Jonas Horn

The next conference of the DVPW Section Political Economy takes place 24–25 Sept 2026 at Freie Universität Berlin.

Contributions in English and German are welcome. Please send us your paper or panel proposal by next Friday, 27 Feb 2026.

All info in our Call for Papers: www.dvpw.de/fileadmin/us...

Great news that you managed to publish this so quickly!

Seminal contribution theorizing important firm-level developments in the digital economy

Friendly reminder: Only 4 days left to submit your abstracts for the 4th Doctoral Conference of the IMPRS-SPCE at @mpifg.bsky.social

more information can be found here: www.mpifg.de/1432364/2026...

We look forward to receive your submissions!

Fantastic opportunity for PhD students working in the fields of political economy and economic sociology to receive valuable feedback and connect to other researchers in their field.

Organized by the wonderful PhD students of the @mpifg.bsky.social

Send them your abstracts!

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📢 Job alert! Interesse an einer Promotion im Bereich Internationale und Vergleichende Politische Ökonomie? Lust auf Forschung und Lehre zu bspw. #Geoökonomie #Klimapolitik #Finanzmärkte #Industriepolitik #EuropäischeIntegration oder mehr?

Weitere Infos: www.uni-osnabrueck.de/universitaet...

Fourth Doctoral Conference on the Social and Political Constitution of the Economy The Fourth Doctoral Conference on the Social and Political Constitution of the Economy aims at building bridges and finding commonalities among young scholars whose research is addressing the complex ...

*Call for Applications*

We’re excited to announce the Fourth Doctoral Conference on the Social and Political Constitution of the Economy!

Abstract Deadline: December 1, 2025

Link to the conference website: www.mpifg.de/1432364/2026...

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Call for abstracts for the Fourth Doctoral Cpnference on the Social and Political Constitution of the Economy

#cfp: Happy to share that the next Doctoral Conference at the @mpifg.bsky.social will be taking place in March 2026.

Particularly relevant for PhD students from political economy/economic sociology and neighbouring disciplines. 🤗

When: 19.-20.03.2026

More information: www.mpifg.de/1432364/2026...

Warum klingen Songs zunehmend gleich?
Mit einem Mix aus Politischer Ökonomie und Kulturkritik der Frankfurter Schule sind Niklas Kullick @mpifg.bsky.social und @johannespetry.bsky.social dieser Frage nachgegangen.

@oliverbweber.bsky.social dazu in der @faznet.bsky.social

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🚨New Article Out! “The Scottish Road to Net Zero: Corporate Welfare and Assetization Cascades”

The article focuses on the evolution of the land-based natural capital market in Scotland in light of the country's net zero efforts.

Between X and Y: how process tracing contributes to opening the black box of causality This article maps the methodological debate on process tracing and discusses the diverse variants of process tracing in order to highlight the commonalities beyond diversity and disagreements. Toda...

Maybe this is an interesting read for the process tracing session?

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

In the age of asset manager capitalism, do asset owners still matter? And what does this mean for the green transition?

@nataschavanderzwan.bsky.social and I investigate this through an in-depth study of how some of the most important asset owners - pension funds - invest.

Now out in SER!

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Family feelings: affective ties and the reproduction of wealth in super-rich families Rising wealth inequalities, concentrated in the hands of a few super-rich families, have recently sparked sociological interest in how these families sustain and legitimise their wealth across generat...

My first paper of my dissertation 'Patrimonial Relations. Kinship, capital and conflict in super-rich Families' is out now on open access!

Here I discuss how super-rich families use relational work on affective family ties as an economic resource.

@bupjournals.bsky.social

Max Planck Summer School for Women in Political Economy The Max Planck Summer School for Women in Political Economy aims to establish a network of women working in political economy and to contribute to ameliorating existing gendered inequalities in the fi...

The Max Planck Summer School for Women in Political Economy aims to address the continued underrepresentation of women in political economy. Join us!

📅 Cologne, September 22–25, 2025
👩‍🎓 For current PhD students or recent PhD graduates – free of charge
⏳ Apply by April 25, 2025

The christmas elf is hiding in the corner

Screenshot of the title page of a scientific articel titled "Saving the internet? The limits of platform power amid the techlash". Full text available here: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/business-and-politics/article/saving-the-internet-the-limits-of-platform-power-amid-the-techlash/F5CE70373C8C971BE4F2B4E7B73ADE98

Back in the good old days of Twitter, the European Copyright Directive of 2019 (EUCD) was a hot topic. Some users thought it would stifle free speech, while others believed it would stop Big Tech from exploiting artists. How did platforms shape this debate and why were they (un)successful? 🧵

Here is a starter pack of MPIfG researchers and alumni. Hit follow for research on economic sociology and political economy!

If you are a current or former MPIfG researcher and would like to be added, please let us know in the comments.

#socsky

go.bsky.app/P1fDXjf