Iran’s religious foundations and the Revolutionary Guard Corps have come to control great parts of the country’s economy. Despite the beatings that Iran has suffered, this complex remains unbroken, guest blogger @kayhanvaladbaygi.bsky.social writes.

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I wrote this piece for @clingendael.bsky.social to trace how the fusion of Iran’s religious-revolutionary foundations and the IRGC has come to dominate the economy — a power base reinforced by U.S. sanctions, neoliberal reforms and political crises.

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The paperback edition of my book, “Capitalism in Contemporary Iran: Capital Accumulation, State Formation and Geopolitics”, will be published in January 2026 by @manchesterup.bsky.social.

You can pre-order it here: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526195579/

#Iran #PoliticalEconomy

A new review of my book is out — huge thanks to Marziar Samir for the thoughtful and generous write-up. Give it a read if you’re curious.

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New article where I examine Gulf deposits to other Arab states' central banks as monetary statecraft in the service of counter-revolution @ripejournal.bsky.social
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One of the various books forthcoming in the @manchesterup.bsky.social book series with Progress in Political Economy (PPE) is this by @alfnilsen.bsky.social and friends. The PPE series is edited with Angela Wigger and @abieler.bsky.social @monicaclua.bsky.social @garethbryant.bsky.social

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Don’t miss this talk today by William Robinson on the global meaning of Gaza, hosted by the Centre for the Study of Social and Global Justice (CSSGJ). The event will take place online via Zoom, making it accessible worldwide. Be sure to register on Eventbrite!

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Big news! We’re ready to launch first call for book proposals in our new Modern Iran series at Bloomsbury/IB Tauris. DM me if you have questions. Look forward to strong proposals 🙏📚

I’ve just created a starter pack for those working on racial capitalism, imperialism, ‘third-world’ Marxism. Let me know if you’d like to be added/removed

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Just deactivated X/Twitter and deleted the app from my phone—feels amazing! Excited to connect with so many familiar and new faces here!

🚨My recent co-authored article on the EU's "puzzling" and "contradictory" integration promotion strategy in the MENA region is now published in @gpejournal.bsky.social

Below is a brief thread summarising its main arguments.

Myself and @garethbryant.bsky.social have been editing the blog @ppesydney.bsky.social for 10 years now addressing the worldliness of critical political economy issues. So here's a thread celebrating its practical and theoretical diversity #HappyBirthdayPPE
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Starter Pack on Colonialism, Decolonisation & Race 👇. Interdisciplinary and not limited to academics. Set it up last week so I may have missed people who joined recently - pls let me know if you'd like to be added (or removed). ..Overlapping starter packs v.welcome!

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I'm building a Gulf Studies starter pack!

Send me relevant handles!
#menasky
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I'm building a Global Political Economy starter pack!

Many new folks joining Bluesky - send me handles!
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Coming soon! The SAGE Handbook of Decolonial Theory, of which I’m the lead editor. All royalties will be donated to Gaza. Since these books tend to be expensive, ask your libraries to purchase it when it’s published in July 2025. Cover is not official.