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PoWER

@power-proj.bsky.social

PoWER is an international, interdisciplinary research project that examines Politicians, Policies, and Wealth Reproduction. Funded by @volkswagenstiftung.de

12 Followers | 10 Following | 3 Posts | Joined: 26.03.2025 | 1.2945

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Activities | politics and wealth reproduction

In May '25, Dr @gventurini.bsky.social attended Empirical Study of Gender Research Network Workshop at ITAM, Mexico City, presenting “Women in Top Ministerial Positions” (w/ Dr Alexiadou), examining gender differences in ministers’ profiles, qualifications & networks. wealthpolicies.eu/activities

24.10.2025 13:45 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Activities | politics and wealth reproduction

In Sept '25, Dr @dalexiadou.bsky.social (PoWER WP1) presented “Do Their Interests Matter? Finance Ministers & Wealth Inequality in Europe” (w/ Dr Venturini, Prof Pellicer & Prof Wegner), showing how finance ministers’ professional interests shape tax & finance policies. wealthpolicies.eu/activities

24.10.2025 13:34 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Politics and wealth: a lopsided alliance? | VolkswagenStiftung A small, rich minority is becoming increasingly wealthy. Eva Wegner and Miquel Pellicer ask: How does politics contribute to growing economic inequality – and whose interests do MPs actually represent...

Prof Eva Wegner & Prof Miquel Pellicer (Principal Investigators based at the University of Marburg) introduce the PoWER project and explain the significance of their research - why policies/politicians favor wealthy & how wealth bias work in politics www.volkswagenstiftung.de/en/news/stor...

24.10.2025 11:08 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

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Rob Marchant
@rob-marchant

I am a professor of tropical ecology at the University of York. I have a passion for Mountain ecosystems and cultures across the Global South, particularly in Kenya and Tanzania where I work with many Universities, NGOs and Government organisations.

Lukas Rädle
@lukasrae

PhD Student at University of Marburg | Working with the "Politicians, Policies, and the Reproduction of Wealth" project

African Centre of Excellence for Inequality Research
@arua-aceir

ACEIR is the first of 13 centres of excellence set up by the African Research Universities Alliance. By producing excellent and innovative policy-relevant research, we aim to lead African research in overcoming inequality & poverty | www.aceir.uct.ac.za

arindam
@arindamjana

a washerman’s dog, not from home nor from a pier, roams the wilderness. arindamjana.com

Letícia Barbabela
@letmeni

Postdoc @ Institute of Political Science & Centre for Conflict Studies - Uni Marburg, Germany | Part of the Inequality and Distributive Politics research team: https://inq-dp.eu

Giulia Venturini
@gventurini

Post Doc at the University of Strathclyde | FSU Ph.D. | Comparative political economy & gender | https://www.giuliaventurini.com/

Despina Alexiadou
@dalexiadou

Political Economy Researcher, Reader at GPP, University of Strathclyde, Author of "Ideologues, Partisans and Loyalists", Swimmer, Mother of 3.

Eva Wegner
@evawegner

Prof. of Comparative Politics at Uni Marburg, political behaviour, inequality, clientelism, and accountability. Inequality and Distributive Politics Research Group. https://inq-dp.eu/

Miquel Pellicer
@mqpellicer

Professor of Inequality and Poverty, Marburg University. Interested in economic inequality, political attitudes, protest, political inequality, responsiveness, and social policy. Inequality and Distributive Politics (IDP) research team https://inq-dp.eu

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