This blog is a jointly authored, collective enterprise. It aims to investigate the current state of politics and economics in the West. The motivation behind the blog is that the current moment requires some new thinking, by the Left, about the relationship between politics and economics. We shall sometimes produce commentaries, sometimes simply draw attention to key facts about our contemporary political economy.
The co-editors are Chris Bickerton and Alex Gourevitch. Chris Bickerton has a D.Phil from Oxford in international relations, has taught at Oxford and the University of Amsterdam and is currently Associate Professor of International Relations at Sciences Po, Paris. His main focus is on European politics, including the development and future of the European Union. Alex Gourevitch has a Ph.D in political science from Columbia University, has taught at Harvard University, and is a postdoctoral research associate at the Political Theory Project at Brown University. His research lies in both the history of political and economic thought, and in contemporary debates about freedom, welfare, and economic organization.
We welcome contributions and suggestions. Please send any inquiries to moment.current@gmail.com.
