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The MPIfG is looking for Postdoctoral Researchers in the social sciences for the research areas Economic Sociology (Jens Beckert) and Political Economy (Lucio Baccaro). Scholars of all nationalities who successfully completed their doctoral degree in sociology or political science or a related field no longer than three years before the starting date at the MPIfG are eligible to apply for the postdoctoral program. The application deadline is December 15, 2025.
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The consequences of global warming are becoming tangible – and often deadly – for growing segments of the global population. For instance, river floods and tropical cyclones have become more frequent and destructive due to climate change. The social consequences of global warming are more subtle, as worsening environmental conditions ripple through societies and strain the social fabric. This edition, edited by Leon Wansleben, intends to inspire economic sociologists to consider climate change as a major structural force impacting whole economies, markets, and economic actors.
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The MPIfG is looking for scholars from the fields of economic sociology and comparative and international political economy to join our Visiting Researchers Program in summer semester 2026, for stays generally ranging from two to twelve months. Applications are welcome from professors and researchers at postdoctoral or doctoral level from Germany or abroad who wish to pursue a project relating the MPIfG’s research program. The application deadline is October 31, 2025.

Publications


Book cover with yellow background and honeycomb pattern. Title: “Understanding Political Economy: Capitalism, Democracy and Inequality.” Authors: Bob Hancké, Toon Van Overbeke, Dustin Voss. Published by Elgar.
A burning globe is visible through the window. Two people are sitting on sofas, one reading while the other holds their cell phone.
Aerial view of a container ship in the canal, accompanied by tugboats. Book cover shows title “Taking Back Control? States and State Systems After Globalism” by Wolfgang Streeck.
Rotes Buchcover mit schwarzem Schriftzug: „Failure by Design”, darunter in Weiß: „The California Energy Crisis and the Limits of Market Planning” von Georg Rilinger.
Das Bild zeigt das Buchcover zu Jens Beckerts "Verkaufte Zukunft: Warum der Kampf gegen den Klimawandel zu scheitern droht".
Red book cover, editor Smail Rapic, title “Ways out of Capitalism?”, conversations with Colin Crouch, Nancy Fraser, Claus Offe, Wolfgang Streeck, Joseph Vogl, published by Nomos and Karl Alber.
Book cover with abstract black brush drawing, title: “Austerity From the Left” by Björn Bremer, Oxford University Press.
A book cover shows colorful question marks in the background, title “Dealing in Uncertainty: Insurance in the Age of Finance” by Arjen van der Heide.
The Rise of Central Banks: State Power in Financial Capitalism
Book cover “Behördenconsulting” (Government Consulting) by Alina Marktanner. Topic: Management consultants in the administration of the Federal Republic of Germany, 1970s to 2000s. Publisher: De Gruyter Oldenbourg.
The book cover shows “Capital Claims: Power and Global Finance” with a polluted riverbank and London skyscrapers in the background.
The cover of Democracy at Work shows gears formed from a crowd of people, with authors Ruth Dukes and Wolfgang Streeck. The subtitle is Contract, Status, and Post-Industrial Justice.
Colourful book cover with painted houses in different colours. Title: ‘Architectures of Hope: Infrastructural Citizenship and Class Mobility in Brazil’s Public Housing’, author: Moisés Kopper.
Book cover by Ariane Leendertz, title ‘Der erschöpfte Staat: Eine andere Geschichte des Neoliberalismus’ (The Exhausted State: A Different History of Neoliberalism), with geometric lines and Hamburger Edition logo.
A snail on stacked blocks symbolises slow growth; the book title ‘Diminishing Returns’ is visible.
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MPIfG Discussion Papers present results from ongoing research and contribute to current scholarly and public debate. They are subject to internal peer review and published open access.
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Articles by MPIfG researchers that have previously been published in peer-reviewed journals are published online in the MPIfG Journal Articles series.
From States to Markets and Back? The European Union’s Decades-Long Struggle over Renewable Energy Derisking. In: Journal of European Public Policy, 2025.
Endrejat, Vanessa, Fabio Bulfone, Arjen van der Heide
The Slumbering Giant: Towards a Political Economy of Financialised Insurance. In: Review of International Political Economy, 2025.
Capital and the Family. In: British Journal of Sociology, 2025.
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America’s Democratic Party and the Future of American Democracy

Jacob S. Hacker
Nov 19, 2025 04:30 PM - 06:00 PM (Local Time Germany)
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Recordings of the MPIfG Lectures and Contributions from the Annual Colloquium
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