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Manuela Moschella @manuelamoschella.bsky.social · 3d

Thanks @erinkaylockwood.bsky.social for including my book in this wonderful list! And I totally share the motivation and spirit

Erin Lockwood @erinkaylockwood.bsky.social · 4d

This year I made two big changes to my graduate International Political Economy syllabus: 1) I leaned in to money and capital as organizing themes, and 2) I assigned (nearly) all books. Here's our reading list, ft. Karl Polanyi, Benjamin Cohen, @stefeich.bsky.social, Ngaire Woods, J.C. Sharman ...

Stack of books:
The Great Transformation by Karl Polanyi
International Political Economy by Ben Cohen
The Currency of Politics by Stefan Eich
The Globalizers by Ngaire Woods
The Money Laundry by J.C. Sharman
The Code of Capital by Katharina Pistor
Bankers' Trust by Aditi Sahasrabuddhe
Unexpected Revolutionaries by Manuela Moschella
Rating Politics by Zsofia Barta and Alison Johnston
Bucking the Buck by Daniel McDowell
The Meddlers by Jamie Martin
The Entangled Legacies of Empire (eds. Gilbert, Bourne, Haiven, and Montgomerie)
Depletion by Shirin Rai
Chip War by Chris Miller

Erin Lockwood @erinkaylockwood.bsky.social · 4d

This year I made two big changes to my graduate International Political Economy syllabus: 1) I leaned in to money and capital as organizing themes, and 2) I assigned (nearly) all books. Here's our reading list, ft. Karl Polanyi, Benjamin Cohen, @stefeich.bsky.social, Ngaire Woods, J.C. Sharman ...

Manuela Moschella @manuelamoschella.bsky.social · 10d

Central banks are political institutions. They rely on political and social support to function - and that support is now under strain in the US. Independence isn’t self-enforcing: it survives less through statutes than through politics

Manuela Moschella @manuelamoschella.bsky.social · 10d

But a conventional nomination won’t resolve the credibility problem. The issue isn’t personalities; it’s how we’ve long overstated and misunderstood central bank independence. Independence was never insulation from politics as I argued for @cornellupress.bsky.social in Unexpected Revolutionaries

Sander Tordoir @sandertordoir.bsky.social · 16d

Well, that pretty much sums it all up on geopolitics and the global economy.

Manuela Moschella @manuelamoschella.bsky.social · 19d

Goodbye multilateralism, welcome market power - in case we still had doubts.
‘If foreign countries want access to our market, that’s going to come with expectations.’ January 2026, US administration

www.ft.com/content/a675...

Howard Lutnick: Why the Trump administration is going to Davos

Capitalism has a new sheriff in town

www.ft.com

Journal of European Integration @jei-publication.bsky.social · 20d

📰 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐉𝐄𝐈 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭!

📮 A few months after the 𝟏𝟗𝐭𝐡 𝐁𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐔𝐒𝐀 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 in Philadelphia, the article based on @katemcnamara.bsky.social's keynote is now available online (𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬).

Abstract and link below:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....

Manuela Moschella @manuelamoschella.bsky.social · 28d

A remarkably blunt statement from #Powell showing how serious the challenge to #Fed independence is
“The threat of criminal charges is a consequence of the Fed setting interest rates based on our best assessment of what will serve the public, rather than following the preferences of the president.”

US prosecutors launch criminal investigation into Federal Reserve’s Jay Powell

Central bank chair hits back and says grand jury subpoenas are retaliation for refusal to bow to demand to cut interest rates

www.ft.com

Manuela Moschella @manuelamoschella.bsky.social · Jan 8

Welcome new RIPErs! Wonderful to see the editorial board grow. And huge thanks to the outgoing editors: there are never enough words to thank them for their thoughtful, committed work and care for the journal. @ripejournal.bsky.social is stronger today because of them

Review of International Political Economy @ripejournal.bsky.social · Jan 7

RIPE enters 2026 with an editorial transition. Huge thanks to outgoing team @juanitamarieelias.bsky.social, @skostem.bsky.social, Kevin Young & Hongying Wang! In the next few days, we’ll introduce new editors: @johannespetry.bsky.social, @alibhagat.bsky.social, Ida Bastiaens & @mbabic.bsky.social.

Review of International Political Economy @ripejournal.bsky.social · Jan 7

RIPE enters 2026 with an editorial transition. Huge thanks to outgoing team @juanitamarieelias.bsky.social, @skostem.bsky.social, Kevin Young & Hongying Wang! In the next few days, we’ll introduce new editors: @johannespetry.bsky.social, @alibhagat.bsky.social, Ida Bastiaens & @mbabic.bsky.social.

Kate McNamara @katemcnamara.bsky.social · Dec 22

Our takeaway? Framing based on threat has historically lessened public scrutiny & increased the leeway for public & private action, so this rhetorical turn further raises the stakes around democratic accountability in the EU. As the EU faces a changed world, democracy is even more important. FIN/

Manuela Moschella @manuelamoschella.bsky.social · Dec 4

🔥 Righr now at SAIS - @unibo.it Winter School on AI

Manuela Moschella @manuelamoschella.bsky.social · Dec 4

So glad to see the Winter School on AI & Tech Change underway! 🌟
This is the second edition of this wonderful SAIS- @unibo.it collaboration - a project I’m truly proud of.

Huge thanks to my amazing colleague @ninahall.bsky.social and our fantastic students for making this such an inspiring journey

ninahall.bsky.social @ninahall.bsky.social · Dec 3

*Winter School on AI & Tech Change gets going today.* @johnshopkinssais.bsky.social @connect-unibo.bsky.social

20 students from Uni of Bologna & SAIS Europe discussing how to regulate AI globally.

Great collaboration w/ @manuelamoschella.bsky.social & Alice Matttoni

Manuela Moschella @manuelamoschella.bsky.social · Dec 4

📘 Deeply grateful to Elena Carletti for her generous review of #UnexpectedRevolutionaries @cornellupress.bsky.social in the Journ of Econ Lit. I appreciated how she captured the book’s core argument on the political nature of institutions often viewed as technocratic
www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...

Moschella, Manuela. Unexpected Revolutionaries: How Central Banks Made and Unmade Economic Orthodoxy

(December 2025)

www.aeaweb.org

ninahall.bsky.social @ninahall.bsky.social · Dec 3

*Winter School on AI & Tech Change gets going today.* @johnshopkinssais.bsky.social @connect-unibo.bsky.social

20 students from Uni of Bologna & SAIS Europe discussing how to regulate AI globally.

Great collaboration w/ @manuelamoschella.bsky.social & Alice Matttoni

Manuela Moschella @manuelamoschella.bsky.social · Nov 27

A much needed discussion on the accountability dimension of industrial policy. Thanks @christyapetit.bsky.social and @sebdiessner.bsky.social for their insightful contribution to our forthcoming @govjournal.bsky.social SI on the political foundations of market interventionism. Stay tuned for more ☺️

Sebastian Diessner @sebdiessner.bsky.social · Nov 25

💥Out in @govjournal.bsky.social

Actions Speak Louder Than Words: Assessing the Democratic Accountability of Europe's New Industrial Policy

With @christyapetit.bsky.social we ask "who controls the controllers?" in the EU's industrial policy regime

OpenAccess onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Actions Speak Louder Than Words: Assessing the Democratic Accountability of Europe's New Industrial Policy

This article asks “who controls the controllers” now that the European Commission—long responsible for controlling the conduct of industrial policy in the EU's internal market—increasingly pursues it...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

Manuela Moschella @manuelamoschella.bsky.social · Nov 27

Super glad to see the review of my book #unexpectedrevolutionaries @cornellupress.bsky.social ☺️ Thanks to @intlspectator.bsky.social for hosting it

The International Spectator @intlspectator.bsky.social · Nov 19

⚠️ New book review!

📗 Unexpected revolutionaries: how central banks made and unmade economic orthodoxy, @manuelamoschella.bsky.social (@cornellupress.bsky.social)

🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

✒️ Matteo Bursi

Andrea Ruggeri @andrearuggeri.bsky.social · Nov 27

We conclude our first term of MiCoReS (Milan Conflict Research Seminars) with Ana Arjona (Northwestern) presenting: "Challenges in the Study of the Consequences of Civil War"
Monday 1 December at 12:30.

NOTICE: change of location ROOM B, NASP, Via Pace 10, Milano

www.nasp.eu/news-events-...

NASP: Network for the Advancement of Social and Political studies - MiCoReS Seminar | Ana Arjona | 1/12/2025

Seminar Challenges in the Study of the Consequences of Civil WarAna ArjonaNorthwestern University ChairsJuan Masullo & Andrea Rugger...

www.nasp.eu

Sebastian Diessner @sebdiessner.bsky.social · Nov 25

💥Out in @govjournal.bsky.social

Actions Speak Louder Than Words: Assessing the Democratic Accountability of Europe's New Industrial Policy

With @christyapetit.bsky.social we ask "who controls the controllers?" in the EU's industrial policy regime

OpenAccess onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Actions Speak Louder Than Words: Assessing the Democratic Accountability of Europe's New Industrial Policy

This article asks “who controls the controllers” now that the European Commission—long responsible for controlling the conduct of industrial policy in the EU's internal market—increasingly pursues it...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

The International Spectator @intlspectator.bsky.social · Nov 19

⚠️ New book review!

📗 Unexpected revolutionaries: how central banks made and unmade economic orthodoxy, @manuelamoschella.bsky.social (@cornellupress.bsky.social)

🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

✒️ Matteo Bursi

Mattias Vermeiren @mattvermeir.bsky.social · Oct 20

📢 New paper out in New Political Economy: "Depoliticising monetary tightening: how the European Central Bank managed the 2021–2023 inflation shock" Thread here below 👇
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Depoliticising monetary tightening: how the European Central Bank managed the 2021–2023 inflation shock

The 2021-2023 inflation shock fuelled a heated public debate about the role of the monetary tightening strategy as the key strategy to the return to price stability. Central banks' rate hikes were ...

www.tandfonline.com

Manuela Moschella @manuelamoschella.bsky.social · Oct 14

A super interesting one 👇🏻👇🏻

Monica DiLeo @monicadileo.bsky.social · Oct 14

New report out now with @granthamlse.bsky.social CETEx: "A framework for central banks navigating political uncertainty in the transition"

cetex.org/publications...

A framework for central banks navigating political uncertainty in the transition - CETEx

This report recommends three principles for coping with the political uncertainty faced by central bankers.

cetex.org

Monica DiLeo @monicadileo.bsky.social · Oct 14

New report out now with @granthamlse.bsky.social CETEx: "A framework for central banks navigating political uncertainty in the transition"

cetex.org/publications...

A framework for central banks navigating political uncertainty in the transition - CETEx

This report recommends three principles for coping with the political uncertainty faced by central bankers.

cetex.org

Financial Times @financialtimes.com · Oct 10

Breaking news: María Corina Machado has been awarded the prize for ‘keeping the flame of democracy burning amidst a growing darkness’ . The win dashes the hopes of US President Donald Trump. on.ft.com/4ocHAKY

Manuela Moschella @manuelamoschella.bsky.social · Oct 7

Grazie al CSA di Roma per questo stimolante momento di riflessione con @connect-unibo.bsky.social Condividere idee resta il miglior modo per generare nuove prospettive 💪

CONNECT Research Centre @connect-unibo.bsky.social · Oct 7

Ieri al Centro Studi Americani a Roma abbiamo partecipato con i nostri membri @manuelamoschella.bsky.social e Antonio Fiori
ad un vivace confronto sui rischi e le opportunità dell'attuale fragilità dell’ordine liberale globale. Grazie al CSA per l'ospitalità e ai partecipanti per gli stimoli!

CONNECT Research Centre @connect-unibo.bsky.social · Oct 7

Ieri al Centro Studi Americani a Roma abbiamo partecipato con i nostri membri @manuelamoschella.bsky.social e Antonio Fiori
ad un vivace confronto sui rischi e le opportunità dell'attuale fragilità dell’ordine liberale globale. Grazie al CSA per l'ospitalità e ai partecipanti per gli stimoli!

Manuela Moschella @manuelamoschella.bsky.social · Oct 1

How do political institutions shape today’s wave of economic interventionism? 🇺🇸 vs 🇪🇺

Find out in our new article just out in @govjournal.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @donatodc.bsky.social

Manuela Moschella @manuelamoschella.bsky.social · Sep 26

So grateful to the amazing organizers @palmapolyak.bsky.social and @dustinvoss.bsky.social to the @mpifg.bsky.social , and to the brilliant women colleagues and participants who made this event possible. Such a great signal for our community! 🌍✨

Max-Planck-Institut für Gesellschaftsforschung (MPIfG) @mpifg.bsky.social · Sep 26

Thank you to all who joined us in Cologne this week for the 2nd Max Planck Summer School for Women in Political Economy! A fantastic line-up of speakers and participants, thoughtful discussions and global perspectives. Huge thanks to organizers @palmapolyak.bsky.social and @dustinvoss.bsky.social!

Pauline Kohlhase speaking in a group setting

Audience member speaking at a panel session

participant speaking in group discussion

Max-Planck-Institut für Gesellschaftsforschung (MPIfG) @mpifg.bsky.social · Sep 26

Thank you to all who joined us in Cologne this week for the 2nd Max Planck Summer School for Women in Political Economy! A fantastic line-up of speakers and participants, thoughtful discussions and global perspectives. Huge thanks to organizers @palmapolyak.bsky.social and @dustinvoss.bsky.social!

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