Stefan Ouma
@econgeo.bsky.social
Economic Geography Professor: global commodity chains | financialization/agriculture | race-economy-inequality | African economic futures |
Wrote a book on global money, farming & institutional landscapes
Wrote a book on global money, farming & institutional landscapes
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Stefan Ouma
@econgeo.bsky.social
· Sep 15
"Finance, Land and Labour". New symposium @ the Journal of Agrarian Change. Nice to be in the company of Sam Frederico, Emily Duncan & Carla Gras. @landstuff.bsky.social
@jennifer-clapp.bsky.social @plaasuwc.bsky.social
@rrushes5.bsky.social Free read:
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@rrushes5.bsky.social Free read:
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What a line-up! An @antipodeonline.bsky.social first: a "longread" of 68 pages! Expect a splendid New Year's gift, when the issue goes to print early Jan!
@udadisi.bsky.social
@samar42.bsky.social @demonicgrounds.bsky.social
#geosky @darajapress.bsky.social
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@samar42.bsky.social @demonicgrounds.bsky.social
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December 19, 2025 at 3:36 PM
What a line-up! An @antipodeonline.bsky.social first: a "longread" of 68 pages! Expect a splendid New Year's gift, when the issue goes to print early Jan!
@udadisi.bsky.social
@samar42.bsky.social @demonicgrounds.bsky.social
#geosky @darajapress.bsky.social
@udadisi.bsky.social
@samar42.bsky.social @demonicgrounds.bsky.social
#geosky @darajapress.bsky.social
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Heute vor 45 Jahren (19.12.1980) wurden Frida Poeschke und Shlomo Lewin in Erlangen aus antisemitischen Motiven ermordet. Der Täter war Burschenschafter und Mitglied der neonazistischen Wehrsportgruppe Hoffmann.
December 19, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Heute vor 45 Jahren (19.12.1980) wurden Frida Poeschke und Shlomo Lewin in Erlangen aus antisemitischen Motiven ermordet. Der Täter war Burschenschafter und Mitglied der neonazistischen Wehrsportgruppe Hoffmann.
It was an honor to host Professor William "Sandy" Darity and Kirsten Mullen @ #winra2024. William pioneered the field of stratification economics, together they have called for Black economic reparations. #econtwitter #geosky @dezim-institut.de @ingridhk.bsky.social
m.youtube.com/watch?v=_O0C...
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Keynote Prof. Dr. William A. Darity - 2. WinRa-Jahreskonferenz 2024 in Bayreuth
YouTube video by Wissensnetzwerk Rassismusforschung (WinRa_)
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December 15, 2025 at 7:40 PM
It was an honor to host Professor William "Sandy" Darity and Kirsten Mullen @ #winra2024. William pioneered the field of stratification economics, together they have called for Black economic reparations. #econtwitter #geosky @dezim-institut.de @ingridhk.bsky.social
m.youtube.com/watch?v=_O0C...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=_O0C...
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💼 New in Socio-Economic Review:
VC funding isn’t equal — and looks different in Africa.
This review by Ben Mkalama and Stefan Ouma @econgeo.bsky.social unpacks how socio-spatial inequalities shape venture capital, comparing African, Asian and North American contexts.
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#SER
VC funding isn’t equal — and looks different in Africa.
This review by Ben Mkalama and Stefan Ouma @econgeo.bsky.social unpacks how socio-spatial inequalities shape venture capital, comparing African, Asian and North American contexts.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/ser/...
#SER
Making sense of funding inequalities in the venture capital space: a state of the art review paper with views from Africa
Abstract. Between 2015 and 2022, venture capital (VC) investments in Africa have increased significantly. However, a closer look reveals that these investm
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December 9, 2025 at 3:55 PM
💼 New in Socio-Economic Review:
VC funding isn’t equal — and looks different in Africa.
This review by Ben Mkalama and Stefan Ouma @econgeo.bsky.social unpacks how socio-spatial inequalities shape venture capital, comparing African, Asian and North American contexts.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/ser/...
#SER
VC funding isn’t equal — and looks different in Africa.
This review by Ben Mkalama and Stefan Ouma @econgeo.bsky.social unpacks how socio-spatial inequalities shape venture capital, comparing African, Asian and North American contexts.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/ser/...
#SER
The mystery of editorial decisions - from two desk rejects, with one editor of a prominent geography journal arguing that it was not "spatial" enough - to being listed among the most read recent pieces in the journal it was eventually published in.
December 9, 2025 at 10:55 PM
The mystery of editorial decisions - from two desk rejects, with one editor of a prominent geography journal arguing that it was not "spatial" enough - to being listed among the most read recent pieces in the journal it was eventually published in.
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Our #dkg2023 keynote on Planetary Futures is now available in both German and English.
Written in 2023, so we only touch upon the threat of Techfascism and rise of in your-face-white supremacy
ENGL: compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
GER: biblioscout.net/content/10.2...
Written in 2023, so we only touch upon the threat of Techfascism and rise of in your-face-white supremacy
ENGL: compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
GER: biblioscout.net/content/10.2...
Planetary Futures: On Life in Critical Times
Based upon the opening keynote address at the German Congress of Geography held in Frankfurt am Main in 2023, this article traces the current debate on the planetary in the humanities, social science...
compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
August 10, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Our #dkg2023 keynote on Planetary Futures is now available in both German and English.
Written in 2023, so we only touch upon the threat of Techfascism and rise of in your-face-white supremacy
ENGL: compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
GER: biblioscout.net/content/10.2...
Written in 2023, so we only touch upon the threat of Techfascism and rise of in your-face-white supremacy
ENGL: compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
GER: biblioscout.net/content/10.2...
Again, never underestimate how things happening on the continent plug into far-right world-making scripts.
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Africa in the Shadow of the Global Far-Right | Pambazuka News
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December 8, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Again, never underestimate how things happening on the continent plug into far-right world-making scripts.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
pambazuka.org/Africa-in-th...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
pambazuka.org/Africa-in-th...
Just saying....they call it the "Ruhrbaron phenomenon"
taz.de/Antideutsche...
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Antideutsche: Linke Absicht, rechte Wirkung
Antideutsch und links sein, das passt nicht zusammen. Wer für Humanismus eintritt, sollte dabei niemanden ausgrenzen.
taz.de
December 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Just saying....they call it the "Ruhrbaron phenomenon"
taz.de/Antideutsche...
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Deadline Dec 22nd!
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Pls share: Applications open for Summer Institute in Economic Geography, Toronto, 5-10 July 2026
Featuring: Lars Coenen, Karen Lai, Devika Narayan and Stefan Ouma
Early career economic geographers (broadly defined) are welcome to apply. Stipends available. www.econgeog.net/Toronto2026
Featuring: Lars Coenen, Karen Lai, Devika Narayan and Stefan Ouma
Early career economic geographers (broadly defined) are welcome to apply. Stipends available. www.econgeog.net/Toronto2026
Toronto 2026 | Summer Institute in Economic Geography
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December 7, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Join us on Dec 9th 4pm CET:
Capitalist Value Chains: Labour Exploitation, Nature Exploitation, Geopolitics,
Prof. Ben Selwyn (University of Sussex) &
Prof. Dr. Christin Bernold (Universität Hamburg)
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register here:
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Capitalist Value Chains: Labour Exploitation, Nature Exploitation, Geopolitics,
Prof. Ben Selwyn (University of Sussex) &
Prof. Dr. Christin Bernold (Universität Hamburg)
#Ipesky #geosky
register here:
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December 6, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Join us on Dec 9th 4pm CET:
Capitalist Value Chains: Labour Exploitation, Nature Exploitation, Geopolitics,
Prof. Ben Selwyn (University of Sussex) &
Prof. Dr. Christin Bernold (Universität Hamburg)
#Ipesky #geosky
register here:
uni-bayreuth.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Capitalist Value Chains: Labour Exploitation, Nature Exploitation, Geopolitics,
Prof. Ben Selwyn (University of Sussex) &
Prof. Dr. Christin Bernold (Universität Hamburg)
#Ipesky #geosky
register here:
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Kenyans' land has been grabbed by its elites before. Now its their data. Kenyans becoming data serfs in the tech-fascist playbook of Silicon valley overlords. Not accidentally but because of concrete government decisions. Redefine comparadoes. @jiahuilee.bsky.social www.bbc.com/news/article...
Kenya's William Ruto secures US health aid in first deal under Trump administration
Kenya becomes the first African country to secure US health funding since cuts to foreign aid by Trump.
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December 6, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Kenyans' land has been grabbed by its elites before. Now its their data. Kenyans becoming data serfs in the tech-fascist playbook of Silicon valley overlords. Not accidentally but because of concrete government decisions. Redefine comparadoes. @jiahuilee.bsky.social www.bbc.com/news/article...
My few cents...
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Projekt NAVINCLASS: Konflikten im Hörsaal besser begegnen
Überall treffen Menschen mit verschiedenen Meinungen und Hintergründen aufeinander - auch im Hörsaal der Universitäten. Das Projekt NAVINCLASS kommt aus der Konfliktforschung. Ziel: Studierende sollen...
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December 4, 2025 at 6:23 AM
My few cents...
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A new post on our website! We soon turn 30 posts!
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Check it out, incl. our other guest posts!
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Check it out, incl. our other guest posts!
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December 3, 2025 at 12:04 PM
A new post on our website! We soon turn 30 posts!
@landrush.bsky.social @plaasuwc.bsky.social @jennifer-clapp.bsky.social @agrarianproject.bsky.social @toteraltermann.bsky.social @benbraun.bsky.social
Check it out, incl. our other guest posts!
institutionallandscapes.org/contribution... #geosky
@landrush.bsky.social @plaasuwc.bsky.social @jennifer-clapp.bsky.social @agrarianproject.bsky.social @toteraltermann.bsky.social @benbraun.bsky.social
Check it out, incl. our other guest posts!
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Reposted by Stefan Ouma
Rassismusforschung führt in Deutschland ein Schattendasein. Nur 3 Professuren, keine Studiengänge, kaum Lehrveranstaltungen. Das muss sich ändern.
Über Jahre arbeitete ich mit den Kolleg*innen von WINRA an einer Bestandsaufnahme. Hier geht's zu ihr:
www.winra.org/wissensarchi...
Über Jahre arbeitete ich mit den Kolleg*innen von WINRA an einer Bestandsaufnahme. Hier geht's zu ihr:
www.winra.org/wissensarchi...
Details | Wissensnetzwerk Rassismusforschung (WinRa)
www.winra.org
November 27, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Rassismusforschung führt in Deutschland ein Schattendasein. Nur 3 Professuren, keine Studiengänge, kaum Lehrveranstaltungen. Das muss sich ändern.
Über Jahre arbeitete ich mit den Kolleg*innen von WINRA an einer Bestandsaufnahme. Hier geht's zu ihr:
www.winra.org/wissensarchi...
Über Jahre arbeitete ich mit den Kolleg*innen von WINRA an einer Bestandsaufnahme. Hier geht's zu ihr:
www.winra.org/wissensarchi...
Wer den Stand der Rassismusforschung in den Feldern Geographie, Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Geschichte, Soziologie, Rechtswissenschaften, Erziehungswissenschaften und Soziale Arbeit in Deutschland nachlesen möchte, der kommt an diesem Bericht nicht vorbei. Danke an Alle, die daran mitgewirkt haben
📣 Bericht des Wissensnetzwerk Rassismusforschung (WinRa) liefert Bestandsaufnahme der #Rassismusforschung (2015-2025): Obwohl das Feld thematisch vielfältig ist, fehlt es massiv an struktureller Verankerung, Professuren und nachhaltiger Förderung.
Zu den Ergebnissen ➡️ www.winra.org/aktuelles/ne...
Zu den Ergebnissen ➡️ www.winra.org/aktuelles/ne...
November 28, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Wer den Stand der Rassismusforschung in den Feldern Geographie, Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Geschichte, Soziologie, Rechtswissenschaften, Erziehungswissenschaften und Soziale Arbeit in Deutschland nachlesen möchte, der kommt an diesem Bericht nicht vorbei. Danke an Alle, die daran mitgewirkt haben
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Apply now — Antipode’s 10th Institute for the Geographies of Justice, “Organizing and Solidarity in a Polycrisis”, deadline 20 December 2025 antipodeonline.org/2025/11/13/a...
Apply now—Antipode’s 10th Institute for the Geographies of Justice, “Organizing and Solidarity in a Polycrisis” - Antipode Online
Toronto, Ontario, Canadathe traditional territory of the Huron Wendat, the Seneca and the Mississaugas of the Credit June 1st – 5th, 2026 The contemporary global landscape is increasingly defined by w...
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November 13, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Apply now — Antipode’s 10th Institute for the Geographies of Justice, “Organizing and Solidarity in a Polycrisis”, deadline 20 December 2025 antipodeonline.org/2025/11/13/a...
Pleasure to have written the commentary for this SI "Africa under construction: Critical perspectives on infrastructure and labour"@rsa-tpg.bsky.social. thanks@gtups.bsky.social @princeguma.bsky.social . 50(!9 free copies. Read my last sentence!
#geosky #ipesky
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#geosky #ipesky
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The material politics of labour in Africa: A commentary
In this commentary, I offer a sympathetic critique of the special issue, ‘Under Construction: Towards Critical Perspectives on Infrastructuring and Infrastructured Labour in Africa’. I highlight th...
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November 26, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Pleasure to have written the commentary for this SI "Africa under construction: Critical perspectives on infrastructure and labour"@rsa-tpg.bsky.social. thanks@gtups.bsky.social @princeguma.bsky.social . 50(!9 free copies. Read my last sentence!
#geosky #ipesky
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/DFDSB...
#geosky #ipesky
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The scale of banning free debate on Palestine in Germany has just been massive. I am sure German Institutions are queueing to join the list.
The archive of silence, listing people silenced because they spoke up for Palestine in Germany, now with a handy website with dates, links and more. archiveofsilence.org
Archive of Silence | home
archiveofsilence.org
November 25, 2025 at 10:07 PM
The scale of banning free debate on Palestine in Germany has just been massive. I am sure German Institutions are queueing to join the list.
Reposted by Stefan Ouma
The archive of silence, listing people silenced because they spoke up for Palestine in Germany, now with a handy website with dates, links and more. archiveofsilence.org
Archive of Silence | home
archiveofsilence.org
November 23, 2025 at 6:59 PM
The archive of silence, listing people silenced because they spoke up for Palestine in Germany, now with a handy website with dates, links and more. archiveofsilence.org
Probleme im Stadtbild #shorts
YouTube video by Cossu Schwarzwaldbande
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November 25, 2025 at 7:09 PM
A book for our times. And especially for the German public.
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Bourgeois Coldness
Bourgeois coldness refers to an affective strategy that offers an explanation for how self-preservation works. Bourgeois coldness is one...
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November 22, 2025 at 11:51 AM
A book for our times. And especially for the German public.
divided.online/all-books/bo...
divided.online/all-books/bo...
Öffentliche Stellungnahme vom Verein Palästinensischer und Jüdischer Akademiker*innen (PJA), @krisolwissenschaft.bsky.social & dem DAVO-GfW zu den massiven Beschneidungen der verfassungsrechtlich garantierten Wissenschaftsfreiheit an der @lmumuenchen.bsky.social
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Öffentliche Stellungnahme vom Verein Palästinensischer und Jüdischer Akademiker*innen (PJA), Allianz für kritische und solidarische Wissenschaft (KriSol) und dem DAVO-GfW – Deutsche Arbeitsgemeinschaf...
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November 21, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Öffentliche Stellungnahme vom Verein Palästinensischer und Jüdischer Akademiker*innen (PJA), @krisolwissenschaft.bsky.social & dem DAVO-GfW zu den massiven Beschneidungen der verfassungsrechtlich garantierten Wissenschaftsfreiheit an der @lmumuenchen.bsky.social
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davo1.de/de/oeffentli...
Ein weiterer Tiefpunkt der Mißachtung von Wissenschaftsfreiheit. Ich bin sicher, das Netzwerk "Wissenschaftsfreiheit" wird dazu bald eine Stellungnahme abgeben. Ach warte mal...deren Mitglieder sind ja damit beschäftigt, uns einzureden, dass Cancel Culture von Postkolonialen Theorien und Co droht..
November 20, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Ein weiterer Tiefpunkt der Mißachtung von Wissenschaftsfreiheit. Ich bin sicher, das Netzwerk "Wissenschaftsfreiheit" wird dazu bald eine Stellungnahme abgeben. Ach warte mal...deren Mitglieder sind ja damit beschäftigt, uns einzureden, dass Cancel Culture von Postkolonialen Theorien und Co droht..
Der Ball geht erst mal an die Uni Jena zurück, die kritische Nachfragen zur Zerstörung dss Gesundheitswesens im Gaza durch Unterbindung der Veranstaltung an sich verhindern wollte. Auch wäre interessant zu hören, was die Aussage der besagten TN war.
www.uni-jena.de/325457/stell...
www.uni-jena.de/325457/stell...
November 19, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Der Ball geht erst mal an die Uni Jena zurück, die kritische Nachfragen zur Zerstörung dss Gesundheitswesens im Gaza durch Unterbindung der Veranstaltung an sich verhindern wollte. Auch wäre interessant zu hören, was die Aussage der besagten TN war.
www.uni-jena.de/325457/stell...
www.uni-jena.de/325457/stell...
Staatsräson und deutsche Gerichte...
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November 17, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Staatsräson und deutsche Gerichte...
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