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WelMig @welmigntnu.bsky.social · May 7

New publication from our #WelMig research group leader @robertoiacono.org in @plosone.org: "The Welfare versus Work Paradox". Link to the paper here: journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

The Welfare versus Work Paradox

How can countries balance work incentives and access to welfare without violating the principle that work shall always be strictly preferred to welfare? In a context in which wages stagnate or drop, a...

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WelMig @welmigntnu.bsky.social · Apr 1

Thanks @brankomilan.bsky.social 4 an amazing & enriching book presentation today for our @welmigntnu.bsky.social research group @NTNU, touching upon different hot topics (global inequality, immigration, degrowth, trade wars, wealth & politics). We hope to welcome you in Norway in person next time!

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WelMig @welmigntnu.bsky.social · Mar 9

Dear followers, we continue our series of online book presentations on the 1. of April (15-16 CET) with a conversation with @brankomilan.bsky.social, related to his forthcoming book:"The World Under Capitalism". DM to @robertoiacono.org if u are interested in joining digitally #inequality #migration

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WelMig @welmigntnu.bsky.social · Feb 25

Thanks very much @akoustov.bsky.social for a very interesting and enriching presentation. It generated a stream of Qs and interest in our WelMig research group! Welcome to Norway and NTNU at any time!

WelMig @welmigntnu.bsky.social · Dec 4

We look very much forward to @akoustov.bsky.social's book presentation to our research group at NTNU in February 2025. DM or drop us a mail if you want to receive the invitation to join the event digitally #welmigntnu

Alexander Kustov @akoustov.bsky.social · Oct 22

My book, In Our Interest: How Democracies Can Make Immigration Popular, has an official cover and publication date of March 2025, with praise from some good folks.

It is time to make immigration popular before it's too late, so pre-order your copy now. Let's go!

www.amazon.com/Our-Interest...

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WelMig @welmigntnu.bsky.social · Feb 9

Please add our research group @welmigntnu.bsky.social and @davidabell.bsky.social

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WelMig @welmigntnu.bsky.social · Feb 6

@baardsmed.bsky.social og @robertoiacono.org fra WelMig gruppa har skrevet kronikk om krav til aktivitet og sanksjoner til velferdsmottakere. Den kan lese her: www.forskersonen.no/kronikk-meni... #NAV #Sosialpolitikk

NAV straffer trygdemottakere vilkårlig

KRONIKK: Trygdemottakere er pålagt krav til aktivitet av Nav. Likevel straffes brudd på aktivitetsplikten sjeldent. Det gjelder flere typer ytelser, inkludert sosialhjelp, dagpenger og arbeidsavklarin...

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WelMig @welmigntnu.bsky.social · Feb 5

We look V much forward to @ivemarx.bsky.social presenting (digitally) his new book *Zero Poverty Society* academic.oup.com/book/56424 to our @welmigntnu.bsky.social research group @ NTNU this Friday 14.00-15.00 CET. DM/email @robertoiacono.org if you wish to attend digitally. #minimumincome #poverty

Zero Poverty Society: Ensuring a Decent Income for All

Abstract. This book is about preventing poverty. The notion that every person living amidst the relative affluence of the rich world has a right to a minim

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Ive Marx @ivemarx.bsky.social · Jan 18

Superb defense. Congrats again to the new doctor and supervisor!

WelMig @welmigntnu.bsky.social · Jan 18

Yesterday @baardsmed.bsky.social elegantly defended his doctoral thesis at NTNU & earned his PhD in Social Policy! Opponents were @ivemarx.bsky.social & Anne Grete Tøge. Proud supervisor @robertoiacono.org & a memorable day for our research group! A thread🧵on Bård's research during these 4 yrs below

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WelMig @welmigntnu.bsky.social · Jan 18

In the 4th and final paper, @baardsmed.bsky.social & @robertoiacono.org revisit the trade-off between workfare & welfare exploiting municipal variation from the introduction of compulsory activation for young welfare recipients, showing a negative effect on benefit levels. Paper here: osf.io/b7rvn

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WelMig @welmigntnu.bsky.social · Jan 18

In the third paper of the thesis, @baardsmed.bsky.social & @robertoiacono.org study the use of welfare conditionality and benefit sanctions, showing that there is no widespread use of sanctions for passive recipients. Paper here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

(In)visible Sanctions: Micro-level Evidence on Compulsory Activation for Young Welfare Recipients | Journal of Social Policy | Cambridge Core

(In)visible Sanctions: Micro-level Evidence on Compulsory Activation for Young Welfare Recipients

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WelMig @welmigntnu.bsky.social · Jan 18

In the 2nd paper, @baardsmed.bsky.social investigates the association between part-time employment & social assistance, showing that individuals with a low employment percentage have significantly longer SA recipiency compared to those who work full-time. Paper: tidsskrift.dk/njwls/articl...

The Association Between Part-time Employment and Social Assistance Recipiency in Norway | Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies

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WelMig @welmigntnu.bsky.social · Jan 18

In the 1st paper of the thesis, @baardsmed.bsky.social & @robertoiacono.org show that a significant portion of the gap in benefit levels between immigrant groups & natives is due to observable characteristics (42% for immigrants, 69% for descendants). Paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Immigration and social assistance: Evidence from the Norwegian welfare state

In Norway, immigrants receive higher levels of social assistance than natives. How can we explain this difference? After controlling for differences in take-up rates through a two-step Heckman proced...

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WelMig @welmigntnu.bsky.social · Jan 18

Yesterday @baardsmed.bsky.social elegantly defended his doctoral thesis at NTNU & earned his PhD in Social Policy! Opponents were @ivemarx.bsky.social & Anne Grete Tøge. Proud supervisor @robertoiacono.org & a memorable day for our research group! A thread🧵on Bård's research during these 4 yrs below

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Andreas Goldberg @acgoldberg.bsky.social · Dec 3

📢 One week left to apply for the PhD position in my new project 🎓

www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

#EUsky #polisky #academicsky

Ph.D. Position in Political Science (269902) | NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Job title: Ph.D. Position in Political Science (269902), Employer: NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Deadline: Tuesday, December 10, 2024

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Roxana Gutiérrez-Romero @roxanagutz.bsky.social · Dec 9

Fantastic book on program evaluation: regression adjustment, matching, IV, DID, LATE, and regression discontinuity. Cerulli is a superb teacher. I’ve attended a few of his courses, like Machine Learning. If you get the chance, don’t miss his sessions at Timberlake! #DataScience

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Monica Marks @monicamarks.bsky.social · Dec 8

My god. It’s happening. A post-Bashar Syria.

The transition starts now. Make no mistake: it will be incredibly rocky.

But today, take a beat to hear the soft, human joy of many Syrians as they cry, embrace, learn if wrongly jailed loved ones survived & vow “now we can go home.” 🧵

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WelMig @welmigntnu.bsky.social · Dec 6

Our new Helgasetr campus at NTNU.

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WelMig @welmigntnu.bsky.social · Dec 4

We look very much forward to @akoustov.bsky.social's book presentation to our research group at NTNU in February 2025. DM or drop us a mail if you want to receive the invitation to join the event digitally #welmigntnu

Alexander Kustov @akoustov.bsky.social · Oct 22

My book, In Our Interest: How Democracies Can Make Immigration Popular, has an official cover and publication date of March 2025, with praise from some good folks.

It is time to make immigration popular before it's too late, so pre-order your copy now. Let's go!

www.amazon.com/Our-Interest...

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David Andreas Bell @davidabell.bsky.social · Nov 17

New study out in @asenevents.bsky.social exploring anti-immigrant attitudes across 28 post-communist countries.

How applicable are Western theoretical concepts for explaining anti-immigrant outside of a Western context?

Not very much, our findings suggest

Open access link: bitly.cx/qJD3

Outside the Western bubble: Explaining anti‐immigrant attitudes in 28 post‐communist countries

Most studies on anti-immigrant attitudes have been conducted within the US or in Western European countries. As a result, the theoretical frameworks utilised to comprehend these attitudes are often b...

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WelMig @welmigntnu.bsky.social · Dec 2

Outside the Western bubble: Explaining anti-immigrant attitudes in 28 post-communist countries

Read the latest research from our WelMig member David Andreas Bell here:

doi.org/10.1111/nana...

Outside the Western bubble: Explaining anti‐immigrant attitudes in 28 post‐communist countries

Most studies on anti-immigrant attitudes have been conducted within the US or in Western European countries. As a result, the theoretical frameworks utilised to comprehend these attitudes are often b....

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WelMig @welmigntnu.bsky.social · Dec 2

The WelMig research group welcomes application for visiting positions. We wish to invite early-career scholars from other universities working on Welfare&Migration to physically visit us at NTNU in Trondheim, Norway. NTNU offers access to its facilities, however financial support is not provided.

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WelMig @welmigntnu.bsky.social · Dec 2

Navigating environmental fragility: (Mal)coping and adaptation strategies in the socio-environmental system of the Mtendeli Refugee Camp, Tanzania

Read the latest research from our WelMig member www.ntnu.edu/employees/as... here:

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Navigating environmental fragility: (Mal)coping and adaptation strategies in the socio-environmental system of the Mtendeli Refugee Camp, Tanzania

The study conducts a systems analysis of coping and adaptation strategies in Tanzanian refugee camps, focusing on the Mtendeli camp as a case study. I…

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WelMig @welmigntnu.bsky.social · Dec 2

Drivers and trajectories of multinational migrations of West African international students

Read the latest research from our WelMig member www.ntnu.edu/employees/ma... here:

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Drivers and trajectories of multinational migrations of West African international students

This article focuses on international students from West Africa and their migration trajectories. Based on in-depth interviews, we investigate the migration drivers and students' motivations to becom...

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WelMig @welmigntnu.bsky.social · Dec 2

Dear Alexander, would you be interested in receiving an invitation to present in our upcoming online seminar series? We would be delighted to hear about your new book!

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WelMig @welmigntnu.bsky.social · Dec 2

The Journey to Teruel: Immigrant Women’s Pathways to the Domestic Sector in Rural Spain

Read the latest research from our WelMig member www.ntnu.no/ansatte/hect... here:

doi.org/10.1177/2163...

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