Prof. Dr. Paul Marx, University of Duisburg-Essen
Paul Marx
Professor of Political Science and Socio-Economics
at the Institute for Socio-Economics
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The following publications are listed in the online university bibliography of the University of Duisburg-Essen. Further information may also be found on the person's personal web pages.
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The Role of Preference Formation and Perception in Unequal Representation : Combined Evidence From Elite Interviews and Focus Groups in GermanyIn: Comparative Political Studies (2024) in pressOnline Full Text: dx.doi.org/ (Open Access)
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Wann setzen sich linke Parteien für die Besteuerung hoher Einkommen und Vermögen ein? : Lehren aus dem Bundestagswahlkampf von 2021In: Politische Vierteljahresschrift (PVS) Vol. 64 (2023) Nr. 2, pp. 353 - 378Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ (Open Access)
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Income changes do not influence political involvement in panel data from six countriesIn: European Journal of Political Research Vol. 61 (2022) Nr. 3, pp. 829 - 841Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ (Open Access)
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Why is it so difficult to tax the rich? : Evidence from German policy-makersIn: Journal of European Public Policy Vol. 29 (2022) Nr. 5, Special Issue: The Politics of Taxing the Rich, pp. 767 - 786Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
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How stable is labour market dualism? : Reforms of employment protection in nine European countriesIn: European Journal of Industrial Relations Vol. 27 (2021) Nr. 1, pp. 93 - 110Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ (Open Access)
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The Negative Influence of Individual Socio-Economic Problems on Political KnowledgeIn: International Journal of Public Opinion Research Vol. 33 (2021) Nr. 4, pp. 891 - 910Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ Online Full Text (Open Access)
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The role of literary fiction in facilitating social science researchIn: Humanities and Social Sciences Communications Vol. 8 (2021) Nr. 1, 261Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ (Open Access)
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Anti-elite politics and emotional reactions to socio-economic problems : Experimental evidence on “pocketbook anger” from France, Germany, and the United StatesIn: The British Journal of Sociology Vol. 71 (2020) Nr. 4, pp. 608 - 624Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ Online Full Text (Open Access)
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Manoeuvring Through the Crisis : Labour Market and Social Policies During the COVID-19 PandemicIn: Intereconomics Vol. 55 (2020) Nr. 6, pp. 375 - 380Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ (Open Access)
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Three approaches to labor-market vulnerability and political preferencesIn: Political Science Research and Methods Vol. 8 (2020) Nr. 2, pp. 356 - 361Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ (Open Access)
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Should we study political behaviour as rituals? Towards a general micro theory of politics in everyday lifeIn: Rationality and Society (2019)Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ Online Full Text (Open Access)
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The politics of inequality as organised spectacle : why the Swiss do not want to tax the richIn: New Political Economy Vol. 24 (2019) Nr. 1, pp. 103 - 124Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
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Anti-elite parties and political inequality : how challenges to the political mainstream reduce income gaps in internal efficacyIn: European Journal of Political Research Vol. 57 (2018) Nr. 4, pp. 919 - 940Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ Online Full Text (Open Access)
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Do poor citizens vote for redistribution, against immigration or against the establishment? : A conjoint experiment in DenmarkIn: Scandinavian Political Studies Vol. 41 (2018) Nr. 3, pp. 263 - 282Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ Online Full Text (Open Access)
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Do right-wing parties foster welfare chauvinistic attitudes? : A longitudinal study of the 2015 ‘refugee crisis’ in GermanyIn: Electoral Studies Vol. 52 (2018) pp. 111 - 116Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ Online Full Text (Open Access)
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Political participation in European welfare states : does social investment matter?In: Journal of European Public Policy Vol. 25 (2018) Nr. 6, pp. 912 - 943Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
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Do firms demand temporary workers when they face workload fluctuation? : Cross-country firm-level evidenceIn: ILR Review Vol. 70 (2017) Nr. 4, pp. 942 - 975Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ Online Full Text (Open Access)
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Dualization as destiny? : The political economy of the German minimum wage reformIn: Politics and Society Vol. 45 (2017) Nr. 4, pp. 559 - 584Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ Online Full Text (Open Access)
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Gescheiterte Berufseinstiege und politische Sozialisation : eine Längsschnittstudie zur Wirkung früher Arbeitslosigkeit auf politisches InteresseIn: Zeitschrift für Soziologie Vol. 46 (2017) Nr. 3, pp. 201 - 218Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ Online Full Text (Open Access)
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Labor market reforms in Europe : towards more flexicure labor markets?In: Journal for Labour Market Research = Zeitschrift für ArbeitsmarktForschung (ZAF) Vol. 51 (2017) pp. 3Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ (Open Access)
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Multi-dimensional preferences for labour market reforms : a conjoint experimentIn: Journal of European Public Policy Vol. 24 (2017) Nr. 7, pp. 1027 - 1047Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ (Open Access)
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Off to a bad start : unemployment and political interest during early adulthoodIn: The Journal of Politics Vol. 79 (2017) Nr. 1, pp. 315 - 328Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
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Are the unemployed less politically involved? : A comparative study of internal political efficacyIn: European Sociological Review Vol. 32 (2016) Nr. 5, pp. 634 - 648Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
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The effect of economic change and elite framing on support for welfare state retrenchment : a survey experimentIn: Journal of European Social Policy Vol. 26 (2016) Nr. 1, pp. 20 - 31Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ Online Full Text (Open Access)
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The insider-outsider divide and economic voting : testing a new theory with German electoral dataIn: Socio-Economic Review Vol. 14 (2016) Nr. 1, pp. 97 - 118Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
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Labour market disadvantage, political orientations and voting : how adverse labour market experiences translate into electoral behaviourIn: Socio-Economic Review Vol. 13 (2015) Nr. 2, pp. 189 - 213Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ Online Full Text (Open Access)
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Three worlds of welfare capitalism : the making of a classicIn: Journal of European Social Policy Vol. 25 (2015) Nr. 1, pp. 3 - 13Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
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Labour market risks and political preferences : the case of temporary employmentIn: European Journal of Political Research Vol. 53 (2014) Nr. 1, pp. 136 - 159Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ Online Full Text (Open Access)
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Preferences for employment protection and the insider–outsider divide : evidence from FranceIn: West European Politics (WEP) Vol. 37 (2014) Nr. 5, pp. 1177 - 1185Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
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The effect of job insecurity and employability on preferences for redistribution in Western EuropeIn: Journal of European Social Policy Vol. 24 (2014) Nr. 4, pp. 351 - 366Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
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Losing the issue, losing the vote : issue competition and the reform of unemployment insurance in Germany and SwedenIn: Political Studies Vol. 61 (2013) Nr. 3, pp. 505 - 522Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
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Schröders testamente spøger i SPDIn: Politiken (2013) Nr. 14.09.2013, pp. 6
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The party preferences of atypical workers in GermanyIn: Journal of European Social Policy Vol. 23 (2013) Nr. 2, pp. 164 - 178Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
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Will to power? : intra-party conflict in social democratic parties and the choice for neoliberal policies in Germany, the Netherlands and Spain (1980–2010)In: European Political Science Review Vol. 5 (2013) Nr. 1, pp. 151 - 173Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
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Labour market dualisation in France : assessing different explanatory approachesIn: European Societies Vol. 14 (2012) Nr. 5, pp. 704 - 726Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
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Business and the development of job security regulations : the case of GermanyIn: Socio-Economic Review Vol. 9 (2011) Nr. 4, pp. 729 - 756Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
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Die sozialpolitischen Präferenzen der Mittelschicht : Antriebskraft oder Bremse?In: Sozialer Fortschritt Vol. 60 (2011) Nr. 12, pp. 289 - 295Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
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Reforming German labour market institutions : a dual path to flexibilityIn: Journal of European Social Policy Vol. 21 (2011) Nr. 1, pp. 73 - 87Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
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Alte Rezepte gegen die neue Krise?In: Berliner Republik: das Debattenmagazin Vol. 11 (2009) Nr. 3,
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Kurzarbeit : sinnvoller Konjunkturpuffer oder verlängertes Arbeitslosengeld?In: Wirtschaftsdienst Vol. 89 (2009) Nr. 5, pp. 322 - 328Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/ (Open Access)
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Le chômage partiel, amortisseur social de la crise?In: Regards sur l'Economie Allemande: Bulletin Economique du CIRAC (2009) Nr. 90, pp. 23 - 30Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
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Welfare cuts – how framing influences support : [Blog]In: LSE British Politics and Policy Blog (2016)
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Emotional Energies Trump Material Self-interest : A. R. Hochschild: Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right New York 2016In: Sociologický časopis Vol. 54 (2018) Nr. 3, pp. 471 - 473
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Colin Crouch: Governing Social Risks in Post Crisis Europe, Cheltenham 2015In: Sociologický časopis Vol. 53 (2017) Nr. 3, pp. 479 - 481
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Max Koch and Martin Fritz (eds.) (2013), Non-Standard Employment in Europe: Paradigms, Prevalence and Policy ResponsesIn: Journal of social policy Vol. 43 (2014) Nr. 4, pp. 848 - 850Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
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Labour market problems and political integrationIn: Handbook of Labour Market Policy in Advanced Democracies / Clegg, Daniel; Durazzi, Niccolo (Eds.) 2023, pp. 523 - 535Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
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The Political Integration of the Middle ClassIn: European studies: Past, present and future / Jones, Erik (Eds.) 2020, pp. 87 - 91
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Beschäftigungsunsicherheit, politisches Wissen und WahlbeteiligungIn: Politisches Wissen: Politisches Wissen: Relevanz, Messung und Befunde: Relevanz, Messung und Befunde / Westle, Bettina; Tausendpfund, Markus (Eds.) 2019, pp. 121 - 144Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
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Der Wandel der Arbeitswelt als Herausforderung für die SozialpolitikIn: Handbuch Sozialpolitik / Obinger, Herbert; Schmidt, Manfred G. (Eds.) 2019, pp. 409 - 430Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
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Regulierung der Arbeitswelt : der KündigungsschutzIn: Handbuch Sozialpolitik / Obinger, Herbert; Schmidt, Manfred G. (Eds.) 2019, pp. 697 - 718Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
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Et sikkert arbejdsmarked bringer flere til stemmeurnenIn: Politologisk Årbog 2014-2015 / Jensen, Carsten (Eds.) 2015, pp. 102 - 105
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Introduction : an occupational perspective on non-standard employmentIn: Non-standard employment in post-industrial labour markets: an occupational perspective / Eichhorst, Werner; Marx, Paul (Eds.) 2015, pp. 1 - 28
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Non-standard employment across occupations in Germany : the role of replaceability and labour market flexibilityIn: Non-standard employment in post-industrial labour markets: an occupational perspective / Eichhorst, Werner; Marx, Paul (Eds.) 2015, pp. 29 - 51
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Occupational employment patterns in a highly regulated labour market : the case of FranceIn: Non-standard employment in post-industrial labour markets: an occupational perspective / Eichhorst, Werner; Marx, Paul (Eds.) 2015, pp. 89 - 109
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Labour market policies and party preferences of fixed-term workersIn: How welfare states shape the democratic public: policy feedback, participation, voting, and attitudes / Kumlin, Staffan; Stadelmann-Steffen, Isabelle (Eds.) 2014, pp. 113 - 131Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
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Whatever works : dualisation and the service economy in Bismarckian welfare statesIn: The age of dualization: the changing face of inequality in deindustrializing societies / Emmenegger, Patrick; Häusermann, Silja; Palier, Bruno; Seeleib-Kaiser, Martin (Eds.) 2012, pp. 73 - 99Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
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Quantity over quality? : A European comparison of the changing nature of transitions between non-employment and employmentIn: Regulating the risk of unemployment: national adaptations to post-industrial labour markets in Europe / Clasen, Jochen; Clegg, Daniel (Eds.) 2011, pp. 281 - 296Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
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Crisis, What Crisis? : Patterns of Adaptation in European Labor MarketsIn: The economy, crises, and the labor market: Can institutions serve as a protective shield for employment? / Zimmermann, Klaus F.; Wey, Christian (Eds.) 2010, pp. 29 - 57
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Mutual learning programme : DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion ; discussion paper for MLP Expert Workshop on Measures to Address Labour Market Segmentation
Expert Workshop on “Measures to Address Labour Market Segmentation” ; Ljubljana (Slovenia), 9 November 2015,Brussels (2015) 17 Seiten -
Non-standard employment in post-industrial labour markets : an occupational perspectiveCheltenham [u.a.] (2015) XII, 435 S. : graph. Darst.Online Full Text: dx.doi.org/
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Political behaviour of temporary workersBasingstoke [u.a. (2015) X, 167 S. : graph. Darst. (Work and welfare in Europe)
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Special issue : 25 years of "Three Worlds of welfare capitalism"Los Angeles, Calif. [u.a.] (2015) 136 Seiten : Ill.
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The use of flexible measures to cope with economic crises in Germany and BrazilBonn (2011) 64 Seiten
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The impact of the crisis on employment and the role of labour market institutionsGeneva (2010) 38 Seiten
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Geringfügige Beschäftigung : Situation und GestaltungsoptionenBonn (2012) 74 Seiten
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Familienfreundliche flexible Arbeitszeiten : ein Baustein zur Bewältigung des Fachkräftemangels ; (erstellt für das Bundesministerium für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend) ; [vorgelegt im November 2010]Bonn (2011) 24 Seiten
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Schulergänzende Betreuung für Kinder : Status Quo und Beschäftigungswirkung ; (Expertise für die Geschäftsstelle des Zukunftsrats Familie)Bonn (2011) 70 Seiten
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Zur Reform des deutschen Kündigungsschutzes : (Gutachten im Auftrag des DIHK)Bonn (2011) 24 Seiten
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Analysis of the social agendas : final report, 13 January 2010 ; based on a study conducted for the European Parliament under contract IP/A/EMPL/FWC/2008-002/C1/SC1Bonn (2010) 135 Seiten
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Atypische Beschäftigung und Niedriglohnarbeit : Benchmarking Deutschland ; befristete und geringfügige Tätigkeiten, Zeitarbeit und NiedriglohnbeschäftigungBonn (2010) 54 Seiten
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The role of social protection as an economic stabiliser : lessons from the current crisis ; based on a study conducted for the European Parliament under contract IP/A/EMPL/FWC/2008-002/C1/SC3Bonn (2010) 182 Seiten
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Arbeitsmarkt und Beschäftigung in Deutschland 2000 - 2009 : Beschäftigungserfolge bei zunehmender DifferenzierungBonn (2009) 42 Seiten
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About
Paul Marx is Professor of Political Science and Socio-Economics at University of Duisburg-Essen. In addition, he is affiliated to the Danish Centre for Welfare Studies as a part-time professor and to the IZA Institute of Labor Economics as a research fellow.
His research interests are related to social and political inequality, political behaviour, and comparative welfare state and labour market analysis. His work has been published in journals such as British Journal of Sociology, European Journal of Political Research, European Sociological Review, Journal of European Public Policy, Journal of Politics, and Politics & Society.
Academic Career
12/2017 - |
University of Duisburg-Essen |
12/2011 - 11/2017 |
University of Southern Denmark |
07/2011 - 11/2011 |
IZA - Institute of Labor Economics |
Publications
Books
Busemeyer, M., Kemmerling, A., Marx, P. & van Kersbergen, K. (2022) (ed.), Digitalization and the Welfare State, Oxford, Oxford University Press.
Marx, P. (2015), The Political Behaviour of Temporary Workers, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan.
Eichhorst, W. & Marx, P. (2015) (ed.), Non-standard Employment in Post-industrial Labour Markets: An Occupational Perspective, Cheltenham, Edward Elgar.
Emmenegger, P., Kvist, J., Marx, P. & Petersen, K. (2015) (ed.), 25 Years of Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism, Journal of European Social Policy, 25(1).
Journal articles
Jungkunz, S. & Marx, P. (2022), Income changes do not influence political involvement in panel data from six countries, European Journal of Political Research, 61(3), 829-841.
Fastenrath, F., Marx, P., Truger, A. & Vitt, H. (2022), Why is it so difficult to tax the rich? Evidence from German policy-makers, Journal of European Public Policy, 29(5), 767-786.
Jungkunz, S. & Marx, P. (2021), The Negative Influence of Individual Socio-Economic Problems on Political Knowledge, International Journal of Public Opinion Research, 33(4), 891–910.
Yazell, B., Petersen, K., Marx, P. & Fessenbecker, P. (2021) The Role of Literary Fiction in Facilitating Social Science Research, Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 8(261).
Eichhorst, W. & Marx, P. (2021), How Stable Is Labour Market Dualism? Reforms of Employment Protection in Nine European Countries, European Journal of Industrial Relations, 27(1), 93-110.
Marx, P. (2020), Anti-Elite Politics and Emotional Reactions to Socio-Economic Problems. Experimental Evidence on ‘Pocketbook Anger’ from France, Germany, and the United States, British Journal of Sociology, 71(4), 608–624.
Marx, P. & Picot, G. (2020), Three Approaches to Labour Market Vulnerability and Political Preferences, Political Science Research and Methods, 8(2), 356-361.
Marx, P. (2019), Should We Study Political Behaviour as Rituals? Towards a General Micro Theory of Politics in Everyday Life, Rationality and Society, 31(3), 313–336.
Emmenegger, P. & Marx, P. (2019), The Politics of Inequality as Organized Spectacle: Why the Swiss Do Not Want to Tax the Rich, New Political Economy, 24(1), 103-124.
Marx, P. & Nguyen, C. (2018), Anti-Elite Parties and Political Inequality: How Challenges to the Political Mainstream Reduce Income Gaps in Internal Efficacy, European Journal of Political Research, 57(4), 919-940.
Marx, P. & Naumann, E. (2018), Do Radical Right-Wing Parties Foster Welfare Chauvinistic Attitudes? A Longitudinal Study of the 2015 ‘Refugee Crisis’ in Germany, Electoral Studies, 52(1), 111-116.
Marx, P. & Schumacher, G. (2018), Do Poor Citizens Vote for Redistribution, Against Immigration, or Against the Establishment? A Conjoint Experiment in Denmark, Scandinavian Political Studies, 41(3), 263-282.
Marx, P. & Nguyen, C. (2018), Political Participation in European Welfare States: Does Social Investment Matter?, Journal of European Public Policy, 25(6), 912-943.
Emmenegger, P., Marx, P. & Schraff, D. (2017), Off to a Bad Start: Unemployment and Political Interest during Early Adulthood, Journal of Politics, 79(1), 315–328.
Marx, P. & Starke, P. (2017), Dualization as Destiny? The Political Economy of the German Minimum Wage Reform, Politics & Society, 45(4), 559-584.
Dräger, V. & Marx, P. (2017), Do Firms Demand Temporary Workers When They Face Workload Fluctuation? Cross-Country Firm-Level Evidence, Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 70(4), 942–975.
Emmenegger, P., Marx, P. & Schraff, D. (2017), Jugendarbeitslosigkeit und politische Sozialisation. Eine Längsschnittstudie unter Berücksichtigung von Persönlichkeitseffekten, Zeitschrift für Soziologie, 46(3), 201-218.
Eichhorst, W., Marx, P. & Wehner, C. (2017), Labor Market Reforms in Europe. Towards more Flexicure Labor Markets?, Journal for Labour Market Research, 51(3).
Gallego, A. & Marx, P. (2017), Multi-Dimensional Preferences for Labor Market Reforms: A Conjoint Experiment, Journal of European Public Policy, 24(7), 1027-1047.
Marx, P. & Nguyen, C. (2016), Are the Unemployed Less Politically Involved? A Comparative Study of Internal Political Efficacy, European Sociological Review, 32(5), 634-648.
Marx, P. (2016), The Insider-Outsider Divide and Economic Voting. Testing a New Theory with German Electoral Data, Socio-Economic Review, 14(1), 97-118.
Marx, P. & Schumacher, G. (2016), The Effect of Economic Change and Elite Framing on Support for Welfare State Retrenchment: A Survey Experiment, Journal of European Social Policy, 26(1), 20-31.
Emmenegger, P., Marx, P. & Schraff, D. (2015), Labor Market Disadvantage, Political Orientations and Voting: How Adverse Labour Market Experiences Translate into Electoral Behaviour, Socio-Economic Review, 13(2), 189-213.
Emmenegger, P., Kvist, J., Marx, P. & Petersen, K. (2015), Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism: The Making of a Classic, Journal of European Social Policy, 25(1), 3-13.
Guillaud, E. & Marx, P. (2014) Preferences for Employment Protection and the Insider-Outsider Divide: Evidence from France, West European Politics, 37(5), 1177-1185.
Marx, P. (2014), Labour Market Risks and Political Preferences: The Case of Temporary Employment, European Journal of Political Research, 53(1), 136–159.
Marx, P. (2014), The Effect of Job Insecurity and Employability on Preferences for Redistribution in Western Europe, Journal of European Social Policy, 24(4), 351-366.
Davidsson, J.B. & Marx, P. (2013), Losing the Issue, Losing the Vote: Issue competition and the Reform of Unemployment Insurance in Germany and Sweden. Political Studies, 61(3), 505-522.
Marx, P. & Picot, G. (2013), The Party Preferences of Atypical Workers in Germany. Journal of European Social Policy, 23(2), 164-178.
Marx, P. & Schumacher, G. (2013), Will to Power? Intra-party Conflict in Social Democratic Parties and the Choice for Neoliberal Policies in Germany, the Netherlands and Spain (1980-2010). European Political Science Review, 5(1), 151-173.
Marx, P. (2012), Labour Market Dualisation in France. Assessing Different Explanatory Approaches. European Societies, 14(5), 704-726.
Emmenegger, P. & Marx, P. (2011), Business and the Development of Job Security Regulations: The Case of Germany. Socio-Economic Review, 9(4), 729-756.
Eichhorst, W. & Marx, P. (2011), Reforming German Labour Market Institutions: A Dual Path to Flexibility. Journal of European Social Policy, 21(1), 73-87.
Marx, P. & Picot, G. (2011), Die sozialpolitischen Präferenzen der Mittelschicht: Antriebskraft oder Bremse?. Sozialer Fortschritt, 60(12), 289-295.
Eichhorst, W., Feil, M. & Marx, P. (2010), Crisis, What Crisis? Patterns of Adaptation in European Labor Markets. Applied Economics Quarterly Supplement, 56(61), 29-64.
Book chapters
Marx, P. (forthcoming), Social Solidarity in the Age of the Internet. In: M. Busemeyer, A. Kemmerling, P. Marx & K. van Kersbergen (ed.), Digitalization and the Welfare State, Oxford, Oxford University Press.
Emmenegger, P. & Marx, P. (forthcoming), The Regulation of Employment. In: D. Béland, K. Morgan, H. Obinger & C. Pierson (ed.), Oxford Handbook of the Welfare State. 2nd Edition, Oxford, Oxford University Press.
Marx, P. (2020), The Political Integration of the Middle Class. In. E. Jones (ed.), European Studies. Past, Present and Future, Newcastle, Agenda Publishing, 87-91.
Eichhorst, W. & Marx, P. (2019), Der Wandel der Arbeitswelt als Herausforderung für die Sozialpolitik. In: H. Obinger & M. G. Schmidt (ed.), Handbuch Sozialpolitik, Wiesbaden, Springer VS, 409-430.
Emmenegger, P. & Marx, P. (2019), Regulierung der Arbeitswelt: Der Kündigungsschutz. In: H. Obinger & M. G. Schmidt (ed.), Handbuch Sozialpolitik, Wiesbaden, Springer VS, 679-718.
Marx, P. (2019), Beschäftigungsunsicherheit, politisches Wissen und Beteiligung – theoretische Überlegungen und eine explorative Studie. In: B. Westle & M. Tausendpfund (ed.), Politisches Wissen. Relevanz, Messung und Befunde, Wiesbaden, Springer VS, 121-144.
Marx, P. & Françon, B. (2015), Occupational Employment Patterns in a Highly Regulated Labour Market: The Case of France. In: W. Eichhorst & P. Marx (ed.), Non-standard Employment in Post-industrial Labour Markets: An Occupational Perspective, Cheltenham, Edward Elgar, 89-109.
Eichhorst, W.,Marx, P. & Tobsch, V. (2015), Non-standard Employment across Occupations in Germany: The Role of Replaceability and Labour Market Flexibility. In: W. Eichhorst & P. Marx (ed.), Non-standard Employment in Post-industrial Labour Markets: An Occupational Perspective, Cheltenham, Edward Elgar, 29-51.
Eichhorst, W. & Marx, P. (2015), Introduction. In: W. Eichhorst & P. Marx (ed.), Non-standard Employment in Post-industrial Labour Markets: An Occupational Perspective, Cheltenham, Edward Elgar, 1-28.
Marx, P. & Picot, G. (2014), Labour Market Policies and Party Preferences of Fixed-term Workers. In: S. Kumlin & I. Stadelmann-Steffen, I. (ed.), How Welfare States Shape the Democratic Public: Policy Feedback, Participation, Voting, and Attitudes, Cheltenham, Edward Elgar, 113-131.
Eichhorst, W. & Marx, P. (2012), Whatever Works: Dualisation and the Service Economy in Bismarckian Welfare States. In: P. Emmenegger, S. Häusermann, M. Seeleib-Kaiser & B. Palier (ed.), The Age of Dualization: The Changing Face of Inequality in Deindustrializing Societies, Oxford; New York, Oxford University Press, 73-99.
Eichhorst, W., Konle-Seidl, R., Koslowski, A. & Marx, P. (2011), Quantity over Quality? A European Comparison of the Changing Nature of Transitions Between Non-Employment and Employment. In: J. Clasen & D. Clegg (ed.), Regulating the Risk of Unemployment. National Adaptations to Post-Industrial Labour Markets in Europe, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 281-296.
Research reports
Eichhorst, W., Marx, P. & Rinne, U. (2020), Short-Run Labor Market Impacts of COVID-19, Initial Policy Measures and Beyond (IZA COVID-19 Crisis Response Monitoring).
Eichhorst, W., Marx, P., Schmidt, T., Tobsch, V., Wozny, F. & Linckh, C. (2019), Geringqualifizierte in Deutschland Beschäftigung, Entlohnung und Erwerbsverläufe im Wandel. IZA Research Report No. 91 (study for Bertelsmann Stiftung).
Eichhorst, W., Marx, P., Broughton, A. de Beer, P., Linckh, C. & Bassani, G. (2018), Mitigating Labour Market Dualism: Single Open-Ended Contracts and Other Instruments (study for the European Parliament).
Marx, P. (2015), Measures to Address Labour Market Segmentation (study for the European Commission).
Eichhorst, W., Hinz, T., Marx, P. Peichl, A., Pestel, N., Siegloch, S., Thode, E. & Tobsch, V. (2011), Geringfügige Beschäftigung: Situation und Gestaltungsoptionen. IZA Research Report No. 31 (study for Bertelsmann-Stiftung).
Eichhorst, W., Marx, P. & Tobsch, V. (2011), Schulergänzende Betreuung für Kinder: Status Quo und Beschäftigungswirkung. IZA Research Report No. 37 (study for “Zukunftsrat Familie”).
Eichhorst, W. & Marx, P. (2011), Zur Reform des deutschen Kündigungsschutzes. IZA Research Report No. 36 (study for DIHK).
Eichhorst, W., Marx, P. & Tobsch, V. (2011), Familienfreundliche flexible Arbeitszeiten - ein Baustein zur Bewältigung des Fachkräftemangels. IZA Research Report No. 33 (study for Bundesministerium für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend).
Eichhorst, W., Marx, P. & Pastore, J. (2011), The Use of Flexible Measures to Cope with Economic Crises in Germany and Brazil. IZA Discussion Paper No. 6137.
Eichhorst, W., Escudero, V., Marx, P. & Tobin, S. (2010), The Impact of the Crisis on Employment and the Role of Labour Market Institutions. International Institute for Labour Studies Discussion Paper 202.
Eichhorst, W., Dolls, M., Marx, P. Peichl, A., Ederer, S., Leoni, T., Marterbauer, M., Trockner, L., Basso, G., Gerard, M., Vanhoren, I. & Nielsen, C. (2010), The Role of Social Protection as an Economic Stabiliser: Lessons from the Current Crisis. IZA Research Report No. 31 (study for the European Parliament).
Eichhorst, W., Marx, P. & Thode, E. (2010), Atypische Beschäftigung und Niedriglohnarbeit. IZA Research Report No. 25 (study for Bertelsmann-Stiftung).
Eichhorst, W., Devisscher, S., Leoni, T., Marx, P., Mühlberger, U., Schulte, B. & Vandeweghe, B. (2010), Analysis of the Social Agendas. IZA Research Report No. 24 (study for the European Parliament).
Eichhorst, W., Marx, P. & Thode, E. (2009), Arbeitsmarkt und Beschäftigung in Deutschland 2000-2009: Beschäftigungserfolge bei steigender Differenzierung. IZA Research Report No. 22 (study for Bertelsmann-Stiftung).
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Projects
Social emotions and the experience of politics in everyday life (2021-24)
Funded by German Research Foundation (225.000 EUR)
The primary goal of the project is to advance our theoretical understanding of why people engage in political behaviors. It does so by developing a theoretical perspective in which the motivation to express political preferences derives from emotional dynamics in mundane micro-level interactions (or ‘rituals’). The core (and novel) idea is that the situational quality of social interactions has an independent causal influence on political preference - as well as on the motivation to translate them into political actions.
Theoretically, the project will propose a relational perspective that builds on the radical micro sociology of Randall Collins. The central intuition is that cognitions, such as political attitudes, derive their motivational force from positive emotions that can only be generated through the entrainment in rhythmically coordinated interactions. It will go beyond applying Collins’s micro theory to politics and also address the question of how political rituals are embedded in societal discourses and ideologies. As a result, the project will deliver an original theory that simultaneously gives justice to situational micro dynamics as well as to factors on the macro level.
The second goal is to explore whether such a perspective provides empirical added value. It will strike a balance between a qualitative approach (that aims at an understanding of the emotional dynamics in political rituals) and causality-oriented research (that tests whether interaction quality influences the expression of preferences). It does so by using focus groups as sites for qualitative observation, quantitative measurement, and experimental manipulation of political rituals.
Key Publications:
Marx, P. (2019), Should We Study Political Behaviour as Rituals? Towards a General Micro Theory of Politics in Everyday Life, Rationality and Society, 31(3), 313–336.
Labour market policy and inequality in the Global South (2021-2023)
In two related projects, I address the question of how cultural factors and labour market policy influence unequal employment patterns in countries outside the OECD. In collaboration with the World Bank, I study the factors explaining the high share young women not in employment, education or training (NEET) in Bangladesh. Relying on surveys and vignette experiments, we address the question of how to overcome negative attitudes toward female labor force participation. With innovative experimental designs, we aim at unearthing the social processes underpinning the detrimental effects of gender norms. Specifically, we address the question of whether social cues from individuals' reference networks influence their support for working women.
In the context of the ILO COVID-19 Policy Review, I collaborate with the International Labour Organization and the IZA - Institute of Labor Economics on tracking and assessing labour market and social policy reactions to the Corona pandemic in a large number of countries including the Global South. This complements the IZA Crisis Response Monitoring in high-income countries, which I am involved in. Besides high policy relevance, our data collection will allow addressing important academic research questions, for example regarding the global diffusion of social policy.
Related IZA Policy Papers:
- Policy Sequences during and after COVID-19: A Review of Labour Market Policy Patterns
- Promoting Youth Employment During COVID-19: A Review of Policy Responses
- Job Retention Schemes during COVID-19: A Review of Policy Responses
Community-based, sustainable public policy (2020-24)
Funded by Mercator Foundation (186.000 EUR)
The influence of socio-economic problems on political integration (2017-22)
Funded by the North Rhine-Westphalian Ministry of Culture and Science (1.250.000 EUR)
The project addresses the question of how individual socio-economic problems, such as poverty, long-term unemployment or job insecurity, contribute to political apathy or radicalization. These socio-economic problems are widespread in many European societies. At the same time, there are indications that the uneven distribution of income and life chances might contribute to eroding the legitimacy of democracies. On the one hand, radical parties seem to benefit from frustration about economic conditions. On the other hand, there is a trend towards political apathy that is especially pronounced among people affected by social problems. Socio-economic factors thus seem to contribute to a political crisis expressed in political disenchantment and ideological polarization. Given the cost pressures on welfare states, globalization, immigration and radical technological change, it is more than likely that that (real or perceived) precariousness will continue to shape European societies in the future. Against this background, the aim of the project is a better understanding of the link between individual socio-economic problems and political behavior (in particular, participation in elections and party preferences). Although this link is a classical topic in Political Sociology, we still know little about why economic problems diminish political integration. The same is true for the question under which conditions such problems contribute to apathy, pragmatic political demands or radicalization.
The project addresses these questions with a highly interdisciplinary approach and a combination of different research methods (including ethnography, experiments, and longitudinal studies).
Key publications:
Jungkunz, S. & Marx, P. (2022), Income changes do not influence political involvement in panel data from six countries, European Journal of Political Research, 61(3), 829-841.
Marx, P. (2020), Anti-Elite Politics and Emotional Reactions to Socio-Economic Problems. Experimental Evidence on ‘Pocketbook Anger’ from France, Germany, and the United States, British Journal of Sociology, 71(4), 608–624.
Marx, P. & Nguyen, C. (2018), Anti-Elite Parties and Political Inequality: How Challenges to the Political Mainstream Reduce Income Gaps in Internal Efficacy, European Journal of Political Research, 57(4), 919-940.
Emmenegger, P., Marx, P. & Schraff, D. (2017), Off to a Bad Start: Unemployment and Political Interest during Early Adulthood, Journal of Politics, 79(1), 315–328.
The political preferences of temporary workers (2012-14)
Funded by Carlsberg Foundation (150.000 EUR)
Do workers on temporary contracts differ in their political preferences and behaviors from workers on permanent contracts? To answer this overarching question, the project combined insights from psychology, electoral studies and labor market sociology in innovative ways. Temporary workers are among the most vulnerable labor market participants. It is important for the quality of our democracies that such citizens are adequately represented in their interests. Otherwise we risk a ‘double exclusion’ (politically and economically). The research project showed that temporary workers are not generally alienated from politics, although they tend to prefer more radical parties (mostly on the left). A core finding is that much depends on workers’ subjective appraisal of their situation. Temporary workers often perceive themselves as a disadvantaged group compared to permanent workers, which can lead to frustration and resentment. They are also more likely to blame governments for their situation, arguably because their institutionalized disadvantage has a visible political origin. As a result, temporary workers indeed tend to withdraw from politics, but only if there is no hope of making transitions into better jobs.
Key publications:
Marx, P. (2016), The Insider-Outsider Divide and Economic Voting. Testing a New Theory with German Electoral Data, Socio-Economic Review, 14(1), 97-118.
Marx, P. (2015), The Political Behaviour of Temporary Workers, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan.
Marx, P. (2014), Labour Market Risks and Political Preferences: The Case of Temporary Employment, European Journal of Political Research, 53(1), 136–159.