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Carolina Alves

@cacrisalves.bsky.social
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Associate Professor in Economics, IIPP-UCL. 🇵🇸 💔 Book: Labour, Value and Capitalism: A study of the Poverty of Philosophy (1847) by Karl Marx, 2024. Editora Dialética Profile: profiles.ucl.ac.uk/91802-carolina-a…

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Carolina Alves @cacrisalves.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
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Feminist Economics @feministeconomics.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Stefania Tapia Marchina reviews "Decolonizing Economics: An Introduction", by @devikadutt.bsky.social, @cacrisalves.bsky.social, @surbhikesar.bsky.social and @ingridhk.bsky.social. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Decolonizing Economics: An Introduction
Published in Feminist Economics (Ahead of Print, 2026)
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Daniele Girardi @dgirardi.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Another mass resignation from an academic journal- Review of Social Economy- over the clash between scholarly values and the commercial logic of for-profit publishers. Sad to see a valuable journal like RoSE go, but the editors made a principled choice. leiterreports.com/2026/07/20/a...
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Another journal implodes: Review of Social Economy
Roberto Veneziano, a former co-editor of the journal (which publishes a lot of philosophically-minded economics), writes: On Saturday, the 4th of July all four co-editors of the Review of Social Ec…
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LSE Blogs @lseblogs.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Is decolonising economics an impossible task? Decolonizing Economics by @devikadutt.bsky.social @ingridhk.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @cacrisalves.bsky.social @iipp-ucl.bsky.social & @surbhikesar.bsky.social @soasdevelopment.bsky.social reviewed on @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social
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Is decolonising economics an impossible task? - LSE Review of Books
Decolonizing Economics by Dutt, Alves, Kesar and Harvold Kvangraven traces the discipline’s Eurocentric history & ties to racial capitalism, & argues for reform
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Gabriel Zaffari @gabzaffari.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... :) Kalecki
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‘On the Side of the Bourgeoisie’: Keynes, Marxism, and the Marginalisation of Kalecki
This discussion article argues that persistent attempts to link Keynes with Marxism frequently depend on downplaying or marginalising Michał Kalecki’s contribution to what is provisionally termed i...
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Development Studies Association @devcomms.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
📚 Decolonising economics: @devikadutt.bsky.social , @cacrisalves.bsky.social , @surbhikesar.bsky.social & @ingridhk.bsky.social expose the Eurocentric foundations that limit how the discipline tackles racism, uneven development & power. buff.ly/xlW1E8G @soasdevelopment.bsky.social
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The Syllabus @the-syllabus.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
In the 1870s, a Bombay civil servant built a working solar steam engine. This piece shows how colonial officials and mill owners rejected the idea less on technical grounds than because it conflicted with imperial trade interests. By @egholmlund.bsky.social in @theconversation.com
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My unsung hero of science: William Adams, the Bombay bureaucrat whose vision of a solar future was dashed by colonial conservatism
William Adams was convinced that solar energy could change the world. The problem was, he needed more sun to demonstrate it.
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Stefan Ouma @econgeo.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
For those who missed it: the debate @roapejournal.bsky.social between Franklin Obeng-Odoom and Morten Jerven roape.net/2022/02/08/t... #econsky @abotebuno.bsky.social @jsecon.bsky.social @isabellamweber.bsky.social @ingridhk.bsky.social @cacrisalves.bsky.social @heterodoxnews.bsky.social
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The Debate - why economists get Africa (really) wrong | ROAPE
In a debate on radical political economy, economics and economists working on Africa, Franklin Obeng-Odoom and Morten Jerven look at the use of statistics, mainstream economics, power, imperialism, pa...
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@charleshb@mastodon.sdf.org @charleshb.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
FREE – Forum for( @freefreeforum.bsky.social )Real Economic Emancipation "War Abroad Austerity at Home, Imagining a Future Beyond Elites" Dr. Camila( @camilavergara.bsky.social )Vergara, Dr. Carolina( @cacrisalves.bsky.social )Alves, Dr. Clara E. Mattei www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fdq-...
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War Abroad Austerity at Home, Imagining a Future Beyond Elites
YouTube video by FREE – Forum for Real Economic Emancipation
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EconomicsInTen @economicsinten.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Here are four of the books we recommend in our new podcast. Two that look at Prebisch, one that deals with the 'infant industry' argument & one that looks at ideas. #EconSky @cacrisalves.bsky.social @devikadutt.bsky.social @ingridhk.bsky.social @surbhikesar.bsky.social @johncassidysays.bsky.social
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Javi Ortega @fraorco.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
A huge effort to 'decolonise' Economics!! Thanks a lot!! 😀👍
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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
✍️ Interest Rates Can’t Control Today’s Inflation Inflation is rising, yet policymakers rely on old tools instead of addressing underlying causes. IIPP Associate Professor @cacrisalves.bsky.social's latest @projectsyndicate.bsky.social article explores this mismatch. 🔗 Read it here: buff.ly/YKwNrtT
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Julia Bernegger @juliamelib.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Neben meinem Artikel habe ich zur neuen WuG eine Buchrezension beigetragen: Decolonizing Economics (2025) von @devikadutt.bsky.social @cacrisalves.bsky.social @surbhikesar.bsky.social & @ingridhk.bsky.social book review (in german): doi.org/10.59288/wug...
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Dekolonisierung als Herausforderung für die (heterodoxe) Ökonomie: Dutt, Devika/Alves, Carolina/Kesar, Surbhi/Kvangraven, Ingrid H. (2025): Decolonizing Economics. An Introduction. | Wirtsch...
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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
✍️ Interest Rates Can’t Control Today’s Inflation Inflation is rising, yet policymakers rely on old tools instead of addressing underlying causes. IIPP Associate Professor @cacrisalves.bsky.social's recent @projectsyndicate.bsky.social article explores this mismatch. 🔗 Read it here: buff.ly/YKwNrtT
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MAKROSKOP – Das Magazin @makroskop.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Die Zentralbanken bekämpfen die Inflation mit Zinsen – einem Werkzeug, das die wahren Ursachen der Teuerung nicht erreichen kann. 🏦 Von @cacrisalves.bsky.social
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Zinspolitik ist machtlos gegen die neuen Preissteigerungen – MAKROSKOP
Das einzige Magazin für Wirtschaftspolitik aus einer keynesianischen Perspektive in Deutschland.
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New Economy Brief @neweconomybrief.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
On 31 May, Colombians will go to the polls facing a fiscal crisis, an energy shock, and a question that goes to the heart of development economics: is there a way out of commodity dependency, or do you just keep digging? This week we take a closer look: neweconomybrief.net/the-digest/t...
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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
🇧🇷 Remembering Jorge Lobo Miglioli IIPP Associate Professor of Economics @cacrisalves.bsky.social's academic obituary of Jorge Lobo Miglioli was recently published in Monthly Review Online, reflecting on their friendship and academic journey. 🔗 Read it here: buff.ly/Rs6QDvo
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Tomorrow’s Affairs @tmrwsaffairs.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
What matters is not whether the price of bread is marginally lower at the checkout counter, but whether households have the means to obtain essential goods reliably - By @cacrisalves.bsky.social tomorrowsaffairs.com/where-do-gov... #Prices #Affordability @projectsyndicate.bsky.social #Inflation
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Where do governments go wrong when addressing the affordability crisis?
What matters is not whether the price of bread is marginally lower at the checkout counter, but whether households have the means to obtain essential goods reliably
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EconomicsInTen @economicsinten.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
This looks like a fantastic event with Clara Mattei, @cacrisalves.bsky.social and @camilavergara.bsky.social - very much looking forward to seeing three excellent speakers who really get you thinking about economics. #EconSky www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/war-abroad...
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War Abroad Austerity at Home, Imagining a future beyond Elites
Economics shapes everything, yet it's presented as a science. Let's explore how austerity is a choice rather than an inevitability.
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Historical Materialism Journal @histmat.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Now online: 'Jorge Lobo Miglioli (1935–2025): Marx, Kalecki and the Desenvolvimentistas’ Dream in Brazil' by Carolina Alves (@cacrisalves.bsky.social).
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Jorge Lobo Miglioli (1935-2025): Marx, Kalecki and the Desenvolvimentistas’ Dream in Brazil - Historical Materialism
I met Professor Jorge Miglioli in 2000, the year I started my undergraduate studies in Economics at UNESP, Araraquara – Brazil, fully convinced it was the right path if you wanted to change the world....
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The Syllabus @the-syllabus.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
This obituary traces the work of a Brazilian Marxist economist whose teaching linked economics to class struggle and socialist planning. It highlights his role in introducing Kalecki and effective demand to Brazilian debates. By @cacrisalves.bsky.social in @histmat.bsky.social buff.ly/I4IhAoO
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Jorge Lobo Miglioli (1935-2025): Marx, Kalecki and the Desenvolvimentistas’ Dream in Brazil - Historical Materialism
I met Professor Jorge Miglioli in 2000, the year I started my undergraduate studies in Economics at UNESP, Araraquara – Brazil, fully convinced it was the right path if you wanted to change the…
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Phil Free @philfree.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
“Treating structural inflation as a demand-management problem allows policymakers to appear decisive while avoiding a more difficult confrontation with those who set prices, control resources, & extract rents.” - @cacrisalves.bsky.social prosyn.org/CzMkt1J?refe...
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Interest Rates Can’t Control Today’s Inflation
Carolina Alves argues that using the wrong tool to manage price growth fueled by war and structural shifts is a political choice.
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Carolina Alves @cacrisalves.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
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Ingrid Harvold Kvangraven @ingridhk.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
In the podcast I draw on 4 strands of research: 1) Our book (w/@devikadutt.bsky.social @cacrisalves.bsky.social @surbhikesar.bsky.social) on Decolonizing Economics politybooks.com/bookdetail?b... 2) My work on mining, Eurocentrism, the Obuasi mine in Ghana: sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Decolonizing Economics: An Introduction
Decolonizing Economics: An Introduction, Decolonization has long been debated across the social sciences, but the economics discipline has so far avoided such critical engagement. This book provides a...
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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
❗️Change:NOW! Mobilising the Progressive Majority IIPP Professors @cacrisalves.bsky.social, @ceciliarikap.bsky.social, and @jryancollins.bsky.social will be speaking at the upcoming Change:NOW! conference on May 30 2026. 🔗 Learn more and register here: buff.ly/TwW22xy @pef-online.bsky.social
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Devika Dutt @devikadutt.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Check out this blog post about my recent article in EJDR, based on our recent book, Decolonising Economics with @cacrisalves.bsky.social, @surbhikesar.bsky.social, and @ingridhk.bsky.social
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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
🎤 As today's discussion comes to an end, Chair @cacrisalves.bsky.social now welcomes questions and input from our audience. Thank you for joining us for this #IIPPInConversation event! 🔗 Discover our upcoming events: buff.ly/oAuVrlu
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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
✍️ Theory and realism in economics The recent paper by IIPP Associate Professor @cacrisalves.bsky.social revisits the work of Richard R. Nelson, reflecting on his legacy and work on why economic models must better account for real-world processes. 🔗 Read her paper here: buff.ly/4sDW4KA
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Carolina Alves @cacrisalves.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
Trevor Phillips grilling Rachel Reeves felt pointless. What was the point? Why do journalists hunt for hits instead of doing real interviews? Journalists chasing “gotcha” moments instead of actually interviewing is exhausting. @skynewsrss.bsky.social
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Adrienne Buller @adriennebuller.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Excited to be soft-launching a new online essay series for @the-breakdown.bsky.social - (re)reading radical thinkers for the climate crisis. First up is Casey A. Williams on Stuart Hall and his analytical power for climate strategy today. www.break-down.org/reading-stua...
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Reading Stuart Hall for the Climate Crisis
Stuart Hall’s politics of culture offers the left a blueprint for confronting the climate crisis.
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Carolina Alves @cacrisalves.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
✨ Had an incredible time @kilkenomics.bsky.social Festival in Ireland! A privilege to learn from brilliant panelists & a curious audience. We explored big questions: The Economics of War J Milei, Miracle or Mirage? Booms, Busts & Bailouts Grateful for the conversations that challenge & inspire!
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Bruno Bonizzi @bbonizzi.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Join Us at SASE 2026 in Bordeaux! The upcoming SASE conference will feature a mini-conference on International Financial Subordination (IFS). How does IFS evolve in the current context of climate crisis and geopolitical tensions? More info here 👉 sase.org/events/2026-...
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Carolina Alves @cacrisalves.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
@kilkenomics.bsky.social with these amazing powerful women. @davidmcwecon.bsky.social #economics @katie0martin.ft.com @kyla.bsky.social @leahdowney.bsky.social #kilkenomics
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Albert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
If 1000 billion dollars for a single human beings work really makes you think about the labor theory of economic value AND the madness of economic reason, do I have the essay for you by @cacrisalves.bsky.social. What Would Marx say? www.versobooks.com/blogs/news/p... www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Elon Musk's $1tn pay deal approved by Tesla shareholders
The richest man in the world will get hundreds of millions of new shares if he hits his targets.
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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
🎤 Kilkenomics Festival 2025 IIPP Professor @cacrisalves.bsky.social will be speaking at the 2025 @kilkenomics.bsky.social festival, the world's only economics & comedy festival, on Day 2 (November 8th). 🔗 See her shows and buy tickets here: buff.ly/X1rwtM2
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
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Carolina Alves @cacrisalves.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
Still looking better than the LLM ones. Keep going! 😈🧙🎃👻💀🤓📚✊🙌
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Phil Free @philfree.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
“As long as the logic of capital accumulation remains intact, technological innovation will continue to deepen, not alleviate, the social & ecological challenges we face.” Polycrisis, or the ‘Madness of Economic Reason’ - @cacrisalves.bsky.social www.versobooks.com/en-gb/blogs/...
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Polycrisis, or the 'Madness of Economic Reason'
There could hardly be a more urgent moment to revisit David Harvey’s (2017) Marx, Capital and the Madness of Economic Reason. The economic rationality that has dominated the twenty-first century is no...
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Common Wealth @cmmonwealth.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Join us TODAY to launch the Green Planning Commission, rethinking planning to recover a democratic & decarbonised future from the crises of our age. 🎙️ @cacrisalves.bsky.social @brusselermel.bsky.social Richard Kozul-Wright & @mathewlawrence.bsky.social 🔗 www.eventbrite.com/e/launch-the...
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Launch: The Green Planning Commission
Join us in London to launch Common Wealth’s Green Planning Commission.
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Carolina Alves @cacrisalves.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
Weekend read? In honour of D Harvey’s birthday, I revisit Marx, Capital & the Madness of Economic Reason. I challenge the ‘polycrisis’ narrative, focus on capital & use a physics analogy to explain value. Happy birthday, David Harvey! 🎉🎂 www.versobooks.com/en-gb/blogs/... @versobooks.bsky.social
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Polycrisis, or the 'Madness of Economic Reason'
There could hardly be a more urgent moment to revisit David Harvey’s (2017) Marx, Capital and the Madness of Economic Reason. The economic rationality that has dominated the twenty-first century is no...
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Beth Popp Berman @epopppp.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Every day, new horrors.
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Carolina Alves @cacrisalves.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Girton College was very Halloweenie tonight. 🎃 👻 ✨❣️ @sjs1869.bsky.social @elisabethkendall.bsky.social @girtoncollege.bsky.social @universitypress.cambridge.org
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Carolina Alves @cacrisalves.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Today! :) 🤓📚 #economics #decolonisation
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Carolina Alves @cacrisalves.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
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Carolina Alves @cacrisalves.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
I couldn't agree more. It's both infuriating and disheartening to see journalism reduced to chasing clicks and scandals in any field, often at the expense of substance and genuine informative value.
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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 19/10/2025
Did they get the management consultants in or something?
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Carolina Alves @cacrisalves.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
🙌✨❣️🥳✊
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Carolina Alves @cacrisalves.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
One of the @iipp-ucl.bsky.social talks you cannot missed it!
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Carolina Alves @cacrisalves.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
Once again, we see why so many women don’t report their abusers and rapists. Because the system doesn’t protect the, it protects the predator. They twist the truth, question her credibility, and let him walk free. #patriachy #misogyny
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UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
⏮️ Catch up on our recent #IIPPInConversation event. We were proud to host the launch of the new book 'Decolonising Economics' by IIPP Professor @cacrisalves.bsky.social, @devikadutt.bsky.social, @surbhikesar.bsky.social and @ingridhk.bsky.social. 📺 Watch the event recording here: buff.ly/uNiZSll
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