Philipp Golka
@pgolka.bsky.social
Senior researcher @mpifg.bsky.social, studying private wealth, finance & the state in the climate crisis. #privatewealth | #impinv | #greenfinance | #strandedassets
Reposted by Philipp Golka
🚨 I am delighted to announce that Tom Turnbull’s and my volume with @stanfordpress.bsky.social is out today, featuring Jennifer Eaglin, Victor Seow, Shellen Wu, Antoine Missemer, Giuliano Garavini, Michael Dobson, Laura A. Twagira, Damilola Adebayo, Troy Vettese, Liz Chatterjee, and Rebecca Wright
March 25, 2025 at 2:27 PM
🚨 I am delighted to announce that Tom Turnbull’s and my volume with @stanfordpress.bsky.social is out today, featuring Jennifer Eaglin, Victor Seow, Shellen Wu, Antoine Missemer, Giuliano Garavini, Michael Dobson, Laura A. Twagira, Damilola Adebayo, Troy Vettese, Liz Chatterjee, and Rebecca Wright
Reposted by Philipp Golka
Is social media dying? How much has Twitter changed as it became X? Which party now dominates the conversation?
Using nationally representative ANES data from 2020 & 2024, I map how the U.S. social media landscape has transformed.
Here are the key take-aways 🧵
arxiv.org/abs/2510.25417
Using nationally representative ANES data from 2020 & 2024, I map how the U.S. social media landscape has transformed.
Here are the key take-aways 🧵
arxiv.org/abs/2510.25417
October 30, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Is social media dying? How much has Twitter changed as it became X? Which party now dominates the conversation?
Using nationally representative ANES data from 2020 & 2024, I map how the U.S. social media landscape has transformed.
Here are the key take-aways 🧵
arxiv.org/abs/2510.25417
Using nationally representative ANES data from 2020 & 2024, I map how the U.S. social media landscape has transformed.
Here are the key take-aways 🧵
arxiv.org/abs/2510.25417
Says everything about academic working condition when your out-of-office triggers an out-of-office response from your colleague.
October 30, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Says everything about academic working condition when your out-of-office triggers an out-of-office response from your colleague.
Reposted by Philipp Golka
***Call for Papers***
Dissertant:innen-Tagung Wirtschafts-, Sozial- und Umweltgeschichte 2026 @univie.ac.at
#envhist
Dissertant:innen-Tagung Wirtschafts-, Sozial- und Umweltgeschichte 2026 @univie.ac.at
#envhist
October 23, 2025 at 8:50 AM
***Call for Papers***
Dissertant:innen-Tagung Wirtschafts-, Sozial- und Umweltgeschichte 2026 @univie.ac.at
#envhist
Dissertant:innen-Tagung Wirtschafts-, Sozial- und Umweltgeschichte 2026 @univie.ac.at
#envhist
Reposted by Philipp Golka
#cfp: Happy to share that the next Doctoral Conference at the @mpifg.bsky.social will be taking place in March 2026.
Particularly relevant for PhD students from political economy/economic sociology and neighbouring disciplines. 🤗
When: 19.-20.03.2026
More information: www.mpifg.de/1432364/2026...
Particularly relevant for PhD students from political economy/economic sociology and neighbouring disciplines. 🤗
When: 19.-20.03.2026
More information: www.mpifg.de/1432364/2026...
October 23, 2025 at 8:16 AM
#cfp: Happy to share that the next Doctoral Conference at the @mpifg.bsky.social will be taking place in March 2026.
Particularly relevant for PhD students from political economy/economic sociology and neighbouring disciplines. 🤗
When: 19.-20.03.2026
More information: www.mpifg.de/1432364/2026...
Particularly relevant for PhD students from political economy/economic sociology and neighbouring disciplines. 🤗
When: 19.-20.03.2026
More information: www.mpifg.de/1432364/2026...
Reposted by Philipp Golka
The @mpifg.bsky.social MPIfG's Discussion Paper Series is part of this excellent open access repository, as are all articles in 'Economic Sociology'.
This great service is appreciated by @zbw-leibniz.bsky.social
#OAweek #OAweek2025 🎈 #OpenAcess
This great service is appreciated by @zbw-leibniz.bsky.social
#OAweek #OAweek2025 🎈 #OpenAcess
October 21, 2025 at 2:31 PM
The @mpifg.bsky.social MPIfG's Discussion Paper Series is part of this excellent open access repository, as are all articles in 'Economic Sociology'.
This great service is appreciated by @zbw-leibniz.bsky.social
#OAweek #OAweek2025 🎈 #OpenAcess
This great service is appreciated by @zbw-leibniz.bsky.social
#OAweek #OAweek2025 🎈 #OpenAcess
Reposted by Philipp Golka
The absolute bloody vandalism of austerity in one chart. Good analysis of the overall picture here.
October 15, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The absolute bloody vandalism of austerity in one chart. Good analysis of the overall picture here.
Reposted by Philipp Golka
📣 Submit your abstract for the British Journal of Sociology Conference by Monday 20 October.
There is no predetermined theme, and we invite scholars of all ranks and affiliations to submit abstracts on any aspect of sociology.
Submit your abstract ➡️ www.lse.ac.uk/sociology/br...
There is no predetermined theme, and we invite scholars of all ranks and affiliations to submit abstracts on any aspect of sociology.
Submit your abstract ➡️ www.lse.ac.uk/sociology/br...
October 15, 2025 at 11:02 AM
📣 Submit your abstract for the British Journal of Sociology Conference by Monday 20 October.
There is no predetermined theme, and we invite scholars of all ranks and affiliations to submit abstracts on any aspect of sociology.
Submit your abstract ➡️ www.lse.ac.uk/sociology/br...
There is no predetermined theme, and we invite scholars of all ranks and affiliations to submit abstracts on any aspect of sociology.
Submit your abstract ➡️ www.lse.ac.uk/sociology/br...
Reposted by Philipp Golka
🚨New Article Out! “The Scottish Road to Net Zero: Corporate Welfare and Assetization Cascades”
The article focuses on the evolution of the land-based natural capital market in Scotland in light of the country's net zero efforts.
The article focuses on the evolution of the land-based natural capital market in Scotland in light of the country's net zero efforts.
October 14, 2025 at 12:54 PM
🚨New Article Out! “The Scottish Road to Net Zero: Corporate Welfare and Assetization Cascades”
The article focuses on the evolution of the land-based natural capital market in Scotland in light of the country's net zero efforts.
The article focuses on the evolution of the land-based natural capital market in Scotland in light of the country's net zero efforts.
Reposted by Philipp Golka
Großer Sieg für die Klimabewegung beim Hamburger Zukunftsentscheid: Große Zustimmung findet das „Gesetz für besseren Klimaschutz“ vor allem in zentrumsnahen Gegenden und Stadtteilen mit einer jüngeren Bevölkerung. Deutlich niedriger ist die Zustimmung in Gegenden mit höherem Eigentümeranteil. (1/2)
October 13, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Großer Sieg für die Klimabewegung beim Hamburger Zukunftsentscheid: Große Zustimmung findet das „Gesetz für besseren Klimaschutz“ vor allem in zentrumsnahen Gegenden und Stadtteilen mit einer jüngeren Bevölkerung. Deutlich niedriger ist die Zustimmung in Gegenden mit höherem Eigentümeranteil. (1/2)
Reposted by Philipp Golka
Während Politikwissenschaftler*innen unter Höchstanstrengung den Wählerwillen zum Thema Vermögensbesteuerung vermessen, Evidenz zur undemokratischen Willensbildung:
October 9, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Während Politikwissenschaftler*innen unter Höchstanstrengung den Wählerwillen zum Thema Vermögensbesteuerung vermessen, Evidenz zur undemokratischen Willensbildung:
Reposted by Philipp Golka
NEU: Die Wirtschaftsministerin persönlich hat der Stiftung Familienunternehmen Lobby-Tipps gegeben. Ihr Ministerium könne das Vorhaben dann "flankieren". Und ihr Staatssekretär hat die Milliardärslobby gebeten, Druck auf die SPD auszuüben.
@fragdenstaat.de: fragdenstaat.de/artikel/exkl...
@fragdenstaat.de: fragdenstaat.de/artikel/exkl...
Wirtschaftsministerium: Reiche berät Reiche
Bei Treffen mit der Stiftung Familienunternehmen gaben Ministerin Reiche und ihr Staatssekretär Tipps, wie die Superreichen-Lobby Steuersenkungen erreichen könne. Das zeigen interne Unterlagen.
fragdenstaat.de
October 9, 2025 at 8:03 AM
NEU: Die Wirtschaftsministerin persönlich hat der Stiftung Familienunternehmen Lobby-Tipps gegeben. Ihr Ministerium könne das Vorhaben dann "flankieren". Und ihr Staatssekretär hat die Milliardärslobby gebeten, Druck auf die SPD auszuüben.
@fragdenstaat.de: fragdenstaat.de/artikel/exkl...
@fragdenstaat.de: fragdenstaat.de/artikel/exkl...
Reposted by Philipp Golka
Remember when dense networks of strategic cross-shareholdings among firms, native to coordinated market economies, went the way of the dodo?
The Rhenish model, Germany, Inc. undone by Anglo institutional investors?
Well, the dodo is back. Say hello to USA, Inc.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
The Rhenish model, Germany, Inc. undone by Anglo institutional investors?
Well, the dodo is back. Say hello to USA, Inc.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
October 8, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Remember when dense networks of strategic cross-shareholdings among firms, native to coordinated market economies, went the way of the dodo?
The Rhenish model, Germany, Inc. undone by Anglo institutional investors?
Well, the dodo is back. Say hello to USA, Inc.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
The Rhenish model, Germany, Inc. undone by Anglo institutional investors?
Well, the dodo is back. Say hello to USA, Inc.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Reposted by Philipp Golka
The department of Economic History at LSE is hiring! Assistant Prof. (all fields and period). Deadline for application 4 November 2025! @lseechist.bsky.social
For more info ➡️ jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
For more info ➡️ jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
Assistant Professor in Economic History
Assistant Professor in Economic History,
,
<p class="paragraph" style="margin: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span class="normaltextrun"><em><span>LSE is committed to building a diverse, equitable and tru...
jobs.lse.ac.uk
October 6, 2025 at 9:03 AM
The department of Economic History at LSE is hiring! Assistant Prof. (all fields and period). Deadline for application 4 November 2025! @lseechist.bsky.social
For more info ➡️ jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
For more info ➡️ jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
Reposted by Philipp Golka
📣 New call for postdoctoral researchers!
We are seeking candidates with a doctorate in the social sciences for our research areas Political Economy (Prof. Dr. Lucio Baccaro) and Economic Sociology (Prof. Dr. Jens Beckert).
Please share widely!
s.gwdg.de/ySJx5p
We are seeking candidates with a doctorate in the social sciences for our research areas Political Economy (Prof. Dr. Lucio Baccaro) and Economic Sociology (Prof. Dr. Jens Beckert).
Please share widely!
s.gwdg.de/ySJx5p
October 2, 2025 at 10:05 AM
📣 New call for postdoctoral researchers!
We are seeking candidates with a doctorate in the social sciences for our research areas Political Economy (Prof. Dr. Lucio Baccaro) and Economic Sociology (Prof. Dr. Jens Beckert).
Please share widely!
s.gwdg.de/ySJx5p
We are seeking candidates with a doctorate in the social sciences for our research areas Political Economy (Prof. Dr. Lucio Baccaro) and Economic Sociology (Prof. Dr. Jens Beckert).
Please share widely!
s.gwdg.de/ySJx5p
Reposted by Philipp Golka
In case you missed this in the summer haze, our Early-Career Paper Prize 2026 is now open.
Deadline: 15th December 2025.
Publication plus £1,000 for the Prize winner!
Deadline: 15th December 2025.
Publication plus £1,000 for the Prize winner!
files.taylorandfrancis.com
September 23, 2025 at 6:43 PM
In case you missed this in the summer haze, our Early-Career Paper Prize 2026 is now open.
Deadline: 15th December 2025.
Publication plus £1,000 for the Prize winner!
Deadline: 15th December 2025.
Publication plus £1,000 for the Prize winner!
Reposted by Philipp Golka
Some personal news to share www.mpg.de/25487784/aus...
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
www.mpg.de
October 1, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Some personal news to share www.mpg.de/25487784/aus...
Reposted by Philipp Golka
Ahem, the meek European derisking state
September 30, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Ahem, the meek European derisking state
Kind of crazy the EU Commission actually beliefs such nonsense!
Creating tax incentives to push bank deposits into equities actually *reduces* the capital available to the economy as it shifts money from bank balance sheets (ie corporate lending) to pure speculation.
Creating tax incentives to push bank deposits into equities actually *reduces* the capital available to the economy as it shifts money from bank balance sheets (ie corporate lending) to pure speculation.
Brussels seeks to convert Europe’s savers into investors
Commission wants countries to offer tax incentives to EU households who put their cash into stocks
www.ft.com
September 30, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Kind of crazy the EU Commission actually beliefs such nonsense!
Creating tax incentives to push bank deposits into equities actually *reduces* the capital available to the economy as it shifts money from bank balance sheets (ie corporate lending) to pure speculation.
Creating tax incentives to push bank deposits into equities actually *reduces* the capital available to the economy as it shifts money from bank balance sheets (ie corporate lending) to pure speculation.
Für alle Fans kapitalfinanzierter Rente: wenn die marktvariablen Zinsen nicht so hoch sind wie erwartet gibt es schon mal Pilot:innenstreiks. Kann man sich ja überlegen ob man das deutsche Umlagesystem wirklich dahingehend verändern möchte.
September 30, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Für alle Fans kapitalfinanzierter Rente: wenn die marktvariablen Zinsen nicht so hoch sind wie erwartet gibt es schon mal Pilot:innenstreiks. Kann man sich ja überlegen ob man das deutsche Umlagesystem wirklich dahingehend verändern möchte.
Reposted by Philipp Golka
Some of you will know that I recently got funding for a project on Nitrogen in society. I am here making my application accessible for others who are thinking about applying for funding—plus some background on the funding programme and a few tips.
wondrousmachine.substack.com/p/more-and-l...
wondrousmachine.substack.com/p/more-and-l...
More and Less: Mutable Economies of Nitrogen I
An open-access grant application in German and English
wondrousmachine.substack.com
September 27, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Some of you will know that I recently got funding for a project on Nitrogen in society. I am here making my application accessible for others who are thinking about applying for funding—plus some background on the funding programme and a few tips.
wondrousmachine.substack.com/p/more-and-l...
wondrousmachine.substack.com/p/more-and-l...
Reposted by Philipp Golka
A chilling reminder that catastrophes often feel distant until they happen.
"Thank you Mother Mary for saving us from war. 1938."
Marienthal Monastery, Hesse
"Thank you Mother Mary for saving us from war. 1938."
Marienthal Monastery, Hesse
September 28, 2025 at 10:45 AM
A chilling reminder that catastrophes often feel distant until they happen.
"Thank you Mother Mary for saving us from war. 1938."
Marienthal Monastery, Hesse
"Thank you Mother Mary for saving us from war. 1938."
Marienthal Monastery, Hesse
A chilling reminder that catastrophes often feel distant until they happen.
"Thank you Mother Mary for saving us from war. 1938."
Marienthal Monastery, Hesse
"Thank you Mother Mary for saving us from war. 1938."
Marienthal Monastery, Hesse
September 28, 2025 at 10:45 AM
A chilling reminder that catastrophes often feel distant until they happen.
"Thank you Mother Mary for saving us from war. 1938."
Marienthal Monastery, Hesse
"Thank you Mother Mary for saving us from war. 1938."
Marienthal Monastery, Hesse
Reposted by Philipp Golka
Sagt eigentlich alles über unsere Disziplin, dass hier fast jedes Fach vertreten ist – außer die #Soziologie.
September 28, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Sagt eigentlich alles über unsere Disziplin, dass hier fast jedes Fach vertreten ist – außer die #Soziologie.