Really? That's the EU's position?

The most worrying thing for me right now is watching EU leaders react to events not only as passive spectators, but as passive spectators who apparently have every intention of remaining so. Stolidly determined to do nothing about facts on the ground except watch more of them being made.

This is no 2. Does not make her reaction any better.

Quite outrageous. From the EU's foreign policy chief and Vice President of the Commission no less

„reduced work effort, increased leisure spending and investment in risky financial assets (including crypto) are all disproportionately common among young adults who face little to no realistic prospect of being able to afford a house.“

For the Guardian, @jonhenley.bsky.social reports on our new research briefs on the politics of housing. Current policies too often treat housing as an asset. Housing as a social right has nearly disappeared from the agenda of even progressive parties. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

With housing affordability one of the hattest topics of our times, this policy brief could not be more timely.

Looking forward to reading this important and timely book.

This is brilliant. Cornelban.bsky.social dissects the moment Europe finds itself in with razorsharp clarity and brilliance.

Looking very much forward to @palmapolyak.bsky.social talk this coming Wednesday!

Claus Offe has passed. He was such an important intellectual voice and great person. He will be missed. RiP

This is super important work in who owns the Land in BiH

Michel Aglietta has passed. He was such an inspiring scholar, and the French Regulation Theory remains one of the must reads in political economy.

and putting the radical right vote a bit in context (a small consolation, but still )

Something to be grateful for in todays crazy politics

Registration open (participation is free of charge): capitalist-transformations.com/registration/

An die Quali-Kolleg:innen: Unsere Fokusgruppen aus dem Triggerpunkte-Projekt sind nun archiviert und frei verfügbar. Neben Sekundäranalysen zu politischen Debatten eignen sie sich erfahrungsgemäß auch gut für Interpretationsübungen in der Lehre. Zum Datensatz: doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANG...

This is how the German liberal party reacts to a Great Depression size stock market crash: its time to introduce the private pension pillar

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Exciting news! The Max Planck Summer School for Women in Political Economy is back this September at @mpifg.bsky.social. Huge thanks to the fantastic @palmapolyak.bsky.social and @dustinvoss.bsky.social for making it happen. Please spread the word!

A timely workshop organized by a great team. If you have a paper idea, send it their way.

Devastating news. Michael Burawoy died in a hit and run accident. He never drove himself. He was such an inspiring scholar. www.mercurynews.com/2025/02/04/o...

Es ist eine große Freude, jetzt endlich auch hier auf BlueSky zu sein, der–  wie ich finde – besten Alternative zu X/Twitter. Bitte helft mir, hier Wurzeln zu schlagen mit einem Repost. Danke!

Over at the Socio-Economic Review, we're planning a special issue on offshore finance! Historical contributions are very welcome. CfP here: academic.oup.com/ser/pages/cf.... Please share and spread the word! Excited to be working with @ebharrington.bsky.social and Kimberly Kay-Hoang on this!

Back from @weareceu.bsky.social after a wonderful workshop on recent works by @ankehassel.bsky.social in the context of her Karl Polanyi Visiting Professorship, incl. •the much-anticipated 2nd volume of Growth & Welfare with @bpalier.bsky.social •joint work with @donatodc.bsky.social & Martin Höpner

At @europeanisa.bsky.social PEC in Bologna, @dorobohle.bsky.social @thunen.bsky.social and I are chairing a section on Europe as a periphery in the global economy. The call for abstracts is now open - eisa-net.org/abstract-sub... We welcome proposals on Euro dependency in labor, finance, resources.

Abonniert den Standard. (Und den Falter). Wir brauchen Euch jetzt. abo.falter.at

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Very excited about our 3rd Progressive Politics Research Network workshop in Vienna tomorrow. This year we focus on the politics of housing with an absolutely stellar line up of speakers. Looking forward to learning a lot about one of the main policy topics of our time.

Don´t miss this exciting VIPET talk with Kathleen Thelen and @vapunkt.bsky.social next Wednesday, January 15, at 4:45

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Kann niemand sagen, sie hätten es nicht gewusst... Das 120 seitige Wahlprogramm ist natürlich wesentlich detaillierter

Wonderful addition to the community. Welcome @thunen.bsky.social!

Want some background to the recent election disaster in Romania? @cornelban.bsky.social has you covered : eastblog.univie.ac.at/2024/12/19/%... & hier die deutsche Version beim @derstandard.at www.derstandard.at/story/300000...

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And as all good things come in threes: another fantastic article on @phenomenalworld.bsky.social. @hozic.bsky.social Gramscian take on the Florida model, its cracks and a dire warning about things to come

Another must read

Looks super interesting, congras @ankehassel.bsky.social, @donatodc.bsky.social; and Martin Höpner!

This is a great interview, long but worth every sentence.

Do you work on European integration and want to live in one of the most livable cities in 🇪🇺? We have an opening for 3-year postdoc position at our research group, which is part of the #polsci department @univie.ac.at. Application Deadline: Jan 9, 2025. More info: jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...

A drop in the ocean, but in Germany every drop requires courage, so this is meaningful. Thanks to those who made it happen.

What happens after the electoral defeat of illiberal politics? Find out about challenges of post-Pis reform in Poland at our ViPET seminar with @benstanley.pl this Wednesday!🔜

Update: this list has now 100 (!) women political economists to follow! 🤩 Thanks so much for the (self-)recommendations, I'm thrilled to connect and reconnect with you all here & so looking forward to learning more about your work! Still 50 spots open! 🙋 go.bsky.app/QFrdfh3

Don´t miss out on the third international conference on 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞 whicht celebrates the work of Karl Polanyi and György Lukács and aims to create a much needes space for discussion on changes in the region capitalist-transformations.com

If in Vienna next Thursday (December 5) don´t miss out on the book launch on Feminism and Socialism: www.recet.at/event-news/e...

The climate crisis leads to unprecedented losses and damages. Help us understand how they affect contemporary societies & political economies. Join @vapunkt.bsky.social, @trgn.bsky.social & me at: - SASE Mini Conference - Paper Workshop @mpifg.bsky.social - Special issue at Socio-Economic Review

Looking for women in political economy to follow? Here are 50 for starters!