Michael Kemmerling

Platformization of care in Europe: comparative analysis of marketization trends and business models Purpose. We investigate how digital care platforms contribute to the marketization of care across the European Union (EU) by analyzing their business models and national variations.Design/methodology/...

New publication in IJSSP 🎉 We analyse with @mkemmerling.bsky.social how digital care platforms (CPs) contribute to the marketisation of care across the European Union (EU) by examining their business models and national variations. Full article is here: doi.org/10.1108/IJSS...

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...

🚨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.

Fifth republic saved and Tadej might actually bonk before Paris. 🥳

PhD position in the field of Political Economy of Technological Change bei Hochschule für Politik München The Professorship Political Economy (Prof. Dr. Timo Seidl) invites applications for a PhD position in the field of Political Economy of Technological Change

🚨 Want to join me at the Technical University of Munich? I’m hiring a PhD student (100%) in the area of the political economy of technological change!

📅 Apply by 18 May | Start Date: July (flexible)

🔗 More info & how to apply: hfp.heyrecruit.de?page=job&id=...

❓Reach out if you have any questions

Pleased to share that I will be joining @mpifg.bsky.social as Lise-Meitner-Research-Group Leader.

Truly excited to be leading a group on Technology and Sovereignty in this exceptional environment and to engage with its remarkable academic community.

PhD call out—pls share!

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Große Vermögen sind in Deutschland oft in familiären Netzwerken gegen Verluste abgesichert, zeigt die Forschung von @dariatisch.bsky.social und @emmaischinsky.bsky.social

Etwa 8% der größten Vermögen von heute können direkt auf eine Reichenliste von 1913 zurückgeführt werden.

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Varieties of capitalism and patient capital in developing and emerging economies: evidence from Kenya Abstract. Patient capital (PC) has gained traction in discussions about how finance can better serve society. While PC is a central concept in comparative

New paper out with Socio-Economic Review 🎉 Varieties of capitalism and patient capital in developing and emerging economies: evidence from Kenya
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I couldn't find a starter pack on the political economy of digitalisation, so I made one.

(Self-)recommendations accepted!
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Do you work on European integration and want to live in one of the most livable cities in 🇪🇺?

We have an opening for 3-year postdoc position at our research group, which is part of the #polsci department @univie.ac.at.

Application Deadline: Jan 9, 2025.

More info: jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...

The Postneoliberal State We live in a postneoliberal age, or so we often hear. The state again has transformative ambitions, guided by national security, SDG development, or clean industrialization priorities. Yet it faces on...

Coming up next week: “The Postneoliberal State“, an MPIfG Lecture by @danielagabor.bsky.social, Professor of Economics at @soasuni.bsky.social.

Wednesday December 11, 4 pm, at the MPIfG in Cologne

Herzlichen Glückwunsch, liebe Anna! 🥳

Can't believe this wasn't a thing yet—
50 *women* in political economy I follow & you should too! 💡
Send me more! 🙋‍♀️
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Started this to make sure I wasn't missing stuff in the area I most care about. Help me make the list better!
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The Political Economy Starter Pack has had an update - still working my way through the Political Economists moving over to @bsky.app - suggestions are very helpful!

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Given the spike in activity on here (finally!), it might be a good moment to repost two recent working papers on the governance and history of the 'poster child' of the EU's new industrial policy: the Important Projects of Common European Interest or IPCEIs.

Links 👇

I've started putting together a starter pack of political scientists on Bluesky who focus on the political implications of technological change. It's still a work in progress, so feel free to DM me if you'd like to be included or have any suggestions!

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Fantastic resource! I'd love to be added.

Thanks for compiling! If possible, I'd love to be added.

Great starter pack! Would love to be added. 😊

Great list! Can you please add me too 🥺

The findings of the paper suggest that the political power of platforms may have been overstated. Future research should pay closer attention to the interaction between platforms' (infra)structural power and their lobbying strategies. You can find the full paper here:
doi.org/10.1017/bap....

... moreover, the characteristics of competing interest groups matter: The French SME-dominated creative sector was much more successful in credibly criticizing the exploitative practices of platforms and demanding fair remuneration than large German media corporations.

Focusing on the French and German debates, I find that...

... the techlash does indeed limit platform power: in France, the public image of Big Tech was much more critical than in Germany, providing a less fertile bonding surface for the frames pushed by the platforms.

Frame stickiness is thus a key scope condition for successful platform outside lobbying. Particularly, the public's preexisting beliefs and competition from other interest groups can pose high hurdles. To show this, I combine process-tracing and a quantitative analysis of Twitter and newspaper data.

Examining the public debate on the EUCD, I find that (a) platforms do indeed need to actively build alliances through outside lobbying, framing, and conflict expansion, and that (b) platforms’ success depends critically on whether their frames “stick” with the public.

While previous research suggests an anti-regulatory alliance between platforms and the public, I argue that recent scandals have shifted public opinion against Big Tech. Amid this techlash, platforms cannot rely on an automatic alliance, but must actively shape and mobilize public opinion.

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? 🧵

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Do you want to know more about Fintechs in Kenya and Nigeria? Or the politics and culture of digital capitalism in general? Join us for PCDC on Wednesday, 6 November at 13:30 (CET)! Florence Dafe and Radha Upadhyaya will present their research. More info here: pcdc.timoseidl.com/colloquium