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akentikelenis.bsky.social
Social scientist. Interested in political economy, international development, and public health. www.kentikelenis.net
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Book Launch! Join us for the discussion with @stephofmann.bsky.social, @ninahall.bsky.social, @akentikelenis.bsky.social and @ckreudersonnen.bsky.social online or in Florence on the 21 February for the launch of my book "Global Governance on the Ground". Register here: www.eui.eu/events?id=57...

📢 New article: "Formal governance matters: when, how, and why states act on the IMF Executive Board" w/ T Forster @danhonig.bsky.social in @ripejournal.bsky.social A nerdy thread about how global governance works. ✅Open access: doi.org/10.1080/0969...

Each for very different reasons, these were my fave books of 2024 📚 Happy new year friends ✨🍻 ps. Emma’s book (on the political economy of care & its value, second most sold in DK last year) will be out in English in Spring 2025. Keep an eye out 🧐

NEW PAPER: The 2022 fossil fuel price jumps caused an oil and gas profit explosion. We show the US reaped the largest profit increase (USD 275bn) of any country. Big Oil claims this benefits the American people. In fact, 51% went to the richest 1%, only 1% to the bottom 50%. A 🧵

We did it; we sent out a newsletter again! - A bit on COP finance - Tariffs and Bessent/Plaza Accord idea from @shahinvallee.bsky.social - And exactly how the US undermined the IMF, per @akentikelenis.bsky.social

Berlin friends: next Tuesday at 4pm I am presenting findings from my new book project at the Freie Universität. Join us!