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James Jackson

@james7jackson.bsky.social
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Hallsworth Research Fellow @ University of Manchester | political economy | climate change | green industrial policy | green central banking. research.manchester.ac.uk/en/person…

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The BREAK—DOWN @the-breakdown.bsky.social · 15h
Oil shocks, wars both real and trade, AI bubbles, a warming planet. Each one interacting with the others, making them worse. Welcome to the era of climateflation @ryankatzrosene.bsky.social @james7jackson.bsky.social www.break-down.org/the-great-vo...
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The Great Volatility
Our era of volatility is intimately tied to climate change.
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University of Manchester School of Social Sciences @uomsoss.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
How did China become a global leader in electric vehicles and green technologies? New research from @james7jackson.bsky.social and @mathiaslarsen.bsky.social explores China’s green transition — and the political and institutional factors behind the growth of its EV sector. @uompols.bsky.social
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James Jackson @james7jackson.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
A new article out in @the-breakdown.bsky.social that outlines why China is an inconvenient case for many colleagues working on climate politics. It is as an accompanying piece to our recently published article in @environmentalpol.bsky.social available here - www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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The political economy of China’s electric vehicle transition: eco-authoritarianism and policy durability
There is an ongoing debate amongst scholars as to whether democratic or authoritarian political systems are more effective in achieving climate policy outcomes. In this article, we follow the latte...
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James Jackson @james7jackson.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
🇨🇳 🚗 New Publication - In another instalment in my and @mathiaslarsen.bsky.social collaboration, this time in @environmentalpol.bsky.social, we detail the political economy of China's electric vehicle transition. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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James Jackson @james7jackson.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
🗞️ 🇨🇳 NEW Article in @thewirechina.bsky.social with @mathiaslarsen.bsky.social in which we argue that the world has entered a 'Climate Paradox' in which countries are regressing on climate policies because there is too much green technology from China.... www.thewirechina.com/2026/08/30/t...
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The New Climate Paradox, Imported From China - The Wire China
The emergence of unparalleled amounts of green technology is causing widespread regression on policies designed to combat climate change.
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James Jackson @james7jackson.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The Great Dane @mathiaslarsen.bsky.social and I have been quoted in the @southchinamorningpostrss.newsmast.social.ap.brid.gy based on our report published last week - amp-scmp-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.scmp...
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China’s green dominance a ‘dilemma’ for world’s governments: report
World needs cheap green technologies to decarbonise, and efforts to reduce reliance on China risk slowing the transition, researchers say
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University of Manchester School of Social Sciences @uomsoss.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
How can the UK meet its climate ambitions in a warming world? New analysis from researchers @james7jackson.bsky.social and @mathiaslarsen.bsky.social examines the relationship between climate policy, green technology and UK-China relations. 👇Check out the article and report @uompols.bsky.social
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Mathias Larsen @mathiaslarsen.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
New policy report out with @james7jackson.bsky.social by @manchester.ac.uk and @gsos-lse.bsky.social: 'Subsidising global decarbonisation: China-UK relations.' We argue that the UK must cooperate with Chinese clean tech companies rather than simply import goods or insist on direct competition.
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James Jackson @james7jackson.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
🗞️ New article out in @uk.theconversation.com - with @mathiaslarsen.bsky.social to argue that if Andy Burnham wants to achieve the UK's climate objectives, he's going to need to forge better diplomatic ties with China - theconversation.com/wildfires-an...
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Wildfires and a summer of extreme heat mean Andy Burnham can’t stay quiet on climate any longer
The new prime minister may find that UK-China relations hold some answers to the climate challenge.
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John Merrick @johnmerrick.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
First preview of what i've been working on over the past couple of months: The BREAK–DOWN #4: China!
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James Jackson @james7jackson.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
🇨🇳🇬🇧 new report - building on an article earlier this year, in which we argue China is essentially subsiding global decarbonisation, @mathiaslarsen.bsky.social and I provide some suggestions on how the UK, with its new prime minister, should approach China. -original article is here - lnkd.in/e9fWQV5a
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James Jackson @james7jackson.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
🗞️ New article out in The Conversation - building on our recent article in Globalization, @ryankatzrosene.bsky.social Katz-Rosene and I further explore the ongoing issue of climateflation - theconversation.com/as-the-clima... The original article is here - www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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As the climate breaks down, costs go up: Welcome to ‘climateflation’
Fossil-fuel dependence, the costs of adapting to a changing climate and the transition to cleaner energy are all driving up costs.
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Federica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Book editor: ”I hope the manuscript is coming along well” Me and the manuscript:
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James Jackson @james7jackson.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Based on the report we published before the World Cup, which draws from findings in the book, we have published this short piece in the Morning Star today - morningstaronline.co.uk/article/foot...
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Football’s fossil fuel roots run deeper than the World Cup
NO SOONER was a ball kicked in the 2026 Fifa World Cup than many observers began to highlight the numerous controversies blighting the event. Whether it be ticket prices, US immigration policies or th...
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James Jackson @james7jackson.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
⚽ 🏆 The 2026 World Cup is over! But what does this tournament, and the decisions FIFA made, suggest about the future trajectory of the World Cup? @freddiedaley.bsky.social, Pierre Wokuri and I detail how the process of the World Cup unfolds in a recent piece in Phenomenal World.
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Freddie Daley | Who Owns the World Cup?
This World Cup is a watershed moment in both the evolution of sports tourism and the history of advertising and sponsorship.
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James Jackson @james7jackson.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
I've written this for @sustainableuom.bsky.social/ @uomsoss.bsky.social on how to make English football more sustainable - lnkd.in/efRCe_Dt It has five recommendations for the Premier League, the FA and the new football regulator -
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James Jackson @james7jackson.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
New essay from me, @freddiedaley.bsky.social and Pierre Wokuri in Phenomenal World on how FIFA oversees a truly amazing business model for World Cup to use the tournament for its own gain - read it here - x.com/fred_daley/s...
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Freddie (@Fred_Daley) on X
New essay from me, @James7jackson and Pierre Wokuri in @phenomenalworld on how FIFA has turned the World Cup into a commercial vehicle for statecraft. The critique has nothing to do with England being...
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Ryan Katz-Rosene, PhD @ryankatzrosene.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
New article further theorizing 'Climateflation' in the field of International Political Economy, with @james7jackson.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Enter the great volatility? Synthesizing a theory of ‘climateflation’ for international political economy
International Political Economy (IPE) has long viewed inflation as a central force driving instability. More recently, scholars have foregrounded climate change as a central theme of analysis for I...
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Oscar Berglund @berglundoscar.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Today, on the eve of the World Cup, we release our report 'Football and Climate Change: A Preview of the 2026 FIFA World Cup'. www.lboro.ac.uk/media/media/... @james7jackson.bsky.social @markdoidge.bsky.social @jennyamann.bsky.social @samtoscano.bsky.social @cabot-institute.bsky.social
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James Jackson @james7jackson.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
New report out today based on our forthcoming book. On the eve of the World Cup, we propose a series of policy recommendations make football more sustainable - @uomsoss.bsky.social @manchestersci.bsky.social @plnews.bsky.social @climatepledgearena.com www.lboro.ac.uk/media-centre...
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FIFA Men’s World Cup expansion risks making 2026 tournament “most polluting ever”, report warns
A new report examining football’s relationship with climate change has warned that the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup could become the “most polluting ever”, according to leading university researchers.
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James Jackson @james7jackson.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
📰 🇳🇴 Norway is often held up as the country to emulate in the global political economy and is often one of people's favourite countries (including mine). In this new article, I explore how the oil fund poses challenges to the Norwegian economy Link - lnkd.in/evQBsgYF
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James Jackson @james7jackson.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
China is now the undisputed leader in green technologies, but how its political and economic model has shaped the transition is often unclear. In this new article in @ripejournal.bsky.social with @mathiaslarsen.bsky.social, we provide a structured approach to understanding China's green transition.
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Norway sold 12 petrol cars in February 2026. Out of 7,272 new passenger car registrations, 98% were fully electric. Just 67 diesel & 12 petrol cars were registered. Hybrids? Only 66 in total mostly plug ins. More in my new Substack newsletter coming out every 7 days. Sign up here: t.co/In5lBaF2ox
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James Jackson @james7jackson.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Football and Climate Change. Forthcoming in January 2027 with @manchesterup.bsky.social, @markdoidge.bsky.social, @berglundoscar.bsky.social, @jennyamann.bsky.social, @samtoscano.bsky.social and I have a book that first comprehensive effort to account for this relationship.
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Paul Langley @paullangley.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Now available in print www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Climate change governance by central banks in an era of interlocking crises
In 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...
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James Jackson @james7jackson.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
A useful read to understand the behaviour of some of the largest actors in the global politicsl economy today. Enshitification, whilst giving us lisence to use a swear word in work discussions, gives us a useful term to describe the rise of AI, crypto and big tech.
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Newspaper famous for lying repeats lies by well known liar, Richard Tice, famous for telling lies about fossil fuels because rich liars pay him to repeat their lies.
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University of Manchester School of Social Sciences @uomsoss.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
What if energy security is slowing climate action? Research by Dr @james7jackson.bsky.social @manchester.ac.uk & Mathias Larsen finds that concerns about relying on China for green tech are reshaping climate policy — and could delay the adoption of renewables. www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/r...
Photo of the Chinese flag surrounded by solar panels
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PSA Environmental Politics Specialist Group @psaenvironmental.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Two more panels today and then we finish on a roundtable with @james7jackson.bsky.social, @cisk.bsky.social and Paul Tobin (@uomsoss.bsky.social) talking about their recent/upcoming climate politics books. Roundtable is at 3.30 in Room 9. 📅 Full programme: www.psa.ac.uk/conference/p...
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PSA26 Programme - Political Studies Association
PSA26 will take place over three days, from Monday 30 March to Wednesday 1 April 2026. Registration will open at 8:30am, with panels starting at 9:30am and finishing at 5pm. The conference programme i...
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Oil isn’t getting through the Strait of Hormuz but sunlight and wind are.
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Climate Policy Journal @climate-policy.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
🔓️ 🇨🇳 China's support for clean technologies is effectively subsidising a global green transition, argue @james7jackson.bsky.social & @mathiaslarsen.bsky.social. Chinese dominance presents dilemmas for the EU, the US & other countries: compete, cooperate, surrender, or abandon the green transition🌏️
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Subsidizing global decarbonization: how Chinese state support for clean technologies enables and (potentially) obstructs a worldwide green transition
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James Jackson @james7jackson.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
🆕 🗞️ New Publication online today: Subsidizing global decarbonization: how Chinese state support for clean technologies enables and (potentially) obstructs a worldwide green transition - with @mathiaslarsen.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Subsidizing global decarbonization: how Chinese state support for clean technologies enables and (potentially) obstructs a worldwide green transition
Over the last decade, green technologies have been deployed at record-breaking speeds across the world. No actor has been more important to this process than China, which now dominates what is cons...
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James Jackson @james7jackson.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Expensive gas still biggest driver of high UK electricity bills www.carbonbrief.org/expensive-ga...
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Expensive gas still biggest driver of high UK electricity bills, says UKERC - Carbon Brief
High gas prices are responsible for two-thirds of the rise in household electricity bills since before the global energy crisis.
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James Jackson @james7jackson.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
An important contribution to the work on critical mineral extraction, clarifying an area I think a lot of us talk about in a very general way.
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James Jackson @james7jackson.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
New commentary piece out in @greencb.bsky.social with @mathiaslarsen.bsky.social in which we discus central bank independence, green monetary policy and the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) - greencentralbanking.com/2026/01/13/c...
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China shows monetary independence may hinder net zero progress
Government direction has spurred PBoC to adopt green monetary policy measures, argue economists Mathias Larsen and James Jackson.
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James Jackson @james7jackson.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Read the current in book on China from 2025. The distinction between China’s focus on supply and the US’s on demand is nice. It still, predictably, goes for the ‘China is amazing at X but it should still be more like the US’ angle. The idea of the Engineering State is also a bit reductionist.
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James Jackson @james7jackson.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Some key issues in 2026 - www.ft.com/content/33ba...
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Climate action faces key tests in 2026
New EU carbon tax and large clean energy projects are on the horizon
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Jasper Blom @jasprblom.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
'The Urgenda case was one of the first rumblings of a wave of climate litigation around the world (...) Over the past 12 months, there have been many more important rulings and tangible changes on climate driven by legal action' And more to come, I might add! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Greenwashing, illegality and false claims: 13 climate litigation wins in 2025
Legal action has brought important decisions, from the scrapping of fossil fuel plants to revised climate plans
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Daniela Gabor @danielagabor.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Germany pushing on with the #WallStreetConsensus, as if the past three years of derisking failures havent taught them anything about competing in a world of transforrmative state projects www.ft.com/content/52c7...
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Berlin launches ‘Germany Fund’ to lure private equity investors
Initiative aims to raise €130bn in investments amid growing interest from firms including KKR and Apollo
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Jasper Blom @jasprblom.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
'Paris-aligned indices (PAB) have similar return and volatility to conventional indices. Thus, they may offer investors, including institutionals, an opportunity to green their portfolios without taking on additional risk' www.banque-france.fr/en/publicati...
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Paris-aligned investments offer similar returns and stability | Banque de France
Post No. 422. This study shows that Paris-aligned indices (PAB) have similar return and volatility to conventional indices for both equities and bonds. Thus, from an investor’s perspective, Paris alig...
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Evan @evansmithhist.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
Screenshot from 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Dave: HAL, can you cite a real academic paper?
HAL 9000: I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that
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James Jackson @james7jackson.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
The true festive spirit..... www.ft.com/content/2dff...
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Bumper Christmas for air travel as 300mn take to the skies
Airlines on track for the biggest holiday season getaway in history as industry braces for record demand
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James Jackson @james7jackson.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
NEW PUBLICATION - Paul Tobin, Neil Carter, Josh Barritt, Anna Sanders and I have a new article examining the development of Climate Action Plans in London. Treat yourself to an early Christmas present, it's Open Access - www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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It’s all in the details: comparing and explaining variation in the ‘policy specificity’ of sub-city climate activities
Comparative analyses of policy datasets enable explanations of variation, but not all policy activities are extensive enough to be assessed through the established ‘policy intensity’ approach. We i...
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Marc Hudson @marchudson.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Winter isn’t coming www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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Arctic endured year of record heat as climate scientists warn of ‘winter being redefined’
Region known as ‘world’s refrigerator’ is heating up as much as four times as quickly as global average, Noaa experts say
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Dr. Prakash Kashwan @pkashwan.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
"Tackling climate change & nature loss is one of the greatest economic opportunities of our era.” This line may have forever changed the language of climate finance from one of responsibility of richer nations...to one of investment, esp. for the Global South." 🙄🤨 carboncopy.info/new-report-r...
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New report recasts Global South as climate finance investor, not recipient
The report by IHLEG dilutes historical responsibility, focusing instead on domestic reforms, private capital, and...
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LSE Blogs @lseblogs.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
Only one of the world’s four most powerful monetary authorities is acting as though the climate transition is a problem for #CentralBanks: The People's Bank of #China. @mathiaslarsen.bsky.social @granthamlse.bsky.social & @james7jackson.bsky.social @manchester.ac.uk for @lsebr.bsky.social.
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While Western central banks hesitate on climate, China’s acts - LSE Business Review
Only one of the world’s four most powerful monetary authorities is acting as though the climate transition is a central banking problem.
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Environment and Climate Politics Working Group @bisa-ecpwg.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
New blog! Two decades of analysing the state in the green transition: Where are we now? by Mathias Larsen and James Jackson. @mybisa.bsky.social @james7jackson.bsky.social @mathiaslarsen.bsky.social www.bisa.ac.uk/members/work...
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James Jackson @james7jackson.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
My thoughts on the financialcialisation of football in audio form w/ @sperishefuni.bsky.social. Many of the aspects discussed are also part of a forthcoming book on football and climate change w/ @markdoidge.bsky.social @berglundoscar.bsky.social @samtoscano.bsky.social @jennyamann.bsky.social
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The Syllabus @the-syllabus.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
While Western central banks talk green, the People's Bank of China acts. Our hidden gem of the week shows how liberal orthodoxy of central bank "independence" constrains green monetary policy. By @mathiaslarsen.bsky.social & @james7jackson.bsky.social at @granthamlse.bsky.social buff.ly/4OVPZqd
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BISA - British International Studies Association @mybisa.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
'Two decades of analysing the state in the green transition: Where are we now?' Mathias Larsen, James Jackson & Environment and Climate Politics Working Group "suggesting that the debate surrounding the conceptus of the state has become overly conflated." 🌳 Full article 👉 ow.ly/JYmB50XvChB
Ground up shot of 2 apartment blocks with trees coming off the balconies and a blue cloudy sky.
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