This is really worth a read if you want to get past the "China is so unfair" BS that permeates the air around why they keep kicking ass in sector after sector: bloomberg.com/graphics/2024-…

New piece! Philip Rathgeb on the woes of Austria's political mainstream, the rise of the far-right Freedom Party, and its economic orthodoxy and platform. Check it out! Inst. for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies illiberalism.org/a-cordon-sanit…

Freue mich auf die Zusammenarbeit mit Zentrum für neue Sozialpolitik fuer unser Projekt zu Klimasozialpolitik in GER!

Sharp analysis of the rise of the far right: "Austria is a perfect example of the dangerous shortsightedness of normalising far-right parties – a process led in the 21st century by, above all, conservative parties." theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Honored to receive the Kurt Rothschild Prize 2024 from Karl-Renner-Institut & SPÖ im Parlament jointly with Maximilian Kasy for our evaluation of the #Marienthal #JobGuarantee, initiated by Sven Hergovich 4 years ago. The award brings things full circle as Rothschild's work inspired me early on 1/

#CfP Check out our workshop #BringingPoliticsBackToWork at the ECPR Joint Sessions 2025 & join Bruno Palier, I & a great group to discuss how changes in the world of work impact politics! #ecprjs25 May 20-23, Prague #ECPR_PEWS Deadline for abstracts: 21/11 ecpr.eu/Events/Event/W…

Wie funktioniert die #Marienthal #Jobgarantie und was hat das Programm bewirkt? Auf DIFIS https://bsky.app/profile/difis.bsky.social beschreibe ich die Wirkungsweise der Jobgarantie als neuer Baustein im Sozialstaat. difis.org/blog/?blog=135 Danke für die Möglichkeit Frank Nullmeier und Johanna Ritter.

King's College London is hiring a permanent lecturer (assistant professor) in international development, with a focus on macroeconomics/political economy and climate + regional focus on South East/East Asia. kcl.ac.uk/jobs/096429-le…

New interview! Valentina Ausserladscheider (Valentina Ausserladscheider) on Austria's Freedom Party, nationalism and political economy, and neoliberalism as a far-right project. Check it out! Inst. for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies illiberalism.org/valentina-auss…

📢🇮🇹 Our paper on Italy’s dual growth model—now out in the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies Discussion Paper Series: hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-… First published in NPE journal, we explore Italy’s contrasting north-south growth regimes: export-led in the north, state-driven in the south Thread 👇

Is there a social policy solution to the far right problem (in Europe)? I wrote this for DIFIS https://bsky.app/profile/difis.bsky.social Sozialpolitikblog and look forward to discussing it with Tina Groll and Philip Rathgeb at the Difis conference in Berlin later today difis.org/blog/?blog=140

Based on my book "How the Radical Right Has Changed Capitalism & Welfare" Oxford Academic I wrote about the radical right's impact on welfare states in Europe & USA under Trump. Looking forward to expanding on this discussion DIFIS https://bsky.app/profile/difis.bsky.social in Berlin today. Text in German & English👇

Wie beeinflusst die radikale Rechte sozialpolitische Maßnahmen? Zu dieser Frage sprach unser Grantee Philip Rathgeb heute beim #fisforum2024. Er beschrieb, dass Ideologien sich u.a. darauf auswirken, wer als Gruppe betrachtet wird, die staatliche Unterstützung verdient.

As the last highlight of our #fisforum2024: The Panel discussion featured by sozialpolitikblog on the topic: „The Far Right and Social Policy: International Perspectives“ hosted by Tina Groll

Interested in perspectives for left-progressive politics in Europe? Very grateful to Julius Kölzer and Viktor Burgi for discussing our recent book with me. ... and for linking the conversation to related studies by Thomas Kurer @DanBischof Björn Bremer Jane Gingrich. IPZ - Political Science UZH University of Zurich

#Stellenangebot #Soziologie_Jobs #Sozialpolitik: An der Uni Mannheim ist eine Stelle (75%) für eine*n wissenschafliche* Mitarbeiter*in (m/w/d)🧑‍🎓(Promotion oder Post-doc) im Bereich 🇪🇺 europäische Wohlfahrtsstaatsforschung zu besetzen. 👇MZES Uni Mannheim sowi.uni-mannheim.de/news/wissensch…

The Swedish sociologist Walter Korpi has passed away. He is known for elaborating power resource theory, an approach to the welfare state that holds that the power of the working class is a key determinant of the welfare state. These are some of his influential works.👇

Many thanks to DIFIS https://bsky.app/profile/difis.bsky.social for having me on a conversation w/ Prof. Daphne Halikiopoulou & Heidi Gottfried discussing the far-right and social policy, with a short introductory summary of my book w/ Oxford Academic: youtube.com/watch?v=U3_VBe…

Today, many left voters feel close to 'cosmopolitans' or 'feminists', while right voters identify with 'down to earth' and 'hard working' people. Yet, these identities have structural roots, just like class identities did. ‼️CUP element on cleavage formation - open access

Delighted to see our 'Exchange' article comparing the #farright in Europe and Latin America with the amazing Léonie de Jonge / @leoniedejonge.bsky.social Vasiliki Georgiadou Talita São Thiago Tanscheit and Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser on Nations & Nationalism early view and available open access onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…