Is populist politics exceptional? Rethinking populism beyond economy and security
Exploring common assumptions about populism within the study of economy and security provides an opportunity to rethink our understanding of the phenomena.
Preppe Blog Series
The authoritarian turn after the crash: beyond economy and security
Neoliberalism is said to have taken an authoritarian turn since 2008. However, the war on terror arguably also initiated an authoritarian turn.
Selling war: commodifying the (in)security of Afghan women
Examining the commodification of everyday objects reveals complex interconnections of economy and security. This blog explores these through an Afghan rug.
Community safety beyond economy and security – exploring the complex nature of desires for safety
The mobilisation of fears of violence linked to public transport exposes a complex picture in which it can be difficult to analyse desires for safety.
Beyond Political Economy and Security Studies: Introduction to blog series
Our blog series asks what potential analytical insights can be generated if we stop treating ‘economy’ and ‘security’ as separate spheres.
#MeToo and Harvey Weinstein: Telling stories of vulnerable bodies
Since the Harvey Weinstein scandal broke, the #MeToo and #TimesUp hashtags campaign have become internationally recognised as a symbol of […]
Constructing the Weinstein story: the political economy of scandal
While the Weinstein scandal has generated a pseudo-systemic critique of sexual violence in the workplace, economic inequalities still determine who […]
“I was a thing: not a nobody, but a body”: The political economy of the body & the Weinstein scandal
Hollywood’s commodification of women’s bodies must be recognised as a contributory factor when questioning the (un)shocking prevalence of sexual violence […]
Who pays for sexual harassment?
Calculating the economic costs of sexual harassment obscures its underlying wrongs – as does the disparagement of people that ‘sleep […]
The political economy of the Weinstein scandal
This blog series introduces some preliminary research from SPERI’s PREPPE programme, a project that asks: What can political economy tell […]