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Assistant Professor in Comparative Politics at VU Amsterdam | Latinoamericana

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Juliana Chueri @julianachueri.bsky.social · Sep 4

Super excited to share that I got the ERC Starting Grant! 🎉

Over the next five years, I’ll be studying how AI is reshaping the politics of the welfare state.

A huge thank you to all the friends and colleagues who supported me along the way.

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ERC Starting Grant for political science research on the consequences of AI - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Political scientist Juliana Chueri has received a Starting Grant from the European Research Council (ERC).

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www.flamman.se/valfardsstat...

It was great to talk to @flamman.se about the link between weak welfare state protection and the expansion of online platform work in Europe. @pettertornberg.com

Välfärdsstat ut, gigjobb in

Gigjobb och nedmonterad välfärd går hand i hand

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Juliana Chueri @julianachueri.bsky.social · Sep 4

And if you’re a scholar from the Global South thinking of applying, feel free to reach out. I’d be more than happy to share my experience and what I’ve learned!

Juliana Chueri @julianachueri.bsky.social · Sep 4

ERC Starting Grant for political science research on the consequences of AI - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Political scientist Juliana Chueri has received a Starting Grant from the European Research Council (ERC).

vu.nl

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Juliana Chueri @julianachueri.bsky.social · Aug 31

Full OA article:
👉 Chueri & Törnberg (2025), European Journal of Social Policy:
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Juliana Chueri @julianachueri.bsky.social · Aug 31

We shouldn't understand the gig economy as merely the product of technological disruption.

It is deeply entangled with the welfare institutions — and the broader transformation of work, security, and social protection.

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Juliana Chueri @julianachueri.bsky.social · Aug 31

In generous welfare states, platform work is smaller in scale and more often high-skill.

Where protections are weaker, it is larger and more frequently low-skill and precarious.

Where social protection is thin, platform labor becomes the fallback — the “employer of last resort.”

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Juliana Chueri @julianachueri.bsky.social · Aug 31

Yes, wages matter.

Low-income countries dominate low-skill gigs, while richer ones offer a more balanced mix.

But this only explains part of the story.

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Juliana Chueri @julianachueri.bsky.social · Aug 31

We scraped all records from the world’s largest online labor platform, covering 26 European countries.

Using these data, we examine how welfare state design shapes both the quantity and quality of platform work.

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Juliana Chueri @julianachueri.bsky.social · Aug 31

Gig labor is often understood as the expression of digital disruption.

But our new study suggests a deeper story:

👉 The rise of platform labor is inseparable from the retreat of the welfare state.
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Petter Törnberg @pettertornberg.com · Aug 25

🚨 PhD Position at the University of Amsterdam 🚨

Join my team as a computer scientist / computational social scientist working on LLMs, social media, and politics.

We offer freedom, impact, and an inspiring environment at one of Europe's leading universities.

🔗 werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...

Vacancy — PhD Position on Improving Social Media Using Large Language Models

The Institute for Logic, Language and Computation (ILLC) at the University of Amsterdam is inviting applications for a fully funded PhD position in the NWO VIDI project "Improving Social Media Using L...

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Juliana Chueri @julianachueri.bsky.social · Aug 20

Don’t blame the algorithm: Polarization may be inherent in social media | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti... @pettertornberg.com

Don’t blame the algorithm: Polarization may be inherent in social media

In simulations, AI-generated users of stripped-down social media without content algorithms still split into polarized echo chambers

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Juliana Chueri @julianachueri.bsky.social · Jul 23

Thank you, Johanna!

Juliana Chueri @julianachueri.bsky.social · Jul 23

Thank you, Ben!

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Petter Törnberg @pettertornberg.com · Jul 22

(Chueri & Törnberg 2025b)

So happy to continue coauthoring our life together, @julianachueri.bsky.social ❤️

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Swiss Political Science Review @spsr.bsky.social · Jul 7

📢 Publication alert:

"Welfare Chauvinism among Voters and Political Parties: Exploring Preferences for Restricting EU Migrants' Access to Social Assistance in Switzerland" by Angie Gago, @julianachueri.bsky.social & Mia Gandenberger

open access in SPSR 👉 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Welfare Chauvinism among Voters and Political Parties: Exploring Preferences for Restricting EU Migrants' Access to Social Assistance in Switzerland

The access of EU migrants to social assistance is highly politicised in Switzerland. However, we know little about parties' and voters' positions on this issue across the ideological spectrum. Using ....

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Noema Magazine @noemamag.com · Jul 1

As we transition from industrial to digital modernity, business tycoons no longer view humans as cogs in machines. Now, as platforms become all-powerful, a new, stealthier form of domination is emerging, @pettertornberg.com & @uitermark.bsky.social argue.

The Ascendance Of Algorithmic Tyranny | NOEMA

As today’s platforms become all-powerful, the metaphors we use to describe our digitally infused world exemplify a new, stealthier form of domination that is emerging.

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Petter Törnberg @pettertornberg.com · May 2

Why does everything suddenly feel so unsettled?

The economy, technology, geopolitics—everything seems to change

It's more than a vibe shift. It's epistemic.

In our new book, @uitermark.bsky.social and I explore this shift—

and argue we're entering Digital Modernity 🧵

www.seeinglikeaplatform.com

Home

On the rise of a digital modernity

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Fabio Votta📊🐧 @favstats.eu · Apr 11

that would be @pettertornberg.bsky.social and @julianachueri.bsky.social work which is by far the most cited on Bluesky so far with 5733 unique accounts posting about it (according to @altmetric.com).

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Petter Törnberg @pettertornberg.com · Jan 14

Misinformation isn't random - it's strategic. 🧵

In the first cross-national comparative study, we examine 32M tweets from politicians.

We find that misinformation is not a general condition: it is driven by populist radical right parties.

with @julianachueri.bsky.social
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Juliana Chueri @julianachueri.bsky.social · Apr 10

We’re looking for papers that rethink how social risks are evolving in the age of AI, populism, and economic crisis. Topics include migration, LGBTQ+ rights, and the new risks emerging from the cost-of-living crisis, housing crises, and technological disruption in the labor market.

Juliana Chueri @julianachueri.bsky.social · Apr 10

🚨 Call for papers! 🚨
Excited to co-chair the ESPAnet Milan 2025 stream “New Social Risks 2.0? Social vulnerability in the age of AI, populism, and the cost-of-living crisis” 🌍🤖📉.

📅 Deadline: April 14

@carloknotz.bsky.social

ESPANET 2025

University of Milan, 27th-29th August 2025

www.espanetmilano2025.it

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Juliana Chueri @julianachueri.bsky.social · Apr 4

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Juliana Chueri @julianachueri.bsky.social · Apr 4

Platform workers want social protection!

@mbusemeyer.bsky.social and I wrote a contribution for Social Europe based on our research on the social preferences of platform workers. www.socialeurope.eu/platform-wor...

Platform Workers Crave Security, Not Freedom!

They are not entrepreneurs: Study shows platform workers across 26 countries demand welfare state support and social security.

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Petter Törnberg @pettertornberg.com · Mar 31

Many feel that politics globally has become toxic and hostile over recent years.

But is this actually the case? And if so, who's to blame? What issues are driving toxicity?

We analyze 18M tweets from politicians in 17 countries to find out!

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