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Karen Anderson

@karendublin.bsky.social

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Political Scientist who studies the welfare state Univ College dublin pensions | EU social policy | financialization |

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Karen Anderson @karendublin.bsky.social · Jun 27

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Karen Anderson @karendublin.bsky.social · Jun 27

Excellent RT on Europe during Trump 2.0 at @ces-europe.bsky.social at #Temple U. Thought-provoking presentations by @katemcnamara.bsky.social‬ @rdanielkelemen.bsky.social @dermothodson.bsky.social & Matthias Matthijs. Great start to the conference!

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Karen Anderson @karendublin.bsky.social · Jun 27

Fantastic panel on the state of the art in welfare state research at @ces-europe.bsky.social in Philly at #Temple Univ. Great audience & magnificent presentations by some of the leading researchers of welfare state politics Kimberly Morgan #GWU Sara Watson #OSU & ‪@jlynch13.bsky.social‬ at Penn

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Karen Anderson @karendublin.bsky.social · Jun 27

Scenes from the Council for European Studies conference in Philly, at #Temple University. Fantastic presentations and lots of fun making new contacts and hanging out with old friends. @ofioretos.bsky.social @ces-europe.bsky.social @dalriada77.bsky.social ‪@maxinedavid.bsky.social‬

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Karen Anderson @karendublin.bsky.social · Jun 27

Congrats to EPSS! Lots of opportunities to attend the Council for European Studies conference at UCD in Dublin (16-18 June 2026) before the EPSS -- CES is interdisciplinary with lots of top-notch polsci research on European/EU politics. ces-europe.bsky.social

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Tobias Wiß @tobiaswiss.bsky.social · Jun 12

What do Europeans think about their public-private pension income mix? In our (@karendublin.bsky.social and Juan J Fernandez) new study in the Journal of European Social Policy, we analyse pension attitudes across 6 countries based on a novel survey: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Karen Anderson @karendublin.bsky.social · Apr 25

Oh no! Very sorry to hear this.

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Julian Garritzmann @garritzmannj.bsky.social · Apr 17

I AM HIRING 2 postdocs (5 years) in my @erc.europa.eu project "The Politics of the Latent Educational Cleavage" at @goetheuni.bsky.social @infer-frankfurt.bsky.social!

German call: www.fb03.uni-frankfurt.de/170856927.pdf
English call: www.goethe-university-frankfurt.de/170858269.pdf

Please share

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · Mar 17

So it appears DOGE has decreed that Social Security administration will no longer provide phone support. At all. This is in addition to shutting down a ton of local SSA offices. www.axios.com/2025/03/17/s...

Leaked memo: DOGE plots to cut Social Security phone support

Changes could break the system, former officials say.

www.axios.com

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Karen Anderson @karendublin.bsky.social · Mar 11

I've never been happier to see the dollar slide and the Dow lose a lot points...

Karen Anderson @karendublin.bsky.social · Mar 10

I sure hope so...

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Applica SRL @applica-bxl.bsky.social · Mar 5

A new report by ESPAN on flexible retirement pathways in Europe has just been released. Read it here:
- Synthesis report bit.ly/flexible-ret...
- 28 country reports bit.ly/flexible-ret...
- Article & map bit.ly/flexible-ret...

Image showing title of the report - Flexible retirement pathways - an analaysis in 28 European countries - and a photo of a senior woman

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Silja Häusermann @siljahausermann.bsky.social · Feb 21

Two great job opportunities in polisci/CPE at @ipz.bsky.social

Less than 2 weeks left to apply!

Silja Häusermann @siljahausermann.bsky.social · Jan 21

‼️ Hiring ‼️

Two (!) positions in my group at @ipz.bsky.social in Zurich

📣 1 postdoc position (3+3 years)
📣 1 PhD position (3,5 years)

Application deadline in early March.

Job ads & details:
tinyurl.com/3p6yhptk

We are an international and friendly department with excellent working conditions

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Karen Anderson @karendublin.bsky.social · Feb 7

well said!

Karen Anderson @karendublin.bsky.social · Jan 28

Glad you're OK!

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Matt Donoghue @drdonoghue.bsky.social · Jan 23

Another job opening in my school - this one in partnership with the Geary Institute of Public Policy:

Ad Astra Fellow (Assistant Professor) in Public Policy and Administration.

Info here: my.corehr.com/pls/coreport...

I joined UCD as an Ad Astra Fellow, so happy to answer any questions if I can!

my.corehr.com

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Alex Dukalskis @alexdukalskis.bsky.social · Jan 23

My school @ucdpolitics.bsky.social has 2 positions (deadline Feb 21) one in Global Governance, one in Environmental Politics.

They're called "Ad Astra Fellows" but between you & me they're basically tenure-track posts. It's a good deal. You get a PhD line & annual €5000 research budget for 5 years.

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Terri E. Givens @profterrig.bsky.social · Jan 19

Fill your feed with photos honoring this courageous American.

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Karen Anderson @karendublin.bsky.social · Jan 13

TV is definitely post-2001. Why buy new stuff all the time when the existing stuff works? And if the furniture looks OK (to the beholder), why replace it?

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Matt Donoghue @drdonoghue.bsky.social · Dec 17

Absolutely delighted to announce that @inigoaldama.bsky.social passed his PhD viva today w/ minor corrections! Many thanks to extern @karlobasta.bsky.social, intern @karendublin.bsky.social & chair @nessawinston-ucd.bsky.social for a great viva! @ucdspswsj.bsky.social

Congrats again Dr. Aldama!

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Julian Garritzmann @garritzmannj.bsky.social · Nov 22

The final deadline for the CES conference is TODAY! Make sure to submit your paper for the 31st International Conference of Europeanists: ces-temple.secure-platform.com/a

Council for European Studies -

ces-temple.secure-platform.com

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Karen Anderson @karendublin.bsky.social · Nov 20

Sorry to hear this---it always stings. Unfortunately, most of us try and then fail a few times before we finally land one. Your day will come!

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Karen Anderson @karendublin.bsky.social · Nov 13

health care is two words, unless you need to reduce word count for an article submission

Karen Anderson @karendublin.bsky.social · Nov 13

Same with National Airport.

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Karen Anderson @karendublin.bsky.social · Nov 9

To catch up. In the US, this means to chat and trade news with someone you haven't seen for a while.
In the UK and Ireland, it seems to mean any casual conversation, even with a new person.