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Bernd Bonfert

@bonfert.bsky.social
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Assistant Professor of Sustainable Development at EM Normandie Business School | Researching sustainable food and energy systems | Vice Chair of @cpern.bsky.social | Associate Editor at @gpejournal.bsky.social

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CPERN @cpern.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Join our workshop on the new book 'The Myths of 1989. Origins, Realities, and Alternatives to Neoliberalism in Eastern Europe' When: 24.09 at 6pm CET Where: bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi... With author @jokubassalyga.bsky.social and discussant Yuliya Yurchenko See you there!
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: CPERN monthly meeting - September 2026. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
The Myths of 1989: Origins, Realities, and Alternatives to Neoliberalism in Eastern Europe, edited by Jokubas Salyga speakers: Jokubas Salyga and Yuliya Yurchenko What if the story of neoliberalism...
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CPERN @cpern.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Join our workshop about the book 'The Economic Possibilities of Decolonisation'! When: 30 July, 10am CET Where: bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi... With authors Matthew Scobie and @annasturman.bsky.social and discussant Dalia Alazzeh See you there!
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: CPERN monthly meeting - July 2026. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Matt Scobie (university of Canterbury, New Zealand) and Anna Sturman (University of Sydney) discussing their publication “The Economic Possibilities of Decolonisation”
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CPERN @cpern.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Join us tonight! ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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CPERN @cpern.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Join our new online workshop about 'Sterilizing democratic politics: The rise of the technocratic–neoliberal fix in Italy and Europe'! When: Thursday 25 June at 6pm CET With author Adriano Cozzolino and discussant Daniela Caterina Register here: bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi... See you there!
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: CPERN monthly workshop - Sterilizing democratic politics: The rise of the technocratic–neoliberal fix in Italy and Europe. After registering, you will recei...
Sterilizing democratic politics: The rise of the technocratic–neoliberal fix in Italy and Europe Speaker: Adriano Cozzolino Discussant: Yuliya Yurchenko The article is available here: https://link.s...
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CPERN @cpern.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
New online workshop: Cracks in Left Strategy Join us on 30 April at 6pm CET to discuss Neal Harris and Robin Jervis's article about 'Interstitial revolution in E. O. Wright and John Holloway' With discussant @anabloch.bsky.social Register at: bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi... See you there!
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Neal Harris and Robin Jervis, (Oxford Brookes University) 'Cracks in left strategy: Interstitial revolution in E. O. Wright and John Holloway' Capital & Class https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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CPERN @cpern.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Don't forget to join our workshop this Thursday! ⬇️
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CPERN @cpern.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
New workshop: Detaching ‘neoliberalism’ from ‘free markets’. Monopolistic corporations as neoliberalism’s ideal market form When: 26 March, 6pm CET Where: bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi... With Author @ianbruff.bsky.social and discussants @apiletic.bsky.social and Matthew Watson See you there!
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: CPERN March 2026 workshop: Detaching ‘neoliberalism’ from ‘free markets’Detaching ‘neoliberalism’ from ‘free markets’. After registering, you will receive a...
Detaching ‘neoliberalism’ from ‘free markets’: monopolistic corporations as neoliberalism’s ideal market form Speaker: Ian Bruff is Senior Lecturer in European Politics at the University of Mancheste...
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CPERN @cpern.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
New online workshop: Towards a radical highway geography - Berlin and the remaking of city logistics in global capitalism When: 26 February, 6pm CEST Where: bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi... With author @soederberg1.bsky.social and discussants Darragh Golden and Laura Stegemann See you there!
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Towards a radical highway geography: Berlin and the remaking of city logistics in global capitalism Speaker: Susanne Soederberg, Professor at Queen's University, Canada Discussants: Darragh Golden, ...
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Gemma Gasseau @gemmagasseau.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
On the 22nd of January (incidentally, the date of Gramsci's birthday) my article came out in @gpejournal.bsky.social bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...
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CPERN @cpern.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Remember to submit your abstracts for our track (RN06) at the European Sociological Conference! ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Deadline this Friday!
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Bernd Bonfert @bonfert.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Belgian PM Bart De Wever quoting Gramsci's 'time of monsters' line against Trump was definitely not on my Geopolitics Bingo card
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CPERN @cpern.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
New CPERN online workshop: Finance and the Far Right (29 Jan) Join us to discuss how asset-manager capitalism has shaped financial-nationalist politics With author @ingarade.bsky.social and discussants Owen Worth and @alentop.bsky.social On zoom: bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi... See you there!
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: CPERN monthly workshop - January. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Inga Rademacher (City) presents her working paper: 'Finance and the far right: financial-nationalist politics in an asset-manager world' Discussants: Owen Worth (University of Limerick) and Alen Topl...
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CPERN @cpern.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
The CfP for the European Sociological Association conference (25-28 August in Warsaw) is available: bit.ly/48E3ylb Our stream (RN06) focuses on 'Solidarity, action, revolution? Questioning systemic unsustainability' Submit your abstracts by 30 January: www.conftool.com/esa2026 See you in Warsaw!
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Mathijs van de Sande 🟥🔻 @mathijsvandesande.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Liberals who are now cheering Trump for bombing Caracas and abducting Maduro should realize that Greenland will be next. This is might-is-right imperialism plain and simple and if this remains uncontested (as is likely to happen) there will be no way to stop Trump and his fascist administration.
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CPERN @cpern.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Remember to join our online workshop this Thursday!
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CPERN @cpern.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Reminder: Join us on 27 November to discuss 'Coloniality dressed in green'! With author @stefanzylinski.bsky.social who will explain how climate finance risks becoming a new tool for colonial rule With discussants Johannes Jaeger and Ewa Dziwok Register here: bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: CPERN monthly workshop - November 2025. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Stefan Zyinski will present his article 'Coloniality dressed in Green' available: https://bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journals/gpe/3/2/article-p315.xml Discussants are Johannes Jaeger and...
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CPERN @cpern.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
New CPERN online workshop: Coloniality dressed in green Join us on 27 November to discuss how climate finance risks becoming a new tool for colonial rule With author @stefanzylinski.bsky.social and discussants Johannes Jaeger and Ewa Dziwok Register on zoom: bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: CPERN monthly workshop - November 2025. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Stefan Zyinski will present his article 'Coloniality dressed in Green' available: https://bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journals/gpe/3/2/article-p315.xml Discussants are Johannes Jaeger and...
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Gemma Gasseau @gemmagasseau.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Happening this Thursday! Join us to discuss the relation between capitalism and the global water crisis 🌊
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CPERN @cpern.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
We have a new online workshop coming! Join us on 30 October to discuss the book 'Thirst: the global quest to solve the water crisis' With author @filippomenga.bsky.social and discussants @gemmagasseau.bsky.social and Alexander Dunlap Register at bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi... See you there!
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: CPERN monthly workshop - October 2025. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Filippo Menga, Thirst: the global quest to solve the water crisis Speaker: Filippo Menga is Associate Professor of Geography at the University of Bergamo in Italy. Discussants: Gemma Gasseau is Re...
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CPERN @cpern.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Remember to join us tomorrow to discuss Sarah Uhlmann's excellent work on 'Urban social movements as extended class actors'! ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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CPERN @cpern.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Online workshop: Urban social movements as extended class actors Join us on 25 September to discuss Sarah Uhlmann's article about struggles over social reproduction! With discussants @miria-gam.bsky.social and @bonfert.bsky.social Register here: bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi... See you there!
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Sarah Uhlmann 'Urban social movements as extended class actors: struggles over reproduction in Buenos Aires, New York City and Hamburg', in Global Political Economy. Discussants: Miria Gambardella a...
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CPERN @cpern.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
Our Midterm Workshop 'Critical Political Economy at the Time of Monsters' has come to a close Many thanks to all our amazing participants for the great time together! And a special thanks to @teivo.bsky.social and Silke Trommer for welcoming us in beautiful Helsinki! See you all again next year!
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CPERN @cpern.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Join or online workshop tomorrow (26 June, 6pm CEST) about Marco Guglielmo's new book 'The Left and Digital Politics'! With discussants Bradley Ward, Maria Francesca De Tullio and @gameoftech.bsky.social Register here: bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi... See you there!
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: The Left and Digital Politics: Political Parties from Platform Neoliberalism to Platform Socialism . After registering, you will receive a confirmation emai...
Speaker: Marco Guglielmo (University of Valencia) Key text: Title: The Left and Digital Politics: Political Parties from Platform Neoliberalism to Platform Socialism Discussant: Bradley Ward (Univers...
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Milan Babic @mbabic.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Mamdani defined what he calls the politics of the future in his post-election speech. This is how you beat fascism: not by administrating the decline (hello Democrats), but by contrasting the darkness of fascist end-times obsession with the vision of a new dawn. More of this, please 👇👇👇
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CPERN @cpern.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
The Left and Digital Politics! Join or online workshop to discuss Marco Guglielmo's book on political parties (from platform neoliberalism to platform socialism) With discussants Bradley Ward, Maria Francesca De Tullio and @gameoftech.bsky.social Register here: bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: The Left and Digital Politics: Political Parties from Platform Neoliberalism to Platform Socialism . After registering, you will receive a confirmation emai...
Speaker: Marco Guglielmo (University of Valencia) Key text: Title: The Left and Digital Politics: Political Parties from Platform Neoliberalism to Platform Socialism Discussant: Bradley Ward (Univers...
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CPERN @cpern.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Global solidarities against water grabbing! Join our online workshop this Thursday, 29 May at 6pm CEST to discuss Caitlin Schroering's book about movements against water privatization! Discussants: Filippo Menga & Lydia Karazarifi Register here: bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi... See you there!
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: CPERN monthly meeting - Global solidarities against water grabbing. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Global solidarities against water grabbing: Without water, we have nothing Speaker: Caitlin Schroering is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Global Studies at the University of North Carolin...
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CPERN @cpern.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Online workshop: Global solidarities against water grabbing Join us on 29 May at 6pm CEST to hear Caitlin Schroering present her recent book about movements against water privatization! Discussants: Filippo Menga & Lydia Karazarifi Register here: bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi... See you there!
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: CPERN monthly meeting - Global solidarities against water grabbing. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Global solidarities against water grabbing: Without water, we have nothing Speaker: Caitlin Schroering is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Global Studies at the University of North Carolin...
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Rune Møller Stahl @runestahl.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
No country in their right mind should sign a trade deal with the US that involves agriculture
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Alexander Gallas @alexandergallas.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Had a great discussion w/ @bonfert.bsky.social and @abieler.bsky.social on my book 'Exiting the Factory: Strikes and Class Formation beyond the Industrial Sector', published by @brisunipress.bsky.social in 2024. It was hosted by @cpern.bsky.social. Check out the vid. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvUv...
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Exiting the Factory: Strikes and Class Formation beyond the Industrial Sector (w/ Alexander Gallas)
YouTube video by CPERN -Critical Political Economy Research Network
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Mònica Clua Losada @monicaclua.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Just published! This is a great book which provides an overview of Politics in the Rio Grande Valley. I'm happy to have contributed a chapter on Social Movements in the RGV, co-authored with Mireya Garcia. The book is available here: rowman.com/ISBN/9781666...
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Bernd Bonfert @bonfert.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Come join us in Helsinki!
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CPERN @cpern.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
New deadline! CPERN Midterm Workshop 2025 (Helsinki, 30 Juli - 01 Aug) Critical political economy and the time of monsters: Understanding the present, imagining the future Submit your abstract by 21 March to cpernRN06@gmail.com Call: criticalpoliticaleconomy.net/2025/01/14/c... See you there!
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CPERN Call for Papers 2025
The next CPERN Mid-term workshop will take place in Helsinki, from 30 July to 01 August 2025 Abstract submission for papers and panels is now open! Please submit your abstracts (max. 250 words) to …
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CPERN @cpern.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Join our Online Workshop on 27 March to discuss the book 'Exiting the Factory: Strikes and Class Formation beyond the Industrial Sector' With author @alexandergallas.bsky.social and discussant @abieler.bsky.social On zoom, register here: bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi... See you there!
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: CPERN monthly workshop March 2025. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Alexander Gallas - Exiting the Factory discussant: Andreas Bieler
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CPERN @cpern.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Reminder: Join our CPERN Midterm Workshop 2025 (Helsinki, 30 Jul - 01 Aug) Critical political economy and the time of monsters: Understanding the present, imagining the future Submit your abstract to cpernRN06@gmail.com (DL 14.03) Call: criticalpoliticaleconomy.net/2025/01/14/c... See you there!
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CPERN Call for Papers 2025
The next CPERN Mid-term workshop will take place in Helsinki, from 30 July to 01 August 2025 Abstract submission for papers and panels is now open! Please submit your abstracts (max. 250 words) to …
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CPERN @cpern.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Join our Critical Political Economy Early Career Scholar Writing Workshop! What: Receive detailed feedback from experienced scholars to help you with your first publication When: Right before our Mid-term workshop (30 July 2025, Helsinki) How: See here criticalpoliticaleconomy.net/2025/02/05/c...
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Critical Political Economy – Early career scholar writing workshop
Thursday 30 July 2025 – University of Helsinki Supported by CPERN and the Conference of Socialist Economists/Capital and Class On the day before the 2025 CPERN Mid-term workshop we will be holding …
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CPERN @cpern.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Reminder: Join our Online Workshop on 27 February to discuss 'Regional pathologies of late-stage neoliberalization: The case of Japan in East Asia' With authors Saori Shibata & David Bailey Discussants: @ndeiana.bsky.social & Max Nagel Link: bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi... See you there!
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: CPERN monthly meeting - Feb 2025. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Regional pathologies of late-stage neoliberalization: The case of Japan in East Asia Saori Shibata (University of Sheffield) David Bailey (University of Birmingham) discussants: Nicolò Deiana, PhD...
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Richard Bärnthaler @rbaernthaler.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
German state repression is spiralling out of control. A German climate activist has been banned from becoming a teacher. Here are some justifications from the Bavarian State Ministry of Science and the Arts—they are completely nuts: 1/7
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CPERN @cpern.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Join our CPERN Online Workshop on 27 February to discuss 'Regional pathologies of late-stage neoliberalization: The case of Japan in East Asia' With authors Saori Shibata & David Bailey Discussants: @ndeiana.bsky.social & Max Nagel Register: bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi... See you there!
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: CPERN monthly meeting - Feb 2025. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Regional pathologies of late-stage neoliberalization: The case of Japan in East Asia Saori Shibata (University of Sheffield) David Bailey (University of Birmingham) discussants: Nicolò Deiana, PhD...
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Bernd Bonfert @bonfert.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Last year, I was relieved that there were no attempts to forge any CDU-AfD coalitions at state level Clearly that's over, as Merz is now working with the far-right to push anti-migrant policies Pretty grim to see this two weeks before the elections... www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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Olaf Scholz attacks rival’s ‘unforgivable mistake’ as AfD backs migration plan
Opposition leader Friedrich Merz accused of breaking longstanding political firewall against far-right populists
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CPERN @cpern.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Online Workshop: Challenging SpaceX on the US–Mexico border - Value struggles against racial authoritarian neoliberalism This Thursday at 6pm CET With author @monicaclua.bsky.social and discussants @rosamaryon.bsky.social and Ian Bruff Link: bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi... See you there!
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: CPERN monthly workshop - January 2025. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Challenging SpaceX on the US–Mexico border: Value struggles against racial authoritarian neoliberalism speaker: Mònica Clua-Losada discussant: Rosa Maryon the article is available here: https://jour...
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CPERN @cpern.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Call for Papers! CPERN Midterm Workshop 2025 (Helsinki, 30 Juli - 01 Aug) Critical political economy and the time of monsters: Understanding the present, imagining the future Submit your abstract to cpernRN06@gmail.com To the call: criticalpoliticaleconomy.net/2025/01/14/c... See you there!
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CPERN Call for Papers 2025
The next CPERN Mid-term workshop will take place in Helsinki, from 30 July to 01 August 2025 Abstract submission for papers and panels is now open! Please submit your abstracts (max. 250 words) to …
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CPERN @cpern.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Online Workshop: Challenging SpaceX on the US–Mexico border Join us on 30 January at 6pm CET to discuss @monicaclua.bsky.social's article about struggles against racial authoritarian capitalism in the US! With discussant @rosamaryon.bsky.social Register here: bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Bernd Bonfert @bonfert.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Starting the new year with a new article: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... In which I explain why the new Welsh Community Food Strategy offers some genuine improvements for agroecological farming, but does not challenge the overall dominance of industrialised farming and meat production Enjoy
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Agrifood policy after Brexit: The growing role of agroecology in Wales
The UK's exit from the Common Agricultural Policy has created an opportunity for significant agrifood policy change. In Wales, plans to implement a ‘C…
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Bernd Bonfert @bonfert.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Das kommt als 'Figure 1: Dissemination Strategy' in meinen naechsten Forschungsantrag
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Bert Russell @bertrussell.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Our food systems are collapsing. And successive governments have tried to force responsiblity on to farmworkers. It's time to change how we own, work and govern our lands. Agroecological Food Sovereignty now! W/ @kaiheron.bsky.social & @kmilb.bsky.social, report for @abundance-org.bsky.social
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