Conrad Jacober

Call for Papers | Social Science History Association Call for Papers 51st Annual Meeting of the Social Science History Association The Atlanta Hilton, Atlanta, Georgia – November 19th-22nd, 2026 Submission Dea ...

The 2026 SSHA call for proposals has been extended to March 15th. Read more and submit here: ssha.org/conference/c...

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"Everyone thinks universities have to do what donors want because they pay the bills. But that gets it backward... Giant donations, he’s come to realize, often increase the university’s bills, generating new operating expenses for projects that may have only tenuous links to the university’s mission

Supreme Court strikes down Trump's tariffs. A stitched together majority, as expected.

Read along thread here.👇
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Are We Rich Yet? by Amy Edwards - Hardcover Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.

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I wrote about a conference marking the culmination of tens of millions of dollars of philanthropic spending to transcend neoliberalism. lpeproject.org/blog/post-ne...

New interview! Andrew Anastasi and I discuss the emotional logic of insurance and how racial capitalism is being misconstrued in the present -- as made manifest in some reviews of my book. Grateful for this partnership between @hpe-project.bsky.social and @lpeblog.bsky.social!

New School University is shutting down programs, PhD admissions have been paused, and faculty are now receiving emails to resign.

Of course, this isn't the first crisis, BUT the administration's response hasn't always been like today's revamped austerity "shock therapy.” 👇🏽

Capital’s Regime Change and the Neoliberal Monetary Debate — History & Political Economy Project Matthias Schmelzer and Joshua Rahtz in conversation with Andrew Anastasi

@matthiasschmelzer.bsky.social's history of debates in the Mont Pèlerin Society is out this month from @versobooks.bsky.social, in a new, HPE-funded translation by Joshua Rahtz. We spoke with Matthias & Josh about their work and the new moment in which it lands: www.hpeproject.org/blog/new-reg...

Capital’s Regime Change and the Neoliberal Monetary Debate — History & Political Economy Project Matthias Schmelzer and Joshua Rahtz in conversation with Andrew Anastasi

@matthiasschmelzer.bsky.social: The neoliberal thought collective kept "their ideas at-the-ready for politicians amidst changing historical conditions…. Progressives today could learn from this kind of long-term, transnational organizing and intellectual work." www.hpeproject.org/blog/new-reg...

Unearthing Production — History & Political Economy Project A roundtable discussion with Chris Abdul Hakim Martinez, Perdana “Pepe” Roswaldy, and Peter Vale

We find palm oil seemingly everywhere. But, Pepe Roswaldy reminds us, its ubiquity obscures the workers (among others) “who break their bones carrying 150-pound fresh fruit bunches every day” #MayDay2025 www.hpeproject.org/blog/unearth...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Global Governance Reform from the Global South. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Calls for institutions like the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) to democratize decision-making, increase transparency, and rebalance governance toward interests of Global South countr...

Which global governance reform policies matter most to countries in the Global South today? Why is there so much institutional resistance to these reforms? Register to join Andrés Arauz, Anush Kapadia, Robert Wade, and @llchristyll.bsky.social Friday at 1pm ET as they dissect these dilemmas.

Our Histories and Futures of Global Governance initiative continues this Friday at 1pm ET.

Join us for a webinar on Reform from the South with Andrés Arauz, Anush Kapadia, Robert Wade, and @llchristyll.bsky.social

Cohosted with our friends @gdp-center.bsky.social Register! tinyurl.com/HPEGGRS

Have you ever taught a course on neoliberalism? Willing to share your syllabus on our website? We are gathering examples across disciplines and fields. Reply with a link, DM us, or email andrew@hpeproject.org.

Incredible first day of presentations at this year's HPE grantee conference. We kicked things off with Asensio Robles, @atrasi.bsky.social, Eric Helleiner, and Jamie Martin discussing the role of private banks in Spain's democratization, and neoliberalism in Thailand's "sufficiency economy"

Globalism, Sovereignty, and Resistance — History & Political Economy Project Jennifer Mittelstadt and Quinn Slobodian in conversation

What is “globalism”? And what does it have to do with “sovereignty”? How have these become crucial terms for the Right? Historians Jennifer Mittelstadt and @zeithistoriker.bsky.social break it down over at our new blog: www.hpeproject.org/blog/globali...