Economic Sociology & Political EconomySurveillance Society and Social Media in the Age of AlgorithmsThe following sharp and amazing paragraph was not written in the 1990s, nor in the 2010s, nor in recent years. It appeared in French…6d ago6d ago
Economic Sociology & Political EconomyThe joke goes like this: Two hot air balloonists were blown off course…Two hot air balloonists were blown off course. They descended, floating over a person walking on the street >>> :-)Aug 14Aug 14
Economic Sociology & Political EconomyPolanyi on Wall Street: Disembeddedness in Financial TimesBasak Kus questions in her new book the mainstream account of the 2007–8 financial crisis, brilliantly provides an eye-opening, thorough…Aug 11Aug 11
Economic Sociology & Political Economy10 Economic Sociology books for students and the general publicTake a look, dive into, share! >>Jul 26Jul 26
Economic Sociology & Political EconomyConstructing Economic Policy Paradigms: Bureaucratic Politics and the Many “China Models”A new book Markets with Bureaucratic Characteristic (Columbia University Press, 2024), deciphers the operation of bureaucratic power in…Jul 16Jul 16
Economic Sociology & Political EconomyeBenefit from this great list of academic opportunities: 11 calls for papers (some are partly funded), 8 PhD scholarships, 4 postdocs, 4…Jul 10Jul 10
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Economic Sociology & Political EconomyB&B: The Chicago School antitrust | From Taylorism to AI | Economics ignores race | The Power of…Dive and delve into these pieces here>>Apr 30Apr 30
Economic Sociology & Political EconomyFoucault on criticism monsters and the laws of vain reviewsIn 1971, Michel Foucault wrote a short polemic, titled “Monstrosities in Criticism”, that fervently took issue with two reviews of his…Apr 25Apr 25