Alex Patzina
@patzinaalex.bsky.social
social scientist @university of bamberg & IAB | research interests: social stratification, life course, health, wellbeing, trust.
https://sites.google.com/view/alexanderpatzina/home
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5039-7
https://sites.google.com/view/alexanderpatzina/home
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5039-7
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Added some takeaways from this session in a thread. Happy publishing everyone!
About to kick off a peer review workshop with our brilliant @sriucl.bsky.social PhD students right now. Thanks to my colleague Alina Pelikh for hosting and I wish something like this was available when I started out.
November 26, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Added some takeaways from this session in a thread. Happy publishing everyone!
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A farmer's walk from correlation to causation:
Academic paper: cross-sectional studies find that grip strength is correlated with bone density, depression, heart disease, cognitive functioning, and mortality.
Online rags: do these 2 exercises to increase your grip strength and you'll live longer!
Academic paper: cross-sectional studies find that grip strength is correlated with bone density, depression, heart disease, cognitive functioning, and mortality.
Online rags: do these 2 exercises to increase your grip strength and you'll live longer!
November 24, 2025 at 10:16 AM
A farmer's walk from correlation to causation:
Academic paper: cross-sectional studies find that grip strength is correlated with bone density, depression, heart disease, cognitive functioning, and mortality.
Online rags: do these 2 exercises to increase your grip strength and you'll live longer!
Academic paper: cross-sectional studies find that grip strength is correlated with bone density, depression, heart disease, cognitive functioning, and mortality.
Online rags: do these 2 exercises to increase your grip strength and you'll live longer!
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Mind-boggling that we've ended up here
What is the most profitable industry in the world, this side of the law? Not oil, not IT, not pharma.
It's *scientific publishing*.
We call this the Drain of Scientific Publishing.
Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820
Background: doi.org/10.1162/qss_...
Thread @markhanson.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy 👇
It's *scientific publishing*.
We call this the Drain of Scientific Publishing.
Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820
Background: doi.org/10.1162/qss_...
Thread @markhanson.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy 👇
November 12, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Mind-boggling that we've ended up here
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Billions of regressions ≠ robustness.
My new PNAS Letter shows how unjustified models can drown out justified ones — and why thoughtful model selection matters👇
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
My new PNAS Letter shows how unjustified models can drown out justified ones — and why thoughtful model selection matters👇
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
November 11, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Billions of regressions ≠ robustness.
My new PNAS Letter shows how unjustified models can drown out justified ones — and why thoughtful model selection matters👇
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
My new PNAS Letter shows how unjustified models can drown out justified ones — and why thoughtful model selection matters👇
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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New paper with @mhamjediers.bsky.social
German judges have discretion to apply rehabilitative juvenile criminal law (Jugendstrafrecht) or punitive adult criminal law to 18–20-year-old offenders. We show that immigrant youths are ~10 percentage points less likely to be sentenced under juvenile law
German judges have discretion to apply rehabilitative juvenile criminal law (Jugendstrafrecht) or punitive adult criminal law to 18–20-year-old offenders. We show that immigrant youths are ~10 percentage points less likely to be sentenced under juvenile law
NEW -
Anti-Immigrant Bias in the Choice Between Punitive and Rehabilitative Justice - https://cup.org/49vUfVa
- @riazsascha.bsky.social & @mhamjediers.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
Anti-Immigrant Bias in the Choice Between Punitive and Rehabilitative Justice - https://cup.org/49vUfVa
- @riazsascha.bsky.social & @mhamjediers.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
November 4, 2025 at 11:20 AM
New paper with @mhamjediers.bsky.social
German judges have discretion to apply rehabilitative juvenile criminal law (Jugendstrafrecht) or punitive adult criminal law to 18–20-year-old offenders. We show that immigrant youths are ~10 percentage points less likely to be sentenced under juvenile law
German judges have discretion to apply rehabilitative juvenile criminal law (Jugendstrafrecht) or punitive adult criminal law to 18–20-year-old offenders. We show that immigrant youths are ~10 percentage points less likely to be sentenced under juvenile law
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🗳️ New study (w @jessicakuhlm.bsky.social) on AfD success in integration council elections in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany: AfD achieved significant results in councils elected exclusively by voters with migration backgrounds. It's not about economics—it's about political competition. (1/3)
November 3, 2025 at 11:43 AM
🗳️ New study (w @jessicakuhlm.bsky.social) on AfD success in integration council elections in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany: AfD achieved significant results in councils elected exclusively by voters with migration backgrounds. It's not about economics—it's about political competition. (1/3)
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Applications open for our PhD program!
🚨 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 1, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Applications open for our PhD program!
why do journals restrict the number of pages of the online supplementary material? I am confused! 😅
November 1, 2025 at 8:57 AM
why do journals restrict the number of pages of the online supplementary material? I am confused! 😅
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Join my team in beautiful Berne! ☀️🏔️
🎓 Two PhD positions at the Institute of Sociology, University of Bern! Join our team (Chair of Social Change and Inequality, Ass. Prof. Dr. Benita Combet) to research career development inequalities by gender, ethnicity & social background. Apply by Nov 21.
More: ohws.prospective.ch/public/v1/jo...
More: ohws.prospective.ch/public/v1/jo...
October 31, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Join my team in beautiful Berne! ☀️🏔️
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On December 4, 2025, Prof. Sarah Halpern-Meekin from the University of Wisconsin–Madison will hold a lecture with the title: „ Labor force participation among prime-age men in the United States: Considerations of dignity and health“.
Registration link eveeno.com/iab-speciall....
Registration link eveeno.com/iab-speciall....
The IAB Special Lecture Series 2023 / 2024 / 2025
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October 24, 2025 at 10:03 AM
On December 4, 2025, Prof. Sarah Halpern-Meekin from the University of Wisconsin–Madison will hold a lecture with the title: „ Labor force participation among prime-age men in the United States: Considerations of dignity and health“.
Registration link eveeno.com/iab-speciall....
Registration link eveeno.com/iab-speciall....
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Assistant or Associate Professor in Computational Sociology at CREST in Paris
The position is open to computational sociologists regardless of their research area. Deadline for applications: January 31, 2026. All details here: www.shorturl.at/E57le
The position is open to computational sociologists regardless of their research area. Deadline for applications: January 31, 2026. All details here: www.shorturl.at/E57le
www.shorturl.at
October 24, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Assistant or Associate Professor in Computational Sociology at CREST in Paris
The position is open to computational sociologists regardless of their research area. Deadline for applications: January 31, 2026. All details here: www.shorturl.at/E57le
The position is open to computational sociologists regardless of their research area. Deadline for applications: January 31, 2026. All details here: www.shorturl.at/E57le
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Two PhD Positions at the Institute of Sociology, University of Bern (Switzerland)
The review of applications will begin on November 21st, and the ideal starting date is January 2026. For more information, and to submit your application, please see 👉 ohws.prospective.ch/public/v1/jo...
The review of applications will begin on November 21st, and the ideal starting date is January 2026. For more information, and to submit your application, please see 👉 ohws.prospective.ch/public/v1/jo...
Uni Bern: PhD Position in Sociology
Institute of Sociology, University of Bern Start of employment: January 2026 or by agreement Duration: Up to 4 years
ohws.prospective.ch
October 24, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Two PhD Positions at the Institute of Sociology, University of Bern (Switzerland)
The review of applications will begin on November 21st, and the ideal starting date is January 2026. For more information, and to submit your application, please see 👉 ohws.prospective.ch/public/v1/jo...
The review of applications will begin on November 21st, and the ideal starting date is January 2026. For more information, and to submit your application, please see 👉 ohws.prospective.ch/public/v1/jo...
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Two Postdoctoral Researcher Positions in Sociology/Social Sciences at the University of Oldenburg (Germany)
Position 1 – Computational Text Analysis / LLMs — uol.de/job790en
Position 2 – Survey Research / Experiments — uol.de/job791en
Position 1 – Computational Text Analysis / LLMs — uol.de/job790en
Position 2 – Survey Research / Experiments — uol.de/job791en
Postdoctoral Researcher, SCEPTIC-Position 1 // University of Oldenburg
uol.de
October 24, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Two Postdoctoral Researcher Positions in Sociology/Social Sciences at the University of Oldenburg (Germany)
Position 1 – Computational Text Analysis / LLMs — uol.de/job790en
Position 2 – Survey Research / Experiments — uol.de/job791en
Position 1 – Computational Text Analysis / LLMs — uol.de/job790en
Position 2 – Survey Research / Experiments — uol.de/job791en
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📣New Work Wednesday📣
This study examines how specific study program features affect enrollment intentions. Findings suggest that adjusting program content, flexibility, and support services enhances those intentions.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
#NewWork
This study examines how specific study program features affect enrollment intentions. Findings suggest that adjusting program content, flexibility, and support services enhances those intentions.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
#NewWork
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October 22, 2025 at 5:14 PM
📣New Work Wednesday📣
This study examines how specific study program features affect enrollment intentions. Findings suggest that adjusting program content, flexibility, and support services enhances those intentions.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
#NewWork
This study examines how specific study program features affect enrollment intentions. Findings suggest that adjusting program content, flexibility, and support services enhances those intentions.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
#NewWork
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Multiverse studies seem doomed to perpetuate a cycle of "look it varies!" "but not that much" "does too!".
Here's another exchange that I had missed.
"Robustness is better assessed with a few thoughtful models than with billions of regressions"
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
Here's another exchange that I had missed.
"Robustness is better assessed with a few thoughtful models than with billions of regressions"
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
October 21, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Multiverse studies seem doomed to perpetuate a cycle of "look it varies!" "but not that much" "does too!".
Here's another exchange that I had missed.
"Robustness is better assessed with a few thoughtful models than with billions of regressions"
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
Here's another exchange that I had missed.
"Robustness is better assessed with a few thoughtful models than with billions of regressions"
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
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Reminder! Calls for Abstracts still open!
💡 Great opportunity to share your research!
Don't miss the chance to present your work at the 4th ISSP User Conference on Health and Healthcare.
📢 The Call for Abstracts is open!
📄 Details & guidelines: lnkd.in/e5-3dzwB
#HealthResearch #CallForAbstracts #HealthcarePolicy #Conference
Don't miss the chance to present your work at the 4th ISSP User Conference on Health and Healthcare.
📢 The Call for Abstracts is open!
📄 Details & guidelines: lnkd.in/e5-3dzwB
#HealthResearch #CallForAbstracts #HealthcarePolicy #Conference
October 17, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Reminder! Calls for Abstracts still open!
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Check out the #LINEup Education Data Explorer — a new open-source map of longitudinal datasets across Europe! 🇪🇺
→ Explore what data exist, where, and on what topics.
Great tool for comparative education research www.lineup-project.eu/map/
→ Explore what data exist, where, and on what topics.
Great tool for comparative education research www.lineup-project.eu/map/
LINEup Education Data Explorer - An Open-Source Map to Longitudinal Datasets in Europe
www.lineup-project.eu
October 17, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Check out the #LINEup Education Data Explorer — a new open-source map of longitudinal datasets across Europe! 🇪🇺
→ Explore what data exist, where, and on what topics.
Great tool for comparative education research www.lineup-project.eu/map/
→ Explore what data exist, where, and on what topics.
Great tool for comparative education research www.lineup-project.eu/map/
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⚡9.-Klässler:innen 2024 vs. 2018:
Mathe -24⬇️
Bio -24⬇️
Chemie -24⬇️
Physik -23⬇️
Die neuen Ergebnisse des IQB-Bildungstrends.
Ganz grob gesprochen: 9.-Klässler:innen liegen heute etwa auf Niveau der 8.-Klässler:innen noch vor 6 Jahren.
1/3
Mathe -24⬇️
Bio -24⬇️
Chemie -24⬇️
Physik -23⬇️
Die neuen Ergebnisse des IQB-Bildungstrends.
Ganz grob gesprochen: 9.-Klässler:innen liegen heute etwa auf Niveau der 8.-Klässler:innen noch vor 6 Jahren.
1/3
October 17, 2025 at 5:32 AM
⚡9.-Klässler:innen 2024 vs. 2018:
Mathe -24⬇️
Bio -24⬇️
Chemie -24⬇️
Physik -23⬇️
Die neuen Ergebnisse des IQB-Bildungstrends.
Ganz grob gesprochen: 9.-Klässler:innen liegen heute etwa auf Niveau der 8.-Klässler:innen noch vor 6 Jahren.
1/3
Mathe -24⬇️
Bio -24⬇️
Chemie -24⬇️
Physik -23⬇️
Die neuen Ergebnisse des IQB-Bildungstrends.
Ganz grob gesprochen: 9.-Klässler:innen liegen heute etwa auf Niveau der 8.-Klässler:innen noch vor 6 Jahren.
1/3
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the deadline came like a comet
visible
but somehow still
surprising
visible
but somehow still
surprising
October 16, 2025 at 11:40 AM
the deadline came like a comet
visible
but somehow still
surprising
visible
but somehow still
surprising
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First-time authors: Get the reviewer on your side in the first 3 pages. From there on, they either look for areas to improve or reasons to reject.
October 16, 2025 at 8:14 AM
First-time authors: Get the reviewer on your side in the first 3 pages. From there on, they either look for areas to improve or reasons to reject.
Der Link zur Studie ist dieser: doi.org/10.1007/s115...
Politische Einstellung kann Impfverhalten prägen: Bamberger Studie untersucht Ursachen für geringere Impfquote bei AfD-Anhängerinnen und -anhängern während der Corona-Pandemie.
Mehr: blog.uni-bamberg.de/forschung/2025/impfverhalten
📷CDC/ Unsplash
Mehr: blog.uni-bamberg.de/forschung/2025/impfverhalten
📷CDC/ Unsplash
October 14, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Der Link zur Studie ist dieser: doi.org/10.1007/s115...
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interesting paper by @benjaminarold.bsky.social @woessmann.bsky.social and Larissa Zirold in the effect of mandatory religious education Germany using NEPS, ALLBUS, and SOEP data jhr.uwpress.org/content/earl...
Can Schools Change Religious Attitudes?
We study whether compulsory religious education in schools affects students’ religiosity as adults. We exploit the staggered termination of compulsory religious education across German states in model...
jhr.uwpress.org
October 9, 2025 at 6:38 AM
interesting paper by @benjaminarold.bsky.social @woessmann.bsky.social and Larissa Zirold in the effect of mandatory religious education Germany using NEPS, ALLBUS, and SOEP data jhr.uwpress.org/content/earl...
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And the 1st Replication Award of the Academy of Sociology goes to..
Sergio Lo Iacono, Wojtek Przepiorka, Vincent Buskens, Rense Corten, Marcel van Assen, and Arnout van de Rijt
for "The competitive advantage of sanctioning institutions revisited: A multilab replication"
#AkadSoz25 #sociology
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Sergio Lo Iacono, Wojtek Przepiorka, Vincent Buskens, Rense Corten, Marcel van Assen, and Arnout van de Rijt
for "The competitive advantage of sanctioning institutions revisited: A multilab replication"
#AkadSoz25 #sociology
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October 9, 2025 at 10:18 AM
And the 1st Replication Award of the Academy of Sociology goes to..
Sergio Lo Iacono, Wojtek Przepiorka, Vincent Buskens, Rense Corten, Marcel van Assen, and Arnout van de Rijt
for "The competitive advantage of sanctioning institutions revisited: A multilab replication"
#AkadSoz25 #sociology
1/
Sergio Lo Iacono, Wojtek Przepiorka, Vincent Buskens, Rense Corten, Marcel van Assen, and Arnout van de Rijt
for "The competitive advantage of sanctioning institutions revisited: A multilab replication"
#AkadSoz25 #sociology
1/
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And the AS Dissertation Award 2025 goes to...
@kasimirdederichs.bsky.social
for his dissertation "Who (else) is Involved? How Voluntary Associations Connect and Separate us.
Congratulations!
#AkadSoz25 #sociology
@kasimirdederichs.bsky.social
for his dissertation "Who (else) is Involved? How Voluntary Associations Connect and Separate us.
Congratulations!
#AkadSoz25 #sociology
October 9, 2025 at 9:32 AM
And the AS Dissertation Award 2025 goes to...
@kasimirdederichs.bsky.social
for his dissertation "Who (else) is Involved? How Voluntary Associations Connect and Separate us.
Congratulations!
#AkadSoz25 #sociology
@kasimirdederichs.bsky.social
for his dissertation "Who (else) is Involved? How Voluntary Associations Connect and Separate us.
Congratulations!
#AkadSoz25 #sociology