Palma Polyak
@palmapolyak.bsky.social
Senior Researcher @ Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies, Cologne | IPE & Geoeconomics | Trade imbalances 🚢 & EV battery value chains 🔋
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Palma Polyak
@palmapolyak.bsky.social
· Apr 5
I've been browsing the 'Posts' tab of this pack quite a bit lately — it might come in handy. It's by no means exhaustive, but as a bonus: it's gender balanced.
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There are many tragic repercussions of the German austerity fetish — this one tops my list 👇
Reversing investment while interest rates were *negative*, & failing to shield against the inevitable reckoning over Russian gas dependence. All justified in the name of "protecting future generations".
Reversing investment while interest rates were *negative*, & failing to shield against the inevitable reckoning over Russian gas dependence. All justified in the name of "protecting future generations".
Solar panel installation dropped off a cliff in Germany, Italy, Greece, Spain etc as EU pursued ruinous austerity policy.
Where would solar, Wind & EV be now Without Europe‘s LOST DECADE in 2010s?
@palmapolyak.bsky.social @mkblyth.bsky.social
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/car...
Where would solar, Wind & EV be now Without Europe‘s LOST DECADE in 2010s?
@palmapolyak.bsky.social @mkblyth.bsky.social
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/car...
November 9, 2025 at 4:27 PM
There are many tragic repercussions of the German austerity fetish — this one tops my list 👇
Reversing investment while interest rates were *negative*, & failing to shield against the inevitable reckoning over Russian gas dependence. All justified in the name of "protecting future generations".
Reversing investment while interest rates were *negative*, & failing to shield against the inevitable reckoning over Russian gas dependence. All justified in the name of "protecting future generations".
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“China is now making more money from exporting green technology than America makes from exporting fossil fuels. This trend will continue simply because renewables are cheap.”
Gift link: China’s clean-energy revolution will reshape markets and politics
www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
Gift link: China’s clean-energy revolution will reshape markets and politics
www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
China’s clean-energy revolution will reshape markets and politics
The world’s biggest manufacturer now has an interest in the world decarbonising
www.economist.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:55 AM
“China is now making more money from exporting green technology than America makes from exporting fossil fuels. This trend will continue simply because renewables are cheap.”
Gift link: China’s clean-energy revolution will reshape markets and politics
www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
Gift link: China’s clean-energy revolution will reshape markets and politics
www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
✈️ On my way to NYC for the @columbiasipa.bsky.social New Thinking on Industrial Policy conference — excited to present my work on Europe’s battery industrial rollout alongside this thrilling lineup of cutting-edge research!
📄 Papers & livestream👇
cdep.sipa.columbia.edu/content/new-...
📄 Papers & livestream👇
cdep.sipa.columbia.edu/content/new-...
November 5, 2025 at 10:20 AM
✈️ On my way to NYC for the @columbiasipa.bsky.social New Thinking on Industrial Policy conference — excited to present my work on Europe’s battery industrial rollout alongside this thrilling lineup of cutting-edge research!
📄 Papers & livestream👇
cdep.sipa.columbia.edu/content/new-...
📄 Papers & livestream👇
cdep.sipa.columbia.edu/content/new-...
So excited to present my work on high-road & low-road strategies in Europe's battery industrial rollout at Uni Vienna, organized by the wonderful @vvukov.bsky.social & @dorobohle.bsky.social
Next Wednesday @16.45, come say hi if you're around! 🔋🚗
politikwissenschaft.univie.ac.at/en/details/n...
Next Wednesday @16.45, come say hi if you're around! 🔋🚗
politikwissenschaft.univie.ac.at/en/details/n...
October 24, 2025 at 8:44 AM
So excited to present my work on high-road & low-road strategies in Europe's battery industrial rollout at Uni Vienna, organized by the wonderful @vvukov.bsky.social & @dorobohle.bsky.social
Next Wednesday @16.45, come say hi if you're around! 🔋🚗
politikwissenschaft.univie.ac.at/en/details/n...
Next Wednesday @16.45, come say hi if you're around! 🔋🚗
politikwissenschaft.univie.ac.at/en/details/n...
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The car crisis tops today’s EU summit but leaders keep staring at the wrong problem
The issue isn’t the 2035 engine ban - it’s demand falling off a cliff today
With @sandertordoir.bsky.social and @lucasguttenberg.bsky.social, we show why flipping regs won’t help - and what the EU can do instead.
The issue isn’t the 2035 engine ban - it’s demand falling off a cliff today
With @sandertordoir.bsky.social and @lucasguttenberg.bsky.social, we show why flipping regs won’t help - and what the EU can do instead.
October 23, 2025 at 8:04 AM
The car crisis tops today’s EU summit but leaders keep staring at the wrong problem
The issue isn’t the 2035 engine ban - it’s demand falling off a cliff today
With @sandertordoir.bsky.social and @lucasguttenberg.bsky.social, we show why flipping regs won’t help - and what the EU can do instead.
The issue isn’t the 2035 engine ban - it’s demand falling off a cliff today
With @sandertordoir.bsky.social and @lucasguttenberg.bsky.social, we show why flipping regs won’t help - and what the EU can do instead.
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@lucien-mathieu.bsky.social: "Part 2️⃣ - Analysis of the leaked car industry paper: carmakers’ demands would let EV sales stagnate for the rest of the decade❗
T&E analysed and leaked a paper by the European car industry lobby ACEA and found a Christmas list of loopholes (more than 10!)."
T&E analysed and leaked a paper by the European car industry lobby ACEA and found a Christmas list of loopholes (more than 10!)."
October 15, 2025 at 10:29 AM
@lucien-mathieu.bsky.social: "Part 2️⃣ - Analysis of the leaked car industry paper: carmakers’ demands would let EV sales stagnate for the rest of the decade❗
T&E analysed and leaked a paper by the European car industry lobby ACEA and found a Christmas list of loopholes (more than 10!)."
T&E analysed and leaked a paper by the European car industry lobby ACEA and found a Christmas list of loopholes (more than 10!)."
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Going through some history of climate politics notes from last week, I realize we dont appreciate enough the climate mobilization of mid2010s and subsequent electoral green wave of late 2010s.
That moment was never really meant to be in the cards and we need to better study how we got there
🪡 1/n
That moment was never really meant to be in the cards and we need to better study how we got there
🪡 1/n
October 13, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Going through some history of climate politics notes from last week, I realize we dont appreciate enough the climate mobilization of mid2010s and subsequent electoral green wave of late 2010s.
That moment was never really meant to be in the cards and we need to better study how we got there
🪡 1/n
That moment was never really meant to be in the cards and we need to better study how we got there
🪡 1/n
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Super stoked about Krasznahorkai's Nobel Prize. A beautiful interview with him from a couple years ago: www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/a...
László Krasznahorkai interview: 'This society is the result of 10,000 years?'
The Hungarian writer behind the formally experimental Satantango talks punctuation, inspiration and money-motivation to Richard Lea
www.guardian.co.uk
October 10, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Super stoked about Krasznahorkai's Nobel Prize. A beautiful interview with him from a couple years ago: www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/a...
“Letters; then from letters, words; then from these words, some short sentences; then more sentences that are longer, and in the main very long sentences, for the duration of 35 years. Beauty in language. Fun in hell.” 👏
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
László Krasznahorkai wins the Nobel prize in literature 2025
Hungarian novelist celebrated for dystopian, melancholic novels that ‘reaffirm the power of art’
www.theguardian.com
October 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM
“Letters; then from letters, words; then from these words, some short sentences; then more sentences that are longer, and in the main very long sentences, for the duration of 35 years. Beauty in language. Fun in hell.” 👏
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
What struck me immediately in German academia was the near absence of scholars from the former GDR (something I’m attuned to, as an Eastern European). The transition shock feels under-researched, with many stories untold. On this Day of German Unity, let's also remember the work that lies ahead.
October 3, 2025 at 9:27 AM
What struck me immediately in German academia was the near absence of scholars from the former GDR (something I’m attuned to, as an Eastern European). The transition shock feels under-researched, with many stories untold. On this Day of German Unity, let's also remember the work that lies ahead.
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“This morning, Germany is one nation again.”
This is how BBC Breakfast News reported on German reunification, 35 years ago today.
This is how BBC Breakfast News reported on German reunification, 35 years ago today.
October 3, 2025 at 6:43 AM
“This morning, Germany is one nation again.”
This is how BBC Breakfast News reported on German reunification, 35 years ago today.
This is how BBC Breakfast News reported on German reunification, 35 years ago today.
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"Youth Protest in Serbia: And some thoughts for America."
Serbia is a country without the rule of law, and its young people have been taking risks for the better part of a year in the hopes of creating a future where they can live normally in their own country.
snyder.substack.com/p/youth-prot...
Serbia is a country without the rule of law, and its young people have been taking risks for the better part of a year in the hopes of creating a future where they can live normally in their own country.
snyder.substack.com/p/youth-prot...
Youth Protest in Serbia
And some thoughts for America
snyder.substack.com
September 28, 2025 at 2:54 PM
"Youth Protest in Serbia: And some thoughts for America."
Serbia is a country without the rule of law, and its young people have been taking risks for the better part of a year in the hopes of creating a future where they can live normally in their own country.
snyder.substack.com/p/youth-prot...
Serbia is a country without the rule of law, and its young people have been taking risks for the better part of a year in the hopes of creating a future where they can live normally in their own country.
snyder.substack.com/p/youth-prot...
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Today is publication day!
EXTRACTION: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism is officially out with @wwnorton.com - find it at a bookstore near you or order online💚📚 wwnorton.com/books/978132...
EXTRACTION: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism is officially out with @wwnorton.com - find it at a bookstore near you or order online💚📚 wwnorton.com/books/978132...
September 23, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Today is publication day!
EXTRACTION: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism is officially out with @wwnorton.com - find it at a bookstore near you or order online💚📚 wwnorton.com/books/978132...
EXTRACTION: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism is officially out with @wwnorton.com - find it at a bookstore near you or order online💚📚 wwnorton.com/books/978132...
What an inspiring & empowering four days! It was such an honor to meet & exchange with this amazing group of women.
Thank you to all who joined us in Cologne this week for the 2nd Max Planck Summer School for Women in Political Economy! A fantastic line-up of speakers and participants, thoughtful discussions and global perspectives. Huge thanks to organizers @palmapolyak.bsky.social and @dustinvoss.bsky.social!
September 26, 2025 at 11:27 AM
What an inspiring & empowering four days! It was such an honor to meet & exchange with this amazing group of women.
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‼️ Read an adapted excerpt from EXTRACTION: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism in @nybooks.com ‼️
Extraction is officially published TOMORROW (9/23) 👀 www.nybooks.com/online/2025/...
Extraction is officially published TOMORROW (9/23) 👀 www.nybooks.com/online/2025/...
September 22, 2025 at 1:08 PM
‼️ Read an adapted excerpt from EXTRACTION: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism in @nybooks.com ‼️
Extraction is officially published TOMORROW (9/23) 👀 www.nybooks.com/online/2025/...
Extraction is officially published TOMORROW (9/23) 👀 www.nybooks.com/online/2025/...
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🌍 New in @nature.com: The geoeconomic turn in decarbonization, with data from Simon Evenett et al. and @industrialpolicy.bsky.social @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social @natureatcal.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🧵
September 25, 2025 at 5:03 PM
🌍 New in @nature.com: The geoeconomic turn in decarbonization, with data from Simon Evenett et al. and @industrialpolicy.bsky.social @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social @natureatcal.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🧵
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Applications for our visiting researchers program are now open!
It’s a great opportunity, especially also for ECRs, to spend some time working on your research projects in-depth, with great and welcoming atmosphere and tiny Kölsch beers.
Lmk if you have questions & pls share widely!
It’s a great opportunity, especially also for ECRs, to spend some time working on your research projects in-depth, with great and welcoming atmosphere and tiny Kölsch beers.
Lmk if you have questions & pls share widely!
📣 We're welcoming applications for our Visiting Researchers Program (summer semester 2026). If your work focuses on political economy or economic sociology, apply for a research stay (2-12 months). Open to researchers at all career levels!
Apply by October 31, 2025: career.mpifg.de/jobposting/1...
Apply by October 31, 2025: career.mpifg.de/jobposting/1...
September 26, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Applications for our visiting researchers program are now open!
It’s a great opportunity, especially also for ECRs, to spend some time working on your research projects in-depth, with great and welcoming atmosphere and tiny Kölsch beers.
Lmk if you have questions & pls share widely!
It’s a great opportunity, especially also for ECRs, to spend some time working on your research projects in-depth, with great and welcoming atmosphere and tiny Kölsch beers.
Lmk if you have questions & pls share widely!
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If true, we might as well bury the concept of rule of law conditionality. The EU cannot keep letting itself be blackmailed by Orbán into unfreezing funds withheld over rule of law violations in exchange for lifting his veto, unless it truly wants to lose all credibility as a guardian of EU values
September 19, 2025 at 12:51 PM
If true, we might as well bury the concept of rule of law conditionality. The EU cannot keep letting itself be blackmailed by Orbán into unfreezing funds withheld over rule of law violations in exchange for lifting his veto, unless it truly wants to lose all credibility as a guardian of EU values
⏳Beyond thrilled to co-launch the 2nd Max Planck Summer School for Women in Political Economy next week — with this *incredible* lineup of female talent
🙌 @dustinvoss.bsky.social @mpifg.bsky.social
🙌 @dustinvoss.bsky.social @mpifg.bsky.social
September 17, 2025 at 5:32 PM
⏳Beyond thrilled to co-launch the 2nd Max Planck Summer School for Women in Political Economy next week — with this *incredible* lineup of female talent
🙌 @dustinvoss.bsky.social @mpifg.bsky.social
🙌 @dustinvoss.bsky.social @mpifg.bsky.social
Why, oh WHY, does "frugal" Germany have so little regard for physical capital?
"Years of disruptive construction work are preordained; and instead of funding lots of shiny new infrastructure, much of the new government’s new €500 billion fund must go toward replacing existing structures." www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Germany’s Autobahn Bridges Are Going to Pieces
Vital concrete structures are in a sorry state and require billions of euros of investment.
www.bloomberg.com
September 16, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Why, oh WHY, does "frugal" Germany have so little regard for physical capital?
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CITYPERC is organising a workshop on the Economic Project of the Far Right on October 6 at City, University of London. To join us in person or via Teams sign up here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cityperc-w...
September 15, 2025 at 9:09 AM
CITYPERC is organising a workshop on the Economic Project of the Far Right on October 6 at City, University of London. To join us in person or via Teams sign up here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cityperc-w...
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1/ New report from @bentleyallan.bsky.social's Net Zero Policy Lab: As the US withdraws from green tech industries and pressures allies to follow suit, China is stepping in to power the developing world's energy transition. The scale is staggering.
www.netzeropolicylab.com/china-green-...
www.netzeropolicylab.com/china-green-...
China Green Leap Outward — Net Zero Industrial Policy Lab
A new China Low Carbon Technology FDI Database
www.netzeropolicylab.com
September 12, 2025 at 2:21 AM
1/ New report from @bentleyallan.bsky.social's Net Zero Policy Lab: As the US withdraws from green tech industries and pressures allies to follow suit, China is stepping in to power the developing world's energy transition. The scale is staggering.
www.netzeropolicylab.com/china-green-...
www.netzeropolicylab.com/china-green-...
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"Democratic resistance is a long battle that must be fought through many stages and in many arenas. There are no “silver bullets.” Success may at times have to be measured in terms of delays or limits imposed on backsliding ..."
www.journalofdemocracy.org/online-exclu...
www.journalofdemocracy.org/online-exclu...
How to Flip the Script on the Authoritarian Playbook | Journal of Democracy
Aspiring authoritarians share some common tactics for trying to dismantle a democracy. But recent cases also reveal lessons on how to defend against these attacks and slow the threat of democratic…
www.journalofdemocracy.org
September 12, 2025 at 5:59 AM
"Democratic resistance is a long battle that must be fought through many stages and in many arenas. There are no “silver bullets.” Success may at times have to be measured in terms of delays or limits imposed on backsliding ..."
www.journalofdemocracy.org/online-exclu...
www.journalofdemocracy.org/online-exclu...
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Really enjoyed reading this article. This was a particularly useful insight.
September 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Really enjoyed reading this article. This was a particularly useful insight.
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Thrilled that my first article is out in @jeppjournal.bsky.social ☺️
It looks at why renewable energy buildout in Europe has been *so* unsteady - tracing the evolution of/conflict over the regime for RE derisking over the last two+ decades...
It's open access! 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1350...
Short 🧵 ...
It looks at why renewable energy buildout in Europe has been *so* unsteady - tracing the evolution of/conflict over the regime for RE derisking over the last two+ decades...
It's open access! 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1350...
Short 🧵 ...
September 10, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Thrilled that my first article is out in @jeppjournal.bsky.social ☺️
It looks at why renewable energy buildout in Europe has been *so* unsteady - tracing the evolution of/conflict over the regime for RE derisking over the last two+ decades...
It's open access! 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1350...
Short 🧵 ...
It looks at why renewable energy buildout in Europe has been *so* unsteady - tracing the evolution of/conflict over the regime for RE derisking over the last two+ decades...
It's open access! 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1350...
Short 🧵 ...