Postdoc SOAS University of London - Global Political Economy, South-South development, China, Central Asia, Uzbekistan. With SPERI - Sheffield Pol Economy Inst and Oxus Society for Central Asian Affairs. (he/him)
Dr Frank Maracchione - 马峰澜
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Recreational drugs are central to everyday social life, and a huge part of the global economy.
On Ground Level, we explore grassroots cannabis production and its encounters with the state. @sperishefuni.bsky.social
Guests: A. Lloyd, G. Botoeva, M. Bishop
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My article for Globalizations is now part of the volume 23, issue 3, 2026. A good moment to have a look at it again: www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10..... Very cool to see the first citations and see how people interpreted its contributions!
New episode of Ground Level, the new series I host for @sperishefuni.bsky.social.
We discuss queer globalisation and queer everyday lives from #Kazakhstan to #Brasil passing through #Italy’s Veneto. With: @levitanus.bsky.social @heltonlevy.bsky.social! 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
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1) Call for papers and panels for ASIAC Days in Central Asia 2026, 7-8 September 2026, Almaty, Kazakhstan. With @capsunlock_org. Title: “Local Voices, Global Debates: ASIAC Days in Central Asia”, the first ASIAC-sponsored conference in Central Asia. www.asiac.net/eventi/asiac...
New LIVE podcast out now🔥
'The Second China Shock' recorded at BISA26 in Brighton - this is a vital discussion you don't want to miss.
Listen👉https://open.spotify.com/episode/2nNmTG2se4GaQsOaFv8KfU?si=e9f5cbc4bee74758
@mybisa.bsky.social @ipegbisa.bsky.social @frankmaracchione.bsky.social
Dr Frank Maracchione - 马峰澜
Dr Frank Maracchione - 马峰澜
3) Launch of the ASIAC Prize for the Best International Doctoral Thesis on Central Asian and Caucasus Studies Inaugural Edition 2026 (Nominations close on Friday, 31 July 2026). To apply and for more info: www.asiac.net/eventi/asiac...
2) Call for papers and panels for ASIAC’s annual conference: On 14-16 December 2026, @CaFoscari University of Venice will host the 20th edition of the annual conference of the Italian Association for the Study of Central Asia and the Caucasus (ASIAC). www.asiac.net/eventi/asiac...
Podcast Episode · SPERI Presents... · 16 March · 38m
We are excited to share three initiatives:
1) ASIAC Days in Central Asia, 7-8Sep, Almaty, Kazakhstan. Apply by 23May.
2) ASIAC’s 20th anniversary conference, 14-16Dec, Ca' Foscari University, Venice, Italy. By 21Jun.
3) ASIAC Best PhD Thesis Prize on Central Asia and Caucasus. By 31July.
Dr Frank Maracchione - 马峰澜
New podcast with our Chair @juanitamarieelias.bsky.social. Listen now!
Black, magenta and an edge data center on the cover of my book about Nairobi, smartphones, platforms, standards, venture capital and digital China. Out in the boreal fall this year 🪩 with U California Press (and OA)
BISA - British International Studies Association
📢 New publication! Thrilled to share my first article from my PhD, published in Globalizations🌏
"Decentring narratives of (de)globalization and crisis: @Uzbekistan’s ‘everyday’ political economy amidst Russia’s war in Ukraine" (open access) 🇺🇿 🇷🇺
🔗 t.co/XLNuTXPXKI
#Uzbekistan #warinUkraine #Russia
Dr Frank Maracchione - 马峰澜
Andrea Pollio
The global economy is lived in ordinary spaces.
In the first episode of SPERI Presents… new series 'Ground Level' Dr Frank Maracchione (SOAS) and Prof Juanita Elias (BISA chair) discuss how researching everyday life reshapes our understanding of the global economy.
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