Mastanocracy (Ahmed et al. 2025) | FT50 HR

English Podcast Starts at 00:00:00Bengali Podcast Starts at 00:15:53Hindi Podcast Starts at 00:37:07ReferenceAhmed, S., Alawattage, C., & Jayasinghe, K. (2025). Mastanocracy: The legitimization of criminal governance and violence in Bangladesh’s garment industry. Human Relations, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/00187267251383441‌Youtube Channel⁠https://www.youtube.com/@weekendresearcher⁠Connect over linkedinhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/mayukhpsm/🎙️ Welcome to Revise and Resubmit! 💡The podcast where we dive deep into the stories, struggles, and sparks behind the world’s most cutting-edge academic research — one paper at a time.Today, we’re unravelling a piece that hits like thunder ⚡ — “Mastanocracy: The legitimization of criminal governance and violence in Bangladesh’s garment industry”, by Shoaib Ahmed, Chandana Alawattage, and Kelum Jayasinghe. Published online on October 17, 2025, in the prestigious Human Relations — yes, that’s an FT50 Journal 🏛️ — and brought to you by SAGE Publications. 📚In this groundbreaking study, the authors escort us into the tangled alleys of Bangladesh’s garment industry — a place where power is stitched with fear, and violence is woven into the fabric of production. They show us how mastans — politically connected enforcers — shape an invisible empire of influence, discipline, and control. The paper doesn’t just ask who holds the power… it asks how that power becomes legitimate, even celebrated, in the name of progress. 🧵🔥And so, as we revisit this remarkable research, one thought lingers in the air —✨ When does governance cease to protect, and start to coerce? ✨A huge thank-you to the brilliant authors, Shoaib Ahmed, Chandana Alawattage, and Kelum Jayasinghe, and to SAGE Publications for making this vital work accessible through such a respected platform. 🙏🎧 Don’t forget to subscribe to Revise and Resubmit on Spotify, stream it on Amazon Prime and Apple Podcast, and check out our YouTube channel “Weekend Researcher” for behind-the-mic insights and bonus discussions. 🚀