Georg Picot

For mange jøder markerer 7. oktober et tidsskille i opplevelsen av å høre til i det norske samfunnet Antisemittismens mange ansikter – Norge to år etter 7. oktober.

Mange jøder i Norge tør ikke vise sin jødiske identitet. "Foreldre går flere runder med seg selv om hvorvidt det er trygt å la sin ivrige tredjeklassing fortelle om en jødisk høytid i klassen." 🙁

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@dpzollinger.bsky.social and I are thrilled "Cleavage Politics in Western Democracies" is out as an SI at @wepsocial.bsky.social!

Its papers explore the foundations of the cleavage pitting new left against radical right parties, and how it compares to the classic cleavages of Lipset & Rokkan:

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On this day, 7th October, I honour those who keep hope alive, who continue to seek dialogue and peaceful coexistence in Israel and Palestine - the peace activists in Israel such as @standing-together.bsky.social and @peacenowisrael.bsky.social as well as the Gazans protesting against Hamas.

Crazy polls in the UK 😯 Reform UK biggest party and high level of fragmentation. Having a first-past-the-post electoral system with this distribution of party preferences is madness.

The discussion in this episode is quite specific to the US. But in general terms it's an extremely important discussion to have in an era of rising fascism: when to draw a line and when to reach out to the people we disagree with.

The Hertie School community mourns the passing of Professor Claus Offe Offe was a distinguished political sociologist and a founding member of the Hertie School.

Rest in peace, Claus Offe! Great, critical, inspiring scholar.

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Ausbau der Forschung zu Ungleichheit und Konflikten Soziologe Steffen Mau an das Max-Planck-Institut zur Erforschung multireligiöser und multiethnischer Gesellschaften in Göttingen berufen. Neuausrichtung des Instituts startet

Herzlich willkommen, Steffen Mau! 👏 Der Soziologe wird als Direktor am Max-Planck-Institut zur Erforschung multireligiöser und multiethnischer Gesellschaften in Göttingen und unsere Forschung zu #Ungleichheit und Konflikten ausbauen. @steffenmau.bsky.social @mpimmg.bsky.social

Now out in @cpsjournal.bsky.social. In our new article, @denis-cohen.bsky.social @thmskrr.bsky.social and I show that where local rent prices increase more, residents with lower incomes become more likely to support the radical right AfD.

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Forschst Du (u.a.) zum Begriff der Arbeit?

Om man vil ha hjelp av KI til å sortere mellom partiene, er det to ting man må vite Les Inga Strümkes kommentar.

Bra kommentar av Inga Strümke om KI, politikk og faren for kollektiv kognitiv svekkelse:
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If you're interested in the article but lack access, send me a message!

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Norway introduced the possibility of extensions in 1993, but adopted the first extensions only in 2004 in the face of rising labour immigration due to Eastern Enlargement of EU/EEA. We argue that corporatism was instrumental in facilitating the introduction of statutory extensions in Norway.

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This is an important policy in many European countries to improve coverage of collective agreements. However, in Scandinavia it is less common. Sweden and Denmark don't use extensions at all, mostly because their union density is even higher than in Norway.

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The Politics of Statutory Extensions of Collective Bargaining in Norway By extending collective wage agreements through the force of law, states can prop up dwindling collective bargaining. This is a common policy in Continental Europe, but less so in Scandinavia. Norway...

New publication: my co-author, Trond Holmen Erlien, and I provide a historical case study of the introduction of statutory extensions of collective bargaining in Norway.

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På 10 år er det tatt ut 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝟕𝟎 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥. 𝐤𝐫 i utbytte og lønn fra Overhalla Betongbygg. Likevel klager eier på formuesskatten.

𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐤𝐚𝐭𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑: 𝟏𝟕𝟓 𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐤𝐫
𝐋ø𝐧𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑: 𝟑,𝟐 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥. 𝐤𝐫
𝐔𝐭𝐛𝐲𝐭𝐭𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒: 𝟑𝟓 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥. 𝐤𝐫

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#faktaomformuesskatt #valg2025 #Formuesskatt

The Politics of Statutory Extensions of Collective Bargaining in Norway By extending collective wage agreements through the force of law, states can prop up dwindling collective bargaining. This is a common policy in Continental Europe, but less so in Scandinavia. Norway...

Can states extend collective wage agreements through the force of law, thus propping up dwindling collective bargaining? Trond Holmen Erlien and Georg Picot @gpicot.bsky.social examine this feature in Norwegian labour market politics and the appears to be positive. doi.org/10.1111/1467....

Pengegavene i årets stortingsvalg kommer fra både privatpersoner, bedrifter og organisasjoner.

Høyresiden får mest fra bedrifter mens venstresiden får mest fra fagbevegelsen.

(Tall per 15. august, 2024+2025)

New semester, new students - looking forward to teaching my course on labour market policies in comparative perspective 😊

#sampol216
@sampol.bsky.social

💰Partienes Pengegaver: Del 2

Jeg går gjennom hvert parti sine pengegaver over tid. I dag er det FRP.

Til årets valg får FRP langt mer pengegaver enn tidligere (x7 av hva de fikk i 2021). Pengene kommer i hovedsak fra selskaper og individer.

Imorgen: Arbeiderpartiet

More evidence that we lose cognitive skills when we rely on AI. According to this Lancet article, endoscopists find fewer tumors without help of AI after having used AI for a couple of months.
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This article by Christian Schemmel and myself is now published in a journal issue (APSR). It also received my department's annual publication prize.

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Proper thread after the summer break– but if you were looking for a beach read about political reasoning in today's working class, look no further: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task

It's what you would expect, but first scientific evidence emerging: If students write an essay with the help of an LLM, their brains get less stimulated, hence less cognitive development. Students take note!

www.brainonllm.com

Reminder: Great job opportunities at Aarhus University!

Please help spread the word before everyone disappears for summer break! 🏖️

America’s Braudelian Autumn | Benjamin Braun & Cédric Durand Factions of capital in the second Trump administration

We wrote about the US ruling class taking the reins to manage its own decline. What do the Trumpist factions of capital want? Can that be squared with the interests of the MAGA base? Capable state managers could potentially thread the needle, but that's all gone. With @cedricdurand.bsky.social.

If you want to understand Trump's crypto business better as well as the horrendous conflicts of interest and shocking potential for corruption, listen to this podcast.

This should be seen as evidence of the crisis: federal judges fear that Trump will order U.S. Marshals to stand down on securing the safety of judges whose decision they don’t like. This is just devastating.
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A long long time ago, in a far away galaxy... the US used to tax the rich

People who say the Republicans' “big beautiful bill” (which includes massive tax cuts for the rich) will add trillions to the federal deficit:

✅ CBO
✅ CRFB
✅ The Joint Committee on Taxation
✅ Countless analysts

People who say it won’t:

🔴 The Trump Administration

Who should we believe?