Stefano Ponte

The problem with Black Economic Empowerment in South Africa is that it has not done enough to reverse the legacy of apartheid. Much research shows that, including mine. Do not buy the lies Trump told at his pantomime. This is why research, universities and academic freedom are important.

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Right now at Ca Foscari The sneak peek preview of @stefanoponte.bsky.social’s new book Value Struggles: Looking at Capitalism Through the Wineglass 🍷

The pros and cons of sectoral climate governance. Learning from the IMO and shipping. Collins Odote presents our work at #ISA2025

This wins the worst news of the internet today and it had a LOT of competition 😖

Think you are 'safe' because you don't live in the US? Think again. . . 'Musk’s far-right influence has taken on a life of its own and started to have an impact even in countries he has not yet visited or said anything about.'

The amount of shit on social media from unreconstructed and flat out racist white South Africans following Trump’s lead is truly insane…

Some of the most privileged people imaginable have convinced themselves that they are uniquely victimised…

WTF???

If people normalize this lawbreaking instead of pushing back, it will be very hard ever to restore the system of government that most of us grew up assuming it would be in place. Trump’s disregard for US constitution ‘a blitzkrieg on the law’, legal experts say

Do they know it’s payday? Instead of being passive receivers of donations, it's time Ethiopians were paid for their work in the global compassion industry

Actually Bob, there are other ways to work towards solving global hunger: let's start w/paid labour. @lseblogs.bsky.social @jolittler.bsky.social @danbrockington.bsky.social @aoc.bsky.social @theguardian.com @stefanoponte.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/africaatlse/...

RIPE 2024 diversity statement Published in Review of International Political Economy (Ahead of Print, 2025)

As we enter the New Year, RIPE editors have some good news to report!!! Our editors are:
@juanitamarieelias.bsky.social
@hozic.bsky.social Alison Johnston
@skostem.bsky.social @manuelamoschella.bsky.social @stefanoponte.bsky.social @kevinyoung.bsky.social and Hongying Wang
doi.org/10.1080/0969...

And I finally (and too late!) made it to BluSky! 😊

Yesterday, we hosted Mara Leichtman, Associate Professor of Anthropology at Michigan State University, for an insightful session on "Da’wa as Development: Everyday Humanitarianism and Kuwaiti Islamic Charity in Tanzania." at CBS. Read more at www.everydayhumanitarianismintanzania.org/activities

Andreas Malm chronicled this in detail in ‘Overshoot’. This is one more brick.

Welcome to Bluesky to @julianelang.bsky.social Follow her for insights on inequality, global value chains and critical takes on food and natural resources!

A visualization showing that while other developed nations achieve life expectancies of 82-84 years with health spending of $3,000-$6,000 per capita, the United States spends nearly $10,000 per capita only to achieve a life expectancy of 78.7 years (as of 2018). Japan, Spain, and other nations lead with longer lives at far lower costs, while the US stands as a stark outlier – spending the most for worse health outcomes.

This chart is an indictment of the US for-profit health care system.

All of those lost years are the cost of profits being claimed.

No no no! It’s all about freedom … of being stuck in traffic

Hidden Politics - Hidden Agendas | Face2Face with David Peck Unpacking the Secret Powers of Commodities with Adam Sneyd

David Peck is relaunching his podcast with our conversation on Hidden Politics and the SDGs - have a listen & share for your students and colleagues! shows.acast.com/face2face-wi... @lcotula.bsky.social @davethomas.bsky.social @ryankatzrosene.bsky.social

Captures my feelings today (Daniel Wurtzel, “Air fountain”, at Trapholt museum, Kolding, DK)

Let them eat cake

Carbon capture is the mermaid of all techno-BS

It’s starting. If they can’t hear the activists, then they will hear the lawyers.

We are in Verona quite often, give us a buzz when in the hood. I saw anna on the plane on the next trip to verona and she told me she had bumped into you. An even smaller world …

I can’t believe this song is still celebrated. @brandaid-world.bsky.social and I took apart this kind of white saviourism a gazzillion years ago in our book ‘Brand Aid’

It was soooooo good!!!

You are the best!

Read @ebharrington.bsky.social ‘s piece in @theatlantic.com and related podcast. She knows stuff! Let’s take down the Broligarchy!

Get ready for another big bang book by the one and only @greenprofgreen.bsky.social