Comparative political economy, welfare states, industrial relations, minimum wages
Professor in Comparative Politics at University of Bergen, Norway
Georg Picot
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Link to the article: doi.org/10.1111/bjir...
Co-authored with Michal Kozák
"top viewed!" - never mind the small print ;-)
Another day of far-right violence and pogroms in the UK. A country that still labels these thugs “protesters”, that claims “this isn’t Britain”, that fails to take responsibility for empowering and enabling these thugs, where the media is too afraid to call the forces behind this “far right”
Two PhD positions at my department! 🚨
PhD projects in political economy or political theory explicitly welcome. Feel free to get in touch with me if you have any questions.
'The (forgotten) atomistic fallacy in political science and its implications for how we interpret elections': delighted our new research note with Tim Vlandas is just published in one of my favourite Political Science journals @ejprjournal.bsky.social: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
If the government wants to tackle the "online breeding ground of antisemitism" why on earth are Keir Starmer, the government and @heidialexander.bsky.social still posting on X?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cw...
Important data from @persuasionuk.bsky.social showing how Labour's vote fragmented in the England local elections last week.
Of those who voted Labour in 2024:
🟦5% voted Reform
🟨10% voted Lib Dem
🟩22% voted Green
persuasionuk.org/research/may...
Georg Picot
Georg Picot
Georg Picot
Tarik Abou-Chadi
New book: 'Growth, Democracy or Climate Action?' co-authored by Prof Tim Vlandas ⬇️
The book explores tensions between economic growth, #democracy and tackling the #ClimateCrisis as the 'new trilemma of advanced capitalist democracy'.
More: cup.columbia.edu/book/growth-...
Daphne Halikiopoulou
Jonathan Portes
Joe Dromey
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💡 2 PhD positions
🇳🇴 Department of Comparative Politics, University of Bergen
🗓️ 4 years
💶 Fully funded
👩🏫 25 % teaching
⏳ 11 August 2026
🔗 www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
Oxford Social Policy and Intervention
Shortly, we'll also hear from Tory leader Kemi Badenoch and Green Party leader Zack Polanski ahead of next week's elections.
Governments face a conflicting choice between economic growth, democracy and tackling the climate crisis. They cannot achieve all three objectives simultaneo... | CUP
