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Are Skeie Hermansen @aresherman.bsky.social · 6d

🚨 New paper: Who climbs the Ivory Tower? 🏛️ Together with Nicolai Borgen and Astrid Sandsør (@astridsandsor.bsky.social), we find that the chances of becoming a professor differ enormously by family background. Here’s what we find 👇

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Claudia Diehl @cdiehl.bsky.social · 9d

Jetzt auch Open Access!

Katja Pomianowicz @kpomi.bsky.social · 9d

✨ For those who missed it: Our Article on Perceived Track Mismatch among Minority and Majority Students in the German Education System is published in RSSM ❗️🥳❗️

Free copies until Oct 1 under this link:
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Carlos J. Gil @karlosj89.bsky.social · 9d

Teacher bias or unobserved ability? @ssreditorial.bsky.social paper w/ @marespadafor.bsky.social Test score error & omitted behavior = 🐘 in the (class)room to identify SES discrimination. Still, beyond "true ability", well-off (low-performing) kids get higher teacher ratings: doi.org/10.1016/j.ss...

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Katja Pomianowicz @kpomi.bsky.social · 9d

🙏 Thanks to all who provided input on the article, and in particular to the RSSM for the smooth publication process and constructive feedback from the reviewers and the editor!

Katja Pomianowicz @kpomi.bsky.social · 9d

📈 Empirically, we find that attributional factors better explain the “perception gap” than actual unfair treatment, in particular information deficits, enrolment in the lowest school tracks, and high parental aspirations.

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Katja Pomianowicz @kpomi.bsky.social · 9d

📚 We study whether this gap results from actual unfair treatment or from attributional factors, such as information deficits, enrolment in a stigmatized track, high parental aspiration, and pronounced “aspiration squeeze”.

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Katja Pomianowicz @kpomi.bsky.social · 9d

💡 Based on our recently collected & novel #PerFair data on inequality perceptions among 7th-graders,
@cdiehl.bsky.social, Thomas Hinz & myself study why minority vs majority students more often perceive to belong to a higher educational track than they currently attend.

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Katja Pomianowicz @kpomi.bsky.social · 9d

✨ For those who missed it: Our Article on Perceived Track Mismatch among Minority and Majority Students in the German Education System is published in RSSM ❗️🥳❗️

Free copies until Oct 1 under this link:
authors.elsevier.com/c/1lbJn~uWr6...

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The Politics of Inequality @excinequality.bsky.social · 13d

The first keynotes of the In_equality Conference 2026 are confirmed: @siljahausermann.bsky.social, @mschaeffer.bsky.social & @emmaspiro.bsky.social
Register now and submit your paper until October 5: inequality-conference.de @uni-konstanz.de

In_equality Conference 2026

The "Politics of Inequality” research center invites interdisciplinary & international researchers to Konstanz, Germany, for the In_equality Conference, 15-17 April 2026.

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Iván Canzio @ivancanzio.bsky.social · 13d

Not sure if I need a book, an online course, a master class or else to know how the system works.

Any resources you may know of are highly appreciated.

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Katja Pomianowicz @kpomi.bsky.social · 22d

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Markus Klein @markusklein.bsky.social · 23d

📢 New in @sfjournal.bsky.social: We study how parental #education shapes children’s #cognitive development. Accounting for selective parenthood & grandparent & early parent characteristics, we find education largely reflects broader #intergenerational advantages. academic.oup.com/sf/advance-a...

Parental education and children’s cognitive development: a prospective approach

Abstract. This study uses nationally representative data from the 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70) to estimate the impact of parental education on childre

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Claudia Diehl @cdiehl.bsky.social · Sep 5

In @europeansocreview.bsky.social with S.Trittler: New migrants who are visible and highly educated report most discrimination: high discrim. coincides with high awareness of unfair treatment and high aspirations for fair treatment.

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Claudia Diehl @cdiehl.bsky.social · Sep 5

In Research on Social Stratification and Mobility with @kpomi.bsky.social and T. Hinz based on data from the #PerFair project @excinequality.bsky.social on students' perceptions of inequality and fairness.

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Claudia Diehl @cdiehl.bsky.social · Sep 5

New papers out on perceived unfairness! A 🧵:

In @sociusjournal.bsky.social with @brueggemann-o.bsky.social J. Lang, S. Strauss we show that women are no longer more accepting of lower wages than men by using linked employer-employee data.

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Nora Waitkus @norawaitkus.bsky.social · Sep 4

🎉Big news! My ERCStG proposal SOCDEBT has been selected for funding @erc.europa.eu!
📚I’ll study how household debt is stratified across countries & over time; how people strategize, evaluate, and morally judge debt(ors).
🙏I'm truly indebted to all my friends, colleagues & mentors for your support!

European Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · Sep 4

The new ERC Starting Grant - funded projects include:

✴️ redefining false memories

✴️ making artificial touch feel more natural and realistic

✴️ how aging reshapes human tissues

✴️ ADHD in adults vs childhood

✴️ how plants shield from excessive sun exposure

Discover more 👉 buff.ly/APfNmCK

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Katja Pomianowicz @kpomi.bsky.social · Aug 8

The next In_equality Conference is around the corner – you know what to do! Like in previous years, the event is not only an academic (inequality research) & personal (great & nice community) highlight; the venue by the beautiful lake makes it unforgettable!

ECRs are particularly welcome to apply!

The Politics of Inequality @excinequality.bsky.social · Aug 8

📣 Call for Papers is open!
In_equality Conference 2026 | 15–17 April | Konstanz
We invite papers on the political causes & consequences of #inequality

Submit Aug 8–Oct 5 ➡️ inequality-conference.de
@uni-konstanz.de

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Katja Pomianowicz @kpomi.bsky.social · Sep 1

Wow, September 1st, everybody seems to be back from their holidays 😁

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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.

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Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · Sep 1

Preparing for the #ecsr2025 conference later this week. @dieuwkezwier.bsky.social and I present about A Sorting and Learning Model of Educational Inequality. The empirical case we study is the causal effect of the classical gymnasium on student achievement....