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Theory, Culture & Society @theoryculturesociety.org · May 8

New as Online First in Theory, Culture & Society: Tom McDowell, 'Jeremy Bentham and the Neoclassical and Neoliberal Traditions: Architect or Adversary?'. (Open Access) journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Jeremy Bentham and the Neoclassical and Neoliberal Traditions: Architect or Adversary? - Tom McDowell, 2025

This article reclaims Jeremy Bentham from the trend of characterizing him as an intellectual inspiration for neoclassicism and neoliberalism. It demonstrates th...

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Tom McDowell @temcd.bsky.social · May 13

My latest in @TheoryCulture argues that although Bentham is often seen as a forerunner of the neoliberal tradition, this overlooks how his mature theory of ‘psychological dynamics’ renders him its antithesis.
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Theory, Culture & Society @theoryculturesociety.org · May 8

New as Online First in Theory, Culture & Society: Tom McDowell, 'Jeremy Bentham and the Neoclassical and Neoliberal Traditions: Architect or Adversary?'. (Open Access) journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Jeremy Bentham and the Neoclassical and Neoliberal Traditions: Architect or Adversary? - Tom McDowell, 2025

This article reclaims Jeremy Bentham from the trend of characterizing him as an intellectual inspiration for neoclassicism and neoliberalism. It demonstrates th...

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Microplastics Spookmelier @leastactionhero.bsky.social · May 8

thinking about the some sheep/no sheep map again

Sheep & Wheat map of Australia. Green areas have "some sheep" while white ones have "no sheep"

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Ryan Kelpin @ryankelpin.bsky.social · Apr 25

Spent 50 minutes chatting with Martin Lukacs and @breachmedia.ca about the profound ideological influence Milton Friedman has had on Pierre Poilievre. Podcast episode is at the link attached:

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#poilievre #cdnpoli

The radical economist behind Pierre Poilievre’s plans for Canada ⋆ The Breach

Scholar Ryan Kelpin joins Martin Lukacs to dissect Milton Friedman’s influence on Pierre Poilievre

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Tim Causer @timcauser.bsky.social · Apr 16

Featuring talks from @malrog.bsky.social, @carrideen.c18.masto.host.ap.brid.gy, Anne Brunon-Ernst, and Mark Knights, and a series of terrific looking panels, it promises to be an excellent couple of days

In-Person | Jeremy Bentham, the Panopticon penitentiary scheme, and ‘A Picture of the Treasury’

The Conference is generously supported by the Arts and Humanities Research Council.

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Ryan Kelpin @ryankelpin.bsky.social · Apr 4

My newest scholarly article on Doug Ford, neoliberalism, (anti)majoritarianism, and the use of inherited institutional and constitutional frameworks to insulate austerity from critique.

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#dougford #ontario #onpoli #ontariopolitics #neoliberalism

Doug Ford, neoliberal parliamentarism and oscillating majoritarianism: The use of constitutional tools to centralize power and undercut democratic decision-making processes | Canadian Poli...

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Ryan Kelpin @ryankelpin.bsky.social · Mar 18

Come check this panel out on Thursday from 2-4.

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Ford More Years: What Comes Next? Post-Election Panel and Book Discussion (Fully Online) - Global Labour Research Centre

This event has been moved entirely online Registration: Please click here to register for the event and receive the Zoom link. Panelists: Bryan Evans, Professor in the Department of Politics and Pub...

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Ryan Kelpin @ryankelpin.bsky.social · Feb 1

Check out my piece breaking down Pierre Poilievre's radical austerity politics and explicitly linking them to his professed intellectual hero, Milton Friedman.
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#canpoli #canadianpolitics #poilievre #jacobin #cdnpoli

Pierre Poilievre Wants Radical Austerity for Canada

Conservative Pierre Poilievre’s politics aren’t just about populism — they’re grounded in Milton Friedman’s radical vision of free markets. If he is elected prime minister, Poilievre promises a Canada...

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Tom McDowell @temcd.bsky.social · Feb 2

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Pierre Poilievre Wants Radical Austerity for Canada

Conservative Pierre Poilievre’s politics aren’t just about populism — they’re grounded in Milton Friedman’s radical vision of free markets. If he is elected prime minister, Poilievre promises a Canada...

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Tim Causer @timcauser.bsky.social · Nov 28

'The Last Words of Bentham', according to John Bowring: '". I entered his room—‘Do you know me?’ He smiled and said, ‘Bowring! Bowring! how have you sped?’ I told him of your acceptance and of my prospects. ‘Very good,’ he said, squeezing me by the hands...

‘THE LAST WORDS OF BENTHAM—Dr. BOWRING arrived in London from Blackburn (where he had been canvassing the votes of the electors of that borough) just in time to see his old and long-cherished friend, JEREMY BENTHAM expire. The last words of BENTHAM are thus detailed in the following copy of a letter, written by the Doctor to the Secretary of his Committee:—
“My dear Sir,—Cordial thanks to you—to all of you, for your ardent and noble exertions. I should have written to you again, but my most venerated and most venerable friend has, by making me his executor, imposed on me so many cares that I can hardly withdraw myself a moment from them. When I returned from Blackburn life was still glimmering, and intellect, too—and almost the last words he uttered were, as I will tell you. I entered his room—‘Do you know me?’ He smiled and said, ‘Bowring! Bowring! how have you sped?’ I told him of your acceptance and of my prospects. ‘Very good,’ he said, squeezing me by the hands. He repeated it perhaps twenty times, till he was exhausted. With you, and with me, was his last breath associated. How much will the beauty and the glory of his memory be connected with my parliamentary exertions! How would I, whom he calls in his will his most intimate—the most confidential of his friends—he, who was honoured with the friendship of all that is illustrious—how could I disgrace a name so holy, great, and good, and wise?”’

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Jordan Uhl @jordanuhl.com · Nov 20

Bernie Sanders on the Senate floor just now: The United States government cannot provide weapons to countries that violate internationally recognized human rights or block US humanitarian aid. That is not my opinion, that is what the law says.

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UCL Press @uclpress.bsky.social · Nov 11

UCL Press Play is delighted to announce the final episode of the podcast series The Greatest Good, which explores the lasting influence of the philosopher Jeremy Bentham, whose radical progressivism was the intellectual inspiration for
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UCL Press Play

UCL Press Play is a new initiative presenting documentary videos and podcasts featuring aspects of UCL’s sector-leading research, and casting light on the contribution UCL makes to society.

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