Causes and Consequences: Responsibility in the Political Thought of Max Weber

O'Donovan, Nick

doi:10.1057/pol.2010.21

Strategy and the splinternet: the political economy of the internet in an age of cyberbalkanisation (2020)
Presentation / Conference
O'Donovan, N. (2020, December). Strategy and the splinternet: the political economy of the internet in an age of cyberbalkanisation. Paper presented at Trajectories of British and European Capitalisms Workshop, PSA British and Comparative Political Economy Specialist Group

One-off wealth taxes: what can we learn from history? (2020)
Digital Artefact
O'Donovan, N., Advani, A., Chamberlain, E., Summers, A., Adam, S., Miller, H., & Bach, S. (2020). One-off wealth taxes: what can we learn from history?. [Blog style article]

Over the last century, a number of countries have tried to introduce one-off wealth taxes or capital levies in response to major crises, with varying degrees of success. These examples offer valuable lessons for policy-makers exploring such an option... Read More about One-off wealth taxes: what can we learn from history?.

One-off wealth taxes: theory and evidence (2020)
Report
O'Donovan, N. (2020). One-off wealth taxes: theory and evidence. Wealth Tax Commission/ESRC

One-off wealth taxes and recurring wealth taxes share many of the same properties, and face many of the same challenges. However, there are also important differences in how they operate, when viewed from the perspective of economic theory, tax admin... Read More about One-off wealth taxes: theory and evidence.

How a one-off tax on wealth could cover the economic cost of the coronavirus crisis (2020)
Digital Artefact
O'Donovan, N. (2020). How a one-off tax on wealth could cover the economic cost of the coronavirus crisis. [Blog style article]

Paying for the Pandemic (2020)
Report
O'Donovan, N. (2020). Paying for the Pandemic. TBC

Valuing personalization: network effects and public policy (2019)
Presentation / Conference
O'Donovan, N. (2019, June). Valuing personalization: network effects and public policy. Paper presented at University of Southampton interdisciplinary workshop on Data-Driven Personalisation in Markets, Politics and Law, Southampton University, UK

There’s a hole in my budget: funding UK tax cuts 2010-2018 (2019)
Presentation / Conference
O'Donovan, N. (2019, April). There’s a hole in my budget: funding UK tax cuts 2010-2018. Paper presented at Tax Administration Research Centre conference, University of Exeter, UK

From Knowledge Economy to Automation Anxiety: A Growth Regime in Crisis? (2019)
Journal Article
O’Donovan, N. (2020). From Knowledge Economy to Automation Anxiety: A Growth Regime in Crisis?. New Political Economy, 25(2), 248-266. https://doi.org/10.1080/13563467.2019.1590326

In the 1990s, the ‘knowledge economy’ was hailed as a key driver of future prosperity by progressive policymakers in developed democracies. According to its proponents, in the knowledge economy, companies and countries alike would succeed by cultivat... Read More about From Knowledge Economy to Automation Anxiety: A Growth Regime in Crisis?.

Reform of rules on EU VAT rate (2018)
Report
O'Donovan, N. (2018). Reform of rules on EU VAT rate. European Commission

A ‘lifetime income super-tax’ offers a new way to tax wealth and fix inequality (2018)
Digital Artefact
O'Donovan, N. (2018). A ‘lifetime income super-tax’ offers a new way to tax wealth and fix inequality. [Blog style article]

Citizen participation in tax policy-making: a comparative analysis (2018)
Presentation / Conference
O'Donovan, N. (2018, September). Citizen participation in tax policy-making: a comparative analysis. Paper presented at Stockholm-Oxford Law Symposium, Christ Church College Oxford, UK

The impact of taxes on the competitiveness of European Tourism (2017)
Report
Larhlid, A., Carey, S., Trinh, T., O’Donovan, N., Pöschl, C., Naker, S., …Arnold, M. (2017). The impact of taxes on the competitiveness of European Tourism. European Commision

Tourism is an important economic sector bringing a very substantial contribution to the EU economy. Achieving growth in this increasingly competitive international market requires a supportive regulatory environment, and taxation is a core component... Read More about The impact of taxes on the competitiveness of European Tourism.

Effectiveness of tax incentives for venture capital and business angels (2017)
Report
Larhlid, A., McClintock, K., Gillham, J., Wilson, A., O’Donovan, N., Hacker, C., …Sögner, L. (2017). Effectiveness of tax incentives for venture capital and business angels. European Commision

The Capital Markets Union project (CMU) aims to strengthen the single market by deepening the integration of investment across the European Union. Improved access to finance is a key component of this project, in particular for start-ups, small- and... Read More about Effectiveness of tax incentives for venture capital and business angels.

It's Time For Corbyn To Talk Business And Explain How His Policies Can Benefit The Private Sector (2017)
Digital Artefact
O'Donovan, N. (2017). It's Time For Corbyn To Talk Business And Explain How His Policies Can Benefit The Private Sector. [Blog style article]

Corbyn does not need to make himself the first choice of the business community, nor will he aim to do so. But he now has an opportunity to articulate how his agenda can benefit the private sector. He should seize it.

Combatting the shadow economy: a taxpayer-centric approach (2016)
Report
Lahrlid, A., & O'Donovan, N. (2016). Combatting the shadow economy: a taxpayer-centric approach. TBC

From Accumulation to Depletion: For How Long Can a Sovereign Wealth Fund Be Prolonged? (2016)
Report
O'Donovan, N. (2016). From Accumulation to Depletion: For How Long Can a Sovereign Wealth Fund Be Prolonged?. The 2016 Preqin Sovereign Wealth Fund Review: TBC

Why “it’s the economy, stupid“ may not be enough to see Remain over the line (2016)
Digital Artefact
James, N. (2016). Why “it’s the economy, stupid“ may not be enough to see Remain over the line. [Blog style article]

Why is Corbyn winning? Because Ed Miliband’s not standing (2015)
Digital Artefact
James, N. (2015). Why is Corbyn winning? Because Ed Miliband’s not standing. [Blog style article]

There is no candidate speaking to the centre of the party - and that leaves a vacumn for Jeremy Corbyn, argues Neil James.

Does deliberative democracy need deliberative democrats? Revisiting Habermas’ defence of discourse ethics (2012)
Journal Article
O'Donovan, N. (2013). Does deliberative democracy need deliberative democrats? Revisiting Habermas’ defence of discourse ethics. Contemporary Political Theory, 12(2), 123-144. https://doi.org/10.1057/cpt.2012.13

Many political theorists today appeal to, or assume the existence of, a political culture in which the public values of Western liberal democracies are embedded – a political culture that is necessary to render their ideas plausible and their proposa... Read More about Does deliberative democracy need deliberative democrats? Revisiting Habermas’ defence of discourse ethics.

Causes and Consequences: Responsibility in the Political Thought of Max Weber (2011)
Journal Article
O'Donovan, N. (2011). Causes and Consequences: Responsibility in the Political Thought of Max Weber. Polity, 43(1), 84-105. https://doi.org/10.1057/pol.2010.21

Many scholars view Max Weber's exposition of an “ethic of responsibility” in his 1919 lecture “Politik als Beruf” as a defense of pragmatic political action. This article re-examines Weber's argument in the context of his social scientific writings.... Read More about Causes and Consequences: Responsibility in the Political Thought of Max Weber.

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