Vincent Harting
@vharting.bsky.social
Fellow in Political Theory at @lsepoltheory.bsky.social | Working on socialism, democratic theory, and economic justice.
Please register and join us in some weeks for the next session of our series on "Alternatives to Capitalism" with @leaypi.bsky.social !
From Subordination to Revolution: A Gramscian Theory of Popular Mobilization | John Chalcraft | Tuesday 03 March 2026 18:00 - 19:30 | STICERD Event
An event from the Cohesive Capitalism Event series organised by STICERD
sticerd.lse.ac.uk
February 13, 2026 at 1:11 PM
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It's officially publication day for our book, The Way Out. Sam and I have worked on this since we first put our heads together in 2019, and it's fair to say that the context shifted under our feet as we were writing and thinking.
www.ucpress.edu/books/the-wa...
www.ucpress.edu/books/the-wa...
The Way Out by Rebecca Buxton, Samuel Ritholtz - Hardcover
Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.
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January 13, 2026 at 3:30 PM
It's officially publication day for our book, The Way Out. Sam and I have worked on this since we first put our heads together in 2019, and it's fair to say that the context shifted under our feet as we were writing and thinking.
www.ucpress.edu/books/the-wa...
www.ucpress.edu/books/the-wa...
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If you're around London next week, consider joining us for this workshop on alternatives to capitalism! Details below👇
Alternatives to Capitalism Workshop | Vincent Harting | Thursday 11 December 2025 11:00 - 16:00 | STICERD Event
An event from the Cohesive Capitalism Event series organised by STICERD
sticerd.lse.ac.uk
December 5, 2025 at 12:49 PM
If you're around London next week, consider joining us for this workshop on alternatives to capitalism! Details below👇
October 7, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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The cool thing about teaching utilitarianism is that each time I do, I get a little closer to convincing myself it's correct
September 11, 2025 at 12:58 PM
The cool thing about teaching utilitarianism is that each time I do, I get a little closer to convincing myself it's correct
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Such a funny headline - don't they realise Starmer IS the mistake? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Senior Labour figures tell Keir Starmer to stop making mistakes
Prime minister faces criticism from Emily Thornberry, who highlights risk of ‘handing country to Farage’
www.theguardian.com
September 9, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Such a funny headline - don't they realise Starmer IS the mistake? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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@leaypi.bsky.social in today’s @financialtimes.com
September 6, 2025 at 9:02 AM
@leaypi.bsky.social in today’s @financialtimes.com
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Very grateful to the ECPR political theory jury for this wonderful news!
🎉 Congratulations @brunoleipold.com (@lsepoltheory.bsky.social) for winning our 2025 Political Theory Prize
⭐ Citizen Marx: Republicanism and the Formation of Karl Marx's Social and Political Thought (@princetonupress.bsky.social)
👉 More about the winner buff.ly/TweS2Bw #ECPRPrizes
⭐ Citizen Marx: Republicanism and the Formation of Karl Marx's Social and Political Thought (@princetonupress.bsky.social)
👉 More about the winner buff.ly/TweS2Bw #ECPRPrizes
The 2025 Political Theory Prize is awarded to Bruno Leipold
European Consortium for Political Research
buff.ly
August 22, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Very grateful to the ECPR political theory jury for this wonderful news!
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In a new article in @poppublicsphere.bsky.social I propose an institution reform to make representative government less oligarchic: having elected politicians held accountable by randomly selected "Constituency Juries"
NOW OUT ON FIRSTVIEW!!
Constituency Juries: #Holding #Elected #Representatives #Accountable through #Sortition
By @brunoleipold.com
doi.org/10.1017/S153...
Constituency Juries: #Holding #Elected #Representatives #Accountable through #Sortition
By @brunoleipold.com
doi.org/10.1017/S153...
August 12, 2025 at 8:25 AM
In a new article in @poppublicsphere.bsky.social I propose an institution reform to make representative government less oligarchic: having elected politicians held accountable by randomly selected "Constituency Juries"
If you’re around Munich in a couple of weeks and want to discuss oligarchy and corporatism with me please join us to this workshop! ✊🏼
collab.dvb.bayern/spaces/TUMhf...
collab.dvb.bayern/spaces/TUMhf...
Overcoming Oligarchy: Class-Specific Political Institutions in Democratic Theory - Hochschule für Politik - BayernCollab
collab.dvb.bayern
July 8, 2025 at 7:04 PM
If you’re around Munich in a couple of weeks and want to discuss oligarchy and corporatism with me please join us to this workshop! ✊🏼
collab.dvb.bayern/spaces/TUMhf...
collab.dvb.bayern/spaces/TUMhf...
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I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again, and I know I speak for millions of people up and down this country:
We are all Palestine Action 🇵🇸
We are all Palestine Action 🇵🇸
July 2, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again, and I know I speak for millions of people up and down this country:
We are all Palestine Action 🇵🇸
We are all Palestine Action 🇵🇸
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It's a bit of a shame everyone decided to turn against the Enlightenment just when it's most needed, isn't it....
April 24, 2025 at 4:50 PM
It's a bit of a shame everyone decided to turn against the Enlightenment just when it's most needed, isn't it....
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Saddened by the death of Pope Francis, who was a wonderful force for good. I hope the Catholic Church stays true to his vision of economic and environmental justice.
Here's a short essay I wrote a decade ago on Francis's radical economic vision in Laudato Si':
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Here's a short essay I wrote a decade ago on Francis's radical economic vision in Laudato Si':
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OPINION: Pope Francis’ radical economic vision | Al Jazeera America
His new encyclical on climate change urges wholesale transformation of our capitalist system
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April 21, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Saddened by the death of Pope Francis, who was a wonderful force for good. I hope the Catholic Church stays true to his vision of economic and environmental justice.
Here's a short essay I wrote a decade ago on Francis's radical economic vision in Laudato Si':
web.archive.org/web/20150626...
Here's a short essay I wrote a decade ago on Francis's radical economic vision in Laudato Si':
web.archive.org/web/20150626...
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Liberals who argue that fascists such as Trump and Le Pen should not be barred from running elections by legal means (and must instead be 'defeated democratically') seem to forget that fascists have no intent to win democratically (and break the law precisely to assure that they won't be defeated).
March 31, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Liberals who argue that fascists such as Trump and Le Pen should not be barred from running elections by legal means (and must instead be 'defeated democratically') seem to forget that fascists have no intent to win democratically (and break the law precisely to assure that they won't be defeated).
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Trump calls it Liberation Day. Expecting it to be a bit more like Liz Truss day.
March 31, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Trump calls it Liberation Day. Expecting it to be a bit more like Liz Truss day.
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Ever forced to find cuts to welfare, never forced to raise taxes.
March 26, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Ever forced to find cuts to welfare, never forced to raise taxes.
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Few things beat discussing socialism with such great comrades and friends. Huge thanks to @tatianallaguno.bsky.social @vharting.bsky.social and @jkandiyali.bsky.social
March 17, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Few things beat discussing socialism with such great comrades and friends. Huge thanks to @tatianallaguno.bsky.social @vharting.bsky.social and @jkandiyali.bsky.social
What an honour to have been part of this wonderful book roundtable on @brunoleipold.com’s Citizen Marx alongside @tatianallaguno.bsky.social ❤️✊🏼
March 14, 2025 at 6:19 PM
What an honour to have been part of this wonderful book roundtable on @brunoleipold.com’s Citizen Marx alongside @tatianallaguno.bsky.social ❤️✊🏼
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Limited government has in practice always been about limiting government services, while increasing government force and brutality. Exactly the wrong way round.
March 13, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Limited government has in practice always been about limiting government services, while increasing government force and brutality. Exactly the wrong way round.
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The London Political Theory Network is organizing a panel on “Empire and Emancipation” on April 4, 3-5pm, at Senate House, involving Paul Apostolidis, Arturo Chang, Ulas Ince, Kimberly Hutchings, and Ẹniọlá Ṣóyẹmí. For more details and to register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/empire-and...
Empire and Emancipation Panel
The London Political Theory Network will host scholars to explore themes of colonialism, imperial legacy, and anticolonial resistance.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
March 5, 2025 at 2:09 PM
The London Political Theory Network is organizing a panel on “Empire and Emancipation” on April 4, 3-5pm, at Senate House, involving Paul Apostolidis, Arturo Chang, Ulas Ince, Kimberly Hutchings, and Ẹniọlá Ṣóyẹmí. For more details and to register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/empire-and...
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I always struggle a little to explain my students why Marxists are right about freedom in the capitalist state. Jeff Bezos does it so much better.
New: Jeff Bezos emailed staff at the Washington Post this morning announcing that the Post opinion pages going forward were largely going to focus on defending personal liberties and free markets. Current opinion section editor David Shipley is out.
February 26, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I always struggle a little to explain my students why Marxists are right about freedom in the capitalist state. Jeff Bezos does it so much better.
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📝 My new article “Facing a fossil free future through the past: The importance of history for understanding fossil fuel phaseouts” is out in Energy Research & Social Science! Read and share: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Facing a fossil free future through the past: The importance of history for understanding fossil fuel phaseouts
The study of policies limiting the production of fossil fuels must be appropriately historicised. Contextualising these policies within a longer-term …
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February 6, 2025 at 9:51 AM
📝 My new article “Facing a fossil free future through the past: The importance of history for understanding fossil fuel phaseouts” is out in Energy Research & Social Science! Read and share: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Wow this paper is fantastic. An economic explanation for Haslanger's theory of race, of DuBois on the psychological wage, and of the different racial stratifications of different societies.
Sometimes I read an econ paper that makes me wish I became an economist...
Sometimes I read an econ paper that makes me wish I became an economist...
A paper that would not have been published in a top 5 journal 20 years ago. academic.oup.com/qje/advance-...
January 31, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Wow this paper is fantastic. An economic explanation for Haslanger's theory of race, of DuBois on the psychological wage, and of the different racial stratifications of different societies.
Sometimes I read an econ paper that makes me wish I became an economist...
Sometimes I read an econ paper that makes me wish I became an economist...