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Bernd Bonfert

@bonfert.bsky.social

Assistant Professor of Sustainable Development at EM Normandie Business School | Researching sustainable food and energy systems | Vice Chair of @cpern.bsky.social | Associate Editor at @gpejournal.bsky.social

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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: CPERN monthly meeting - February 2026. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. Towards a radical highway geography: Berlin and the remaking of city logistics in global capitalism Speaker: Susanne Soederberg, Professor at Queen's University, Canada Discussants: Darragh Golden, ...

New online workshop: Towards a radical highway geography - Berlin and the remaking of city logistics in global capitalism

When: 26 February, 6pm CEST

Where: bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

With author @soederberg1.bsky.social and discussants Darragh Golden and Laura Stegemann

See you there!

12.02.2026 11:10 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0
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I mean, if the point is to solve trade disputes, it has worked well in the past...

05.02.2026 09:57 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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On the 22nd of January (incidentally, the date of Gramsci's birthday) my article came out in @gpejournal.bsky.social

bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...

29.01.2026 08:50 — 👍 10    🔁 7    💬 2    📌 0

Remember to submit your abstracts for our track (RN06) at the European Sociological Conference! ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Deadline this Friday!

27.01.2026 10:32 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Belgian PM Bart De Wever quoting Gramsci's 'time of monsters' line against Trump was definitely not on my Geopolitics Bingo card

20.01.2026 12:34 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 1
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: CPERN monthly workshop - January. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. Inga Rademacher (City) presents her working paper: 'Finance and the far right: financial-nationalist politics in an asset-manager world' Discussants: Owen Worth (University of Limerick) and Alen Topl...

New CPERN online workshop: Finance and the Far Right (29 Jan)

Join us to discuss how asset-manager capitalism has shaped financial-nationalist politics

With author @ingarade.bsky.social and discussants Owen Worth and @alentop.bsky.social

On zoom: bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

See you there!

20.01.2026 11:51 — 👍 7    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 0
European Sociological Association

The CfP for the European Sociological Association conference (25-28 August in Warsaw) is available: bit.ly/48E3ylb

Our stream (RN06) focuses on 'Solidarity, action, revolution? Questioning systemic unsustainability'

Submit your abstracts by 30 January: www.conftool.com/esa2026

See you in Warsaw!

07.01.2026 14:44 — 👍 6    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 1

Liberals who are now cheering Trump for bombing Caracas and abducting Maduro should realize that Greenland will be next. This is might-is-right imperialism plain and simple and if this remains uncontested (as is likely to happen) there will be no way to stop Trump and his fascist administration.

03.01.2026 10:37 — 👍 434    🔁 130    💬 88    📌 3

Remember to join our online workshop this Thursday!

25.11.2025 13:24 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: CPERN monthly workshop - November 2025. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. Stefan Zyinski will present his article 'Coloniality dressed in Green' available: https://bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journals/gpe/3/2/article-p315.xml Discussants are Johannes Jaeger and...

Reminder: Join us on 27 November to discuss 'Coloniality dressed in green'!

With author @stefanzylinski.bsky.social who will explain how climate finance risks becoming a new tool for colonial rule

With discussants Johannes Jaeger and Ewa Dziwok

Register here: bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

20.11.2025 09:07 — 👍 6    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 1
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: CPERN monthly workshop - November 2025. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. Stefan Zyinski will present his article 'Coloniality dressed in Green' available: https://bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journals/gpe/3/2/article-p315.xml Discussants are Johannes Jaeger and...

New CPERN online workshop: Coloniality dressed in green

Join us on 27 November to discuss how climate finance risks becoming a new tool for colonial rule

With author @stefanzylinski.bsky.social and discussants Johannes Jaeger and Ewa Dziwok

Register on zoom: bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

03.11.2025 11:54 — 👍 6    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 1

Happening this Thursday! Join us to discuss the relation between capitalism and the global water crisis 🌊

27.10.2025 14:20 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: CPERN monthly workshop - October 2025. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. Filippo Menga, Thirst: the global quest to solve the water crisis Speaker: Filippo Menga is Associate Professor of Geography at the University of Bergamo in Italy. Discussants: Gemma Gasseau is Re...

We have a new online workshop coming!

Join us on 30 October to discuss the book 'Thirst: the global quest to solve the water crisis'

With author @filippomenga.bsky.social and discussants @gemmagasseau.bsky.social and Alexander Dunlap

Register at bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

See you there!

14.10.2025 13:09 — 👍 3    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 1

Remember to join us tomorrow to discuss Sarah Uhlmann's excellent work on 'Urban social movements as extended class actors'! ⬇️⬇️⬇️

24.09.2025 07:35 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: CPERN monthly meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. Sarah Uhlmann 'Urban social movements as extended class actors: struggles over reproduction in Buenos Aires, New York City and Hamburg', in Global Political Economy. Discussants: Miria Gambardella a...

Online workshop: Urban social movements as extended class actors
Join us on 25 September to discuss Sarah Uhlmann's article about struggles over social reproduction!
With discussants @miria-gam.bsky.social and @bonfert.bsky.social
Register here: bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
See you there!

17.09.2025 09:05 — 👍 3    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 3

Herzlichen Glueckwunsch, Simone!

03.09.2025 09:50 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Our Midterm Workshop 'Critical Political Economy at the Time of Monsters' has come to a close

Many thanks to all our amazing participants for the great time together!

And a special thanks to @teivo.bsky.social and Silke Trommer for welcoming us in beautiful Helsinki!

See you all again next year!

02.08.2025 16:15 — 👍 8    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: The Left and Digital Politics: Political Parties from Platform Neoliberalism to Platform Socialism . After registering, you will receive a confirmation emai... Speaker: Marco Guglielmo (University of Valencia) Key text: Title: The Left and Digital Politics: Political Parties from Platform Neoliberalism to Platform Socialism Discussant: Bradley Ward (Univers...

Join or online workshop tomorrow (26 June, 6pm CEST) about Marco Guglielmo's new book 'The Left and Digital Politics'!

With discussants Bradley Ward, Maria Francesca De Tullio and
@gameoftech.bsky.social

Register here: bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

See you there!

25.06.2025 12:47 — 👍 3    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0

Mamdani defined what he calls the politics of the future in his post-election speech.
This is how you beat fascism: not by administrating the decline (hello Democrats), but by contrasting the darkness of fascist end-times obsession with the vision of a new dawn. More of this, please 👇👇👇

25.06.2025 08:45 — 👍 195    🔁 34    💬 6    📌 2
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: The Left and Digital Politics: Political Parties from Platform Neoliberalism to Platform Socialism . After registering, you will receive a confirmation emai... Speaker: Marco Guglielmo (University of Valencia) Key text: Title: The Left and Digital Politics: Political Parties from Platform Neoliberalism to Platform Socialism Discussant: Bradley Ward (Univers...

The Left and Digital Politics!

Join or online workshop to discuss Marco Guglielmo's book on political parties (from platform neoliberalism to platform socialism)

With discussants Bradley Ward, Maria Francesca De Tullio and @gameoftech.bsky.social

Register here: bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

16.06.2025 13:28 — 👍 5    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 1
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: CPERN monthly meeting - Global solidarities against water grabbing. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. Global solidarities against water grabbing: Without water, we have nothing Speaker: Caitlin Schroering is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Global Studies at the University of North Carolin...

Global solidarities against water grabbing!

Join our online workshop this Thursday, 29 May at 6pm CEST to discuss Caitlin Schroering's book about movements against water privatization!

Discussants: Filippo Menga & Lydia Karazarifi

Register here: bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

See you there!

27.05.2025 18:13 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 1
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: CPERN monthly meeting - Global solidarities against water grabbing. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. Global solidarities against water grabbing: Without water, we have nothing Speaker: Caitlin Schroering is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Global Studies at the University of North Carolin...

Online workshop: Global solidarities against water grabbing

Join us on 29 May at 6pm CEST to hear Caitlin Schroering present her recent book about movements against water privatization!

Discussants: Filippo Menga & Lydia Karazarifi

Register here: bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

See you there!

15.05.2025 06:24 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

No country in their right mind should sign a trade deal with the US that involves agriculture

25.04.2025 06:14 — 👍 126    🔁 50    💬 7    📌 2
Exiting the Factory: Strikes and Class Formation beyond the Industrial Sector (w/ Alexander Gallas)
YouTube video by CPERN -Critical Political Economy Research Network Exiting the Factory: Strikes and Class Formation beyond the Industrial Sector (w/ Alexander Gallas)

Had a great discussion w/ @bonfert.bsky.social and @abieler.bsky.social on my book 'Exiting the Factory: Strikes and Class Formation beyond the Industrial Sector', published by @brisunipress.bsky.social in 2024. It was hosted by @cpern.bsky.social. Check out the vid.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvUv...

07.04.2025 16:48 — 👍 19    🔁 6    💬 1    📌 0
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Just published! This is a great book which provides an overview of Politics in the Rio Grande Valley.

I'm happy to have contributed a chapter on Social Movements in the RGV, co-authored with Mireya Garcia.

The book is available here:

rowman.com/ISBN/9781666...

03.04.2025 19:26 — 👍 11    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 0

Come join us in Helsinki!

14.03.2025 17:36 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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CPERN Call for Papers 2025 The next CPERN Mid-term workshop will take place in Helsinki, from 30 July to 01 August 2025 Abstract submission for papers and panels is now open! Please submit your abstracts (max. 250 words) to …

New deadline!

CPERN Midterm Workshop 2025 (Helsinki, 30 Juli - 01 Aug)

Critical political economy and the time of monsters: Understanding the present, imagining the future

Submit your abstract by 21 March to cpernRN06@gmail.com

Call: criticalpoliticaleconomy.net/2025/01/14/c...

See you there!

14.03.2025 17:34 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 1
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: CPERN monthly workshop March 2025. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. Alexander Gallas - Exiting the Factory discussant: Andreas Bieler

Join our Online Workshop on 27 March to discuss the book 'Exiting the Factory: Strikes and Class Formation beyond the Industrial Sector'

With author @alexandergallas.bsky.social and discussant @abieler.bsky.social

On zoom, register here: bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

See you there!

11.03.2025 11:19 — 👍 9    🔁 6    💬 2    📌 1
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CPERN Call for Papers 2025 The next CPERN Mid-term workshop will take place in Helsinki, from 30 July to 01 August 2025 Abstract submission for papers and panels is now open! Please submit your abstracts (max. 250 words) to …

Reminder: Join our CPERN Midterm Workshop 2025 (Helsinki, 30 Jul - 01 Aug)

Critical political economy and the time of monsters: Understanding the present, imagining the future

Submit your abstract to cpernRN06@gmail.com (DL 14.03)

Call: criticalpoliticaleconomy.net/2025/01/14/c...

See you there!

04.03.2025 15:30 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Critical Political Economy – Early career scholar writing workshop Thursday 30 July 2025 – University of Helsinki Supported by CPERN and the Conference of Socialist Economists/Capital and Class On the day before the 2025 CPERN Mid-term workshop we will be holding …

Join our Critical Political Economy Early Career Scholar Writing Workshop!

What: Receive detailed feedback from experienced scholars to help you with your first publication

When: Right before our Mid-term workshop (30 July 2025, Helsinki)

How: See here criticalpoliticaleconomy.net/2025/02/05/c...

04.03.2025 15:39 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

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