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by Benjamin Braun

benbraun.bsky.social
I guess the government calling a British trade mission to India the “largest-ever *government* trade mission to India” is honest, if in a slightly tortured way.
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by Benjamin Braun

benbraun.bsky.social
One week until applications close on Oct 15th. 👇
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Benjamin Braun @benbraun.bsky.social · Jun 27
Some news: In 2026-27, I'll be visiting professor at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, leading the theme seminar on

‘𝘌𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘺‘

There's no place quite like the IAS to think, together, about big questions. Please share—applications are open 𝚗̲̲𝚘̲̲𝚠̲.
Screenshot of this document: https://www.ias.edu/sites/default/files/SSS%20Call%20for%20Applications%202026-27%20.pdf Screenshot of this document: https://www.ias.edu/sites/default/files/SSS%20Call%20for%20Applications%202026-27%20.pdf
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thunen.bsky.social
echoing praise for @susglickman.bsky.social 's recent NYRB article on DoD, private equity, and silicon valley. pair with @hozic.bsky.social 's earlier piece on hollywood, the valley and DoD -> comprehensive picture.
www.nybooks.com/online/2025/...
www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
The War Over Defense Tech | Susannah Glickman
Last October, on a Martin Luther–inspired website called www.18theses.com, a software executive named Shyam Sankar published a four-thousand-word polemic
www.nybooks.com
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Reposted by: Benjamin Braun, Cas Mudde, Ruth Dassonneville , and 6 more

davidattewell6.bsky.social
@dpzollinger.bsky.social and I are thrilled "Cleavage Politics in Western Democracies" is out as an SI at @wepsocial.bsky.social!

Its papers explore the foundations of the cleavage pitting new left against radical right parties, and how it compares to the classic cleavages of Lipset & Rokkan:

🧵⬇️
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by Benjamin Braun

benbraun.bsky.social
Very much looking forward to this.
institutomeridiano.org
Instituto Meridiano @institutomeridiano.org · 1d
🔆 CONSTRUIR EL FUTURO 🔆

FINANZAS Y CRISIS CLIMÁTICA
8 de noviembre, 10.00 h

@danielagabor.bsky.social y @benbraun.bsky.social hablarán de los retos y límites actuales de las finanzas ante la crisis climática y sobre cómo ponerlas al servicio de una transición rápida, justa y democrática.
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institutomeridiano.org
🔆 CONSTRUIR EL FUTURO 🔆

FINANZAS Y CRISIS CLIMÁTICA
8 de noviembre, 10.00 h

@danielagabor.bsky.social y @benbraun.bsky.social hablarán de los retos y límites actuales de las finanzas ante la crisis climática y sobre cómo ponerlas al servicio de una transición rápida, justa y democrática.
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Reposted by: Benjamin Braun

progintl.bsky.social
Following the violent interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla on 2 October, David Adler, Co-General Coordinator of the Progressive International, and dozens of crew members remain in detention.

Break the siege. Free the Crew. Release David.

🔗 Read more online: buff.ly/TKfIOPr
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by Benjamin Braun

benbraun.bsky.social
“a democracy dogged by fear of bond market vigilantes is unhealthy.”

“independence is what you make of it. And in the wake of the gilt market crisis of September 2022, relations between the Bank of England and the UK government need a reset.”
on.ft.com/3IRMPke
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by Benjamin Braun

benbraun.bsky.social
S. 21 im heute veröffentlichten Bericht.

www.bundeswirtschaftsministerium.de/Redaktion/DE...
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by Benjamin Braun — Reposted by: Benjamin Braun

benbraun.bsky.social
Der erste Preis im caption contest ging bereits an den Beraterkreis selbst:

"Strukturwandel zulassen statt aufhalten"
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by Benjamin Braun — Reposted by: Jonathan Hopkin

benbraun.bsky.social
Highly recommended. My impression so far: Tons of political economy insight, with a good amount of French sprinkled in (and a pinch of Latin). All produced, it seems, at Tooze speed.
cornelban.bsky.social
cornelban.bsky.social @cornelban.bsky.social · 2d
Friends, I have a substack with my thoughts and others on current events and megatrends from an international political economy perspective. geoeconomic.substack.com
Geoeconomic | Substack
Cornel Ban, associate prof at Copenhagen Business School and fellow at Boston University's China Initiative at the Global Development Program. Click to read Geoeconomic, a Substack publication with hu...
geoeconomic.substack.com
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sidneyrothstein.bsky.social
Out now in Competition & Change
@compchange.bsky.social

“Dependent development in digital
capitalism: The politics of startup
policies in the new periphery”

@journals.sagepub.com
#polisky
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

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first page of "Dependent development in digital capitalism: The politics of startup policies in the new periphery." abstract: As digital technology’s economic importance increases, policymakers pivot to supporting startups – new, small, high-risk firms that produce technological innovation. Tracing the passage of startup policies in Brazil and Spain between 2014 – 2022, this article argues that startup policies do little to reduce peripheral countries’ dependence on the core. In each case, startups advocated for these policies by relying on financial and organizational resources from the giant US-based technology firms known as “Big Tech.” The article makes three contributions to the framework of dependent development. First, it reinforces existing observations that dependence on Big Tech extends beyond the Global South. Second, it revives political analysis of dependency, exploring the political conditions for economic development in the periphery. Lastly, it shows how startups’ political dependence on Big Tech implies important limits on startups’ ability to lead peripheral economies out of dependence on the core.
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by Benjamin Braun

benbraun.bsky.social
Congrats!!
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lsesociology.bsky.social
We're pleased to announce that our Inaugural Craig J. Calhoun Prize for an Outstanding Thesis in Sociology has been awarded to @sachahilhorst.bsky.social. Her thesis investigated the shifting politics of ex-mining and manufacturing towns in the Midlands.

Read more about the prize 👇
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Read the latest news from the LSE Department of Sociology
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Reposted by: Benjamin Braun, Jonathan Hopkin

cornelban.bsky.social
Friends, I have a substack with my thoughts and others on current events and megatrends from an international political economy perspective. geoeconomic.substack.com
Geoeconomic | Substack
Cornel Ban, associate prof at Copenhagen Business School and fellow at Boston University's China Initiative at the Global Development Program. Click to read Geoeconomic, a Substack publication with hu...
geoeconomic.substack.com
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Reposted by: Benjamin Braun, Fabián Muniesa, John Hogan

geoffmann.bsky.social
I have a new piece on the politics of discounting in the latest @nybooks.com, hopefully of interest to some.
www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
The Price of Tomorrow | Geoff Mann
The current discount rate means that the government views the long-term future of humanity as not metaphorically but literally worthless.
www.nybooks.com
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Reposted by: Benjamin Braun, Prokla Redaktion

robin-j-brooks.bsky.social
The Euro zone is a system where fiscally responsible countries subsidize chronically irresponsible ones like Italy & Spain. This happens via open-ended, no-strings-attached transfers by way of joint EU debt issuance and periodic ECB yield caps. A system that will fail because incentives are broken.
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by Benjamin Braun

benbraun.bsky.social
Just watched, it’s very good. Pretty soft on the stomach/nervous system, compared to the book.
benbraun.bsky.social
Benjamin Braun @benbraun.bsky.social · 5d
Me seeing the glowing FT review of Bigelow's "A House of Dynamite" mere days after having clawed my way back to some semblance of mental balance after finishing Annie Jacobsen's "Nuclear War: A Scenario."
Still of Michael Corleone in The Godfather: Part III saying "Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in"
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70sbachchan.bsky.social
Why is BigTech criticising the military industrial complex suddenly?

They want a new breed of “smart weapons” and a big slice of what will likely be a 1000 billion dollar defence bill from Trump GOP

Read this brilliant analysis by @susglickman.bsky.social
www.nybooks.com/online/2025/...
The War Over Defense Tech | Susannah Glickman
Last October, on a Martin Luther–inspired website called www.18theses.com, a software executive named Shyam Sankar published a four-thousand-word polemic
www.nybooks.com
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Reposted by: Benjamin Braun, Fabián Muniesa

susglickman.bsky.social
have a new piece out of defense tech with nyrb!

www.nybooks.com/online/2025/...
The War Over Defense Tech | Susannah Glickman
Last October, on a Martin Luther–inspired website called www.18theses.com, a software executive named Shyam Sankar published a four-thousand-word polemic
www.nybooks.com
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Reposted by: Benjamin Braun

isabellamweber.bsky.social
Die Global Sumut Flotilla wurde vom israelischen Militär in internationalen Gewässern abgefangen. Freiwillige, die sich zum Ziel gesetzt haben Hilfsgüter nach Gaza zu bringen, wurden verhaftet. Einer von ihnen ist David Adler. Bevor er verschwand, erklärt er ihre Mission.
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by Benjamin Braun

benbraun.bsky.social
If you're not reading hundreds of excerpts from Fed speeches on a regular basis you probably have no idea how often technocrats say really crazy stuff. Here's Hoenig, in 2003, praising the US economy's resilience in the face of "continuing concerns about weapons of mass destruction".
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surplusmagazin.bsky.social
Die Regierungen haben die Menschen in Gaza im Stich gelassen. Jetzt nehmen gewöhnliche Menschen humanitäre Angelegenheiten selbst in die Hand – und riskieren dabei ihr Leben. Ein Bericht von der Flottille von David Adler mit einem Vorwort von @isabellamweber.bsky.social
Die Regierungen helfen nicht: Deshalb segeln Aktivisten nach Gaza
Die Regierungen haben die Menschen in Gaza im Stich gelassen. Jetzt nehmen gewöhnliche Menschen humanitäre Angelegenheiten selbst in die Hand – und riskieren dabei ihr Leben.
www.surplusmagazin.de
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by Prokla Redaktion — Reposted by: Benjamin Braun, Prokla Redaktion

istuetzle.bsky.social
Claus #Offe ist gestorben. Vor ein paar Tagen musst ich an ihn denken, weil ich einen Post geteilt hatte, den ich eigentlich noch kommentieren wollte - mir aber mal wieder nicht die Zeit dafür nahm. Ich habe viel aus Offes frühen Schriften zu Staat und #Sozialpolitik gelernt.
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by Benjamin Braun

benbraun.bsky.social
Doesn't say it in the review but they heavily drew on Jacobsen's book.
A House of Dynamite film review — nuclear attack on the US made horribly plausible
‘The Hurt Locker’ director Kathryn Bigelow returns with a formally brilliant film that plays out a nightmare scenario from three angles
www.ft.com
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by Benjamin Braun

benbraun.bsky.social
Me seeing the glowing FT review of Bigelow's "A House of Dynamite" mere days after having clawed my way back to some semblance of mental balance after finishing Annie Jacobsen's "Nuclear War: A Scenario."
Still of Michael Corleone in The Godfather: Part III saying "Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in"
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by Benjamin Braun

benbraun.bsky.social
The percentages in the chart represent the share of survey respondents saying they participate in ESOs. That would include executives, but not in an overly distorting way, I think.

Otherwise aggregate data on share ownership by employees should always be interpreted with your caveat!
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by Benjamin Braun

benbraun.bsky.social
The date range at the UK Data Service is something else
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by Henry Farrell — Reposted by: Benjamin Braun, John Hogan, Prokla Redaktion , and 1 more

himself.bsky.social
Scholars of American Political Economy should be writing up the whole dark economy that is emerging around coercion and corruption.
truthout.org
Truthout @truthout.org · 6d
State-run extrajudicial immigration black sites like Alligator Alcatraz allows politically connected individuals to make hundreds of millions of dollars off Florida’s taxpayers at the expense of jailed migrants, while those held are stripped of their access to legal counsel and due process.
DHS Plans More State-Run Extrajudicial Black Sites Like “Alligator Alcatraz”
Homeland Security’s Kristi Noem mentioned plans to build similar immigration jails in Arizona, Nebraska, and Louisiana.
truthout.org
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