This paper moves beyond conceptualisations of austerity as a fiscal policy towards
understanding austerity as lived and felt in everyday life, with a particular focus on its …

Political science and international relations scholarship increasingly places substantive
emphasis on, to put it broadly, the power of discourse in shaping world politics. This Special …

This article uses the United Kingdom as a case study to explore the limits of financialisation.
It makes visible the increasingly intimate relationship between financialisation, indebtedness …

This chapter offers a novel reading of the political economy and cultural economy literature
on financialization and debt as it coalesces around understandings of “indebtedness.” It …

This article is about debt and power within the contemporary political economy of austerity. It
investigates how the power relations of debt manifest through scale: the body, the …

abstract New digital financial technologies (fintech) are changing the contours of the
consumer debt industry. The aim of this article is to address the challenges that these shifts …

The ways that people must now manage and negotiate the uncertainty of austerity involves
access to the internet, digital devices and the skills to use them. The Universal Credit welfare …

Space Economy edited by Ron Martin, complementing and updating the contribution of
Money, Power and Space (1994). It could be said that the volume was more economic …

Should the public play a greater role within the financial system? Decisions about money
are a part of our everyday lives. Supporters promote financial inclusion as a way of helping …

ABSTRACT The Financial Independence Retire Early (FIRE) community consists of
individuals each personally dedicated to reducing consumption, so as to build up financial …