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New! European Social Dialogues (ESD). Im, Larson, & Brigitte Pircher develop a typology of policymaking outcomes based on the analysis of 3 parental leave directives (1996-2019). They find divergent preferences reduced successful ESDs. Sage Journals doi.org/10.1177/001979…

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Grattis till Brigitte Pircher, som tilldelats medel från Crafoordska stiftelsen för projektet "Implementeringsutmaningar av digitaliseringsrättigheter i Sverige"! lnu.se/mot-linneunive…

PhD Candidate Gerard de Castro Coll reached a milestone today: his final seminar! In his thesis, Gerard compares the development of parental leave policies in Spain and Portugal. Congrats! External opponent was Ann-Zofie Duvander, Stockholm University/Mid Sweden University.

Interessante Diskussion von AK Österreich und AK Europa (AK Europa) zur "Besseren Rechtsetzungs-Agenda" der EU-Kommission. So wie es aussieht, könnten sich damit Standards ua im Arbeits- und im Konsumentenschutzbereich verschlechtern.

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Die EU setzt verstärkt auf "bessere #Rechtsetzung" – doch wessen Interessen werden dabei bedient? Eine Studie von Brigitte Pircher zeigt, dass Unternehmen von Deregulierung profitieren, während soziale & ökologische Standards auf der Strecke bleiben: awblog.at/Europa/Bessere…

Is the vision of a social Europe elusive? In this special issue, Roland Erne, Marco Hauptimeier Cardiff University, Valeria Pulignano & Peter Turnbull University of Bristol curate research that examines transnational employment relations in Europe to explore some answers. doi.org/10.1177/001979…

Why do parental leave policies fail to take off? Using the European case, Zhen Jie Im Copenhagen Business School, Trine P Larsen & Brigitte Pircher argue that treating social partners as mere rule takers and not accommodating their divergent interests require rethinking. doi.org/10.1177/001979…

Newest article! We show that the 2014 EU public procurement rules have unintentionally reduced competition and heightened corruption risks, revealing major differences in policy implementation across member states. With Karl Loxbo published at JEPP tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Interested in researching the capabilities of the public sector to cope with the escalating challenges of administrative overburdening? Apply for a position in my project! sh.se/english/sodert… (via Södertörns högskola)

We are advertising a PhD student position in polisci for research on democracy, autocracy, and international cooperation. Come join a great team on a critical question of our times! Deadline: 6 February👇 su.se/english/about-…

Deregulating crucial protections ⚖️deepens inequality 🏛️erodes trust in institutions 🔥fuels anti-democratic narratives 270+ civil society & trade union groups urge the European Commission for #RulesToProtect people, nature & democracy in EU regulations 👇 akeuropa.eu/en/joint-open-…

Interested in working in our EU-funded SUPA (Sustaining Public Administration in Modern Democracies) project as a research assistant? Feel free to apply and spread the word! sh.se/ledigajobb?rmp…

📣Excited to kick off the Horizon Europe project “Sustaining Public Administration in Modern Democracies”(SUPA) tomorrow at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München ! ECAS NGO will study citizens' perceptions and experiences with public administration cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101…