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Pietro Biroli @pietrobiroli.bsky.social · 7d

Totally agree with the diagnosis, not sure about the suggestion of the two track system. it might create weird selection and sorting.
cepr.org/voxeu/column...

we should change the reward and publication system.

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holden m. accountable @noahs.bsky.social · 10d

THE MEME IS REAL

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Julian Garritzmann @garritzmannj.bsky.social · 16d

Can we have 8 min of your time please?

@siljahausermann.bsky.social @bpalier.bsky.social & I wrote a very brief reflection on why social investment might be a misleading paradigm. Way forward: please distinguish different types of social investments!

More here journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Social investment—A (mis)leading paradigm? Why we need to distinguish different types of social investments - Julian Garritzmann, Silja Häusermann, Bruno Palier, 2025

Social investment has become a buzzword among social policy-makers and welfare state scholars alike. Social investments seem to be the natural social policy res...

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John Holbein @johnholbein1.bsky.social · Aug 9

Look at the distribution of wealth among politicians around the world relative to the people they represent!

The median politician in South Africa's has 200x the wealth of the typical household in that country.

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Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality @stone-lis.bsky.social · Aug 6

We invite applications for two postdoctoral scholars! These 2-year positions start in Aug. 2026 and are based at the GC CUNY Stone Center in NYC. One is focused on #mobility and #poverty, the other on #wealth and/or wealth inequality. Apply by Nov. 3!
#EconSky #Sociology #PoliSciSky
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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.

stonecenter.gc.cuny.edu

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Morten Frederiksen @frederiksen.bsky.social · May 29

Happy to see this paper on welfare privatization in SE and DK in print. Q: Do people align notions of social justice with privatized welfare over time? A: They stick to existing notions and work to avoid being overwhelmed with resentment, even with own use of privatized welfare. shorturl.at/xZAXn

Cultural Resistance to Policy Change: Welfare Privatization, Policy Feedback, and the Moral Economy of Welfare

Abstract. Social policy research posits that people adapt to policy change by aligning their preferences and institutional expectations through habituation

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Anders Hjorth-Trolle @andershtrolle.bsky.social · May 7

Politiken skriver i dag om Astas, Mikkels og min forskning i karakterer: tegn på for lave std.pkt.kar. til drenge, ikke-vestlige og kort uddannede.
Dagen har også budt på præsentation hjemme i @rockwoolfonden.dk og afrundes med en tur i News.
Læs om forskningen her: rockwoolfonden.dk/udgivelser/n...

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Carina Saxlund Bischoff @csbischoff.bsky.social · Apr 14

Interesseret i spørgsmål om retssikkerhed i velfærdsstaten? Så se dette temanummer fra tidsskriftet Økonomi &Politik, som er tilgængelig online: tidsskrift.dk/okonomi-og-p...

Årg. 98 Nr. 1 (2025): Ret og rimelighed i kommunal sagsbehandling | Økonomi & Politik

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Anders Sevelsted @aludvig.bsky.social · Mar 7

EXTENDED DEADLINE: April 15!

Join us and @samfriedman.bsky.social Friedman (LSE), Annette Zimmer (Uni Münster) and William Genieys (Sciences Po) for a two-day conference/workshop, June 3 and 4. Excellent opportunity for paper feedback. DM me for info and questions.

Please share and repost!

Anders Sevelsted @aludvig.bsky.social · Feb 14

Happy to announce two more excellent keynotes for the MORALITES opening conference! @samfriedman.bsky.social and Annette Zimmer (Uni Münster)! More info and registration : cbs.nemtilmeld.dk/1152/ Deadline for registration: February 28.

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Kristian Løseth @kriloseth.bsky.social · Mar 17

Noen på jobb påsto at vi har flere utedass registrert som kulturminner enn vi har slott.

Checks out!

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Palma Polyak @palmapolyak.bsky.social · Mar 14

We’re beyond thrilled to launch the 2nd Max Planck Summer School for Women in Political Economy

If you’re a fellow political economist annoyed by all-male rooms & gendered comments— join us & share!

🗓️ 22-25 Sept, 2025 in Cologne
🚨 Apply by 25 Apr, 2025

www.mpifg.de/1343511/2025...

Dustin Voss @dustinvoss.bsky.social · Mar 14

*Call for Applications*

We’re excited to announce the Second Max Planck Summer School for Women in Political Economy!

Link to the conference website: www.mpifg.de/1343511/2025...

Please share widely!

@mpifg.bsky.social @palmapolyak.bsky.social

Max Planck Summer School for Women in Political Economy

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · Mar 14

Interesting recruitment strategy of US based academics to European universities.

Freedom to think…
Liberal democracy still intact…
#academicchatter

Example by U Helsinki from @paulgowder.bsky.social

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Morten Frederiksen @frederiksen.bsky.social · Mar 4

Kan en del af forklaringen være at store elbiler i overvejende grad er SUV'er?

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Reece Dinsdale @reecedinsdale.bsky.social · Feb 13

Sorted. 😉😎

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Morten Frederiksen @frederiksen.bsky.social · Feb 12

Hi Manuel. Seems to be working at my end, but great if this is a fix for some issue or other! Thanks

Morten Frederiksen @frederiksen.bsky.social · Feb 12

We have an open position for an Associate Professor in Sociology working in the field of quantitative inequality and stratification research at Roskilde University, Denmark. Please share or apply!
tinyurl.com/2u4mx2ve

Associate Professor in Sociology

Offering a high-performing, large and truly interdisciplinary social science environment, the Department of Social Sciences and Business (ISE) at Roskilde Unive

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Michael Bang Petersen @m-b-petersen.bsky.social · Feb 11

Det er en potentiel skandale, når DR-dokumentaren om kryolit - midt i den grønlandske valgkamp - går ud med et tal på 400 milliarder kr., som dokumentarens egen ekspert "flere gange" har sagt til DR "ikke giver nogen mening".

www.berlingske.dk/oekonomi/drs...

jyllands-posten.dk/kultur/ECE17...

DRs egen ekspert går i rette med historie om Grønland: Centralt tal er misvisende

Læs mere her.

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Hannes Cools @hannescools.bsky.social · Feb 11

BBC just released damning research on AI assistants' news accuracy.

Results: 51% of AI responses had significant issues. 19% introduced errors when citing BBC. 13% misquoted or made up BBC content entirely. 🤐🤐
www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/... via @ezraeeman.bsky.social

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Morten Frederiksen @frederiksen.bsky.social · Feb 11

Come work with us! We are looking to hire an Associate Professor in Business Studies with a focus on Management, Leadership, and Organization at the Department of Social Sciences and Business, Roskilde University. Great Department and near Copenhagen.
Please share or apply!
tinyurl.com/mpura4k9

Associate Professor in Business Studies: Management, Leadership, Organization

Offering a high-performing, large and truly interdisciplinary social science environment, the Department of Social Sciences and Business (ISE) at Roskilde Unive

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Acta Sociologica @actasociologica.bsky.social · Feb 5

📖👀book review🚨

@kristofferkropp.bsky.social reviews Georg Steinmetz' "monumental" book 'The Colonial Origin of Modern Social Science, French Sociology and the Overseas Empire' offering "a model for understanding how local sociologies are shaped in transnational relations".

doi.org/10.1177/0001...

Book Review: The Colonial Origin of Modern Social Science, French Sociology and the Overseas Empire by George Steinmetz - Kristoffer Kropp, 2025

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · Jan 28

🧵Curious about "DeepSeek"? Wondering what it is and why it matters for the U.S. and the world in general? Let me break it down in simple terms—no tech background needed! (1/21) 👇👇🌏💾

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · Jan 27

American social media companies write the algorithms that determine what voters read; moderation systems are opaque; political advertising cannot always be tracked. Do European democracies, or any democracies, really have sovereign elections anymore?
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

Can Europe Stop Elon Musk?

He and other tech oligarchs are making it impossible to conduct free and fair elections anywhere.

www.theatlantic.com

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · Jan 25

The elections in Greenland are April 6. The attention to and foreign interest in these elections will be unprecedented.

Will platforms take responsibility, act against fake accounts (like fake 🇬🇱 PM below) and ensure integrity in the info ecosystem?

Recent developments cast serious doubts on this.

Fake Greenland PM account answers Musk tweet

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Morten Frederiksen @frederiksen.bsky.social · Jan 23

We are looking to hire an Assistant Professor in Business Economics at Roskilde University. Applicants could have a background in microeconomics, accounting, finance, or strategy. The department has a strong, interdisciplinary and international profile. Please share or apply. tinyurl.com/bdfkhf2b

Assistant Professor in Business Economics

Offering a high-performing, large and truly interdisciplinary social science environment, the Department of Social Sciences and Business (ISE), Roskilde Univers

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Morten Frederiksen @frederiksen.bsky.social · Jan 23

We are looking to hire an Assistant Professor in Business Economics at Roskilde University. Applicants could have a background in microeconomics, accounting, finance, or strategy. The department has a strong, interdisciplinary and international profile. Please share or apply. tinyurl.com/bdfkhf2b

Assistant Professor in Business Economics

Offering a high-performing, large and truly interdisciplinary social science environment, the Department of Social Sciences and Business (ISE), Roskilde Univers

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