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Today is the last day to submit your paper or panel proposal for the DVPW Section Political Economy conference (24–25 Sept 2026, FU Berlin)!

Submissions in English and German from all fields of political economy are welcome. Join us in Berlin! 👇

Call for applications for a 3 years doctoral contract For the ERC GREENLOSS Project - Application deadline: May 17, 2026

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The project is on the political consequences of climate policies in carbon-intensive communities across Europe.
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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...

🚨 The political economy of finance summer school is back, 3rd year running! Better still: We're bringing it to London via @lse-ei.bsky.social.

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𝙳̲̲𝚊̲̲𝚝̲̲𝚎̲: 4-5 June 2026
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We've got brilliant instructors as usual. Please spread the word!

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My IR department at the CEU in Vienna, Austria is hiring a security scholar. I am happy to answer questions.

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The Department of Network and Data Science at @weareceu.bsky.social is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor in network science or computational social science.

I'm in a different department, but am very happy to answer questions about CEU or life in Vienna in general.

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To halt the far right, Europe’s progressive parties must fix its housing crisis. Our research shows how | Tarik Abou-Chadi, Björn Bremer and Silja Häusermann The mantra of ‘build, build, build’ misses something crucial: that few can afford these new homes, say Tarik Abou-Chadi, Silja Häusermann and Björn Bremer

Important and constructive contribution on an often misdefined and underdeveloped issue by @tabouchadi.bsky.social & @bjoernbremer.bsky.social &
@siljahausermann.bsky.social

European progressives must tackle housing crisis to beat far right, say researchers Centre left can win broad support by addressing soaring house prices and rents, according to data analysis

@jonhenley.bsky.social has also written an excellent news article for The Guardian about our research brief series: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

Thank you very much for covering this!

Research briefs - Nuffield Politics Research Centre

All 8 research briefs from the Progressive Politics Network are available here: politicscentre.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/progressive-...

Our research shows such policies work and command public support. The question is: do progressive parties have the will?

We argue that the progressive housing agenda must be bold enough to challenge the norm that housing is an asset for wealth accumulation, and ambitious enough to build broad coalitions for sustained public investment.

Here's the stakes: The far-right has seized on housing precisely because progressives abandoned it. Their answer—blaming immigrants—is morally and economically wrong, but gains traction when the center-left offers only market solutions and technocratic supply-side fixes.

4) This is expensive, but funding opportunities exist, for example, through wealth taxes tied credibly to housing investment. Private investment can also be leveraged with social conditions.

3) Make densification work through participatory governance, protected green space, and affordability guarantees. The research brief by Michael Wicki shows public acceptance depends on design and inclusion.

(2) Address distribution, not just supply. Under-occupation now rivals overcrowding, as the research brief by @sebastiankohl.bsky.social, @steinhardt.bsky.social, @simonvoss.bsky.social shows for the case of Germany.

Progressive housing policy needs several pillars: (1) Reinvest in broad-access social housing—not just for the poorest, but for many households, like Vienna does. Tight eligibility creates stigma and kills political support.

The key question: Is housing primarily an asset for wealth accumulation, or a social right? For decades, even left parties have moved toward the "asset" paradigm, reducing social housing, deregulating rental markets, creating structures that depend on rising prices. This has created many grievances.

Europe’s housing crisis is fuelling the rise of the far right. Our research shows how to address it | Tarik Abou-Chadi, Björn Bremer and Silja Häusermann The mantra of ‘build, build, build’ misses something crucial: that few can afford these new homes, say Tarik Abou-Chadi, Silja Häusermann and Björn Bremer

Based on our new PPRNet research briefs @tabouchadi.bsky.social, @siljahausermann.bsky.social, and I argue in The Guardian that building alone won't solve the housing crisis. Housing is fundamentally redistributive, and progressive policy must treat it as such.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The series began with our workshop in Vienna earlier this year, thanks to funding and support from @weareceu.bsky.social & @ceu-polsci.bsky.social

Thank you to our fantastic authors: @mvinaes.bsky.social, @lindsayflynn.bsky.social, Giuseppe Montalbano, @dorobohle.bsky.social, Lina Ehrich, @sebastiankohl.bsky.social, @steinhardt.bsky.social, @simonvoss.bsky.social, @aidanregan.bsky.social, Michael Wicki, Gerald Koessl & @benansell.bsky.social

With housing affordability becoming one of the most pressing challenges today, our new PPRNet research briefs couldn't be more timely. 8 expert analyses on what progressive housing policy should look like—and how to make it politically viable.

politicscentre.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/progressive-...

The ‘Danish model’ is the darling of centre-left parties like Labour. The problem is, it doesn’t even work in Denmark | Cas Mudde This week’s local elections are the latest reminder that when social democrats move rightwards, they’re making a mistake, says academic and author Cas Mudde

After more than 10 years of “the Danish Model”, nativism is hegemonic in the country, the far right polls near level highs again, and the Social Democrats lost Copenhagen and poll at historic low.

European Social Democrats should look at the facts, not the myths!

Me in @theguardian.com

🚨 Job Alert! Postdoc in POLITICAL TEXT ANALYSIS in the MULTIREP project

You do quant text analysis? You are interested in political representation? Enjoy working in teams? Would like to live in a great city? Consider joining us in Vienna!

⏱️ Apply by 15/12/2025

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Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellowships in Politics - Nuffield College Oxford University

We have just published the call for the Nuffield Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellowships in Politics. These are 3-year fully-funded postdocs that will allow you to focus on your research in a great academic environment. (And with excellent food)

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🚨 EPSS Belfast 2026 Call for Papers - One week to go! 🚨

Don't forget to submit your paper or panel proposal to the European Political Science Society @epssnet.bsky.social 2026 conference - just one week to go before the deadline: epssnet.org/belfast-2026...

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TT position in migration/citizenship/identity at IPW @univie.ac.at: jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Tenure-T...

Deadline: 10 Dec 2025

In a new paper, we provide fresh evidence on the macroeconomic effects of public investment in 27 EU member states. We find that public investment has favorable effects on output and unemployment; doesn't crowd out private investment; and doesn't jeopardise debt sustainability.

Our research makes it clear: by capitulating to the right, Labour is driving voters to Reform UK | Tarik Abou-Chadi and Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte Mimicking Farage on immigration is senseless. Labour voters feel betrayed; anti-immigration voters see through the ruse, say academics Tarik Abou-Chadi and Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte

For the Guardian, @turnbulldugarte.com and I discuss our research that clearly shows one thing: Labour's anti-immigration strategy will only strengthen Reform and weaken its own electoral prospects. It won't win voters back but ultimately normalizes the far right

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Very excited for our 4th Progressive Politics Research Network workshop today and tomorrow at Humboldt University in Berlin. With a fabulous group of participants we will not only discuss our research but also how we can use it to inform public debate.