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Moris Triventi

@mtriventi.bsky.social

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Professor of Sociology @University of Milan, Editor-in-Chief of Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, Principal Investigator of the ERC-CoG EDUPOL Project

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Elena Vettoretto @elenavettoretto.bsky.social · Aug 20

🚨 New Article Drop!
Excited to share that @mtriventi.bsky.social and I have just published a new paper in Higher Education:

Do restricted-access degree programs lead to better academic outcomes?
Short answer: Yes!

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Academic selectivity and student progression: do restricted-access degree programs lead to better outcomes? - Higher Education

Policymakers in many developed countries are focused on increasing university participation, but higher enrolment rates do not necessarily lead to better degree completion rates. One proposed solution...

link.springer.com

Moris Triventi @mtriventi.bsky.social · Aug 12

Our results suggest the need to look earlier in students’ educational trajectories and family experiences to understand the origins of political interest and civic engagement.

Moris Triventi @mtriventi.bsky.social · Aug 12

💡 Key findings
-Students in the academic track already showed higher political interest before placement.
-Track placement had no significant causal effect on political interest.
-Upper-secondary tracking seems to maintain rather than create disparities in civic dispositions.

Moris Triventi @mtriventi.bsky.social · Aug 12

📊 Our approach
Longitudinal German micro-data (NEPS)
Difference-in-Differences design
Multiple observations before, during, and after track placement

Moris Triventi @mtriventi.bsky.social · Aug 12

We investigate a question relevant for both political sociology and social stratification research:
📚 Does educational tracking—academic vs. vocational upper-secondary tracks—shape students’ political interest?

Moris Triventi @mtriventi.bsky.social · Aug 12

🚨 New publication alert! 🎉
Proud to share the first paper by my PhD student Yuxin Zhang (Univ. of Trento), coauthored with Mario Quaranta and myself, in Social Science Research:
"Is political interest tracked in schools? Evidence from Germany"
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Is political interest tracked in schools? Evidence from Germany

Motivated by ongoing academic debates about whether education functions as a causal driver or a proxy in shaping sociopolitical outcomes, this study i…

www.sciencedirect.com

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CSIS @csisunitn.bsky.social · Jun 3

The 6th TN-Square is coming! 🏔️

This edition we are discussing employment, mobility trajectories and social inequality and we
couldn’t be more excited. ✨

Submit your application by August 25th and spread the news!

For more spoilers, check our website:
event.unitn.it/tn-square/

#TNSquare25

TN-Square 6th Edition, Trento School of Applied Quantitative Research, 22-24 October 2025, Trento

Employment and Mobility over the life course in changing societies

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RC28 Social Stratification @isa-rc28.bsky.social · Mar 26

Having conference dinner in front of this beautiful building on campus. Very thankful for the organizers @mtriventi.bsky.social

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Oliver Winkler @oliverwinkler.bsky.social · Mar 25

Ciao Milano ☀️ @isa-rc28.bsky.social @mtriventi.bsky.social

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RC28 Social Stratification @isa-rc28.bsky.social · Mar 24

RC28 Social Stratification and Mobility spring meeting will take place at the University of Milan this week starting tomorrow! Check out our program here to learn more out what inequality scholars are working on these days: rc28milan2025.com/event-schedu...

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Saloni @scientificdiscovery.dev · Nov 7

Technologically speaking, we live in an age of miracles.

In the last few years, we finally got malaria vaccines; we finally got an antiviral that prevents HIV infections with 95-100% efficacy.

But it all means nothing if people don't know it and don't use them.

Moris Triventi @mtriventi.bsky.social · Nov 7

🚨 Deadline Extended! 🚨 The abstract submission deadline for the ISA-RC28 Spring Meeting in Milan (25-27 March 2025) is now 13 Nov 2024. Don’t miss this chance to participate! 🌍📚 Submit here 👉 rc28milan2025.com #ISA #RC28 #Milan2025

Moris Triventi @mtriventi.bsky.social · Nov 4

Only few days left to apply! Don't forget!

Moris Triventi @mtriventi.bsky.social · Oct 11

📢 Calling all scholars in #SocialStratification & #SocialMobility! Join us for the 2025 RC28 Spring Conference " at @unimi on March 25-27. 📝 Submit abstracts from Oct 4 to Nov 7 here: rc28milan2025.com #RC28 #Sociology #Inequality #Education

RC28 - Conference

We invite all scholars working in the field of social stratification and social mobility to contribute to the 2025 RC28 Spring Conference on March 25-27,

rc28milan2025.com

Moris Triventi @mtriventi.bsky.social · Oct 11

📢 Calling all scholars in #SocialStratification & #SocialMobility! Join us for the 2025 RC28 Spring Conference " at @unimi on March 25-27. 📝 Submit abstracts from Oct 4 to Nov 7 here: rc28milan2025.com #RC28 #Sociology #Inequality #Education

RC28 - Conference

We invite all scholars working in the field of social stratification and social mobility to contribute to the 2025 RC28 Spring Conference on March 25-27,

rc28milan2025.com

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Gordon Hodson @gordonhodsonphd.bsky.social · Sep 23

This is worrying: less replicable studies seem to make up the difference with bluster & confidence.

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Beware of the science sales job!

#PsychSciSky #polisky #Sociology #AcademicSky #metasci

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Dr Lucy Foulkes @lucyfoulkes.bsky.social · Sep 26

"even if data are quantitative and numerical, the ways in which they are analysed and, to a greater extent, the inferences made from this analysis, will vary depending on who the researcher is."

I LOVE this paper, which talks about reflexivity in quant, not qual, research

tinyurl.com/3r3s39ty

Reflexivity is the act of examining one's own assumption, belief, and judgement systems, and thinking carefully and critically about how these influence the research process. The practice of reflexivity confronts and questions who we are as researchers and how this guides our work. It is central in debates on objectivity, subjectivity, and the very foundations of social science research and generated knowledge. Incorporating reflexivity in the research process is traditionally recognized as one of the most notable differences between qualitative and quantitative methodologies. Qualitative research centres and celebrates the participants' personal and unique lived experience. Therefore, qualitative researchers are readily encouraged to consider how their own unique positionalities inform the research process and this forms an important part of training within this paradigm. Quantitative methodologies in social and personality psychology, and more generally, on the other hand, have remai

Moris Triventi @mtriventi.bsky.social · May 29

Just out: A blog post for LSE in which I summarize the main patterns and trends in social inequalities in education in comparative perspective and reflect on policy interventions and their limits. Enjoy! blogs.lse.ac.uk/inequalities...

The landscape of educational inequalities in Europe – and what to do about them

One of the greatest challenges facing educators and policymakers lies in addressing educational inequalities tied to social background. Despite progress in reducing disparities in the post-War deca…

blogs.lse.ac.uk

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Steve Haroz @steveharoz.com · Mar 14

BLOG POST: Invalid Conclusions Built on Statistical errors

If you see a small p-value or a large separation in confidence intervals, you may assume that an effect is reliable. But overly simple reporting may be hiding serious conclusion-altering errors.

Here are some example scenarios:

1/🧵 #stats

Invalid Conclusions Built on Statistical Errors

When you see the statistical result of an experiment like p = 0.003 or a 95% confidence interval of , you might assume a certain clarity and definitiveness in those results. A null effect is very unli...

Moris Triventi @mtriventi.bsky.social · Feb 5

🚨Last 4 days to apply to two positions on my newly started ERC-CoG project EDUPOL at Univ of Milan!!
Position 1 (18 months), school policies analysis: www.unimi.it/it/ricerca/r...
Position 2 (24 months), analysis of international educational datasets: www.unimi.it/it/ricerca/r...

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Mark Rubin @markrubin.bsky.social · Dec 2

“Causal inference is not just a statistics problem”

New article by @lucystats.bsky.social, @travisgerke.bsky.social, and @malcolmbarrett.malco.io in the Journal of Statistics and Data Science Education

Open access: doi.org/10.1080/2693...

#Stats #DataScience 🧪

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Sebastian E. Wenz @sewenz.bsky.social · Jan 30

"ChartAI, provide an example graph that illustrates the importance of survey methodology in general and question wording in particular."

Moris Triventi @mtriventi.bsky.social · Jan 27

The calls are available here:
Position 1 (18 months), school policies analysis:
unimi.it/it/ricerca/ric…

Position 2 (24 months), analysis of international educational datasets: unimi.it/it/ricerca/ric

Moris Triventi @mtriventi.bsky.social · Jan 24

Deadline: February 9, 2024. Learn more by contacting [email protected]. Join us in shaping the future of education! #EDUPOL #ResearchOpportunity #MilanJobs #EducationResearch #inequality

Moris Triventi @mtriventi.bsky.social · Jan 24

Explore the impact of educational policies on outcomes and inequality in the EDUPOL Project! Benefits:
🚀Work on a cutting-edge research project
🧠Enjoy a stimulating work environment
✈️Well-connected workplace
🎭Embrace Milan's vibrant culture!

Moris Triventi @mtriventi.bsky.social · Jan 24

💥We are recruiting! Two exciting positions (post-doc or post-grad) available in my recently started ERC-Consolidator Grant "EDUPOL - Education policies that work: A context-sensitive ‘big data’ approach" Deadline: 9/02/24 More info below 👇