Georg Picot
@gpicot.bsky.social
Comparative political economy, welfare states, industrial relations, minimum wages
Professor in Comparative Politics at University of Bergen, Norway
Professor in Comparative Politics at University of Bergen, Norway
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Georg Picot
@gpicot.bsky.social
· Aug 15
The politics of the minimum wage: Explaining introduction and levels
There is much economics research on the effects of minimum wages, but little research on their politics. Yet, ever more advanced capitalist democracies have introduced minimum wages, and the setting ...
doi.org
Finally published! 😊 Michal Kozak’s and my article on the politics of the #MinimumWage is now available online at the British Journal of Industrial Relations.
doi.org/10.1111/bjir...
@sampol.bsky.social
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The arguably most horrendous humanitarian crisis is currently happening in Sudan. Nevertheless, the country has a resilient network of local grassroots organizations providing help, such as the Emergency Response Rooms. This seems to be a good way to donate to them:
www.mutualaidsudan.org/donate
www.mutualaidsudan.org/donate
Donate | Support Sudan's Emergency Response Rooms — SUDAN MUTUAL AID COALITION — SUDAN MUTUAL AID COALITION
Mutual aid groups like Sudan’s Emergency Response Rooms (ERRs) prioritize delivering timely, community-driven aid. Donate to support locally led humanitarian aid.
www.mutualaidsudan.org
November 25, 2025 at 9:03 PM
The arguably most horrendous humanitarian crisis is currently happening in Sudan. Nevertheless, the country has a resilient network of local grassroots organizations providing help, such as the Emergency Response Rooms. This seems to be a good way to donate to them:
www.mutualaidsudan.org/donate
www.mutualaidsudan.org/donate
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NEW! How should Labour respond to the two key issues to voters of the economy and immigration and what are the electoral stakes this week of the budget?
Read on for our answer...
@nprcoxford.bsky.social @jrf-uk.bsky.social
Read on for our answer...
@nprcoxford.bsky.social @jrf-uk.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
NEW! How should Labour respond to the two key issues to voters of the economy and immigration and what are the electoral stakes this week of the budget?
Read on for our answer...
@nprcoxford.bsky.social @jrf-uk.bsky.social
Read on for our answer...
@nprcoxford.bsky.social @jrf-uk.bsky.social
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Another example of a growing phenomenon - wholesale replacement of the traditional two party competition ;Con vs Lab) by an entirely different 2 party competition (Ref vs Grn). We may see a lot of this kind of thing next May.
Ashdown & Conquest (East Sussex) Council By-Election Result:
➡️ RFM: 32.2% (New)
🌍 GRN: 24.5% (+16.4)
🌳 CON: 19.9% (-39.8)
🌹 LAB: 15.9% (-7.4)
🔶 LDM: 5.2% (-3.5)
🙋 Ind: 2.2% (New)
Reform GAIN from Conservative.
Changes w/ 2021.
➡️ RFM: 32.2% (New)
🌍 GRN: 24.5% (+16.4)
🌳 CON: 19.9% (-39.8)
🌹 LAB: 15.9% (-7.4)
🔶 LDM: 5.2% (-3.5)
🙋 Ind: 2.2% (New)
Reform GAIN from Conservative.
Changes w/ 2021.
November 21, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Another example of a growing phenomenon - wholesale replacement of the traditional two party competition ;Con vs Lab) by an entirely different 2 party competition (Ref vs Grn). We may see a lot of this kind of thing next May.
New publication 🚨 Happy to have a chapter in the new Handbook of Comparative Political Economy, which offers a great overview of the state of the field, edited by Marino Regini.
doi.org/10.4337/9781...
@sampol.bsky.social
doi.org/10.4337/9781...
@sampol.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 3:09 PM
New publication 🚨 Happy to have a chapter in the new Handbook of Comparative Political Economy, which offers a great overview of the state of the field, edited by Marino Regini.
doi.org/10.4337/9781...
@sampol.bsky.social
doi.org/10.4337/9781...
@sampol.bsky.social
Takk, @jilltxt.bsky.social , for at du sier tydelig ifra!
Du hørte kanskje at NTB publiserte en KI-generert melding sist uke. Visste du at KI-sammendraget endret sikkerhetstrussel fra fiendtlige statlige aktører til ekstemvær og aldrende teknologi? Slik ideologisk vridning viser at KI-bias kan være en sikkerhetsrisiko. www.aftenposten.no/meninger/deb...
Teknologien truer kunnskapssystemet vårt. Men den norske staten har slukt tekgigantenes PR rått.
Les kronikken.
www.aftenposten.no
November 12, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Takk, @jilltxt.bsky.social , for at du sier tydelig ifra!
Immer gut, an die Amadeu Antonio Stiftung zu spenden:
www.amadeu-antonio-stiftung.de
Die lokalen Projekte, die von ihr unterstützt werden, können vor Ort wirklich einen Unterschied machen, gerade in Ostdeutschland und in ländlichen Regionen - gegen Rechtsextremismus, Rassismus und Antisemitismus.
www.amadeu-antonio-stiftung.de
Die lokalen Projekte, die von ihr unterstützt werden, können vor Ort wirklich einen Unterschied machen, gerade in Ostdeutschland und in ländlichen Regionen - gegen Rechtsextremismus, Rassismus und Antisemitismus.
Startseite - Amadeu Antonio Stiftung
www.amadeu-antonio-stiftung.de
November 10, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Immer gut, an die Amadeu Antonio Stiftung zu spenden:
www.amadeu-antonio-stiftung.de
Die lokalen Projekte, die von ihr unterstützt werden, können vor Ort wirklich einen Unterschied machen, gerade in Ostdeutschland und in ländlichen Regionen - gegen Rechtsextremismus, Rassismus und Antisemitismus.
www.amadeu-antonio-stiftung.de
Die lokalen Projekte, die von ihr unterstützt werden, können vor Ort wirklich einen Unterschied machen, gerade in Ostdeutschland und in ländlichen Regionen - gegen Rechtsextremismus, Rassismus und Antisemitismus.
Scheint mir ne sinnvolle Kampagne:
aktion.campact.de/rechtsextrem...
aktion.campact.de/rechtsextrem...
Spende für den NoAfD Fonds!
NoAfD Fonds: Zur Landtagswahl in Sachsen-Anhalt und Mecklenburg-Vorpommern jeden AfD-Euro kontern. Jetzt spenden.
aktion.campact.de
November 10, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Scheint mir ne sinnvolle Kampagne:
aktion.campact.de/rechtsextrem...
aktion.campact.de/rechtsextrem...
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A.I. could deprive students of “indispensable opportunities to develop their linguistic mastery, and with it their most elementary powers of thought,” Anastasia Berg writes. “This means they will lack the means to understand the world they live in or navigate it effectively.”
Opinion | A.I. Threatens Our Ability to Understand the World
Artificial intelligence threatens students’ most basic skills. If they lose their ability to understand what they read, will they lose their ability to think?
nyti.ms
October 29, 2025 at 2:33 PM
A.I. could deprive students of “indispensable opportunities to develop their linguistic mastery, and with it their most elementary powers of thought,” Anastasia Berg writes. “This means they will lack the means to understand the world they live in or navigate it effectively.”
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I love to see stuff like this because it helps explain to people trapped in tech-sponsored information bubbles the actually obvious fact that universities teach people to know & think things, and AI is a way to produce the effect of knowing & thinking things w/o actually knowing & thinking them.
Opinion | Why Even Basic A.I. Use Is So Bad for Students
www.nytimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 11:13 AM
I love to see stuff like this because it helps explain to people trapped in tech-sponsored information bubbles the actually obvious fact that universities teach people to know & think things, and AI is a way to produce the effect of knowing & thinking things w/o actually knowing & thinking them.
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"Évidemment"
LOL
Self-described "populist" repeatedly censured for using offshore accounts to enrich herself declares herself "obviously" opposed to a wealth tax.
Won't someone get my smelling salts before I faint from shock?
LOL
Self-described "populist" repeatedly censured for using offshore accounts to enrich herself declares herself "obviously" opposed to a wealth tax.
Won't someone get my smelling salts before I faint from shock?
October 16, 2025 at 9:38 AM
"Évidemment"
LOL
Self-described "populist" repeatedly censured for using offshore accounts to enrich herself declares herself "obviously" opposed to a wealth tax.
Won't someone get my smelling salts before I faint from shock?
LOL
Self-described "populist" repeatedly censured for using offshore accounts to enrich herself declares herself "obviously" opposed to a wealth tax.
Won't someone get my smelling salts before I faint from shock?
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." 🙁
www.aftenposten.no/meninger/kro...
www.aftenposten.no/meninger/kro...
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.
www.aftenposten.no
October 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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." 🙁
www.aftenposten.no/meninger/kro...
www.aftenposten.no/meninger/kro...
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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:
🧵⬇️
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:
🧵⬇️
October 7, 2025 at 11:28 AM
@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:
🧵⬇️
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:
🧵⬇️
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.
October 7, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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.
New YouGov Westminster poll:
RFM: 27% (-2)
LAB: 20% (-2)
CON: 17% (+1)
LDM: 17% (+2)
GRN: 12% (+1)
SNP: 4% (+1)
RFM: 27% (-2)
LAB: 20% (-2)
CON: 17% (+1)
LDM: 17% (+2)
GRN: 12% (+1)
SNP: 4% (+1)
October 7, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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.
Today’s episode of The Ezra Klein Show
Ta-Nehisi Coates on Bridging Gaps vs. Drawing Lines
Ta-Nehisi Coates joins the show to discuss how the left should think about the work of politics and persuasion in this moment.
open.spotify.com/episode/4jQE...
youtu.be/UaeoDlLNnok?...
Ta-Nehisi Coates on Bridging Gaps vs. Drawing Lines
Ta-Nehisi Coates joins the show to discuss how the left should think about the work of politics and persuasion in this moment.
open.spotify.com/episode/4jQE...
youtu.be/UaeoDlLNnok?...
Ta-Nehisi Coates and Ezra Klein Hash Out Their Charlie Kirk Disagreement
YouTube video by The Ezra Klein Show
youtu.be
October 6, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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.
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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
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
https://mpg.de/25487784/ausba…
October 1, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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
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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.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
September 25, 2025 at 5:58 AM
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.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Bra kommentar av Inga Strümke om KI, politikk og faren for kollektiv kognitiv svekkelse:
www.aftenposten.no/meninger/kom...
www.aftenposten.no/meninger/kom...
Om man vil ha hjelp av KI til å sortere mellom partiene, er det to ting man må vite
Les Inga Strümkes kommentar.
www.aftenposten.no
September 8, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Bra kommentar av Inga Strümke om KI, politikk og faren for kollektiv kognitiv svekkelse:
www.aftenposten.no/meninger/kom...
www.aftenposten.no/meninger/kom...
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.
doi.org/10.1111/1467...
@sampol.bsky.social
1/4
doi.org/10.1111/1467...
@sampol.bsky.social
1/4
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...
doi.org
September 4, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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.
doi.org/10.1111/1467...
@sampol.bsky.social
1/4
doi.org/10.1111/1467...
@sampol.bsky.social
1/4
Reposted by Georg Picot
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
www.faktaomformuesskatt.no/start/bedrif...
#faktaomformuesskatt #valg2025 #Formuesskatt
𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐤𝐚𝐭𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑: 𝟏𝟕𝟓 𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐤𝐫
𝐋ø𝐧𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑: 𝟑,𝟐 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥. 𝐤𝐫
𝐔𝐭𝐛𝐲𝐭𝐭𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒: 𝟑𝟓 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥. 𝐤𝐫
www.faktaomformuesskatt.no/start/bedrif...
#faktaomformuesskatt #valg2025 #Formuesskatt
August 9, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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
www.faktaomformuesskatt.no/start/bedrif...
#faktaomformuesskatt #valg2025 #Formuesskatt
𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐤𝐚𝐭𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑: 𝟏𝟕𝟓 𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐤𝐫
𝐋ø𝐧𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑: 𝟑,𝟐 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥. 𝐤𝐫
𝐔𝐭𝐛𝐲𝐭𝐭𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒: 𝟑𝟓 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥. 𝐤𝐫
www.faktaomformuesskatt.no/start/bedrif...
#faktaomformuesskatt #valg2025 #Formuesskatt
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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....
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...
doi.org
August 29, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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....
Reposted by Georg Picot
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)
Høyresiden får mest fra bedrifter mens venstresiden får mest fra fagbevegelsen.
(Tall per 15. august, 2024+2025)
August 15, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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)
Høyresiden får mest fra bedrifter mens venstresiden får mest fra fagbevegelsen.
(Tall per 15. august, 2024+2025)