New book: Political economy of monetary disunion

The Political Economy of Monetary Disunion: The Greek Crisis and Ordoliberal Assemblages. Radman Šelmić, Palgrave Macmillan 2026. This book reassesses the Eurozone financial crisis of the 2010s, and critically compares EU strategies for addressing it with those adopted during the Covid-19 and economic crises of the 2020s. Whilst it has …

Forthcoming book: The new financial subject

The New Financial Subject: Of Habit, Class, and the Milieu. Solange Manche, SUNY Press 2027. The New Financial Subject draws on contemporary French thought to reflect on the ways finance is altering the human condition. Solange Manche argues that the work of Catherine Malabou, Bernard Stiegler, and Frédéric Lordon offers …

Book launch: Currency of nihilism, 30 Oct 2026

Book launch: Currency of nihilism. City St George’s, University of London, 30 October 2026, 18.15–19.45. Amin Samman will be launching his new book, Currency of Nihilism, in London this October at CITYPERC. Sandy Hager will chair and Giulia Dal Maso will act as discussant. What happens to economic life when …

Conference CFP: Technofinancial capital, July 2027

Mini-conference: Technofinancial capital. Glasgow SASE 2027, 30 June to 3 July 2027. Colleagues are organizing a mini-conference on the theme of technofinancial capital in Glasgow next year as part of SASE 2027. This mini conference focuses on the financing of novel technologies that are explicitly disruptive in their mandates. In …

Book launch: The moralizing corporation, 24 Nov 2026

Book launch: The moralizing corporation. Stewart House, Royal Holloway London Graduate School, 24 November 2026, 18.00-20.00. A new edited collection, The Moralizing Corporation: The Rise and Fall of Corporate Carewashing, will be launched in London this November. The editors and several contributors will be present for a panel discussion followed by …

New book: Embedded digital money

Embedded Digital Money: The Social Unfolding of Bitcoin. Ilan Talmud, Edward Elgar 2026. This enlightening book traces Bitcoin’s journey from a novel post-2008 crisis experiment to a redefining powerhouse of the financial world. Ilan Talmud reveals the communities, visionaries, investors, regulators and big banks behind this ever-shifting currency, which has …

Special issue: When finance becomes tech, Part I

Finance and Society, vol. 12 no. 2 (2026): When finance becomes tech, Part I.   Finance and Society is pleased to announce the publication of volume 12, number 2. This is the first of two special issues devoted to the nexus of digital technology and finance (‘When finance becomes tech’). Part …

New book: Fintech capital

FinTech Capital: The Digital Transformation of Everyday Money and Finance. Paul Langley and Andrew Leyshon, Zone Books 2026. How people pay, make savings and investments, buy insurance, and take on debt is undergoing digital transformation across the globe. This book argues that FinTech is a distinct form of intermediary and …

New book: The player and the played

The Player and the Played: From Gamed Capitalism to 21st-Century Fascism. Max Haiven, MIT Press 2026. In an age when capitalism feels like an unwinnable game, extreme reactionary ideas and politics are on the rise. The Hunger Games, Game of Thrones, Squid Game, and much of reality TV are cultural reflections …

New book: Corporate financialization and intangible capital

Corporate Capitalism in the Era of Financialization and Intangible Capital: Value Forms Beyond Fixity. Tansel Güçlü, De Gruyter Brill 2026. This book investigates the transformation of corporate capitalism under conditions of financialization and the rising centrality of intangible capital. It challenges conventional distinctions between financial and non-financial activity by tracing …