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Social scientist. Interested in political economy, international development, and public health.

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@Kentikelenis

Alexandros Kentikelenis

11 months

📢 Finally available world-wide: 𝐀 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐮𝐭𝐬: 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 @ThomStubbs and I document the impact of 40 years of IMF-mandated austerity policies on the Global South. What do we find?🧵

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Alexandros Kentikelenis

5 years

New in AJS: "The Making of Neoliberal Globalization" w/ S Babb. We examine the rise of Washington Consensus policies in 1980s. The US engineered the policy agenda, but how? A nerdy thread on institutional change Paywall: Ungated:

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How has austerity impacted social protection in the Global South over time? Our book has all the answers & comes out in July by @OUPAcademic ! Also includes: free dataset on IMF conditions 1980-2019, replication code, chapters on post-Covid experience ℹ️

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Blackrock will not decarbonise us! Blockbuster presentation by @BJMbraun on asset manager capitalism and how it only spells bad news for the fight against climate change in packed #SASE2022 session.

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Since covid-19, we are often told that austerity is a thing of the past and that countries will use public spending for a just recovery Is this actually likely? No: austerity in store for 83 countries ✅New open access article w @thomstubbs Short thread

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Charles Tilly's work has been formative for me, and his arguments on the state as a protection racket are on my mind recently given events. So I am deeply humbled (& flabbergasted) to receive the Tilly Award for Best Article in Comparative-Historical Sociology @ASAnews for this:

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Alexandros Kentikelenis

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New in AJS: "The Making of Neoliberal Globalization" w/ S Babb. We examine the rise of Washington Consensus policies in 1980s. The US engineered the policy agenda, but how? A nerdy thread on institutional change Paywall: Ungated:

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I am humbled that my paper w/ S Babb received the Best Article Award in Global & Transnational Soc. A personal thread–hopefully helpful for junior scholars–on what I learnt about academia & publishing by doing cross-disciplinary work in political economy.

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Alexandros Kentikelenis

5 years

New in AJS: "The Making of Neoliberal Globalization" w/ S Babb. We examine the rise of Washington Consensus policies in 1980s. The US engineered the policy agenda, but how? A nerdy thread on institutional change Paywall: Ungated:

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The fantastic, field-defining "Why Not Default? The Political Economy of Sovereign Debt" by @JeromeRoos just won the Immanuel Wallerstein Memorial Book Award @ASAnews A must-read in global political economy! It's also part of Princeton UP's summer sale😉

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Why Not Default?

How creditors came to wield unprecedented power over heavily indebted countries—and the dangers this poses to democracy

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The new face of the IMF is very much like the 1980s-2000s face of the IMF: free markets for everyone, low income taxes, and "policy space" is a good thing only if it helps the rich become richer.

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The new head of the IMF describes socialism as “craziness” and applauds Trump’s “bravery” for using tax reform (i.e. handouts to billionaires) to spur growth 🤦‍♂️

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“The world should not allow Europe to treat the IMF as a dumping ground for washed-up officials,” argues ⁦ @EuroBriefing ⁩. Jeroen Dijsselbloem is the worst of them: would globalise austerity for the fun of it.

Do not treat the IMF as an EU consolation prize

The world needs a strong replacement for Lagarde

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Austerity measures are a key feature of the post-pandemic world: half of developing country govts will be spending less in 2024 than in the 2010s. But this image neglects that for many developing countries austerity has been 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 over the past few decades.

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Our book presents new comprehensive data on the evolution of IMF-mandated reforms, known as conditionality. We retrieved over 6,100 IMF loan documents, from which we extracted 65,707 policy conditions applicable across 132 countries over 1980-2019.

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Is the IMF now protecting social spending in its lending programs? In new @OxfamIFIs report, we show that IMF engagement is ineffective, inconsistent and inadequate. Still a long way to go to promote universal social protection and reduce inequalities.

IMF Social Spending Floors: A fig leaf for austerity? - Oxfam Policy & Practice

The International Monetary Fund has said that it protects spending on education, health and social protection from cuts in its loan programmes through social spending floors. These measures are a...

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🎉🌈 Elated that our "Creating crony capitalism: neoliberal globalization & the fueling of corruption" won the Best Article prize of the Socio-Economic Review, the coolest political economy journal! Short thread on what we find w/ @b_reinsberg @thomstubbs

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Alexandros Kentikelenis

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Early on in my PhD, a mentor gave me the best academic advice I ever received: 'Some social scientists are motivated by studying problems in the real world, while others focus on addressing problems in some literature; do the former, as that is what will keep you motivated.'

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New in AJS: "The World System & the Hollowing Out of State Capacity" Evidence on how neoliberal "structural" reforms devastate bureaucratic quality in dev. countries, thereby affecting long-run development trajectories Ungated

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Using fancy econometric methods, we then examined the impact of these conditions on: 🟰 Inequality 🏥 Social protection systems ⚕️ Health outcomes Findings ominous: the more stringent the IMF loans (more conditions), the more adversely social policies and outcomes are affected.

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Will the IMF avoid mistakes of the past? Early evidence from Oxfam show that for every $1 the IMF encouraged poor countries to spend on public goods, it has told them to cut 4 (!) times more through austerity measures.

For every $1 the IMF encouraged a set of poor countries to spend on public goods, it has told them...

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After you read the book, you can also share it with your pets, who tend to love posing next to it.

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📢CfP📢 Much ado about the emergent post-neoliberal order, but how does this relate to globalization & global governance? @llchristyll @zeithistoriker & I are editing an SER special issue to take stock. @SASE_Meeting SUBMIT! GET IN TOUCH WITH PROPOSALS!

Global governance and the emergence of a post-neoliberal order? - SASE

Submission deadline: 1 April 2024 Publication of the special issue in Socio-Economic Review: early 2025 The Covid-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine and the backdrop of environmental crises have...

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🚨📰 Just out: "Legitimacy Challenges to the Liberal World Order: Evidence from UN Speeches"- w/ @ErikVoeten in Review of Int'l Orgs We put current legitimacy challenges of int'l economic institutions in a half-century context. A thread. ✅ Open access:

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We understand austerity not only as budget cuts, but also encompassing broader 'structural' reforms to raise revenues or reduce expenditures. The key org pushing for these types of policies in the Global South is the IMF through its infamous 'structural adjustment programs'.

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Debt problems in the Global South are growing - what is the country experience & what does the future likely hold? Join @alemayehuGeda @Abotebuno @AndrewM_Fischer @KPatricio_ @GBGoodwin and myself next week to discuss! 📅 Wed 6 Dec, 4pm UK 📽️ Zoom:

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IMF narrative on #inequality has changed, but new evidence that IMF policies have been bad for inequality around the world, and these effects persist over the medium-run. New in Social Science Research:

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After the pandemic, the role of the IMF continues to be central. Many developing countries are turning to it support, and the debt situation is explosive. Per latest data, spending on debt service is now higher than the year of highest-ever health spending (2020).

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🚨Just out: New evidence of an IMF "dependency trap" Harsh IMF conditions➡️program unimplementable & gets interrupted➡️increase in borrowing costs➡️no choice but to return to IMF for a new program ✅Open access w @b_reinsberg @thomstubbs @RegGov_journal

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In short, austerity is here to stay and its consequences on social policies and outcomes are tangible. Is there a better way? Yes, and the book has a whole chapter discussing just that!

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Softening the blow of Covid-19 in low- and middle-income countries: will the IMF and World Bank make things worse? In @LancetGH , we review policies & alternatives. Thread on article w/ @DanielaGabor @IsabelOrtizUN @thomstubbs @martinmckee @davidstuckler

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But the IMF says they have no idea what structural adjustment is! In 2014, Lagarde as IMF head was puzzled: “Structural adjustment? That was before my time. I have no idea what it is. We don’t do that anymore.”

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Footloose financial capital must learn to walk with the rest of us, @zeithistoriker & I argue in @nytimes . In the U.K., @johnmcdonnellMP @MazzucatoM & @Cmmonwealth have a plan for how to make this happen.

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Opinion | Everyone Claims They’re Worried About Global Finance. But Only One Side Has a Plan....

By “democratizing finance,” the left is pushing reforms that will allow workers to get their fair share of wealth.

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🎂🎂Birthday alert: 2020 marks the 30th birthday of the term Washington Consensus, coined by J Williamson to refer to "what Washington means by reform" in dev countries. In new article, S Babb & I take stock (forthc. in Annual Rev Soc). A thread. PDF:

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The World Bank and IMF now promote a new role for the state: to de-risk investment for global investors through guaranteeing returns, explains @DanielaGabor #InternationalSocialForum2019

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Fiscal rules form part of the infrastructure of capitalism. Join us next week to discuss the wild cases of Germany, Brazil and beyond!

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Next week, join us for: RULES OF RESTRAINT The politics of fiscal rules in Brazil and Europe with: @maxkrahe , @clarabrenck , @pedrormarqs , and @Kentikelenis Register now:

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New evidence that IMF structural adjustment programs hurt education policy in developing countries. Direct challenge to the narrative on protecting social spending by the IMF. (No Paywall!)

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4 years

View of US corps as having dispersed shareholders who are ultimate owners/principals is—by now—far removed from reality. We live under asset manager capitalism where Blackrock, Vanguard & State St together hold >20% of shares of avg S&P500 company 🔥Instant classic by @BJMbraun

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What is asset manager capitalism? (How) does index fund dominance change the political economy of corporate governance? This has taken me forever. It's a first working paper, focused on the United States. Brief summary below. 1/

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In sum: neolib globalization in part unleashed by policies spread by IMF. This transformation was not the direct result of ideational shifts or technocratic zeal, but outcome of purposive action by US to refashion key institution of global gov to further own goals. /END

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First, narrative of growth -- US argument: (1) growth is central IMF purpose (2) market-liberalizing reforms will restore growth Ergo, IMF should promote market-liberalizing reforms. (But growth is *not* a central purpose of IMF, and 2nd claim at best controversial.) 16/18

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Austerity as the new normal: third wave of austerity measures about to sweep the world, as @IsabelOrtizUN and M. Cummings show in latest must-read report cc @zeithistoriker @davidrkadler @DanielaGabor @cornelban73 @LenSeabrooke @stephanygj @KevinPGallagher

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Join us tomorrow for a broad discussion on austerity, social protection and the future of global economic governance! 1pm NYC time / 7pm Central European Time

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A THOUSAND CUTS: SOCIAL PROTECTION IN THE AGE OF AUSTERITY Join us for a book launch on October 17 at 1 pm ET with: Authors @Kentikelenis and @thomstubbs , @MonaAli_NY_US , @Mskaydee , and @claraemattei . Register here:

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Much recent talk on whether we are entering a new or post Washington Consensus period — is the original term still relevant at all? Sarah Babb and I explore its life and times over the past three decades in new @washingtonpost @monkeycageblog article:

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Analysis | People have long predicted the collapse of the Washington Consensus. It keeps reappear...

Thirty years later, global financial institutions still condition loans on policies like “structural reforms.”

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Available online from most major booksellers. You can also order from @OUPAcademic directly: code ASFLYQ6 gives you 30% off!

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This is the political economy summer school I wish was available when I was a PhD student. 😎 Cool topic 🔥 Fantastic lecturers 🏛️ Great university 💰 FREE APPLY!

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Here's a fun thing @BJMbraun and I are doing this summer. A "what you need to know about finance" workshop for PhDs and early career researchers. Details here:

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Just out: "Taxing the People, Not Trade: The IMF & Taxation in Developing Countries" - Open Access ✅ Given ongoing debates on fiscal capacity in lower-income countries and the role of the IMF in Covid response, a thread on what past experience suggests

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Taxing the People, Not Trade: the International Monetary Fund and the Structure of Taxation in...

Studies in Comparative International Development - Strengthening fiscal capacity in low- and middle-income countries is essential for achieving sustainable development. The International Monetary...

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Baker convinced G-5 ministers and bankers in secret meetings -- bankers loved it! Citing Baker Plan, BNP Paribas wrote to IMF to propose creation of privatization funds "to buy shares in state-owned enterprises, i.e. Petrobras in Brazil." 7/18

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Key moment was US Treasury's 1985 announcement of Baker Plan, which gave IMF central role in overseeing "adoption of market-oriented policies for growth." Baker to White House: "debtors will receive IMF loans only if they adopt 'supply-side' policies" 6/18

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Of course, one can do both & that is what I try to do But IMO the important point for junior scholars has to do w/ maintaining motivation by studying something you enjoy, rather what you/ your supervisors think is publishable in a top journal (with a 6% acceptance rate anyway)

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2 years

What is to be done to bring about a renewed and progressive multilateralism? Pump up the volume of contestation, as @davidrkadler and I argue in new @GlobalPerspJnl article. Open access too!

Pump Up the Volume: From Covert to Overt Politics in Global Governance

Recent commentary on the state of multilateralism begins from an alarming premise: a popular backlash against globalization is underway. The prospects for multilateralism depend, by this account, on...

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New blockbuster article (open access too!) by @BJMbraun et al. on the "public-private infrastructural entanglements" that yielded the dominance of the offshore US dollar system, and the monetary technocrats who put themselves at its centre.

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It’s a Eurodollar world & the Fed is in charge. How did we get here? @ArieKrampf , @steffenmurau & I went to the @BIS_org archives, results now out in @RIPEJournal . Bottom line: Central banks were deeply entangled with the Eurodollar from the get-go. 1/n

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🚨🚨POST-DOC OPPORTUNITY🚨🚨 Join the amazing team at @GDPC_BU and work on how to green the global financial architecture🌱🗺️ An urgent task for social scientists to be involved in! All application details in pic cc @aldatweets @triofrancos @davidrkadler @BJMbraun @KateAronoff

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John McDonnell cites @zeithistoriker ’s work to outline why we need to reform the international economic system #InternationalSocialForum2019

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3 years

83 countries will still face aggressive austerity in the near term: by 2023, their public spending in 2023 will be at least 1 percentage point less than the 2010s avg. This heavily limits ability to pursue a 'just recovery' (let alone a green and inclusive transition)

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How to reform international financial institutions—during and after the pandemic—for a more equitable world order. My take on what short- and medium-term agendas should entail for @ProgIntl

Alexander Kentikelenis: Against the Gentleman's Agreement

"Global economic governance continues to provide cover for an aggressive agenda of deregulatory and extractive capitalism."

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In 1980s, int'l orgs set up to support post-war "embedded liberal" order were refashioned to become leading promoters of neoliberalism. We focus on the rise of "structural adjustment" at the IMF: deregulation, liberalization, & privatization mandated through IMF loans. 2/18

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Rousseff cites Agamben to explain how the politicisation of the judicial system in Brazil leaves political actors unable to defend emancipatory politics. “Lawfare” as politics through a corrupt judiciary. #InternationalSocialForum2019

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Call for abstracts: Globalization and Global Governance Before, During and After the Pandemic; jointly organized with @BairJenn & @llchristyll on Aug 5 just before @ASAnews Annual Conference in Los Angeles! Submit abstract by Jan 28; all details via link:

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Wolfgang Schäuble, engineer of Germany's “black zero” policy, has come to realise that maybe it wasn’t such a good policy in the first place 😳🤯

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There are many other ways to make an impact (perhaps a bigger impact?) on the world than academic publishing, and there are major crises going on that require social scientific skills to analyse and respond to. /end

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The global neoliberal model is in crisis, but will it go down the path of green industrial policy or “green neoliberalism” that promotes free trade of env goods and fusion of pro-env and anti-subsidy rules. @TimBartley99 in #SASE2022

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Second, publishing can take a loooooong time. This paper took 8 years from inception to publication: 1yr planning, 2yrs data collection/analysis, & the rest was taken up by trying to find the appropriate theoretical story to fit our findings (plus a rejection & AJS peer-review)

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New in @socscimed : We study the impact of IMF structural adjustment programs on health in developing countries; w/ T Forster, @thomstubbs , L King In short: IMF programs increase neonatal mortality & lower access to health systems. THREAD. Open-access:

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The rise of structural adjustment at the IMF is puzzling: a massive departure from the founding treaty (prohibiting IMF policy activism) but occurred without formal renegotiation. We argue that the Americans achieved this through a three-pronged *normative* strategy. 3/18

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Ever found yourself lost in strands of dependency theory? 🙋‍♂️ Still think there's much to learn from this work? 🙋‍♂️ Fantastic new piece pulls all the threads together -- from world systems to monopoly capitalism to global value chains and beyond. Open access too! ✅

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Is dependency theory relevant today? If yes, what can we learn from it? Why was it dismissed? That line of inquiry I started as an Econ PhD student at @NSSRNews has now culminated in a @DevandChg article! Any feedback is very welcome. Here's a thread 👇

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I occasionally wonder whether doing endless revisions for journal articles (esp. for some troubled papers) that will go behind a paywall is the best allocation of my time on earth. It can be fun, but it can also be gruesome and high-stakes for early career scholars.

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It took a lot to keep motivation to work on this paper, and I was enormously fortunate to have a fantastic coauthor who also believed in the merits of the project. As Adam Przeworski tells students, "This is the job: you rewrite, and you rewrite, and you rewrite."

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Overall, austerity will expose 2.3bn to budget cuts. What does this mean for countries in crisis, and for the future of global public health? Read the paper! Open access too. ✅

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Austerity Redux: The Post‐pandemic Wave of Budget Cuts and the Future of Global Public Health

The convergence of health, economic and social crises over the past 1.5 years has posed profound questions over the direction of travel for the world after COVID-19. The narrative emerging out of...

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For anyone in Paris: come hear @LenSeabrooke and me speak about global boardrooms and the politics of debt relief next Monday @sciencespo ! Added bonus: @MatthiasThiema3 will be dissecting our argument. Details below. @MaxPo_EU @OSC_SciencesPo @CSO_SciencesPo @SciencesPo_CEE

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November 25: Don't miss next #MaxPo SCOOPS with Alexander Kentikelenis on "The Boardroom Dynamics of Globalization: How Politics and Expertise Shape the World Polity." Details and registration:

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In my case, most of what I have written stems from my attempt to understand the eurozone crisis (which affected me & my family), even though I have barely written on the €zone crisis per se. It served as motivation to use social scientific tools to understand global capitalism.

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Alexandros Kentikelenis

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New article in @GHJournal : How does neoliberalism affects global health inequities? @Con_Rochford and I present a conceptual framework for analyzing the political-economic determinants of health. (thread version coming soon!) Open access:

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5 years

Why change norms & not treaties/guidelines? Can get the job done more easily! US official: "no one in their right mind wants to start amending the treaties; this has to be approved by the countries… If we can accomplish a goal without having formal vote, it’s a safer bet" 4/18

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Alexandros Kentikelenis

3 years

Fantastic article dissecting recent studies showing how the Washington Consensus was actually a good thing for countries in the Global South. 🔥🔥🔥

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Developing Economics

3 years

NEW POST: @cacrisalves @DanielaGabor & @ingridharvold debunk a recent attempt to revise the Washington Consensus' legacy. They demonstrate how this work is ideological, methodologically deeply flawed, and relies on an unrealistic Washington Counterfactual.

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Developing countries objected. E.g., Brazil: "concerned about greater IMF involvement in countries' planning & policy formulation". They had weak influence due to debt crisis, but could have still blocked this change through formal governance channels. 9/18

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Alexandros Kentikelenis

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What is the social aftermath of economic disasters? My article on ground-level responses to the Greek crisis is now open access in Socio-Economic Review. Inspired by @mlamont6 ‘s work

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Alexandros Kentikelenis

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📰 New in @WorldDevJournal : The global ﬁnancial safety net, Covid-19, and developing countries G20 committed to do "whatever it takes to minimize socio-economic damage from the pandemic" -- what's the evidence? A thread. ✅Open Access:

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Alexandros Kentikelenis

4 years

Rutte on EU recov. fund: “We want to see deep reforms to pensions, labor markets, judicial systems & taxation. We want to help, but the others have to get their houses in order” Next up, Rutte will propose Jeroen Dijsselbloem oversees disbursements😂🤣😂

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EU debates ways of adding sticks to recovery fund carrots

Richer governments are examining ex-ante and ex-post control over Brussels’ multibillion-euro recovery fund

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Alexandros Kentikelenis

5 years

Based on thousands of archival docs and interviews, we document 3 processes pursued by the US: 1. Mobilization of resources and allies 2. Normalization of new practices 3. Stabilization of norms through symbolic work And these are some of the men involved. 5/18

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Developing countries pointed out that proposals were "major departure from letter & spirit" of IMF policies for support to LICs. US fought back, asking LICs to start implementing "sound policies" or else the US might cut aid. 11/18

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Alexandros Kentikelenis

3 years

Fantastic new @ASR_Journal article on changes in inequality (in 🇺🇸) "Workers benefiting from a high-paying workplace are increasingly those who already benefit from being in a high-paying occupation" This increases & entrenches inequalities! cc @OlivierGodechot @BrankoMilan

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Nathan Wilmers

3 years

Different firms pay differently for similar jobs. Who benefits from this? 20 yrs ago: blue collar workers, at big, unionized or generous firms. Today: mostly managers and professionals, already high-paid due to skill. This exacerbates inequality!

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Alexandros Kentikelenis

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🔥 summer school for PhD students working on political economy and globalization 🔥 We'll talk about theories, look at cutting edge evidence, discuss at length *your* papers, and hang out in wonderful Copenhagen. Join us, it will be fun!

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Alexandros Kentikelenis

4 years

Are you a PhD student interested in capitalism and globalization? Want to know more about authority, expertise, uncertainty & standards in global governance? Apply for what promises to be a fantastic course with leading political economists & myself! Bonus: It's in Copenhagen!✨

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Alexandros Kentikelenis

5 years

“Anti-populism helps turning social democrats into mainstreamists (defenders of the status quo ex ante), instead of encouraging them to do their job & offer an alternative to neoliberalism and the centre-right.” Great new article by ⁦ @LaszloAndorEU ⁩

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Alexandros Kentikelenis

4 years

Finally and perhaps most importantly given the state of the academic job market, I found it helpful to keep things in perspective: There are great options outside academia and we have skills that are relevant for policy, journalism, think-tanks, and business.

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Alexandros Kentikelenis

11 months

Join us next Tuesday @ 1pm ET to discuss austerity, social protection, and the future of global economic governance! Register here:

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Phenomenal World

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11 months

A THOUSAND CUTS: SOCIAL PROTECTION IN THE AGE OF AUSTERITY Join us for a book launch on October 17 at 1 pm ET with: Authors @Kentikelenis and @thomstubbs , @MonaAli_NY_US , @Mskaydee , and @claraemattei . Register here:

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After "structural reforms" were tested in low-income countries (i.e., those with the least bargaining power and weakest voices) they were gradually and increasingly introduced in loans to middle-income countries. E.g., IMF conditions on labor issues and privatization: 13/18

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Alexandros Kentikelenis

2 years

📢 Don't forget to submit abstract/panel proposals by 1 Feb for the @SASE_Meeting mini-conference on "Post-Neoliberal Transformations: Politics, Practices & Governance in a Changing IPE," co-organized w/ @llchristyll @zeithistoriker P Garrido & G Rached!

2023 - Rio de Janeiro - SASE

Conference Theme Overview En español a continuación We have observed numerous signs of disruption—at all levels of social relations—of the world built over...

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Alexandros Kentikelenis

4 years

Congratulations to Dr @LeoAzzollini ! Scholar extraordinaire, working on the intersection of political sociology, demography and comparative politics. @SociologyOxford is lucky to have him, but we miss him in Milan!

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Leo Azzollini

4 years

PhD Thesis defended (remotely)! My deepest thanks to my advisor @FCBillari , and to the committee members @CatherineDVries , Gøsta Esping-Andersen, and @RossMacmillan4 . Also, a special shout-out to the @DisCont_ERC Reading Group, whose support during these years was invaluable.

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Alexandros Kentikelenis

4 years

Charming Dutch cover, straight out of €zone crisis clip-art. Wonder whether the depicted industrious Dutch people are working hard on keeping the Netherlands' status as a leading tax haven. h/t @LenSeabrooke @phdskat

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Alexandros Kentikelenis

5 years

For what it’s worth, I have thousands of pages on IMF negotiations over structural adjustment / transition in Poland in the early 1990s (negotiation docs, policy papers, etc). If anyone wants to team up and write that story, let me know! 🦁

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Alexandros Kentikelenis

5 years

@vanessahistory @jamiemartin2 @nils_gilman For example, the IMF had key role in “concerted lending” to developing countries in the 1980s, so tons of correspondence with banks etc. And the IMF staff briefing books for negotiations with borrowing countries can be very interesting. esp in conjunction with national archives

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Alexandros Kentikelenis

5 years

Second, narrative of malleability of formal rules: US and allies keep repeating how "flexible" the mandate and operational guidelines are, in order to stave off objections from developing countries. 17/18

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Alexandros Kentikelenis

5 years

Dutch gov't nominates fmr. FinMin Dijsselbloem to lead IMF. Reminder: he was the architect of disastrous austerity in EU, & his best-known quote is “[Countries] have obligations. You can not spend all the money on drinks & women, and then ask for help.” 🤢

Dutch gov't nominates fmr. Finance Minister to lead IMF: report

The Dutch government is nominating only one candidate for the position of director of the International Monetary Fund. And that candidate is former PvdA Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem, sources...

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Alexandros Kentikelenis

4 years

The idea that global financial arrangements can be the object of *sociological* study was occasionally dismissed or viewed with kind condescension (‘good luck publishing *that* in ASR/AJS’).

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Alexandros Kentikelenis

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Dominica was early test case in 1986: its loan included novel demands, incl. layoffs & new wage law for civil servants, restructuring of water authority, & privatization of electricity company. 12/18

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Alexandros Kentikelenis

6 years

"The #IMF has been an organization with a large brain, an unhealthy ego and a tiny conscience," argues @Alston_UNSR , Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty @UNHumanRights . #SocialProtection impact assessments should be introduced in IMF programs.

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Alexandros Kentikelenis

3 years

Rich countries will gradually phase out covid-related spending increases: by 2023, they will be still spending more than the 2010s Middle income countries are expected to rapidly scale back *below* 2010s avg Poor countries will soon revert to their very low spending levels

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Alexandros Kentikelenis

5 years

Fascinating new article on debt crises by @JeromeRoos : “Can’t Pay, Will Pay: Historical Change in the Management of International Debt Crises” A short thread. 1/8

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Alexandros Kentikelenis

4 years

COVID and the convergence of governance, economic and migration crises in Europe: we call for expansive EU action in new article @TheLancetPH @TheLancet w/ K Bozorgmehr, @davidstuckler et al.

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Alexandros Kentikelenis

7 years

Economic policy scripts underpin globalisation. How are they written? New ASR @asr_journal piece w/ @LenSeabrooke .

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Alexandros Kentikelenis

2 years

Are you working on the ongoing transformations of neoliberalism or the historical antecedents of major global-level change? Submit your work for our @SASE_Meeting mini-conference in July in Rio! Panel proposals also welcome.

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Christy Thornton

2 years

I'm excited to be co-organizing a mini-conference at this year's @SASE_Meeting on "Post-Neoliberal Transformations: Politics, Practices and Governance in a Changing International Political Economy" - not least because the meeting will be in Rio! Info here:

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Alexandros Kentikelenis

2 years

Thrilled to have spent the weekend discussing neoliberal orders, courtesy of the fantastic History & Political Economy project (thanks, @llchristyll @zeithistoriker ). Check out the project, and keep an eye out for upcoming opportunities:

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Christy Thornton

2 years

I am deeply exhausted but it was so cool to finish our conference talking through why we study the history of global economic governance w/ @Kentikelenis , @jamiemartin2 , @NicolasJabko & @hofunghung - with a cameo by the incredible IMF/WB police badge that @DexterFergie dug up!

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Alexandros Kentikelenis

4 years

Some can be straightforward contributions to a subfield, others can mix-and-match insights from different fields or disciplines The latter are often harder to pitch, but potentially hold a large payoff. They also need more stamina to find the right angle.

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Alexandros Kentikelenis

4 years

For example, check out the fantastic work of @lulusouzaleao whose work on the rise of randomized control trials in international development speaks to core debates both in sociology and development studies.

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