Henry (Harry) Maher

My latest for @ConversationEDU on Trump's next pick for Federal Reserve Chair and the spectre of stagflation theconversation.com/trump-is-close…

What caused the blow-up between Musk and Trump, and what's likely to happen next - my latest for The Conversation theconversation.com/the-blow-up-be… #musk #trump

"The personalities involved also mean the political alliance between Trump and Musk has every chance of combusting before these words even reach print." From my article last month on Musk - I was a month too early 😂 #d1e703" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

🚨New article on far-right libertarianism. I trace the intellectual and political history of paleo-libertarianism from the past into the present and show its relationship to post-fascism. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

The article is my attempt to answer why the world's wealthiest person is suddenly interested in the politics of the far-right, and how it relates to his financial/market interests.

I show white supremacist ideals have been in classic neoliberal texts all along, and that 'the neoliberal Great Replacement Theory' is a contemporary meeting point for white supremacy and free market ideology.

New article from me in @DistinktionT on Elon Musk, the Great Replacement theory and neoliberalism - reading Musk as part of 'the libertarian to alt-right pipeline'. #ElonMusk #greatreplacementtheory #WhiteSupermacy #altright #race #neoliberalism tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Briefly returning to this site to share my latest for @ConversationEDU on the politics of @elonmusk, his obsession with the far right, and what he wants from trump presidency no. 2 #musk #doge #farRight #newgildedera theconversation.com/elon-musk-now-…

Neoliberal shock therapy incoming?

Digesting a new Trump presidency by thinking about his threats to fire Jerome Powell, and what that might mean for Trumpian authoritarianism (and inflation) - from me in @ConversationEDU: theconversation.com/trump-has-thre…

I wrote for @ConversationEDU on reserve bank independence, Labor's proposed reforms, and the Greens demand for an instant interest rate cut #RBA #InterestRates #auspol24 theconversation.com/why-is-the-res…

Particularly interested in papers exploring race, markets and civilisational hierarchies, the role of conspiracy logics in neoliberalism and fascism, and violence, borders and bordering in the neoliberal and fascist imaginaries. Reach me at henry.maher@syndey.edu.au

Call for papers here: docs.google.com/document/d/e/2…

📢Call for Papers – Please Share!📢I'm editing a special issue on ‘The Neoliberal-Fascist Nexus’ for Distinktion exploring the relationship between neoliberalism and the far right – deadline for initial abstract proposals is 30th June 2024. #callforpapers #neoliberalism #fascism

@DrLauraWelty @politicsANU @GovtIr Congratulations Laura, our loss is ANU's gain!

Excited to start 2024 with the announcement that I am joining @politicsANU as a Lecturer in Political Science. A big thank you to my wonderful colleagues in @GovtIr USyd for being such an inspiration and support from the beginning of my PhD to my post-degree endeavors.

10 Great Books on Neoliberalism 1) The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order - @glgerstle Fantastic recent addition to this literature, places neoliberalism within the context of the decline of the post war consensus, as well as the multiple forces behind the ideological shift.

📣New BJPIR article available in #OpenAccess 'Neoliberalism versus the market? Liz Truss, neoliberal resilience, and Lacan’s theory of the four discourses' by @Harry__Maher ⬇️Available here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13… @PolStudiesAssoc

hegemony, and how each fresh crisis of the market seems to lead only to more governance of the market!

which tells us there is no alternative to austerity and fiscal discipline. When Truss' master discourse failed, Uk politics defaulted back to the university discourse and more austerity. Thinking through these two dimensions of neoliberalism is key to understanding its ongoing

New article by me in @BritJPIR 'Neoliberalism vs. the Market?' on the curious rise and fall of Liz Truss, and what is can tell us about neoliberalism. Read open access here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13…