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I am Professor in Comparative Politics, with a specialization in comparative welfare state research and comparative political economy. My most recent research interest regards how states influence wage-setting and the wage distribution, in particular with respect to low-wage employment. For research on this topic I was awarded a by the Research Council of Norway. My wider research interests are labour market policy, industrial relations, political parties, and political theory. I founded and co-convene an at the University of Bergen. In 2016, I received the prize for the best publication at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Bergen (for ). I obtained my PhD in Political Science from the University of Milan. Afterwards, I worked at the University of Heidelberg, University of Oxford, and University of Manchester, before coming to Bergen. 

 

• : Labour market policies in comparative perspective
• SAMPOL390: Contemporary debates in political economy

 

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Latest publications: 

Erlien, T. H. & Picot, G. (2025) The Politics of Statutory Extensions of Collective Bargaining in Norway. Scandinavian Political Studies, 48(4). 
 
 

Picot, G. (2025) Labour market policy in comparative political economy research, in Regini, M. (ed), Handbook of Comparative Political Economy. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 253-266.
 
 

• - Bringing in the state: The politics of wage regulation and low-wage employment
• - Interdisciplinary seminars in Comparative Political Economy