Mikko Kuisma
@drmkuisma.bsky.social
Political scientist, Program Lead and Lecturer in Public Policy, University of Tübingen. Media Editor, SPA journals.
Welfare states and social citizenship || ideas and institutions || populism || social democracy || Nordic / British / European politics
Welfare states and social citizenship || ideas and institutions || populism || social democracy || Nordic / British / European politics
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What do these corporations have in common?
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
November 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
What do these corporations have in common?
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
Reposted by Mikko Kuisma
‘Remigration’ is a term that comes out of the European far right. Its use by the DHS account is a sign of democratic and epistemic collapse
November 28, 2025 at 8:59 PM
‘Remigration’ is a term that comes out of the European far right. Its use by the DHS account is a sign of democratic and epistemic collapse
Normalisation of far right politics is a very concrete and ongoing thing in Germany at the moment…
www.reuters.com/world/german...
www.reuters.com/world/german...
German family-business association lifts ban on contacts with far-right AfD
Germany’s association of family-owned companies has lifted its ban on contacts with AfD lawmakers, signalling the far-right party’s growing acceptability in parts of the business community as it climb...
www.reuters.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Normalisation of far right politics is a very concrete and ongoing thing in Germany at the moment…
www.reuters.com/world/german...
www.reuters.com/world/german...
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The blog post is based on Nasar Meer's article published in Social Policy and Society.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
November 27, 2025 at 5:11 PM
The blog post is based on Nasar Meer's article published in Social Policy and Society.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Reposted by Mikko Kuisma
New on the Social Policy Blog:
"Rethinking vulnerability in climate adaptation" by Nasar Meer (@nasarmeer.bsky.social).
@socialpolicyuk.bsky.social @universitypress.cambridge.org @alessiodangelo.bsky.social @enricoreuter.bsky.social
socialpolicyblog.co.uk/2025/11/27/r...
"Rethinking vulnerability in climate adaptation" by Nasar Meer (@nasarmeer.bsky.social).
@socialpolicyuk.bsky.social @universitypress.cambridge.org @alessiodangelo.bsky.social @enricoreuter.bsky.social
socialpolicyblog.co.uk/2025/11/27/r...
Rethinking Climate Adaptation Through Social Justice & Vulnerability
Climate adaptation must confront inequality and social vulnerability to become effective, just and truly transformative as climate risks intensify globally.
socialpolicyblog.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
New on the Social Policy Blog:
"Rethinking vulnerability in climate adaptation" by Nasar Meer (@nasarmeer.bsky.social).
@socialpolicyuk.bsky.social @universitypress.cambridge.org @alessiodangelo.bsky.social @enricoreuter.bsky.social
socialpolicyblog.co.uk/2025/11/27/r...
"Rethinking vulnerability in climate adaptation" by Nasar Meer (@nasarmeer.bsky.social).
@socialpolicyuk.bsky.social @universitypress.cambridge.org @alessiodangelo.bsky.social @enricoreuter.bsky.social
socialpolicyblog.co.uk/2025/11/27/r...
Reposted by Mikko Kuisma
Really excited to get this rolling! I’ve recently started as Media Editor for the Social Policy Association’s journals, and rebooting the Social Policy Blog is one of the highlights. Lots more coming soon — watch this space! Follow it both here and subscribe on socialpolicyblog.co.uk.
We’re now live on Bluesky! And we're back online and preparing for a full re-launch next week!
We’re the companion blog to the SPA's journals — Journal of Social Policy, Social Policy & Society, and Journal of International & Comparative Social Policy.
Follow us here and at socialpolicyblog.co.uk
We’re the companion blog to the SPA's journals — Journal of Social Policy, Social Policy & Society, and Journal of International & Comparative Social Policy.
Follow us here and at socialpolicyblog.co.uk
Social Policy Blog
Companion Blog to the Journal of Social Policy, Social Policy & Society, and the Journal of International & Comparative Social Policy
socialpolicyblog.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Really excited to get this rolling! I’ve recently started as Media Editor for the Social Policy Association’s journals, and rebooting the Social Policy Blog is one of the highlights. Lots more coming soon — watch this space! Follow it both here and subscribe on socialpolicyblog.co.uk.
Reposted by Mikko Kuisma
The blog post is based on Jonas Wood's article published in the Journal of Social Policy.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
November 25, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The blog post is based on Jonas Wood's article published in the Journal of Social Policy.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Reposted by Mikko Kuisma
New on the Social Policy Blog:
“Understanding the Disparities in Formal Childcare Uptake Among Migrants in Europe and Australia”
by Jonas Wood.
@socialpolicyuk.bsky.social @universitypress.cambridge.org @academiclee.bsky.social @v-yilmaz.bsky.social
socialpolicyblog.co.uk/2025/11/25/u...
“Understanding the Disparities in Formal Childcare Uptake Among Migrants in Europe and Australia”
by Jonas Wood.
@socialpolicyuk.bsky.social @universitypress.cambridge.org @academiclee.bsky.social @v-yilmaz.bsky.social
socialpolicyblog.co.uk/2025/11/25/u...
Why Migrant Families Use Less Formal Childcare in Europe and Australia
How labour markets, inequality and childcare system design contribute to migrant–native differences in formal childcare uptake across Europe and Australia.
socialpolicyblog.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 4:43 PM
New on the Social Policy Blog:
“Understanding the Disparities in Formal Childcare Uptake Among Migrants in Europe and Australia”
by Jonas Wood.
@socialpolicyuk.bsky.social @universitypress.cambridge.org @academiclee.bsky.social @v-yilmaz.bsky.social
socialpolicyblog.co.uk/2025/11/25/u...
“Understanding the Disparities in Formal Childcare Uptake Among Migrants in Europe and Australia”
by Jonas Wood.
@socialpolicyuk.bsky.social @universitypress.cambridge.org @academiclee.bsky.social @v-yilmaz.bsky.social
socialpolicyblog.co.uk/2025/11/25/u...
Really excited to get this rolling! I’ve recently started as Media Editor for the Social Policy Association’s journals, and rebooting the Social Policy Blog is one of the highlights. Lots more coming soon — watch this space! Follow it both here and subscribe on socialpolicyblog.co.uk.
We’re now live on Bluesky! And we're back online and preparing for a full re-launch next week!
We’re the companion blog to the SPA's journals — Journal of Social Policy, Social Policy & Society, and Journal of International & Comparative Social Policy.
Follow us here and at socialpolicyblog.co.uk
We’re the companion blog to the SPA's journals — Journal of Social Policy, Social Policy & Society, and Journal of International & Comparative Social Policy.
Follow us here and at socialpolicyblog.co.uk
Social Policy Blog
Companion Blog to the Journal of Social Policy, Social Policy & Society, and the Journal of International & Comparative Social Policy
socialpolicyblog.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Really excited to get this rolling! I’ve recently started as Media Editor for the Social Policy Association’s journals, and rebooting the Social Policy Blog is one of the highlights. Lots more coming soon — watch this space! Follow it both here and subscribe on socialpolicyblog.co.uk.
Reposted by Mikko Kuisma
Well that’s that then. Curtice has spoken
Asked whether there was any hope that Labour could turn it around, Curtice replied: "The honest answer to that is no." www.express.co.uk/news/politic...
Pollster issues warning to Keir Starmer over huge Reform 'mistake'
Leading pollster warns Prime Minister over his focus on insurgent party
www.express.co.uk
September 30, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Well that’s that then. Curtice has spoken
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I can't begin to describe to you the suffering my family in Gaza is going through right now and I am a writer. Words fail me completely, there's no description. I just gasp and hope that you don't forget my words. Keep thinking of this post even when you forget us.
September 16, 2025 at 8:42 PM
I can't begin to describe to you the suffering my family in Gaza is going through right now and I am a writer. Words fail me completely, there's no description. I just gasp and hope that you don't forget my words. Keep thinking of this post even when you forget us.
”Finnland ist kein leichter Gegner. Wir haben sie zwar in der Gruppe relativ deutlich geschlagen, aber ich erwarte da ein ganz anderes Team. Ich erwarte eine Reaktion von den Finnen.”
BRING IT ON! GO SUSIJENGI!
www.fr.de/sport/sport-...
BRING IT ON! GO SUSIJENGI!
www.fr.de/sport/sport-...
Deutschlands Basketballer deklassierten ihren Halbfinal-Gegner kürzlich vor den eigenen Fans
Die Bilanz ist weiterhin perfekt: Sieben Spiele, sieben Siege. Heißt: Deutschland steht im Halbfinale der Basketball-EM. Dort wartet einer der Gastgeber.
www.fr.de
September 11, 2025 at 7:09 AM
”Finnland ist kein leichter Gegner. Wir haben sie zwar in der Gruppe relativ deutlich geschlagen, aber ich erwarte da ein ganz anderes Team. Ich erwarte eine Reaktion von den Finnen.”
BRING IT ON! GO SUSIJENGI!
www.fr.de/sport/sport-...
BRING IT ON! GO SUSIJENGI!
www.fr.de/sport/sport-...
”A survey has found that just over half of highly educated immigrant women in Finland feel that the country's societal climate has deteriorated in recent years.”
yle.fi/a/74-20182098
yle.fi/a/74-20182098
Survey: Many immigrant women feel Finland's societal climate has deteriorated
Some who said the societal climate situation had worsened blamed government policies as well as "exclusionary attitudes in the labour market".
yle.fi
September 11, 2025 at 7:02 AM
”A survey has found that just over half of highly educated immigrant women in Finland feel that the country's societal climate has deteriorated in recent years.”
yle.fi/a/74-20182098
yle.fi/a/74-20182098
Applies to other countries too: “I guess what we’re saying today is that anybody in a leadership position should think about how we can reduce and defuse tensions, and not sow division.”
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
UK politicians must stop stoking division, says policing chief
Gavin Stephens says rows over asylum seekers have raised community tensions and put pressure on officers
www.theguardian.com
September 3, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Applies to other countries too: “I guess what we’re saying today is that anybody in a leadership position should think about how we can reduce and defuse tensions, and not sow division.”
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Hieno keikkareissu eilen Reinin rannoille Uusikuun kanssa, vielä jonkin verran väkeä riitti sunnuntaillekin. Viulussa @drmkuisma.bsky.social
September 1, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Hieno keikkareissu eilen Reinin rannoille Uusikuun kanssa, vielä jonkin verran väkeä riitti sunnuntaillekin. Viulussa @drmkuisma.bsky.social
“Higher education is among the top 10 sectors for exports in most cities and large towns with universities because of the fee-paying international students they attract to the local area.”
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Crackdown on international students could hurt struggling UK cities, thinktank warns
University sector, which is reliant on overseas students for a quarter of income, key to economic activity in cities like Leicester and Hull
www.theguardian.com
September 3, 2025 at 7:34 AM
“Higher education is among the top 10 sectors for exports in most cities and large towns with universities because of the fee-paying international students they attract to the local area.”
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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Bit of nostalgia for followers of British politics here...
SCOOP — The US sent Iraqi refugee Omar Ameen to Rwanda via new diplomatic relationship in which they've agreed to act as a "third country" for deportees unable to be safely returned to their country of origin, per cables reviewed by me.
This is first reported instance. Cable indicates more to come.
This is first reported instance. Cable indicates more to come.
US “relocates” Iraqi refugee to Rwanda via new diplomatic arrangement
A State Department cable indicates at least 10 more people will be subjected to the same.
www.thehandbasket.co
April 22, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Bit of nostalgia for followers of British politics here...
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This is how you do it.
April 22, 2025 at 2:01 AM
This is how you do it.
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"Kennedy’s disgust with and devaluation of autistic people fits neatly into a eugenic logic that views health as virtue, and sees illness, or difference, as a kind of moral lapse which should be subject to punishment or censure."
RFK Jr. is wrong about autism
His lies endanger neurodivergent people — and everyone else.
www.publicnotice.co
April 21, 2025 at 6:06 PM
"Kennedy’s disgust with and devaluation of autistic people fits neatly into a eugenic logic that views health as virtue, and sees illness, or difference, as a kind of moral lapse which should be subject to punishment or censure."
”Moni on sanonut, ettei Suomessa edes katsota ulkomaisia tutkintoja. Eli jos ei ole suomalaista koulutusta, ei ole koulutusta ollenkaan.”
www.hs.fi/talous/art-2...
www.hs.fi/talous/art-2...
Työ | Paluumuuttaja istuu kotona työttömänä: ”Ulkomaista tutkintoa ei edes katsota”
Suomessa ei arvosteta ulkomailla hankittua koulutusta ja työkokemusta, sanoo kolme entistä ulkosuomalaista. Sen vuoksi he saattavat taas lähteä.
www.hs.fi
April 21, 2025 at 7:44 PM
”Moni on sanonut, ettei Suomessa edes katsota ulkomaisia tutkintoja. Eli jos ei ole suomalaista koulutusta, ei ole koulutusta ollenkaan.”
www.hs.fi/talous/art-2...
www.hs.fi/talous/art-2...
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April 14, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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An article by @drmkuisma.bsky.social and I on the Brexit referendum campaign(s) corroborates this (www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....).
Starmer has chosen the path of political opportunism and so-called 'electoral calculus', rather than having political principles.
Starmer has chosen the path of political opportunism and so-called 'electoral calculus', rather than having political principles.
April 1, 2025 at 8:26 AM
An article by @drmkuisma.bsky.social and I on the Brexit referendum campaign(s) corroborates this (www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....).
Starmer has chosen the path of political opportunism and so-called 'electoral calculus', rather than having political principles.
Starmer has chosen the path of political opportunism and so-called 'electoral calculus', rather than having political principles.
Reposted by Mikko Kuisma
US District court halts the destruction of Radio Free Europe
about.rferl.org/article/us-d...
about.rferl.org/article/us-d...
US District Court Halts Attempt to Defund RFE/RL
Today, Judge Royce Lamberth of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted RFE/RL's request for a temporary restraining order in its lawsuit against the U.S. Agency for Global Media (...
about.rferl.org
March 25, 2025 at 11:02 PM
US District court halts the destruction of Radio Free Europe
about.rferl.org/article/us-d...
about.rferl.org/article/us-d...
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Dear Media:
you don’t need to give the far right a platform (eg interview or op-Ed) to inform your listeners/readers/viewers about their views.
you don’t need to give the far right a platform (eg interview or op-Ed) to inform your listeners/readers/viewers about their views.
March 25, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Dear Media:
you don’t need to give the far right a platform (eg interview or op-Ed) to inform your listeners/readers/viewers about their views.
you don’t need to give the far right a platform (eg interview or op-Ed) to inform your listeners/readers/viewers about their views.