Prof of Politics and International studies, Murdoch University. Tweets are in my personal capacity.
Perth, Western Australia
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My review essay on the crisis of social reproduction and the development state in JCA with a focus on the excellent book by Jamie Doucette Postdevelopmental State: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
Kanishka Jayasuriya @fafner100.bsky.social retweeted
Relief. And thinking hard about what comes next. But mostly relief. That was too close. Congratulations to Lula and the PT, and mostly to Brazilian civil society which mobilised in a way so many other countries- my own included - have failed to when the chips are down.
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If Lula wins he’s gonna need to mobilize the army and encourage popular militias because the right is gonna drag this thing to hell
Marke Beeson Review of End Times Fascism and the Fight for the Living World, by Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor tjcd.substack.com/p/review-o…
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Evaluating a translation on its merits without being able to read the original language is a funny exercise
Our critical review of Princeton’s new translation of Capital, Volume I, is now out.
scienceopen.com/hosted-docum…
Richard Robison on his work and the cold are politics of the study of Indonesian politics and much else. Very interesting interview. Please forward to networks
tjcd.substack.com/p/richard-…
Kanishka Jayasuriya @fafner100.bsky.social retweeted
A thread about antisemitism and Battle of Ideas:
At the recent Battle of Ideas a far right bookshop called Oldspeak Books was listed as the official festival bookshop. 1/
bylinetimes.com/2026/10/14/f… – at Llandeilo, Wales
Kanishka Jayasuriya @fafner100.bsky.social retweeted
OPEN LETTER: Sally Rooney is a writer, not a terrorist. Her books must be available to the public. Their withdrawal from sale, on the basis of ill-conceived and draconian anti terror legislation, is an affront to basic principles of free speech and expression so long taken for granted in this country. We categorically reject censorship - whether direct or indirect - and urge the government to change course, amending the legislation which has led us to this point of repressive absurdity.
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Contre la députée Rima Hassan, sous le prétexte d'apologie du terrorisme, au nom du gouvernement, le procureur requiert : dix mois de prison avec sursis et deux ans d'inéligibilité. La macronie sombre dans la honte de tous les abus de pouvoir et de la servilité devant les demandes de Netanyahu.
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Absolutely appalled by this execution by Saudi Arabia of a Bangladeshi couple allegedly kissing in Masjid al-Haram.
The shameless hypocrisy of Saudi authorities is staggering, allowing footballers to ‘live in sin’ yet executing a newly married couple? What the actual FUCK.
Bangladesh says it was not informed of its citizens' execution by Saudi Arabia bbc.in/4zJmny7
Kanishka Jayasuriya @fafner100.bsky.social retweeted
Frédéric Lordon's debut in @tribunemagazine — on the 'total impasse' of the French state:
tribunemag.co.uk/2026/10/the…
Kanishka Jayasuriya @fafner100.bsky.social retweeted
Anti-kapitalist başkaldırılar yeniden her yerde!
2011-2013’te “Gezi’deki, Tahrir’deki anti-kapitalist boyutu amma abarttınız, gençler sadece otoriterliğe başkaldırdı” diyenlere katılmadım. “Devrim kapıda” diyenlerden de ayrıldım. Sadece gelmekte olanı gördüm:
Türkiye (ve dünyanın çoğu) o noktada esaslı bir anti-kapitalizme de, faşizan yükselişi durdurmaya da hazır değildi. Ama o zamanki ayaklanmalar, bugünün zeminini hazırladı.
2013’te net olmayan bir şey artık çok aşikar: Merkez sağ ve merkez sol, diktatörleri durduracak fazilete, cesarete, basirete sahip değil. CHP, Macron, Clinton/Biden dönemi kapandı. Ya gençlik yeni bir alternatif kuracak, ya da Erdoğanlar, Le Penler, Musklar kaderimizi belirleyecek.
Really sad that the NSSR is bowing to these right wing pressure tactics.
Some context for this event, which among other things, typifies the dramatic rightward repositioning of @TheNewSchool that has accompanied the termination and forced retirement of many brilliant scholars and the effective destruction of tenure:
scatter.wordpress.com/2026/0…
Kanishka Jayasuriya @fafner100.bsky.social retweeted
Amazing how quiet the ‘freedom of expression’ liberal literati are right now re: Sally Rooney.
The types w pics of Václav Havel on their mantelpieces have nothing to say about the most successful Anglophone writer of her generation fearing imprisonment for words.
We see you!
Kanishka Jayasuriya @fafner100.bsky.social retweeted
Apt time to share this econ working paper, which costed the author his job, finding electoral manipulation in closely contested constituencies in 2019 general elections in India.
The mechanism resembles what’s unfolding now on massive scale, as Vote Chori”
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.…
New sustack article by Toby Carroll - in his series on late liberalism . tjcd.substack.com/p/calling-…
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Terrible news. Thomas's incredible book on Gramsci is one of those rare works where the fine-toothed comb approach to the use of language really feels like it holds political significance. Dense scholarship that actually matters from a revolutionary class perspective.
It is with immense sadness that we at Historical Materialism share the news of the death of our comrade, friend and long-standing member of the editorial board, Peter Thomas. Our thoughts are with his partner Sara Farris, their daughters, and his broader family. @histmat
Kanishka Jayasuriya @fafner100.bsky.social retweeted
I was devastated to hear about the death of Peter Thomas. He made a massive contribution to Gramsci research, and to Marxist scholarship generally through his HM work. Shocking news
Kanishka Jayasuriya @fafner100.bsky.social retweeted
It’s striking how similar the crises in Iran and Ukraine have become.
Both countries are in existential fights against much larger powers led by authoritarian presidents eager to reclaim past glories.
Sustained mobilization, endemic corruption, and economic pressure have undermined political legitimacy, turning both conflicts into potential regime change wars.
Neither Iran nor Ukraine can win their wars outright. They have to persist in an attritional conflict, and higher energy prices are a key pressure point.
In response to the energy disruptions, Trump and Putin are deepening their collaboration.
Kanishka Jayasuriya @fafner100.bsky.social retweeted
Absolutely brilliant that SFI, AISA, the CPI(M) and the Left have taken the protest to other parts of Delhi.
(INA and access to the Jantar Mantar radial further up partly blocked as of now, be careful if you're out.)
Already clear that the protesters have won the day. Imagine bringing in 25,000-odd troops, cutting off transport and the Internet, barricading the city's central hub — and still they can't stop Delhi from showing up.
