Reposted by Jacqueline BestAmin Samman @aminsamman.bsky.social · 24/03/2026My new book Currency of Nihilism is officially out today! In it, I develop a history and theory of financial nihilism that speaks directly to the ongoing merger of digital technology with finance. Use the code SAMMAN20 for 20% off: www.sup.org/books/politi... mngbookshop.co.uk/978150364586... 36525
Jacqueline Best @jacquelinebest.bsky.social · 26/02/2026I was so very sad to hear about William Connolly’s death. Bill was such an amazing and inspiring human being. He was someone who always tried to live according to his ethical philosophy - cultivating a remarkable generosity of spirit in himself that brought it out in those around him. 131
Reposted by Jacqueline BestJennifer Clapp 🇨🇦 @jennifer-clapp.bsky.social · 24/02/2026@quinnslobodian.com @thunen.bsky.social @dandrezner.bsky.social @jacquelinebest.bsky.social @katemcnamara.bsky.social 021
Reposted by Jacqueline BestRosie Collington @rosiecollington.bsky.social · 25/02/2026I have a new review paper out in @environmentalpol.bsky.social! ✨ What would it actually take for states to pursue green transformations? I identify 5 capacities — planning, disciplinary, strategic, legitimation and adaptive — and their respective policy elements, capabilities and institutions 37429
Jacqueline Best @jacquelinebest.bsky.social · 20/01/2026Very excited to have this commentary article out with RIPE! 030
Jacqueline Best @jacquelinebest.bsky.social · 16/12/2025Very excited to have this commentary article out in @ripejournal.bsky.social – Open Access! . . . a short 🧵: www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...tandfonline.comEndogenizing the limits of ideas: a ‘how-to’ guide to understanding ignorance and failure in ideational political economyThis commentary essay makes the case for a different way of conceptualizing the role of ideas in political economy by arguing for the need to endogenize the limits of ideas—recognizing the key role... 2146
Reposted by Jacqueline BestBISA - British International Studies Association @mybisa.bsky.social · 04/12/2025'Failure-proof or failure-prone? The paradoxes of global biodiversity institutions' 🌳 Review of International Studies article & video abstract by Sylvain Maechler co-authored w/ Jacqueline Best 🎉 Read and watch here! 👉 ow.ly/2jmh50XBOSk Environment and Climate Politics Working Group 012
Reposted by Jacqueline BestCambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · 13/11/2025#OpenAccess from @risjnl.bsky.social - Failure-proof or failure-prone? The paradoxes of global biodiversity institutions - cup.org/4hZNlcX - @sylvainmaechler.bsky.social & @jacquelinebest.bsky.social #FirstView 001
Jacqueline Best @jacquelinebest.bsky.social · 19/11/2025I'm so pleased to have this open access article out, "Failure-proof or failure-prone? The paradoxes of global biodiversity institutions" in Review of International Studies (@risjnl.bsky.social) with Sylvain Maechler! 082
Reposted by Jacqueline BestCIPS / CÉPI @cepi-cips.bsky.social · 16/09/2025Mardi prochain, nous recevrons Leonard Seabrooke, professeur d’économie politique internationale et de sociologie économique au département Organisation de la Copenhagen Business School. ➡️« Getting Action in World Politics » Présidé par @jacquelinebest.bsky.social >>> bit.ly/46gtcdq 001
Jacqueline Best @jacquelinebest.bsky.social · 18/09/2025I'm very much looking forward to chairing this talk by Len Seabrooke as our first IPEN event of the year! 041
Reposted by Jacqueline BestEnvironmental Politics @environmentalpol.bsky.social · 01/04/2025New article! This review surveys the state of knowledge regarding central bank activity on climate change, and argues that there is considerable indeterminacy in the trajectory of this activity & its potential to contribute to effective climate action. doi.org/10.1080/0964... 1198
Jacqueline Best @jacquelinebest.bsky.social · 28/03/2025What role can central banks play in addressing climate change today? In our just-published article, we argue that we are at a critical juncture in which the future is highly indeterminate. Written with @matpaterson.bsky.social + 14 other amazing scholars /1 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.comClimate change governance by central banks in an era of interlocking crisesIn this article, we survey the literature on central bank action on climate change, focusing particularly on how the combined crises of COVID-19, inflation, and Ukraine have affected this action. W... 24620
Reposted by Jacqueline BestIlias Alami @iliasalami.bsky.social · 25/03/2025New open-access article with a great team of scholars, expertly led by @matpaterson.bsky.social and @jacquelinebest.bsky.social, on central bank action on climate change. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @campolis.bsky.socialtandfonline.comClimate change governance by central banks in an era of interlocking crisesIn this article, we survey the literature on central bank action on climate change, focusing particularly on how the combined crises of COVID-19, inflation, and Ukraine have affected this action. W... 03921
Reposted by Jacqueline BestPaul Langley @paullangley.bsky.social · 27/03/2025New publication! Collaborative work. With thanks to @jacquelinebest.bsky.social and @matpatterson.bsky.social for their invitation and leadership. Full article: Climate change governance by central banks in an era of interlocking crises www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.comClimate change governance by central banks in an era of interlocking crisesIn this article, we survey the literature on central bank action on climate change, focusing particularly on how the combined crises of COVID-19, inflation, and Ukraine have affected this action. W... 0154
Reposted by Jacqueline BestDaniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 19/03/2025This is bad bad bad bad bad bad very bad no good. www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...wsj.comExclusive | Columbia Is Nearing Agreement to Give Trump What He WantsThe school faces a deadline to yield to administration demands, with $400 million in federal funding at stake. 30332117
Reposted by Jacqueline BestCas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 19/03/2025I think the academic community can help US academics, as well as academia in general, by providing safe haven for datasets that are being targeted by the Trump administration. 816450
Reposted by Jacqueline BestIlias Alami @iliasalami.bsky.social · 05/02/2025Fantastic to have an essay published in this awesome collection! www.tni.org/en/article/t...tni.orgThe new frontline | Transnational InstituteCurrent geopolitical competition has deepened into a Second Cold War between US and China, but this is no longer a fight over territory but rather control of global networks – with increased state-led attempts to control semiconductor supply chains and electric vehicle (EV) production to digital platforms, transport infrastructure, and financial payment systems. How can the global South and social movements navigate this new geopolitical terrain? 0279
Reposted by Jacqueline BestCIPS / CÉPI @cepi-cips.bsky.social · 30/01/2025Next Thursday, we'll be joined by @sylvainmaechler.bsky.social, CIPS Postdoctoral Fellow, as he discusses "The Rise of Nature-Related Risks and the Climatization of Biodiversity" Moderated by @jacquelinebest.bsky.social #IPEN Learn more >>> bit.ly/3PJGlUh 131
Reposted by Jacqueline BestCIPS / CÉPI @cepi-cips.bsky.social · 30/01/2025Jeudi prochain, nous serons rejoints par @sylvainmaechler.bsky.social, chercheur postdoctoral au CÉPI, qui discutera de « La montée des risques liés à la nature et la climatisation de la biodiversité » Modérée par @jacquelinebest.bsky.social #RÉPI En savoir plus >>> bit.ly/4atkNEZc 011
Reposted by Jacqueline BestChuck Schumer @schumer.senate.gov · 03/02/2025An unelected shadow government is conducting a hostile takeover of the federal government. DOGE is not a real government agency. DOGE has no authority to make spending decisions. DOGE has no authority to shut programs down or to ignore federal law. DOGE’s conduct cannot be allowed to stand. 4130128393115
Reposted by Jacqueline BestShawn Donnan @sdonnan.bsky.social · 28/01/2025Fascinating (and worrying) post by @stephaniekelton.bsky.social who put Deepseek to work to assess the impact of a 25% US tariffs on imports from Canada on Canadian GDP. It, er, took Deepseek 12 seconds... stephaniekelton.substack.com/p/the-impact...stephaniekelton.substack.comThe Impact of 25% Tariffs on Canadian GDPThe Bank of Canada vs Deepseek 96326
Jacqueline Best @jacquelinebest.bsky.social · 27/01/2025Happy to have this opinion piece out with CÉPI-CIPS uOttawa: I look at a lasting legacy of Trump's second term: the broad-based repoliticization of the global economy and a move away from decades of attempts by policymakers to depoliticize policy. 062
Jacqueline Best @jacquelinebest.bsky.social · 20/01/2025I’m very excited to have this open access article out in @ripejournal.bsky.social ! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 57329
Reposted by Jacqueline BestJeff Powell @powelljr.bsky.social · 08/01/2025Central banks’ knowledge controversies, by @jacquelinebest.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.comCentral banks’ knowledge controversiesIn the last few years, the Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank and the Bank of Canada have all initiated policy reviews to reassess monetary policy tools and ideas that were no longer workin... 041
Jacqueline Best @jacquelinebest.bsky.social · 06/01/2025Wow! Thanks to the editorial board for doing this heavy lifting. It's great to see RIPE continuing to reach new heights! 030
Reposted by Jacqueline BestSarah J. Martin @eatingpolitics.bsky.social · 19/12/2024Terrific news! I got a sneak peek of an early version - I cannot wait to get this in my hands on this! 084
Reposted by Jacqueline BestReview of International Studies @risjnl.bsky.social · 16/12/2024In our latest issue, Michael J. Albert (@uoe-sps.bsky.social) contributes to the post-growth IR forum through the lens of Neo-Gramscian theory. His article is free to read now! 📄👉 buff.ly/48uxyfR 075
Reposted by Jacqueline BestJames Jackson @james7jackson.bsky.social · 09/12/2024🚨 NEW PUBLICATION 🚨 first since I moved on here with with @danbaileypoleco.bsky.social and @matpaterson.bsky.social on how climate governance is politicising the Bank of England in New Political Economy - www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 34114
Reposted by Jacqueline BestMatti Ylönen @mattiylonen.bsky.social · 08/12/2024In the 1980s–90s, many previously prominent social scientific questions on power and inequality faded into the background. Our brand-new article w/ @phdskat.org at @ripejournal.bsky.social probes into this dynamic through the concept of 'corporate escape' 🧵 1/10 www.tandfonline.com/doi/metrics/... 38430
Reposted by Jacqueline BestPaul Langley @paullangley.bsky.social · 28/11/2024Yes, we're hiring at Durham Geography in the UK. Yes, two posts in human geography. durham.taleo.net/careersectio...durham.taleo.netAssistant Professor in Human Geography (GEOG_01 %26 02)Click the link provided to see the complete job description. 03418
Reposted by Jacqueline BestOlúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 07/12/2024the fact that we have "serious" convos about whether billionaires are okay suggests public consciousness that is totally divorced from the 1) actual scale of private wealth accumulation 2) its political implications. helpful data visualization: eattherichtextformat.github.io/1-pixel-weal...eattherichtextformat.github.ioWealth, shown to scaleWealth inequality in the United States is out of control. Here we visualize the issue in a unique way. 41943388
Reposted by Jacqueline BestMatthias Kranke @mattkranke.bsky.social · 05/12/2024📢 Proud to share a collective effort to better understand what post-growth International Relations may look like. I had the privilege of guest-editing this Editors Forum on "Towards post-growth IR" in @risjnl.bsky.social together with @jhasselbalch.bsky.social! 🧵 /1 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...cambridge.orgReview of International Studies: Volume 50 - Issue 5 | Cambridge CoreCambridge Core - Review of International Studies - Volume 50 - Issue 5 14825
Reposted by Jacqueline BestJennifer Clapp 🇨🇦 @jennifer-clapp.bsky.social · 03/12/2024Let's make this a thing! Folks researching the political economy of food and agriculture. Let me know if you should be added to this list! go.bsky.app/GykU1LD 318539
Jacqueline Best @jacquelinebest.bsky.social · 02/12/2024J’ai bien hâte de modérer cette conférence! 010
Jacqueline Best @jacquelinebest.bsky.social · 02/12/2024I’m very much looking forward to moderating this talk! 051
Reposted by Jacqueline BestKean Birch @keanbirch.bsky.social · 02/12/2024The Syllabus has an interesting new page on The Post-neoliberal Moment with a range of curated syllabi on (to simplify) the relationship between #bigtech #platforms & #neoliberalism Well worth a browse www.the-syllabus.com/ts-spotlight...the-syllabus.comThe SyllabusThe good content is already here; it’s just not evenly distributed 02710
Reposted by Jacqueline BestTim Christiaens @timchristiaens.bsky.social · 02/12/2024When consulting the glossary of terms in Bruno Latour’s Politics of Nature, and you get helpful explanations like “Subject: see Object” 😑 4516
Reposted by Jacqueline BestJamie Peck @jamiepeck.bsky.social · 17/11/2024pls share: funded by EPA: Economy & Space, up to 8 travel + accommodation stipends available to enable doctoral & postdoctoral researchers to participate in the "ideational geographies" workshop at UBC, June 11-13, 2025. Application details: blogs.ubc.ca/peck/researc...blogs.ubc.caIdeational geographies workshop 310081
Reposted by Jacqueline BestJeff Powell @powelljr.bsky.social · 26/11/2024Financial technocrats as competitive regime creators: The founding and design of the Network for Greening the Financial System, from @jvtk.bsky.social Helleiner and DiLeo onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....onlinelibrary.wiley.comFinancial technocrats as competitive regime creators: The founding and design of the Network for Greening the Financial SystemWhy did a group of eight central bankers and financial supervisors from across the globe create a Network for Greening the Financial System in 2017? Why did they design this network as they did? The ... 21611
Reposted by Jacqueline BestBonnie Honig @bonniehonig.bsky.social · 26/11/2024It’s good to have the official spelling 0467
Reposted by Jacqueline BestCIPS / CÉPI @cepi-cips.bsky.social · 26/11/2024Next Tuesday we'll be joined by Randall Germain, Professor of Political Science at Carleton University & Ilirjan Shehu, a PhD Student and Contract Instructor at Carleton University 🏛️ Moderated by @jacquelinebest.bsky.social #IPEN Take a look >>> bit.ly/4fRHOD0 221
Reposted by Jacqueline BestCIPS / CÉPI @cepi-cips.bsky.social · 26/11/2024Mardi prochain, nous serons rejoints par Randall Germain, professeur de sciences politiques à l'Université Carleton & Ilirjan Shehu, doctorant et enseignant contractuel à l'Université Carleton 🏛️ Modérée par @jacquelinebest.bsky.social #RÉPI >>> bit.ly/3OgdZAb 011
Reposted by Jacqueline BestPhilipp Golka @pgolka.bsky.social · 23/11/2024The climate crisis leads to unprecedented losses and damages. Help us understand how they affect contemporary societies & political economies. Join @vapunkt.bsky.social, @trgn.bsky.social & me at: - SASE Mini Conference - Paper Workshop @mpifg.bsky.social - Special issue at Socio-Economic Reviewacademic.oup.comCall for Papers: The socio-economics of loss and decline in the climate crisisSpecial issue for Socio-Economic Review Guest Editors: Valentina Ausserladscheider, University of Vienna, (valentina.ausserladscheider@univie.ac.at), Timur Er 28855
Reposted by Jacqueline BestJames Wood @thinkwoodist.bsky.social · 23/11/2024The Political Economy Starter Pack has had an update - still working my way through the Political Economists moving over to @bsky.app - suggestions are very helpful! go.bsky.app/NgpPxi4 134522
Reposted by Jacqueline BestJan Fichtner @janfichtner.bsky.social · 24/11/2024Hockeystick of hope! 👇 1133
Reposted by Jacqueline BestPalma Polyak @palmapolyak.bsky.social · 23/11/2024Can't believe this wasn't a thing yet— 50 *women* in political economy I follow & you should too! 💡 Send me more! 🙋♀️ go.bsky.app/QFrdfh3 50494215
Jacqueline Best @jacquelinebest.bsky.social · 23/11/2024Let’s see how long it takes for the Trump Bump to turn into the Trump Slump (and maybe, if we’re really lucky 🤞 the Trump Dump). 030