Historian at Sciences Po. Author of The Real Economy (Princeton) and Ages of American Capitalism (Random House).

Joined January 2017
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Tragedy, not faith in linear progress, has become the source of hope for moral and political progress. The rebirth of democracy and the salvation of the planet now depends on it. Project Syndicate @ProSyn prosyn.org/4pKsVzv
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I wrote this essay that says neoliberalism is as much liberalism as it is neo. For an issue on capital/state relations in US history edited by the historian Matteo Battistini at the excellent journal Scienza & Politica. scienzaepolitica.unibo.it/ar…

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I am slowly, all too slowly, working on a history of the 21st century US. Thanks to PS for giving me space to work some thought out. @ProSyn prosyn.org/fD5Kgpb

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Very happy to have just signed a contract for my new book, Ruled by None: A Political Theory of Capitalism, with @PrincetonUPress. Here’s a link to the book synopsis chiaracordelli.com/new-page-…
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Did you read Ages of American Capitalism and think "this book is too short"? Well, here is a stab at a chapter 23, carrying the story to the present (or fall 2025 anyway). Thanks to my new Sciences Po colleague Jeanne Lazarus for inviting and editing. econstor.eu/bitstream/10419/…

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Join us for the NOMOS conference on Capitalism and Socialism. Agenda, registration, and Zoom link here political-theory.org/2025-Co… @NomosASPLP
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Excited to share my new article on capitalism, republicanism, social alienation and the case for planning, published OA at @apsrjournal What Is the Wrong of Capitalism? | American Political Science Review | Cambridge Core - bit.ly/4jYMfyM

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Excited to announce a new joint lecture series between the UChicago and Harvard history of capitalism workshops! On Nov 17th, (11am - 12:30pm CST; 12pm - 1:30pm EST), @kevinhorourke will give a talk entitled "Coal, Colonies, and the Industrial Revolution."
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My article on the political economy of deindustrialisation is out in CHS. Core claim: a Cold War comparison can teach us what features of democratic capitalism enabled this contentious process to go ahead. Gist in a 🧵: (1/n) journals.uchicago.edu/toc/ch… (the whole issue is great!)
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Glad to see this online! The Ethics of Global Capital Mobility cup.org/3At0rci

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A turning point in the history of capitalism? In a new episode of Capitalisn't, @zingales & @bethanymac12 talk to @_jonlevy about his book Ages of American Capitalism. Listen to the episode here capitalisnt.com/episodes/a-t… And read an excerpt from the book: promarket.org/2021/05/30/cor…
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In #APSRFirstView, @chiaracordelli and Jonathan Levy develop a general account of the ethics of global capital mobility, proposing "a radical reform of the international monetary system." #APSR #polisciresearch ow.ly/wehz50GHGUy
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Can a privatized government rule legitimately? I try to answer this question in my new book, The Privatized State, out today. Here is an excerpt in the Boston Review.
Many reject privatization for its distributional consequences. The deeper problem is that it threatens the very foundation of political legitimacy. An excerpt from @chiaracordelli's THE PRIVATIZED STATE — out today from @PrincetonUPress! bostonreview.net/politics-ph…
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