Huge thanks to @marielylopezs.bsky.social , Sheri Berman, @markblyth.bsky.social , Sara Watson, and @pculpepper.bsky.social for mentoring, as well as Abby Lewis and Nathália Nascimento for making sure the event ran smoothly.

Keep your eyes peeled for excellent new work by Angie Jo, @ceciliaivardi.bsky.social, @prhj.bsky.social, @danieltroberts.com, and Anna Stallings, our participants.

Ch 7 discusses the implications for both welfare state scholarship and mental health policy. Lots of complexities to unpack, especially as the welfare workforce continues to evolve (see the Postscript). Kudos to 🇳🇴 for modeling a coalitional way forward. 11/11

Ch 6 tests the generalizability of the argument in two Scandinavian countries. Despite their similarities, Sweden's supply of mental health care is significantly lower than that of Norway. The welfare workforce argument helps to explain why. 10/11

The lack of coalition in the US made it hard to build mental health care after WWII (Ch 4); its presence in France produced the opposite result (Ch 5). Check out the previously untapped archival data & process-tracing tables here 🧐 @afscme.bsky.social @cfdt.fr @cgt.fr 9/11