New video - Why do people get into debt?

with @brisunipress.bsky.social

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As the cost of living rises, British households face unprecedented levels of #Debt. But what do we mean by 'in debt' and how do people get into this situation? (@ryandavey284.bsky.social)

Ryan Davey, author of 'The Personal Life of Debt', discusses the three perceived ways people get into #Debt and why these may not be as accurate as they first appear. @ryandavey284.bsky.social

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Glad you can make it!

Excited to be part of this launch of 3 new books on the anthropology of Britain

2pm 17 Sep, Uni of Exeter & online

w Celia Plender ‘The Everyday Politics of Food Co-ops’
Katharine Tyler, ed. ‘Reflections on Polarisation and Inequalities in Brexit Pandemic Times’ & Jessica Fagin chairing

Ignoring debts and other payment commitments is often dismissed as being irresponsible. But a closer look reveals that many people see things differently, reflecting a deeper point about inequality in Britain today ✍️Ryan Davey, Cardiff University wp.me/p8Mk4U-13JW

‘Wherever he encounters what seems to be a structural limit to human freedom, he inquires into its history and class basis.’

@leninology.bsky.social reads David Graeber in our latest issue:

www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

@ryandavey284.bsky.social discusses a Channel 4 documentary where Michael Sheen spent £100,000 to cancel £1 million of #Debt, exposing exploitative debt-buying practices: buff.ly/l456djt

Appreciate that Patrick 🙏

Poignant intervention on the runaway crisis of personal debt among the UK's disenfranchised from @ryandavey284.bsky.social
theconversation.com/why-people-i...

A researcher spent 18 months living in a community where debt problems were commonplace.

Here's a new article from me for The Conversation...

Why people ignore debt letters - and what it says about inequality today

New blog: The class politics of debt

For the Poverty Research & Advocacy Network

www.pran.org.uk/blog/the-cla...

Ryan Davey (@ryandavey284.bsky.social), author of 'The Personal Life of Debt', lived on a poverty-stricken housing estate and shares with Lottie Elton (@lottieelton.bsky.social) what he learned about debt.

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The EASA Executive Committee announces the publication of Implementation Guidelines for the EASA Motion Concerning Collaborations with Israeli Academic Institutions.

Find out more and access the full Guidelines here:
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The arsehole who debated with me that 'poverty' was just all about poor budgeting and irresponsibility should read this.

He moaned about seeing his neighbours carrying slabs of lager and smartphones. About kids with new clothes (what's wrong with a charity shop? (Nothing, as it goes, but)) and toys

Anthropologist Ryan Davey spent 18 months living on an estate where debt is an omnipresent feature of everyday life. This is what he learned.

Write-up of my book in the Big Issue. Thank you to Lottie Elton for such thoughtful coverage.

What a treat to get together online with familiar faces and some new ones to mark the launch of my book. Big thanks to the speakers and all who came 🙏

I'm having a virtual launch for my book next Friday. All welcome - if you'd like to join, register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/d3bbc3...

This looks fantastic -- looking forward to reading this!

Thank you Mia 🙏