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Stephan Gruber

@stephangruber.bsky.social

Post Doctoral Researcher @MPIfG_Cologne . Economic Sociology / Political Economy / Economic Thought / Social Change / Central Banks / Latin-America

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Philipp Hölzing@philipphoelzing.bsky.social · 3w ago

Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum 60. Geburtstag heute, Rahel Jaeggi! Pünktlich zum Fest lotet dieser Band das Spannungsfeld von Materialismus und Emanzipation neu aus: zwischen Freiheit und Notwendigkeit, zwischen Geist und Materie, zwischen Bewahrung und Revolution. Out now!

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Benjamin Braun@benbraun.eurosky.social · last mo.

Excited to share a new paper on transformative statecraft. We start from a critique of the compensation consensus in climate politics/political science. Compensating losers works – plenty of evidence for that. But when the goal is transformation (not reform), we need to think about mobilization. 🧵

Title: Beyond compensation: Climate politics, mobilization, and transformative statecraft Authors: Benjamin Braun & Leah Downey July 8, 2026 Abstract: Governments have pursued decarbonization through a combination of subsidies for capital and compensation for people. Political scientists have identified the compensation of those who incur losses from climate policies as the the central challenge in building green coalitions and achieving a just transition. However, a decarbonization path aimed at limiting global warming to 2 degrees Celsius en- tails transformative change for virtually everyone. We argue that, under such con- ditions, a compensation-based approach reduces green backlash to pocketbook concerns; citizens to bundles of fixed preferences; and evaluation to policy-by- policy assessment. Proposing to move beyond compensating existing preferences, we contend that transformative statecraft reshapes preferences through political mobilization. From this perspective, a technocratic approach—focused on calcu- lation and compensation—constitutes a binding constraint on green statecraft. We defend this mobilization-based approach against the objections of manipulation and deprivation of freedom and suggest that a democratic version of transforma- tive statecraft is possible.
Benjamin Braun@benbraun.eurosky.social · 2mo ago

"What if Odysseus had himself tied to the mast not for 30 min but for 20, 30 years? First, muscles are going to atrophy. Second, he's going to lose control of the ship." – Leah Downey "The monetary system may be both democratically legitimate and corrosive of democracy over time." #financedemocracy

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Stephan Gruber@stephangruber.bsky.social · 4mo ago

1. As a good complement, earlier this year I published this chapter in the edited volumen Market Economists Beyond the West, edited by Tobias Rupprecht in Routledge. In there, I relate the 1980s story to the longer Peruvian genealogy of neoliberal ideas. www.routledge.com/Market-Econo...

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Stephan Gruber@stephangruber.bsky.social · 4mo ago

1.NEW ARTICLE. Fresh out of the oven, I want to share my article on “neoliberal populism” just out in out in Global Perspectives. I analyze the ideational origins of Peru's resilient neoliberalism in the 1980s. Here a free access to the article (for a month). online.ucpress.edu/gp/article/d...

First page of the article on Neoliberal Populism in Peru.
Isabella M. Weber@isabellamweber.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Economics can either enable the slide toward fascism, or defend affordability, dignity, and democracy. I wrote ANTI-FASCIST ECONOMICS with my baby by my side—a constant reminder that the future should be livable for all. Out in October with Random House.

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Bruno Leipold@brunoleipold.com · 4mo ago

Really pleased to advertise these 4 LSE postdocs in the history of popular government as part of our ERC Synergy Project "Popular Government in Global Perspective (POPGOV)"

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LSE Department of Government@lsegovernment.bsky.social · 4mo ago

🔺We're #hiring. We are recruiting four #research #officers who will be part of the research project “Popular Government in Global Perspective” (POPGOV) co-led by Assistant Professor @brunoleipold.com. The positions are full time for a period of four years.👇🏾 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQZ727/r...

robin celikates@robin-c.bsky.social · 5mo ago

With Alexander Kluge the other great theorist of the public sphere died, shortly after Habermas. Today we live the effects of the pacification of conflicts through “facades of legitimation” & “pseudo-publics” & the resulting blockages of social hopes, experiences & needs he diagnosed. 1/2

Kluge in front of a police officercover of the German edition of Negt and Kluge: Öffentlichkeit und Erfahrung
Philipp Golka@pgolka.bsky.social · 5mo ago

We are hiring a tenure track (!) senior researcher in political economy! This is obviously a great job (permanent without teaching obligation) and I hope you all apply. However, I would like to take a moment to share just how significant this is in the German academic context ⬇️

Max-Planck-Institut für Gesellschaftsforschung (MPIfG)@mpifg.bsky.social · 5mo ago

📢 Call: Tenure Track Position The MPIfG Political Economy Research Area led by Lucio Baccaro is seeking a Senior Researcher. Open to candidates with at least two years’ postdoc experience. Please share widely! 🗓️ Apply by April 20, 2026 s.gwdg.de/WPMPp1

Tenure Track Position: Senior Researcher, Political Economy. Application Deadline. April 20, 2026
Isabella M. Weber@isabellamweber.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Fossil fuel stocks are exploding in response to the war on Iran. Who stands to benefit? The richest of the rich. Who stands to lose? All of us who have to pay higher prices for energy and a new round of sellers' inflation.

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