Reposted by Jooseppi RäikkönenStefan Eich @stefeich.bsky.social · 30/09/2026New article just dropped in APSR! Leah Downey and yours truly on why people should stop using “democratize” when all they really mean is increasing market access. (Looking at you, economists! 👀) And, more positively, what a better vision of “democratization” looks like when applied to finance. 14520
Reposted by Jooseppi RäikkönenJohn Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch.ft.com · 08/09/2026Two extraordinary charts from today’s PISA test results: 1) School test scores continue to collapse internationally, underscoring how this is no longer a Covid effect but sustained decline. Those falls in reading and maths are equivalent to about two years of lost schooling. 41856344
Reposted by Jooseppi RäikkönenTarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Ich habe hier zusammengefasst, wie die etablierten Parteien entscheidend zur Stärkung radikal rechter Parteien wie der AfD beigetragen haben. Auch als Reaktion auf den Wahlausgang gestern sehen wir wieder die genau gleichen Narrative aus Politik und Medien. Man bleibt im Teufelskreis gefangen. 417578
Reposted by Jooseppi RäikkönenAlbert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 15/08/2026NEW @phenomenalworld.bsky.social @katemac.bsky.social From Morocco’s leveraging trade access for battery factories to Guinea’s strong-arming China with bauxite bans for aluminum smelters, to solar manufacturing, what we call “strategic green industrial diplomacy” has become supercharged in Africa.phenomenalworld.orgKate Mackenzie & Tim Sahay | Green Strategy in AfricaOn the continent’s industrial development agenda for the twenty-first century 15319
Reposted by Jooseppi RäikkönenDr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 05/08/2026"Our findings underscore a deeper and more persistent climate footprint of super El Niño events, suggesting that early warnings and proactive measures are crucial for mitigating their escalating risks."nature.comSuper El Niño events drive climate regime shifts with enhanced risks under global warming - Nature CommunicationsSuper El Niño events greatly increase the likelihood of global climate regime shifts, revealing their amplified impact and risks in a warming world. 14118
Reposted by Jooseppi RäikkönenThe British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Are you an early career researcher in the humanities and social sciences? Join the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and the British Academy Knowledge Frontiers Symposium to network with fellow researchers in an in-person symposium in Bonn, Germany. Apply now: bit.ly/4yL3Stm 01416
Reposted by Jooseppi RäikkönenMarina Bolotnikova @mbolotnikova.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Some ppl in my intellectual community don't agree with me but I believe it's important to have a prosperous economy. & one of my master theories about the world is that we squander SO much of our natural resource base on animal agriculture, which is not economically important. 1/ 32110
Jooseppi Räikkönen @peperaikkonen.eurosky.social · 03/08/2026World rly be like ”what if we did environmental prometheanism but only the ”an eagle eats our liver for eternity” part” 163
Reposted by Jooseppi Räikkönenelia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Some thoughts on the ceuta ‘incident’ www.hauntologies.net/p/on-ceutahauntologies.netOn CeutaReflections on the ‘incident’ 26030
Reposted by Jooseppi RäikkönenJames Dyke @jamesgdyke.info · 29/07/2026This is their plan. This has always been their plan. Perhaps by the end of this year we will see them argue why climate change means we need stronger borders. 813943
Reposted by Jooseppi RäikkönenAntti Ronkainen @anttironkainen.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Ehdotan, että keskuspankkien tulisi taata markkinakorkoja halvemmat lainat vihreisiin investointeihin energiaomavaraisuuden edistämiseksi. Keskuspankkien toimintaympäristö ja inflaation syyt ovat muuttuneet keskeisesti finanssikriisin jälkeen. www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/ar...hs.fiEssee | Keskuspankkien politiikka on rikastuttanut rikkaita ja jarruttanut vihreää siirtymääKeskuspankit sanovat vahtivansa inflaatiota, mutta nykyisessä monikriisien maailmassa ne voivat päätyä vauhdittamaan hintojen nousua, kirjoittaa tutkija Antti Ronkainen. 511326
Reposted by Jooseppi RäikkönenDavid Klemperer @dmk1793.bsky.social · 22/07/2026We must remember the Utøya massacre, and remember it for what it was: a far-right attack specifically targeted against democratic socialist activists. Today, the ideologies of its perpetrator are openly espoused by a global network of nationalist oligarchs as they wage war on democratic societies. 71543602
Jooseppi Räikkönen @peperaikkonen.eurosky.social · 22/07/2026A good exercise generally to actually read older stuff??? Unreliable narration and multiple layers of authorial voice make a book ”post-modern”? Read Don Quijote! Or is playing with the tropes of literary genres a hallmark? Read Lucian! 010
Reposted by Jooseppi RäikkönenJessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Incredible amount of Binface truthers on the other place 2772880
Reposted by Jooseppi RäikkönenMarina Bolotnikova @mbolotnikova.bsky.social · 08/07/2026🧵The first peer-reviewed meta-analysis of leather's carbon footprint, by Mikaila Roncevich & @matthewhayek.bsky.social, finds that leather's emissions are about 70% higher than previously thought & WAYY higher than vegan leather (both synthetic & bio-based). Gift link: www.vox.com/future-perfe...vox.comLeather is not an innocent byproduct of the meat industryYour leather purse might put out as much carbon as 35 hamburgers. But the alternative doesn’t have to be junky pleather! 75627
Jooseppi Räikkönen @peperaikkonen.eurosky.social · 01/07/2026Oltiin Amoksen kanssa puhumassa kirjastamme Voima-lehden podcastissä. Sivuttiin kaikkea energialafkojen toimareiden YLE-haastatteluista Kiinan nousuun ja keikahduspisteisiin. Kiitos @vilppurantanen.bsky.social kirjaan perehtymisestä ja mainiosta haastattelusta 🔥voima.fiMillaista politiikkaa tarvitaan palavassa maailmassa?Väitöskirjatutkija Jooseppi Räikkönen ja aktivisti ja väitöskirjatutkija Amos Wallgren ovat kirjoittaneet teoksen Palavan maailman politiikka. Siinä he kysyvät vaikeitakin kysymyksiä siitä… 021
Jooseppi Räikkönen @peperaikkonen.eurosky.social · 30/06/2026Say what you want about Latour, guy was funny as hell 010
Reposted by Jooseppi RäikkönenJames Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 29/06/2026I'm sorry, what? 10449376
Jooseppi Räikkönen @peperaikkonen.eurosky.social · 29/06/2026Kirjoittelin käristyskupoleista, ilmastoinnista ja siitä, miksi olin viime viikon Ikävää Seuraa.substack.comHelleaallon anatomiaGreetings from käristyskupoli 021
Reposted by Jooseppi RäikkönenCarbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 26/06/2026Media reaction: How climate change intensified Europe’s record-breaking June heat ✍️ Written by @ceciliakeating.carbonbrief.org @ayeshatandon.carbonbrief.org @giulianaviglione.bsky.social @rtmcswee.carbonbrief.org and @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social Read here ➡️ buff.ly/cySkDf0buff.lyMedia reaction: How climate change intensified Europe’s record-breaking June heat - Carbon BriefFor the second time in two months, western and central Europe has been hit by... 02012
Reposted by Jooseppi RäikkönenBill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Beginning next week, Australians get free electricity for three hours every afternoon. That's what happens when you build out wind, sun, and batteries open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...open.substack.comHow about Free? Is that affordable enough for you?The latest on energy, climate and affordability 12453221854
Jooseppi Räikkönen @peperaikkonen.eurosky.social · 24/06/2026Remember that heat pumps can also be cooling infrastructure. This is an issue with a partial solution progressives can and should own. geopolitique.eu/en/2023/03/0...geopolitique.euIn Praise of Heat Pumps - Groupe d'études géopolitiquesIn memory of Bruno Latour 1. The winter of 2022 marks a key moment in the shift in both energy and climate policy. Since the invasion of Ukraine, Europe has voluntarily subjected itself to the pressur... 021
Reposted by Jooseppi RäikkönenLaurens @laurenshof.online · 24/06/2026im genuinely worried about what happen when the political right in europe figures out that they can tie the academic climate movement to an anti-airco position, while europe is experiencing 40C+ heatwaves, and popular demand for aircos is gonna skyrocket 1011013
Jooseppi Räikkönen @peperaikkonen.eurosky.social · 24/06/2026I feel a deep sense of loss as the temperatures reach the mid thirties here in England multiple days in a row. These were the scenarios I read about as a teenager that originally brought me to the climate issue. Can they still galvanise us when they are real? 031
Reposted by Jooseppi RäikkönenLeo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 22/06/2026Here's the CCC's @elpinchbeck.bsky.social speaking today in front of the Met Office's new "future forecast" for a... ..."plausible 2056 heatwave". Yes, that's showing 45C (113F) in the Bristol area! With exquisite timing, the UK's all-time June temp record is due to be broken this week. 21233109
Reposted by Jooseppi RäikkönenLRB Bookshop @londonreviewbookshop.co.uk · 03/06/2026eavesdropping on a couple of english lit academics in st. john, i overheard confirmation of what is surely going to be the biggest literary news story of the year 9866307
Jooseppi Räikkönen @peperaikkonen.eurosky.social · 03/06/2026Kirjamme Palavan maailman politiikka Kulttuuritoimituksen "Parasta juuri nyt" -listalla!kulttuuritoimitus.fiParasta juuri nyt (3.6.2026): Jean-Baptiste Fressoz, Imo-kustannus, Palavan maailman politiikka, Sodankylän elokuvajuhlat - KulttuuritoimitusJuho Narsakka on lukenut ympäristöaiheista tietokirjallisuutta, iloitsee japanilaisesta käännöskirjallisuudesta ja odottaa Sodankylän elokuvajuhlia. 000
Reposted by Jooseppi RäikkönenMetJam @metjam.co.uk · 27/05/2026Oxford, the longest running continuous weather station in UK history, with temperature observations stretching back to 1815, has preliminarily broken its maximum temperature record for May yesterday by OVER 3ºC with a temperature of 33.7ºC. Unprecedented in its 211-year history. 9727761307
Jooseppi Räikkönen @peperaikkonen.eurosky.social · 24/05/2026I can confirm that the minister is not engaging in hyperbole here – but I also think the Swedish way of life deserves all the attacks we can throw at it 020
Reposted by Jooseppi RäikkönenDave Jones @cleanpowerdave.bsky.social · 22/05/2026A NEW TWIST in Africa's soaring solar story: It's now manufacturing its own panels. The factories use imported Chinese cells, which are 40% of the value of panels, keeping much of the value domestically. 9 GW of cells+wafers in Mar/Apr alone🧵 534489877
Reposted by Jooseppi RäikkönenThe Great Pumpkin Papers 🎃🎃🎃 @professormusgrave.bsky.social · 22/05/2026StupidSuez, meet StupidCubanMissileCrisis 49217
Reposted by Jooseppi RäikkönenLukas Slothuus @lslothuus.bsky.social · 17/05/2026I wrote a piece for @tribunemagazine.bsky.social on the historic Santa Marta conference that addressed how, not if, to phase out fossil fuels. It named the problem, forged new alliances and drew attention to the legal and financial architectures that block phaseouts tribunemag.co.uk/2026/05/lett...tribunemag.co.ukLetter From Santa MartaLast month, representatives from dozens of countries gathered in Colombia to chart a path beyond fossil fuels. The event reflects a new climate politics taking shape across the Global South. 061
Reposted by Jooseppi RäikkönenLSE Political Theory @lsepoltheory.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Many thanks to Chiara Cordelli for this masterclass with our PhDs and postdocs ahead of her Brian Barry Lecture this evening www.lse.ac.uk/government/e... 064
Reposted by Jooseppi RäikkönenPia Lohikoski @pialohikoski.bsky.social · 15/05/2026Kiitos YLE, joka tiedottI radiossa ja nettisivujen uutisissa ajantasaisesti vaaratilanteen ja myös sen päättymisen. Terkkuja YLE-kriitikoille, lopettakaa Suomen luotettavimmalta medialta leikkaamisen vaatiminen. 112-sovellus ei toiminut ja ministerit luulevat X:n olevan virallinen tiedotuskanava 🤯 1039554
Jooseppi Räikkönen @peperaikkonen.eurosky.social · 12/05/2026Ensin tulee Nato-kielto, sitten tulee Nato-viha, seuraavaksi Nato-neuvottelu ja vielä Nato-masennus ennen Nato-hyväksyntää.hs.fiKolumni | Kasvava Nato-realismi ei ole Nato-vastaisuuttaSuomalaisten Nato-kannatus on säilynyt vahvana, mutta sen merkitys on muuttunut. Euroopassa rakennetaan Natoa, jossa eurooppalaiset puolustavat itse itseään. 010
Reposted by Jooseppi RäikkönenKate Mackenzie @katemac.bsky.social · 10/05/2026Unless they’re tracking Chinese clean tech export data - which I think only Ember does consistently? - all the energy scenarios models etc are just plain wrong. 511938
Reposted by Jooseppi RäikkönenThe Onion @theonion.com · 09/05/2026Researchers Find Crows Smart Enough Not To Let On How Smart They Really Are theonion.com/researchers-find-crows… 332296319
Jooseppi Räikkönen @peperaikkonen.eurosky.social · 09/05/2026Happiness = getting your hands on a new translation of Krasznahorkai <3 020
Reposted by Jooseppi RäikkönenLennart Schürmann @lennartschuermann.bsky.social · 07/05/2026❗Confrontational tactics like street blockades and food attacks on art hurt activists' image, but not their cause. 📄 New paper out in Political Behavior (@polbehavior.bsky.social) w/ @dasalgon.bsky.social @sophiahunger.bsky.social & @swenhutter.bsky.social. 🧵1/7 822073
Reposted by Jooseppi RäikkönenJooseppi Räikkönen @peperaikkonen.eurosky.social · 14/01/2026Been thinking about this text a lot recently 021
Jooseppi Räikkönen @peperaikkonen.eurosky.social · 04/05/2026Huomenna @lottanarhi.bsky.social haastattelee minua ja Amosta Oodissa klo 17 kirjastamme. Tänään voin jo todeta myös itse kirjaesineen olevan aika miellyttävää lehteiltävää. Sinne siis kuulemaan kirjan aiheista ja kenties semmoinen - signeerauksineen päivineen - ostamaan?oodihelsinki.fiLinkedEvents - OodiTervetuloa kuulemaan ja keskustelemaan Amos Wallgrenin ja Jooseppi Räikkösen kirjasta Palavan maailman politiik 064
Jooseppi Räikkönen @peperaikkonen.eurosky.social · 03/05/2026Mielenkiintoinen tilaisuus mahtavan haastattelijan kanssa tulossa! 120
Reposted by Jooseppi Räikkönenlottanarhi.bsky.social @lottanarhi.bsky.social · 03/05/2026Haastattelen painotuoreen Palavan maailman politiikka -kirjan kirjoittajia @peperaikkonen.eurosky.social ja Amos Wallgrenia tiistaina Oodissa. Aiheina ilmastopolitiikan epäonnistuminen ja maailman pelastaminen tilanteessa jossa se jo palaa. Tervetuloa!oodihelsinki.fiLinkedEvents - OodiTervetuloa kuulemaan ja keskustelemaan Amos Wallgrenin ja Jooseppi Räikkösen kirjasta Palavan maailman politiik 072
Jooseppi Räikkönen @peperaikkonen.eurosky.social · 27/04/2026Travelling back home by land and I WILL subject you all to a thread of TRAINS and TRAIN STATIONS for the next two days. (grim looks courtesy of the 5am wakeup) 140
Jooseppi Räikkönen @peperaikkonen.eurosky.social · 22/04/2026Great piece, but I do think it also engages in some spectacular shadowboxing. Sure, strategic decarbonization is meh, but are we supposed to conjure up the political know-how and technological base out of nothingness? Every partial victory is also a "not-good-enough" to some marxist out there. 120
Reposted by Jooseppi RäikkönenAdrienne Buller @adriennebuller.bsky.social · 22/04/2026An important intervention from Casey A. Williams in the debate over how war is reshaping decarbonization. Against the "passive optimism" of those see the war's impact on global energy as proof of the inevitable advance of renewables, Williams makes the case for a far more purposeful politics. 22210
Reposted by Jooseppi RäikkönenPhilipp Hölzing @philipphoelzing.bsky.social · 19/04/2026Kleine Geschichte des Liberalismus vor seinem Sieg! In seiner faszinierenden Kulturgeschichte des Frühliberalismus geht Albrecht Koschorke der heute wieder drängenden Frage nach, wie sich kollektives Handeln auf Rationalität und Zukunftsfähigkeit hin orientieren kann. Out now! 3369
Reposted by Jooseppi RäikkönenEli Friedman @elifriedman.bsky.social · 18/04/2026He could have gone for cheap shots (there were plenty of opportunities) but David took the time to write a thoughtful and super informative rebuttal to the drivel in Monthly Review. Worth a read even if you didn't see the originaltempestmag.orgDismissing China’s repression in XinjiangVijay Prashad and Tings Chak recently defended China’s policy toward ethnic Uyghurs in Xinjiang. David Brophy exposes the weakness of their case. 14823