I didn't post this yesterday because we were too busy getting our April issue launched—but I've written a piece in it! It's about a big current in the Atlantic ocean, how it could collapse, and to what extent we, in the UK, are prepared for that. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/enviro...

🧺 Paper Picnic 2.0 is here! More journals. New features. An easier way to keep up with the latest research in political science and adjacent fields. 🧵👇

📢 JOB ALERT! Fully funded 3-year PhD in Climate & Comparative Politics at @sciencespo-cee.bsky.social. Starting in September. The project is on the political consequences of climate policies in carbon-intensive communities across Europe. 🗓 Deadline: May 17 www.sciencespo.fr/centre-etude...

One point I agree with: taxing the rich was never the big money machine progressives hoped for. But there is an important part missing here: low taxes on the rich corrode public support for broad-based taxation. This can undermine the fiscal sustainability of the state. 👉 cup.org/45lgPwN

⏰ Call for proposals!⏰ Organisers are calling for full panel proposals, author-meets-critics sessions, or individual papers from those who would like to attend the next annual PPE conference at King's The deadline for submissions is February 20👇 ppesociety.org/ppe-society-...

Oh and the paywall is down til Monday, so you can read @benansell.bsky.social, @jamesbloodworth.bsky.social, @jenstout.bsky.social, @isabelh.bsky.social, @danielharris.bsky.social and others to your heart's content. (And then maybe subscribe? 🙏)

We are happy to release the Paths to Power Dashboard. It is the perfect tool for politics nerds! You can find it here: ptp.isv.sv.uio.no/ptp/ It allows you to explore governments from 1966-2021 using the PtP and WhoGov datasets. See examples below. The app has been programmed by Stuart Bramwell.

The super-rich pay often pay *lower* total tax rates than the rest of the population. How do people respond when they are told about this? New empirical research from David Hope @lhaffert.bsky.social & @julianlimberg.bsky.social in our latest blog post #LSEInequalitiesBlog buff.ly/Es4zLlL

New in @bjpols.bsky.social! Dave Hope, @lhaffert.bsky.social and I show that low taxes on the rich have a hidden cost: They undermine public support for broad-based taxation. 🖋️ cup.org/45lgPwN

NEW - The Hidden Cost of Tax Regressivity at the Top - https://cup.org/45lgPwN - David Hope, @julianlimberg.bsky.social & @lhaffert.bsky.social #OpenAccess

Two inspiring days at the Nuffield Politics of AI workshop! This was social science at its best, thanks to all involved! @benansell.bsky.social @jburnmurdoch.ft.com @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social

🚨 New paper in @thejop.bsky.social Why do politicians often misperceive what citizens' policy positions are? @simonotjes.bsky.social and I study ~10,000 estimates of public opinion by politicians in Denmark & the Netherlands to uncover the sources of these (mis)perceptions Thread 🧵1/10

I don't often write opinion, but I got fed up seeing examples of men claiming to be the "protectors" of the very people they (sometimes literally) attack. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/710...

Radical right accommodation really does not work. New paper out with this exceptionally talented team @katharinalawall.bsky.social @robjohns75.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @zachdickson.bsky.social @danjdevine.bsky.social & @jack-bailey.co.uk doi.org/10.31235/osf...

Did you ever wonder why governments don’t do more to counteract wealth inequality? In our new @worldpolitics.bsky.social article, we seek to answer this question, studying the electoral politics of inheritance taxation muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl... 1/n

(3) "Revenue, Redistribution, and the Rise and Fall of Inheritance Taxation" by Philipp Genschel, Julian Limberg, and Laura Seelkopf @julianlimberg.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Department of Political Economy at King’s College London is hiring 2 permanent lecturers (teaching-focused) in political science: - Research methods: www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/117268-... - Comparative politics: www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/117245-... Application deadline: June 29, 2025

Skytte prize winners speak out www.ft.com/content/939b...

Given the local election results in the UK, a short #thread - based on much of our own research - on the vicious cycle of radical right support that we have seen in many countries. 1) When radical right parties (such as Reform) are electorally successful established parties move right on immigration

🚨3-Year Postdoc Position in Zurich @ipz.bsky.social ❓Political implications of labor market transformation Plenty of flexibility, no teaching obligations, great research environment in an highly livable city. Deadline: May 18, 2025. tinyurl.com/postdoczurich #polisky #poliscijobs #psjminfo

My latest article on the judgment is now out in Prospect Magazine. This one I think is probably the most shareable with those who aren't as aware of what is going on. Please take a look!

I AM HIRING 2 postdocs (5 years) in my @erc.europa.eu project "The Politics of the Latent Educational Cleavage" at @goetheuni.bsky.social @infer-frankfurt.bsky.social! German call: www.fb03.uni-frankfurt.de/170856927.pdf English call: www.goethe-university-frankfurt.de/170858269.pdf Please share

King's College London is hiring 20 scholars doing AI-related research across *all disciplines*, including social sciences (5-year research fellowship leading to permanent faculty position). Applications due May 19, 2025. @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @kcl-spe.bsky.social

3️⃣ David Hope and @julianlimberg.bsky.social find that in OECD countries, the rise of the knowledge economy has led to lower taxation of the rich.

1. Trump's VAT fixation is one very revealing detail of the trade storm he is unleashing You don't need an economist, but a psychoanalyst to make sense of what's going on www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/econom...

4️⃣ David Hope, @julianlimberg.bsky.social & Nina Weber suggest that the rise of ICT-driven economies may have slowed demands for progressive taxation.

🗣️ we have a new paper and new dataset just out on the transition to the knowledge economy in advanced democracies - both OA, available here academic.oup.com/ser/advance-... and here www.knowledge-economy-index.com

📣Pub Alert! Here I causally identify (one of the only outside of the USA) a negative effect of a voter ID pilot scheme from 2018. This scheme was less restrictive than that used at the 2024 GE, implying a greater proportion of people were excluded from voting in June and a fairer system is needed.

Let’s not forget that security is a multidimensional concept, and that this below (+10.5 degree C in Feb 2025 in the Arctic circle due to abnormal global temp rise) is the biggest geopolitical security of them all

🚨🚨🚨Major job alert klaxon!!!🚨🚨🚨 In the Department of Political Economy @kcl-spe.bsky.social we are currently advertising for 3 permanent academic posts (2 Political Theory, 1 PPE)! Details below. Happy to have an informal discussion with anyone interested. Please share widely!! 1/

The election proved the narrative wrong. For the Linke the election was a huge success while BSW failed to make it above the 5%-threshold. The Linke managed to win young progressives especially in cities. Ironically, this would probably not have been possbile had Wagenkencht stayed in the party

There isn't much good news around at the moment. But it turns out beavers create it in bucketloads. @timsmedley.bsky.social's first dispatch for Prospect, from somewhere near a Northamptonshire shopping centre, is the joy you didn't know you needed. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/enviro...

If you work on topics related to climate change, (social) policy, and politics, broadly defined, then we'd love you to submit to our inaugural workshop taking place this June. More details below

Excellent thread by @abenewman.bsky.social on how to think about what’s going on with Musk takeover of federal payments and info systems. As political scientists would say, this is some scary shit.

"Given the pressures of 24-hour news, lobby journalists cannot plausibly understand policy detail or financial markets... Their skillset is to nose around and cause trouble" Fantastic column by @samfr.bsky.social on the problems with the press lobby www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/691...

We (that is @cerpintaxt.bsky.social and me) are happy to share that our co-edited book “Populism: An Introduction” is now out from SAGE. With Trump’s inauguration today, it’s the perfect moment for a clear, accessible overview of populism. Our 15 chapters are written by top experts worldwide.

New paper! Do the (British) public believe there’s a trade-off btwn economic growth and protecting the environment? Does this belief matter for which they prioritise? Not strongly, and no. Environmental protection remains a priority even with costs to growth authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...

‼️ Hiring ‼️ Two (!) positions in my group at @ipz.bsky.social in Zurich 📣 1 postdoc position (3+3 years) 📣 1 PhD position (3,5 years) Application deadline in early March. Job ads & details: tinyurl.com/3p6yhptk We are an international and friendly department with excellent working conditions

Ben’s great piece captures a problem that IMO we are seeing across non-US developed countries: the unwillingness to lead and take responsibility to choose leadership. Leading is not just winning the polls; it’s taking a stand on a policy vision, running w/ it, taking a risk, owning the consequences.

Since the 1970s, advanced economies have reduced top income tax rates a lot. In the same period, these economies have become more financialized. In a new paper @ripejournal.bsky.social, David Hope, @julianlimberg.bsky.social and I argue that these developments may be related: doi.org/10.1080/0969...

How does tax policy shape growth models? In our new @ripejournal.bsky.social article, @lhaffert.bsky.social, David Hope, and I find that top income tax cuts fuel financialisation. This has important implications for the structure of economies and, ultimately, inequality. OA 👉 tinyurl.com/aj36tarh

Why Do Green Taxes Struggle with Public Support? In a new article, @istad.bsky.social, Klaus Armingeon and I explore whether information, compensation and party cues can boost support for green taxes, using survey experiments conducted in 🇨🇭. #OpenAccess JEPP article: doi.org/10.1080/1350...

with dear friends and brilliant co-authors @sebdiessner.bsky.social and David Hope, we have a new paper soon out in @comppol.bsky.social

Delighted that @gregoryeady.bsky.social and my paper "Gendered Perceptions and the Costs of Political Toxicity: Experimental Evidence from Politicians and Citizens in Four Democracies" is now online @apsrjournal.bsky.social (Open access) More in this [1/14]

The finding is in the title: 'Dedicated climate ministries help to reduce carbon emissions' This excellent scientific article by @julianlimberg.bsky.social, Yves Steinebach & Jacob Nyrup shows how government structure matters for climate action. @greendealnet.eu www.nature.com/articles/s44...

New paper published @ajpseditor.bsky.social Showing that reduced access to public services fuelled far right support in 🇮🇹 Existing work on far right highlights globalization & migration grievances, what about people’s experiences with the state? We use 🇮🇹 reform to find out shorturl.at/zQ8bJ

My pre-accounced piece in @prospectmagazine.co.uk is out today. I returned to regular op-Ed writing for "Super Election Year 2024" and this is the Grand Finale. I am very proud of this piece, and hope it is read, but will return to (much) lower profile next year. A quick thread on the key points. 🧵

Come and join us! We are recruiting a researcher (with PhD) for a three-year position as part of the EU-funded Horizon Europe Consortium "Sustainable Public Administration in Modern Democracies" (SUPA) - PI Yves Steinebach. The application deadline is 16 December 2024.

Well played.

There is a general assumption that urban-rural divides in politics have increased across Western Democracies in recent decades. But is this really case? Or are we just extrapolating from the US? A recent paper by @twanhuijsmans.bsky.social and Jonathan Rodden provides comparative evidence. 1/c