China oder USA? Im Februar diskutierten IWM-Rektor Misha Glenny und Wissenschaftsforscherin Helga Nowotny darüber, wer das Rennen um die technologische Vorherrschaft gewinnt und was das für Europa bedeutet. 📻️ Nachzuhören gibt es die Veranstaltung seit gestern auf Ö1: oe1.orf.at/programm/202...

When politicians or commentators recommend school leavers become plumbers or electricians, typically they are often referring to other people’s kids as.ft.com/r/27211f5e-b...

Für mich ein Klassiker: Der Essay "Die neue Unübersichtlichkeit" (1985), in dem Habermas drei Reaktionsmuster auf die Krise des Sozialstaats identifiziert: Legitimismus, Neokonservativismus, und Wachstumskritik. www.merkur-zeitschrift.de/artikel/die-...

Jürgen Habermas ist heute im Alter von 96 Jahren in Starnberg verstorben.

Why do unions in Denmark and Sweden—unlike many of their European counterparts—oppose EU involvement in wage-setting? Eriks Ozols, Stefan Ivanov Hristov, and I examine the roots of this opposition in this article in Economic and Industrial Democracy. doi.org/10.1177/0143...

🚨New publication out in @reggovjournal.bsky.social @danielk24.bsky.social & I show that the support for green subsidies by unions & business interest groups in the 🇺🇸 & in 🇩🇪 goes hand in hand with the support for eco-social policies. Open access here: doi.org/10.1111/rego... A summary below 👇

If you would like to get an overview of international regulatory initiatives against corporate tax avoidance, take a look at my entry to the Elgar Encyclopedia of Business and Government, which was just published: www.elgaronline.com/display/book...

Ein Radiopodcast über die Träger des Wirtschaftsnobelpreises 2025. Deren Grundthese: Nachhaltiges Wachstum beruht immer auf technologischer Innovation. oe1.orf.at/programm/202...

Together with our outstanding MA International Politics and Governance students, I was in Brussels this week visiting the EU institutions. I am energized seeing our students connect theory with practice, and witnessing European institutions up close.

I discussed the crisis of the Austrian Chambers of Business on Austrian Public Radio. If you are interested, you can listen to the program for 30 days here. Broadcast time: 17.11., 1 PM. oe1.orf.at/player/20251...

Am Montag 17.11. bin ich in der Ö1-Sendung "Punkt Eins" zu Gast. Wir werden über die Krise der Wirtschaftskammer in Österreich diskutieren. Ihr könnt auch in die Sendung anrufen und mir live Fragen stellen. Wenn es Euch interessiert, schaltet Euch ein! oe1.orf.at/programm/202...

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In der aktuellen Ausgabe des @redaktionmerkur.bsky.social haben Uwe Schimank und ich einen kleinen Essay zum Zusammenhang von Arbeitslogik und den Bildern "guter" Politik in verschiedenen Klassen veröffentlicht: www.merkur-zeitschrift.de/artikel/wie-...

Looking for a post-doc opportunity? Consider applying for this years's Kohli Fellowship and work at the vibrant WZB in Berlin - Deadline November 16:

Important Mark Lilla review essay on John Ganz & Laura K. Fields books, Sam T. Francis, James Burnham, the Claremont Institute, Michael Anton, and secessionism/longing for civil war.

🎓 Western University is hiring a Dancap Chair in Corporate Governance at the rank of Professor or Associate Professor, shared between the DAN Department and Faculty of Law. 🗓 Review begins September 15, 2025 | 📍 Ontario, Canada Learn more: sase.org/career-oppor... #SASE #AcademicJobs

We are looking for a new Chair in Economic, Social and Demographic History! If this sounds like the right fit for you, or for someone in your network, do not hesitate to apply or share this call! www.ru.nl/en/working-a...

What do we know about corporate ownership? This study finds that the real owners of MNC shares can be identified in only 5.8 % of all cases. Over 80 % of the top ten shareholders of 500 large MNCs are institutional investors. journals.akwien.at/index.php/wu...

Why restrictions on capital flows should be considered https://on.ft.com/44ZCSrS | opinion

Ive written about @ecb.europa.eu and @ec.europa.eu push for a Savings and Investment Union: SIU, the new answer to 'how do we pay for' , is a Trojan horse for the American welfare model, increasingly in the hands of (private equity) financiers www.ft.com/content/052e...

The EU’s Savings and Investments Union (SIU) aims to get EU citizens to invest more of their savings on capital markets, a goal to be achieved in part by further privatizing pensions. Daniela Gabor in the FT on why the SIU is based on false assumptions: www.ft.com/content/052e...

This interesting portrait of Karin Kneissl, the former Austrian FM, shows how an ambitious career diplomat turned into a far-right outcast www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Chairing conference panels has its pitfalls. The Economist proposes three rules: www.economist.com/business/202...

Wirklich wichtig, dass in der Entwicklung rechter Parteien einer der frühesten Formen des neuen Typs gewürdigt wird, Mogens Glistrups Fortschrittspartei in Dänemark, in der Kritik am Steuerstaat und die Ablehnung von Arbeitsmigration amalgamierte. www.merkur-zeitschrift.de/artikel/kult...

Der EuGH hat soeben Maltas Goldene Pässe für rechtswidrig erklärt. In seiner EU-Kolumne hatte Martin Höpner (in Übereinstimmung mit vielen Juristen) mit einem anderen Urteil gerechnet. Hier - jetzt frei lesbar - die Kolumne und seine Argumente: www.merkur-zeitschrift.de/artikel/euro...

Martin Wolf in the FT on the fiscal and distributive effects of Trump's tariffs and of the OBBBA. Their combined net effect on the income distribution is regressive. The rich benefit most from the tax cuts, while the tariffs will affect the poor more: www.ft.com/content/31f4...

As we said in 2017: if academic freedom is under attack in Hungary and we don’t fight back, it will be under attack sooner than later in other countries, too. #CEU #Harvard www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/u...

How Europe’s left got radical on immigration - in dramatically different ways. Denmark and Spain - let’s take a look👇 www.bbc.com/news/article...

Bauernsuizide: Die Suizidrate unter Männern in der Landwirtschaft ist um 48 % höher als im Durchschnitt aller Männer. Diese Sendung beleuchtet mögliche Ursachen: oe1.orf.at/programm/202...

Viel ist von Trumps „Mar-a-Lago” die Rede. Oft fehlt der Hinweis, dass dieses hübsch-hässliche Anwesen einst vom Wiener Architekten Josef Urban (1872-1933) ausgestattet wurde. In Österreich war er davor ein Mitbegründer der progressiven Künstlervereinigung Hagenbund.

“A Speech to Europe 2025” is starting in a few minutes! If you can’t attend the event in person, a livestream is available here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9exC...

... and tomorrow at @sdu.dk www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/o...

Austria's new national government is de-prioritizing climate action, but the City of Vienna is stepping up its efforts. This reminds us of the importance of local decisions. Interesting article on NPR: www.npr.org/2025/05/13/n...

Delighted that my paper with @felixkersting.bsky.social on agrarian inequality, authoritarianism and democracy in Prussia and Sweden has been accepted for publication in Comparative Political Studies! Find the previous version here: osf.io/preprints/os...

Janan Ganesh (FT) asks the interesting question why an increase in travel has not reduced nationalism. The answer, I suggest, might be social polarisation. Some people travel more (and become more open-minded), but is the rest that has turned more nationalist. The two segments barely overlap.

Corporate America has been lobbying intensely behind the scenes to change Trump’s mind on tariffs in recent weeks, as this FT essay shows—much of it in private, to avoid Trump’s “bruising” counterripostes.

Michel de Montaigne: Über die Kunst des Gesprächs oe1.orf.at/programm/202...

My new article is out!! Capital controls critically shaped the evolution of export/finance-led economies. The Bundesbank used controls on innovative financial products until 1998 and hindered Frankfurt's development into a vibrant financial hub doi.org/10.1093/ser/...

Herbert P. Kitschelt is the winner of the 2025 Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science. 🏆 He is awarded the prize for " having increased knowledge of the functioning of democratic party systems with exquisite theoretical acuity and impressive empirical breadth and depth."