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Georg Picot @gpicot.bsky.social · 22h

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...

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.

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David Attewell @davidattewell6.bsky.social · 1d

@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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Georg Picot @gpicot.bsky.social · 1d

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.

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Georg Picot @gpicot.bsky.social · 1d

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.

Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 1d

New YouGov Westminster poll:

RFM: 27% (-2)
LAB: 20% (-2)
CON: 17% (+1)
LDM: 17% (+2)
GRN: 12% (+1)
SNP: 4% (+1)

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Georg Picot @gpicot.bsky.social · 1d

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.

Ezra Klein @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social · 10d

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 and Ezra Klein Hash Out Their Charlie Kirk Disagreement

YouTube video by The Ezra Klein Show

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Georg Picot @gpicot.bsky.social · 4d

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

www.hertie-school.org/en/news/deta...

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.

www.hertie-school.org

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Max-Planck-Gesellschaft @maxplanck.de · 7d

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…

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Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 13d

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/...

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Georg Picot @gpicot.bsky.social · 22d

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

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Georg Picot @gpicot.bsky.social · Sep 8

Bra kommentar av Inga Strümke om KI, politikk og faren for kollektiv kognitiv svekkelse:
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

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Georg Picot @gpicot.bsky.social · Sep 4

If you're interested in the article but lack access, send me a message!

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Georg Picot @gpicot.bsky.social · Sep 4

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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Georg Picot @gpicot.bsky.social · Sep 4

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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Georg Picot @gpicot.bsky.social · Sep 4

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

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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...

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Asle Olsen @asleolsen.bsky.social · Aug 9

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

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Scandinavian Political Studies @scandpolstud.bsky.social · Aug 29

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

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Ruben Mathisen @rubenmathisen.bsky.social · Aug 15

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)

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Georg Picot @gpicot.bsky.social · Aug 21

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

#sampol216
@sampol.bsky.social

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Ruben Mathisen @rubenmathisen.bsky.social · Aug 19

💰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

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Georg Picot @gpicot.bsky.social · Aug 20

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.
doi.org/10.1016/S246...

Redirecting

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Georg Picot @gpicot.bsky.social · Aug 18

This article by Christian Schemmel and myself is now published in a journal issue (APSR). It also received my department's annual publication prize.

@sampol.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1017/S000...

Why We Need Minimum Wages: Pay, Recognition, and Economic Citizenship | American Political Science Review | Cambridge Core

Why We Need Minimum Wages: Pay, Recognition, and Economic Citizenship - Volume 119 Issue 3

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Linus Westheuser @lwestheuser.bsky.social · Aug 4

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/...

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Georg Picot @gpicot.bsky.social · Jul 22

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

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

www.brainonllm.com

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Roman Senninger @rsenninger.bsky.social · Jun 30

Reminder: Great job opportunities at Aarhus University!

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

Roman Senninger @rsenninger.bsky.social · Jun 4

📣 Jobs, jobs, jobs!

Aarhus University’s Department of Political Science is hiring:

🔹 Assistant Professor
🗓 Deadline: 25 August
🔗 international.au.dk/about/profil...

🔹 Associate Professor
🗓 Deadline: 8 September
🔗 international.au.dk/about/profil...

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Benjamin Braun @benbraun.bsky.social · May 30

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.

America’s Braudelian Autumn | Benjamin Braun & Cédric Durand

Factions of capital in the second Trump administration

www.phenomenalworld.org

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