Pieter Vanhuysse
@pietervanhuysse.bsky.social
Professor of political economy & public policy, Dep. Politics; Chair, Danish Institute for Advanced Study, SDU. Political demography, aging democracies & welfare states, intergenerational fairness https://portal.findresearcher.sdu.dk/en/persons/vanhuysse
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Debunking the ‘Stork Theory’: Why Do Low-Fertility Societies Tax Their Own Reproduction?
What and how many resources does it really take to raise a newborn baby to productive adulthood? And who pays for it?
ifstudies.org
Why do low-fertility societies implicitly tax their own reproduction?
ifstudies.org/blog/debunki...
ifstudies.org/blog/debunki...
Final session of the European Citizens’ Panel on Intergenerational Fairness: #policy #cocreation & #deliberative #democracy - 150 citizens delivered their recommendations to Commissioner Micallef for his Strategy.
I was honored to be on the Knowledge Committee
citizens.ec.europa.eu/citizens-pan...
I was honored to be on the Knowledge Committee
citizens.ec.europa.eu/citizens-pan...
November 16, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Final session of the European Citizens’ Panel on Intergenerational Fairness: #policy #cocreation & #deliberative #democracy - 150 citizens delivered their recommendations to Commissioner Micallef for his Strategy.
I was honored to be on the Knowledge Committee
citizens.ec.europa.eu/citizens-pan...
I was honored to be on the Knowledge Committee
citizens.ec.europa.eu/citizens-pan...
A #governance perspective on East Central Europe’s #population predicament: Young exit, grey voice and lopsided loyalty":
My paper cited in the new European Strategy and Policy Analysis System foresight paper on #intergenerational #fairness
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www.espas.eu/home.html#pu...
My paper cited in the new European Strategy and Policy Analysis System foresight paper on #intergenerational #fairness
austriaca.at?arp=0x003fa3...
www.espas.eu/home.html#pu...
November 14, 2025 at 9:55 AM
A #governance perspective on East Central Europe’s #population predicament: Young exit, grey voice and lopsided loyalty":
My paper cited in the new European Strategy and Policy Analysis System foresight paper on #intergenerational #fairness
austriaca.at?arp=0x003fa3...
www.espas.eu/home.html#pu...
My paper cited in the new European Strategy and Policy Analysis System foresight paper on #intergenerational #fairness
austriaca.at?arp=0x003fa3...
www.espas.eu/home.html#pu...
Intergenerational Fairness: How to deliver a fairer future for all?
I addressed the European Strategy and Policy Analysis System (ESPAS) 2025 conference on this urgent question of #policy #generations #fairness and the #future:
www.espas.eu/programme202...
I addressed the European Strategy and Policy Analysis System (ESPAS) 2025 conference on this urgent question of #policy #generations #fairness and the #future:
www.espas.eu/programme202...
Programme | ESPAS conference - 2025
ESPAS provides a framework for cooperation and consultation at administrative level to work together on medium and long-term trends facing or relating to the European Union.
www.espas.eu
November 13, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Intergenerational Fairness: How to deliver a fairer future for all?
I addressed the European Strategy and Policy Analysis System (ESPAS) 2025 conference on this urgent question of #policy #generations #fairness and the #future:
www.espas.eu/programme202...
I addressed the European Strategy and Policy Analysis System (ESPAS) 2025 conference on this urgent question of #policy #generations #fairness and the #future:
www.espas.eu/programme202...
At the European Strategy and Policy Analysis System (ESPAS) annual conference in Brussels:
European Commissioner for Intergenerational Fairness, Culture, Youth and Sport Glenn Micallef speaking on how his portfolio needs and uses #foresight for #policy
www.espas.eu/programme202...
European Commissioner for Intergenerational Fairness, Culture, Youth and Sport Glenn Micallef speaking on how his portfolio needs and uses #foresight for #policy
www.espas.eu/programme202...
Programme | ESPAS conference - 2025
ESPAS provides a framework for cooperation and consultation at administrative level to work together on medium and long-term trends facing or relating to the European Union.
www.espas.eu
November 13, 2025 at 8:59 AM
At the European Strategy and Policy Analysis System (ESPAS) annual conference in Brussels:
European Commissioner for Intergenerational Fairness, Culture, Youth and Sport Glenn Micallef speaking on how his portfolio needs and uses #foresight for #policy
www.espas.eu/programme202...
European Commissioner for Intergenerational Fairness, Culture, Youth and Sport Glenn Micallef speaking on how his portfolio needs and uses #foresight for #policy
www.espas.eu/programme202...
Reposted by Pieter Vanhuysse
Join us 13 Nov at #ESPAS for the main #EU strategic foresight and future-oriented policy event of the year:
"Europe towards 2040"
Cohosted by European Commission & European Parliament. ESPAS brings together 9 institutions thinking longer term to inform EU #policy
www.espas.eu/conference20...
"Europe towards 2040"
Cohosted by European Commission & European Parliament. ESPAS brings together 9 institutions thinking longer term to inform EU #policy
www.espas.eu/conference20...
Introduction | 2025 ESPAS conference
ESPAS provides a framework for cooperation and consultation at administrative level to work together on medium and long-term trends facing or relating to the European Union.
www.espas.eu
November 3, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Join us 13 Nov at #ESPAS for the main #EU strategic foresight and future-oriented policy event of the year:
"Europe towards 2040"
Cohosted by European Commission & European Parliament. ESPAS brings together 9 institutions thinking longer term to inform EU #policy
www.espas.eu/conference20...
"Europe towards 2040"
Cohosted by European Commission & European Parliament. ESPAS brings together 9 institutions thinking longer term to inform EU #policy
www.espas.eu/conference20...
AI as a stochastic parrot
".... a system “for haphazardly stitching together sequences of linguistic forms it has observed in its vast training data, according to probabilistic information about how they combine, but without any reference to meaning”.
www.ft.com/content/9029...
".... a system “for haphazardly stitching together sequences of linguistic forms it has observed in its vast training data, according to probabilistic information about how they combine, but without any reference to meaning”.
www.ft.com/content/9029...
November 8, 2025 at 4:06 PM
AI as a stochastic parrot
".... a system “for haphazardly stitching together sequences of linguistic forms it has observed in its vast training data, according to probabilistic information about how they combine, but without any reference to meaning”.
www.ft.com/content/9029...
".... a system “for haphazardly stitching together sequences of linguistic forms it has observed in its vast training data, according to probabilistic information about how they combine, but without any reference to meaning”.
www.ft.com/content/9029...
Join us 13 Nov at #ESPAS for the main #EU strategic foresight and future-oriented policy event of the year:
"Europe towards 2040"
Cohosted by European Commission & European Parliament. ESPAS brings together 9 institutions thinking longer term to inform EU #policy
www.espas.eu/conference20...
"Europe towards 2040"
Cohosted by European Commission & European Parliament. ESPAS brings together 9 institutions thinking longer term to inform EU #policy
www.espas.eu/conference20...
Introduction | 2025 ESPAS conference
ESPAS provides a framework for cooperation and consultation at administrative level to work together on medium and long-term trends facing or relating to the European Union.
www.espas.eu
November 3, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Join us 13 Nov at #ESPAS for the main #EU strategic foresight and future-oriented policy event of the year:
"Europe towards 2040"
Cohosted by European Commission & European Parliament. ESPAS brings together 9 institutions thinking longer term to inform EU #policy
www.espas.eu/conference20...
"Europe towards 2040"
Cohosted by European Commission & European Parliament. ESPAS brings together 9 institutions thinking longer term to inform EU #policy
www.espas.eu/conference20...
Reposted by Pieter Vanhuysse
I love to see stuff like this because it helps explain to people trapped in tech-sponsored information bubbles the actually obvious fact that universities teach people to know & think things, and AI is a way to produce the effect of knowing & thinking things w/o actually knowing & thinking them.
Opinion | Why Even Basic A.I. Use Is So Bad for Students
www.nytimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 11:13 AM
I love to see stuff like this because it helps explain to people trapped in tech-sponsored information bubbles the actually obvious fact that universities teach people to know & think things, and AI is a way to produce the effect of knowing & thinking things w/o actually knowing & thinking them.
Join us 13 November at #ESPAS for the main #EU strategic foresight and future-oriented policy event of the year:
"Europe towards 2040: Charting a course in a new era of conflict and competition".
Cohosted by the European Commission & the European Parliament
www.espas.eu/programme202...
"Europe towards 2040: Charting a course in a new era of conflict and competition".
Cohosted by the European Commission & the European Parliament
www.espas.eu/programme202...
Programme | ESPAS conference - 2025
ESPAS provides a framework for cooperation and consultation at administrative level to work together on medium and long-term trends facing or relating to the European Union.
www.espas.eu
October 28, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Join us 13 November at #ESPAS for the main #EU strategic foresight and future-oriented policy event of the year:
"Europe towards 2040: Charting a course in a new era of conflict and competition".
Cohosted by the European Commission & the European Parliament
www.espas.eu/programme202...
"Europe towards 2040: Charting a course in a new era of conflict and competition".
Cohosted by the European Commission & the European Parliament
www.espas.eu/programme202...
"You also shouldn’t pretend that by cognitively offloading a task, you will magically get smarter because you can focus on more advanced and complex skills. More advanced and complex skills are based on simpler ones."
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/are-we-liv...
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/are-we-liv...
October 24, 2025 at 7:50 AM
"You also shouldn’t pretend that by cognitively offloading a task, you will magically get smarter because you can focus on more advanced and complex skills. More advanced and complex skills are based on simpler ones."
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/are-we-liv...
substack.nomoremarking.com/p/are-we-liv...
Reposted by Pieter Vanhuysse
What to do to make the EU fair for all current & future generations? Today 2nd session of European Citizens’ Panel on #Intergenerational #Fairness. My role as member of the 10-person Knowledge Committee: to summarize statements by six European Commissioners
citizens.ec.europa.eu/intergenerat...
citizens.ec.europa.eu/intergenerat...
Intergenerational Fairness
The European Commission is inviting you to help co-create a groundbreaking strategy on Intergenerational Fairness! Use this platform to share what you want it to look like, what you think is important...
citizens.ec.europa.eu
October 17, 2025 at 1:50 PM
What to do to make the EU fair for all current & future generations? Today 2nd session of European Citizens’ Panel on #Intergenerational #Fairness. My role as member of the 10-person Knowledge Committee: to summarize statements by six European Commissioners
citizens.ec.europa.eu/intergenerat...
citizens.ec.europa.eu/intergenerat...
"Are schools and universities still equipped to produce creative, original thinkers who will build better, more intelligent societies – or is the education system going to churn out mindless, gullible, AI essay-writing drones?"
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
October 19, 2025 at 6:27 AM
"Are schools and universities still equipped to produce creative, original thinkers who will build better, more intelligent societies – or is the education system going to churn out mindless, gullible, AI essay-writing drones?"
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
What to do to make the EU fair for all current & future generations? Today 2nd session of European Citizens’ Panel on #Intergenerational #Fairness. My role as member of the 10-person Knowledge Committee: to summarize statements by six European Commissioners
citizens.ec.europa.eu/intergenerat...
citizens.ec.europa.eu/intergenerat...
Intergenerational Fairness
The European Commission is inviting you to help co-create a groundbreaking strategy on Intergenerational Fairness! Use this platform to share what you want it to look like, what you think is important...
citizens.ec.europa.eu
October 17, 2025 at 1:50 PM
What to do to make the EU fair for all current & future generations? Today 2nd session of European Citizens’ Panel on #Intergenerational #Fairness. My role as member of the 10-person Knowledge Committee: to summarize statements by six European Commissioners
citizens.ec.europa.eu/intergenerat...
citizens.ec.europa.eu/intergenerat...
Reposted by Pieter Vanhuysse
What course ahead for Europe in terms of #intergenerational #fairness?
I will address the annual conference next month of the European Strategy and Policy Analysis System (ESPAS), co-hosted by the European Commission and the European Parliament
www.espas.eu/conference20...
I will address the annual conference next month of the European Strategy and Policy Analysis System (ESPAS), co-hosted by the European Commission and the European Parliament
www.espas.eu/conference20...
Introduction | 2025 ESPAS conference
ESPAS provides a framework for cooperation and consultation at administrative level to work together on medium and long-term trends facing or relating to the European Union.
www.espas.eu
October 9, 2025 at 1:10 PM
What course ahead for Europe in terms of #intergenerational #fairness?
I will address the annual conference next month of the European Strategy and Policy Analysis System (ESPAS), co-hosted by the European Commission and the European Parliament
www.espas.eu/conference20...
I will address the annual conference next month of the European Strategy and Policy Analysis System (ESPAS), co-hosted by the European Commission and the European Parliament
www.espas.eu/conference20...
What course ahead for Europe in terms of #intergenerational #fairness?
I will address the annual conference next month of the European Strategy and Policy Analysis System (ESPAS), co-hosted by the European Commission and the European Parliament
www.espas.eu/conference20...
I will address the annual conference next month of the European Strategy and Policy Analysis System (ESPAS), co-hosted by the European Commission and the European Parliament
www.espas.eu/conference20...
Introduction | 2025 ESPAS conference
ESPAS provides a framework for cooperation and consultation at administrative level to work together on medium and long-term trends facing or relating to the European Union.
www.espas.eu
October 9, 2025 at 1:10 PM
What course ahead for Europe in terms of #intergenerational #fairness?
I will address the annual conference next month of the European Strategy and Policy Analysis System (ESPAS), co-hosted by the European Commission and the European Parliament
www.espas.eu/conference20...
I will address the annual conference next month of the European Strategy and Policy Analysis System (ESPAS), co-hosted by the European Commission and the European Parliament
www.espas.eu/conference20...
A deep and original theorist, a generous colleague, and a kind friend has left us. RIP, Claus. You will be missed dearly.
www.faz.net/aktuell/feui...
www.faz.net/aktuell/feui...
Sozialwissenschaftler Claus Offe gestorben
Claus Offe prägte die Sozialwissenschaften mit scharfsinnigen Analysen und gesellschaftskritischen Perspektiven. Als Grenzgänger zwischen Soziologie und Politologie bleibt sein Werk wegweisend.
www.faz.net
October 4, 2025 at 2:34 PM
A deep and original theorist, a generous colleague, and a kind friend has left us. RIP, Claus. You will be missed dearly.
www.faz.net/aktuell/feui...
www.faz.net/aktuell/feui...
Reposted by Pieter Vanhuysse
Ein von Michael Zürn und mir verfasster Nachruf auf Claus Offe. Ein bemerkenswerter Mensch und Wissenschaftler www.faz.net/aktuell/feui...
Sozialwissenschaftler Claus Offe gestorben
Claus Offe prägte die Sozialwissenschaften mit scharfsinnigen Analysen und gesellschaftskritischen Perspektiven. Als Grenzgänger zwischen Soziologie und Politologie bleibt sein Werk wegweisend.
www.faz.net
October 3, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Ein von Michael Zürn und mir verfasster Nachruf auf Claus Offe. Ein bemerkenswerter Mensch und Wissenschaftler www.faz.net/aktuell/feui...
Reposted by Pieter Vanhuysse
It was a true honor to talk to legendary political scientist Adam Przeworski about how he understands the present crisis, what he learned from Chile and Poland, and how to move forward from here www.dissentmagazine.org/article/how-...
How Democracies Fall Apart - Dissent Magazine
An interview with Adam Przeworski.
www.dissentmagazine.org
September 26, 2025 at 10:45 PM
It was a true honor to talk to legendary political scientist Adam Przeworski about how he understands the present crisis, what he learned from Chile and Poland, and how to move forward from here www.dissentmagazine.org/article/how-...
Reposted by Pieter Vanhuysse
¿Por qué grava la crianza de los hijos?
En el análisis de la baja fertilidad española —1,19 hijos por mujer—, Pieter Vanhuysse concluye que se deben replantear las políticas públicas, para permitir que aquellos que quieran ser padres puedan serlo
agendapublica.es/noticia/1894...
En el análisis de la baja fertilidad española —1,19 hijos por mujer—, Pieter Vanhuysse concluye que se deben replantear las políticas públicas, para permitir que aquellos que quieran ser padres puedan serlo
agendapublica.es/noticia/1894...
España tiene un persistente problema de baja fecundidad. ¿Por qué grava la crianza de los hijos?
En el análisis de la baja fertilidad española —1,19 hijos por mujer—, Pieter Vanhuysse concluye que se deben replantear las políticas públicas, en especial las fiscales, para permitir que aquellos qu...
agendapublica.es
September 24, 2025 at 12:33 PM
¿Por qué grava la crianza de los hijos?
En el análisis de la baja fertilidad española —1,19 hijos por mujer—, Pieter Vanhuysse concluye que se deben replantear las políticas públicas, para permitir que aquellos que quieran ser padres puedan serlo
agendapublica.es/noticia/1894...
En el análisis de la baja fertilidad española —1,19 hijos por mujer—, Pieter Vanhuysse concluye que se deben replantear las políticas públicas, para permitir que aquellos que quieran ser padres puedan serlo
agendapublica.es/noticia/1894...
Reposted by Pieter Vanhuysse
What place-specific policies to combat depopulation from Europe's regions?
I was honored to give the keynote to the first International Congress on Depopulation, organised by the Gobierno de Aragon deep in the mountains at Segura de Banos
#demography #policy #regions
www.aragon.es/actualidad/i...
I was honored to give the keynote to the first International Congress on Depopulation, organised by the Gobierno de Aragon deep in the mountains at Segura de Banos
#demography #policy #regions
www.aragon.es/actualidad/i...
I Congreso Internacional de Despoblación 2025. Gobierno de Aragón
Congreso que busca sensibilizar sobre el problema de la despoblación y ofrecer a Aragón conocimiento y análisis de propuestas y proyectos, tanto teóricos como prácticos.
www.aragon.es
September 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
What place-specific policies to combat depopulation from Europe's regions?
I was honored to give the keynote to the first International Congress on Depopulation, organised by the Gobierno de Aragon deep in the mountains at Segura de Banos
#demography #policy #regions
www.aragon.es/actualidad/i...
I was honored to give the keynote to the first International Congress on Depopulation, organised by the Gobierno de Aragon deep in the mountains at Segura de Banos
#demography #policy #regions
www.aragon.es/actualidad/i...
Reposted by Pieter Vanhuysse
"Democrafting the future" : my podcast on why our welfare states are intergenerational piggy banks, the hidden asymmetric burden of social reproduction in low-fertility Europe, and all things political demography:
democraft.blog
democraft.blog
September 19, 2025 at 12:14 PM
"Democrafting the future" : my podcast on why our welfare states are intergenerational piggy banks, the hidden asymmetric burden of social reproduction in low-fertility Europe, and all things political demography:
democraft.blog
democraft.blog