Rosie Collington
@rosiecollington.bsky.social
political economist | IPE post-doc @ CBS | PhD from UCL IIPP | co-author 'THE BIG CON' | views own etc etc | www.rosiecollington.work
Writing this book has been a completely different ball game (🤱👶)
I no longer have entire days where I can dunk my head into the process. I'm writing in 3-5hr blocks, twice a week. Sometimes I feel like Im getting nowhere, but look! Slowly chipping away (now at 45k words) & enjoying the time so much
I no longer have entire days where I can dunk my head into the process. I'm writing in 3-5hr blocks, twice a week. Sometimes I feel like Im getting nowhere, but look! Slowly chipping away (now at 45k words) & enjoying the time so much
November 16, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Writing this book has been a completely different ball game (🤱👶)
I no longer have entire days where I can dunk my head into the process. I'm writing in 3-5hr blocks, twice a week. Sometimes I feel like Im getting nowhere, but look! Slowly chipping away (now at 45k words) & enjoying the time so much
I no longer have entire days where I can dunk my head into the process. I'm writing in 3-5hr blocks, twice a week. Sometimes I feel like Im getting nowhere, but look! Slowly chipping away (now at 45k words) & enjoying the time so much
East Coast pals/colleagues - I'm heading your way!
Will be visiting Georgetown & World Bank Group Archives in Feb & March 🕵️♀️
Then heading to Providence & onto ISA in Ohio with tiny assistant baby R & husband in tow (shout out to Denmark's paternity leave system). Let me know if you'll be around 🙏
Will be visiting Georgetown & World Bank Group Archives in Feb & March 🕵️♀️
Then heading to Providence & onto ISA in Ohio with tiny assistant baby R & husband in tow (shout out to Denmark's paternity leave system). Let me know if you'll be around 🙏
November 14, 2025 at 2:24 PM
East Coast pals/colleagues - I'm heading your way!
Will be visiting Georgetown & World Bank Group Archives in Feb & March 🕵️♀️
Then heading to Providence & onto ISA in Ohio with tiny assistant baby R & husband in tow (shout out to Denmark's paternity leave system). Let me know if you'll be around 🙏
Will be visiting Georgetown & World Bank Group Archives in Feb & March 🕵️♀️
Then heading to Providence & onto ISA in Ohio with tiny assistant baby R & husband in tow (shout out to Denmark's paternity leave system). Let me know if you'll be around 🙏
when I see someone wearing meta ray bans
November 6, 2025 at 4:26 PM
when I see someone wearing meta ray bans
do YOU have an FT premium subscription? if so can you please send me a gift link to this?
few things upset me in the way that not being able to access everything on the FT despite paying an exorbitant subscription every month does 🥲
www.ft.com/content/557a...
few things upset me in the way that not being able to access everything on the FT despite paying an exorbitant subscription every month does 🥲
www.ft.com/content/557a...
October 7, 2025 at 6:10 PM
do YOU have an FT premium subscription? if so can you please send me a gift link to this?
few things upset me in the way that not being able to access everything on the FT despite paying an exorbitant subscription every month does 🥲
www.ft.com/content/557a...
few things upset me in the way that not being able to access everything on the FT despite paying an exorbitant subscription every month does 🥲
www.ft.com/content/557a...
Some good AI news: people still do not wanna read books written by AI & feel unfulfilled if they find out they are
My bet is that this won’t change. Like Zoom parties vs irl socializing & the failure of the metaverse, there are just some (nice, human) things Silicon Valley wont be able to get right
My bet is that this won’t change. Like Zoom parties vs irl socializing & the failure of the metaverse, there are just some (nice, human) things Silicon Valley wont be able to get right
September 30, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Some good AI news: people still do not wanna read books written by AI & feel unfulfilled if they find out they are
My bet is that this won’t change. Like Zoom parties vs irl socializing & the failure of the metaverse, there are just some (nice, human) things Silicon Valley wont be able to get right
My bet is that this won’t change. Like Zoom parties vs irl socializing & the failure of the metaverse, there are just some (nice, human) things Silicon Valley wont be able to get right
what a time to be alive
September 26, 2025 at 11:05 AM
what a time to be alive
In Geneva for an excellent few days on all things economic planning where I’ll be presenting on a panel with the one and only @ceciliarikap.bsky.social 🤩
Thanks to @cedricdurand.bsky.social Hannah Bensussan & Francois-Xavier Hutteau for organizing (& for the v cool conference merch)
Thanks to @cedricdurand.bsky.social Hannah Bensussan & Francois-Xavier Hutteau for organizing (& for the v cool conference merch)
September 25, 2025 at 2:41 PM
In Geneva for an excellent few days on all things economic planning where I’ll be presenting on a panel with the one and only @ceciliarikap.bsky.social 🤩
Thanks to @cedricdurand.bsky.social Hannah Bensussan & Francois-Xavier Hutteau for organizing (& for the v cool conference merch)
Thanks to @cedricdurand.bsky.social Hannah Bensussan & Francois-Xavier Hutteau for organizing (& for the v cool conference merch)
@mkblyth.bsky.social on why he writes for public audiences 💯 couldn’t agree more
as a much more junior researcher I also find I often get my better analytical thoughts & ideas when I’m not tethered to the academic article format (& its potential, often scarier readers, no offense)
as a much more junior researcher I also find I often get my better analytical thoughts & ideas when I’m not tethered to the academic article format (& its potential, often scarier readers, no offense)
September 18, 2025 at 8:39 PM
@mkblyth.bsky.social on why he writes for public audiences 💯 couldn’t agree more
as a much more junior researcher I also find I often get my better analytical thoughts & ideas when I’m not tethered to the academic article format (& its potential, often scarier readers, no offense)
as a much more junior researcher I also find I often get my better analytical thoughts & ideas when I’m not tethered to the academic article format (& its potential, often scarier readers, no offense)
I just know I would have wanted the casio databank tbf. now with touch screen!
September 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I just know I would have wanted the casio databank tbf. now with touch screen!
I am reading late 90s editions of WIRED (for a fun project*) and the ads are particularly fascinating. It's wild to imagine that once upon a time the prospect of meeting strangers on the internet was envisaged as a fundamentally Good Thing. rip the chat room imaginary, I guess
September 18, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I am reading late 90s editions of WIRED (for a fun project*) and the ads are particularly fascinating. It's wild to imagine that once upon a time the prospect of meeting strangers on the internet was envisaged as a fundamentally Good Thing. rip the chat room imaginary, I guess
this is ridiculous
September 11, 2025 at 9:11 AM
this is ridiculous
Trump, transitions & turbulence: How can the labor movement respond to the geopolitical & climate struggles that define our era?
Excited that Damon Silvers, long-time AFL-CIO policy director, will be giving a seminar at CBS next week! Please share w/ students & register here cbs.nemtilmeld.dk/1303/
Excited that Damon Silvers, long-time AFL-CIO policy director, will be giving a seminar at CBS next week! Please share w/ students & register here cbs.nemtilmeld.dk/1303/
September 8, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Trump, transitions & turbulence: How can the labor movement respond to the geopolitical & climate struggles that define our era?
Excited that Damon Silvers, long-time AFL-CIO policy director, will be giving a seminar at CBS next week! Please share w/ students & register here cbs.nemtilmeld.dk/1303/
Excited that Damon Silvers, long-time AFL-CIO policy director, will be giving a seminar at CBS next week! Please share w/ students & register here cbs.nemtilmeld.dk/1303/
a few weeks ago I gave birth to this tiny human & became a mum. it’s been the most transformative & transcendental thing. also, physically tough with a challenging birth & lots of hospital trips since. mums are so badass. midwives are heroes. expect slow replies (& everything else) for a while 🐌💕
July 7, 2025 at 4:24 PM
a few weeks ago I gave birth to this tiny human & became a mum. it’s been the most transformative & transcendental thing. also, physically tough with a challenging birth & lots of hospital trips since. mums are so badass. midwives are heroes. expect slow replies (& everything else) for a while 🐌💕
currently (re)reading & ugh i forgot how beautifully written this book is! it could so easily have been stuffy & staid but i’m remembering how much i enjoyed the reading experience the first time around circa 2017(?) - pre-phd, working full time & only able/willing to read what was fun & interesting
June 8, 2025 at 6:58 PM
currently (re)reading & ugh i forgot how beautifully written this book is! it could so easily have been stuffy & staid but i’m remembering how much i enjoyed the reading experience the first time around circa 2017(?) - pre-phd, working full time & only able/willing to read what was fun & interesting
my co-author (pictured) and I say thank you to the editors & reviewers for a review process that has genuinely improved the paper a lot & also to my wonderful CBS colleagues for being the best, most supportive & smartest people out there
April 30, 2025 at 7:24 AM
my co-author (pictured) and I say thank you to the editors & reviewers for a review process that has genuinely improved the paper a lot & also to my wonderful CBS colleagues for being the best, most supportive & smartest people out there
the best news a week before I go on maternity leave after some very rough pregnancy months! 🥳🤰🏼
paper from my PhD coming soon to @ripejournal.bsky.social
paper from my PhD coming soon to @ripejournal.bsky.social
April 30, 2025 at 6:48 AM
the best news a week before I go on maternity leave after some very rough pregnancy months! 🥳🤰🏼
paper from my PhD coming soon to @ripejournal.bsky.social
paper from my PhD coming soon to @ripejournal.bsky.social
March 2020 lockdown: I had to change my MSc thesis plans & do something in Denmark, where I was based. I ended up getting extremely into the topic. It will never not feel v cool that it was accepted in NPE & that it now has 100 (Scholar) citations 🤓 Thank you
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
April 3, 2025 at 2:51 PM
March 2020 lockdown: I had to change my MSc thesis plans & do something in Denmark, where I was based. I ended up getting extremely into the topic. It will never not feel v cool that it was accepted in NPE & that it now has 100 (Scholar) citations 🤓 Thank you
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Academic honesty timeline cleanse: I’ve had some pretty long periods in pregnancy where Ive been too ill to work as much as I’d like (or at all). Sometimes it's made the pressure to compare my output to others hard to resist - compounded by the fact that so many great ppl aren't getting jobs/funding
March 19, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Academic honesty timeline cleanse: I’ve had some pretty long periods in pregnancy where Ive been too ill to work as much as I’d like (or at all). Sometimes it's made the pressure to compare my output to others hard to resist - compounded by the fact that so many great ppl aren't getting jobs/funding
On Wednesday I'll be in Oxford to speak about some of my research on state capacity, green transitions and de-risking 🏭
I'm a huge fan of the work of so many people involved in this research group & seminar series so this is a big honour!
I'm a huge fan of the work of so many people involved in this research group & seminar series so this is a big honour!
March 7, 2025 at 11:14 AM
On Wednesday I'll be in Oxford to speak about some of my research on state capacity, green transitions and de-risking 🏭
I'm a huge fan of the work of so many people involved in this research group & seminar series so this is a big honour!
I'm a huge fan of the work of so many people involved in this research group & seminar series so this is a big honour!
aaand while I’m at it, here is my other news 🤰🏼
arriving earthside some time in june 2025
arriving earthside some time in june 2025
March 6, 2025 at 4:51 PM
aaand while I’m at it, here is my other news 🤰🏼
arriving earthside some time in june 2025
arriving earthside some time in june 2025
Here are some more details ✨
The book draws on my PhD research @iipp-ucl.bsky.social & forthcoming pubs but also builds on that work.
I care a lot about writing about research for audiences outside of (as well as within) academia & John Murray feels like a great place for this
The book draws on my PhD research @iipp-ucl.bsky.social & forthcoming pubs but also builds on that work.
I care a lot about writing about research for audiences outside of (as well as within) academia & John Murray feels like a great place for this
March 6, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Here are some more details ✨
The book draws on my PhD research @iipp-ucl.bsky.social & forthcoming pubs but also builds on that work.
I care a lot about writing about research for audiences outside of (as well as within) academia & John Murray feels like a great place for this
The book draws on my PhD research @iipp-ucl.bsky.social & forthcoming pubs but also builds on that work.
I care a lot about writing about research for audiences outside of (as well as within) academia & John Murray feels like a great place for this
2 years on from THE BIG CON's publication
Eternally grateful to everyone who has read it & to @mazzucatom.bsky.social for inviting me along for the ride
One thing I'm proud of: that we managed to write a book of critical political economy that still finds its way into airport business book shelves
Eternally grateful to everyone who has read it & to @mazzucatom.bsky.social for inviting me along for the ride
One thing I'm proud of: that we managed to write a book of critical political economy that still finds its way into airport business book shelves
February 24, 2025 at 3:29 PM
2 years on from THE BIG CON's publication
Eternally grateful to everyone who has read it & to @mazzucatom.bsky.social for inviting me along for the ride
One thing I'm proud of: that we managed to write a book of critical political economy that still finds its way into airport business book shelves
Eternally grateful to everyone who has read it & to @mazzucatom.bsky.social for inviting me along for the ride
One thing I'm proud of: that we managed to write a book of critical political economy that still finds its way into airport business book shelves
I’ve ended up talking about and sharing versions of this paper more than I ever meant to over the past few years so I’ve done the thing I’m told is sensible and made a pre-print!
All comments, queries and criticisms very welcome
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
All comments, queries and criticisms very welcome
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
![tate Capacity and Green Transitions: Emerging Research and Enduring Methodological Hurdles
34 Pages Posted: 22 Jan 2025
Rosie Collington
Copenhagen Business School
Date Written: December 02, 2024
Abstract
National governments have become the central coordinating actors in renewable energy initiatives and climate governance. Taking their point of departure in earlier developmental state scholarship, in response to these transformations, researchers increasingly draw on the concept of ‘state capacity’ to understand how and when states pursue action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt infrastructure. This paper evaluates the contributions of this emerging research agenda, arguing that it not only demonstrates the value of the state capacity lens for studying green transitions, but conceptually advances our understanding of the role of coalitional and disciplining and coordination and adaptation capacities in state action. It points to a critical gap in existing research on the bureaucratic politics of state capacity development and financing. Exploring the enduring methodological pitfalls of state capacity research, I make the case for developing more systematic frameworks for comparative research on state capacity for green transitions.
Keywords: state capacity, institutions, governance, climate policy, economic policy, finance
Funder Statement
Financial support was provided by the Velux & Villum Foundations under Grant [#39017], ‘Algorithms, Data, and Democracy’.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:zzsesqogbssssvhaarqxvb44/bafkreiaxfrbjv5fhg7zptencpcgzwr73zshj5icryi7mkoxc553rwhzr2a@jpeg)
January 22, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I’ve ended up talking about and sharing versions of this paper more than I ever meant to over the past few years so I’ve done the thing I’m told is sensible and made a pre-print!
All comments, queries and criticisms very welcome
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
All comments, queries and criticisms very welcome
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Coincidentally, this afternoon I'll be giving a lecture on our paper and wider related research as part of this series at the University of Münster ⛪
January 7, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Coincidentally, this afternoon I'll be giving a lecture on our paper and wider related research as part of this series at the University of Münster ⛪
Each for very different reasons, these were my fave books of 2024 📚
Happy new year friends ✨🍻
ps. Emma’s book (on the political economy of care & its value, second most sold in DK last year) will be out in English in Spring 2025. Keep an eye out 🧐
Happy new year friends ✨🍻
ps. Emma’s book (on the political economy of care & its value, second most sold in DK last year) will be out in English in Spring 2025. Keep an eye out 🧐
January 3, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Each for very different reasons, these were my fave books of 2024 📚
Happy new year friends ✨🍻
ps. Emma’s book (on the political economy of care & its value, second most sold in DK last year) will be out in English in Spring 2025. Keep an eye out 🧐
Happy new year friends ✨🍻
ps. Emma’s book (on the political economy of care & its value, second most sold in DK last year) will be out in English in Spring 2025. Keep an eye out 🧐