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Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy
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JISCP is an international academic journal of the UK Social Policy Association @socialpolicyuk.bsky.social‬. Editors: @stefankuehner.bsky.social, @aroumpakis.bsky.social, @markusketola.bsky.social, and Ijin Hong
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skape-ed.bsky.social @skape-ed.bsky.social · 23h
The 25/26 SKAPE Seminar Series kicks off with:

Topic modelling UK science advisory committees during Covid-19

23 Oct, 1-2pm, VLR, Chrystal Macmillan Building / Online

More info and registration: edin.ac/46uJMGn
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Merita Mesiäislehto @merita.bsky.social · Jul 4
Honoured to receive the best paper award of @jicsp.bsky.social together with Sanni Välimäki, @jlammit.bsky.social and Johanna Närvi. Thank you🙏🏻

And thank you for an inspiring conference in York @easp-spa-2025.bsky.social !

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Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy @jicsp.bsky.social · Jul 3
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Congratulations to the winners of the @universitypress.cambridge.org best article price for @jicsp.bsky.social at the @easp-spa-2025.bsky.social Conference at #York2025:

Sanni Välimäki
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@merita.bsky.social
Johanna Närvi

See the paper here: tinyurl.com/d3u5ny4t
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Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy @jicsp.bsky.social · Jul 3
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Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy @jicsp.bsky.social · Jul 3
Are you presenting a paper at the @easp-spa-2025.bsky.social Conference?

Does your paper take a comparative perspective or have an international dimension to its argument?

Then why not consider submitting it to @jicsp.bsky.social

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Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy @jicsp.bsky.social · Jul 2
Very much looking forward to the start of the @easp-spa-2025.bsky.social EASP-SPA conference later today. 1 hour to go! #York2025
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Max-Planck-Institut für Gesellschaftsforschung (MPIfG) @mpifg.bsky.social · Jun 26
In a new MPIfG Discussion Paper, @fbulfone.bsky.social, @m-stratenwerth.bsky.social, and @aritassinari.bsky.social trace the growth trajectories of Greece, Italy, Portugal, and Spain from the financial crisis to the covid pandemic. ‬

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Title page "Shifting Paths? The Evolution of Southern European Growth Trajectories Between the Global Financial Crisis and the Covid Pandemic." Authors Fabio Bulfone, Mischa Stratenwerth, and Adrianna Tassinari Abstract Keywords: Comparative political economy, economic sectors, export growth, growth models, post-austerity, Southern Europe This paper traces the growth trajectories of the Southern European economies (Greece, Italy, Portugal, and Spain) from the financial to the covid crisis. From a review of the comparative political economy literature focusing on Southern Europe, we derive three propositions regarding the growth profile, the development of high value-added services and manufacturing exports, and employment outcomes. To assess the accuracy of these propositions, we conduct growth decompositions based on import-adjusted demand components as well as on sectoral output and employment indicators. The data show that Southern European economies are similar in that export-led growth has not been sufficient to boost aggregate growth, stimulate high value-added services or manufacturing, reverse pro-cyclical employment declines, or create high-wage employment opportunities. But the Southern European economies also differ, both in terms of their sectoral growth profiles and their aggregate performance. In the second half of the decade, Portugal and Spain managed to combine domestic demand and exports to achieve stronger growth than Italy and Greece. Sectoral developments in Portugal and Spain (and to a lesser extent in Italy) tentatively suggest a potential “Iberian growth path” that is compatible with euro area constraints but ultimately peripheral. The paper concludes by considering the empirical and theoretical implications of these findings for the study of the Southern European model of capitalism.
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Matthew E Bergman, PhD @mebergman.bsky.social · Jun 30
American moves to Europe, experiences labour policy (protection), cleans a dataset of thousands of reforms, can now explain where they come from: Parties campaigning on left-leaning economic policies are more likely to implement pro-worker policies, but only during non-crisis economic conditions.
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JEPP Journal @jeppjournal.bsky.social · Jun 30
⚙️ Matthew Bergman, Wolfgang C. Mueller and @hannaeback.bsky.social on how ideology and contextual factors shape labour market reform
Government ideology and labour policy reform in good times and bad
Which governments implement interventionist or liberalising labour policy reforms, and does the economic context matter? Drawing on the previous literature on government ideology and public policy,...
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Susan Kuivalainen @susankuivalainen.bsky.social · Jul 1
🟦 The 2025 Pension Barometer is out! Trust in the Finnish pension system has declined. At the same time, most people still support the system’s core principles. Over half viewed the recent pension reform proposal positively. @sannatenhunen.bsky.social Read more 👇 www.etk.fi/en/topical-i...
Pension Barometer: More than half of Finns consider the pension reform to be good - Finnish Centre for Pensions
The Pension Barometer surveyed Finns aged over 18, asking them how they viewed the key measures of the pension reform proposal negotiated in January. Almost 60 per cent of respondents considered the…
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Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · Jul 1
New paper out with the @adkspanel.bsky.social team, in the @bjsociology.bsky.social. I was happy to lead this paper on track differences in civic engagement, using four-year panel data of the ADKS (DAPDV) project, from the start of the tracked system (roughly age 12-16) doi.org/10.1111/1468... >
Track Differences in Civic and Democratic Engagement During Secondary Education: A New Panel Study From the Netherlands
Whether students educated in different ability tracks in secondary education develop different levels of civic and democratic engagement is yet unclear. To explore this issue, we focus on how schools...
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Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy @jicsp.bsky.social · Jul 1
Hello BlueSky! We're happy to be here! Please follow us for the latest research on international and comparative social policy, including new articles published in the Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy. Happy to be part of the #SocialPolicy conversation.