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View article: Asset classes? Some reflections on the ‘new class realities’ of rentier capitalism
Asset classes? Some reflections on the ‘new class realities’ of rentier capitalism Open
In their recent work, Lisa Adkins, Melinda Cooper and Martijn Konings challenge traditional employment-based class models, arguing that asset ownership, particularly housing, is now central to understanding class dynamics in the present co…
View article: <scp>WHEN WE WERE ALMOST MODERN</scp>? Theory, Methods and Politics in <i>The Centre for Environmental Studies</i>, 1966–1975
<span>WHEN WE WERE ALMOST MODERN</span>? Theory, Methods and Politics in <i>The Centre for Environmental Studies</i>, 1966–1975 Open
This article re‐examines the history of the UK Centre for Environmental Studies (CES) between 1966 and 1975. Using archival materials and interviews, the article details the role of the CES in attempts to ‘modernize’ urban and regional res…
View article: Algorithmic dwelling? Digital technologies as intermediaries in housing access and the enactment of home
Algorithmic dwelling? Digital technologies as intermediaries in housing access and the enactment of home Open
This brief paper provides an introduction to our special issue of the journal on 'algorithmic dwelling'. It provides a summary of the seven papers in the special issue and draws out a number of common themes.
View article: Buy Now, Pay Later technologies and the gamification of debt in the financial lives of young people
Buy Now, Pay Later technologies and the gamification of debt in the financial lives of young people Open
In many countries Buy-Now-Pay-Later (BNPL) services have rapidly become a pervasive option to pay for consumer products both online and instore. Under-regulated and specifically marketed at young people, BNPL services use gamified and soci…
View article: Open Banking and data reassurance: the case of tenant referencing in the UK
Open Banking and data reassurance: the case of tenant referencing in the UK Open
The promise of Open Banking (OB), as implemented in the UK, has been that consumers are no longer passive data producers but can also use and derive value from their personal data. OB has been applied predominantly to financial decision-ma…
View article: Automation hesitancy: confidence deficits, established limits and notional horizons in the application of algorithms within the private rental sector in the UK
Automation hesitancy: confidence deficits, established limits and notional horizons in the application of algorithms within the private rental sector in the UK Open
Drawing upon a qualitative research project examining the use of algorithms in decisions relating to access to housing, this article develops the concept of automation hesitancy. It reflects on the emergence of automation and considers the…
View article: Exploring the Role of Paradata in Digitally Supported Qualitative Co-Research
Exploring the Role of Paradata in Digitally Supported Qualitative Co-Research Open
Academics and community organisations are increasingly adopting co-research practices where participants contribute to qualitative data collection, analysis, and dissemination. These qualitative practices can often lack transparency that c…
View article: Bunkering down? The geography of elite residential basement development in London
Bunkering down? The geography of elite residential basement development in London Open
Much has been written about the "luxified skies" – "high-rise", "super-prime" housing for the super-rich – that has been sprouting up across London. Thus far, less attention has been paid to what has been happening to the subterranean city…
View article: Software, Sovereignty and the Post-Neoliberal Politics of Exit
Software, Sovereignty and the Post-Neoliberal Politics of Exit Open
This paper examines the impact of neoreactionary (NRx) thinking – that of Curtis Yarvin, Nick Land, Peter Thiel and Patri Friedman in particular – on contemporary political debates manifest in ‘architectures of exit’. We specifically focus…
View article: Elite Formation, Power and Space in Contemporary London
Elite Formation, Power and Space in Contemporary London Open
In this article we examine elite formation in relation to money power within the city of London. Our primary aim is to consider the impact of the massive concentration of such power upon the city’s political life, municipal and shared reso…
View article: Ancient cultures of conceit reloaded? a comparative look at the rise of metrics in higher education
Ancient cultures of conceit reloaded? a comparative look at the rise of metrics in higher education Open
When considering the power of metrics and audit culture in higher education, are we at risk of romanticising the past? Have academics ever really worked in an environment free from ‘measurement’? Roger Burrows draws on his own recollection…
View article: Family offices and the contemporary infrastructures of dynastic wealth
Family offices and the contemporary infrastructures of dynastic wealth Open
This article examines the phenomena of "Family Offices" (FOs) within the context of the re-emergence of patrimonial forms of capitalism. As global wealth becomes ever more concentrated in the hands of dynastic wealth élites, we examine the…