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If you want to understand how EU industrial policy works on the ground, have a look at this thread and the new paper it links to.

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Brown University is now accepting applications to the Political Economy of Finance Summer School. Those interested in attending should submit a one-page cover letter, a writing sample (published article, working paper, etc.), and CV as a single PDF via docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Fellow sociologists: Who do you think is among the brightest minds in sociology? What studies, theories or arguments make a lasting impact on our field? What research infrastructures would you not want to miss? If you have a person, team or organization in mind consider nominating them for:

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We're excited to kick off our 2025 MAX CPE season next week! Check out the program and sign up here: www.mpifg.de/1030945/curr...

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MAX CPE is back! Join our online workshop series in Comparative Political Economy. First session: Feb 26, 1 pm, with Andreas Nölke and Michael Schedelik on "Peripheral Growth Models and the Global Economy." Sign up: www.mpifg.de/max-cpe-work... @palmapolyak.bsky.social @dustinvoss.bsky.social

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The application deadline for doctoral positions in #PoliticalEconomy and #EconomicSociology is fast approaching. We look forward to receiving your application by February 28. 👉 career.mpifg.de/jobposting/9... 👉 career.mpifg.de/jobposting/1...

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Is wealth inequality corrosive to society? Can't wait to get started on our new project "Wealth and Social Cohesion from a Relational Perspective" with a fantastic team: @natrinh.bsky.social, @dariatisch.bsky.social, @rcarranzan.bsky.social, & @schechtlm.bsky.social www.lmu.de/en/newsroom/...

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📢 The deadline for the @dvpw.bsky.social Political Economy Section’s annual conference is approaching! 📅 Join us in Mainz on 18-19 September 2025—submit your abstract until Saturday!

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Apply for a 3-year PhD position (75%) in our DFG project on the triangle of German Democratic Capitalism w/ @sebastiankohl.bsky.social and @trgn.bsky.social What is the interplay between the German growth model, housing & voting behavior? How did industrial change affect inequality?

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A new round of the Lise Meitner Excellence Program for #tenuretrack group leaders opened today - please consider applying! The program aims to recruit and promote exceptionally qualified female scientists. www.mpg.de/lise-meitner... #LiseMeitnerGroups #WomeninScience #ScienceCareer

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As the Trusk regime is wrecking the state apparatus that brought us the IRA, it's more urgent than ever to understand the politics of green macrofinancial regimes. Here's a 🧵 on the result of @danielagabor.bsky.social and I wrecking our brains for four years. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Today is the ninetieth birthday of Fritz W. Scharpf, Emeritus Director at the MPIfG. His work on federalism, multi-level governance in the EU and democratic theory is considered groundbreaking in political science. We wish him a very happy birthday! 💐

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Er beriet Bundesregierungen, prägte die Politikwissenschaft mit wegweisenden Theorien und wurde mit höchsten Preisen ausgezeichnet. Anlässlich seines 90. Geburtstags gibt Fritz W. Scharpf, Direktor Emeritus am MPIfG, im Gespräch mit dem @ksta.bsky.social Einblicke in sein Leben und sein Denken.

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Fritz W. Scharpf, Direktor Emeritus am MPIfG, feiert heute seinen 90. Geburtstag. Seine Arbeiten zum Föderalismus, zur Mehrebenen-Governance in der EU und zur Demokratietheorie gelten als wegweisend für die Politikwissenschaft. Wir wünschen ihm von Herzen alles Gute! 💐 s.gwdg.de/vEfJHL

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The US isn't the only place where citizens are struggling to trust government data on abortion, gender, and health: Italy regularly publishes delayed data that is misleading at best about how available abortion actually is. Read more about why good public health data matters for democracy at RevDem!

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We were happy to welcome our Board of Trustees at the Institute yesterday. Isabell Stamm presented insights from her research on wealthy entrepreneurial families, and the Trustees discussed current developments at the MPIfG with our directors. Thank you for your valuable input! s.gwdg.de/qb9oDn

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We are delighted that @volkswagenstiftung.bsky.social has awarded a grant to a new project by @isabellstamm.bsky.social and Julia de Groote, entitled “The Capital's Shadow: Wealth Concentration in Startup Ecosystems.” Congratulations! 💐

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I am thrilled that the Volkswagen Foundation is funding our new project! Julia de Groote and me will compare the start up ecosystems in Berlin and Paris with regard to wealth! We will be hiring soon (2 doc positions, 100%, German and French required). Stay tuned for job ads or reach out directly.

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to understand the 'green capitalism' part of how the US got here, read our @benbraun.bsky.social account: colliding macrofinancial regimes - when China's Big Green State meets Biden's Robust Derisking, there is one winner. New @ripejournal.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Last week, master's students from @ifso.bsky.social visited the MPIfG. They gained insights into research on topics like "Generational Conflicts in Times of Crisis" and "Decarbonization in Export-Driven Economies" and had a chance to discuss careers paths in social science and at the Institute.

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Yesterday, after 9 years at the MPIfG, Lisa Suckert gave her farewell lecture on the “Radicalized Uncertainty of our Futures.” She will continue her work on this topic as associate professor at the University of Antwerp. We wish Lisa all the best for her new role! s.gwdg.de/LYWPze

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My 2 cents on ECB withdrawing from gov bond markets (paywalled 😔). CB withdrawing usually = more market power over a key policy area in democracy and more anonymity of creditors. Public debt is a always also an asset but we still largely don't know whose. www.sueddeutsche.de/wirtschaft/e...

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Exkursion unserer MA-Studierenden an unser Partner-Institut @mpifg.bsky.social im Rahmen des Praktikumsseminars im MA Sozioökonomie @unidue.bsky.social. Vielen Dank an das MPIfG-Team für die spannenden Einblicke!

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📚 New on our bookshelf! In “Understanding Political Economy,” Bob Hancké, @toonvano.bsky.social and @dustinvoss.bsky.social offer a concise overview of the evolution of political-economic thought, centered on the relation between capitalism and democracy. s.gwdg.de/XitLaH

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What a week ahead! ✨ The one & only @katemcnamara.bsky.social visits us in Cologne to talk about EU Economic Statecraft in the Age of Geopolitics Then @luukschmitz.bsky.social & I are hosting this stellar lineup of scholars for our Geoeconomic Turn in IPE workshop 🌍 @mpifg.bsky.social

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Jens Beckert delves into the connections between capitalist structures and our failure to address the climate crisis. Join us online on 🗓Tuesday, February 11 ⏰ 6 - 7pm GMT 📍ONLINE 🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-we-sol...

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🚨📣 We are so back: ℙ𝕠𝕝𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕔𝕒𝕝 𝕖𝕔𝕠𝕟𝕠𝕞𝕪 𝕠𝕗 𝕗𝕚𝕟𝕒𝕟𝕔𝕖 𝕤𝕦𝕞𝕞𝕖𝕣 𝕤𝕔𝕙𝕠𝕠𝕝 𝟚.𝟘 - 3 days @ Watson Institute, Providence - PhD candidates (2nd year+), post-docs & assistant profs - All expenses covered (🙏 sponsors) - A-team of instructors 🙏💪 - Mark Blyth 😎 Apply by 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟏. Link below. Please share!

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Mit Merz gibt's einen Rückschritt in die Wirtschaftspolitik der 2000er. Meine Einordnung der Agenda 2030 @jacobinmagazin.bsky.social:

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Our new book "Understanding Political Economy: Capitalism, Democracy and Inequality" is finally out! 📙 In it, we unpack what political economy is and does through an investigation of the relation between the state, the economy and society. Hardcover: www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/und...

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The MPIfG is seeking a research group leader (tenure track) with a focus on the socioeconomic and political impacts of technological change to set up a new research group at the intersection of #economy, #society, and #technology. 📢Please share widely! s.gwdg.de/SULoAf

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Very much looking forward to discussing how security logics are reshaping today’s EU at @mpifg.bsky.social next week. Join us if you are in Cologne!

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The EU’s approach to market competition is undergoing significant changes, influenced by geopolitical concerns rather than purely economic ones. How will this shape the EU going forward? Join us on January 29 for this MPIfG Lecture with @katemcnamara.bsky.social. s.gwdg.de/qs3e1V #PolEcon

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Pleased to share that I will be joining @mpifg.bsky.social as Lise-Meitner-Research-Group Leader. Truly excited to be leading a group on Technology and Sovereignty in this exceptional environment and to engage with its remarkable academic community. PhD call out—pls share! shorturl.at/0K7PW

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Please spread the word! 👇 We are happy to announce that the next conference of the political economy section of the German Political Science association will take place @uni-mainz in September 2025. Join us to discuss "Political Economy Transformation in Hard Times" Submission deadline February 15

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📣 Two new calls for doctoral students! For our IMPRS-SPCE program we’re seeking doctoral researchers with a master’s degree in sociology, political science, economics, or a related field. Details and links below. Please share widely! @unicologne.bsky.social @unidue.bsky.social 🧵 1/3

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🏆 Celebrate Excellence in Socio-Economic Research through the Alice Amsden Book Award 2025 - nominations are now open! 🔹 Eligible Books: First edition, published in 23 or 24 (no edited volumes) 🔹 Deadline: Feb 21, 2025 🔹 Open to SASE members (self-nominations welcome) 🔗 sase.org/news/alice-a...

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👇Today at 11am our Department's PhD Program in Political and Social Sciences hosts a talk by prof. Lucio Baccaro, director of the @mpifg.bsky.social: "Taking Stock of the Growth Models Approach: Where it Stands and Where It's Going". Join in for an insightful morning of CPE discussions!

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👇 DEADLINE TOMORROW 👇

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📢Call for abstracts: special issue in Historical Social Research on Perceptions of Wealth Inequality. • Feb 15: Submission of abstracts • Aug 15: Submission of manuscript We look forward to receiving your abstracts! #socsky #polsky #polisky @jansg.bsky.social dariatisch.github.io/SPINE/call_s...

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“Expecting companies to put climate change concerns ahead of profits is foolish.” In the @financialtimes.com, @pilitaclark.bsky.social reviews Jens Beckert’s book “How We Sold Our Future: The Failure to Fight Climate Change.” #Sociology #Econsoc

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@emmaischinsky.bsky.social und meine Studie zu den historischen Ursprüngen der heutigen größten deutschen privaten Vermögen kurz zusammengefasst als Infografik ☺️ hier der Link zur Studie: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Unsere Studie (@dariatisch.bsky.social) zur historischen Kontinuität der größten deutschen Vermögen, 2023 in @sociusjournal.bsky.social erschienen, wird in der neuen Ausgabe des @maxplanck.de Magazins zusammengefasst und in aktuelle Entwicklungen der Vermögensungleichheit eingeordnet. Check it out!

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