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Agnes Gagyi Associate

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Agnes Gagyi is a sociologist, focusing on politics and social movements in East Central Europe, from the perspective of the region’s long-term global integration. She is a researcher at the University of Gothenburg, where she has been working on housing politics and urban green infrastructure. Her recent publications include Middle class politics and the global crisis in Eastern Europe, Contemporary housing struggles, and The political economy of Eastern Europe 30 years after the 'transition': New left perspectives from the region. Agnes is co-founder of the Solidarity Economy Center in Budapest.

Agnes Gagyi

Latest work

  • The 'new Darwinian world' of the energy transition CATL, capitalist strategies and emerging state-capital alliances

    • Just Transition
    • Trade
    • China

    This longread examines CATL’s rise during China’s capitalist boom and explores its global strategies for securing raw material supplies and market access, featuring case studies from Indonesia and Hungary. We conclude by posing questions for further research on the less visible yet crucial actors in EV supply chains. This is the first in a series analyzing CATL's global accumulation strategies.

    Longread by
    • Mads Barbesgaard
    • Hao Zhang
    • Rachmi Hertanti
    • Agnes Gagyi
    • Pietje Vervest

  • Public Finance for the Future We Want

    • Finance
    • Democratic Public Services
    • Just Transition
    • Public Community Collaborations

    The real-world examples in this book demonstrate that a political economy that curbs the power of big finance and serves people and planet is possible. The ideas shared here are timely and urgent—a call to readiness before the next financial bubble bursts. Order print copy

    Book by
    • Lavinia Steinfort
    • Mary Mellor
    • Stewart Lansley
    • Duncan McCann
    • Milford Bateman
    • Benny Kuruvilla
    • Thomas M. Hanna
    • Ana Álvaro
    • Agnes Gagyi
    • Frank Vanaerschot
    • Thomas Marois
    • Oscar Reyes
    • Ludovic Suttor-Sorel
    • Carla Santos Skandier
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