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Georg Picot

@gpicot.bsky.social
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Comparative political economy, welfare states, industrial relations, minimum wages Professor in Comparative Politics at University of Bergen, Norway

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Georg Picot @gpicot.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
As fragmented and volatile as the British party system currently is, first-past-the-post is untenable. Good that Burnham intends to do something about it.
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Surplus | Das Wirtschaftsmagazin @surplusmagazin.de · 11/09/2026
Adam Tooze spricht im Podcast über Vergesellschaftung in Deutschland und erklärt, warum Eigentum im Kapitalismus nie heilig war.
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Deshalb macht Vergesellschaftung ökonomisch Sinn (Video)
Adam Tooze spricht im Podcast über Vergesellschaftung in Deutschland und erklärt, warum Eigentum im Kapitalismus nie heilig war.
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Georg Picot @gpicot.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
#Vergesellschaftung, ja danke. Und zwar nicht nur von Immobiliengesellschaften in Berlin. Andere gute Kandidaten: Rüstungsindustrie (weil Staat eh der Hauptkunde), KI-Firmen (weil zu wichtig und gefährlich, um sie in privaten Händen zu lassen).
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Hanna Schwander @hannaschwander.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Can we have growth, democracy AND climate action? Come join the discussion this Wednesday! @aidanregan.bsky.social presents our new book with @cyrben.bsky.social & Tim Vlandas, with @gpicot.bsky.social discussing. Hosted by @ces-europe.bsky.social 👇 councilforeuropeanstudies.org/announcement...
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CES Webinar: Growth, Democracy or Climate Action? The New Political Trilemma of Advanced Capitalism with Aidan Regan – Council for European Studies
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Torsten Bell @torstenbell.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Actual headline: “Farage sold himself to one foreign based crypto millionaire & has now sold his party to yet another one”. What a surprise that a party with little concrete policy has very specific policies on… crypto tax cuts
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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Reform is the richest party in Britain. Its leaders are almost all millionaires. It is funded almost exclusively by billionaires. It has a supportive TV station and widespread media backing. So naturally, this donation comes with the usual attack on "elites". www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Reform UK given record £36m donation by British crypto billionaire
Ben Delo was convicted in US for failing to implement adequate anti-money laundering controls but pardoned by Trump
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Georg Picot @gpicot.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
New programme of the interdisciplinary research seminars in comparative political economy @unibergen.bsky.social Everyone welcome! w4.uib.no/en/research/... @sampol.bsky.social
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Wissensnetzwerk Rechtsextremismusforschung @wi-rex.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Die AfD hat in Sachsen-Anhalt mit 39 von 83 Sitzen die absolute Mehrheit nur knapp verfehlt, ein vorläufiger Höhepunkt in der Normalisierung der extrem rechten Partei. Deshalb veröffentlichen wir diese Woche ein Special Issue, eine dazu passende Literatursammlung (alle Beiträge im Open Access).
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Wissensnetzwerk Rechtsextremismusforschung @wi-rex.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Dieses Paper von @krausewe.bsky.social, @denisevalenti.bsky.social & @tabouchadi.bsky.social kann nicht oft genug hervorgehoben werden. Does accomodation work? Well, no. Sie normalisiert nur die Standpunkte der extremen Rechten. (1/2)
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Does accommodation work? Mainstream party strategies and the success of radical right parties | Political Science Research and Methods | Cambridge Core
Does accommodation work? Mainstream party strategies and the success of radical right parties - Volume 11 Issue 1
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Everything is just impossibly dumb
Trump posts: Map of New Mexico with Mexico crossed out to read America
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DGS Sektion Wirtschaftssoziologie @dgswisoz.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Wir freuen uns riesig, im Frühjahr eine gemeinsame Tagung mit der Sektion Politische Ökonomie der DVPW zu organisieren, um die Verbindungen zwischen unseren beiden (Teil-)Disziplinen neu auszuloten. Beitragsvorschläge sind bis zum 15.10. sehr willkommen! Danke für euren Re-post 🙏
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Georg Picot @gpicot.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Ziemlich basic, trotzdem gut: www.amadeu-antonio-stiftung.de/publikatione...
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Die AfD: keine Partei wie jede andere - Amadeu Antonio Stiftung
Eine Argumentationshilfe gegen Statements, die andere ausgrenzen oder unsere demokratischen Prinzipien in Frage stellen
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Professor Daniele Albertazzi @dralbertazziuk.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
1/ 🧵 Friendly reminder: After Sept 4th, Meloni can back up her claim to lead a stable government by pointing out hers is officially the longest-serving single cabinet in the history of the Italian Republic. Fact.
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Georg Picot @gpicot.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Honoured to have joined the editorial board of the Journal of European Social Policy, alongside many distinguished scholars in the field of comparative welfare state research. uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/jo... @sampol.bsky.social
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Journal of European Social Policy
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Benjamin Braun @benbraun.social · 26/06/2026
Bei Rente via Umlageverfahren: Lohnsteigerungen sind gut für die Rentenfinanzierung. Arbeitende 🤝 Renter*innen Bei Rente via Kapitaldeckung: Lohnsteigerungen, so sie die Profite und damit die Aktienpreise mindern, sind schlecht für die Rentenfinanzierung. Arbeitende⚡️ Renter*innen.
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Georg Picot @gpicot.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
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Benjamin Braun @benbraun.social · 24/06/2026
Die Koalition will einen Rentenfonds nach 🇸🇪 Vorbild, in den 2% des Lohns fließen. Wie schon bei Lindners Aktienrente (remember him?) greift die progressive Kritik an diesem Element der #rentenreform viel zu kurz. Internationale Evidenz zeigt: Kapitaldeckung = Finanzialisierungsmaschine. 🧵
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Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Democratic politics can't be sustained with this level of disinformation and misinformation. Action needs to be taken.
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Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Another day of far-right violence and pogroms in the UK. A country that still labels these thugs “protesters”, that claims “this isn’t Britain”, that fails to take responsibility for empowering and enabling these thugs, where the media is too afraid to call the forces behind this “far right”
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Daphne Halikiopoulou @dafnoukos.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
'The (forgotten) atomistic fallacy in political science and its implications for how we interpret elections': delighted our new research note with Tim Vlandas is just published in one of my favourite Political Science journals @ejprjournal.bsky.social: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Georg Picot @gpicot.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Two PhD positions at my department! 🚨 PhD projects in political economy or political theory explicitly welcome. Feel free to get in touch with me if you have any questions.
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Georg Picot @gpicot.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
"top viewed!" - never mind the small print ;-)
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Joe Dromey @joedromey.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Important data from @persuasionuk.bsky.social showing how Labour's vote fragmented in the England local elections last week. Of those who voted Labour in 2024: 🟦5% voted Reform 🟨10% voted Lib Dem 🟩22% voted Green persuasionuk.org/research/may...
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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
If the government wants to tackle the "online breeding ground of antisemitism" why on earth are Keir Starmer, the government and @heidialexander.bsky.social still posting on X? www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cw...
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Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg: Labour minister says government needs to tackle online 'breeding ground' of antisemitism
Shortly, we'll also hear from Tory leader Kemi Badenoch and Green Party leader Zack Polanski ahead of next week's elections.
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Oxford Social Policy and Intervention @dspi-oxford.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
New book: 'Growth, Democracy or Climate Action?' co-authored by Prof Tim Vlandas ⬇️ The book explores tensions between economic growth, #democracy and tackling the #ClimateCrisis as the 'new trilemma of advanced capitalist democracy'. More: cup.columbia.edu/book/growth-...
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Growth, Democracy or Climate Action? | Columbia University Press
Governments face a conflicting choice between economic growth, democracy and tackling the climate crisis. They cannot achieve all three objectives simultaneo... | CUP
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Georg Picot @gpicot.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Willkommene Aktion von @spd.de, @gruene.de und @die-linke.de! Bleibt zu hoffen, dass die Accounts der Bundesregierung und aller anderen demokratischen Regierungen dem Beispiel endlich folgen. Unglaublich, dass demokratische Regierungen indirekt Elon Musk unterstützen!
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Georg Picot @gpicot.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Trump administration checking the blocks in quite literal terms ✅️ Ignorance is strength ✅️ War is peace 🟩 Freedom is slavery
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/04/2026
Trump downplays concerns about federal officials using insider information to enrich themselves on prediction markets, saying "the whole world unfortunately has become something of a casino"
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Isabella M. Weber @isabellamweber.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
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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Luke Tryl @luketryl.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
🧵With EU relations and alignment back in the news most Brits say, across a series of areas, they want at least a slightly closer relationship with Europe than the one Britain has at the moment.
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Calum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
No10’s account is incredible. I held Developed Vetting for nearly ten years and spent three years at the heart of the Cabinet Office. I have never heard of a Developed Vetting denial being overruled. Here’s why…🧵 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Revealed: Mandelson failed vetting but Foreign Office overruled decision
Guardian investigation uncovers decision by UK security officials to deny clearance before Mandelson took up role as US ambassador
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Georg Picot @gpicot.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
JD Vance talked to an almost empty auditorium. Populism without populus. www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/jd-va...
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JD Vance Gave A Speech To Almost No One, And The Photos Are Wild
Awkwaaaard.
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YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 14/04/2026
Latest YouGov Westminster voting intention, 12-13 April 2026 Reform UK: 24% (no change from 6-7 April) Conservatives: 19% (=) Greens: 18% (+2) Labour: 17% (+1) Lib Dems: 13% (=) Restore Britain: 4% (=) SNP: 3% (=) Plaid Cymru: 1% (=) Your Party: 0% (-1) yougov.com/en-gb/articl...
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Georg Picot @gpicot.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Interessante Einschätzungen von @gabrielagreilinger.com dazu, wieso Magyar in Ungarn gewonnen hat 👇
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Alberto Alemanno @alemanno.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Orban is out but defeating him at the ballot box is not the same as dismantling Orbanism. The illiberal infrastructure, that is the captured judiciary, the loyalist media landscape, the Fidesz-aligned oligarchs, the constitutional hardball in Basic Law, doesn’t disappear with a concession call
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Georg Picot @gpicot.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Av og til er det lurt å handle *før* det eventuelt blir verre. www.opprop.net/la_forskning...
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La forskningen være fri - ta akademisk frihet inn i Grunnloven
Fri og uavhengig forskning og kunnskapsformidling er en forutsetning for demokratiet vårt, og for at vi skal kunne utvikle et bedre samfunn basert på den beste forskningen vi har.  De...
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Linus Westheuser @lwestheuser.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Man sieht auch absolut keinen Rechtsruck unter Arbeiter:innen, wenn man Rechts-Links-Positionierungen anschaut. Der Teil der Arbeiterklasse, der vorher schon rechts war, hat in der AfD eine Partei gefunden. Linke Arbeiter wurden dagegen vergessen und demobilisiert.
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Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Es wird gerade viel diagnostiziert, dass die Arbeiter jetzt die AfD wählen. Problem ist, dass das fast ausschließlich über subj. Einschätzung als Arbeiter passiert. Verwendet man objektive Daten über Berufe ist die AfD keineswegs bei Arbeitern am stärksten. Hier mit Parteinähe und Daten des ESS.
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Marcel Fratzscher @mfratzscher.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Der Iran-Krieg könnte auch manche europäische Regierung mit ihrer Finanzpolitik in Schwierigkeiten bringen. Was ist zu tun, vor allem in Deutschland? 1/n
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Daniel Mügge @dmugge.eurosky.social · 25/11/2025
Regine Paul, Vali Stan and I have analysed how deeply #AI is entangled in global politics and corporate profit-hunting. “The AI Matrix” is the result – and the digital book-version is open access: www.agendapub.com/page/detail/... (Link doesn't work? Try this one: www.regulaite.eu/images/pdf/M...)
Book cover of "The AI Matrix" by Daniel Mügge, Regine Paul and Vali Stan, showing a world map, hands grabbing Dollar bills, a robot arm and interconnected cables
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Professor Daniele Albertazzi @dralbertazziuk.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
It appears that the electorate has rejected Meloni's Constitutional changes concerning the functioning of the Justice System. Impact on the stability of her govt = Zero. Her allies have nowhere to go (and they campaigned for YES vote, too) Impact on Italy's foreign and security policies = Zero.
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Jill Walker Rettberg @jilltxt.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
If you're a researcher in Norway who is concerned with the uncritical implementation of LLMs in universities, please consider signing the petition Maria Danielsen, Knut Ørke and Holger Pötzsch at UiT have written. I wrote more about the background on my blog. nettskjema.no/a/602234#/pa...
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Academics in Norway: Sign this petition asking for research-based discussions of how to use AI in universities
I just signed a petition calling for Norwegian universities to use research expertise on AI when deciding how to implement it, rather than having decisions be made mostly administratively. ,  If yo…
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European Consortium for Political Research @ecpr.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
🏆Nominations are open for the £4,300 Stein Rokkan Prize ✨ Mark this #InternationalWomensDay by nominating outstanding work by women in comparative social sciences 📚️ 🎙️ Presented with @sciencecouncil.bsky.social & @sampol.bsky.social ⏳ Nominate by Fri 1 May #IWD2026
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Stein Rokkan Prize
Nominate by 1 May 2026
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Georg Picot @gpicot.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Nominations for the Stein Rokkan Prize 2026 are now open 🙋‍♂️🙋‍♀️ The annual Rokkan book prize for comparative social science is presented by the International Science Council (ISC), the University of Bergen, and the ECPR. More information: ecpr.eu/prizes/stein...
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Stein Rokkan Prize
European Consortium for Political Research
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European Consortium for Political Research @ecpr.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
⭐ Powerful, Rigorous, Timely ⭐ 🎉Congratulations to @valentimvicente.bsky.social on winning the 2025 Stein Rokkan Prize for his book on 'The Normalization of the Radical Right' (Oxford University Press, 2024) 🏆Presented with @sciencecouncil.bsky.social @sampol.bsky.social #ECPRPrizes
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Read more about the winner and prize
The Normalization of the Radical Right: A Norms Theory of Political Supply and Demand
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Georg Picot @gpicot.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
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A meme with simple graphics and the following message: bikes run on fat and save you money; cars run on money and make you fat.
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Georg Picot @gpicot.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
This semesters's programme of the interdisciplinary seminars in Comparative Political Economy @unibergen.bsky.social @sampol.bsky.social
Semester programme, seminars in Comparative Political Economy, University of Bergen
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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
University of Illinois college republicans advocate for executing protesters as “traitors” with art that takes a disturbing killing and makes it even more extreme. dailyillini.com/news-stories...
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‘Fell the enemies:’ Illini Republicans support ICE amid killings - The Daily Illini
In a post that included a graphic of a presumed officer holding a gun to someone's head, Illini Republicans stated that they “stand with ICE."
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