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Bloomsbury Politics & Area Studies @bloomsburypol.bsky.social · 16d

Value Struggles is available to read open access now!

& available in print from 16th October 📚
Find out more: www.bloomsbury.com/9781350378629

#ValueStruggles #Capitalism #Wine #PoliticalEconomy #FoodStudies #GlobalValueChains

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Stefano Ponte @stefanoponte.bsky.social · 22d

Over 300 downloads in just a few days. For an academic book, this is quite amazing. Thanks for your interest! www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph?do...

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Stefano Ponte @stefanoponte.bsky.social · 25d

Do you know #artists who are working on a creative project and could benefit from a free stay on the beautiful hills close to Verona and Lake Garda, Italy?
Our brand new Artist in residence program Casa Dell’Angelo could be for them! Info and applications here: www.casadellangelo.org

! | Artist-in-Residence Association

www.casadellangelo.org

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Stefano Ponte @stefanoponte.bsky.social · 29d

Value struggles: Looking at capitalism through the wine glass.
Advance copies of the new baby have arrived!!
If you are a bookworm like me, you can pre-order your physical copies here: lnkd.in/dKh3Q9pB
Or you can get your free PDF version right now: lnkd.in/dZxeATSR

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Stefano Ponte @stefanoponte.bsky.social · May 22

The problem with Black Economic Empowerment in South Africa is that it has not done enough to reverse the legacy of apartheid. Much research shows that, including mine. Do not buy the lies Trump told at his pantomime. This is why research, universities and academic freedom are important.

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Lisa Ann Richey @brandaid-world.bsky.social · Mar 20

Right now at Ca Foscari The sneak peek preview of @stefanoponte.bsky.social’s new book Value Struggles: Looking at Capitalism Through the Wineglass 🍷

Man stands in front of screen showing book cover and talk title

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Stefano Ponte @stefanoponte.bsky.social · Mar 4

The pros and cons of sectoral climate governance. Learning from the IMO and shipping. Collins Odote presents our work at #ISA2025

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Lisa Ann Richey @brandaid-world.bsky.social · Feb 25

This wins the worst news of the internet today and it had a LOT of competition 😖

Doug Parr @dougparr.bsky.social · Feb 24

BP is (was?) likely most progressive of major oil companies

But they've just rolled back because...well, investors

The view that Big Oil "need to be part of the transition" to net zero, if it ever made sense, is obsolete

They just need to be made redundant

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

BP expected to scrap renewables target in shift back to fossil fuels

Goal of increasing renewable energy generation 20-fold to be ditched, shareholders to be told this week

www.theguardian.com

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Lisa Ann Richey @brandaid-world.bsky.social · Feb 11

Think you are 'safe' because you don't live in the US? Think again. . . 'Musk’s far-right influence has taken on a life of its own and started to have an impact even in countries he has not yet visited or said anything about.'

Somdeep Sen @somdeepsen.bsky.social · Feb 7

A few words from me for @aljazeera.com on the rise of Musk in global politics.

Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · Feb 7

"It is a worry that Musk has been able to get as far as he has in terms of meddling in the internal politics of several countries. One can only hope that there will soon be a concerted pushback to Musk’s global moves."

— #AJOpinion by @somdeepsen.bsky.social ⤵️

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Joel Quirk @joelquirk.bsky.social · Feb 9

The amount of shit on social media from unreconstructed and flat out racist white South Africans following Trump’s lead is truly insane…

Some of the most privileged people imaginable have convinced themselves that they are uniquely victimised…

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Stefano Ponte @stefanoponte.bsky.social · Feb 9

WTF???

Lisa Ann Richey @brandaid-world.bsky.social · Feb 8

‘Afrikaner refugees’ 😳😳😳 What in the actual fuck of tribal white supremacy bullshit is this? Decolonization is not a metaphor 🔥 @somdeepsen.bsky.social @pollypw.bsky.social @rita-abrahamsen.bsky.social @stefanoponte.bsky.social

Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · Feb 8

WE'RE LETTING IN WHO NOW????

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Lisa Ann Richey @brandaid-world.bsky.social · Feb 2

If people normalize this lawbreaking instead of pushing back, it will be very hard ever to restore the system of government that most of us grew up assuming it would be in place. Trump’s disregard for US constitution ‘a blitzkrieg on the law’, legal experts say

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Lisa Ann Richey @brandaid-world.bsky.social · Jan 13

Actually Bob, there are other ways to work towards solving global hunger: let's start w/paid labour. @lseblogs.bsky.social @jolittler.bsky.social @danbrockington.bsky.social @aoc.bsky.social @theguardian.com @stefanoponte.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/africaatlse/...

Do they know it’s payday?

Instead of being passive receivers of donations, it's time Ethiopians were paid for their work in the global compassion industry

blogs.lse.ac.uk

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Review of International Political Economy @ripejournal.bsky.social · Jan 6

As we enter the New Year, RIPE editors have some good news to report!!! Our editors are:
@juanitamarieelias.bsky.social
@hozic.bsky.social Alison Johnston
@skostem.bsky.social @manuelamoschella.bsky.social @stefanoponte.bsky.social @kevinyoung.bsky.social and Hongying Wang
doi.org/10.1080/0969...

RIPE 2024 diversity statement

Published in Review of International Political Economy (Ahead of Print, 2025)

doi.org

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Lydia Cornell Official @lydiacornell.bsky.social · Dec 14

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Manuela Moschella @manuelamoschella.bsky.social · Dec 12

And I finally (and too late!) made it to BluSky! 😊

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Everyday Humanitarianism in Tanzania @ehtz.bsky.social · Dec 12

Yesterday, we hosted Mara Leichtman, Associate Professor of Anthropology at Michigan State University, for an insightful session on "Da’wa as Development: Everyday Humanitarianism and Kuwaiti Islamic Charity in Tanzania." at CBS. Read more at www.everydayhumanitarianismintanzania.org/activities

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Stefano Ponte @stefanoponte.bsky.social · Dec 11

Andreas Malm chronicled this in detail in ‘Overshoot’. This is one more brick.

Will Mathis @willmathis.bsky.social · Dec 9

BP’s stock went up 5% today, the most since February, after it announced it’s slashing spending on offshore wind and spinning the business out into a JV.

Investors never rewarded them for going into renewables and now seem to be cheering their retreat

#energysky

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

BP, Jera to Invest Up to $5.8 Billion in New Offshore Wind JV

BP Plc and Jera Co., Japan’s biggest electricity producer, will merge their offshore wind businesses as the British oil major seeks to cut its exposure to the troubled green power sector.

www.bloomberg.com

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Stefano Ponte @stefanoponte.bsky.social · Dec 11

Welcome to Bluesky to @julianelang.bsky.social Follow her for insights on inequality, global value chains and critical takes on food and natural resources!

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Rosie Collington @rosiecollington.bsky.social · Dec 9

excellent new paper on green economic planning from excellent CBS colleagues @jhasselbalch.bsky.social & Cornel Ban, drawing on lessons from post-war indicative planning, contemporary industrial policy & corporate planning 🌻

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Green economic planning for rapid decarbonisation

Sustainable futures require deep social and economic transformations to address climate change adequately. The current landscape of intergovernmental and market-based coordination is not delivering...

www.tandfonline.com

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DT Cochrane @dtcochrane.bsky.social · Dec 6

This chart is an indictment of the US for-profit health care system.

All of those lost years are the cost of profits being claimed.

A visualization showing that while other developed nations achieve life expectancies of 82-84 years with health spending of $3,000-$6,000 per capita, the United States spends nearly $10,000 per capita only to achieve a life expectancy of 78.7 years (as of 2018). Japan, Spain, and other nations lead with longer lives at far lower costs, while the US stands as a stark outlier – spending the most for worse health outcomes.

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Stefano Ponte @stefanoponte.bsky.social · Dec 6

No no no! It’s all about freedom … of being stuck in traffic

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · Dec 6

"Adding highway lanes to deal with traffic congestion is like loosening your belt to cure obesity." - Lewis Mumford in 1955.

We’ve known this for a LONG time, but we’ve put massive energy, money, space, and time into pretending we don’t know it. #TheTRUTHaboutTraffic
#InducedDemand #lawofcongestion

Images of freeways with many lanes filled with car traffic that will never be solved by adding more lanes

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Adam Sneyd 🇨🇦 @adamsneyd.bsky.social · Dec 5

David Peck is relaunching his podcast with our conversation on Hidden Politics and the SDGs - have a listen & share for your students and colleagues! shows.acast.com/face2face-wi... @lcotula.bsky.social @davethomas.bsky.social @ryankatzrosene.bsky.social

Hidden Politics - Hidden Agendas | Face2Face with David Peck

Unpacking the Secret Powers of Commodities with Adam Sneyd

shows.acast.com

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Stefano Ponte @stefanoponte.bsky.social · Dec 5

Captures my feelings today (Daniel Wurtzel, “Air fountain”, at Trapholt museum, Kolding, DK)

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