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Simon Birnbaum is an Associate Professor in Political Science at Södertörn University. His research focuses on normative political theory, comparative welfare state research, and sustainable welfare policies. He coordinates the Bachelor's Program in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) at Södertörn University.
Before joining Södertörn University in 2018, Birnbaum worked at Stockholm University's Department of Political Science, where he completed his PhD in 2008. He has also been a visiting doctoral student at the University of Oxford and held research positions at institutions including UCL's Hoover Chair, the Stein Rokkan Centre, and the Institute for Futures Studies.
Birnbaum's research explores themes like basic income as a tool for social justice, intergenerational equity, environmental governance legitimacy, and sustainable welfare systems. His work often intersects political theory, ethics, and policy analysis, examining how welfare institutions can address precarious employment, ecological challenges, and democratic participation.
While his publications span diverse subfields, key trends include analyzing basic income experiments (e.g., The New Wave of Basic Income), generational welfare contracts (The Generational Welfare Contract: Justice, Institutions and Outcomes), and justice theories in environmental and labor contexts.
Birnbaum's academic network includes collaborations with scholars at institutions like UCL, Bergen, and Uppsala University. His work has been cited over 160 times, with an h-index of 16 according to Google Scholar.
