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Leiden University

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  • Migrant Workers or Working Women? Comparing Labour Supply Policies in Post-War Europe

    Forthcoming in Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis (access article) Abstract Why did some European countries choose migrant labour to expand their labour force in the decades that followed World War II, while others opted for measures to expand female employment via welfare expansion? The paper argues that gender norms and left power resources were important structuring […]

    alexandre afonso

    September 30, 2018
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  • I am hiring two PhD researchers

    The Institute of Public Administration of the Faculty Governance and Global Affairs – Leiden University invites applications for PhD positions with a particular focus on the relationship between social protection and immigration control (Vidi-Project “The Borders of Equality”) (2 positions of 1.0 FTE) Vacancy number 18-332 Project description The PhD candidates will work in the […]

    alexandre afonso

    August 22, 2018
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  • Which leagues are the main suppliers of players at the World Cup?

      The graph above represents a network of countries qualified for the World Cup 2018 and football leagues where players play. To draw it, I have used the official list of the 738 players qualified, and used it to draw a two-mode network where the countries they play for are the source, and the leagues […]

    alexandre afonso

    June 17, 2018
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  • The party systems of 12 European countries in 2018, in one chart.

    Data from the Chapel Hill Expert Survey 2018 has just been released. I have made the graph above using the data and using the usual two axes: left-right on the economy, and liberal/authoritarian.

    alexandre afonso

    April 8, 2018
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  • Welfare States and the Birth of Immigration Control

    How has the emergence and transformation of welfare states influenced immigration policies? Assuming that there is a trade-off between social rights and openness, has the expansion of welfare states over time led to a greater need for governments to control access via immigration control or restrictions on migrant rights? The transition from minimal state and […]

    alexandre afonso

    March 15, 2018
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  • Flipping the Classroom in Political Science Research Methods

    Today we have the first post in a series on building a flipped course by Natascha van der Zwan and Alexandre Afonso. Both are assistant professors at the Institute of Public Administration at Leiden University, the Netherlands. 709 more words via Flipping the Research Methods Classroom, Part 1 — Active Learning in Political Science ©

    alexandre afonso

    February 20, 2018
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  • Share of people who think that jobs should be reserved for men when jobs are scarce.

      From the European Social Survey 2010. Hungary, the only country where a majority of people think that jobs should be reserved for men.

    alexandre afonso

    February 15, 2018
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  • Est-ce que la radiotélé publique survivrait à NoBillag?

    Les défenseurs de l’initiative No billag ne veulent plus admettre qu’ils souhaitent supprimer la radio et télévision publiques en Suisse. Le problème, c’est que les programmes de la RTS sont populaires, contrairement à l’organisme qui collecte les fonds pour les financer. Le sondage Iakom montre que les programmes publics en Suisse sont systématiquement mieux notés […]

    alexandre afonso

    February 9, 2018
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  • To be less dependent on immigration, Britain must change its model of capitalism

    The British economy is structurally dependent on migrant workers because it is lightly regulated and depends heavily on domestic demand, write Alexandre Afonso and Camilla Devitt. They explain why less immigration will require a greater role for the state. The desire to lower immigration has been one of the main drivers behind the Brexit vote. […]

    alexandre afonso

    August 23, 2017
    Migration, United Kingdom
    Brexit, Immigration, varieties of capitalism
  • The Power of Economists in Government

    My excellent colleague Johan Christensen has a new book out with Stanford on the power of economists in government. I talk to him about it here for the podcast we made for my research methods class with Natascha van der Zwan. New episodes will be up soon.

    alexandre afonso

    May 30, 2017
    Uncategorized
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