Miranda J. Lubbers

Miranda Lubbers

@mirandalubbers.bsky.social

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Professor of Anthropology; UAB Barcelona; Director COALESCE lab (http://coalesce-lab.com/en). ICREA Acadèmia fellow; ERC Advanced Grant holder “A #network #science approach to #social #cohesion in #European #societies”. European Academy of Sociology. .. more

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Miranda J. Lubbers is a Dutch social scientist specializing in the analysis of migration, segregation, and social identity through personal networks. She is Professor in Anthropology at the Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology of the Autonomous University of Barcelona, and director of the COALESCE Lab. .. more

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Miranda Lubbers @mirandalubbers.bsky.social · Jun 5

New paper in Sociological Methodology with @mbojan.sciences.social.ap.brid.gy, @alexciordia.bsky.social, & @nuriatargarona.bsky.social about the measurement properties of aggregated relational data (responses to "how many people do you know who..?") and NSUM estimates: doi.org/10.1177/0081...

This figure shows the distribution of the estimated acquaintanceship network size for the two measurements, and compares the individual estimates for all participants between the measurements. It shows that the estimates are pretty stable for more common sizes, but those with high network sizes ("hubs") fluctuate heavily

This figure shows the colorful response card we used for the data collection as a visual aid for respondents. It says "acquaintances are all the people that you know and who know you by SIGHT and by NAME. For instance, you can think of..." followed by 16 boxes for "partner", "family", "friends", "neighbors"; "at work"; "in clubs or associations", "religious community", "education", "people to whom you provide a service"; "social media"; and "other acquaintances". In each box, there is some more help, like "at work" is followed by coworker, boss, employee, client etc. Each box has 1 or 2 icons for further visual aid.

Reposted by Rebecca Solnit, Mary Bosworth, Steve Peers , and 2 more Rebecca Solnit, Mary Bosworth, Steve Peers, McKenzie Wark, Miranda J. Lubbers

Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 1d

While independent bookstores are giving out free whistles, hosting protest sign making events, and donating proceeds to mutual aid, Amazon is *checks notes* providing technology that assists ICE in their terrorizing of communities.

Independent bookstores deserve your support. Amazon does not.

Miranda Lubbers @mirandalubbers.bsky.social · 1d

Sue the whole line of command.

Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 1d

The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”

That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.

Miranda Lubbers @mirandalubbers.bsky.social · 1d

Indeed, why only list US citizens who died or were detained by ICE, why not also include migrants who died in their hands or sent to camps that don´t respect human rights whether or not their papers were in order? These are all human rights violations re: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deaths,...

Reposted by Robert C. Richards, Silvia Secchi, Carlos Nunes Silva , and 3 more Robert C. Richards, Silvia Secchi, Carlos Nunes Silva, Miranda J. Lubbers, Erin O’Donnell, Lisa Diedrich

Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 3d

People are right to be incensed, but there are more names to uplift. ICE killed an immigrant man named Silverio Villegas González in Chicagoland. He had children. Victor Manuel Diaz was kidnapped in Minneapolis and died in ICE custody on January 14. Their names deserve to be repeated, too.

Reposted by Rosemary A. Joyce, Elizabeth Pisani, Emily Mendenhall , and 8 more Rosemary A. Joyce, Elizabeth Pisani, Emily Mendenhall, Robert C. Richards, Alan Richardson, Miranda J. Lubbers, Anne Norton, Brooke Harrington, Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò, Nathan P. Kalmoe, Mary Heskel

Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.bsky.social · 3d

The majority of organizing happening in Minnesota isn’t just peaceful, it’s INVISIBLE. Moms showing up who won’t be interviewed on TV, people whose ICE patrols don’t turn into viral video. The grocery runs, the donations, the people filming bc they happen to be there. Please remember this.

Reposted by Heather Boushey, Elizabeth Saunders, Rosemary A. Joyce , and 6 more Heather Boushey, Elizabeth Saunders, Rosemary A. Joyce, David R. Miller, Scott A. Imberman, Miranda J. Lubbers, Michael D. McDonald, Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò, David Darmofal

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 3d

🚨 SCHUMER just now: “Senate Democrats will not provide the votes to proceed to the appropriations bill if the DHS funding bill is included.”

Reposted by Richard S.J. Tol, Will Jennings, Brendan Nyhan , and 7 more Richard S.J. Tol, Will Jennings, Brendan Nyhan, Rosemary A. Joyce, John Foot, Robert C. Richards, Miranda J. Lubbers, Brian Keegan, Richard M. Carpiano, Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò

Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 3d

Imagine what’s happening in the camps.

Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 4d

Imagine how much they’d be lying about what happened without all the videos showing it from multiple angles.

Reposted by Ben H. Ansell, Nandita Sharma, Will Jennings , and 11 more Ben H. Ansell, Nandita Sharma, Will Jennings, Brendan Nyhan, Carl Henrik Knutsen, Rosemary A. Joyce, Anders Nilsson, Robert C. Richards, Miranda J. Lubbers, Alessandro Rigolon, Noah L. Nathan, Richard M. Carpiano, Nathan P. Kalmoe, Peter Jacobs

Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 4d

Imagine how much they’d be lying about what happened without all the videos showing it from multiple angles.

Miranda Lubbers @mirandalubbers.bsky.social · 4d

The whole thing is now 75 pages and took forever, and it´s used "to contextualize the 5 articles you present for the evaluation". This takes multiple days per applicant, and administrations apparently don´t see what a national loss of research time and thus excellence these things are.

Miranda Lubbers @mirandalubbers.bsky.social · 4d

I finally have my CV in the format the committee for the accreditation of my past 6 years of research demands, e.g. each article (of whole career!) broken into 9 pieces (author, title, year, type of publ, details of journal/editorial, ISSN or ISBN, DOI, URL, "quality indices"). Why, WHY?

Miranda Lubbers @mirandalubbers.bsky.social · 4d

Boycot de WK. Die man en zijn entourage hadden ons bijna in een oorlog gedregd (en kunnen dat nog steeds doen) en hebben een legertje dat dem steden terroriseert.

Miranda Lubbers @mirandalubbers.bsky.social · 4d

In ICE? Effective, durable, responsible?

Reposted by Timnit Gebru, John McLaren, Alan Richardson , and 5 more Timnit Gebru, John McLaren, Alan Richardson, McKenzie Wark, Miranda J. Lubbers, James Goodwin, Ann Bartow, Nathan P. Kalmoe

Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 6d

Deporting children with cancer.
Using a 5-year-old as bait.
Shooting moms.

ICE is beyond reform. And today the House is voting to bankroll more terror. Hell no.

Miranda Lubbers @mirandalubbers.bsky.social · 6d

Oh European leaders should definitely respond with stronger stances, I totally agree. But Newsom wasn´t frustrated, he was doing a little publicity stunt at the cost of others he thought he could simply bash, like Trump does, and that's how we got here.

Miranda Lubbers @mirandalubbers.bsky.social · 6d

it’s great to tell Europeans how they can help. But the publicity thing of going on TV to call European leaders pathetic and spreading more misinfo about Nobel Prizes, that immitates him. Do you want to be him? And your interview with Shapiro, how are you not doing there what you accuse others of?

Miranda Lubbers @mirandalubbers.bsky.social · 6d

Mr Governor, Europeans are very well aware of the crimes against humanity happening in the US right now and instead of coming to Europe to call EU leaders pathetic for not standing up to your government, please get your party together and give them that same speech.

Miranda Lubbers @mirandalubbers.bsky.social · 7d

Do it

Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 7d

🚨🚨 EU moves closer to using its #tradebazooka against the US as Germany has joined France in saying it will ask @ec.europa.eu to explore unleashing the #Anti-CoercionInstrument at the emergency EU leaders' summit in Brussels on Thursday evening.🧵
www.politico.eu/article/eu-b...

EU moves closer to using its trade bazooka against the US

Capitals are backing a more forceful response to Donald Trump’s tariff threats.

www.politico.eu

Reposted by Steve Peers, Miranda J. Lubbers, Markus W. Gehring

Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 7d

EU moves closer to using its trade bazooka against the US

Capitals are backing a more forceful response to Donald Trump’s tariff threats.

www.politico.eu

Miranda Lubbers @mirandalubbers.bsky.social · 7d

He´s definitely not rolling over himself, right. RIGHT? bsky.app/profile/maxg...

Max Granger @maxgranger.info · 11d

Ben Shapiro: "Israel did not commit a genocide in Gaza"
Gavin Newsom: "I agree with you."

Miranda Lubbers @mirandalubbers.bsky.social · 7d

And then the thing about Nobel prizes being given away 😱.

Miranda Lubbers @mirandalubbers.bsky.social · 8d

bsky.app/profile/maxg...

Max Granger @maxgranger.info · 11d

Ben Shapiro: "Israel did not commit a genocide in Gaza"
Gavin Newsom: "I agree with you."

Miranda Lubbers @mirandalubbers.bsky.social · 8d

He could have said strong responses are needed without the insult and would have looked like an ally instead of yet another bully

Miranda Lubbers @mirandalubbers.bsky.social · 8d

Yeah coherent “My country installed an absolutely insane fascist regime, both Dems & Reps are rolling over or are afraid to stand up to them but let’s call people abroad pathetic for not standing up to him”.

George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 8d

Miranda Lubbers @mirandalubbers.bsky.social · 8d

I can assure you that national news shows us, at least in various European countries, how things are going in Minnesota and elsewhere. I guess people get frustrated everywhere, the Greenland issue could warp us into war from both the East and the West. You´re all on our minds though!