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Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research (AISSR) @aissr.bsky.social · 22h

Why do women still hold less wealth than men—even under egalitarian laws? 💰

Join @sibylleglk.bsky.social's talk on *The Gender of Capital*

📅 Oct 13 | 🕒 15:30

👉 Register here: amcis.uva.nl/content/even...

With @evazschirnt.bsky.social, Ivana Isailović & @codyhochstenbach.bsky.social

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Eva Zschirnt @evazschirnt.bsky.social · 5d

With presentations by:
@isazeberio.bsky.social
@educampbell.bsky.social
@nellageurts.bsky.social
@jonadejong.bsky.social
@blaabaek.bsky.social
@sbvanoosten.bsky.social
@gaetanoscaduto.bsky.social
and many great participants (+co-authors) who are not on bluesky...

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Eva Zschirnt @evazschirnt.bsky.social · 5d

And our AMCIS survey experiments workshop is a wrap! Two great and intense days with lots of exiting survey experimental designs and projects being presented + two great keynotes 😀 Thanks everyone for coming to Amsterdam
@aissr.bsky.social

Eva Zschirnt @evazschirnt.bsky.social · 7d

We’re off to a great start on our workshop on survey experiments, organized with @bramlancee.bsky.social
Great to welcome our participants @aissr.bsky.social on such a sunny Fall day!

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Eva Zschirnt @evazschirnt.bsky.social · 7d

We’re off to a great start on our workshop on survey experiments, organized with @bramlancee.bsky.social
Great to welcome our participants @aissr.bsky.social on such a sunny Fall day!

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Cody Hochstenbach @codyhochstenbach.bsky.social · 7d

On Oct 13, AMCIS co-organizes a book presentation by Sibylle Gollac on "The Gender of Capital" which examines the persistence of the gender wealth gap in countries, showing how this gap is maintained by legal professionals.

Info and registration here:
amcis.uva.nl/content/even...

The Gender of Capital - AMCIS

Join the book talk by Sibylle Gollac about her book "The Gender of Capital" on the gender wealth gap and how it is maintained by legal professionals.

amcis.uva.nl

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Matthijs Rooduijn @mrooduijn.bsky.social · 13d

At the Department of Political Science (University of Amsterdam, @uva-fmg.bsky.social), we are looking for a new Assistant Professor to join our team. Interested? You can find all details and apply here: werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies....

Vacancy — Assistant Professor in Political Science

The Department of Political Science at the University of Amsterdam invites applications for one and possibly two tenure-track Assistant Professor (Universitair Docent) positions in Political Science w...

werkenbij.uva.nl

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Eva Zschirnt @evazschirnt.bsky.social · 13d

Looking forward to presenting our #meta-analysis on #parenthood #discrimination (joined work with @isabelmhabicht.bsky.social and @jessdaik.bsky.social) at the CEPDISC 2025 conference in Denmark today.
Working Paper available at osf.io/preprints/so...

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Eva Zschirnt @evazschirnt.bsky.social · 15d

We absolutely loved Bernd growing up - how cool to see this on Last Week Tonight 😂😍

Tommy Krappweis 📯 @tommykrappweis.de · 16d

Idee > TV-Format > Top40 Hit > Grimmepreis > Denkmal > Briefmarke > ... Ritterschlag.❤️

Screenshot aus der Show "Last Week tonight" mit John Oliver und einem Bild von Chili, Briegel und Bernd das Brot.

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Eva Zschirnt @evazschirnt.bsky.social · Sep 4

🙌🎉🎭 with the @equalstrength.bsky.social team at the @ecsr.bsky.social conference in Cologne #ECSR2025

EqualStrength @equalstrength.bsky.social · Sep 4

This happened 💥🎭🫶🏼 #ECSR2025
@danielcapistrano.com @jeremykuhnle.bsky.social @evazschirnt.bsky.social @distasioval.bsky.social @bramlancee.bsky.social @hcebolla.bsky.social @alvaroszv.bsky.social @heypaolo.bsky.social
@mfreino.bsky.social

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Eva Zschirnt @evazschirnt.bsky.social · Sep 4

Congratulations Nora, great news!

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Isabel Maria Habicht @isabelmhabicht.bsky.social · Sep 3

🚨 New preprint out with @evazschirnt.bsky.social & @jessdaik.bsky.social

We tackle a simple but major question: Are parents discriminated against in hiring?

Check out our meta-analysis results ⬇️
👉 Preprint: osf.io/preprints/so...

Or join the discussion tomorrow at the #ECSR2025 poster session!

OSF

osf.io

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Rense Corten 🟥 @rensec.bsky.social · Sep 1

WORK! The Sociology Department at Utrecht University is hiring a new assistant prof, with expertise on migration/integration/polarization/stratification. Come join us! www.uu.nl/organisatie/...

Universitair docent sociologie

Wil jij studenten inspireren en vernieuwend onderwijs geven? Versterk ons team als universitair docent met expertise in migratie en/of sociale stratificatie.

www.uu.nl

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Eva Zschirnt @evazschirnt.bsky.social · Sep 1

Sieht halt nicht sonderlich fancy aus, aber funktioniert für die Kommunikation.

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Eva Zschirnt @evazschirnt.bsky.social · Sep 1

We use Zulip for one project, very similar to Slack but free - could move things there from Slack when they introduced the 90days limit for saving messages. Works okay for communication and sharing files, but not for writing or code.

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Eva Zschirnt @evazschirnt.bsky.social · Aug 25

Reminder: you can still submit your abstract for the workshop on Survey Experiments that @bramlancee.bsky.social and I are organising @aissr.bsky.social early October. Submission deadline is 27/08/2025 ⬇️

Eva Zschirnt @evazschirnt.bsky.social · Aug 11

@bramlancee.bsky.social and I are organising the 3rd AMCIS Workshop on "Survey Experiments in the Social Sciences", 1-2 October 2025 in Amsterdam.
We are looking for Papers and/or Research Designs. Please email your submission to me and Bram, submission deadline is 27/08/2025.

@aissr.bsky.social

Call for Papers and/or research designs for a workshop on "Survey Experiments in the Social Sciences" at the University of Amsterdam in October.

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Eva Zschirnt @evazschirnt.bsky.social · Aug 11

@bramlancee.bsky.social and I are organising the 3rd AMCIS Workshop on "Survey Experiments in the Social Sciences", 1-2 October 2025 in Amsterdam.
We are looking for Papers and/or Research Designs. Please email your submission to me and Bram, submission deadline is 27/08/2025.

@aissr.bsky.social

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EqualStrength @equalstrength.bsky.social · Jul 2

@evazschirnt.bsky.social presenting results of a factorial survey experiment on perceptions of wage penalties of workers wearing the hijab

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EqualStrength @equalstrength.bsky.social · Jul 4

@elystromberg.bsky.social presenting a study on intersectional stereotyping, co-authored with @evazschirnt.bsky.social #IMISCOE2025

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Eva Zschirnt @evazschirnt.bsky.social · Jun 26

Our @europeansocieties.bsky.social paper on "Reference group effects & parental educational expectations" looking at a big-fish-little-pond effect and immigrant parents' expectations with Nora Huth-Stöckle & Reinhard Schunck is now available with page numbers etc.
direct.mit.edu/euso/article...

Reference group effects and parental educational expectations: can big-fish-little-pond effects explain immigrant parents’ high expectations?

ABSTRACT. Taking the well-documented high educational expectations among immigrant parents as a point of departure, we explore how average achievement in a class influences parental educational expect...

direct.mit.edu

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Eva Zschirnt @evazschirnt.bsky.social · Jun 4

Looking forward to this afternoon's AMCIS seminar on "Housing as a driver of inequality". You can still join us at 16:00.

@sjs1869.bsky.social
@codyhochstenbach.bsky.social
@aissr.bsky.social

Cody Hochstenbach @codyhochstenbach.bsky.social · May 27

Next week, AMCIS hosts profs. Susan Smith and Rebecca Bentley at the University of Amsterdam. They will talk about housing as a driver of inequality, focusing on economic and health inequalities respectively.

Join us, more info and registration here:

amcis.uva.nl/content/even...

Housing as a driver of inequality - AMCIS

Join our seminar to explore how housing drives health and economic inequality, with insights from global experts Rebecca Bentley and Susan Smith.

amcis.uva.nl

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Cody Hochstenbach @codyhochstenbach.bsky.social · May 27

Next week, AMCIS hosts profs. Susan Smith and Rebecca Bentley at the University of Amsterdam. They will talk about housing as a driver of inequality, focusing on economic and health inequalities respectively.

Join us, more info and registration here:

amcis.uva.nl/content/even...

Housing as a driver of inequality - AMCIS

Join our seminar to explore how housing drives health and economic inequality, with insights from global experts Rebecca Bentley and Susan Smith.

amcis.uva.nl

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Eva Zschirnt @evazschirnt.bsky.social · May 7

Looking forward to the next event in the pipeline of the Amsterdam Centre for Inequality Studies: "Housing as a driver of inequality", with Rebecca Bentley & Susan Smith on June 4

@codyhochstenbach.bsky.social @aissr.bsky.social

Cody Hochstenbach @codyhochstenbach.bsky.social · May 7

Housing as a driver of inequality

On June 4 (4pm), Amsterdam Centre for Inequality Studies (AMCIS) & Centre for Urban Studies (CUS) present a seminar this topic with profs Rebecca Bentley (Melbourne) & Susan Smith (Cambridge).

Join us! Info and registration here:
amcis.uva.nl/content/even...

Housing as a driver of inequality - AMCIS

Join our seminar to explore how housing drives health and economic inequality, with insights from global experts Rebecca Bentley and Susan Smith.

amcis.uva.nl

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Eva Zschirnt @evazschirnt.bsky.social · Apr 29

Happening tomorrow: If you want to learn about British elites, join us for the book presentation "Born to rule" with @aaronreeves.bsky.social and @samfriedman.bsky.social

@aissr.bsky.social @codyhochstenbach.bsky.social

Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research (AISSR) @aissr.bsky.social · Apr 22

📖 On 30 April, @samfriedman.bsky.social & @aaronreeves.bsky.social (LSE) visit our Amsterdam Centre for Inequality Studies and present their book 'Born to Rule' —a deep dive into elite power 📚

Join here 👇
amcis.uva.nl/shared/subsi...

With @codyhochstenbach.bsky.social & @evazschirnt.bsky.social

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Eva Zschirnt @evazschirnt.bsky.social · Apr 23

Join us on 30 April for the 2nd AMCIS event this month for the book presentation by @aaronreeves.bsky.social and @samfriedman.bsky.social ⬇️

Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research (AISSR) @aissr.bsky.social · Apr 22

📖 On 30 April, @samfriedman.bsky.social & @aaronreeves.bsky.social (LSE) visit our Amsterdam Centre for Inequality Studies and present their book 'Born to Rule' —a deep dive into elite power 📚

Join here 👇
amcis.uva.nl/shared/subsi...

With @codyhochstenbach.bsky.social & @evazschirnt.bsky.social

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Cody Hochstenbach @codyhochstenbach.bsky.social · Apr 16

Who runs Britain?

April 30, @aaronreeves.bsky.social and @samfriedman.bsky.social will present their book "Born to Rule" on elite formation and reproduction at UvA. Organized by AMCIS and the Cultural Sociology group.

Join us! More information and registration here:
amcis.uva.nl/shared/subsi...

Who Runs Britain? An In-Depth Historical Investigation of Elite Formation - AMCIS

On April 30, Aaron Reeves and Sam Friedman will discuss their book Born to Rule: The Making and Remaking of the British Elite, offering a data-rich analysis of the British elite from the Victorian era...

amcis.uva.nl

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