Ingrid Harvold Kvangraven @ingridhk.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Comments would be very welcome, keen to know what people think. And thanks so much to those who already gave helpful feedback. This article is a part of an interesting Forum on decoloniality-check it out👇 t.co/gQpiaMuJkxt.cohttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/14677660 000
Ingrid Harvold Kvangraven @ingridhk.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Finally, I consider the implications of the dominant understanding of decolonization for universities and beyond. This allows me to show that the dominant - Mignolo-type - understanding of decolonization hinders a structural critique of capitalism, neoliberalism, imperialism. 221
Ingrid Harvold Kvangraven @ingridhk.bsky.social · 12/10/2026However, the original MCD tradition is nonetheless limited by its departure from the critique of PE. As such, similar to Cardoso, I don't put all the blame on the consumers of decolonial theory, as if returning tothe original debates will solve all problems. 110
Ingrid Harvold Kvangraven @ingridhk.bsky.social · 12/10/2026I argue that their work allows for more critical understandings of knowledge, decolonization & capitalism than the dominant decolonial strand by exploring their work on colonialism, universality, modernity. Their work can actually be read as a critique of Mignolo-type arguments! 110
Ingrid Harvold Kvangraven @ingridhk.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Some of the work of the MCD group - the work that engaged with Marxist political economy rather than rejecting it outright - has been called ‘the critical dimension of decolonial theory’. Scholars in this group include Quijano, Dussel, Grosfoguel, Coronil. 110
Ingrid Harvold Kvangraven @ingridhk.bsky.social · 12/10/2026A radical decolonization agenda situates theorization within the global capitalist order & builds a critique of and challenge to power. Extending previous work (see pic), I argue that for such an agenda to be radical, it should be founded on the critique of political economy. 110
Ingrid Harvold Kvangraven @ingridhk.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Beyond demonstrating how the Mignolo strand is in line with inverted Eurocentrism, promotes nativist politics and rejects all thinking associated with Europeans (including Marxism), I also evaluate to what extent the MCD tradition is in line with a radical decolonization agenda. 110
Ingrid Harvold Kvangraven @ingridhk.bsky.social · 12/10/2026The original debate about dependency theory became distorted to fit the worldview of a Global North audience, rendering dependency theory ‘a strawman easy to destroy’. Similarly, the debates about decolonization have been shoehorned into the frameworks of Global North academia. 110
Ingrid Harvold Kvangraven @ingridhk.bsky.social · 12/10/2026This is not the first time Global North and elite audiences misinterpret, flatten and distort schools of thought that primarily emerged in the Global South. Cardoso famously outlined these problems in the article ‘The Consumption of Dependency Theory in the United States’ (1977). 110
Ingrid Harvold Kvangraven @ingridhk.bsky.social · 12/10/2026I interrogate both the dominant strand of decolonial theory in the global North and elite spaces in the global South - the one associated with Mignolo - and the original Modernity-Coloniality-Decoloniality (MCD) debates in Latin America that it claims as its origin. 110
Ingrid Harvold Kvangraven @ingridhk.bsky.social · 12/10/2026While Samir Amin is a well known critic of Eurocentrism, his work on ‘inverted Eurocentrism’ is less well known. He argues that inversion entails a romanticization of specific identities or social formations in the Global South and that it tends to accompany Eurocentric ideology. 110
Ingrid Harvold Kvangraven @ingridhk.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Why has Eurocentrism and decolonization come to be associated with identity and location rather than with capitalism, displacing more radical decolonization efforts? I argue that it's linked to what Samir Amin calls 'inverted Eurocentrism'. New article👇 t.co/7ussMKb3KM 5205
Reposted by Ingrid Harvold KvangravenLSE Blogs @lseblogs.bsky.social · 20/06/2026Is 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.socialblogs.lse.ac.ukIs decolonising economics an impossible task? - LSE Review of BooksDecolonizing Economics by Dutt, Alves, Kesar and Harvold Kvangraven traces the discipline’s Eurocentric history & ties to racial capitalism, & argues for reform 047
Reposted by Ingrid Harvold KvangravenDevelopment 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 032
Reposted by Ingrid Harvold KvangravenFeminist Economics @feministeconomics.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Stefania 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....tandfonline.comDecolonizing Economics: An IntroductionPublished in Feminist Economics (Ahead of Print, 2026) 075
Reposted by Ingrid Harvold KvangravenEADI @eadi.bsky.social · 17/09/2026"A more fruitful approach would be to (...) engage with the wealth of anti-Eurocentric critiques of political economy (...) and to connect these to the material realities of the universities themselves and broader struggles in society." ✍️ @ingridhk.bsky.social www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2660developmentresearch.euInverted Eurocentrism: The Consumption of Decolonization in the Global NorthBy Ingrid Harvold Kvangraven At a moment when the United States has recently kidnapped the Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, assassinated the Iranian supreme leader Ali Hosseini Khamenei, is plotti… 012
Reposted by Ingrid Harvold KvangravenAdam David Morton @morton.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Blogging on our article "Totality must be defended* with @chrishesketh.bsky.social published in Progress in Human Geography, we make available Aníbal Quijano's text Redefinición de la dependencia y proceso de marginalización en América Latina @ingridhk.bsky.social 1/ppesydney.netFrom Locality to Totality - Progress in Political Economy (PPE)On the tension between locality and totality that we see configuring the contours of significant debate today across economic geography in postcolonial, poststructural, decolonial, and constructivist ... 144
Reposted by Ingrid Harvold KvangravenThe Syllabus @the-syllabus.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The rise of neoclassical models that treat people as individuals and the Cold War purge of Marxist approaches from economics departments severed the link between politics and economics. Our video of the week calls for repoliticizing economics. Feat. @ingridhk.bsky.social on @iai.tv buff.ly/KGr8h08 092
Reposted by Ingrid Harvold KvangravenErsin @ersinsenel.bsky.social · 04/10/2026It 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.youtube.comWhat economists do not understand | Ingrid Harvold KvangravenYouTube video by The Institute of Art and Ideas 131
Reposted by Ingrid Harvold KvangravenEconomicsInTen @economicsinten.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Here 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 1147
Reposted by Ingrid Harvold KvangravenJulia Bernegger @juliamelib.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Neben 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...doi.org Dekolonisierung als Herausforderung für die (heterodoxe) Ökonomie: Dutt, Devika/Alves, Carolina/Kesar, Surbhi/Kvangraven, Ingrid H. (2025): Decolonizing Economics. An Introduction. | Wirtsch... 073
Reposted by Ingrid Harvold KvangravenUCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose @iipp-ucl.bsky.social · 08/05/2026⏮️ Decolonising Economics Book Launch 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/c7XyXr2 131
Reposted by Ingrid Harvold KvangravenStefan Ouma @econgeo.bsky.social · 22/04/2026A new must read on economics imperialism and climate change by Christiane Heisse. Happy she has joined us at the chair of Economic Geography. #geosky @pollenetwork.bsky.social @heterodoxnews.bsky.social @ingridhk.bsky.social @sperishefuni.bsky.social #econsky journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...journals.sagepub.comTalking a Lot, Yet Little to Say: Economics Imperialism in the Economics of Climate Change - Christiane Heisse, 2026Mainstream economics is ill equipped to deal with systemic issues such as the climate crisis. Yet there is no shortage of approaches that extend neoclassical pr... 193
Reposted by Ingrid Harvold Kvangraven@charleshb@mastodon.sdf.org @charleshb.bsky.social · 23/04/2026FREE – Forum for( @freefreeforum.bsky.social )Real Economic Emancipation w/ Clara Mattei " Why Economics Can't Explain Poverty — It Was Designed Not To | Ingrid( @ingridhk.bsky.social )Harvold Kvangraven" www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZUS...youtube.comWhy Economics Can't Explain Poverty — It Was Designed Not To | Ingrid Harvold KvangravenYouTube video by FREE – Forum for Real Economic Emancipation 011
Reposted by Ingrid Harvold KvangravenFREE @freefreeforum.bsky.social · 18/03/2026$30 million per hour. That's how much the Global North extracted from the Global South in 2024, according to Oxfam. Mainstream economics has no explanation for this. It was designed not to. New episode with @ingridhk.bsky.social is live. youtu.be/SZUSrglFDz0youtu.be- YouTubeEnjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. 02915
Reposted by Ingrid Harvold KvangravenLisa Tilley @tilley101.bsky.social · 18/03/2026New OA article on nickel extraction & processing in Indonesia - I hope this is useful to someone 🙏 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.comIndonesian nickel sovereignty and global raced finance: the value of Element 28 in an age of ‘transition’In the context of a global rush to electrify vehicle markets, for which nickel is recast as a ‘critical mineral’, Indonesia has sought to build sovereignty over its mineral resources and reinvigora... 1199
Ingrid Harvold Kvangraven @ingridhk.bsky.social · 18/03/20263) My work on international finance (e.g. drawing on work w/@iliasalami.bsky.social @cacrisalves.bsky.social @bbonizzi.bsky.social @anninak.bsky.social @kaikodden.bsky.social & @powelljr.bsky.social: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....) 4) My work on the Econ Nobel(s) ingridhk.com/category/eco...tandfonline.com 050
Ingrid Harvold Kvangraven @ingridhk.bsky.social · 18/03/2026In 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...politybooks.comDecolonizing Economics: An IntroductionDecolonizing 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... 173
Ingrid Harvold Kvangraven @ingridhk.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Had a great time chatting about the Economics discipline and how it distorts our understanding of poverty, uneven development, mining, and international finance. Thanks Clara Mattei and @freefreeforum.bsky.social for hosting! 1106
Reposted by Ingrid Harvold KvangravenAssociation for Heterodox Economics (AHE) @hetecon.bsky.social · 23/02/2026First webinar of the year coming up tomorrow! Curious about what relevance Decolonisation of Economics has for Heterodox Economics? Join us and find out 👇 With comments by @danielleguizzo.bsky.social and Chinedu Chukwudinma. hetecon.net/2026/01/23/w...hetecon.netWebinar: Decolonising EconomicsJoin our webinar on Decolonising Economics on 24th February 2026 with speakers Devika Dutt (Kings College London) and Ingrid Kvangraven (Kings College London), and discussants Danielle Guizzo (Univ… 042
Reposted by Ingrid Harvold KvangravenDevika Dutt @devikadutt.bsky.social · 11/02/2026Check 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 066
Reposted by Ingrid Harvold KvangravenDevelopment and Change @devandchg.bsky.social · 09/01/2026Registration is now open for Daniela Gabor's lecture: www.iss.nl/en/events/seville-process-developmentalism-after-american-hegemony-2026-01-22 @danielagabor.bsky.social @powelljr.bsky.social @ingridhk.bsky.social @andrewmfischer.bsky.social @marsel.bsky.social @cacrisalves.bsky.socialiss.nlThe Seville Process: Developmentalism after American hegemonyA lecture by Professor Daniela Gabor, hosted by the journal Development and Change 086
Reposted by Ingrid Harvold KvangravenNick Bernards @nickbernards.bsky.social · 29/12/2025This is wild. At no point at the peak of structural adjustment would you have heard the IMF or WB say: ‘Turn every possible state-owned resource into an asset, every possible state-owned asset into a security, and leverage all possible state-owned funds.’ www.ft.com/content/2d9e...ft.comChina’s cash-strapped local governments drive record sales of asset-backed securitiesABS issues bring in badly needed money but some assets are of uncertain quality 185
Ingrid Harvold Kvangraven @ingridhk.bsky.social · 29/12/2025What's wrong with the Acemoglu argument that liberalism can save the working class? Very many things, of course...(!!) I make a small intervention about what he misses about the nature of global capitalism in today's @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/d4f8...ft.comLetter: The economist’s blind spotFrom Dr Ingrid Harvold Kvangraven, Senior Lecturer & Undergraduate Programme Director, King’s College, London WC2, UK 1134
Ingrid Harvold Kvangraven @ingridhk.bsky.social · 20/12/2025Looking forward to this!! We'll be in the Haague as part of our forthcoming Forum issue on financial hierarchies @iliasalami.bsky.social @cacrisalves.bsky.social @bbonizzi.bsky.social @anninak.bsky.social @kaikodden.bsky.social @powelljr.bsky.social 0125
Ingrid Harvold Kvangraven @ingridhk.bsky.social · 24/11/2025... *decolonization*, but we make a very distinct argument in the book linking Eurocentrism & the rise of the Econ discipline very clearly to *capitalism*. In fact I'd agree with Cortés' critique of some decolonial strands & distance our book from that kind of argument. 040
Ingrid Harvold Kvangraven @ingridhk.bsky.social · 24/11/2025The first academic review of our book is out! Nice one by Luis Cortés in Capital & Class. Very grateful for the engagement 😊 Just one key correction: this is *not* a decolonial book as such. It's common for folks to immidiately see *decoloniality* when reading... journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....journals.sagepub.comSage Journals: Discover world-class researchSubscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher. 150
Ingrid Harvold Kvangraven @ingridhk.bsky.social · 19/11/2025Join us today to learn from Ben's excellent book :) 010
Reposted by Ingrid Harvold KvangravenAssociation for Heterodox Economics (AHE) @hetecon.bsky.social · 17/11/2025Join the United Nations Economist Network Working Group on Human-Centred Economics and Sustainable Development for a discussion with the authors of the new book, Decolonizing Economics: An Introduction. 🔥 Tomorrow! Tuesday, 18 Nov., at 230-4pm UK time. hetecon.net/2025/11/14/d...hetecon.netDecolonizing Economics WebinarThe United Nations Economist Network Working Group on Human-Centred Economics and Sustainable Development is pleased to invite you to a special webinar presentation and discussion with the authors … 021
Reposted by Ingrid Harvold KvangravenBrett Christophers @brettchristophers.bsky.social · 16/11/2025The only amusing thing about Summers/Epstein is this journalist referring to Summers as a "leftwing academic". LOL. Also, how did it take so many so long to peg Summers as a wrong'un? Already in 1991 he was trumpeting the economic logic of "dumping a load of toxic waste in the lowest wage country".theguardian.comThe banality of evil: how Epstein’s powerful friends normalised himLong after his conviction for sexual abuse, people in royalty, academia, business, journalism and politics sought his ear 86216
Reposted by Ingrid Harvold KvangravenAssociation for Heterodox Economics (AHE) @hetecon.bsky.social · 14/11/2025The Call for Streams for the 28th Annual Conference of the Association for Heterodox Economics (AHE) is still open! Please submit your Stream proposal within the next week. The conference will take place 1-3 July 2026, in University of Coimbra, Portugal. hetecon.net/2025/10/15/c...hetecon.netCall for Streams for the 28th Annual Conference of the Association for Heterodox Economics (AHE)We invite submissions of streams for the 28th Conference of the Association for Heterodox Economics, taking place from 1st to 3rd July 2026 at the University of Coimbra in Portugal. This is an even… 032
Ingrid Harvold Kvangraven @ingridhk.bsky.social · 14/11/2025Wondering if anyone has a good overview article of different theoretical currents within the decolonial tradition? 030
Ingrid Harvold Kvangraven @ingridhk.bsky.social · 10/11/2025Hehe very nerdy conception of fun ;) Thank you! 020
Reposted by Ingrid Harvold KvangravenEmil Huth @emilhth.bsky.social · 09/11/2025sunday funday at SOAS with @iliasalami.bsky.social and @ingridhk.bsky.social 152
Reposted by Ingrid Harvold KvangravenTansel Güçlü @tanselguclu.bsky.social · 10/11/2025Ingrid bu sene de Nobel ödüllerine layık görülen yaklaşımların kör avrupa-merkezci kökenlerine doğru bir yolculuk yapmış. Abartılı övgülerden sıkılanları meseleyi on ikiden vuran bu yazıya bekleriz. 052
Reposted by Ingrid Harvold KvangravenEconomicsInTen @economicsinten.bsky.social · 09/11/2025This is a really good article from @ingridhk.bsky.social and helps you understand a little bit more about the Eurocentric nature of mainstream economics. #EconSky 133
