Albert Arcarons Feixas
@aarcarons.bsky.social
Sociologist | Senior researcher at the Centre for Sociological Research (CIS) | Interested in poverty, inequality and migration 🍉
“Is this how hope is lost, […] by becoming indifferent to the truth?” L.Y.
👨🏻💻 https://me.eui.eu/albert-arcarons
“Is this how hope is lost, […] by becoming indifferent to the truth?” L.Y.
👨🏻💻 https://me.eui.eu/albert-arcarons
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‼️EXCLUSIVA | Un correo revela que Ribera Salud reutilizó hasta diez veces catéteres de un solo uso en su hospital público de Elche y ordenó hacerlo en Torrejón
Un correo revela que Ribera Salud reutilizó hasta diez veces catéteres de un solo uso en su hospital público de Elche y ordenó hacerlo en Torrejón
La jefa de auditoría admite en un mail del 6 de octubre que este material sanitario se esterilizaba aunque está prohibido por el riesgo de infección. Instaba al hospital concertado de Torrejón a hacer...
www.eldiario.es
January 21, 2026 at 6:36 AM
‼️EXCLUSIVA | Un correo revela que Ribera Salud reutilizó hasta diez veces catéteres de un solo uso en su hospital público de Elche y ordenó hacerlo en Torrejón
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📢 Está abierto el plazo para enviar resúmenes extendidos y pósteres al XVI Congreso Español de Sociología
📍 Bilbao | 15–17 de julio de 2026
🔹 Plazo de envío: 19 de enero – 8 de marzo de 2026
🔗 Más info:
congreso2026.fes-sociologia.com/wp-content/u...
#FES2026 #CI06
📍 Bilbao | 15–17 de julio de 2026
🔹 Plazo de envío: 19 de enero – 8 de marzo de 2026
🔗 Más info:
congreso2026.fes-sociologia.com/wp-content/u...
#FES2026 #CI06
congreso2026.fes-sociologia.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:28 PM
📢 Está abierto el plazo para enviar resúmenes extendidos y pósteres al XVI Congreso Español de Sociología
📍 Bilbao | 15–17 de julio de 2026
🔹 Plazo de envío: 19 de enero – 8 de marzo de 2026
🔗 Más info:
congreso2026.fes-sociologia.com/wp-content/u...
#FES2026 #CI06
📍 Bilbao | 15–17 de julio de 2026
🔹 Plazo de envío: 19 de enero – 8 de marzo de 2026
🔗 Más info:
congreso2026.fes-sociologia.com/wp-content/u...
#FES2026 #CI06
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New at ESR: The integration paradox reconsidered!
@frankvantubergen.bsky.social shows that higher perceived discrimination is not driven by education alone
What matters is relative premigration education and status loss, pointing to education as a positional resource!
➡ doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcaf054
@frankvantubergen.bsky.social shows that higher perceived discrimination is not driven by education alone
What matters is relative premigration education and status loss, pointing to education as a positional resource!
➡ doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcaf054
Beyond absolute education: relative educational attainment and perceived discrimination among immigrants
Abstract. The integration paradox—the positive association between absolute education and perceived discrimination among more visible immigrant groups—has
doi.org
January 20, 2026 at 5:55 AM
New at ESR: The integration paradox reconsidered!
@frankvantubergen.bsky.social shows that higher perceived discrimination is not driven by education alone
What matters is relative premigration education and status loss, pointing to education as a positional resource!
➡ doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcaf054
@frankvantubergen.bsky.social shows that higher perceived discrimination is not driven by education alone
What matters is relative premigration education and status loss, pointing to education as a positional resource!
➡ doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcaf054
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🔴Global leaders gather in #Davos today, as extreme concentration reaches record highs.
For the latest data, explore our World Inequality Report2026 wir2026.wid.world
On political inequality, don't miss our friends at @oxfaminternational.bsky.social's new report www.oxfamamerica.org/explore/rese...
For the latest data, explore our World Inequality Report2026 wir2026.wid.world
On political inequality, don't miss our friends at @oxfaminternational.bsky.social's new report www.oxfamamerica.org/explore/rese...
January 19, 2026 at 12:09 PM
🔴Global leaders gather in #Davos today, as extreme concentration reaches record highs.
For the latest data, explore our World Inequality Report2026 wir2026.wid.world
On political inequality, don't miss our friends at @oxfaminternational.bsky.social's new report www.oxfamamerica.org/explore/rese...
For the latest data, explore our World Inequality Report2026 wir2026.wid.world
On political inequality, don't miss our friends at @oxfaminternational.bsky.social's new report www.oxfamamerica.org/explore/rese...
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Nueva temporada de seminarios en el @ipp-csic.bsky.social
Un nuevo ciclo de charlas para compartir investigación, abrir debates y generar conversación académica.
Consulta en el cartel la programación completa.
Un nuevo ciclo de charlas para compartir investigación, abrir debates y generar conversación académica.
Consulta en el cartel la programación completa.
January 16, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Nueva temporada de seminarios en el @ipp-csic.bsky.social
Un nuevo ciclo de charlas para compartir investigación, abrir debates y generar conversación académica.
Consulta en el cartel la programación completa.
Un nuevo ciclo de charlas para compartir investigación, abrir debates y generar conversación académica.
Consulta en el cartel la programación completa.
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Donación de órganos por millón de habitantes:
🇪🇸 51,9
🇺🇸 49,7
🇮🇹 30,6
🇫🇷 28,6
🇪🇺 24,2
🇨🇦 22,9
🇸🇪 22,7
🇬🇧 20,4
🇦🇺 19,7
🇩🇪 11,4
España alcanzó los 6.335 trasplantes en 2025.
Gracias a la solidaridad de la ciudadanía, los profesionales y la sanidad pública 🫀
🇪🇸 51,9
🇺🇸 49,7
🇮🇹 30,6
🇫🇷 28,6
🇪🇺 24,2
🇨🇦 22,9
🇸🇪 22,7
🇬🇧 20,4
🇦🇺 19,7
🇩🇪 11,4
España alcanzó los 6.335 trasplantes en 2025.
Gracias a la solidaridad de la ciudadanía, los profesionales y la sanidad pública 🫀
January 16, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Donación de órganos por millón de habitantes:
🇪🇸 51,9
🇺🇸 49,7
🇮🇹 30,6
🇫🇷 28,6
🇪🇺 24,2
🇨🇦 22,9
🇸🇪 22,7
🇬🇧 20,4
🇦🇺 19,7
🇩🇪 11,4
España alcanzó los 6.335 trasplantes en 2025.
Gracias a la solidaridad de la ciudadanía, los profesionales y la sanidad pública 🫀
🇪🇸 51,9
🇺🇸 49,7
🇮🇹 30,6
🇫🇷 28,6
🇪🇺 24,2
🇨🇦 22,9
🇸🇪 22,7
🇬🇧 20,4
🇦🇺 19,7
🇩🇪 11,4
España alcanzó los 6.335 trasplantes en 2025.
Gracias a la solidaridad de la ciudadanía, los profesionales y la sanidad pública 🫀
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Excited to present a new preprint with @nkgarg.bsky.social: presenting usage statistics and observational findings from Paper Skygest in the first six months of deployment! 🎉📜
arxiv.org/abs/2601.04253
arxiv.org/abs/2601.04253
January 14, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Excited to present a new preprint with @nkgarg.bsky.social: presenting usage statistics and observational findings from Paper Skygest in the first six months of deployment! 🎉📜
arxiv.org/abs/2601.04253
arxiv.org/abs/2601.04253
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We’d like to believe that effort matters to what we attain in life. In fact our belief in meritocracy depends on that. But what if how much effort people spend itself depends on your social background?
“The Social Origins of Effort: How Incentives Reduce Socioeconomic Disparities among Children”
“The Social Origins of Effort: How Incentives Reduce Socioeconomic Disparities among Children”
January 14, 2026 at 4:34 PM
We’d like to believe that effort matters to what we attain in life. In fact our belief in meritocracy depends on that. But what if how much effort people spend itself depends on your social background?
“The Social Origins of Effort: How Incentives Reduce Socioeconomic Disparities among Children”
“The Social Origins of Effort: How Incentives Reduce Socioeconomic Disparities among Children”
The socioeconomic patterning of GB's fast-food outlets and supermarkets
"More deprived areas consistently had higher densities of fast-food outlets than less deprived areas. The gap in fast-food outlet density between these areas grew between 2011-and 2024". 👇
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
"More deprived areas consistently had higher densities of fast-food outlets than less deprived areas. The gap in fast-food outlet density between these areas grew between 2011-and 2024". 👇
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The socioeconomic patterning of Great Britain's fast-food outlets and supermarkets: A repeated cross-sectional study of area-level deprivation and food outlet density from 2011 to 2024
Although previous research has demonstrated socioeconomic differences in the distribution of food outlets, no study to date has examined these pattern…
www.sciencedirect.com
January 12, 2026 at 1:27 PM
The socioeconomic patterning of GB's fast-food outlets and supermarkets
"More deprived areas consistently had higher densities of fast-food outlets than less deprived areas. The gap in fast-food outlet density between these areas grew between 2011-and 2024". 👇
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
"More deprived areas consistently had higher densities of fast-food outlets than less deprived areas. The gap in fast-food outlet density between these areas grew between 2011-and 2024". 👇
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Cientos de concentraciones por todo Estados Unidos protestan contra las redadas del ICE www.eldiario.es/1_c4d169?utm...
Cientos de concentraciones por todo Estados Unidos protestan contra las redadas del ICE
Las pancartas expresaban fuertes críticas contra Trump y sus agentes antimigrantes, que asesinaron a una mujer de 37 años esta semana en Mineápolis e hirieron a otros dos jóvenes venezolanos en Portla...
www.eldiario.es
January 11, 2026 at 10:41 AM
Cientos de concentraciones por todo Estados Unidos protestan contra las redadas del ICE www.eldiario.es/1_c4d169?utm...
Billionaires added record $2.2tn in wealth in 2025
Just eight billionaires accounted for a quarter of the gains, led by Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Larry Ellison and Larry Page
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/de...
Just eight billionaires accounted for a quarter of the gains, led by Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Larry Ellison and Larry Page
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/de...
Billionaires added record $2.2tn in wealth in 2025
Just eight billionaires accounted for a quarter of the gains, led by Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Larry Ellison and Larry Page
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Billionaires added record $2.2tn in wealth in 2025
Just eight billionaires accounted for a quarter of the gains, led by Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Larry Ellison and Larry Page
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/de...
Just eight billionaires accounted for a quarter of the gains, led by Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Larry Ellison and Larry Page
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/de...
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🎥 VIDEO | Nueva York, Minneapolis, Houston... Miles de personas salen a la calle en Estados Unidos para protestar tras la muerte de Renee Nicole Good a manos de un agente del ICE en el estado de Minnesota
January 9, 2026 at 10:48 AM
🎥 VIDEO | Nueva York, Minneapolis, Houston... Miles de personas salen a la calle en Estados Unidos para protestar tras la muerte de Renee Nicole Good a manos de un agente del ICE en el estado de Minnesota
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¿España crece por un aumento de población (crecimiento extensivo) o crecemos también por una mejora de la productividad (crecimiento intensivo)?
¿Crece el PIB per cápita?
El último informe del Observatorio de Productividad de la Fundación BBVA e IVIE lo aclara.
Abro hilo👇
¿Crece el PIB per cápita?
El último informe del Observatorio de Productividad de la Fundación BBVA e IVIE lo aclara.
Abro hilo👇
January 9, 2026 at 9:55 AM
¿España crece por un aumento de población (crecimiento extensivo) o crecemos también por una mejora de la productividad (crecimiento intensivo)?
¿Crece el PIB per cápita?
El último informe del Observatorio de Productividad de la Fundación BBVA e IVIE lo aclara.
Abro hilo👇
¿Crece el PIB per cápita?
El último informe del Observatorio de Productividad de la Fundación BBVA e IVIE lo aclara.
Abro hilo👇
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How have rising house prices in the mid-1990s to the mid-2000s affected young people's social mobility?
Sign up for our event with @helenmiller.bsky.social and @peterlevell.bsky.social at 10am on Monday on new research on how rising house prices affected inequalities ⬇️ ifs.org.uk/events/what-...
Sign up for our event with @helenmiller.bsky.social and @peterlevell.bsky.social at 10am on Monday on new research on how rising house prices affected inequalities ⬇️ ifs.org.uk/events/what-...
What happened to the children of the property boom? | Institute for Fiscal Studies
At this online event, IFS researchers will discuss how rising house prices shaped young people’s social mobility.
ifs.org.uk
January 9, 2026 at 10:05 AM
How have rising house prices in the mid-1990s to the mid-2000s affected young people's social mobility?
Sign up for our event with @helenmiller.bsky.social and @peterlevell.bsky.social at 10am on Monday on new research on how rising house prices affected inequalities ⬇️ ifs.org.uk/events/what-...
Sign up for our event with @helenmiller.bsky.social and @peterlevell.bsky.social at 10am on Monday on new research on how rising house prices affected inequalities ⬇️ ifs.org.uk/events/what-...
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This breakdown confirms what anyone who looked at the video could see: that the DHS account was an obvious lie.
*The agent put was not in her path, was not in danger.
*He also fires *after* the car is moving away from him.
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
*The agent put was not in her path, was not in danger.
*He also fires *after* the car is moving away from him.
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
Video: Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
An analysis of footage from three camera angles show that the vehicle appears to be turning away from a federal officer as he opened fire.
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:26 PM
This breakdown confirms what anyone who looked at the video could see: that the DHS account was an obvious lie.
*The agent put was not in her path, was not in danger.
*He also fires *after* the car is moving away from him.
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
*The agent put was not in her path, was not in danger.
*He also fires *after* the car is moving away from him.
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
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“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” —George Orwell (1984)
January 8, 2026 at 3:32 PM
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” —George Orwell (1984)
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Comparto una breve reflexión sobre por qué paridad no es lo mismo que igualdad.
Gracias a @agendapublica.es por la oportunidad de contribuir a este espacio de debate.
agendapublica.es/noticia/2053...
Gracias a @agendapublica.es por la oportunidad de contribuir a este espacio de debate.
agendapublica.es/noticia/2053...
Por qué más mujeres trabajando no basta
Durante cuatro décadas, la incorporación masiva de las mujeres ha transformado el mercado laboral español, pero la segregación ocupacional apenas se ha movido. Marga Torre, profesora de Sociología en ...
agendapublica.es
January 8, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Comparto una breve reflexión sobre por qué paridad no es lo mismo que igualdad.
Gracias a @agendapublica.es por la oportunidad de contribuir a este espacio de debate.
agendapublica.es/noticia/2053...
Gracias a @agendapublica.es por la oportunidad de contribuir a este espacio de debate.
agendapublica.es/noticia/2053...
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Learners living in poverty, those from some minority backgrounds, and students with special needs were most impacted by school closures during the Covid-19 pandemic – finds a report co-authored by Jo Van Herwegen @ucl-ioe-phd.bsky.social
Poverty had the greatest impact on students’ educational experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic | UCL Institute of Education
A report co-authored by Professor Jo Van Herwegen has informed part of the UK Covid-19 Public Inquiry, established to examine the UK’s response to the pandemic and establish learnings for the future.
www.ucl.ac.uk
January 8, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Learners living in poverty, those from some minority backgrounds, and students with special needs were most impacted by school closures during the Covid-19 pandemic – finds a report co-authored by Jo Van Herwegen @ucl-ioe-phd.bsky.social
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El dióxido de nitrógeno es un contaminante sobre todo causado por el tráfico y al que se le atribuyeron más de 4.000 muertes prematuras en el 2023
✍️ Por @adhikarrilucea.bsky.social
✍️ Por @adhikarrilucea.bsky.social
Las ciudades españolas llegan a triplicar los límites de dióxido de nitrógeno que marca la OMS
Las principales ciudades de España superaron los nuevos límites legales de contaminación por dióxido de nitrógeno con Madrid a la cabeza
www.publico.es
January 8, 2026 at 11:33 AM
El dióxido de nitrógeno es un contaminante sobre todo causado por el tráfico y al que se le atribuyeron más de 4.000 muertes prematuras en el 2023
✍️ Por @adhikarrilucea.bsky.social
✍️ Por @adhikarrilucea.bsky.social
Sis de cada deu instituts públics no tenen servei de menjador
"La falta de menjador té un impacte important en les famílies més vulnerables, que perden l'opció de rebre un ajut pel menjador que, molt probablement, quan el fill/a anava a l'escola síque rebien" 👇
www.ara.cat/societat/edu...
"La falta de menjador té un impacte important en les famílies més vulnerables, que perden l'opció de rebre un ajut pel menjador que, molt probablement, quan el fill/a anava a l'escola síque rebien" 👇
www.ara.cat/societat/edu...
Sis de cada deu instituts públics no tenen servei de menjador: "Com més tard dinen, pitjor mengen"
Si el centre no ofereix aquesta opció, els alumnes vulnerables tampoc poden rebre una beca menjador
www.ara.cat
January 8, 2026 at 11:18 AM
Sis de cada deu instituts públics no tenen servei de menjador
"La falta de menjador té un impacte important en les famílies més vulnerables, que perden l'opció de rebre un ajut pel menjador que, molt probablement, quan el fill/a anava a l'escola síque rebien" 👇
www.ara.cat/societat/edu...
"La falta de menjador té un impacte important en les famílies més vulnerables, que perden l'opció de rebre un ajut pel menjador que, molt probablement, quan el fill/a anava a l'escola síque rebien" 👇
www.ara.cat/societat/edu...
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Are family ideals in Southern Europe still “traditional”?
🚩New at ESR: experimental evidence by @arnsteinaassve.bsky.social #A_Adserà @bastianelli-e.bsky.social #AMencarini reveals a far more modern picture, with Spain showing more postmodern ideals than Italy!
at: doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcaf055
🚩New at ESR: experimental evidence by @arnsteinaassve.bsky.social #A_Adserà @bastianelli-e.bsky.social #AMencarini reveals a far more modern picture, with Spain showing more postmodern ideals than Italy!
at: doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcaf055
Family ideals in Italy and Spain: towards the end of the traditional Southern European family model?
Abstract. This study explores what constitutes an ideal family in Italy and Spain, questioning the prevailing view that they are homogenous and traditional
doi.org
January 8, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Are family ideals in Southern Europe still “traditional”?
🚩New at ESR: experimental evidence by @arnsteinaassve.bsky.social #A_Adserà @bastianelli-e.bsky.social #AMencarini reveals a far more modern picture, with Spain showing more postmodern ideals than Italy!
at: doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcaf055
🚩New at ESR: experimental evidence by @arnsteinaassve.bsky.social #A_Adserà @bastianelli-e.bsky.social #AMencarini reveals a far more modern picture, with Spain showing more postmodern ideals than Italy!
at: doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcaf055
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Today the government is introducing legislation to abolish the two-child limit.
More than any other, this policy has driven children into poverty and cut them off from opportunity. Removing it is the right thing to do – supporting future generations and giving all children a fair start in life.
More than any other, this policy has driven children into poverty and cut them off from opportunity. Removing it is the right thing to do – supporting future generations and giving all children a fair start in life.
January 8, 2026 at 11:02 AM
Today the government is introducing legislation to abolish the two-child limit.
More than any other, this policy has driven children into poverty and cut them off from opportunity. Removing it is the right thing to do – supporting future generations and giving all children a fair start in life.
More than any other, this policy has driven children into poverty and cut them off from opportunity. Removing it is the right thing to do – supporting future generations and giving all children a fair start in life.
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New publication with the fantastic @nereabelloiglesias.bsky.social 🎉
We discuss the biological pathways through which natural disasters increase prenatal maternal stress, the role of socioeconomic and institutional factors, and implications for child outcomes
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
We discuss the biological pathways through which natural disasters increase prenatal maternal stress, the role of socioeconomic and institutional factors, and implications for child outcomes
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
Natural Disasters Can Increase Maternal Stress
This chapter examines the biological pathways through which prenatal maternal stress, triggered by natural disasters, affects maternal and foetal health. Key mechanisms include HPA axis dysregulation ...
link.springer.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:04 PM
New publication with the fantastic @nereabelloiglesias.bsky.social 🎉
We discuss the biological pathways through which natural disasters increase prenatal maternal stress, the role of socioeconomic and institutional factors, and implications for child outcomes
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
We discuss the biological pathways through which natural disasters increase prenatal maternal stress, the role of socioeconomic and institutional factors, and implications for child outcomes
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
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Still time to apply to the #ECSR2026 conference at Trinity College Dublin on June 15-17 @tcddublin.bsky.social
organised by @tcdsociology.bsky.social and @esri.ie
Abstract submission deadline: January 11!
Submit an abstract: www.ecsr2026.net
organised by @tcdsociology.bsky.social and @esri.ie
Abstract submission deadline: January 11!
Submit an abstract: www.ecsr2026.net
January 6, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Still time to apply to the #ECSR2026 conference at Trinity College Dublin on June 15-17 @tcddublin.bsky.social
organised by @tcdsociology.bsky.social and @esri.ie
Abstract submission deadline: January 11!
Submit an abstract: www.ecsr2026.net
organised by @tcdsociology.bsky.social and @esri.ie
Abstract submission deadline: January 11!
Submit an abstract: www.ecsr2026.net
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