Maxime Borg

I’m really pleased to share that my article on different meritocratic attributions of educational success has received the BJSE ECR Paper of the Year Award, given to the best article published in BJSE in 2025 written by an early career researcher: tandfonline.com/journals/cbse2…

In our department seminar this week, @MaximeBorg presented on ‘The Politics of Defensive Welfare Inclusion & Exclusion: The Case of Social Policy for the Self-Employed’ ➡️ Catch up here: buff.ly/VRcZayi

A goods trade deficit can “protect” you from direct tariff hits, but it can also leave you relying on the state to absorb shocks. In today’s geopolitics, resilience is less about trade volumes and more about coalitions.

What to watch next: (a) EU unity: can it respond as one block or will members split? (b) where compensation lands: short-time work, subsidies, or austerity? (c) who pays: consumers, taxpayers, or workers via wage restraint?

The different consequences of Trump’s tariffs in France, Germany, Italy, Sweden and the UK: