Paul Lewis
Paul Lewis
@paullewis.bsky.social
History of economic thought; social ontology; philosophy and methodology of economics; political economy of vocational education and training. Professor of Political Economy at King’s College London.
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The PPE Society and the Department of Political Economy at King's are hosting the first annual PPE conference this July in London 💭

Interested in submitting a proposal? The deadline is March 1, so don't forget to apply 📝

For more, see 🔽

ppesociety.org/ppe-society-...
PPE Society: London 2025 - The Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Society
We are pleased to share that, in addition to the PPE Society’s Annual Meetings held each year in New Orleans, the international PPE Society will…
ppesociety.org
February 5, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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We'll be hosting the first UK PPE conference in July - please do submit your abstracts and spread the news!
The PPE Society and the Department of Political Economy at King's are hosting the first annual PPE conference this July in London 💭

Interested in submitting a proposal? The deadline is March 1, so don't forget to apply 📝

For more, see 🔽

ppesociety.org/ppe-society-...
PPE Society: London 2025 - The Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Society
We are pleased to share that, in addition to the PPE Society’s Annual Meetings held each year in New Orleans, the international PPE Society will…
ppesociety.org
February 6, 2025 at 7:38 AM
A seminal work on ontology and economics: Tony Lawson’s Economics and Reality. www.routledge.com/Economics-an...
February 9, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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In Public Affairs Quarterly 38.3, @johnmeadowcroft.bsky.social argues that Robert Nozick's "Anarchy, State, and Utopia" has been misread as a defense capitalism's inequalities. https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/paq/article/38/3/173/392018/Emergence-as-a-Moral-Theory-Reappraising-Robert
January 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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The Talent Commission was important in highlighting technicians in our universities. The impact of their work still unfolding itss.org.uk/research-rep...
Research report highlights transformational changes for UK technical workforce - UK ITSS
A new report TALENT Programme: Interventions and Impact has been published to mark the conclusion of the TALENT programme.
itss.org.uk
February 4, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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Thanks to the Royal Economic Society for publishing my overview of Elinor Ostrom's contribution to commons, climate economics and policy, "What works in practice can work in theory."
February 1, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Such a lovely piece about valuing a really good local restaurant by @msrachelcooke.bsky.social (in last week’s Observer). She writes warmly about Trullo. I feel the same about the wonderful Les 2Garcons in Crouch End.
February 1, 2025 at 9:16 AM
This is a fine, insightful book on those political aspects of the Ostroms’ work that receive less attention than they deserve. Highly recommended.
January 31, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Intriguing paper by the great Elinor Ostrom. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
January 30, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Fascinating, thought-provoking article on the need for a new moral political economy by Margaret Levi. academic.oup.com/oxrep/articl...
January 30, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Good book; fine cover.
January 26, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Getting a bit realistic now. The Good Father out on 3 July…
January 17, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Fascinating paper by James Buchanan, engaging at a fundamental level with Kenneth Arrow’s work on social choice theory. www.jstor.org/stable/1825570
Social Choice, Democracy, and Free Markets on JSTOR
James M. Buchanan, Social Choice, Democracy, and Free Markets, Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 62, No. 2 (Apr., 1954), pp. 114-123
www.jstor.org
January 11, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Current reading.
January 6, 2025 at 6:59 PM
A comprehensive analysis of Amartya Sen’s fascinating notion of ’commitment’.
January 1, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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A quick and insightful overview of Elinor Ostrom's life and ideas:

"Tackling the sustainability challenge collectively
Elinor Ostrom won a Nobel Prize in Economics in 2009 for showing that ordinary people, working together, can manage natural resources sustainably. Her work is as relevant as ever."
Elinor Ostrom: Rethinking sustainable governance today
Discover how Elinor Ostrom's ideas on sustainable governance protect resources - and why her Nobel-winning principles are more vital now than ever.
www.lgt.com
December 29, 2024 at 3:05 PM
Interested in how Elinor and Vincent Ostrom drew on ideas from cybernetics? Then check out this paper: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
The Ostroms on self-governance: the importance of cybernetics | Journal of Institutional Economics | Cambridge Core
The Ostroms on self-governance: the importance of cybernetics - Volume 20
www.cambridge.org
December 21, 2024 at 7:14 PM
Another fine episode of Great Lives, this time on James Baldwin. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Great Lives - Ruth Rogers on James Baldwin - BBC Sounds
Ruth Rogers chooses the life of writer James Baldwin.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 20, 2024 at 7:27 PM
Terrific episode of Great Lives on the extraordinary Frank Ramsey. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Great Lives - David Spiegelhalter on Frank Ramsey - BBC Sounds
Statistician David Spiegelhalter champions the short, brilliant life of Frank Ramsey.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 19, 2024 at 9:34 PM
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I am always delightfully surprised to see a post from a reader of my book! Thanks Paul and all the readers - past, present, and future. I hope it inspires conversation about how Ostrom's ideas can be applied to today's challenges.
The post to bookshelf pipeline.
December 17, 2024 at 5:10 PM
Some reading for today.
December 17, 2024 at 8:00 AM
A beautifully written, finely observed novella. A delight to read.
December 14, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Classic article by John Maynard Keynes: ’The General Theory of Employment.’ academic.oup.com/qje/article/...
The General Theory of Employment
Summary. I. Comments on the four discussions in the previous issue of points in the General Theory, 209. — II. Certain definite points on which the writer
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December 13, 2024 at 7:11 AM