IMPRS-SPCE Dissertations

Dissertations by IMPRS-SPCE graduates are published in the IMPRS-SPCE Dissertation Series, Studies on the Social and Political Constitution of the Economy, in print by a publisher, or as online publications or journal articles. The list below contains all the dissertations published by IMPRS-SPCE graduates.

Thesis - PhD
Between Legality and Illegality: How Misclassification and Partial Enforcement Transformed the Italian Labour Market. PhD Thesis, University of Duisburg-Essen. Studies on the Social and Political Constitution of the Economy. IMPRS-SPCE, Cologne 2025.
Thesis - PhD
Navigating by the Stars: The Role of the "Natural Rates" in Monetary Policy. PhD Thesis, University of Cologne, Cologne 2025.
Thesis - PhD
Tightening the Geoeconomic Toolkit: Advanced Capitalism’s Response to the Rise of China. PhD Thesis, University of Cologne, Cologne 2025.
Book
The Game: The Economy of Undocumented Migration from Afghanistan to Europe. Oxford Studies in Migration and Citizenship. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2025.
Thesis - PhD
"With Great Power There Must Also Come Great Responsibility": How the Semiconductor Industry Deals with Uncertainty in Light of Geopolitical and Supply Chain Disruptions. PhD Thesis, University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg 2025.
Thesis - PhD
Interest Groups and Macroeconomic Policy in the Export-Led German Growth Model: Business Associations, Trade Unions, and the Reproduction of the Undervaluation Regime. PhD Thesis, University of Cologne. Studies on the Social and Political Constitution of the Economy. IMPRS-SPCE, Cologne 2025.
Thesis - PhD
Work, Compare, Repeat: Social Comparisons as a Determinant of Working Hours in Germany. PhD Thesis, University of Duisburg-Essen. Studies on the Social and Political Constitution of the Economy. IMPRS-SPCE, Cologne 2025.
Thesis - PhD
"Return of Dependency" or "A New Hope"? East-South Investment and Interdependent Development in Colombia. PhD Thesis, University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg 2024.
Thesis - PhD
Rentiers and Their Frontiers: The Power Struggles Surrounding Land as an Asset (Cumulative Thesis). PhD Thesis, University of Cologne, Cologne 2024.
Thesis - PhD
Out of Balance, Out of Sight? How the Epistemic Community of Government Finance Statisticians Shapes European Debt Calculations. PhD Thesis, University of Cologne, Cologne 2024.
Thesis - PhD
Discipline and Promise: The Rise of Neoliberalism in Peru (1945-2000). PhD Thesis, University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg 2024.
Thesis - PhD
The Scientization of Central Banks (Cumulative Thesis). PhD Thesis, University of Cologne. Studies on the Social and Political Constitution of the Economy. IMPRS-SPCE, Cologne 2024.
Thesis - PhD
The EU Social Turn from a Nordic Perspective: Explaining Scandinavian Trade Union Positions on EU Social Policy. PhD Thesis, University of Cologne, Cologne 2024.
Thesis - PhD
Ruling the Game or Gaming the Rules? The Politics of Technocratic Fiscal Surveillance in EMU. PhD Thesis, University of Cologne, Cologne 2024.
Thesis - PhD
Mensch ändere dich (nicht): Das Tavistock Institute of Human Relations und der Wandel der Arbeitswelt seit 1940. PhD Thesis, University of Cologne, Cologne 2024.
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