laurieadkin.bsky.social
Professor Emerita, University of Alberta, Comparative Politics, Political Economy, Ecology and Democracy, climate policy in Canada and Alberta, populist far right, political ecology of higher education
👤 Joined on 15 November 2024
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@laurieadkin.bsky.socialMinisters approving new oil and gas licences as the world passes 1.5C are pouring petrol on a burning building. They’re arsonists.
Show PostMayor Zohran Mamdani announced on Monday that New York City will expand free child care for 2-year-olds to Staten Island and across the Bronx as the city moves to add 10,000 seats next school year. nyti.ms/4zMQQLL
Show Postnever the wrong time for this classic
Show PostWhat does far-right protest do to democracy? Join us online October 8, 12:15–13:15 CET as I present ongoing research with @xromerovidal.bsky.social, @pietrocastellig.bsky.social & A. Klassens. Thanks to @anketresch.bsky.social, GRIEC & Uni Lausanne. Info & registration 👇 www.unil.ch/events/fr/17...
Show PostThe slow erosion of the purpose and values of higher education. This is hidden everywhere from the governance to the impact agenda to the pernicious creeping view that University is job training. Universities are for society. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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