Berkeley Economy and Society Initiative (BESI)

@UCBerkeley political economy research center harnessing the power of interdisciplinary research and dialogue to safeguard democracy.

[Berkeley Economy and Society Initiative (BESI) @BESI_Berkeley]

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: https://t.co/5xczXPhC8v

[Berkeley Economy and Society Initiative (BESI) @BESI_Berkeley]

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: https://t.co/RZO6IrDfW5

[Berkeley Economy and Society Initiative (BESI) @BESI_Berkeley]

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: https://t.co/FvK79BCrtd

[Berkeley Economy and Society Initiative (BESI) @BESI_Berkeley]

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: https://t.co/9urist0WdE

[Berkeley Economy and Society Initiative (BESI) @BESI_Berkeley]

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: https://t.co/FdWV4Gfl8F

[Berkeley Economy and Society Initiative (BESI) @BESI_Berkeley]

BESI is now on BlueSky! Anyone else make the jump? Follow us: https://t.co/41ZXDVEbl8

[Berkeley Economy and Society Initiative (BESI) @BESI_Berkeley]

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: https://t.co/c2ilNgKkra

[Berkeley Economy and Society Initiative (BESI) @BESI_Berkeley]

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: https://t.co/pRdEcbnAaA

[Berkeley Economy and Society Initiative (BESI) @BESI_Berkeley]

Register to join us today at 4pm for a panel: "Has U.S. Antitrust Reached a Turning Point?"

[Steven Vogel @StevenKVogel]

"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.
https://t.co/XG3vuui1YH

[Berkeley Economy and Society Initiative (BESI) @BESI_Berkeley]

Join us today at 4pm! https://t.co/yc7twn9zvV

[Berkeley Economy and Society Initiative (BESI) @BESI_Berkeley]

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: https://t.co/yc7twn91Gn

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@berkeleyecon @BerkeleyHaas @ucbsoj @N2PE_Network @GoldmanSchool @BerkeleyLaw @UCBLettersSci

[Berkeley Economy and Society Initiative (BESI) @BESI_Berkeley]

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: https://t.co/yc7twn91Gn

[Berkeley Economy and Society Initiative (BESI) @BESI_Berkeley]

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

[Berkeley Economy and Society Initiative (BESI) @BESI_Berkeley]

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: https://t.co/vpkg39Tngf

[Daniel Aldana Cohen @aldatweets]

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!
https://t.co/Cf4ZDcys99

[Berkeley Economy and Society Initiative (BESI) @BESI_Berkeley]

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: https://t.co/vpkg39Tngf

[Daniel Aldana Cohen @aldatweets]

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
https://t.co/OT9XBuhjdJ

[Berkeley Economy and Society Initiative (BESI) @BESI_Berkeley]

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: https://t.co/M4xe1p27ll

[Berkeley Economy and Society Initiative (BESI) @BESI_Berkeley]

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.

[SocialScienceMatrix @SocSciMatrix]

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: https://t.co/ULCOuF0tuE

[Berkeley Economy and Society Initiative (BESI) @BESI_Berkeley]

We are excited to co-sponsor this important panel on commercial real estate in San Francisco. Register to join us next Tuesday!

[SocialScienceMatrix @SocSciMatrix]

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: https://t.co/uVLyjy9kaj

[Berkeley Economy and Society Initiative (BESI) @BESI_Berkeley]

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: https://t.co/6kv4QHp6tG