Surbhi Kesar
@surbhikesar.bsky.social
Economic development & political economy.
Senior lecturer - Economics, SOAS U of London.
Researches informality, structural transformation, post-colonial capitalist development, decolonizing econ.
https://sites.google.com/view/surbhikesar/bio
Senior lecturer - Economics, SOAS U of London.
Researches informality, structural transformation, post-colonial capitalist development, decolonizing econ.
https://sites.google.com/view/surbhikesar/bio
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Join Us at SASE 2026 in Bordeaux!
The upcoming SASE conference will feature a mini-conference on International Financial Subordination (IFS). How does IFS evolve in the current context of climate crisis and geopolitical tensions?
More info here 👉 sase.org/events/2026-...
The upcoming SASE conference will feature a mini-conference on International Financial Subordination (IFS). How does IFS evolve in the current context of climate crisis and geopolitical tensions?
More info here 👉 sase.org/events/2026-...
November 12, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Join Us at SASE 2026 in Bordeaux!
The upcoming SASE conference will feature a mini-conference on International Financial Subordination (IFS). How does IFS evolve in the current context of climate crisis and geopolitical tensions?
More info here 👉 sase.org/events/2026-...
The upcoming SASE conference will feature a mini-conference on International Financial Subordination (IFS). How does IFS evolve in the current context of climate crisis and geopolitical tensions?
More info here 👉 sase.org/events/2026-...
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🚨 Borders, Bosses & Labour: The Real Politics of Immigration
Join our 7th Political International Economy International School session.
Tutored by: Hannah Cross & David Bacon | Chaired by: @surbhikesar.bsky.social
More about them below👇
#GFTUET #Political
Join our 7th Political International Economy International School session.
Tutored by: Hannah Cross & David Bacon | Chaired by: @surbhikesar.bsky.social
More about them below👇
#GFTUET #Political
October 30, 2025 at 4:07 PM
🚨 Borders, Bosses & Labour: The Real Politics of Immigration
Join our 7th Political International Economy International School session.
Tutored by: Hannah Cross & David Bacon | Chaired by: @surbhikesar.bsky.social
More about them below👇
#GFTUET #Political
Join our 7th Political International Economy International School session.
Tutored by: Hannah Cross & David Bacon | Chaired by: @surbhikesar.bsky.social
More about them below👇
#GFTUET #Political
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Exciting book launch with @cacrisalves.bsky.social @ingridhk.bsky.social @surbhikesar.bsky.social and @devikadutt.bsky.social at our very own @soaseconomics.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Exciting book launch with @cacrisalves.bsky.social @ingridhk.bsky.social @surbhikesar.bsky.social and @devikadutt.bsky.social at our very own @soaseconomics.bsky.social
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📌 Join us TOMORROW at @soasuni.bsky.social #Economics for a discussion with @devikadutt.bsky.social , @cacrisalves.bsky.social , @surbhikesar.bsky.social , Ingrid Harvold Kvangraven on:
🌍 Decolonizing Economics: An Introduction 📚
Info and livestream 🔗 www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/...
🌍 Decolonizing Economics: An Introduction 📚
Info and livestream 🔗 www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/...
October 21, 2025 at 4:42 PM
📌 Join us TOMORROW at @soasuni.bsky.social #Economics for a discussion with @devikadutt.bsky.social , @cacrisalves.bsky.social , @surbhikesar.bsky.social , Ingrid Harvold Kvangraven on:
🌍 Decolonizing Economics: An Introduction 📚
Info and livestream 🔗 www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/...
🌍 Decolonizing Economics: An Introduction 📚
Info and livestream 🔗 www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/...
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📌 Join us at @soasuni.bsky.social for a discussion with @devikadutt.bsky.social @cacrisalves.bsky.social @surbhikesar.bsky.social @ingridhk.bsky.social on:
"Decolonizing Economics: An Introduction"
Livestream➡️: 🔗www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/decolonizing-economics-introduction
@eadi.bsky.social
"Decolonizing Economics: An Introduction"
Livestream➡️: 🔗www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/decolonizing-economics-introduction
@eadi.bsky.social
October 14, 2025 at 9:22 AM
📌 Join us at @soasuni.bsky.social for a discussion with @devikadutt.bsky.social @cacrisalves.bsky.social @surbhikesar.bsky.social @ingridhk.bsky.social on:
"Decolonizing Economics: An Introduction"
Livestream➡️: 🔗www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/decolonizing-economics-introduction
@eadi.bsky.social
"Decolonizing Economics: An Introduction"
Livestream➡️: 🔗www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/decolonizing-economics-introduction
@eadi.bsky.social
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In our podcasts we like to recommend books and here are some of our recommendations from our latest, including books by Nancy Folbre, Marilyn Waring, @devikadutt.bsky.social @ingridhk.bsky.social, @cacrisalves.bsky.social, @surbhikesar.bsky.social, @timjackson.org.uk & @clubofrome.org. #EconSky
September 2, 2025 at 8:37 AM
In our podcasts we like to recommend books and here are some of our recommendations from our latest, including books by Nancy Folbre, Marilyn Waring, @devikadutt.bsky.social @ingridhk.bsky.social, @cacrisalves.bsky.social, @surbhikesar.bsky.social, @timjackson.org.uk & @clubofrome.org. #EconSky
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🆕 Book Launch: Decolonising Economics
Join us for the launch of the new book 'Decolonizing Economics', by IIPP Professor @cacrisalves.bsky.social, @devikadutt.bsky.social, @surbhikesar.bsky.social and @ingridhk.bsky.social.
🔗 Learn more and register here: buff.ly/c3e34Sn
Join us for the launch of the new book 'Decolonizing Economics', by IIPP Professor @cacrisalves.bsky.social, @devikadutt.bsky.social, @surbhikesar.bsky.social and @ingridhk.bsky.social.
🔗 Learn more and register here: buff.ly/c3e34Sn
September 21, 2025 at 9:00 AM
🆕 Book Launch: Decolonising Economics
Join us for the launch of the new book 'Decolonizing Economics', by IIPP Professor @cacrisalves.bsky.social, @devikadutt.bsky.social, @surbhikesar.bsky.social and @ingridhk.bsky.social.
🔗 Learn more and register here: buff.ly/c3e34Sn
Join us for the launch of the new book 'Decolonizing Economics', by IIPP Professor @cacrisalves.bsky.social, @devikadutt.bsky.social, @surbhikesar.bsky.social and @ingridhk.bsky.social.
🔗 Learn more and register here: buff.ly/c3e34Sn
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👏🏽 We are proud to announce that our @soasuni.bsky.social #Economics Senior Lecturer, Dr. @surbhikesar.bsky.social, has been appointed Associate Editor of the Oxford Development Studies journal. @Oxford Development Studies
September 22, 2025 at 5:55 PM
👏🏽 We are proud to announce that our @soasuni.bsky.social #Economics Senior Lecturer, Dr. @surbhikesar.bsky.social, has been appointed Associate Editor of the Oxford Development Studies journal. @Oxford Development Studies
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💬 How do we really approach issues in economics from a decolonised vs non-decolonised lens?
Read the last piece of our @soasuni.bsky.social #Economics Senior Lecturer @surbhikesar.bsky.social on Exploring Economics
🔗 www.exploring-economics.org/en/discover/...
Read the last piece of our @soasuni.bsky.social #Economics Senior Lecturer @surbhikesar.bsky.social on Exploring Economics
🔗 www.exploring-economics.org/en/discover/...
Decolonising economics: An illustration of the informal economy | Exploring Economics
What does decolonising economics mean? Eurocentrism continues to shape the discipline of economics, leading to inaccurate theories that frame Europe’s development as a universal model.
www.exploring-economics.org
September 22, 2025 at 6:10 PM
💬 How do we really approach issues in economics from a decolonised vs non-decolonised lens?
Read the last piece of our @soasuni.bsky.social #Economics Senior Lecturer @surbhikesar.bsky.social on Exploring Economics
🔗 www.exploring-economics.org/en/discover/...
Read the last piece of our @soasuni.bsky.social #Economics Senior Lecturer @surbhikesar.bsky.social on Exploring Economics
🔗 www.exploring-economics.org/en/discover/...
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Thanks everyone for coming to the launch of our book Decolonizing Economics with @devikadutt.bsky.social @cacrisalves.bsky.social @surbhikesar.bsky.social! Had such a great time engaging with students, friends, the public. And thanks to Marx Memorial Library for hosting 🤗
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July 13, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Thanks everyone for coming to the launch of our book Decolonizing Economics with @devikadutt.bsky.social @cacrisalves.bsky.social @surbhikesar.bsky.social! Had such a great time engaging with students, friends, the public. And thanks to Marx Memorial Library for hosting 🤗
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Some thoughts on reading ‘Decolonizing Economics’ by @devikadutt.bsky.social @cacrisalves.bsky.social @surbhikesar.bsky.social @ingridhk.bsky.social
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Reorienting the Economic Debate
Thoughts on ‘Decolonizing Economics’ by Dutt, Alves, Kesar, & Kvangraven. This is a significant book, despite what, for some, might be a forbidding title. It is not always comfortable reading, it can ...
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July 11, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Some thoughts on reading ‘Decolonizing Economics’ by @devikadutt.bsky.social @cacrisalves.bsky.social @surbhikesar.bsky.social @ingridhk.bsky.social
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Join us next week for a book launch co-hosted with
Rethinking Economics for Africa at UCT!
@surbhikesar.bsky.social & @ingridhk.bsky.social will discuss their new book, "Decolonising Economics: An introduction"
Date: 16 July
Time: 12:50-14:00 (lunch at 12:00)
Venue: UCT & online
(links below)
Rethinking Economics for Africa at UCT!
@surbhikesar.bsky.social & @ingridhk.bsky.social will discuss their new book, "Decolonising Economics: An introduction"
Date: 16 July
Time: 12:50-14:00 (lunch at 12:00)
Venue: UCT & online
(links below)
July 11, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Join us next week for a book launch co-hosted with
Rethinking Economics for Africa at UCT!
@surbhikesar.bsky.social & @ingridhk.bsky.social will discuss their new book, "Decolonising Economics: An introduction"
Date: 16 July
Time: 12:50-14:00 (lunch at 12:00)
Venue: UCT & online
(links below)
Rethinking Economics for Africa at UCT!
@surbhikesar.bsky.social & @ingridhk.bsky.social will discuss their new book, "Decolonising Economics: An introduction"
Date: 16 July
Time: 12:50-14:00 (lunch at 12:00)
Venue: UCT & online
(links below)
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At least 73 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since dawn, including 33 aid seekers, according to medical sources.
‘Horrific scenes’ in Gaza as Israel kills dozens of aid seekers
At least 73 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since dawn, including 33 aid seekers, according to medical sources.
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July 3, 2025 at 8:30 AM
At least 73 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since dawn, including 33 aid seekers, according to medical sources.
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🌏 New in World Development, @rosaabraham6 & our @soasuni.bsky.social #Economics Senior Lecturer @surbhikesar.bsky.social study the trajectories that characterise Indian labour market, & identify 7 dominant ones.
How do they 👀?🧵
🔗https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305750X25001147
How do they 👀?🧵
🔗https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305750X25001147
June 30, 2025 at 2:50 PM
🌏 New in World Development, @rosaabraham6 & our @soasuni.bsky.social #Economics Senior Lecturer @surbhikesar.bsky.social study the trajectories that characterise Indian labour market, & identify 7 dominant ones.
How do they 👀?🧵
🔗https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305750X25001147
How do they 👀?🧵
🔗https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305750X25001147
How do we make sense of the many transitions across employment arrangements in India’s labour market?
New in World Development, @rosaabraham.bsky.social & I study the trajectories that characterise Indian labour market, & identify 7 dominant ones. What do they look like? 🧵
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New in World Development, @rosaabraham.bsky.social & I study the trajectories that characterise Indian labour market, & identify 7 dominant ones. What do they look like? 🧵
x.com/surbhikesar/...
June 28, 2025 at 9:50 AM
How do we make sense of the many transitions across employment arrangements in India’s labour market?
New in World Development, @rosaabraham.bsky.social & I study the trajectories that characterise Indian labour market, & identify 7 dominant ones. What do they look like? 🧵
x.com/surbhikesar/...
New in World Development, @rosaabraham.bsky.social & I study the trajectories that characterise Indian labour market, & identify 7 dominant ones. What do they look like? 🧵
x.com/surbhikesar/...
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The entire West Bank is fully under siege now. All movement restricted.
June 13, 2025 at 10:50 AM
The entire West Bank is fully under siege now. All movement restricted.
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Our Annual Workshop is tomorrow, 12 June, at SOAS with Hannah Hasenberger, @hulya-dagdeviren.bsky.social,
@lorena-lombardozzi.bsky.social, @leilagautham.bsky.social @jomichell.bsky.social and Peter Skott.
13:30 - 18:30 UK time. No registration required.
postkeynesian.net/event/2025-a...
@lorena-lombardozzi.bsky.social, @leilagautham.bsky.social @jomichell.bsky.social and Peter Skott.
13:30 - 18:30 UK time. No registration required.
postkeynesian.net/event/2025-a...
June 11, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Our Annual Workshop is tomorrow, 12 June, at SOAS with Hannah Hasenberger, @hulya-dagdeviren.bsky.social,
@lorena-lombardozzi.bsky.social, @leilagautham.bsky.social @jomichell.bsky.social and Peter Skott.
13:30 - 18:30 UK time. No registration required.
postkeynesian.net/event/2025-a...
@lorena-lombardozzi.bsky.social, @leilagautham.bsky.social @jomichell.bsky.social and Peter Skott.
13:30 - 18:30 UK time. No registration required.
postkeynesian.net/event/2025-a...
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It's the book we've been waiting for!! Our podcasts are Eurocentric but that's why we finish our 'Short History' poem as we do. There is still much to learn & @cacrisalves.bsky.social, @devikadutt.bsky.social, @surbhikesar.bsky.social & @ingridhk.bsky.social are helping us with our journey. #EconSky
June 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
It's the book we've been waiting for!! Our podcasts are Eurocentric but that's why we finish our 'Short History' poem as we do. There is still much to learn & @cacrisalves.bsky.social, @devikadutt.bsky.social, @surbhikesar.bsky.social & @ingridhk.bsky.social are helping us with our journey. #EconSky
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📚 Check out the latest symposium edited by our @soasuni.bsky.social #Economics Senior Lecturer @surbhikesar.bsky.social and Don Goldstein in the Review of Radical Political Economics:
“Political Economy of Occupation, Colonialism, and Conflict in Palestine”
🔗 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
“Political Economy of Occupation, Colonialism, and Conflict in Palestine”
🔗 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
June 10, 2025 at 12:21 PM
📚 Check out the latest symposium edited by our @soasuni.bsky.social #Economics Senior Lecturer @surbhikesar.bsky.social and Don Goldstein in the Review of Radical Political Economics:
“Political Economy of Occupation, Colonialism, and Conflict in Palestine”
🔗 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
“Political Economy of Occupation, Colonialism, and Conflict in Palestine”
🔗 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
🧵Don Goldstein & I edit a symposium on “Political Economy of Occupation, Colonialism, and Conflict in Palestine" in Review of Radical Political Economics.
5 powerful essays that place Palestine at the heart of global capitalism’s contradictions.
Intro:
doi.org/10.1177/0486...
5 powerful essays that place Palestine at the heart of global capitalism’s contradictions.
Intro:
doi.org/10.1177/0486...
Introduction to the Symposium on Political Economy of Occupation, Colonialism, and Conflict in Palestine - Surbhi Kesar, Don Goldstein, 2025
doi.org
June 9, 2025 at 9:52 PM
🧵Don Goldstein & I edit a symposium on “Political Economy of Occupation, Colonialism, and Conflict in Palestine" in Review of Radical Political Economics.
5 powerful essays that place Palestine at the heart of global capitalism’s contradictions.
Intro:
doi.org/10.1177/0486...
5 powerful essays that place Palestine at the heart of global capitalism’s contradictions.
Intro:
doi.org/10.1177/0486...
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This wonderful new book just dropped through my mailbox. Looking forward to reading it, and congrats to @devikadutt.bsky.social @cacrisalves.bsky.social @surbhikesar.bsky.social @ingridhk.bsky.social 🎉
June 2, 2025 at 12:20 PM
This wonderful new book just dropped through my mailbox. Looking forward to reading it, and congrats to @devikadutt.bsky.social @cacrisalves.bsky.social @surbhikesar.bsky.social @ingridhk.bsky.social 🎉
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It’s out! I’m deeply proud and grateful for this book — especially for the chance to collaborate with such brilliant & bold minds.
Here’s to hoping its ideas spark fresh conversations and inspire meaningful change in our field. #economics #eurocentrism #decolonisation
Here’s to hoping its ideas spark fresh conversations and inspire meaningful change in our field. #economics #eurocentrism #decolonisation
Economics obscures or is oblivious to the politics embedded in theorization itself. In this book, @devikadutt.bsky.social, @cacrisalves.bsky.social, @surbhikesar.bsky.social & @ingridhk.bsky.social return political questions to the heart of economic theorizing.
See more: www.politybooks.com/...
See more: www.politybooks.com/...
May 31, 2025 at 12:36 PM
It’s out! I’m deeply proud and grateful for this book — especially for the chance to collaborate with such brilliant & bold minds.
Here’s to hoping its ideas spark fresh conversations and inspire meaningful change in our field. #economics #eurocentrism #decolonisation
Here’s to hoping its ideas spark fresh conversations and inspire meaningful change in our field. #economics #eurocentrism #decolonisation
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Economics obscures or is oblivious to the politics embedded in theorization itself. In this book, @devikadutt.bsky.social, @cacrisalves.bsky.social, @surbhikesar.bsky.social & @ingridhk.bsky.social return political questions to the heart of economic theorizing.
See more: www.politybooks.com/...
See more: www.politybooks.com/...
May 31, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Economics obscures or is oblivious to the politics embedded in theorization itself. In this book, @devikadutt.bsky.social, @cacrisalves.bsky.social, @surbhikesar.bsky.social & @ingridhk.bsky.social return political questions to the heart of economic theorizing.
See more: www.politybooks.com/...
See more: www.politybooks.com/...
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Our book is out and available for purchase in the U.K. Writing this book with @cacrisalves.bsky.social @surbhikesar.bsky.social & @ingridhk.bsky.social was a long and arduous process that has arguably changed us all, and we’d be honoured for y’all to read it!
May 31, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Our book is out and available for purchase in the U.K. Writing this book with @cacrisalves.bsky.social @surbhikesar.bsky.social & @ingridhk.bsky.social was a long and arduous process that has arguably changed us all, and we’d be honoured for y’all to read it!
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Follow Developing Economics here:
@divdececon.bsky.social.
The Editor of Developing Economics is @ingridhk.bsky.social, who has co-authored a new book on Decolonizing Economics, with @devikadutt.bsky.social, @cacrisalves.bsky.social and @surbhikesar.bsky.social.
bsky.app/profile/ingr...
Follow Developing Economics here:
@divdececon.bsky.social.
The Editor of Developing Economics is @ingridhk.bsky.social, who has co-authored a new book on Decolonizing Economics, with @devikadutt.bsky.social, @cacrisalves.bsky.social and @surbhikesar.bsky.social.
bsky.app/profile/ingr...
Link to order it here www.wiley.com/en-be/Decolo...
Decolonizing Economics: An Introduction
<p>Decolonization has long been debated across the social sciences, but the economics discipline has so far avoided such critical engagement. This book provides a much-needed intervention.<br /><br />...
www.wiley.com
May 29, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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Follow Developing Economics here:
@divdececon.bsky.social.
The Editor of Developing Economics is @ingridhk.bsky.social, who has co-authored a new book on Decolonizing Economics, with @devikadutt.bsky.social, @cacrisalves.bsky.social and @surbhikesar.bsky.social.
bsky.app/profile/ingr...
Follow Developing Economics here:
@divdececon.bsky.social.
The Editor of Developing Economics is @ingridhk.bsky.social, who has co-authored a new book on Decolonizing Economics, with @devikadutt.bsky.social, @cacrisalves.bsky.social and @surbhikesar.bsky.social.
bsky.app/profile/ingr...