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Jacob Edenhofer @jacobedenhofer.bsky.social · Apr 7

First instalment of my substack primer on right-wing populism in Europe is out.
jacobedenhofer.substack.com/p/explaining...

Explaining the emergence and consolidation of right-wing populism: Part I

Stylised facts, or what has actually happened?

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Stefanie Mollborn @mollborn.bsky.social · Sep 5

Please apply! PhD position @sofi.su.se. Stockholm University ERC-funded project, Making Time: Organized Labour and the Politics of Care Leave. MA degree (or near completion) and quant training required. 1 Oct deadline, start Jan 2026. See: su.varbi.com/what:job/job....

Doktorand i sociologi

Sociologiska institutionen är en av Stockholms universitets största samhällsvetenskapliga institutioner och rankas kontinuerligt bland de 50 bästa sociologiska institutionerna i världen. Mer info

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Arvid Lindh @arvidlindh.bsky.social · 29d

In this new study, Kenneth Nelson and I find that higher social assistance - which raises the income floor for the most disadvantaged - can strengthen public support for ambitious but regressive climate measures like fossil fuel taxes.
Open access @reggovjournal.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1111/rego...

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Rense Nieuwenhuis @rnieuwenhuis.bsky.social · Aug 27

Institutionalised power or crisis corporatism? Comparing Finland, Sweden and the Netherlands during the COVID-19 pandemic

New paper by @jstrigen.bsky.social, @rnieuwenhuis.bsky.social, @minnavangerven.bsky.social Zamzam Elmi and Aino Salmi.

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Linus Westheuser @lwestheuser.bsky.social · Aug 4

Proper thread after the summer break– but if you were looking for a beach read about political reasoning in today's working class, look no further: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Armin Schaefer @arminschaefer.bsky.social · Aug 7

I am looking for a PhD student in Comparative Politics @powimz.bsky.social. My research focuses on political (in-)equality, representation, and responsiveness. I would be grateful if you could help to spread the word.
stellenboerse.uni-mainz.de#/jgu/job/49637

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Janet Gornick @janetgornick.bsky.social · Aug 7

The GC-CUNY Stone Center invites applications for two postdocs, to join us in NYC Aug 2026-Aug 2028. One focused on wealth, one on intergenerational mobility/poverty. Deadline Nov 3!
@stone-lis.bsky.social @lisdata.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social

stonecenter.gc.cuny.edu/applications...

Applications Are Open for Two Postdoctoral Positions at the GC CUNY Stone Center - Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality

The Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality is seeking applicants for an eighth cohort of postdoctoral scholars. These full-time, two-year positions will begin in August 2026.

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British Journal of Political Science @bjpols.bsky.social · Jul 17

"We argue that symbolic class signalling has gained in importance due to the political realignment along the cultural dimension, and we expect radical right parties to benefit most from it" - @dweisstanner.bsky.social & @saengler.bsky.social

Read #OpenAccess - cup.org/3GSCIKV

BJPolS abstract discussing the role of symbolic right-wing politics in cultural consumption, specifically referencing wine and classical music in pubs, based on a survey from Switzerland with 1,550 respondents.

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Catherine E. de Vries @catherinedevries.bsky.social · Jul 17

This September, I’m launching a new series as part of my Respect the Marble Substack called: 
Etched in Marble: Conversations with writers about how & why they write

I wrote about in my latest post: catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/introducin...

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Introducing "Etched in Marble": Writers on the Forces That Shape Us and the Writing That Endures

Catherine Talks to Writers About Why and How They Write

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Malcolm Fairbrother @mfair.bsky.social · Jul 6

One or two lectureships in the sociology department at Uppsala.
Excellent applicants wanted!

Sociology Department Uppsala University @uusociologydep.bsky.social · Jun 27

📢 We’re happy to share a new opportunity in our department!
Check out the details and apply here:
🔗 www.uu.se/om-uu/jobba-...
#JobOpening #UppsalaUniversity #AcademicJobs

En till två biträdande universitetslektorer i sociologi - Uppsala universitet

En till två biträdande universitetslektorer i sociologi, Sociologiska institutionen, Uppsala universitet

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Demscore @demscore.bsky.social · Jul 3

📢 We’re Hiring! Data Manager for the DEMSCORE Research Infrastructure and the Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg.

Apply by August 10 @ web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/103...

More below👇

#SocialScience #Polisky #PoliSciSky #PoliticalScienceData #SocialScienceData #PolDataSky

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isspsurvey.bsky.social @isspsurvey.bsky.social · May 16

📣We have exciting news!📣 that the first partial release of the international ISSP 2022 Family and Changing Gender Roles V data file (ZA10000_v1.0.0), which includes data from 22 ISSP member countries is now available for download online via GESIS Search at:
search.gesis.org/research_dat...

GESIS-Suche

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Miranda Lubbers @mirandalubbers.bsky.social · May 9

My new paper doi.org/10.1093/esr/... explains that personal networks expose us to different degrees to economic distress, which shapes public opinion (here, institutional trust). Yet institutional trust research has largely overlooked networks. #sociology #netsky

The role of social networks in institutional trust during economic downturns

Abstract. Citizens’ trust in institutions is crucial for the proper functioning of societies. While national economic performance is a key predictor of ins

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Julian Garritzmann @garritzmannj.bsky.social · Apr 17

I AM HIRING 2 postdocs (5 years) in my @erc.europa.eu project "The Politics of the Latent Educational Cleavage" at @goetheuni.bsky.social @infer-frankfurt.bsky.social!

German call: www.fb03.uni-frankfurt.de/170856927.pdf
English call: www.goethe-university-frankfurt.de/170858269.pdf

Please share

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The Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI) @sofi.su.se · Apr 7

New PhD thesis from SOFI's @edvinsyk.bsky.social:
Jobs in Sweden have improved since the 1960s, especially for women, but stress levels are on the rise.
#sociology #worklife #research #PhD #Sweden #SOFI

Jobs Have Gotten Better – But Stress Is on the Rise - Swedish Institute for Social Research

Job quality in Sweden has improved significantly over the past 50 years, but at the same time, workplace stress has sharply increased. This is shown in the doctoral thesis by sociologist Edvin Syk, pr...

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Arvid Lindh @arvidlindh.bsky.social · Apr 2

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Adrián Zancajo @adrianzancajo.bsky.social · Mar 18

Thrilled to see this finally published! An amazing project developed with @clarafontdevila.bsky.social, Huriya Jabbar and @averger.bsky.social and Huriya Jabbar. It brings together 30 contributions from 50+ amazing authors.
e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/res...

A brief summary of the 4 parts 👇

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Katharina Zimmermann @kzimmermann.bsky.social · Jan 27

Job alert!
Six days left to apply: 2 years, 100% FTE, fantastic team, great opportunities, huge EU-wide project on welfare states' responses to social risks in times of climate change - more info here:
www.uni-hamburg.de/stellenangeb...

Ausschreibung

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Silja Häusermann @siljahausermann.bsky.social · Jan 21

‼️ Hiring ‼️

Two (!) positions in my group at @ipz.bsky.social in Zurich

📣 1 postdoc position (3+3 years)
📣 1 PhD position (3,5 years)

Application deadline in early March.

Job ads & details:
tinyurl.com/3p6yhptk

We are an international and friendly department with excellent working conditions

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Jan Helmdag @janhelmdag.bsky.social · Dec 5

New SPIN update with ANNUAL data 🔥

I’m very proud to announce a new update for the Social Insurance Entitlements dataset (SIED) that includes annual data on replacement rates for unemployment, sickness, accident, and old-age benefits for 37 countries from 2000 to 2023.

www.su.se/social-polic...

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Linus Westheuser @lwestheuser.bsky.social · Dec 3

Class consciousness still shapes voting, but in a different way than in the past. That's the key finding of a study with @thomaslux.bsky.social now out in English.

We chart how class identity, interests and status link with voting for the left and right in Germany. A🧵
library.fes.de/pdf-files/a-...

Cover of the publication "Class consciousness and voting. Class as a political compass?" by Linus Westheuser and Thomas Lux, published by Friedrich Ebert Foundation. The cover illustration shows a stylized female worker flexing her muscles.

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Max Koch @maxkoch.bsky.social · Nov 27

Today the website of the Sustainable Welfare and Eco-Social Policy Network was launched: ecowelfarenetwork.org You can join the already over 700 researchers on the mailing list to receive valuable information and share own news

Eco-Welfare Network

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Tom VanHeuvelen @tvanheuvelen.bsky.social · Nov 25

It's Monday, so I wrote about four interesting new sociology papers.

- Firms and the motherhood penalty
- FMLA and women's managerial representation
- Fertility decline and gender pay gap
- Class network and attitudes

asocial.substack.com/p/four-good-...

Four Good Reads - Monday - November 25

Firm sorting, parental leave, fertility decline and pay gaps, social network class composition

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The Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI) @sofi.su.se · Nov 26

It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of an outstanding sociologist and a vital contributor to SOFI’s success. Professor Emeritus Walter Korpi passed away on November 19, at the age of 90.

Professor Walter Korpi Passes Away at 90 - Swedish Institute for Social Research

It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of an outstanding sociologist and a vital contributor to SOFI’s success. Professor Emeritus Walter Korpi passed away on November 19, at t...

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Jani Erola @janierola.net · Nov 22

It is finally alive!

The almighty database of our mapineq.eu -Horizon Europe project. Design and implementation by @melindacmills.bsky.social and Doug Leisure, hosted at University of Groningen.
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