Mafalda Escada
@mafaldaescada.bsky.social
PhD researcher @eui-eu.bsky.social . Interested in the politics of social policy. Views my own.
A lovely few days spent in Milan for my first ESPAnet conference, where I had the opportunity to present research on the politics of social safety nets and on social assistance decentralisation. Thank you to all organisers, staff and to all researchers passionate about the welfare state!
September 2, 2025 at 11:09 AM
A lovely few days spent in Milan for my first ESPAnet conference, where I had the opportunity to present research on the politics of social safety nets and on social assistance decentralisation. Thank you to all organisers, staff and to all researchers passionate about the welfare state!
Had the opportunity to share a bit of my overall PhD research. When do welfare states change their approach to poverty in social policy? Why do some ‘stick’ to new approaches and others struggle to break policy legacies? These are some questions I’m working on answering 🤔
💡 What does it mean to have a right to a minimum income?
PhD researcher @mafaldaescada.bsky.social @eui-sps.bsky.social explores how Southern Europe is shifting from charity-based aid to universal social rights, with lessons from Portugal, Italy & Spain.
🔍 Read the full piece: buff.ly/dWg8G6X
PhD researcher @mafaldaescada.bsky.social @eui-sps.bsky.social explores how Southern Europe is shifting from charity-based aid to universal social rights, with lessons from Portugal, Italy & Spain.
🔍 Read the full piece: buff.ly/dWg8G6X
May 3, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Had the opportunity to share a bit of my overall PhD research. When do welfare states change their approach to poverty in social policy? Why do some ‘stick’ to new approaches and others struggle to break policy legacies? These are some questions I’m working on answering 🤔
April 25: 51st anniversary of the coup that started the Carnation Revolution, ending 48 years of fascism and paving the way to democracy and the end of 500 years of Portuguese colonialism. Also, the 80th anniversary of Italian liberation from nazifascism. 25 de Abril sempre, fascismo nunca mais!
April 26, 2025 at 8:06 AM
April 25: 51st anniversary of the coup that started the Carnation Revolution, ending 48 years of fascism and paving the way to democracy and the end of 500 years of Portuguese colonialism. Also, the 80th anniversary of Italian liberation from nazifascism. 25 de Abril sempre, fascismo nunca mais!
Portugal is a month away from elections. Having used my Sunday to catch up on debates and interviews, many politicians - not only on the neoliberal right - have much to learn from this.
Rethinking the state isn’t about mimicking the logic of start-up culture–rapid iteration, disruption and scaling to increase profits. Rather than learning how to win at all costs, governments need to learn how to collaborate, share, and diffuse better practices
Latest w @rainerkattel.bsky.social ⬇️
Latest w @rainerkattel.bsky.social ⬇️
Governments Are Not Startups | by Mariana Mazzucato & Rainer Kattel - Project Syndicate
Mariana Mazzucato & Rainer Kattel explain why ongoing efforts to run the state like a business are doomed to fail.
www.project-syndicate.org
April 14, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Portugal is a month away from elections. Having used my Sunday to catch up on debates and interviews, many politicians - not only on the neoliberal right - have much to learn from this.
A great read and important work on the politics of minimum income!
Some good news: my second thesis article is out in Journal of Social Policy! 🎉 @socialpolicyuk.bsky.social
I explore how Spain adopted a minimum income scheme in 2020 - despite polarized politics. The twist? (Left) parties, unions, and territorial politics matter.
It's open access:
I explore how Spain adopted a minimum income scheme in 2020 - despite polarized politics. The twist? (Left) parties, unions, and territorial politics matter.
It's open access:
The politics of minimum income reform in Spain: explaining unexpected and consensual path departure | Journal of Social Policy | Cambridge Core
The politics of minimum income reform in Spain: explaining unexpected and consensual path departure
www.cambridge.org
April 13, 2025 at 9:31 AM
A great read and important work on the politics of minimum income!
Had the pleasure to present my PhD project at the congress of the Portuguese political science association, in Lisbon. So nice to be home again and keep up with the interesting work being done here and by other Portugal-bred researchers working abroad. See you in two years, APCP!
March 9, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Had the pleasure to present my PhD project at the congress of the Portuguese political science association, in Lisbon. So nice to be home again and keep up with the interesting work being done here and by other Portugal-bred researchers working abroad. See you in two years, APCP!