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The Syllabus @the-syllabus.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

From the Covid-19 pandemic to the rise of AI, debates about the value and future of work are once again at the center of attention. But how does work actually operate? Our open-access article of the week analyzes work as a Foucauldian dispositif. By Önder Özden buff.ly/J32SCkf

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Ersin @ersinsenel.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

It might seem that economics is an objective, scientific study of markets and rational human behaviour, separate from politics. But mainstream models obscure the structural power dynamics at the core of global inequality.

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What economists do not understand | Ingrid Harvold Kvangraven

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The Syllabus @the-syllabus.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The retreat from neoliberal globalization is signalling a new political-economic order that combines free-market policies at home with protectionism abroad. Our podcast of the week maps the implications of this shift for the global economy. With @brankomilan.bsky.social buff.ly/hNefPYM

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Ersin @ersinsenel.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The Efficacy of Economic Sanctions hollingscenter.org/the-efficacy...

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The Syllabus @the-syllabus.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Can public housing be built quickly without sacrificing dignity, affordability, or the environment? Our video of the week proposes a model to reframe social housing as a public asset and a source of community life. Featuring Cris Ballester Parets & Carles Oliver Barceló buff.ly/U5bzKfL

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Ersin @ersinsenel.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Can a guaranteed income make dissent harder to punish? Chi Kwok argues that #UBI weakens soft repression used by illiberal regimes, pushing them toward tolerating more opposition or using costlier and visible forms of repression. 🚨 Universal Basic Income in Illiberal Regimes doi.org/10.1515/bis-...

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The Syllabus @the-syllabus.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Large-scale buildout of solar and wind projects is harming communities and ecosystems while failing to meet our ever-rising energy demand. Our book of the week makes clear that we cannot consume our way out of climate chaos. By @joshuafrank.bsky.social on @haymarketbooks.org buff.ly/mt5YtQr

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Ersin @ersinsenel.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Life can feel heavy. And then someone chooses to help. That simple act of care is what brings this community together. A friend. A family group. Someone who cares. One little share could bring another person in. Let your kindness have a ripple effect.

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After losing his father, Goyito works through pain to care for his mother

He sells what he can and collects recyclables to help pay for food and his mother’s medicine. An $8,000 fundraiser aims to support their daily needs and help him move more safely.

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The Syllabus @the-syllabus.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Amid fears of Russia and doubts about US reliability, Europe is pushing for higher defense spending, strategic autonomy, and NATO targets. But who will ultimately pay for it? This talk asks how militarization reshapes public budgets. Featuring @gjovalinmacaj.bsky.social buff.ly/vfG7yaS

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The Price of War: European Defense and the Military Industrial Complex

11-11-2025 Europe is ramping up its defenses, with discussions about militarization, strategic autonomy, and NATO targets becoming commonplace in political, mediatic, and public discourses. The…

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Ersin @ersinsenel.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Surveying decades of research on publicly funded sports venues, this essay by @jcbradbury.com finds broad agreement that stadiums rarely produce net local growth large enough to justify subsidies so that gains in jobs, tax revenue, tourism, or property values are usually small or localized.

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Do Sports Stadiums Help Local Economies?

What economic research shows about stadiums, jobs, tax revenue, development, public subsidies, and common economic impact claims.

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The Syllabus @the-syllabus.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Donald Trump's administration has at least 57 officials with disclosed assets of $100 million or more. Our hidden gem of the week reveals the bankers and billionaires running Trump's government. By Douglas S. Pasternak at @publiccitizen.bsky.social buff.ly/SJvQugd

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Ersin @ersinsenel.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

#FIFA under Infantino aligns itself with authoritarian hosts while weakening scrutiny of human rights abuses. This study centers on a whistleblower from Qatar's #WorldCup apparatus, who describes a media strategy of "deflect, discredit, deny" with access used to reward journalists and critics.

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Infantino’s FIFA: Ten years of power, politics, and so-called ethics

Gianni Infantino promised reform, transparency, accountability, and a “new FIFA.” Ten years on, Infantino’s FIFA is instead defined by political proximity, weakened scrutiny, and an increasing alignme...

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The Syllabus @the-syllabus.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

In the 1970s, radical economists left the university to work as activists. From the Union for Radical Political Economics to economic affairs bulletins, our book of the week investigates how the New Left changed economics. By Tiago Mata on @universitypress.cambridge.org buff.ly/5yOMFim

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JUNSHU @junshu.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

ABD Yaptırım Rejiminde Yeni Dönem: Suriye’nin Terörizme Destek Veren Devlet Statüsünün Kaldırılması Ne Anlama Geliyor? #Syria #Sanctions #StateSponsorOfTerrorism 📌 Suriye’nin Terörizme Destek Veren Devlet Statüsü Kaldırıldı www.linkedin.com/pulse/suriye...

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The Syllabus @the-syllabus.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

How did Turkey’s ruling bloc recast the failed 2016 coup as a founding myth of national unity? This piece argues that state ceremonies, anti-Gülen purges, and the Memory 15 July Museum fold the coup into a decolonial idiom. By Jeremy F. Walton in @newleftreview.bsky.social buff.ly/5xCfmC0

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Jeremy F. Walton, National Bricolage — Sidecar

The Turkish ‘saga’.

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Ersin @ersinsenel.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

İngiltere 10 yılda 7 kez başbakan değiştirdi. Bunun temel sebebi ekonomi... Çoğu Britanyalı ekonominin gidişatından mutlu değil. Mutlu olmamakta da haklılar zira son 20 yılda İngiliz ekonomisi ciddi bir duraklama sürecine girdi ve hayat pahalılaşırken maaşlar ise yerinde sayıyor.

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İngiltere ekonomisi neden krizde? | Kuşbakışı

YouTube video by Aposto

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The Syllabus @the-syllabus.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Fusing science fiction and an engineering ethic of "design by constraint," Elon Musk is building an interconnected Muskverse of companies, infrastructure, and nation-states. Our essay of the week outlines this new system of "techno-Caesarism." By Paul Vacca in @illsp.bsky.social buff.ly/9umnT7I

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Ersin @ersinsenel.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

The post-Marxist theory Laclau developed with Mouffe was being cited as a blueprint by so-called ‘left populist’ electoral projects across the west. The varieties of failure awaiting these projects by the end of the decade present scholars with the unusual opportunity to revisit a political theory.

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Ersin @ersinsenel.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

High in the mountains of Turkey, colossal stone gods guard one of the ancient world's greatest mysteries. Built by King Antiochus I more than 2,000 years ago, Nemrut is home to a royal sanctuary, breathtaking views and a tomb that archaeologists spent generations searching for—but have never found.

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Mount Nemrut: Where colossal stone gods guard a 2,000-year-old mystery | CNN

High above southeastern Turkey, a forgotten king’s dream of immortality has left behind huge stone figures, ancient myths, and a mysterious tomb carved into a windswept mountaintop.

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The Syllabus @the-syllabus.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

This essay traces how US policy lets private firms profit from publicly funded space development, how legal loopholes and token lunar contracts normalize property claims, and how satellite expansion strains orbital environments. By @nickmdowson.bsky.social in @newint.bsky.social

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Who owns outer space?

A new space race between billionaires and global superpowers is set to worsen inequality, extend conflict, and harm the environment. But there is another way, argues Nick Dowson.

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Ersin @ersinsenel.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Translation serves as a vital bridge, making societies legible in ways that scholarship alone cannot achieve. While translation may sometimes lose sounds, emotional directness, and cultural subtexts, it remains an essential tool for accessing otherwise inaccessible perspectives.

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Imagining Turkey

Podcast · UCL Institute for Global Prosperity · Imagination, as an analytical angle, deserves our attention as a political and social force that informs and connects masses, crosses borders, and manif...

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The Syllabus @the-syllabus.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

An ingrained part of the city’s culture, Istanbul has an estimated 100,000+ street dogs. But what do they reveal about urban life and power? This conversation traces how dogs have sat between affection and coercion from the late Ottoman era to the present. With Mine Yıldırım

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Between Care and Violence: The Dogs of Istanbul

with Mine Yıldırım hosted by Önder Eren Akgül | What does canine life reveal about the human worlds of modern Istanbul? In t...

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Ersin @ersinsenel.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Alan Greenspan ne hatasız bir kahraman ne de tek başına bir günah keçisiydi. Sayılarla cazın, ideolojiyle pragmatizmin arafında yaşamış, küresel finansı bir orkestra gibi yönetmeye kalkışan şüpheci bir dahiydi. Ekonominin notalarını biliyor ama insan doğasının irrasyonel coşkusunu dizginleyemiyordu.

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Parasal bir Maestro’nun senfonisi: Alan Greenspan

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The Syllabus @the-syllabus.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

By shifting control of collective wealth into the hands of unaccountable financial institutions, asset manager capitalism has eroded democratic structures. Our video of the week calls for democratizing finance to strengthen working-class power. Featuring @itsmccarthy.bsky.social buff.ly/3lvf3Zv

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Ersin @ersinsenel.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

China, often labeled a "socialist" country, has cultivated a vast banking and financial sector. The "Big Four" state-owned banks (ICBC, BOC, ABC, CCB) dominate this sector in the world’s second-largest economy.

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Ersin @ersinsenel.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

This guide is tailored for anyone values #ethics within the Board decisions. It transforms ethical oversight from abstract into a tangible set of practices. By implementing these practices, organizations can ensure that ethical considerations are at the forefront of their decision-making processes.

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How Boards Should Oversee Ethics: A Ten-Practice Guide for Modern Boards - Inblog

Designed for directors, executives, investors, and everyone who wants ethics to inform board decisions, this guide turns ethical oversight from...

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Ersin @ersinsenel.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Eskiden bir insan anlatılırken “Çok iyi biridir”, “Vefalıdır”, “Eli açıktır”, “Dost canlısıdır” denirdi. Bugün ise birini överken kullanılan kelimeler değişti: “Çevresi çok güçlü”, “İş bitirici”, “Bağlantıları kuvvetli”, “İşe yarayan biri.”

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İnsan ilişkilerinde yeni ölçü: Fayda - Diken

17.05.2026 - Eskiden bir insan anlatılırken “çok iyi biridir”, “vefalıdır”, “eli açıktır”, “dost canlısıdır” denirdi. Bugün ise birini överken kullanılan kelimeler değişti: “Çevresi çok güçlü”, “iş bi...

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The Syllabus @the-syllabus.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Producing language is what makes humans unique, but how did this arise in the first place? Rejecting Chomsky’s view of language, our video of the week argues that language arose from ritual and the social power of women. Feat. Jerome Lewis et al. at @radicalanthro.c.im.ap.brid.gy buff.ly/oGVvRGO

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JUNSHU @junshu.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

#AB'nin Rusya'ya yönelik 20. #Yaptırım Paketi yalnızca #Rusya yerleşikleri değil, küresel ticaret ağlarını ve gelişmekte olan finansal teknolojileri de doğrudan hedef alıyor. 📌 AB 20. Yaptırım Paketi: Ticaret ve Finans Dünyasında Yeni Bir Dönem www.linkedin.com/pulse/ab-20-...

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The Syllabus @the-syllabus.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Chomsky’s relationship with Epstein exposes a contradiction at the heart of his work: Chomsky often shows open disdain for the masses. This piece contends that this elitist pessimism undercuts his commitment to collective struggle. By @erikmbaker.bsky.social in @thedriftmag.com

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The Judgment of the Masses

Chomsky was incapable of glimpsing anything but media brainwashing stirring up the irrationality of the masses against his friend. In “the public domain,” Chomsky told Epstein, “innuendo and…

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Ersin @ersinsenel.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Digging into the dark money that flows through Britain, Kojo and Dalia find out what made Stephanie quit her job hiding rich people’s assets, why Peter couldn’t find anyone to publish his story about Labour corruption and what normal people can do to challenge the global system of wealth extraction.

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The Human Cost of Britain’s Dark Money Industry w/ Peter Geoghegan & Stephanie Brobbey

Podcast Episode · Novara Media · April 14 · 1h 18m

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Ersin @ersinsenel.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Nancy Fraser is the Henry and Louise A. Loeb Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Politics at the New School for Social Research, and a member of the Editorial Committee of New Left Review. Trained as a philosopher, she specializes in critical social theory and political philosophy.

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Senior Loeb Scholar Lecture: Nancy Fraser, "Against the Environmentalism of the Rich"

YouTube video by Harvard GSD

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The Syllabus @the-syllabus.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Even the World Bank is now advocating the very state-led industrial policy it once denied for the Global South. But as our essay of the week warns, the South must go beyond past developmentalist and national industrialization experiments. By Nada Elkamary and Sami Shaheen buff.ly/1fqO5a3

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Ersin @ersinsenel.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Sürdürülebilirliği korku ve suçluluk üzerinden değil, uygulanabilir ve günlük hayata entegre edilebilir adımlar üzerinden ele alan pratik bir rehber. Küçük ama etkili değişimlerle bireysel ve kolektif dönüşümün mümkün olduğunu göstermeyi amaçlıyor.

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The Joyful Environmentalist: How to Practise without Preaching : Losada, Isabel: Amazon.com.tr: Kitap

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The Syllabus @the-syllabus.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz reveals how energy chokepoints have long underpinned imperial power. Our essay of the week argues that the current crisis is accelerating the erosion of American dollar hegemony. By @mona-ali.bsky.social in @equatormag.bsky.social buff.ly/PnPnTKw

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Ersin @ersinsenel.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

ABD, İran karşısında yenildi ve bu, yenilgiler tarihindeki en parlak sayfalardan biri olacak. Bununla birlikte, İran’ın 10 şartı, bana kalırsa, propaganda amaçlı bir manzumeden başka bir şey değil.

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The Syllabus @the-syllabus.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Capitalism was above all a historically contingent creation. Tracing capitalism’s planetary conquest from imperial adventure to fossil-fuel extraction, our book of the week details how land, labor, and even survival itself became commodities. By Trevor Jackson on @wwnorton.com buff.ly/AFDcSPG

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Ersin @ersinsenel.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

What if British neoliberalism has been chasing the ghost of Soviet central planning all along? Below podcast argues, both systems attempt to banish uncertainty with “totalizing” logics that elide history, politics, and the open-endedness of social life.

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Why the neoclassical philosophy of economics is fundamentally flawed | Abby Innes

Podcast Episode · Philosophy For Our Times · March 24 · 26m

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The Syllabus @the-syllabus.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Trump's governing template, Project 2025, has unleashed a coordinated assault on democracy, rights, and pluralism both at home and abroad. Our hidden gem of the week maps the export of this Heritage Foundation–led playbook worldwide. By @globalextremism.bsky.social buff.ly/ymZeuo5

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Ersin @ersinsenel.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Byung-Chul Han, often dubbed the “left-wing Sloterdijk” is widely received as an accessible critic of neoliberalism. Yet it is precisely this accessibility that generates deeper problems. The issue is not that he speaks to lived experience, but his prose is calibrated to immediate intelligibility.

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For Another Buddhism, Against Byung-Chul Han - Notes - e-flux

Alex Taek-Gwang Lee reviews The Philosophy of Zen Buddhism by Byung-Chul Han.

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The Syllabus @the-syllabus.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Incest has shifted in both discourse and culture over recent decades. As this essay traces, this fragile narrative has since seeped into mainstream culture, from memoirs of abuse to TikTok "boy moms" and reality TV. By @brianconnolly.bsky.social in @parapraxismag.bsky.social

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Incest, in This Economy? — Parapraxis

The 21st-Century Family Romance BRIAN CONNOLLY

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The Syllabus @the-syllabus.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Once hailed for spurring infrastructure and challenging the IMF, Chinese lending in Africa is increasingly burdened by opaque debt restructuring that sidesteps multilateralism. Our hidden gem of the week unpacks the contradictions of South-South development finance. By Yan Liang buff.ly/qyvOiO1

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Ersin @ersinsenel.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Genel olarak kapitalizm özel olarak da emperyalist kapitalizm, kendisini yıkıp (kaçınılmazdır bu) yeniden kurmayı başaran bir sistemdir.

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