Palma Polyak
@palmapolyak.bsky.social
Senior Researcher @ Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies, Cologne | IPE & Geoeconomics | Trade imbalances 🚢 & EV battery value chains 🔋
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✈️ On my way to NYC for the @columbiasipa.bsky.social New Thinking on Industrial Policy conference — excited to present my work on Europe’s battery industrial rollout alongside this thrilling lineup of cutting-edge research!
📄 Papers & livestream👇
cdep.sipa.columbia.edu/content/new-...
📄 Papers & livestream👇
cdep.sipa.columbia.edu/content/new-...
November 5, 2025 at 10:20 AM
✈️ On my way to NYC for the @columbiasipa.bsky.social New Thinking on Industrial Policy conference — excited to present my work on Europe’s battery industrial rollout alongside this thrilling lineup of cutting-edge research!
📄 Papers & livestream👇
cdep.sipa.columbia.edu/content/new-...
📄 Papers & livestream👇
cdep.sipa.columbia.edu/content/new-...
So excited to present my work on high-road & low-road strategies in Europe's battery industrial rollout at Uni Vienna, organized by the wonderful @vvukov.bsky.social & @dorobohle.bsky.social
Next Wednesday @16.45, come say hi if you're around! 🔋🚗
politikwissenschaft.univie.ac.at/en/details/n...
Next Wednesday @16.45, come say hi if you're around! 🔋🚗
politikwissenschaft.univie.ac.at/en/details/n...
October 24, 2025 at 8:44 AM
So excited to present my work on high-road & low-road strategies in Europe's battery industrial rollout at Uni Vienna, organized by the wonderful @vvukov.bsky.social & @dorobohle.bsky.social
Next Wednesday @16.45, come say hi if you're around! 🔋🚗
politikwissenschaft.univie.ac.at/en/details/n...
Next Wednesday @16.45, come say hi if you're around! 🔋🚗
politikwissenschaft.univie.ac.at/en/details/n...
What struck me immediately in German academia was the near absence of scholars from the former GDR (something I’m attuned to, as an Eastern European). The transition shock feels under-researched, with many stories untold. On this Day of German Unity, let's also remember the work that lies ahead.
October 3, 2025 at 9:27 AM
What struck me immediately in German academia was the near absence of scholars from the former GDR (something I’m attuned to, as an Eastern European). The transition shock feels under-researched, with many stories untold. On this Day of German Unity, let's also remember the work that lies ahead.
⏳Beyond thrilled to co-launch the 2nd Max Planck Summer School for Women in Political Economy next week — with this *incredible* lineup of female talent
🙌 @dustinvoss.bsky.social @mpifg.bsky.social
🙌 @dustinvoss.bsky.social @mpifg.bsky.social
September 17, 2025 at 5:32 PM
⏳Beyond thrilled to co-launch the 2nd Max Planck Summer School for Women in Political Economy next week — with this *incredible* lineup of female talent
🙌 @dustinvoss.bsky.social @mpifg.bsky.social
🙌 @dustinvoss.bsky.social @mpifg.bsky.social
btw if anyone’s looking for beachreads, I enjoyed these a LOT 📚🤓
August 11, 2025 at 6:27 PM
btw if anyone’s looking for beachreads, I enjoyed these a LOT 📚🤓
He was murdered by Israeli forces, during one of their regular attacks on starving civilians waiting for humanitarian aid.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Refusing to call it what it is does not make it any less true.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Refusing to call it what it is does not make it any less true.
August 10, 2025 at 10:40 AM
He was murdered by Israeli forces, during one of their regular attacks on starving civilians waiting for humanitarian aid.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Refusing to call it what it is does not make it any less true.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Refusing to call it what it is does not make it any less true.
Made me think of this classic
July 3, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Made me think of this classic
There are no words to describe this day. It was the most joyful one in my 15 years of opposition activism. All those heinous threats, the police siding with fascist counter-protesters—it all meant nothing in the face of these crowds. So grateful to be part of it 🥹❤️🏳️🌈
#BudapestPride
#BudapestPride
June 28, 2025 at 6:04 PM
There are no words to describe this day. It was the most joyful one in my 15 years of opposition activism. All those heinous threats, the police siding with fascist counter-protesters—it all meant nothing in the face of these crowds. So grateful to be part of it 🥹❤️🏳️🌈
#BudapestPride
#BudapestPride
June 28, 2025 at 2:32 PM
The (opposition) Mayor of Budapest pulled a ballsy move:
he declared Pride a municipal event—arguing the national ban doesn’t apply.
BUT the police said it still does, and they gave permits to fascist counter-protesters instead.
A far-right group now “owns” City Hall Park on Pride day.
he declared Pride a municipal event—arguing the national ban doesn’t apply.
BUT the police said it still does, and they gave permits to fascist counter-protesters instead.
A far-right group now “owns” City Hall Park on Pride day.
June 27, 2025 at 11:27 PM
The (opposition) Mayor of Budapest pulled a ballsy move:
he declared Pride a municipal event—arguing the national ban doesn’t apply.
BUT the police said it still does, and they gave permits to fascist counter-protesters instead.
A far-right group now “owns” City Hall Park on Pride day.
he declared Pride a municipal event—arguing the national ban doesn’t apply.
BUT the police said it still does, and they gave permits to fascist counter-protesters instead.
A far-right group now “owns” City Hall Park on Pride day.
Just had my weirdest night stroll ever in Budapest—chatting about whether tomorrow’s 🏳️🌈 Pride march will or won’t get violent
We all hope the march will be huge, it will go ahead in peace, and Orbán will have his ass handed to him. He won’t ban Pride our city
But there are sinister forces at play 🧵
We all hope the march will be huge, it will go ahead in peace, and Orbán will have his ass handed to him. He won’t ban Pride our city
But there are sinister forces at play 🧵
June 27, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Just had my weirdest night stroll ever in Budapest—chatting about whether tomorrow’s 🏳️🌈 Pride march will or won’t get violent
We all hope the march will be huge, it will go ahead in peace, and Orbán will have his ass handed to him. He won’t ban Pride our city
But there are sinister forces at play 🧵
We all hope the march will be huge, it will go ahead in peace, and Orbán will have his ass handed to him. He won’t ban Pride our city
But there are sinister forces at play 🧵
Obviously, the Hungarian dream is Urbán Flórián
Football stardom, domestic bliss,
while remaining close to his roots & the pálinka shelf
Football stardom, domestic bliss,
while remaining close to his roots & the pálinka shelf
June 23, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Obviously, the Hungarian dream is Urbán Flórián
Football stardom, domestic bliss,
while remaining close to his roots & the pálinka shelf
Football stardom, domestic bliss,
while remaining close to his roots & the pálinka shelf
Nothing to see here, just Deng Xiaoping leveraging his role as paramount leader in a much clearer and more urgent way.
June 11, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Nothing to see here, just Deng Xiaoping leveraging his role as paramount leader in a much clearer and more urgent way.
Happy Schuman Day! ✌️🇪🇺🔥
May 9, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Happy Schuman Day! ✌️🇪🇺🔥
✨ It’s MaxCPE week! ✨
Don’t miss tomorrow’s webinar at 1pm CEST—Oddný Helgadóttir will present her co-authored paper on lay expertise in economics & @benclift.bsky.social will join us to discuss.
✉️ Drop an email to [email protected] to sign up
Don’t miss tomorrow’s webinar at 1pm CEST—Oddný Helgadóttir will present her co-authored paper on lay expertise in economics & @benclift.bsky.social will join us to discuss.
✉️ Drop an email to [email protected] to sign up
April 22, 2025 at 12:37 PM
✨ It’s MaxCPE week! ✨
Don’t miss tomorrow’s webinar at 1pm CEST—Oddný Helgadóttir will present her co-authored paper on lay expertise in economics & @benclift.bsky.social will join us to discuss.
✉️ Drop an email to [email protected] to sign up
Don’t miss tomorrow’s webinar at 1pm CEST—Oddný Helgadóttir will present her co-authored paper on lay expertise in economics & @benclift.bsky.social will join us to discuss.
✉️ Drop an email to [email protected] to sign up
Such an important call by @katalincseh.bsky.social to respond to Orban’s hideous Pride ban👇
Please share it widely & write your representatives. Also: no one from the @ec.europa.eu has offered more than deep concerns so far
#SeeYouAtBudapestPride 🏳️🌈
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Please share it widely & write your representatives. Also: no one from the @ec.europa.eu has offered more than deep concerns so far
#SeeYouAtBudapestPride 🏳️🌈
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
April 17, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Such an important call by @katalincseh.bsky.social to respond to Orban’s hideous Pride ban👇
Please share it widely & write your representatives. Also: no one from the @ec.europa.eu has offered more than deep concerns so far
#SeeYouAtBudapestPride 🏳️🌈
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Please share it widely & write your representatives. Also: no one from the @ec.europa.eu has offered more than deep concerns so far
#SeeYouAtBudapestPride 🏳️🌈
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I keep thinking about this quote from Matthew C. Klein. The US was actually a big winner from this predicament, but spectacularly failed to redistribute the gains from these wins, and let key constituencies lose out.
www.ft.com/content/f057...
www.ft.com/content/f057...
April 5, 2025 at 12:44 PM
I keep thinking about this quote from Matthew C. Klein. The US was actually a big winner from this predicament, but spectacularly failed to redistribute the gains from these wins, and let key constituencies lose out.
www.ft.com/content/f057...
www.ft.com/content/f057...
… very similar takeaways in this great piece by @drodrik.bsky.social
www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/w...
www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/w...
March 24, 2025 at 11:38 AM
… very similar takeaways in this great piece by @drodrik.bsky.social
www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/w...
www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/w...
…oooh you’re on to something @fabschmidt.bsky.social
Getting strong ‘States versus markets’ vibes too @thunen.bsky.social
Getting strong ‘States versus markets’ vibes too @thunen.bsky.social
March 22, 2025 at 5:09 PM
…oooh you’re on to something @fabschmidt.bsky.social
Getting strong ‘States versus markets’ vibes too @thunen.bsky.social
Getting strong ‘States versus markets’ vibes too @thunen.bsky.social
👀 it’s getting interesting
March 20, 2025 at 4:59 PM
👀 it’s getting interesting
