Achim Kemmerling
@achimkemmerling.bsky.social
Social scientist, political economy, development and social policy, activist for academic freedom
Rant of the day: why do I have to register on a platform, if I only have to upload an academic letter of recommendation for someone else? Utter nonsense.
October 30, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Rant of the day: why do I have to register on a platform, if I only have to upload an academic letter of recommendation for someone else? Utter nonsense.
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Republican Members of Congress are no longer coming from elite institutions of higher education. Elite-educated legislators are more liberal. Important manifestation of the education divide between the parties & context for the current higher ed wars
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
August 27, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Republican Members of Congress are no longer coming from elite institutions of higher education. Elite-educated legislators are more liberal. Important manifestation of the education divide between the parties & context for the current higher ed wars
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
If you are interested in qualitative methods and/ or evaluation, have a look at our review study on qualitative methods and reporting standards in evaluation.
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LinkedIn
This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn
lnkd.in
August 29, 2025 at 1:00 PM
If you are interested in qualitative methods and/ or evaluation, have a look at our review study on qualitative methods and reporting standards in evaluation.
lnkd.in/ezVfzDZK
lnkd.in/ezVfzDZK
Paradoxes of the AI age: students no longer do spelling mistakes or plagiarism, but now forget basics such as page numbers...
August 1, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Paradoxes of the AI age: students no longer do spelling mistakes or plagiarism, but now forget basics such as page numbers...
As if we need more reasons to inflate "significant" findings, AI does it for us... www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Delving into LLM-assisted writing in biomedical publications through excess vocabulary
Excess words track LLM usage in biomedical publications.
www.science.org
July 7, 2025 at 6:58 PM
As if we need more reasons to inflate "significant" findings, AI does it for us... www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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🤖🧠 Bedroht KI unsere Jobs? Im #Wortmelder-Podcast spricht @achimkemmerling.bsky.social über den Einsatz von #KI & die Auswirkungen auf die #Arbeitswelt: Welche Berufe werden durch KI ersetzt & welche werden neu geschaffen?
🎧 Reinhören: www.uni-erfurt.de/forschung/ak...
@brandtschool.bsky.social
🎧 Reinhören: www.uni-erfurt.de/forschung/ak...
@brandtschool.bsky.social
June 24, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🤖🧠 Bedroht KI unsere Jobs? Im #Wortmelder-Podcast spricht @achimkemmerling.bsky.social über den Einsatz von #KI & die Auswirkungen auf die #Arbeitswelt: Welche Berufe werden durch KI ersetzt & welche werden neu geschaffen?
🎧 Reinhören: www.uni-erfurt.de/forschung/ak...
@brandtschool.bsky.social
🎧 Reinhören: www.uni-erfurt.de/forschung/ak...
@brandtschool.bsky.social
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Interested in how illiberal public rhetoric of right-wing leaders related to socio-economic inequality? Read our latest article to find out more.
“Strongmen” Don't Redistribute: Illiberal Leaders on the Right and Worsening Economic Inequality | Article | Politics and Governance www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg...
“Strongmen” Don't Redistribute: Illiberal Leaders on the Right and Worsening Economic Inequality | Article | Politics and Governance
Dean Schafer, Seraphine F. Maerz, Carsten Q. Schneider, Alexandra Krasnokutskaya
www.cogitatiopress.com
May 30, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Interested in how illiberal public rhetoric of right-wing leaders related to socio-economic inequality? Read our latest article to find out more.
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Las no tan populares (13% de participación!) elecciones judiciales en Mexico. Como sigue esto @azulaguiar.bsky.social ?
elpais.com/mexico/2025-...
elpais.com/mexico/2025-...
Las primeras elecciones judiciales de México solo alcanzan un 13% de participación
Sheinbaum califica de “éxito” la jornada pese a la escasa afluencia a las urnas para seleccionar a más de 2.600 cargos
elpais.com
June 2, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Las no tan populares (13% de participación!) elecciones judiciales en Mexico. Como sigue esto @azulaguiar.bsky.social ?
elpais.com/mexico/2025-...
elpais.com/mexico/2025-...
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"As long as Bolivia does not have a fully democratic government, these fires will continue to burn...authoritarian regimes disguise their abuse and prioritize short-term gains over the long-term survival of ecosystems and human life."
www.journalofdemocra...
www.journalofdemocra...
May 28, 2025 at 6:01 PM
"As long as Bolivia does not have a fully democratic government, these fires will continue to burn...authoritarian regimes disguise their abuse and prioritize short-term gains over the long-term survival of ecosystems and human life."
www.journalofdemocra...
www.journalofdemocra...
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This is why it is pointless being on X. If you get to the point where your voice is being heard, it will just be throttled.
The free speech website where the owner (who believes in free speech) will throttle your access if you criticize him - even if you support all the far-right conspiracy theories and bigotry he supports. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
They Criticized Musk on X. Then Their Reach Collapsed. (Gift Article)
Three users who disagreed with the site’s owner saw views for their posts plummet.
www.nytimes.com
April 23, 2025 at 12:10 PM
This is why it is pointless being on X. If you get to the point where your voice is being heard, it will just be throttled.
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I AM HIRING 2 postdocs (5 years) in my @erc.europa.eu project "The Politics of the Latent Educational Cleavage" at @goetheuni.bsky.social @infer-frankfurt.bsky.social!
German call: www.fb03.uni-frankfurt.de/170856927.pdf
English call: www.goethe-university-frankfurt.de/170858269.pdf
Please share
German call: www.fb03.uni-frankfurt.de/170856927.pdf
English call: www.goethe-university-frankfurt.de/170858269.pdf
Please share
April 17, 2025 at 9:10 AM
I AM HIRING 2 postdocs (5 years) in my @erc.europa.eu project "The Politics of the Latent Educational Cleavage" at @goetheuni.bsky.social @infer-frankfurt.bsky.social!
German call: www.fb03.uni-frankfurt.de/170856927.pdf
English call: www.goethe-university-frankfurt.de/170858269.pdf
Please share
German call: www.fb03.uni-frankfurt.de/170856927.pdf
English call: www.goethe-university-frankfurt.de/170858269.pdf
Please share
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A growing list of words and materials are being scrubbed from government websites and documents in an attempt by the Trump administration to remove all references not only to DEI, but also to climate change, vaccines, and a host of other topics.
More: pen.org/banned-words...
More: pen.org/banned-words...
April 4, 2025 at 5:34 PM
A growing list of words and materials are being scrubbed from government websites and documents in an attempt by the Trump administration to remove all references not only to DEI, but also to climate change, vaccines, and a host of other topics.
More: pen.org/banned-words...
More: pen.org/banned-words...
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🚨Georgetown University Law Center students are detailing which law firms have caved and which have stood up to the Trump regime. They have created this spreadsheet: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... Please share widely.
Legal Industry Responses to Fascist Attacks Tracker (Public)
docs.google.com
April 3, 2025 at 4:41 AM
🚨Georgetown University Law Center students are detailing which law firms have caved and which have stood up to the Trump regime. They have created this spreadsheet: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... Please share widely.
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🛜 ‘Digitalization and the future of the welfare state’ by @mbusemeyer.bsky.social, @achimkemmerling.bsky.social, Paul Marx, and Kees van Kersbergen: digit-research.org/event/digita...
March 27, 2025 at 4:49 PM
🛜 ‘Digitalization and the future of the welfare state’ by @mbusemeyer.bsky.social, @achimkemmerling.bsky.social, Paul Marx, and Kees van Kersbergen: digit-research.org/event/digita...
Off University is the best way to address the autocratic onslaught on academic freedom. Check out their courses. bsky.app/profile/offu...
🌟Off University’s 2025 Summer Semester, a defence against the global attack on science and critical thinking, is starting soon!
Sign-up today for our online courses on our new website at offuniversity.org and check out our e-learning platform, moodle.offuniversity.org
#universitywithoutborders
Sign-up today for our online courses on our new website at offuniversity.org and check out our e-learning platform, moodle.offuniversity.org
#universitywithoutborders
March 26, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Off University is the best way to address the autocratic onslaught on academic freedom. Check out their courses. bsky.app/profile/offu...
The importance of green skill formation: some insights on its political economy from great colleagues (@mbusemeyer.bsky.social, Martin B. Castensen and Jale Tosun) and myself: www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Foundations for a green economy: how institutions shape green skills - npj Climate Action
npj Climate Action - Foundations for a green economy: how institutions shape green skills
www.nature.com
March 24, 2025 at 2:23 PM
The importance of green skill formation: some insights on its political economy from great colleagues (@mbusemeyer.bsky.social, Martin B. Castensen and Jale Tosun) and myself: www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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Climate action means taxing the rich.
We must "strengthen equality and redistribution through suitable taxation policies, basic income and job guarantees and by setting maximum income levels, expanding public services and rolling back neoliberal reforms"
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
We must "strengthen equality and redistribution through suitable taxation policies, basic income and job guarantees and by setting maximum income levels, expanding public services and rolling back neoliberal reforms"
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Scientists’ warning on affluence - Nature Communications
Current environmental impact mitigation neglects over-consumption from affluent citizens as a primary driver. The authors highlight the role of bottom-up movements to overcome structural economic...
www.nature.com
March 11, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Climate action means taxing the rich.
We must "strengthen equality and redistribution through suitable taxation policies, basic income and job guarantees and by setting maximum income levels, expanding public services and rolling back neoliberal reforms"
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
We must "strengthen equality and redistribution through suitable taxation policies, basic income and job guarantees and by setting maximum income levels, expanding public services and rolling back neoliberal reforms"
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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The UK should ban X too.
March 7, 2025 at 3:33 PM
The UK should ban X too.
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Wie X zugunsten von AfD und BSW manipuliert: Deren Posts landen viel öfter in der „für Dich“-Timeline als die anderer Parteien. Dazu passt, dass meine Reichweite auf X um mehr als 95 Prozent ‼️reduziert wurde.
February 19, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Wie X zugunsten von AfD und BSW manipuliert: Deren Posts landen viel öfter in der „für Dich“-Timeline als die anderer Parteien. Dazu passt, dass meine Reichweite auf X um mehr als 95 Prozent ‼️reduziert wurde.
Just one of many examples what happens when #USAID disappears: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/analysis/202...
Myanmar in “polycrisis” as US aid freeze compounds long-term donor neglect
Conflict, disease, and poverty are driving unprecedented needs as junta rule enters a fifth year. So why is humanitarian assistance shrinking?
www.thenewhumanitarian.org
February 18, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Just one of many examples what happens when #USAID disappears: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/analysis/202...
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We will be running our annual workshop on the political economy of development in Berlin @wzb.bsky.social in June.
This is a really fun workshop doing deep reads of a small number of new papers.
Call for papers / participants below! ⬇️
www.wzb.eu/en/events/mo...
We will be running our annual workshop on the political economy of development in Berlin @wzb.bsky.social in June.
This is a really fun workshop doing deep reads of a small number of new papers.
Call for papers / participants below! ⬇️
www.wzb.eu/en/events/mo...
MoPED Workshop
Berlin Meeting on the Political Economy of Development (MoPED) -- The MoPED workshop offers an opportunity for scholars who focus on the political economy of development, broadly defined, to build...
www.wzb.eu
February 14, 2025 at 3:42 PM
🚨 please share!
We will be running our annual workshop on the political economy of development in Berlin @wzb.bsky.social in June.
This is a really fun workshop doing deep reads of a small number of new papers.
Call for papers / participants below! ⬇️
www.wzb.eu/en/events/mo...
We will be running our annual workshop on the political economy of development in Berlin @wzb.bsky.social in June.
This is a really fun workshop doing deep reads of a small number of new papers.
Call for papers / participants below! ⬇️
www.wzb.eu/en/events/mo...
Warum die Abschaffung des USAID zynisch und idiotisch ist: www.uni-erfurt.de/forschung/ak...
Nachgefragt: Welche Konsequenzen hätte die Schließung von USAID für die weltweite Entwicklungszusammenarbeit, Prof. Kemmerling?
Welche Konsequenzen hätte die Schließung von USAid für die weltweite Entwicklungszusammenarbeit? "WortMelder" hat bei Prof. Dr. Achim Kemmerling von der Willy Brandt School of Public Policy nachgefrag...
www.uni-erfurt.de
February 11, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Warum die Abschaffung des USAID zynisch und idiotisch ist: www.uni-erfurt.de/forschung/ak...
Midway through our project, here is what we found so far how the Future of Work plays out in middle-income countries. Many thanks to Friedrich Ebert Stiftung and Inga Sabanova to let us showcase those findings. futureofwork.fes.de/tew-7
2025/Issue 7
FES Blog by tech practitioners, academic researchers and policy makers. Editor - Inga Sabanova
futureofwork.fes.de
January 24, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Midway through our project, here is what we found so far how the Future of Work plays out in middle-income countries. Many thanks to Friedrich Ebert Stiftung and Inga Sabanova to let us showcase those findings. futureofwork.fes.de/tew-7
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The larger picture is that fascists thrive on fear, this is why they’re doing their best to spread it far and wide. To detox, it helps to get rid of algorithmic media and switch as much as possible to chronological media fixthenews.com/282-brain-wa...
282: Brain-Washing Machine
Plus, a sea of photovoltaic possibility, good news for the environment in America (seriously), global prices back to normal, 'emergent' collective memory for ants, and some Herculaneum scroll action.
fixthenews.com
January 21, 2025 at 9:36 AM
The larger picture is that fascists thrive on fear, this is why they’re doing their best to spread it far and wide. To detox, it helps to get rid of algorithmic media and switch as much as possible to chronological media fixthenews.com/282-brain-wa...
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‼️ Hiring ‼️
Two (!) positions in my group at @ipz.bsky.social in Zurich
📣 1 postdoc position (3+3 years)
📣 1 PhD position (3,5 years)
Application deadline in early March.
Job ads & details:
tinyurl.com/3p6yhptk
We are an international and friendly department with excellent working conditions
Two (!) positions in my group at @ipz.bsky.social in Zurich
📣 1 postdoc position (3+3 years)
📣 1 PhD position (3,5 years)
Application deadline in early March.
Job ads & details:
tinyurl.com/3p6yhptk
We are an international and friendly department with excellent working conditions
January 21, 2025 at 9:46 AM
‼️ Hiring ‼️
Two (!) positions in my group at @ipz.bsky.social in Zurich
📣 1 postdoc position (3+3 years)
📣 1 PhD position (3,5 years)
Application deadline in early March.
Job ads & details:
tinyurl.com/3p6yhptk
We are an international and friendly department with excellent working conditions
Two (!) positions in my group at @ipz.bsky.social in Zurich
📣 1 postdoc position (3+3 years)
📣 1 PhD position (3,5 years)
Application deadline in early March.
Job ads & details:
tinyurl.com/3p6yhptk
We are an international and friendly department with excellent working conditions