Curious about Growth, Democracy or Climate Action? We’ve launched a dedicated website with the book’s core argument, reviews, events, media, and additional resources. 🌐 newtrilemma.com @cyrben.bsky.social @aidanregan.bsky.social Tim Vlandas @agendapub.bsky.social @edinburghup.bsky.social

New paper w/ @lukaslehner.bsky.social in Journal of European Social Policy showing that contributory social insurance systems can be a viable tool to reconcile the deservingness conceptions of the political right with the solidaristic outcomes favoured by the political left: doi.org/10.1177/0958...

New paper with @philiprathgeb.bsky.social in Journal of European Social Policy: #SocialInsurance is blamed for entrenching insider-outsider divides & weakening redistribution. Drawing on #Austria, we show it can be more solidaristic and resilient than means-tested benefits. doi.org/10.1177/0958...

Out now and open access: www.annualreviews.org/content/jour... Right on time to present some follow up work at @ councilforeuropeanstudies.org/2026-confere... and @epssnet.bsky.social Belfast with @sattlersthomas.bsky.social

Austerity and Populism

A large literature explains the rise of populist parties with the economic insecurities stemming from globalization and technological change. But despite the long-standing focus of the comparative and...

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That's how I like to start the week. @philiprathgeb.bsky.social and I show, on Austria's case, that social insurance systems are a viable tool to reconcile strong deservingness conceptions with large-scale redistribution: they can promote solidarity while remaining politically resilient.

Thrilled that my paper (w/@sarahobolt.bsky.social,@catherinedevries.bsky.social,@simonecremaschi.bsky.social) was accepted at the American Political Science Review! We find that declining public services fuel support for the populist right — and show why the right benefits more than other parties 🧵

The special issue of @cpsjournal.bsky.social “Back from the Brink: Countering Illiberalism in Liberal Democracies”, co-edited by myself and Isabela Mares, was just published. The issue includes 8 articles, many of which set new research agendas. A🧵w/overview 1/10 journals.sagepub.com/toc/CPS/curr...

Comparative Political Studies - Volume 59, Number 6

Table of contents for Comparative Political Studies, 59, 6

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Knife crime! Pronouns! Meat bans! Some political issues lead to "hotter", more emotional and polarizing debates than others. We show how these "trigger points" reveal a contested structure of moral expectations and how they get weaponized by polarization entrepreneurs. OA @bjsociology.bsky.social 🧵

Why do Public Debates Escalate? Trigger Points and the Moral Dynamics of “Hot Politics”

Escalating, emotionally charged, and moralized forms of controversy are a central feature of contemporary politics. Our study develops a framework for understanding how political debates between ordi...

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A student and tutor on my UG course Comparative Social Policy: Global Perspectives wrote a piece on the pitfalls of using AI and the opportunities of lectures & readings. It's so rewarding to read this. A great teaching resource in our new AI world of learning: blogs.ed.ac.uk/teaching-mat...

Delighted our paper (with an amazing group of co-authors) is forthcoming in the APSR Takeaway for Labour and other centre-left parties: fixing public services is key to reducing support for the populist right 👇

Zach Dickson@zachdickson.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Thrilled that my paper (w/@sarahobolt.bsky.social,@catherinedevries.bsky.social,@simonecremaschi.bsky.social) was accepted at the American Political Science Review! We find that declining public services fuel support for the populist right — and show why the right benefits more than other parties 🧵

Wenn Klimaschutzmaßnahmen Menschen mit niedrigen Einkommen nicht ausreichend berücksichtigen, verlieren sie an Legitimität. Das Gleiche geschieht, wenn die politische Kommunikation dahinter große Teile der Bevölkerung verunsichert. Die Analyse unseres Policy Grants zur Novelle des #GEG ⬇️

Sozial vorausschauende Klimapolitik

Die soziale Ausgestaltung von Klimapolitik entscheidet über ihre gesellschaftliche Akzeptanz. Eine vorausschauende Klimasozialpolitik berücksichtigt Belastungen frühzeitig und stärkt so die langfristige Mehrheitsfähigkeit.

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I learned a lot from @philiprathgeb.bsky.social’s excellent book on how the radical right in the USA and Europe uses economic policy to advance its cultural and ideological goals, so I spoke to him for @cunyslu.bsky.social’s Reinventing Solidarity podcast. soundcloud.com/cunyslu/epis...

Episode 65 - Making Sense of the Radical Right

Radical right-wing politics is commonly understood as a cry of the “left behind” - working-class voters who lost out in the transition to a post-industrial, services-based, and globalized economy. Phi

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The first seminar in our online series "Democracy, Autocracy, and the Welfare State in the 21st Century: A Global Approach" is on! @philiprathgeb.bsky.social is talking about how the radical right has changed welfare. Scholars, PhD, MA students, join us for the series: tinyurl.com/4ydd8d92

Very happy that my book How the Radical Right Has Changed Capitalism and Welfare in Europe and the USA @academic.oup.com has been shortlisted @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social for the Mackenzie Book Prize (alongside five other excellent books!) www.psa.ac.uk/news/mackenz...

Mackenzie Book Prize 2025-26 Shortlist Announced - Political Studies Association

Thank you to all who nominated a book for this esteemed prize which celebrates the distinctive contribution these works have made to advancing Political Studies. From an impressive number of entries, ...

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Political Studies Association@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social · 8mo ago

*PSA Mackenzie #BookPrize Shortlist 2025-26* Congratulations to Dr Philip Rathgeb @philiprathgeb.bsky.social for 'How the radical right has changed capitalism and welfare in Europe and the USA', published by Oxford University Press @academic.oup.com ➡️ buff.ly/X13TKjK #Books #Politics #Capitalism

In our piece for @zentrum-neue-sozialpolitik.org we uncover the sources of public backlash against the decarbonisation of Germany's housing sector ("Heizungsgesetz"), emphasizing how the lack of social policy compensation creates opportunities for opposition forces to contest the green transition 👇

Zentrum für neue Sozialpolitik@zentrum-neue-sozialpolitik.org · 11mo ago

Beim GEG hat sich gezeigt, wie eng sozialpolitische Fragen mit klimapolitischen Reformen zusammenhängen und wie es sich auswirken kann, wenn beides nicht durchdacht kommuniziert wird. Unsere Policy Grantees Dr. Philip Rathgeb und Dr. Leonce Röth haben das Ganze umfassend analysiert ⬇️

🚨New paper out in @jeppjournal.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1080/1350... @manuelwagner.bsky.social & I re-conceptualize class representation to take into account social mobility between classes and variation in how individuals enter politics.

We have just advertised a Full Prof position in the Political and Social Sciences department at the EUI (@eui-sps.bsky.social). Here are the details. Please spread the word, and get in touch if you have any questions. www.eui.eu/Documents/Se...

Looking forward as well! Thanks to @linerenn.bsky.social and Oscar Mazzoleni for organising

Line Rennwald@linerenn.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Looking forward to the GREC workshop @sspunil.bsky.social @forsresearch.bsky.social @matthiasenggist.bsky.social @eliemichel.bsky.social @anketresch.bsky.social @dweisstanner.bsky.social @pauluswagner.bsky.social @klaudiakoxha.bsky.social @philiprathgeb.bsky.social @lukaslauener.bsky.social

Tariffs might be the word of 2025. Given the state of *looks around* we asked: is there demand for tariffs in Europe? @grahn.bsky.social @katharinalawall.bsky.social @sophiemainz.bsky.social Maria Nordbrandt & I show the answer is a resolute no @jeppjournal.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/1350...

A game of tariffs: is there demand for tariffs in Europe?

In April 2025, the United States introduced sweeping tariffs on imports from the European Union and the United Kingdom, raising transatlantic tensions and prompting debate over Europe’s response. T...

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Thinking of using #ChatGPT for 'help' with assessments? Think again. #university #AI www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

How AI is undermining learning and teaching in universities | Letter

Letter: Prof Leo McCann and Prof Simon Sweeney say student misuse of generative artificial intelligence is widespread and we must be sceptical of its usefulness

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CITYPERC is organising a workshop on the Economic Project of the Far Right on October 6 at City, University of London. To join us in person or via Teams sign up here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cityperc-w...

Heute besuchten Finanzminister @markusmarterbauer.bsky.social und #JobGarantie-Initiator Landesrat @svenhergovich.bsky.social Marienthal, wo ich ihnen neue Ergebnisse unserer Evaluierung vorstellen konnte. @derstandard.at hat den Besuch zusammengefasst: www.derstandard.at/story/300000...

Marterbauer zu Besuch in Marienthal: Für die Jobgarantie ist kein Geld da

Einst widmete sich eine berühmte Studie den Arbeitslosen von Marienthal, danach das Angebot einer Jobgarantie. Diese könnte sich für den Staat rechnen, zeigen neue Zahlen. Doch Finanzminister Marterba...

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Proper thread after the summer break– but if you were looking for a beach read about political reasoning in today's working class, look no further: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Mike McCarthy@itsmccarthy.bsky.social · last yr.

Must read study of class consciousness in class demobilized societies. It reveals more than polls. "...any understanding of political orientations in the contemporary working class should have ambivalence, contradiction, and heterogeneity at its very heart." journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

I am looking for a PhD student in Comparative Politics @powimz.bsky.social. My research focuses on political (in-)equality, representation, and responsiveness. I would be grateful if you could help to spread the word. stellenboerse.uni-mainz.de#/jgu/job/49637

Glad to share a symposium on my book "How the Radical Right Has Changed Capitalism and Welfare" with SER: academic.oup.com/ser/advance-.... Featuring @alexandreafonso.bsky.social, @vapunkt.bsky.social, @ankehassel.bsky.social, @danielk24.bsky.social, @gscheiring.bsky.social, & rejoinder by myself 👇

Whose interests do radical right parties serve? I have a short contribution in a Socio-economic Review symposium on @philiprathgeb.bsky.social's great book on the political economy of the radical right academic.oup.com/ser/advance-...

Last week @easp-spa-2025.bsky.social we presented our 2025 @socialpolicyuk.bsky.social award winners. Some fabulous winners this year includ: @drantoniasimon.bsky.social @francesryan.bsky.social @philiprathgeb.bsky.social Zoe Irving, John Mckendrick, @edithengland.bsky.social Anna Baillie & more!

Social Policy Association@socialpolicyuk.bsky.social · last yr.

Excellence in social policy teaching, research and impact has been recognised by the 2025 Social Policy Association awards. Many congratulations to the winners! View the list of winners for each category in this thread and our story on the awards here: lnkd.in/eqN2PeVs (Images: Elizabeth Bailey)

Great honour to receive the Richard Titmuss Book Award @easp-spa-2025.bsky.social alongside a set of impressive scholars recognised for their social policy teaching, research and impact. Many thanks to the jury @socialpolicyuk.bsky.social! social-policy.org.uk/awards/socia...

Social Policy Association Award Winners Celebrated at 2025 Conference - Social Policy Association

Excellence in social policy teaching, research and impact has been recognised by the 2025 Social Policy Association awards. The list of winners for each category [...]

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1/3) 📣Out in Party Politics: We trace the equal rights and economic equality positions of 69 center-right and far-right parties since 1970 in 12 countries. We find that center right parties did not react to/address equal rights concerns and economic inequality journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....

Another recently published review, this time by @jonathanhopkin.bsky.social in Economic Sociology: econsoc.mpifg.de/50255/06_Boo... So great to see folks read and engage 😀, thanks Jonathan!

Charlotte Cavaille@ccavaille.bsky.social · last yr.

Google scholar alerted me to @davidattewell6.bsky.social's careful review of Fair Enough?. David gives a great overview and raises important follow-up questions. Recommended read for folks deciding whether or not reading the book is worth their time. Thanks David! link.springer.com/article/10.1...