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Liam F. Beiser-McGrath @liambeisermcgrath.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Paper is available via open access here: doi.org/10.1016/j.ec...

Liam F. Beiser-McGrath @liambeisermcgrath.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

The takeaway for climate policy: subsidies and green investment don't trigger backlash from at-risk workers the way carbon taxes do. If you want durable climate coalitions, policy design matters — especially as automation keeps reshaping who feels economically secure.

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Liam F. Beiser-McGrath @liambeisermcgrath.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Results hold with multiple measures of automation exposure (Frey-Osborne, RTI, job-based), with IV estimates using foreign robot adoption as an instrument, and with a variety of fixed effects.

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Liam F. Beiser-McGrath @liambeisermcgrath.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

People facing long-term job risk ultimately oppose policies that pile visible costs on top of their economic vulnerability.

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Liam F. Beiser-McGrath @liambeisermcgrath.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Using ESS data (2002–2018) across 23 European countries, we find that workers in more automatable occupations are significantly less concerned about the environment and automation risk hits support for carbon taxes hard. In contrast, support for green subsidies is unaffected by automation risk.

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Liam F. Beiser-McGrath @liambeisermcgrath.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

The economy-environment tradeoff literature has found mixed results — recessions don't consistently tank green support. But we argue automation is different. It's not a temporary shock. It's a structural shift that permanently changes how people see their economic future.

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Liam F. Beiser-McGrath @liambeisermcgrath.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

New paper out in Ecological Economics with @gonzalezrostani.bsky.social and @aklin.bsky.social! We look at how long-term labor market risk from automation shapes people's environmental attitudes and climate policy preferences 🧵

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Liam F. Beiser-McGrath @liambeisermcgrath.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Open-access publication available here: doi.org/10.1016/j.en...

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Redirecting

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Liam F. Beiser-McGrath @liambeisermcgrath.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Energy vulnerability doesn't just create demand for bill support — it potentially generates new policy coalitions around climate investment and social protection.

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Liam F. Beiser-McGrath @liambeisermcgrath.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Additionally, whether you EXPECT to struggle with energy bills next year is more important than whether you struggled last year. Forward-looking anxiety drives policy preferences more than past hardship.

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Liam F. Beiser-McGrath @liambeisermcgrath.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

While they want immediate economic relief, investments that focus on root causes (i.e. energy dependence) are acceptable

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Liam F. Beiser-McGrath @liambeisermcgrath.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

There's a divergence when considering climate and social polciy preferences For climate policy: Energy insecure citizens prioritize INVESTMENT over compensation For social policy: They want COMPENSATION over investment

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Liam F. Beiser-McGrath @liambeisermcgrath.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Energy insecure households are more likely to support both compensation (bill support) and investment (renewables) energy policies. But the spillovers to other issue areas get interesting...

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Liam F. Beiser-McGrath @liambeisermcgrath.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

New paper out in Energy Policy: Energy insecurity doesn't just affect energy policy preferences—it spills over into climate and social policy support too.

To better understand these results Fig. 3 displays how the association
between individuals’ energy insecurity and climate policy preferences
translates into overall support for each policy type. Similar to Fig. 2 we
see that those experiencing and expecting energy insecurity have almost
identical policy preferences. However, unlike the results for energy pol-
icy, we also see that achieving majority support for a policy type depends
upon energy insecurity. We see that there is only a significant major-
ity supporting investment-based climate policy amongst those who are
energy insecure. In contrast, for those who did not previously experi-
ence energy insecurity or do not expect to be energy insecure, support
is not significantly different from indifference for investment-based cli-
mate policy. Turning to compensation based policy, we see a different
picture where there is a significant majority not supporting compensa-
tion based climate policy amongst those who did not experience and are
not expecting energy insecurity. In contrast, for those who have experi-
enced or expect energy insecurity, support is not significantly different
from indifference. This suggests that the patterns exhibited in Fig. 1, with
majority support for investment and a lack of support for compensation,
are driven by whether individuals are energy insecure or not.

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Liam F. Beiser-McGrath @liambeisermcgrath.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Excited to chair this talk at LSE with Prof Helen Milner next month. 🗓️ Mon 10 Nov, 18:30–20:00 (UK) 📍 Sheikh Zayed Theatre + online Registration is free and there will be a drinks reception afterwards www.lse.ac.uk/events/fault...

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Fault lines | Helen Milner

6.30pm Mon 10 Nov | Helen Milner | Ticket Required | Free public event at LSE

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Liam F. Beiser-McGrath @liambeisermcgrath.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

My department is currently hiring at the Assistant Professor level in the area of crime and/or criminal justice. I am on the search committee so feel free to reach out if you have any questions.

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Environmental Politics @environmentalpol.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Call for expressions of interest: We are seeking a Social Media Editor to join our editorial team. Responsibilities for this position include: - Running social media & website - Circulating all publications - Arranging & editing guest posts environmentalpoliticsjournal.net/editorial-an...

Environmental Politics is an international, interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal spanning the fields of political science, political sociology, and political theory. The journal provides a forum for the publication of original research into, and discussion and analysis of, the diverse theoretical and empirical aspects of environmental politics. The journal’s 2024 Impact Factor is 5.9, ranking 4/322 in Political Science and 29/191 in Environmental Studies.

The journal is recruiting a Social Media Editor to manage its external communications. Responsibilities for this position include:

Managing social media accounts (currently Bluesky, X, Substack) and the journal website
Posting and circulating all journal and website publications
Arranging and editing guest posts and interviews with authors
We welcome expressions of interest from scholars of environmental politics from any higher education institution. We strongly encourage applications from early career individuals, including advanced PhD students and post-doctoral fellows, and we would specifically welcome applications from historically underrepresented groups and those whose intersectional identities and perspectives position them to support the editorial team’s commitment to an inclusive conception of environmental politics scholarship.

The journal’s Aims and Scope, and the current membership of the editorial team and Editorial Advisory Board, are available at: tandfonline.com/fenp

The Social Media Editor position comes with a modest stipend.

Please send expressions of interest (no more than 2 pages), along with a brief CV, to David Konisky, Editor-in-Chief, (dkonisky@iu.edu). Reviews will begin October 15, 2025, and applications will be considered until the position is filled.

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Janina Beiser-McGrath @jbeisermcgrath.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Excited for #APSA2025 in Vancouver! I’ll be presenting new work on greenwashing with @liambeisermcgrath.bsky.social on Saturday, at 2pm, at East Meeting Level, East 18. convention2.allacademic.com/one/apsa/aps...

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Liam F. Beiser-McGrath @liambeisermcgrath.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Looking forward to a packed week of exciting research, meeting new people, and catching up with colleagues at #APSA2025 in Vancouver! 👋

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Liam F. Beiser-McGrath @liambeisermcgrath.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Later on Saturday: presenting new work on greenwashing with @jbeisermcgrath.bsky.social‬ 🌱 📍 East Meeting Level, East 18 🕑 14:00 🔗 tinyurl.com/ywbdkgf5 #APSA2025 #Greenwashing #ClimatePolitics #EnvPol #polisky

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Liam F. Beiser-McGrath @liambeisermcgrath.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Saturday morning: I’ll be chairing the panel on Voter and Government Responses to Climate Disasters. 🔗 tinyurl.com/ynupd6t2 #DisasterPolitics

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APSA Annual Meeting & Exhibition 2025

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Liam F. Beiser-McGrath @liambeisermcgrath.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Friday highlight: Aseem Prakash’s Gaus Award Lecture on Climate Change, Governance Failures, and Public Administration 🌎📉 Followed by a post-talk reception. Details 👉 tinyurl.com/2ccnepfa

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Liam F. Beiser-McGrath @liambeisermcgrath.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Excited to be heading to Vancouver for #APSA2025 this week! 🌲🇨🇦 Here’s what I’ll be up to ⬇️ #polisky #ClimatePolitics

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Liam F. Beiser-McGrath @liambeisermcgrath.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Some exciting updates from @epgonline.bsky.social 1️⃣ CfP for EPG Online 2️⃣ Job market resources 3️⃣ #APSA2025 meet-up Really glad to see these initiatives kicking off for the new academic year, and I’m looking forward to catching up with many of you in Vancouver! 🍁 #polisky #poliscijobs #psjobs

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Liam F. Beiser-McGrath @liambeisermcgrath.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Don’t miss out—submit by Sunday, 24 Aug! We look forward to welcoming you in London this November 🌿📚

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Liam F. Beiser-McGrath @liambeisermcgrath.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Keynote: Helen Milner (Princeton) on her new book Fault Lines: The New Political Economy of a Warming World (with Alexander F. Gazmararian). Followed by a full day of papers + discussions.

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Liam F. Beiser-McGrath @liambeisermcgrath.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

We welcome 750-word abstracts on the distributional impacts of climate change & environmental change. Fields: 🌍 economics, political science, public/social policy, sociology & related areas.

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Liam F. Beiser-McGrath @liambeisermcgrath.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

🎤 Kicking off with a public keynote by Helen Milner (Princeton) on Fault Lines: The New Political Economy of a Warming World. We hope you can join us in London in November!

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Liam F. Beiser-McGrath @liambeisermcgrath.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

📢 Call for Papers! Join us at the Climate Change, Inequality, and Policy Contestation workshop, hosted by LSE’s @lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social, @gsos-lse.bsky.social & the Sustainable Social Policy & Welfare States Hub. 🗓️ 10–11 Nov 2025, London

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LSE Social Policy @lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

📢 Call for papers to be presented at a workshop on "Climate Change, Inequality, and Policy Contestation" from 10th - 11th November 2025, hosted by @gsos-lse.bsky.social and the Sustainable Social Policy and Welfare States Research Hub @lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social ➡️

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Climate Change, Inequality, and Policy Contestation workshop

This workshop aims to bring together researchers who are working on how the distributional impacts of climate change and a changing environment shape society.

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Theodore Tallent @theodoretallent.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Excited to share that my first single-authored article is now published in @wepsocial.bsky.social! In light of the current backlash to climate policy, I explore the (rural) geography of support for climate policies in Europe. 🧵 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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A green divide? Climate policy support and its rural geography in Europe

Opposition to the green transition is often attributed to the direct costs of climate policies, with particularly vulnerable individuals perceived as more resistant. While recent studies suggest ru...

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Federica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

🚨Global public action (climate!) is most effective when countries do it together yet we're in a period of IO backlash rooted in left-behind places Does it mean all left-behind regions hate IOs the same? @patrickbayer.bsky.social & I have a paper accepted @bjpols.bsky.social abt this🧵 osf.io/rtymv

Climate Policy Costs, Regional Politics and Backlashagainst International Cooperation by Patrick Bayer and Federica Genovese.

This paper investigates the conditions under which subnational concerns shape public assessments of international climate governance. In line with existing literature, we maintain that costly policy adjustments fuel negative views of international cooperation in policy exposed regions. At the same time, we argue that the more resentful relations are with the national center of politics, the more sympathetic these regions areto international institutions and global governance. Based on geographically targeted survey data from theUnited Kingdom, we find that fossil fuel-intensive regions with strong, institutionalized regional politics have more positive assessments of international climate cooperation than structurally similar regions where regional political institutions are less pronounced. The findings show that regional politics characteristics are key for understanding climate policy beliefs among citizens that bear the brunt of adjustments to international climate agreements

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LSE Social Policy @lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

📢 We're hiring! We are looking to recruit an LSE Fellow to teach on our BSc and MSc programmes whilst also being fully engaged in our vibrant research culture! 📆 Applications close 14 July. buff.ly/MrNmi9d

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Jobs available

Jobs available in the Department of Social Policy

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Liam F. Beiser-McGrath @liambeisermcgrath.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Thrilled to share that I have been awarded tenure with promotion to Associate Professor @lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social I'm truly grateful for everyone who has helped me along the way and looking forward to the next phase of my career!

PROMOTIONS COMMITTEE
and Thursday 6 March 202t, following its meeting held on Tuesday 4 March, Wednesday 5 March
, the Promotions Committee has agreed that vou have successfulv
passed your Major Review and should be promoted to Associate Professor in the Department of
Social Policy with effect from 1 August 2025.

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Liam F. Beiser-McGrath @liambeisermcgrath.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

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

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Liam F. Beiser-McGrath @liambeisermcgrath.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Looking forward to speaking at Oxford tomorrow!

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Liam F. Beiser-McGrath @liambeisermcgrath.bsky.social · 06/11/2023

Thanks again to @fgenovese.bsky.social for joining us last Friday, giving us plenty of food for thought (and optimism!) about the challenges facing the world over the coming years!

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Liam F. Beiser-McGrath @liambeisermcgrath.bsky.social · 17/10/2023

A thread on some of the activities and resources available through the @epgonline.bsky.social

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EPG Online @epgonline.bsky.social · 17/10/2023

The Environmental Politics and Governance network (epgnetwork.org) is now here! A thread with the events we run and resources offered related to the academic job market 🧵

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Environmental Politics and Governance

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Liam F. Beiser-McGrath @liambeisermcgrath.bsky.social · 17/10/2023

@epgonline.bsky.social is now on bsky Follow for updates related to the Environmental Politics and Governance Network (epgnetwork.org) and our online seminar EPG Online (www.lse.ac.uk/social-polic...)

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Environmental Politics & Governance

The in-person viewing of the Environmental Politics and Governance online seminar series

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