Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥
@hermwerf.bsky.social
Professor of Sociology at the #EUI, Florence. Works on education & social stratification. Posts r personal.
@eui-sps.bsky.social
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@eui-sps.bsky.social
Substack/blogs: https://hermwerf.substack.com/
Google scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=amYIKXQAAAAJ&hl=nl
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Very happy informing y'all that I won the 2025 Distinguished Publication Prize of the European Academy of Sociology, for my ASR paper of last year. #EAS. My paper is here, open access: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... . The link to EAS: www.european-academy-sociology.eu/publication-...
I guess it’s most effective if done both ways. Given the wide support for same sex marriage in Europe I’d think that the bottom up approach is also happening as we speak. (In fact like with abortion law in the US, notwithstanding that *later* critiques contested it).
November 25, 2025 at 12:54 PM
I guess it’s most effective if done both ways. Given the wide support for same sex marriage in Europe I’d think that the bottom up approach is also happening as we speak. (In fact like with abortion law in the US, notwithstanding that *later* critiques contested it).
It is quite a normal sociological process that cultural norms get written down in law, I'd say.
November 25, 2025 at 11:18 AM
It is quite a normal sociological process that cultural norms get written down in law, I'd say.
But perhaps the counterfactual should not be high school GPA, but a proper public standardized test in schools.
November 24, 2025 at 10:51 PM
But perhaps the counterfactual should not be high school GPA, but a proper public standardized test in schools.
Thanks Jen!
November 24, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Thanks Jen!
I also wrote a blog about this paper, euideas.eui.eu/does-more-ed...
November 24, 2025 at 4:32 PM
I also wrote a blog about this paper, euideas.eui.eu/does-more-ed...
Great, Paris here we come :-)
November 24, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Great, Paris here we come :-)
November 24, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Very happy informing y'all that I won the 2025 Distinguished Publication Prize of the European Academy of Sociology, for my ASR paper of last year. #EAS. My paper is here, open access: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... . The link to EAS: www.european-academy-sociology.eu/publication-...
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November 24, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Very happy informing y'all that I won the 2025 Distinguished Publication Prize of the European Academy of Sociology, for my ASR paper of last year. #EAS. My paper is here, open access: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... . The link to EAS: www.european-academy-sociology.eu/publication-...
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Come and do a PhD at the #EUI! We are five professors in sociology, within the department of Political and Social Sciences. Social stratification, education, family demography, analytical sociology, experimental sociology, it’s all here!
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November 23, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Come and do a PhD at the #EUI! We are five professors in sociology, within the department of Political and Social Sciences. Social stratification, education, family demography, analytical sociology, experimental sociology, it’s all here!
And don’t forget to mention the food
November 23, 2025 at 10:19 PM
And don’t forget to mention the food
Come and do a PhD at the #EUI! We are five professors in sociology, within the department of Political and Social Sciences. Social stratification, education, family demography, analytical sociology, experimental sociology, it’s all here!
🚨 Applications Now Open for the EUI PhD Programmes 2026-2027!
📊 Economics |⚖️ Law |📘 History | 🏛 Political and Social Sciences
Join the EUI's 50th PhD cohort!
Apply by 15 January 2026 (14:00 CET) for the academic journey of a lifetime! 👉: eui.eu/phd
#EUIPhD #PhDOpportunity
📊 Economics |⚖️ Law |📘 History | 🏛 Political and Social Sciences
Join the EUI's 50th PhD cohort!
Apply by 15 January 2026 (14:00 CET) for the academic journey of a lifetime! 👉: eui.eu/phd
#EUIPhD #PhDOpportunity
November 23, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Come and do a PhD at the #EUI! We are five professors in sociology, within the department of Political and Social Sciences. Social stratification, education, family demography, analytical sociology, experimental sociology, it’s all here!
Today’s run
November 23, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Today’s run
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Honored to introduce Samuel Bowles Public Lecture The Origin and Future of Inequality, part of 3 days organized by
@ucstonecenter.bsky.social.
Sam has been an inspiration, both intellectually and morally to me, as well as to so many in the profession.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lV-9...
@ucstonecenter.bsky.social.
Sam has been an inspiration, both intellectually and morally to me, as well as to so many in the profession.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lV-9...
UChicago Stone Center | The Origin and Future of Economic Inequality by Samuel Bowles
YouTube video by Harris Public Policy
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November 22, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Honored to introduce Samuel Bowles Public Lecture The Origin and Future of Inequality, part of 3 days organized by
@ucstonecenter.bsky.social.
Sam has been an inspiration, both intellectually and morally to me, as well as to so many in the profession.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lV-9...
@ucstonecenter.bsky.social.
Sam has been an inspiration, both intellectually and morally to me, as well as to so many in the profession.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lV-9...
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Ever wonder which international border is closest? This map divides Germany into 9 zones, showing the nearest neighbor for any given point. Germany borders more European countries than any other nation.*
#30DayMapChallenge Day 22: Natural Earth #rstats #ggplot2
#30DayMapChallenge Day 22: Natural Earth #rstats #ggplot2
November 22, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Ever wonder which international border is closest? This map divides Germany into 9 zones, showing the nearest neighbor for any given point. Germany borders more European countries than any other nation.*
#30DayMapChallenge Day 22: Natural Earth #rstats #ggplot2
#30DayMapChallenge Day 22: Natural Earth #rstats #ggplot2
In-person education is more effective than online, in universities. journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.3...
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November 22, 2025 at 10:18 AM
In-person education is more effective than online, in universities. journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.3...
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En voor wat het waard is. Als we viewpoint diversity onder wetenschappers correleren met wetenschappelijke kwaliteit in een land (afgemeten aan citaties), is er *geen* positieve associatie. (Maar eerder negatief).
November 17, 2025 at 6:27 PM
En voor wat het waard is. Als we viewpoint diversity onder wetenschappers correleren met wetenschappelijke kwaliteit in een land (afgemeten aan citaties), is er *geen* positieve associatie. (Maar eerder negatief).
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New evidence that twin estimates of heritability should be adjusted downward by about half
So there you have it, twin study estimates were greatly inflated, and molecular data sets the record straight. I walk through possible counter-arguments, but ultimately the uncomfortable truth is that genes contribute to traits much less than we always thought.
November 22, 2025 at 2:53 AM
New evidence that twin estimates of heritability should be adjusted downward by about half
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Today, @lintuslotta.bsky.social defended her doctoral thesis on educational inequalities at the @eui-eu.bsky.social Great defense, thanks to Lotta and the commiittee with @kbkarlson.bsky.social Bess Bukodi and @hermwerf.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Today, @lintuslotta.bsky.social defended her doctoral thesis on educational inequalities at the @eui-eu.bsky.social Great defense, thanks to Lotta and the commiittee with @kbkarlson.bsky.social Bess Bukodi and @hermwerf.bsky.social
see this vacancy to work with me on educational inequalities in Europe. We have extended the deadline by 1 week, now Dec 1st, 2025. #job #postdoc #vacancy #pleaseshare
Job! A vacancy at the @eui-eu.bsky.social for a postdoc joining the @learnineq.bsky.social project, for 13 months, starting mid January. We study inequalities in school careers, and we engage with policy makers. The vacancy is here, please forward. DEADLINE 24 NOVEMBER. www.eui.eu/Documents/Se...
November 21, 2025 at 8:17 AM
see this vacancy to work with me on educational inequalities in Europe. We have extended the deadline by 1 week, now Dec 1st, 2025. #job #postdoc #vacancy #pleaseshare
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Our SPS department @eui-sps.bsky.social invites prospective PhD candidates to join the SPS Virtual Open Day 2025. A unique opportunity to discover onlnine our doctoral programme, meet faculty and researchers, and learn about life at the EUI.
📅 04-12-2025 | Online
🔗 www.eui.eu/events?id=58...
📅 04-12-2025 | Online
🔗 www.eui.eu/events?id=58...
Virtual Open Day - Department of Political and Social Sciences
The EUI Department of Political and Social Sciences invites interested researchers and prospective applicants to learn more about the PhD programme. Throughout the day, seminars, workshops, and workin...
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November 6, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Our SPS department @eui-sps.bsky.social invites prospective PhD candidates to join the SPS Virtual Open Day 2025. A unique opportunity to discover onlnine our doctoral programme, meet faculty and researchers, and learn about life at the EUI.
📅 04-12-2025 | Online
🔗 www.eui.eu/events?id=58...
📅 04-12-2025 | Online
🔗 www.eui.eu/events?id=58...
Interesting keynote by Ellen Helsper at the @eui-eu.bsky.social conference on digital inequalities. The best predictor of digital literacy is…. print literacy.
November 20, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Interesting keynote by Ellen Helsper at the @eui-eu.bsky.social conference on digital inequalities. The best predictor of digital literacy is…. print literacy.
This is the paper, forthcoming in AER. drive.google.com/file/d/1IU87...
Minority_Salience_and_CJ_Decisions_2025_AER_Insights_final
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November 19, 2025 at 10:17 PM
This is the paper, forthcoming in AER. drive.google.com/file/d/1IU87...