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Are European universities meeting the needs of early-career researchers? 🎓 This and other questions will be addressed at the #MSCA Presidency Conference, hosted by DTU on 18 and 19 September 2025. 🔗 Read more in #IRRADIUM: mariecuriealumni.eu/mcaa-magazine/…

Do #OpenProposals pose a risk to intellectual property rights or open doors to new collaborations? 🔍 📖 Discover Ivo Grigorov and Paola Chiara Masuzzo 🦕’s perspectives on the topic in this article of the #MCAANewsletter: mariecuriealumni.eu/newsletters/41…

Under socialism (1952-90), the position of all poorer republics deteriorated while the relative positions of Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia remained the same. With independence & capitalism all poorer republics/province (except Macedonia) improved their relative position.

The AI boom means the world’s data centers use more electricity than almost every country. See our blog on how to supply the power-hungry technology that’s driving growth. imf.org/en/Blogs/Artic…

Ö1 Diagonal zu Ungarn: Die Orbán-Jahre - Besichtigung einer Epoche. oe1.orf.at/programm/20250…

Rethinking career paths 🔀 A parallel session of our Annual Conference emphasised the importance of flexible, collaborative & mission-driven approaches to scientific work. 🔗 Read more in this article by Polat Goktas, Ph.D. for our newsletter: mariecuriealumni.eu/newsletters/42… #MCAAConf2025

In the Financial Times today, I argue that if AI is just another productivity tool, the productivity gains will be limited. For lasting economic expansion, AI must catalyze new industries and initiatives. "Had the 19th century focused solely on better looms and ploughs, we would enjoy

Martin Wolf: For whom does Trump govern? on.ft.com/4n532Sr

For decades the path to a nice life was clear: go to university, find a graduate job, then watch the money come in. Today’s hard-working youths, however, seem to be having a tough time econ.st/3G0GdOY

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This is a very cool paper showing social class affects career progression within US academia.

Joint statement: No directionality in MSCA 📣 The MCAA has co-signed a statement opposing the European Commission's proposed introduction of directionality in the Work Programme 2026–2027 draft, calling for more support & investment in the MSCA. Read more: mariecuriealumni.eu/news/mcaa-take…

“I’m your conference moderator and I should have done more preparation. Joining me is a stellar line-up of people you’ve never heard of.” Conference panels have their quirks. To survive them, follow these rules: econ.st/447pu65

Increasing income inequality in Scandinavian countries. After-tax income inequality; LIS. Sweden from 22.7 to 30.5 (greater Gini percentage increase than in the US) Norway from 24.5 to 29.1 Denmark from 26.0 to 29.5

This interesting portrait of Karin Kneissl, the former Austrian FM, shows how an ambitious career diplomat turned into a far-right outcast theguardian.com/world/2025/jul…

The EU’s Savings and Investments Union aims to get EU citizens to invest more of their savings on capital markets, a goal to be achieved in part by privatizing pensions. Daniela Gabor in the FT on why the SIU is based on false assumptions: ft.com/content/052e47…

Charles Tilly's Concepts Tilly used a range of concepts that are common to many social sciences in his research on the state, nationalism, contentious politics and democracy. This is one place where he listed his key concepts and offered short definitions of each of them.👇

Path dependence The two papers, by David and Arthur, that launched the study of path dependence. And the paper by Pierson that brought the idea into political science. Download David: sjbae.pbworks.com/f/David+1985.p… Arthur: rochelleterman.com/ir/sites/defau… Pierson: critical-juncture.net/uploads/2/1/9/…

It’s a bad time to be a graduate on.ft.com/4ldW0cy | opinion

Comparative Historical Research Since the 1980s These books capture very nicely how scholars have thought about comparative historical analysis (CHA) since the 1980s – and especially how their thinking about questions of methods has changed over time.