Philip Rathgeb
@philiprathgeb.bsky.social
Associate Professor in Social Policy at University of Edinburgh. PhD from EUI Florence. New book: "How the Radical Right Has Changed Capitalism and Welfare in Europe and the USA" with Oxford University Press.
Website: www.philiprathgeb.com.
Website: www.philiprathgeb.com.
In our piece for @zentrum-neue-sozialpolitik.org we uncover the sources of public backlash against the decarbonisation of Germany's housing sector ("Heizungsgesetz"), emphasizing how the lack of social policy compensation creates opportunities for opposition forces to contest the green transition 👇
Beim GEG hat sich gezeigt, wie eng sozialpolitische Fragen mit klimapolitischen Reformen zusammenhängen und wie es sich auswirken kann, wenn beides nicht durchdacht kommuniziert wird. Unsere Policy Grantees Dr. Philip Rathgeb und Dr. Leonce Röth haben das Ganze umfassend analysiert ⬇️
Wer zahlt für die Energiewende?
In ihrem neuen Schlaglicht analysieren Dr. Philip Rathgeb und Dr. Leonce Röth den politischen Diskurs und die Schwachstellen des GEG als zentrale Klimasozialpolitik im Rahmen des Policy Grant-Projektes „Group Appeals“.
zentrum-neue-sozialpolitik.org
November 5, 2025 at 9:30 AM
In our piece for @zentrum-neue-sozialpolitik.org we uncover the sources of public backlash against the decarbonisation of Germany's housing sector ("Heizungsgesetz"), emphasizing how the lack of social policy compensation creates opportunities for opposition forces to contest the green transition 👇
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🚨New paper out in @jeppjournal.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1080/1350...
@manuelwagner.bsky.social & I re-conceptualize class representation to take into account social mobility between classes and variation in how individuals enter politics.
@manuelwagner.bsky.social & I re-conceptualize class representation to take into account social mobility between classes and variation in how individuals enter politics.
October 29, 2025 at 9:55 AM
🚨New paper out in @jeppjournal.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1080/1350...
@manuelwagner.bsky.social & I re-conceptualize class representation to take into account social mobility between classes and variation in how individuals enter politics.
@manuelwagner.bsky.social & I re-conceptualize class representation to take into account social mobility between classes and variation in how individuals enter politics.
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We have just advertised a Full Prof position in the Political and Social Sciences department at the EUI (@eui-sps.bsky.social). Here are the details. Please spread the word, and get in touch if you have any questions.
www.eui.eu/Documents/Se...
www.eui.eu/Documents/Se...
www.eui.eu
October 23, 2025 at 2:03 PM
We have just advertised a Full Prof position in the Political and Social Sciences department at the EUI (@eui-sps.bsky.social). Here are the details. Please spread the word, and get in touch if you have any questions.
www.eui.eu/Documents/Se...
www.eui.eu/Documents/Se...
Looking forward as well! Thanks to @linerenn.bsky.social and Oscar Mazzoleni for organising
October 22, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Looking forward as well! Thanks to @linerenn.bsky.social and Oscar Mazzoleni for organising
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Tariffs might be the word of 2025.
Given the state of *looks around* we asked: is there demand for tariffs in Europe?
@grahn.bsky.social @katharinalawall.bsky.social @sophiemainz.bsky.social Maria Nordbrandt & I show the answer is a resolute no
@jeppjournal.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1080/1350...
Given the state of *looks around* we asked: is there demand for tariffs in Europe?
@grahn.bsky.social @katharinalawall.bsky.social @sophiemainz.bsky.social Maria Nordbrandt & I show the answer is a resolute no
@jeppjournal.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1080/1350...
A game of tariffs: is there demand for tariffs in Europe?
In April 2025, the United States introduced sweeping tariffs on imports from the European Union and the United Kingdom, raising transatlantic tensions and prompting debate over Europe’s response. T...
doi.org
October 13, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Tariffs might be the word of 2025.
Given the state of *looks around* we asked: is there demand for tariffs in Europe?
@grahn.bsky.social @katharinalawall.bsky.social @sophiemainz.bsky.social Maria Nordbrandt & I show the answer is a resolute no
@jeppjournal.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1080/1350...
Given the state of *looks around* we asked: is there demand for tariffs in Europe?
@grahn.bsky.social @katharinalawall.bsky.social @sophiemainz.bsky.social Maria Nordbrandt & I show the answer is a resolute no
@jeppjournal.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1080/1350...
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Thinking of using #ChatGPT for 'help' with assessments? Think again. #university #AI
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
How AI is undermining learning and teaching in universities | Letter
Letter: Prof Leo McCann and Prof Simon Sweeney say student misuse of generative artificial intelligence is widespread and we must be sceptical of its usefulness
www.theguardian.com
September 16, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Thinking of using #ChatGPT for 'help' with assessments? Think again. #university #AI
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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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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Heute besuchten Finanzminister @markusmarterbauer.bsky.social und #JobGarantie-Initiator Landesrat @svenhergovich.bsky.social Marienthal, wo ich ihnen neue Ergebnisse unserer Evaluierung vorstellen konnte.
@derstandard.at hat den Besuch zusammengefasst:
www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
@derstandard.at hat den Besuch zusammengefasst:
www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
Marterbauer zu Besuch in Marienthal: Für die Jobgarantie ist kein Geld da
Einst widmete sich eine berühmte Studie den Arbeitslosen von Marienthal, danach das Angebot einer Jobgarantie. Diese könnte sich für den Staat rechnen, zeigen neue Zahlen. Doch Finanzminister Marterba...
www.derstandard.at
August 4, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Heute besuchten Finanzminister @markusmarterbauer.bsky.social und #JobGarantie-Initiator Landesrat @svenhergovich.bsky.social Marienthal, wo ich ihnen neue Ergebnisse unserer Evaluierung vorstellen konnte.
@derstandard.at hat den Besuch zusammengefasst:
www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
@derstandard.at hat den Besuch zusammengefasst:
www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
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Proper thread after the summer break– but if you were looking for a beach read about political reasoning in today's working class, look no further: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
August 4, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Proper thread after the summer break– but if you were looking for a beach read about political reasoning in today's working class, look no further: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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I am looking for a PhD student in Comparative Politics @powimz.bsky.social. My research focuses on political (in-)equality, representation, and responsiveness. I would be grateful if you could help to spread the word.
stellenboerse.uni-mainz.de#/jgu/job/49637
stellenboerse.uni-mainz.de#/jgu/job/49637
stellenboerse.uni-mainz.de
August 7, 2025 at 8:11 AM
I am looking for a PhD student in Comparative Politics @powimz.bsky.social. My research focuses on political (in-)equality, representation, and responsiveness. I would be grateful if you could help to spread the word.
stellenboerse.uni-mainz.de#/jgu/job/49637
stellenboerse.uni-mainz.de#/jgu/job/49637
Glad to share a symposium on my book "How the Radical Right Has Changed Capitalism and Welfare" with SER: academic.oup.com/ser/advance-....
Featuring @alexandreafonso.bsky.social, @vapunkt.bsky.social, @ankehassel.bsky.social, @danielk24.bsky.social, @gscheiring.bsky.social, & rejoinder by myself 👇
Featuring @alexandreafonso.bsky.social, @vapunkt.bsky.social, @ankehassel.bsky.social, @danielk24.bsky.social, @gscheiring.bsky.social, & rejoinder by myself 👇
July 15, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Glad to share a symposium on my book "How the Radical Right Has Changed Capitalism and Welfare" with SER: academic.oup.com/ser/advance-....
Featuring @alexandreafonso.bsky.social, @vapunkt.bsky.social, @ankehassel.bsky.social, @danielk24.bsky.social, @gscheiring.bsky.social, & rejoinder by myself 👇
Featuring @alexandreafonso.bsky.social, @vapunkt.bsky.social, @ankehassel.bsky.social, @danielk24.bsky.social, @gscheiring.bsky.social, & rejoinder by myself 👇
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Whose interests do radical right parties serve? I have a short contribution in a Socio-economic Review symposium on @philiprathgeb.bsky.social's great book on the political economy of the radical right academic.oup.com/ser/advance-...
July 15, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Whose interests do radical right parties serve? I have a short contribution in a Socio-economic Review symposium on @philiprathgeb.bsky.social's great book on the political economy of the radical right academic.oup.com/ser/advance-...
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Last week @easp-spa-2025.bsky.social we presented our 2025 @socialpolicyuk.bsky.social award winners. Some fabulous winners this year includ: @drantoniasimon.bsky.social @francesryan.bsky.social @philiprathgeb.bsky.social Zoe Irving, John Mckendrick, @edithengland.bsky.social Anna Baillie & more!
Excellence in social policy teaching, research and impact has been recognised by the 2025 Social Policy Association awards. Many congratulations to the winners!
View the list of winners for each category in this thread and our story on the awards here: lnkd.in/eqN2PeVs
(Images: Elizabeth Bailey)
View the list of winners for each category in this thread and our story on the awards here: lnkd.in/eqN2PeVs
(Images: Elizabeth Bailey)
July 11, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Last week @easp-spa-2025.bsky.social we presented our 2025 @socialpolicyuk.bsky.social award winners. Some fabulous winners this year includ: @drantoniasimon.bsky.social @francesryan.bsky.social @philiprathgeb.bsky.social Zoe Irving, John Mckendrick, @edithengland.bsky.social Anna Baillie & more!
Great honour to receive the Richard Titmuss Book Award @easp-spa-2025.bsky.social alongside a set of impressive scholars recognised for their social policy teaching, research and impact.
Many thanks to the jury @socialpolicyuk.bsky.social!
social-policy.org.uk/awards/socia...
Many thanks to the jury @socialpolicyuk.bsky.social!
social-policy.org.uk/awards/socia...
Social Policy Association Award Winners Celebrated at 2025 Conference - Social Policy Association
Excellence in social policy teaching, research and impact has been recognised by the 2025 Social Policy Association awards. The list of winners for each category [...]
social-policy.org.uk
July 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Great honour to receive the Richard Titmuss Book Award @easp-spa-2025.bsky.social alongside a set of impressive scholars recognised for their social policy teaching, research and impact.
Many thanks to the jury @socialpolicyuk.bsky.social!
social-policy.org.uk/awards/socia...
Many thanks to the jury @socialpolicyuk.bsky.social!
social-policy.org.uk/awards/socia...
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1/3) 📣Out in Party Politics:
We trace the equal rights and economic equality positions of 69 center-right and far-right parties since 1970 in 12 countries. We find that center right parties did not react to/address equal rights concerns and economic inequality
journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....
We trace the equal rights and economic equality positions of 69 center-right and far-right parties since 1970 in 12 countries. We find that center right parties did not react to/address equal rights concerns and economic inequality
journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....
July 4, 2025 at 10:18 AM
1/3) 📣Out in Party Politics:
We trace the equal rights and economic equality positions of 69 center-right and far-right parties since 1970 in 12 countries. We find that center right parties did not react to/address equal rights concerns and economic inequality
journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....
We trace the equal rights and economic equality positions of 69 center-right and far-right parties since 1970 in 12 countries. We find that center right parties did not react to/address equal rights concerns and economic inequality
journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....
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Another recently published review, this time by @jonathanhopkin.bsky.social in Economic Sociology:
econsoc.mpifg.de/50255/06_Boo...
So great to see folks read and engage 😀, thanks Jonathan!
econsoc.mpifg.de/50255/06_Boo...
So great to see folks read and engage 😀, thanks Jonathan!
June 25, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Another recently published review, this time by @jonathanhopkin.bsky.social in Economic Sociology:
econsoc.mpifg.de/50255/06_Boo...
So great to see folks read and engage 😀, thanks Jonathan!
econsoc.mpifg.de/50255/06_Boo...
So great to see folks read and engage 😀, thanks Jonathan!
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It has arrived! First ideas for this project were already exchanged with @brisunipress.bsky.social at ESPAnet 2019 - but now it has become real! As hardcopy, but (thanks to generous funding by @uni-hamburg.de) also open access: policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/the-eco-soci...
June 3, 2025 at 9:26 AM
It has arrived! First ideas for this project were already exchanged with @brisunipress.bsky.social at ESPAnet 2019 - but now it has become real! As hardcopy, but (thanks to generous funding by @uni-hamburg.de) also open access: policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/the-eco-soci...
This looks extremely relevant. Looking forward to reading it.
Now available for preorder from Oxford University Press. Makes good beach reading too. www.amazon.com/Workplace-Po...
Workplace Politics: How Politicians and Employers Subvert Elections
In many countries politicians rely on employers to influence the voting behavior of their employees, but this type of voter mobilization has received very little attention. draws on unique surveys ...
www.amazon.com
June 3, 2025 at 6:16 AM
This looks extremely relevant. Looking forward to reading it.
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📢 I am hiring: I am looking for a researcher to work with me in Vienna on my new project on 🎿 climate change adaptation in skiing tourism ⛷️
💡Requirements: undergraduate degree in social sciences, experience with qualitative data collection through interviews, excellent German skills
‼️ Please share
💡Requirements: undergraduate degree in social sciences, experience with qualitative data collection through interviews, excellent German skills
‼️ Please share
May 20, 2025 at 10:08 AM
📢 I am hiring: I am looking for a researcher to work with me in Vienna on my new project on 🎿 climate change adaptation in skiing tourism ⛷️
💡Requirements: undergraduate degree in social sciences, experience with qualitative data collection through interviews, excellent German skills
‼️ Please share
💡Requirements: undergraduate degree in social sciences, experience with qualitative data collection through interviews, excellent German skills
‼️ Please share
It's been a great pleasure to give this year's MacKenzie Lecture @uofglasgow.bsky.social presenting my book How the Radical Right Has Changed Capitalism & Welfare in Europe and the USA. Many thanks to the PIR department, especially to @drjparker.bsky.social, for the invitation and dinner afterwards
May 19, 2025 at 1:12 PM
It's been a great pleasure to give this year's MacKenzie Lecture @uofglasgow.bsky.social presenting my book How the Radical Right Has Changed Capitalism & Welfare in Europe and the USA. Many thanks to the PIR department, especially to @drjparker.bsky.social, for the invitation and dinner afterwards
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‼️Save the date: Wednesday 4th of June we'll have Quinn Slobodian talk about his work at our @psabcpe.bsky.social online seminar series - sign up and share widely‼️
May 19, 2025 at 7:45 AM
‼️Save the date: Wednesday 4th of June we'll have Quinn Slobodian talk about his work at our @psabcpe.bsky.social online seminar series - sign up and share widely‼️
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This interesting new paper argues that cuts to taxes on top incomes disproportionately benefit the financial sector. The finance industry gains more from top income tax cuts than other industries. "Cuts in top income tax rates increase the (relative) size of the financial sector"
May 13, 2025 at 2:32 PM
This interesting new paper argues that cuts to taxes on top incomes disproportionately benefit the financial sector. The finance industry gains more from top income tax cuts than other industries. "Cuts in top income tax rates increase the (relative) size of the financial sector"
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▶️ @philiprathgeb.bsky.social and @jonathanhopkin.bsky.social assess how Eurozone membership shapes the strategies of populist parties.
How the Eurozone shapes populism: a comparative political economy approach
The rise of populist parties is a defining feature of political change in the advanced capitalist countries. Whereas a large body of research explores populist parties in domestic politics, we know...
www.tandfonline.com
April 30, 2025 at 7:46 AM
▶️ @philiprathgeb.bsky.social and @jonathanhopkin.bsky.social assess how Eurozone membership shapes the strategies of populist parties.
DEADLINE EXTENDED UNTIL 2ND MAY 👇
April 29, 2025 at 9:05 AM
DEADLINE EXTENDED UNTIL 2ND MAY 👇