Thank you to all who joined us in Cologne this week for the 2nd Max Planck Summer School for Women in Political Economy! A fantastic line-up of speakers and participants, thoughtful discussions and global perspectives. Huge thanks to organizers @palmapolyak.bsky.social and @dustinvoss.bsky.social!

🚨Job offer🚨 I‘m recruiting a student research assistant to support me in my research project at the @mpifg.bsky.social ➡️ Apply online: career.mpifg.de/jobposting/c... ➡️ Closing date: September 30, 2025 Please share widely! 🙏🏻

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We are delighted that @dustinvoss.bsky.social is one of the winners of the @sasemeeting.bsky.social 2025 SER Best Paper Prize! Congratulations! 💐 To the paper “Sectors versus borders: interest group cleavages and struggles over corporate governance in the age of asset management”: s.gwdg.de/IHMSdI

I’m thrilled to receive the 2025 Socio-Economic Review best paper prize! In the paper, I argue that interest coalitions can shield corporate governance institutions from the excessive influence of global asset managers. Free to read here: academic.oup.com/ser/article/...

Don’t miss the next MAX CPE seminar this Wednesday! With Clara Mattei: "The Capital Order. How Economists Invented Austerity and Paved the Way to Fascism" Sign up by tomorrow to receive papers related to the presentation. s.gwdg.de/KWothB @dustinvoss.bsky.social @palmapolyak.bsky.social

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!

This is the second instalment of our biennial summer school, proudly following the footsteps of @aritassinari.bsky.social @bjoernbremer.bsky.social & Saila Stausholm ❤️

*Call for Applications* We’re excited to announce the Second Max Planck Summer School for Women in Political Economy! Link to the conference website: www.mpifg.de/1343511/2025... Please share widely! @mpifg.bsky.social @palmapolyak.bsky.social

Jetzt auch als Print in der MPIfG Bibliothek, und ich muss sagen, passt gut zu meinem Obst.

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...

📚 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

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...

Are you also still baffled by Trump's inauguration 🇺🇸, wondering what he will do next, how successful his policies will be and (frankly) why he is even there? Our new book "Understanding Political Economy: Capitalism, Democracy and Inequality", released today, can help with that! (Link below)

Coming January 2025 🚀

What’s the power of international asset managers like BlackRock over national corporate governance systems ? New paper out in the Socio-Economic Review! Open access here: academic.oup.com/ser/advance-...

Join us on Wednesday for this month's instalment of our MaxCPE seminar series! Larry Bartels will join us as discussant!

 📢 MaxCPE is back for a new season with an exciting lineup! Join us online for our first session on Weds 18 October, 3pm CEST. Tommaso Crescioli & @toonvano.bsky.social present "David versus Goliath: The Political Economy of the Superstar and the Small Firm“ 👉 More info mpifg.de/1030945/curr...

My first (what do you call a post here) on Blue Sky and my first piece for @phenomenalworld.bsky.social . If you are struggling to rent, let alone buy and also question why the Social Democratic left doesn't really care, this piece is for you! www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/ren...