@UCBerkeley political economy research center harnessing the power of interdisciplinary research and dialogue to safeguard democracy.
Berkeley, California
Joined September 2023
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What causes societies to collapse? On October 27, author Luke Kemp — sometimes nicknamed "Dr. Doom" — visited BESI to offer his answer: inequality. Watch Kemp outline his argument, drawing from 300+ historical case studies: youtu.be/K1le5Sj7Qp4
On Nov. 13, BESI welcomed 26 California politics and policy experts, including scholars and practitioners, to discuss how to make California more affordable. In a new blog post, BESI senior researcher @SamTrachtman shares his top takeaways: besi.berkeley.edu/besi-hosts…
Please join us at BESI on December 3 as our panel of scholars and practitioners explores underlying drivers of governance problems and policy implementation failures in California and examines potential remedies. Register: forms.gle/Gf1yNnkQ77HFSeNa7
Next week: Edward Alden, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, outlines the recent history of border control. Join us to learn how governments' failure to address domestic challenges leads to them to recast threats as external. Register: forms.gle/bjTdFixZGpEoPfUD7
Please join us at 4 p.m. on September 29 at BESI as we assess the state of threatened democratic institutions in the U.S. BESI director Paul Pierson will be joined by UC Berkeley legal and political scholars. Register: forms.gle/mZPjbX6LxmDHovVp6
BESI is now on BlueSky! Anyone else make the jump? Follow us: bsky.app/profile/besiberkele…
We're hiring! Reporting to our director Paul Pierson, the senior researcher/program manager will help lead the new Berkeley Program on Finance and Democracy at BESI. Learn more and apply: careerspub.universityofcalif…
Join us Fri., April 19 at 2pm PT for a talk by Susan Helper, Prof. at @cwru and former Senior Advisor for Industrial Strategy in the White House, who will discuss her work on supply chains. @berkeleyecon @BerkeleyHaas REGISTER: forms.gle/ZZEYoS5NkZTJYAiW6
Register to join us today at 4pm for a panel: "Has U.S. Antitrust Reached a Turning Point?"
"Has US Antitrust Reached a Turning Point?" A forum tomorrow at Berkeley, featuring @stacyfmitchell, @matthewstoller, Gerald Berk, AnnaLee Saxenian, and Isabella Mariani. No streaming but a recording will be posted at a later date.
besi.berkeley.edu/events/who…
Join us today at 4pm! forms.gle/LrrzbfhrPoHmgrys5
Join us Tues. March 19 at 4:00pm PT for talk by Nick Romeo, @NewYorker journalist and lecturer at @ucbsoj, on his book "The Alternative: How to Build a Just Economy." With Sarang Shah as discussant, moderated by @StevenKVogel. REGISTER: forms.gle/LrrzbfhrPoHmgrys5
Join us Tues. March 19 at 4:00pm PT for talk by Nick Romeo, @NewYorker journalist and lecturer at @ucbsoj, on his book "The Alternative: How to Build a Just Economy." With Sarang Shah as discussant, moderated by @StevenKVogel. REGISTER: forms.gle/LrrzbfhrPoHmgrys5
Register to join us in-person tomorrow, 3/12, 4pm, for a talk by @UofCalifornia Provost Katherine S. Newman and @jacobselisabeth! @berkeleyside @GoldmanSchool @UCBLettersSci @berkeleyecon @berkeleyeconrev @SocSciMatrix @BerkeleyHaas @oandbinstitute @UCBLaborCenter @UCBerkeleyISSI
Join us Tues. 3/12 at 4pm for a panel on "Moving The Needle: What Tight Labor Markets Do For The Poor," with authors @UofCalifornia Provost Katherine S. Newman and @jacobselisabeth of @urbaninstitute and @workrisenetwork. Mod. by Paul Pierson REGISTER: tinyurl.com/moving-the-needl…
Berkeley Economy and Society Initiative (BESI) retweeted
I'm thrilled to have Brett Christophers speaking at the inaugural @BESI_Berkeley Climate Seminar on March 12—the book's launch date!
The topic couldn't be more timely: "The Price Is Wrong: Why Capitalism Won’t Save The Planet."
Hybrid over zoom. Join us!
besi.berkeley.edu/events/the…
Join us Tues. 3/12 at 4pm for a panel on "Moving The Needle: What Tight Labor Markets Do For The Poor," with authors @UofCalifornia Provost Katherine S. Newman and @jacobselisabeth of @urbaninstitute and @workrisenetwork. Mod. by Paul Pierson REGISTER: tinyurl.com/moving-the-needl…
Berkeley Economy and Society Initiative (BESI) retweeted
I'm thrilled to share our lineup of brilliant political economists for the @BESI_Berkeley Climate Seminar this spring:
🔥 Brett Christophers, March 12
🔥 @gramkowc, April 23
🔥 @STOmarova, April 30
All talks live online. Join us! Co-sponsor @SC2_Collab
besi.berkeley.edu/the-climat…
Why do atavistic political ideologies take hold in technologically advanced societies? Join us Tues. 2/6 as @Rutgers_Camden Prof. Beth Rabinowitz will discuss "Defensive Nationalism: Explaining the Rise of Populism and Fascism in the 21st Century." RSVP: forms.gle/7mTsk1seKzVR1uk6A
Join us today at 3:30pm for a panel on Trevor Jackson's book on the history of European financial crises! 820 Social Sciences Building, UC Berkeley.
Join us in-person Tues, 12/5 at 3:30pm for a panel on Trevor Jackson's book, "Impunity and Capitalism: The Afterlives of European Financial Crises, 1690–1830." With @billjaneway and @anatadmati, mod. by @BerkeleyLaw's David Singh Grewal. RSVP: forms.gle/PFQYSNkXkTWX2D4E6
We are excited to co-sponsor this important panel on commercial real estate in San Francisco. Register to join us next Tuesday!
Join us Tues. 10/31 at 12pm for a panel on commercial real estate in #SF — and what lies ahead. With Ted Egan, Chief Economist of the @sfgov; @I_Am_NickBloom of @Stanford; and Nancy Wallace of @BerkeleyHaas, mod. by @UCBerkeley's @amirrkermani. REGISTER: tinyurl.com/boom2doom
Join us Tues. Oct. 10 at 4pm Pacific for a talk by @MITSloan's Simon Johnson (@baselinescene) on his co-authored book, "Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity," with @berkeleyecon's @delong as discussant. REGISTER: forms.gle/S1VdiLyXd9sJF4mh9
