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The Institute for Analytical Sociology @iasliu.bsky.social · 23d

Join us on Thursday, 18 Sept, at 14:30 CET for the International Roundtable on Computational Social Science with Laura Bronner @laurabronner.bsky.social 🔹Tackling harmful online comments on news platforms: three field experiments 🔹More info: liu.se/en/article/s...

Seminars and lectures at IAS

Welcome to IAS public lectures and seminars.

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LSE Methodology @lsemethodology.bsky.social · 27d

We're hiring an Assistant Professor in Computational Social Science ❗

📚 jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

Apply before 26 October and join an internationally outstanding group of social science methodologists 🌎

we're hiring assistant professor in computational social science, applications close 26/10/2025

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Maël Lecoursonnais @lecoursonnais.bsky.social · Aug 26

Parental education is still key, but proximity reduces the gap a little: kids from less educated families gain most from living close to a university.

👉 Bottom line: geography shapes aspirations and can reinforce inequality.

Excited to share this first article from my PhD 🎉

The Spatial Determinants of Academic Aspirations: Evidence From Sweden

Differences in access to higher education are a well-known contributor to socioeconomic inequalities. Yet, despite considerable interest from policymakers, we know little about the processes linking ...

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Maël Lecoursonnais @lecoursonnais.bsky.social · Aug 26

Why? Distance effects are often explained by exposure to the academic environment and by the costs of distance. We find that peer exposure explains part of the effect—but not all. Even after accounting for it, distance still matters, with costs reducing aspirations as early as age 15.

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Maël Lecoursonnais @lecoursonnais.bsky.social · Aug 26

The effect is big: students furthest from a university are up to 12 percentage points less likely to apply for the academic track.

The effect is strongest between 5–20 km: even small differences in distance here can make a big impact. Beyond ~20 km, the effect levels off.

Line chart showing the probability of applying to an academic track by distance to the closest higher education institution (HEI) in kilometers. The baseline model (red line with squares) shows a sharp decline in probability from about 0.72 near universities to around 0.61 at 100 km, with the steepest drop between 5 and 20 km. When accounting for academic exposure (blue line with circles), the probability is consistently lower and flatter, around 0.65, with only a slight downward trend across distance. Shaded areas show confidence intervals.

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Maël Lecoursonnais @lecoursonnais.bsky.social · Aug 26

Thrilled to share my first publication! 🎉
Together with Maria Brandén and Erik Rosenqvist, we show that distance to higher education shapes academic aspirations in Sweden—well before their university education begins. (1/4)

The Spatial Determinants of Academic Aspirations: Evidence From Sweden

Differences in access to higher education are a well-known contributor to socioeconomic inequalities. Yet, despite considerable interest from policymakers, we know little about the processes linking ...

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The Institute for Analytical Sociology @iasliu.bsky.social · Aug 21

🔈Job Alert! IAS is looking for a postdoctoral researcher as part of the Swedish Excellence Center in Computational Social Science -SWECSS.

⌛Deadline: September 30th
Apply 👉 liu.se/en/work-at-l...

#academicsky #css

Ben Jarvis @benjarvis.bsky.social · Aug 20

@iasliu.bsky.social is advertising another postdoc position as part of the Swedish Excellence Center in Computational Social Science. For recently graduated or soon-to-graduate PhD students, the setting is really conducive to getting high quality research done. Apply by September 30th!

Postdoc in Computational Social Science

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Petter Holme @pholme.bsky.social · Jul 24

I'm happy to be a part of netreg.se . . A project to use register data to study the entire social network of Sweden. Check out our poster at IC2S2 today.

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The Complete Network of Sweden - Swereg.net - is a research project concerned with the extraction and analysis of the complete network of social exposure between all individuals in Sweden.

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Maël Lecoursonnais @lecoursonnais.bsky.social · Jul 22

Enjoy what Norrköping has to offer! (6/6)

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Maël Lecoursonnais @lecoursonnais.bsky.social · Jul 22

🌿 Things to Do / Wander

Arbetets Museum & Stadsmuseum to learn about the city

Walk along the Motala Ström and wander around the Industrilandskapet -- this is where the conference venues are located

In the north of Norrköping, forests & lakes are everywhere, take a swim there!

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Maël Lecoursonnais @lecoursonnais.bsky.social · Jul 22

🍻 Bars & Drinks

Ölstugan Tullen – good prices and excellent beer selection (very close!) maps.app.goo.gl/vUnrZSqfMEMN...

Boca – cocktail bar with good pizzas (maps.app.goo.gl/4uCUrx1wtU65...)

Världens Bar – the student bar with the cheapest beers and a good vibe! (maps.app.goo.gl/EgadquyvHXSj...)

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Maël Lecoursonnais @lecoursonnais.bsky.social · Jul 22

🍽️ Lunch & Dinner

Mannam – Korean bowls (maps.app.goo.gl/oX7GEC1ZeFXM...)

Enoteket – wine bar/Pasta in Industrilandskapet (maps.app.goo.gl/S89qfqWxFpSq...)

Vy – lunch or brunch with a view (maps.app.goo.gl/y8UiWpYvigMU...)

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Maël Lecoursonnais @lecoursonnais.bsky.social · Jul 22

☕️ Breakfast / Coffee

Mjölnaren – the best cardamom buns in town (maps.app.goo.gl/pmEaChop7y5r...)

Espresso House @ Arbetets Museum – for your local Starbucks coffee (maps.app.goo.gl/dVukhDnWm8RM...)

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Maël Lecoursonnais @lecoursonnais.bsky.social · Jul 22

Visiting Norrköping for @ic2s2.bsky.social #IC2S2 this week? Here's a little unofficial local guide to food, coffee (all within 5mns walk!) & activities—compiled by someone who lives here!
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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · Jul 14

Bye forever, WeTransfer.

WeTransfer TOS says they can use all your uploaded content for genAI

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Charles de Lacombe @charles.de-lacom.be · Jul 15

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International Conference on Computational Social Science @ic2s2.bsky.social · Jun 30

Poster schedule just dropped—#IC2S2’25 program is now complete! Dive in and start planning: www.ic2s2-2025.org/program/

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Maël Lecoursonnais @lecoursonnais.bsky.social · Jun 24

🇫🇷🇸🇪 Si tu veux rejoindre un institut de sociologie quantitative de renommée internationale pour faire un doctorat sur un sujet de ton choix, et avec de très bonnes conditions de travail, c’est par ici ⤵️

The Institute for Analytical Sociology @iasliu.bsky.social · Jun 24

🚨🎓 We’re looking for new PhD students!
The area of specialization is open, but successful applicants should demonstrate a clear interest in themes that align with ongoing research at @iasliu.bsky.social
📅 Deadline: 31.08.2025
💼 Fully funded positions
How to apply 👉 liu.se/en/work-at-l...

PhD student in Analytical Sociology

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The Institute for Analytical Sociology @iasliu.bsky.social · Jun 24

🚨🎓 We’re looking for new PhD students!
The area of specialization is open, but successful applicants should demonstrate a clear interest in themes that align with ongoing research at @iasliu.bsky.social
📅 Deadline: 31.08.2025
💼 Fully funded positions
How to apply 👉 liu.se/en/work-at-l...

PhD student in Analytical Sociology

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The Institute for Analytical Sociology @iasliu.bsky.social · Jun 11

Yesterday, @yuanliao.bsky.social held an inspiring lecture on Transforming Urban Mobility. This afternoon, students will dive into Computational Text Analysis! 🔍💻 #SICSS
Details: ⁦ sicss.io/2025/ias/

Summer Institute in Computational Social Science

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Noah Greifer @noahgreifer.bsky.social · Jun 4

Starting to look like I might not be able to work at Harvard anymore due to recent funding cuts. If you know of any open statistical consulting positions that support remote work or are NYC-based, please reach out! 😅

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The Institute for Analytical Sociology @iasliu.bsky.social · May 19

Warm congratulations to Anastasia Menshikova who has successfully defended her doctoral thesis ‘Cultural change: Studying social interdependencies in public discourse with computational text analysis’!

We are so proud of you, Dr Menshikova!🥂🎓

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Marc Keuschnigg @marckeuschnigg.bsky.social · May 13

We are hiring postdocs in Computational Social Science
📍SweCSS, Norrköping, Sweden
⏰Deadline June 3
🔗https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/26854
Please apply // help us spread the word

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Marion Leturcq @marionleturcq.bsky.social · May 2

Time to have a look at the #AFÉPOP2025 program!
Only good vibes ☀️

Association Française des Économistes de la Population @afepop.fr · Apr 28

📢 The #AFÉPOP2025 program is out!📢
📅 May 15–16, 2025
📍 At the Aix-Marseille School of Economics @amse-aixmarseille.fr ☀️
🗣Keynote: Nicoletti Cheti (University of York)
Public policy panel in French

📑 Full schedule & info: afepop2025.sciencesconf.org

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Heiner Salomon @heinersalomon.bsky.social · Apr 17

There are serious concerns about the data validity of the income measurement of the EU-SILC in Hungary after 2017. The numbers reek of manipulation to make the Orban government appear better at fighting poverty than it actually is. This is serious, as it undermines trust in the whole data set.

Lili Vargha @lilivargha.bsky.social · Apr 3

Anomalies & data problems are found in the Hungarian EU SILC income data from around year 2017. It is very likely that the data was manipulated to decrease the poverty rate.

Annamaria Tatrai and Andras Gabos conducted a very thorough investigation of the issue: www.valaszonline.hu/2025/04/01/e...

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