Basak Kus
@basakkus.bsky.social
Wesleyan prof. OUP author. SER editor. PhD, UC Berkeley. I write about political economy, public policy, state, finance, climate, American politics. New Haven. NYC.
Just as welfare states can be categorized by their various functions—how much they decommodify, how much they equalize, the source of provision, and whom they primarily benefit—green states can also be conceptualized and categorized by the roles they play and how those roles are structured.
April 8, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Just as welfare states can be categorized by their various functions—how much they decommodify, how much they equalize, the source of provision, and whom they primarily benefit—green states can also be conceptualized and categorized by the roles they play and how those roles are structured.
How to think about the green state? "Just as the welfare state was a political response to protect the social body from the risks and fluctuations of market-based economic systems, green states are a political response to shield against the many changes and disruptions caused by climate change...
April 8, 2025 at 3:04 PM
How to think about the green state? "Just as the welfare state was a political response to protect the social body from the risks and fluctuations of market-based economic systems, green states are a political response to shield against the many changes and disruptions caused by climate change...
We argue that "fully addressing the transformative challenges brought up by climate change requires a fundamental rethinking of core PE concepts related to the state, distributional struggles, economic growth, varieties of capitalism, and markets."
April 8, 2025 at 3:01 PM
We argue that "fully addressing the transformative challenges brought up by climate change requires a fundamental rethinking of core PE concepts related to the state, distributional struggles, economic growth, varieties of capitalism, and markets."
Isik Ozel on climate politics in Latin America: why is it that "Chile, once a laggard, emerged as a regional leader in climate policy in the early 2020s, while Mexico, a pioneer until the early 2010s, experienced a backlash and retreated"?
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Climate Politics in Latin America: The Cases of Chile and Mexico
This paper focuses on climate coalitions and commitments in the Global South by comparing the cases of two Latin American countries, Chile and Mexico. Chile, once a laggard, emerged as a regional lea...
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March 5, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Isik Ozel on climate politics in Latin America: why is it that "Chile, once a laggard, emerged as a regional leader in climate policy in the early 2020s, while Mexico, a pioneer until the early 2010s, experienced a backlash and retreated"?
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And Jens Beckert frames the climate crisis as a crisis of legitimation. He argues that the climate crisis and the politics of adaptation will be the defining issues in the coming decades, and social scientists must engage with these issues.
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Climate Change and the Social Order
Despite decades of awareness, societies have failed to adequately respond to climate change, as evidenced by rising CO2 emissions and the continued dominance of fossil fuels in global energy consumpt...
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February 28, 2025 at 8:57 PM
And Jens Beckert frames the climate crisis as a crisis of legitimation. He argues that the climate crisis and the politics of adaptation will be the defining issues in the coming decades, and social scientists must engage with these issues.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Kathryn Hochstetler focuses on green economy and the Global South: Are the promises of the green economy credible in the conditions of the Global South? Will the green economy reach the poorest populations of the Global South?
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The Green Economy and the Global South
The idea of a “green economy” is one of the latest attempts to bridge the environment and development aims, with a focus on economic growth that makes it appealing to countries that still see a signi...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
February 28, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Kathryn Hochstetler focuses on green economy and the Global South: Are the promises of the green economy credible in the conditions of the Global South? Will the green economy reach the poorest populations of the Global South?
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Neil Fligstein offers a critical discussion of eco-Marxism and the varieties of capitalism perspectives in addressing the relationship between capitalism and climate change, presenting an agenda for a political economy of climate change.
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Political Economy and Climate Change
The crisis of climate change threatens the existence of human civilization. As social scientists, we should be positioned to theorize and study whether or not the existing system of global capitalism...
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February 28, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Neil Fligstein offers a critical discussion of eco-Marxism and the varieties of capitalism perspectives in addressing the relationship between capitalism and climate change, presenting an agenda for a political economy of climate change.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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@fredericmerand.bsky.social and I tried to reach all of Neil's PhD students through the lists that were provided to us, but we worry that we may still have missed some. If this applies to you, our apologies! If you're interested in attending, please let us know!
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January 22, 2025 at 12:02 AM
@fredericmerand.bsky.social and I tried to reach all of Neil's PhD students through the lists that were provided to us, but we worry that we may still have missed some. If this applies to you, our apologies! If you're interested in attending, please let us know!
Feel free to share!
Feel free to share!