Martyna Berenika Linartas
Cohort 2019
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Marianne Braig
Topic of PhD Thesis: Wealth, the elites, and inheritance: Explaining Persistent and Rising Wealth Inequality in OECD states: the Cases of Germany and Mexico

Freie Universität Berlin
Doctoral Researcher, RU (Re-)Allocation
Address
Boltzmannstraße 20
14195 Berlin
14195 Berlin
Education and Work Experience
- Since 09/2019: Doctoral Researcher, BGTS, Cluster of Excellence SCRIPTS
- 09/2018 - 12/2018: Research Intern, United Nations Research Institute for Social Development
- 10/2014 - 09/2018: M.A., Political Science, Freie Universität Berlin
- 11/2017 - 02/2018: Press officer, Federal Headquarter BÜNDNIS 90/DIE GRÜNEN
Academic Appointments, Scientific Activities & Outreach
- 11/2021: VI Seminario Internacional Desigualdad y Movilidad Social 2021. Paper presented:
La desigualdad de riqueza el papel del impuesto a la herencia y las narrativas de las élites económicas: los casos de México y Alemania (paper 1/3: discusión teórica y metodológica).
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02/2020: SCRIPTS Opening Conference, Rapporteur
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11/2018: UNRISD Conference "Overcoming Inequalities in a Fractured World", Research Intern
- 03/2015 - 12/2016: FU Berlin, Chair of Political Economy, Student Assistant
Fellowships, Stipends and Awards
- Since 05/2020: Doctoral scholarship, Cusanuswerk
- 09/2019 - 05/2020: Doctoral scholarship, SCRIPTS
- 07/2015 - 12/2015: Promos scholarship, DAAD/Universidad de Costa Rica
- 09/2012 - 06/2013: Erasmus scholarship, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel/Universidad Complutense de Madrid
- 07/2012 - 08/2012: German-American Fulbright scholarship, International Summer School Freie Universität Berlin
- Economic Inequality
- Elites
- Sustainability
- International Political Economy
Other publications
- Linartas, M 2022. „Mythos Leistungsgesellschaft“, Jacobin Magazin, 06.09.2022. Availabe from: https://jacobin.de/artikel/mythos-leistungsgesellschaft-erben-erbschaft-vermoegensungleichheit/ [19.10.2022].
- Linartas, M 2022. “Die eklatante Vermögensungleichheit unserer Erbengesellschaft“, Finanzwende Recherche, Blogbeitrag, 12.07.2022. Available from: https://www.finanzwende-recherche.de/2022/07/12/vermoegensungleichheit-unserer-erbengesellschaft/ [19.10.2022].
- Linartas, M 2021. “La desigualdad de riqueza – el papel del impuesto a la herencia y las narrativas de las élites económicas: los casos de México y Alemania”, DEMOSAL Working Paper, International Conference in Mexico City, Panel on “Élites, Riqueza y Desigualdad”, 3.11.2021.
- Linartas, M 2021, ‘Fighting inequality – could we problematize meritocracy, please?', Blogpost, Scripts Blog No. 35, September. Available from: https://www.scripts-berlin.eu/blog/Blog-35-Fighting-inequality/index.html [30.09.2021].
- Linartas, M & Braig, M 2020, 'Coronavirus: 'Curtain up for inequalities'. For a Global Green Solidarity Fund', Think Piece, SCRIPTS, June. Available from: https://www.scripts-berlin.eu/birt/listen-read-watch/Think-Pieces/Coronavirus-Curtain-up-for-inequalities/index.html.
- Linartas, M 2020, ‘US and Mexican Parallels: Inequality, Health and Wealth', Article, The Globalist, July. Available from: https://www.theglobalist.com/mexico-united-states-inequality-obesity-coronavirus-covid19-healthcare/ [14.06.2020].
- Linartas, M 2020, 'COVID 19 in Latin America: Another Populist´s Rude Awakening', Article, The Globalist, May. Available from: https://www.theglobalist.com/mexico-covid19-coronavirus-pandemic-amlo-brazil-jair-messias-bolsonaro-latin-america/. [30.05.2020].
- Linartas, M 2018, 'Inequality in the Twenty-First Century. A review of Rockstars of the Realm', trAndes Working Paper Series No. 6, Berlin: Lateinamerika-Institut, Freie Universität Berlin. Available from: https://www.programa-trandes.net/Ressources/working_papers/WP6-Linartas-Online.pdf. [30.05.2020].
- Linartas, M 2019. 'Inequalities: Are Our Hands Tied? Answers from Four Rockstars of the Realm', United Nations Research Institute for Social Development, Think Piece Series Overcoming Inequalities in a Fractured World: Between Elite Power and Social Mobilization, 11.09.2019. Available from: https://www.unrisd.org/en/library/blog-posts/inequalities-are-our-hands-tied-answers-from-four-rockstars-of-the-realm [19.10.2022].
- Linartas, M 2014, 'Die demokratische Idee in der Aktionskunst von Wolf Vostell', in: Beuckers, K & Friedrich Wolf Vostell, H (eds.). dé-coll/age als Manifest - Manifest als dé-coll/age, München, pp. 291-302.
Media
- Project: www.ungleichheit.info – in German and English.
- „13 Fragen – Explodierende Preise. Gehen die Entlastungspakete weit genug?“, ZDF, 19.10.2022. Available from: https://www.zdf.de/kultur/13-fragen/entlastungspakete-13f-100.html.
- „Talk-Event zu UNGLEICHHEIT & WIRTSCHAFTSWACHSTUM (Fratzscher, Graupe, Linartas & Höfgen)“, Jung & Naiv event, 16.08.2022. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoE4jHpOnro.
- „Was tun gegen extreme Ungleichheit? Mit Martyna Linartas“, Wirtschaftsfragen, Podcast with Lukas Scholle, 29.07.2022. Available from: https://wirtschaftsfragen.podigee.io/49-martyna-linartas-ungleichheit-info.
- “Tax the Rich – mit Martyna Linartas“, Wirtschaftsfragen, Podcast with Lukas Scholle, 02.12.2021. Available from: https://wirtschaftsfragen-podcast.de/tax-the-rich-mit-martyna-linartas.
- Linartas, Martyna B., 2019, Interview, Video-Series „Faces of SCRIPTS”, Cluster of Excellence SCRIPTS, 2019. Available from: https://youtu.be/9xAUo5j9tK0.