsky.social · Aug 29

[Rich white journalist circles the areas of London where the majority of the rich white people live] “these are the only good parts of London, I have no explanation for why I think this”

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Michaël Zemmour @michaelzemmour.cpesr.fr · Aug 28

Le niveau de prélèvements obligatoires agrégé n'est pas un paramètre pertinent de la politique publique.
Vous pouvez penser que c'est trop ou pas assez en f° de vos préférences , mais rien ne permet de dire que c'est intrinsèquement trop haut (ou bas), juste par comparaison avec d'autre pays.

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Julien Migozzi @jmigozzi.bsky.social · Aug 28

I gave up that idea 25 years ago when my English teacher explained to us that "public schools" were private.

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ICIJ @icij.org · Aug 26

For the past decade, ICIJ’s Datashare has been the gateway for hundreds of reporters exploring the 100M+ leaked files at the heart of investigations like the #PanamaPapers.

Now, after 10 years of improvements, the platform has received a major upgrade:

Datashare redesign makes research tool more powerful, more accessible for all - ICIJ

Datashare, the document research platform behind the Pandora Papers and other groundbreaking global investigations, has been relaunched with a new streamlined design.

buff.ly

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Julien Migozzi @jmigozzi.bsky.social · Aug 24

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Julien Migozzi @jmigozzi.bsky.social · Aug 24

Learning between humans is such a beautiful thing. To deprive ourselves from that is immensely sad.

Frank Pasquale @frankpasquale.bsky.social · Aug 24

“Using MagicSchool AI, instructors can upload course material and other relevant documents to generate rubrics, worksheets, and report-card comments. Roughly 2.5 million teachers in the United States currently use the platform”
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

The AI Takeover of Education Is Just Getting Started

Was your kid’s report card written by a chatbot?

www.theatlantic.com

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Moira Birss @moira.bsky.social · Aug 18

New research from @cplusc.bsky.social & @consumerfed.bsky.social shows that average across the US it is MORE EXPENSIVE to have a poor credit score than to live in a zip code with a high disaster risk:
climatecommunityinstitute.substack.com/p/insurers-c...

Insurers Charge Low Credit Homeowners Twice As Much for the Same Policy

In many cases, a low credit score is more expensive than high disaster risk

climatecommunityinstitute.substack.com

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Julien Migozzi @jmigozzi.bsky.social · Aug 17

"The format is flexible".

surlyurbanist.bsky.social @surlyurbanist.bsky.social · Aug 17

Sociology folks, I didn’t realize “Theory and Society” went this crazy…I see why folks resigned en masse…a perfect example of the right wing information ecosystem in action. This is a way to simply launder reactionary takes on policing.

link.springer.com/collections/...

Productive Takes on Policing

The state’s monopoly on violence is a fundamental requirement for maintaining social order in complex societies. In the absence of effective law enforcement, ...

link.springer.com

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Julien Migozzi @jmigozzi.bsky.social · Aug 17

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Frank Pasquale @frankpasquale.bsky.social · Aug 16

Chatbots “aren’t just friendly personal assistants; they’re data harvesting machines that give their developers an even more intimate algorithmic window into your thoughts and desires.”
lithub.com/ruled-by-num...

Ruled by Numbers: How Data Dominates Every Facet of Our Daily Lives

A piercing sound awakens you: the alarm on your phone. Through squinted eyes you peer in its direction and discern a blinking 7:00 AM. This number denotes the beginning of your day—a day in which y…

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Julien Migozzi @jmigozzi.bsky.social · Aug 16

A few moments of absolute brilliance from Aussie players - also SA looks different when the ref pays more attention to rucks... Trauma speaking here

Julien Migozzi @jmigozzi.bsky.social · Aug 16

Biggest loss since 2018??

Julien Migozzi @jmigozzi.bsky.social · Aug 16

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Laura K. Nelson @lauraknelson.bsky.social · Aug 12

Reading list from the talk! I.e., the references slide

Long list of references in small text on a slide. The text doesn't fit into a Bluesky thread, or even in alt text :(

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Julien Migozzi @jmigozzi.bsky.social · Aug 9

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Marcus Mann @drmann.bsky.social · Aug 1

It’s come to my attention that this has come to Dan’s attention. Please proceed accordingly.

Daniel Winchester @bishopofwestsaxons.bsky.social · Aug 1

It has come my attention that, thanks to a reddit post on r/science, this article with @drmann.bsky.social on the quasi-religious characteristics of right-wing news media is trending. A temporary open access link from Sage below for anyone interested in digging into the argument and framework.

Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

journals.sagepub.com

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eli knaap @knaaptime.com · Aug 1

some workshop materials on spatial interaction models with spatial dependence, if you're into that

knaaptime.com/workshop-ner...

(commuting is a kind of small-scale migration)

Spatial: Networks, Interaction, & Econometrics for Migration

knaaptime.com

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Renaud Le Goix @rlg.bsky.social · Jul 30

Mais nous sommes bien d’accord madame la ministre. Il serait temps d’ailleurs.

France Inter @franceinter.fr · Jul 30

Agnès Pannier-Runacher : "Je souhaite qu’on remette de la science et de la rationalité dans le débat" sur la loi Duplomb ➡️ https://l.franceinter.fr/CDm

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Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · Jul 25

Call for papers, 4th UK Workshop on Digital Economics, London 28 November 2025: competitionpolicy.ac.uk/events/4th-w... This is always a great event

Centre for Competition Policy

High quality independent research into competition policy and regulation

competitionpolicy.ac.uk

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Julien Migozzi @jmigozzi.bsky.social · Jul 24

Can't wait to not think ever again, and teach students to do the same.

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · Jul 23

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Julien Migozzi @jmigozzi.bsky.social · Jul 23

I remember high school classes, where I was fed narratives of France's leading role in promoting enlightenment, freedom, and dignity around the world. What do we do now? A shining ceremony for the Olympic Games? That's it?

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