Kayhan Valadbaygi
Research Fellow at the International Institute of Social History (IISH).
- My co-edited volume with @jokubassalyga.bsky.social, “Mode of Production and the Historiography of Capitalism: Gender, Race and Eurocentrism”, has just been published by @brisunipress.bsky.social. The book is included in the January sale with 50% off. (paperback forthcoming in 12 months). (1/6)
- The volume features 18 contributions from figures such as Jairus Banaji, Silvia Federici, Marcel van der Linden, Peter Hudis, Alessandra Mezzadri, Andreas Bieler, Abigail B. Bakan, Yousuf Al-Bulushi, Rohini Hensman and Sébastien Rioux. (2/6)
- The book seeks to interrogate the conceptualization of capitalism with 3 objectives: 1️⃣ Accounting for the complexity of capitalism 2️⃣ Tracing its global emergence & consolidation 3️⃣ Exploring intersecting forms of oppression beyond reductive accounts of class exploitation & emancipation (3/6)
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View full threadHere is the link to the book: bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/mode-of-prod...
- 📣 My new article on Iran’s latest unrest for @phenomenalworld.bsky.social www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/ira... Iran has witnessed another wave of unrest beginning on 28 December—the fourth major uprising since 2017. (1/5)
- Over the next three weeks, the turmoil only seemed to escalate: an internet blackout, a mounting death toll, apparent penetration of the protests by Mossad, threats of bombing and regime change from Washington. (2/5)
- And then, in a matter of days, the momentum ebbed away, and the government appeared to regain control. Yet the crackdown has done nothing to address the origins of the upheaval, which lie in the country’s political economy and social structure. (3/5)
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View full threadThe article draws on my book "Capitalism in Contemporary Iran", now available in paperback from @manchesterup.bsky.social and included in its January Sale through its website (40% off automatically applied at checkout until January 31; use JAN40 in North America).
- The paper edition of my book "Capitalism in Contemporary Iran: Capital Accumulation, State Formation and Geopolitics" will be released this month and is included in Manchester University Press’s January Sale. (1/8)
- Before mentioning the discount, I want to stress that this post is not intended as a sales promotion, given the extremely difficult and painful situation unfolding in Iran. (2/8)
- Rather, I believe this book has become particularly relevant for understanding the deeper political and economic dynamics that underpin the current protests and social unrest. (3/8)
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View full threadIf you find this relevant, please feel free to share @morton.bsky.social @abieler.bsky.social @cssgj.bsky.social @iisg-amsterdam.bsky.social @jokubassalyga.bsky.social @lalehkhalili.bsky.social @ladanrahbari.bsky.social @faisalhamadah.bsky.social @haymarketbooks.org @merip.bsky.social
- In this new piece that I wrote a few days ago for New Arab, I argue that what’s new about the current protests isn’t popular anger, but what these protests reveal: a deeper crisis of state power. www-newarab-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.newa...
- My piece for Al Jazeera English on why Iran’s once-loyal bazaar merchants are joining the protests, and what this reveals about the country’s economic transformation, shifting political loyalties, and the future of the Islamic Republic. aje.io/nbvic4
- 📣 I’m happy to share that my co-edited volume with @jokubassalyga.bsky.social, "Mode of Production and the Historiography of Capitalism: Gender, Race and Eurocentrism", will be published by @brisunipress.bsky.social on 22 January 2026. Pre-order it here: bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/mode-of-prod...
- I wrote this piece for @clingendael.bsky.social to trace how the fusion of Iran’s religious-revolutionary foundations and the IRGC has come to dominate the economy — a power base reinforced by U.S. sanctions, neoliberal reforms and political crises. www.clingendael.org/publication/...
- The paperback edition of my book, “Capitalism in Contemporary Iran: Capital Accumulation, State Formation and Geopolitics”, will be published in January 2026 by @manchesterup.bsky.social. You can pre-order it here: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526195579/ #Iran #PoliticalEconomy
- A new review of my book is out — huge thanks to Marziar Samir for the thoughtful and generous write-up. Give it a read if you’re curious. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
- Don’t miss this talk today by William Robinson on the global meaning of Gaza, hosted by the Centre for the Study of Social and Global Justice (CSSGJ). The event will take place online via Zoom, making it accessible worldwide. Be sure to register on Eventbrite! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-global...
- Just deactivated X/Twitter and deleted the app from my phone—feels amazing! Excited to connect with so many familiar and new faces here!
- 🚨My recent co-authored article on the EU's "puzzling" and "contradictory" integration promotion strategy in the MENA region is now published in @gpejournal.bsky.social Below is a brief thread summarising its main arguments.
- The paper introduces a dialectical method based on the ontology of the philosophy of internal relations and the epistemology of the process of abstraction. This method is used to analyse the EU's strategy, with the Agadir and GAFTA Agreements as case studies.
- The method contends that understanding the EU's strategy in the MENA requires situating it within the dynamics of neoliberal capitalism and interrelated geopolitics. It also invites us to consider spatial and temporal scales of the EU strategy to unlock its "puzzling" approach.
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View full threadHere is the link to the article: bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...
