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Tobias Wiß

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Associate Professor of Political Science at Johannes Kepler University Linz | welfare states | social policy | pensions | family policy | political representation https://sites.google.com/view/tobiaswiss

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Tobias Wiß @tobiaswiss.bsky.social · Aug 29

Proud supervisor moment 🎉 @fewohlgemuth.bsky.social has won the JESP/ESPAnet Doctoral Researcher Prize for his paper "Which family types benefit from the hidden welfare state? The objectives of family taxation in Europe". Congratulations on this well-deserved award! 👏

#SocialPolicy #ESPAnet #JESP

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Valeria Bordone @valeriabordone.bsky.social · Jul 21

We are seeking to appoint a Tenure-Track Professor in Sociology with focus on #QuantitativeMethods @ifswien.bsky.social @univie.ac.at

For the call and how to apply 👇
jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Tenure-T...

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Nils Steiner @nilssteiner.bsky.social · Jul 11

"studying arts and humanities subjects leads to greater support for socially liberal parties, whilst studying business and economics increases support for economically right-wing parties".

Another great contribution to the Special Issue! 👇

WEP Journal @wepsocial.bsky.social · Jul 11

Online first: "School subject choices in adolescence affect political party support" by @nspmartin.bsky.social @ralphscott.bsky.social & @rolandkappe.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1080/0140...

Part of the Special Issue "Cleavage Politics in Western Democracies"

Abstract of the article "School subject choices in adolescence affect political party support" by Nicole S. Martin, Ralph Scott and Roland Kappe. Published online first in West European Politics. Part of the forthcoming Special Issue "Cleavage Politics in Western Democracies", edited by Delia Zollinger and David Attewell.

Figure 1, displaying the effects of choosing a school subject for the General Certificate of Secondary Education on vote intention in adolescence.

Figure 2, displaying the effects of choosing a school subject for A-Levels on vote intention in adolescence.

Figure 5, displaying the effects of choosing a school subject for the General Certificate of Secondary Education on vote intention in adulthood. This time displayed for specific parties in the UK.

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Hanna Schwander @hannaschwander.bsky.social · Jun 23

Neu im @pwportal:
Wir starten die PPRnet Brief Serie zur politischen Machbarkeit von Klimapolitik mit der Einleitung: „Klimapolitik – aber machbar“.

Warum Klimapolitik nur wirkt, wenn sie tragfähig ist

#Klima #Polisky #PPRnet
Mit @bjoernbremer.bsky.social & Jane Gingrich

pw-portal @pw-portal.bsky.social · Jun 23

Wie kann wirksame Klimapolitik mehrheitsfähig werden? Zu dieser Frage veröffentlichen wir diese Woche Policy-Briefs, die den Stand der sozialwissenschaftlichen Forschung zusammenfassen. Zur Einführung von @bjoernbremer.bsky.social, @hannaschwander.bsky.social & Jane Gingrich. #pprn #polisky #klima

Portal für Politikwissenschaft – Klimapolitik, aber machbar? Sozialwissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse

www.pw-portal.de

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LSE Blogs @lseblogs.bsky.social · Jun 19

"Contrary to expectations, European political parties largely fail to respond to extreme weather events by increasing their attention to environmental issues."

@antvalentim.bsky.social @lse-ei.bsky.social for @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social

Climate change and politics – insights from the LSE Festival

How does climate change affect politics? António Valentim presents insights from four studies featured at the 2025 LSE Festival exhibition.

blogs.lse.ac.uk

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Ansgar Hudde @hudde.bsky.social · Jun 18

🎉 📘 Es ist da! 📘🎉

"Wo wir wie wählen" gibt's ab heute überall im Handel.

Und jetzt bin ich gespannt, was ihr dazu sagt.

P.S.: Fühlt sich ziemlich gut an, das fertige Buch endlich in den Händen zu halten 😎

Tobias Wiß @tobiaswiss.bsky.social · Jun 12

Understanding these public preferences is crucial for effective and politically feasible pension reforms

Tobias Wiß @tobiaswiss.bsky.social · Jun 12

We detect feedback effects (having specific pension schemes reinforces preferences for income from those schemes); and we find strong influence of national pension systems (stronger preference for public pension income in Bismarck countries and for occupational pension in Beveridge countries)
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Tobias Wiß @tobiaswiss.bsky.social · Jun 12

Results show that respondents value public pensions and they would like a substantial income share also from occupational and individual pensions. We find that older and left-leaning individuals favour public pension income, whilst younger and right-leaning support more private pensions.
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Tobias Wiß @tobiaswiss.bsky.social · Jun 12

📚 Although pension systems in Europe consist of a mix of public and private pension pillars, we know little about how citizens view this mix. We bridge this gap by analysing individual preferences regarding the mix of public and private pension income.
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Tobias Wiß @tobiaswiss.bsky.social · Jun 12

What do Europeans think about their public-private pension income mix? In our (@karendublin.bsky.social and Juan J Fernandez) new study in the Journal of European Social Policy, we analyse pension attitudes across 6 countries based on a novel survey: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Forschungsnetzwerk Alterssicherung (FNA) bei der DRV-Bund @fna.bsky.social · Jun 6

📅 𝗝𝗘𝗧𝗭𝗧 𝗔𝗡𝗠𝗘𝗟𝗗𝗘𝗡: 𝗙𝗡𝗔-𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗶𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗸𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱

Wir freuen uns, eine Möglichkeit zu bieten, sich persönlich kennenzulernen und auszutauschen. Das Kolloquium trägt dazu bei, die Vernetzung zwischen Forschung und Praxis im Themenfeld Alterssicherung voranzutreiben.

𝗪𝗲𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝘀: 👉🏻 rb.gy/ybz54y

Titelmotiv zum FNA Graduiertenkolloquium 2025 im Graffiti-Style. Veranstaltungsdatum: 2. und 3. Juli 2025 in Berlin

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Ageing Sociology Vienna @ageingsocvienna.bsky.social · May 27

Our Team will also be at the #SustainabilityDay2025 🌿 @ifswien.bsky.social with a poster presentation in the slot 11:30-13:00 from the #CLINT project on "Climate Policy Attitudes and Pro-Environmental Behaviour: The Role of Intergenerational Relationships" 👇

Institut für Soziologie, Universität Wien @ifswien.bsky.social · May 7

🌱🏢♻️ Nachhaltigkeitstag 2025 am IfS!

Am 28. Mai ab 9 Uhr am Rooseveltplatz 2 für Studierende, Mitarbeitende und alle Interessierten. Organisiert von unserer Arbeitsgruppe für #Nachhaltigkeit (AGNIS).

👉Podiumsdiskussion, Reparaturstätten, Green Quiz, Kleidertauschbörse uvm.! @univie.ac.at
t.ly/hZCxk

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Katja Möhring 🦁 @katjamoe.bsky.social · Apr 30

‼️JOB ALERT‼️

Come join the team 😊 Open Postdoc position at the Chair of Sociology, Family & Work

100%, 3 years, extension possible. Research interest in life course, gender inequality, pension, income/wealth, attitudes etc.
Apply by 31 May
DM me for questions👨‍💻👩‍🏫🦸

tinyurl.com/y6as7nxy

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A&W Blog @aundw.bsky.social · May 6

#Kinderbetreuung ist lokalpolitisch gestaltbar.

Die Analyse von @tobiaswiss.bsky.social und @thomaspilgerstrfer.bsky.social im @oegpw.bsky.social zeigt, wer im #Gemeinderat sitzt, beeinflusst, ob Familien gute Betreuung vor Ort finden.

Die zentralen Ergebnisse gibt es hier 🤓⬇️

Für Kinderbetreuung in Gemeinden sind Parteizugehörigkeit von Gemeinderät:innen und Frauen entscheidend

Kinderbetreuung ist ein zentraler Faktor für die Vereinbarkeit von Familie und Beruf. Wie gut sie in einer Gemeinde ausgebaut ist, hängt stark von der lokalen Politik ab. Eine neue Analyse für Oberöst...

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Julian Garritzmann @garritzmannj.bsky.social · Apr 17

I AM HIRING 2 postdocs (5 years) in my @erc.europa.eu project "The Politics of the Latent Educational Cleavage" at @goetheuni.bsky.social @infer-frankfurt.bsky.social!

German call: www.fb03.uni-frankfurt.de/170856927.pdf
English call: www.goethe-university-frankfurt.de/170858269.pdf

Please share

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Ulrich Glogowsky @uglogowsky.bsky.social · Apr 10

🚨 New #Publication: We tracked how policy and parenthood reshaped gender inequality in Germany from the 1960s to today. In early decades, only 14% of the gender gap was due to kids—now it's 64%.

How did children become the biggest factor? Thread🧵

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 with Hansen, @dominiksachs.bsky.social & Lüthen

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Ageing Sociology Vienna @ageingsocvienna.bsky.social · Mar 24

Our Team will be at @isa-rc28.bsky.social in Milan. Here there is a summary of what/when we will present 👇

Tobias Wiß @tobiaswiss.bsky.social · Mar 5

Great news, congratulations

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Christian Rauh @chrauh.bsky.social · Feb 13

🚨 #Data alert 📣 We just released #ParlLawSpeech – full texts of more than 40k bills, 28k laws, and 3 mio. parliamentary speeches from 7 countries (AT, CZ, DE, DK, ES, HR, HU) and the EU! If you study democracy with #TextAsData / #NLP methods, this is for you! A short 🧵 (1/3) #PoliSkyData #polisky

Tobias Wiß @tobiaswiss.bsky.social · Feb 20

🚀 Exciting news! Our project CLINT is launching! 🌍👵👶

@valeriabordone.bsky.social, Marta Moroni and I explore how family ties shape climate attitudes in ageing societies

📢 Follow for updates! #ClimateJustice #AgeingSociety #ClimatePolicy

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pw-portal @pw-portal.bsky.social · Feb 18

Welche verteilungspolitische Wirkung hat der Aufstieg grüner Parteien? Sind sie eine Gefahr für den Wohlfahrtsstaat? In Teil 2 unserer #PPRNet-Serie zeigen @hannaschwander.bsky.social und @bjoernbremer.bsky.social, dass das Gegenteil zutrifft.
#Bundestagswahl #BTW2025 #Politikwissenschaft

Portal für Politikwissenschaft – Bedroht der Aufstieg der Grünen den Wohlfahrtsstaat?

www.pw-portal.de

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Bob Blume @netzlehrer.bsky.social · Feb 2

Zum Ende der Woche noch eine vollständige Zusammenfassung der Ereignisse:

Meme Mutter ignoriert ein ertrinkendes Kind, während sie ein anderes freudig hochhält.

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WEP Journal @wepsocial.bsky.social · Jan 20

Online first: "Growing polarisation: ideology and attitudes towards climate change" by @hildecoffe.bsky.social @samcrawley.bsky.social & Josh Givens

doi.org/10.1080/0140...

#polisky #academicsky

Abstract of the article "Growing polarisation: ideology and attitudes towards climate change" by Hilde Coffé, Sam Crawley and Josh Givens. Published online first in West European Politics.

Figure 1, showing the support for climate change action versus economic growth across survey waves.

Figures 3 and 4, demonstrating the estimated marginal support for climate change action by economic (Figure 3 above) and cultural (Figure 4 below) left-right position over 16 waves of the German Longitudinal Election Study (GLES).

Figure 5 showing the estimated marginal support for climate change action by party preference over 19 waves of GLES.

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AEA Journals @aeajournals.bsky.social · Jan 23

Forthcoming in the AER: "Fighting Climate Change: International Attitudes Toward Climate Policies" by Antoine Dechezleprêtre, Adrien Fabre, Tobias Kruse, Bluebery Planterose, Ana Sanchez Chico, and Stefanie Stantcheva. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...

Fighting Climate Change: International Attitudes Toward Climate Policies

(Forthcoming Article) - This paper explores global perceptions and understanding of climate change and policies, examining factors that influence support for climate action and the impact of different...