michael a. mccarthy
economic democracy & critical social theory
About
How has finance capitalism worsened social inequality, deepened poverty, increased macroeconomic instability and hastened the degradation of the climate? And how might democratic processes be created for investing for the social and environmental good?
I am a critical social theorist and political sociologist that works on solving these intertwined dilemmas through scholarship, activism, and policy design. To rebuild our systems of investment and debt allocation, we need institutions that enhance economic democracy.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS & Events
joined the Roosevelt Institute as a fellow in their Corporate Power Program
spoke at annual ASU Center for Work & Democracy conference
new chapter “Beyond Abstractionism: Notes on Conjunctural State Theory.“
new article at Critical Sociology, “Classes Without Labor: Three Critiques of Bourdieu.”
new article at Sociological Theory, “The Problem of Class Abstractionism.”
three rethinking the coordination problem workshops, Berggruen Institute, fall-spring: industrial planning, democratizing finance, and climate transition
DemocracyNext launch september 15. Beginning collaboration on democratic governance of public banks
collaboration with Public Bank LA, Jain Family Institute and the Berggruen Institute on designing a public bank for Los Angeles
collaboration with Democracy Policy Network and Center for Deliberative Democracy on deliberation toolkit
joined The Socio-Spatial Climate Collaborative, or (SC)², as a faculty collaborator
our report on the first re-opening the coordination problem workshop is now available here
working report with the Jain Family Institute and the Berggruen Institute on democratic public banks here
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