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Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute @sperishefuni.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

New LIVE podcast out now🔥 'The Second China Shock' recorded at BISA26 in Brighton - this is a vital discussion you don't want to miss. Listen👉https://open.spotify.com/episode/2nNmTG2se4GaQsOaFv8KfU?si=e9f5cbc4bee74758 @mybisa.bsky.social @ipegbisa.bsky.social @frankmaracchione.bsky.social

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Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute @sperishefuni.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

NEW PODCAST Josh White interviews our very own Dr Nina Lotze about her research on neoliberal think tanks during the COVID-19 pandemic - for the latest episode of New Thinking in Political Economy. open.spotify.com/episode/01sV...

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New Thinking: Neoliberal Knowledge Production w/ Nina Lotze

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Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute @sperishefuni.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

'Towards a Revolutionary Political Economy of Climate Transition?' SPERI Doctoral Researchers Network organised a roundtable discussion at #PSA26 last week debating strategy and political agency in climate crisis. The podcast of the session is out now: open.spotify.com/episode/3oxb...

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Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute @sperishefuni.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Music streaming accompanies us through everyday life, but it also tracks us. In the final episode of Ground Level, we explore how platforms commodify everyday listening, turning music into a technology of consumer surveillance and behavioural data extraction. open.spotify.com/episode/1qR1...

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Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute @sperishefuni.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

In episode 6 of Ground Level, we explore the everyday political economy of transport electrification with James Jackson & Vicki Reif-Breitwieser: from EV supply chains & green extractivism to China’s role in the transition & everyday resistance. open.spotify.com/episode/5SpJ...

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Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute @sperishefuni.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Drugs, alcohol and other recreational substances are central to everyday social life and a contested part of the global economy. Ground Level Episode 5 explores the political economy of grassroots cannabis production and its encounters with the state. open.spotify.com/episode/3PU8...

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Ground Level: Cannabis and the State w/ Adam Lloyd, Gulzat Botoeva and Matt Bishop

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BISA - British International Studies Association @mybisa.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

New podcast with our Chair @juanitamarieelias.bsky.social. Listen now!

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Dr Frank Maracchione - 马峰澜 @frankmaracchione.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

New episode of Ground Level, the new series I host for @sperishefuni.bsky.social. We discuss queer globalisation and queer everyday lives from #Kazakhstan to #Brasil passing through #Italy’s Veneto. With: @levitanus.bsky.social @heltonlevy.bsky.social! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...

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Ground Level: RuPaul's Drag Race and Globalisation w/ Helton Levy and Mariya Levitanus

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Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute @sperishefuni.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

The global economy is lived in ordinary spaces. In the first episode of SPERI Presents… new series 'Ground Level' Dr Frank Maracchione (SOAS) and Prof Juanita Elias (BISA chair) discuss how researching everyday life reshapes our understanding of the global economy. open.spotify.com/episode/4007...

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Ground Level: The International and the Everyday w/ Juanita Elias & Frank Maracchione

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Valentina Ausserladscheider @vapunkt.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

It was such a pleasure to discuss my work with Josh on Speri presents! Have a listen if you want to go skiing 🎿❄️

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Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute @sperishefuni.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

NEW PODCAST - Winter Tourism w/ Valentina Ausserladscheider Link: lnkd.in/e_XCu4Pb Though probably not the first industry that comes to mind when you think of the green transition, alpine ski resorts are nonetheless at the forefront of climate breakdown and its economic effects.

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Nicholas Beuret @nicholasbeuret.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Had a lot of fun doing this interview on the New Thinking podcast discussing the cost-of-living crisis, the installation economy and how worker organising can disrupt their transition. tinyurl.com/3z9p52pc

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Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute @sperishefuni.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

🎙️NEW PODCAST🎙️ Disrupting the Climate Transition? W/ Nicholas Beuret. lnkd.in/ewYqDPVU We hear a lot about the ‘Green Transition’, but what does the ‘transition economy’ actually look like in Britain? Who are its winners and losers, and how does it intersect with longer term structural trends?

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Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute @sperishefuni.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

✍️ NEW BLOG: Labour's deregulation gamble Nick Kotucha argues the Labour government is risking everyone's prosperity by pursuring financial regulations in the name of growth and competitiveness 📄 Based a recently published article in @politicalquarterly.bsky.social Read blog: shorturl.at/7jY34

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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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Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute @sperishefuni.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

⚽ How do financial interests dominate elite football? Is it inevitable the English Premier League will go bust? 📝 @james7jackson.bsky.social discusses his co-authored article with James Silverwood on financialisation in football and the EPL's 'Minsky moment' 🎧 Listen now: shorturl.at/70CmH

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Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute @sperishefuni.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

🚢How do global supply chains drive labour exploitation, nature destruction and geopolitical tension? 📚Ben Selwyn discusses his new co-authored book Capitalist Value Chains on the latest episode of New Thinking in Political Economy 🎧Listen now: shorturl.at/NyFNT

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University of Sheffield Player @unishefplayer.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Why does labour governance fail the very workers it should protect? Dr Natalie Langford joins Dr Remi Edwards to explore racialisation, colonialism and globalisation through the lens of the Indian tea industry. Listen here: player.sheffield.ac.uk/events/why-l... #LabourRights #GlobalEconomy

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Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute @sperishefuni.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Does China's party-state capitalist model mean it can fully decarbonise its economy? Our exec producer Chris Saltmarsh joins Remi to discuss his @ripejournal.bsky.social article on the development of the Chinese political economy and implications for tackling the climate crisis 🎧 shorturl.at/xUwW5

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University of Sheffield Player @unishefplayer.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

India’s farming sector is facing deep crisis. Falling productivity, debt and mass protests have drawn global attention. Dr Shreya Sinha joins Dr Remi Edwards to discuss who gains, who loses and how women are affected most. Listen here: player.sheffield.ac.uk/events/how-d...

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Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute @sperishefuni.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

🏭 What are the impacts of the Indonesian state's Green Industrial Policy, in terms of growth, extractivism and environmental (in)justice? Muhammad Firman Eko Putra on state capitalism in Indonesia's nickel industry, based on his MA dissertation 📖 Read here: shorturl.at/ROdIA

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Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute @sperishefuni.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

"Ending deforestation in Brazil requires not a change of rhetoric, but an entire rethink of the country’s ‘neo-extractivist’ development model and the system of political patronage that underpins it" Paulina Flores-Martinez and coauthors for SPERI Blog: shorturl.at/8Z6hA

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Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute @sperishefuni.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

This is Crisis: Critical Political Economy, in flux? Our Doctoral Researchers' Network hosted their annual conference, featuring presentations from almost 40 early-career political economists from across the UK and beyond. More here: shorturl.at/X6rqX

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SPERI Doctoral Researchers' Network host annual conference

Doctoral researchers from across the UK and beyond came to SPERI on 8 September to share their research around the conference theme 'This is Crisis: Critical Political Economy, in flux?'.

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University of Sheffield Player @unishefplayer.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

How do we define crisis in today’s world? In the final Crisis Point episode, Chris Saltmarsh and Dillon Wamsley reflect on financial and climate crises, theory, and action. Listen on The Player: player.sheffield.ac.uk/events/theor... #PoliticalEconomy

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University of Sheffield Player @unishefplayer.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

The climate crisis threatens life itself, yet emissions continue to rise. In SPERI Presents... Crisis Point, Prof Jeremy Green joins Chris Saltmarsh and Dillon Wamsley to ask why, and what history tells us about the chance of change. Listen here: player.sheffield.ac.uk/events/clima...

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University of Sheffield Player @unishefplayer.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Is populism a threat to democracy, or part of how it has always worked? Professor Michael Bray joins Chris Saltmarsh and Dillon Wamsley in Crisis Point to explore democracy, capitalism and crisis. Listen here: player.sheffield.ac.uk/events/popul... #Populism #Democracy #CrisisPoint

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Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute @sperishefuni.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

🫖 What are the limits of civil society activism in protecting workers who become excluded from systems of production? ✍️ Dr Natalie Langford discusses her new paper with @remiedwards.bsky.social, published this year in @ripejournal.bsky.social 🎧 Listen now: shorturl.at/9Cqjj

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Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute @sperishefuni.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

💭 What's the relationship between organised violence and the capitalist economy? Vicki Reif-Breitwieser talks about her research on corporate harm to communities through lithium extraction 🎧 Full episode here: shorturl.at/RnWdU

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University of Sheffield Player @unishefplayer.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Is the rising cost of living a crisis in capitalism or a normal part of the system? In Crisis Point: Cost of Living, Professor Martijn Konings explains inflation, its effects, and what it means for the future. Listen here: player.sheffield.ac.uk/events/cost-... #CostOfLiving #Inflation

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University of Sheffield Player @unishefplayer.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Why does austerity keep coming back? In Crisis Point, Clara Mattei joins us to explain how austerity has shaped capitalist societies for over a century. Listen now on The Player: bit.ly/45zUEU8 #Austerity #CrisisPoint #PoliticalEconomy

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The Syllabus @the-syllabus.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Examining how military technologies are produced and how post-industrial UK regions are drawn into global war supply chains, our podcast of the week interrogates the political economy of organized violence. With @frankmaracchione.bsky.social et al. at @sperishefuni.bsky.social buff.ly/YErfbQS

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Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute @sperishefuni.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

✍️NEW BLOG✍️ Labubu dolls are having a moment online - but what can this tell us about what consumers are seeking in the digital age? Erhan Kilincarslan and Jiafan Li of @huddersfielduni.bsky.social on the emotional economics of Labubu shorturl.at/JCGy7

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Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute @sperishefuni.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Is organised violence central to capitalism? Our live episode recorded at @mybisa.bsky.social is @the-syllabus.bsky.social's podcast of the week Listen here: shorturl.at/RnWdU

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University of Sheffield Player @unishefplayer.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Prof Matthew Watson joins @sperishefuni.bsky.social's podcast to ask: was the Long Depression truly a crisis? From falling profits to class conflict, this period changed how we think about capitalism. Listen now: bit.ly/3H4K4Lw #EconomicHistory #PoliticalEconomy #ThePlayerSheffield

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BISA - British International Studies Association @mybisa.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

@sperishefuni.bsky.social Presents: Live: Is organised violence central to capitalism? @ BISA2025 w/ Joanna Tidy, Elena Simon, Vick Reif-Breitwieser Beryl Pong @frankmaracchione.bsky.social & @remiedwards.bsky.social 🎉 Recorded @ipegbisa.bsky.social roundtable #BISA2025 🌟 listen

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University of Sheffield Player @unishefplayer.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

What caused the 2008 financial crash? Why does it still matter today? Dr Scott Lavery joins SPERI in Crisis Point to talk about how the crisis reshaped politics, the economy, and our everyday lives - and what might come next. 🎧 Listen here: bit.ly/3UiPw0a

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Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute @sperishefuni.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

🎙️ SPERI Presents... LIVE! 🎙️ 📡 What is the relationship between the capitalist economy and organised violence by, within and between states? ⏺️ We recorded a roundtable discussion at @mybisa.bsky.social Conference in Belfast Listen now: shorturl.at/GF3re

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University of Sheffield Player @unishefplayer.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

What can the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis tell us about capitalism and global crashes? Jomo Kwame Sundaram speaks to Chris Saltmarsh and Dillon Wamsley about the role of the IMF, how it hit Asia, and how it connects to 2008. Listen now on The Player: bit.ly/3TACefp

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The Yorkshire & Humber Policy Engagement and Research Network. @y-pern.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

How do we collaborate to tackle challenges? In a video from #YPERN2025, Engagement Director Kersten discusses how Y-PERN is driving inclusive growth in the region and the huge opportunities that #Devolution presents to get academics & policymakers working together. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjN5...

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Kersten England and the importance of Y-PERN's research work

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University of Sheffield Player @unishefplayer.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Think you know what happened in the 1970s? Professor Colin Hay joins @sperishefuni.bsky.social's Crisis Point podcast to rethink stagflation, trade unions, and Thatcherism. What was really going on - and what does it mean for us now? 🎧 Listen now: bit.ly/3Tth6ri #Stagflation #EconomicHistory

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Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute @sperishefuni.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

🌏 Research Climate Crisis: Challenges and Opportunities workshop 💭 Our Doctoral Researchers Network hosted a one-day workshop for PGRs and ECRs working on the political economy of the climate crisis and activism Info, including how to get involved in future events, here: shorturl.at/LXXsC

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University of Sheffield Player @unishefplayer.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Is crisis the new normal, or just part of the system? In Crisis Point, researchers from @sperishefuni.bsky.social look at how capitalism and crisis are linked. They explain what crisis means in political economy and why it’s key to understanding today’s world. 🎧 Listen now: bit.ly/45Ep7Rv

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Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute @sperishefuni.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

🌾 How are Indian women losing out in India's 30-year agricultural crisis? 🎙Shreya Sinha from @qmul.bsky.social explores how shifts from cotton to rice production have excluded women workers and made their daily lives more arduous. 🎧 Listen now: shorturl.at/WYfmC

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Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute @sperishefuni.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

🎙️SPERI Presents...🎙️ How does India's agrarian crisis harm women workers? 🌾 Shreya Sinha explores how shifts from cotton to rice cultivation relate to class, gender and caste oppression in Punjab 💭 🎧 Listen now: shorturl.at/WYfmC #Agriculture #PoliticalEconomy #Labour #Podcast

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James Jackson @james7jackson.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

🚨New Publication 🚨 in New Political Economy with the one and only@mathiaslarsen.bsky.social. We propose the term 'Green Financial Planning' to tie together many of the terms in political economy at the moment, and demonstrate that green finance is much more than a few loans/bonds with green names

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University of Sheffield Player @unishefplayer.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

💊 A few companies make most of the world’s medicine - and huge profits too. This @sperishefuni.bsky.social podcast unpacks Big Pharma’s power, from the pandemic to vaccine inequality. We ask if change is possible, and what the future might hold. 🎧 Listen here: bit.ly/43T9Z05 #BigPharma

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Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute @sperishefuni.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

🎙️ The urban field today isn’t progressive - it’s marked by inequality, polarisation, and tech monopoly power… Tune in to our latest episode of New Thinking for more on the role of political power in reshaping cities 🏙️ 🎧 Full Ep: shorturl.at/IOpZl

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GSSI Social Sciences @gssisocialsci.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

🎙️ Podcast alert 🎙️ Ugo Rossi & Sami Moisio discuss technocapitalism and their book "The Urban Field" on the @sperishefuni.bsky.social "New Thinking in Political Economy" with Dr. Remi Edwards. 🎧Listen now: open.spotify.com/episode/1k4E... @sperishefuni.bsky.social

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New Thinking: Technocapitalism w/ Sami Moisio and Ugo Rossi

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Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute @sperishefuni.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

🎙️ SPERI Presents… 🎙️ How do cities become engines of technocapitalist power? 🏙️ We explore how capitalism shapes urban life, labour & knowledge, and ask: Can we reclaim the city from value extraction? 💭 🎧 Listen now: shorturl.at/IOpZl #UrbanPoliticalEconomy #Technocapitalism #Podcast

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