Mainstream political scientists & sociologists: the capitalist class doesn't have class consciousness, it's a Marxist myth.

The capitalist class in the 2 years of the past 25 when a left-wing politician had a chance to become British PM:

In April, with 450 other political scientists, I signed a letter calling on the European Consortium for Political Research to condemn the killing of civilians in Gaza. The EC refused to do so, giving several reasons for it. In this piece for European Consortium for Political Research_TheLoop I argue none of those reasons stands.
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I am so happy that we are continuing this important debate.

Important response to European Consortium for Political Research here from Vladimir Bortun

'A comment on ECPR’s silence over Gaza'

A network for political science is a critical network or it is nothing

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⛓️ #ConstraintsOnAcademicFreedom No.7
A group of scholars has written to ECPR's Executive Committee, calling on it to condemn Israel's military campaign in Gaza. ECPR declined.
This, argues Vladimir Bortun, begs the question:
What is political science for?
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Hoy ha llegado a mis manos el trabajo de Vladimir Bortun , que junto a los trabajos de Flescher Fominaya y Zamponi, y con la perspectiva de una década, sirven para empezar a evaluar el ciclo politico antiausteridad. Aquí hablamos sobre la cooperación con el Blocco, Syriza e FI.

Great piece from Vladimir Bortun

What is political science for? Read the comment on ECPR’s deliberate silence over Gaza vis-a-vis its earlier condemnation of Russia's invasion into Ukraine and the Taliban taking power in Afghanistan by Vladimir Bortun

One silver lining of the repression against the student-led protests is it reveals the performative character of radicalism/progressivism among a non-trivial number of academics. Actions speak louder than words.

This was unthinkable only a few months ago. Protest is working.

Many thanks to the everyone who organised and presented at the 'Diaspora engagement and transforming localities in Eastern & Southern Europe” yesterday at IMISCOE #IMISCOE2023 Conference! Vladimir Bortun presented a paper co-authored by Eva Østergaard-nielsen & Anatolie Cosciug.

Interested in how migrants can influence local politics in community of origin? Vladimir Bortun Eva Østergaard-nielsen & Anatolie Cosciug will be presenting their paper at the #IMISCOE2023 CMR_Warsaw on Wednesday 5th.

'The book fails to demonstrate that the people occupying the most influential positions in British economic and political spheres share a “radically progressive” outlook'

Vladimir Bortun's reviews Values, Voice and Virtue: The New British Politics ⁠wp.me/p2MwSQ-gIm
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If Blairism was Toryism without the Tories, then Starmerism is Toryism with Tories.

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We are proud of you Vladimir Bortun, congrats!

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Some important arguments here. Let's analyze what populists do not just what they say. And what they do is often much less anti-establishment than they make it look. 👇

Really can’t wait to get my hands on a copy on this book that analyses cooperation between #RadicalLeft parties in the #EU by Vladimir Bortun

Such an important piece of work and so timely! 👏🏻🥳

UoP_SASHPL CEISR at University of Portsmouth Politics & IR

Esto de Vladimir Bortun en Jacobin sobre el principal problema de la izquierda europea: la incapacidad para coordinarse a escala continental.

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