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Willem de Koster @willemdekoster.bsky.social · 2d

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Willem de Koster @willemdekoster.bsky.social · 9d

Ik zag net dat Kuppens en Spruyt uitgebreid hebben gereageerd onder het stuk van Tiemeijer op Socialevraagstukken (reactie #3 onderaan de pagina). Zeer lezenswaardig!

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Katya Ivanova 🟥 @katyaoivanova.bsky.social · Sep 8

Our #Sociology department is looking for an #AssistantProfessor in the field of Social Inequality (with the possibility for a permanent contract).

www.academictransfer.com/en/jobs/3546...

@sociologytiu.bsky.social @tilburg-university.bsky.social @academic-chatter.bsky.social #academicjobs

Universitair Docent in de Sociologie van Sociale Ongelijkheid

Tilburg University | Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences is op zoek naar een Universitair Docent in de Sociologie van Sociale Ongelijkheid, Departement Sociologie, locatie Tilburg.

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Willem de Koster @willemdekoster.bsky.social · Sep 4

En dit stuk misschien ook: doi.org/10.1111/1468...

Politicians' high‐status signals make less‐educated citizens more supportive of aggression against government: A video‐vignette survey experiment

Various branches of the literature suggest that exposure to the high-status appearances and lifestyles of politicians in contemporary “diploma democracies” affects the attitudes and behavior of less-...

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Willem de Koster @willemdekoster.bsky.social · Sep 4

Misschien vind je dit stuk van Kjell Noordzij interessant: doi.org/10.1111/1468...

“They don’t know what it’s like to be at the bottom”: Exploring the role of perceived cultural distance in less‐educated citizens’ discontent with politicians

Why is discontent with politicians highest among less-educated citizens? Supplementing explanations concerning a lack of resources and knowledge, we examine the cultural distance to many a politician....

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Willem de Koster @willemdekoster.bsky.social · Jul 14

🗓️ Deadline sollicitatie: 17 augustus 2025
🔗 Vacature + sollicitatie: www.eur.nl/werken-bij-e...

Solliciteer zelf, of stuur door aan iemand voor wie dit interessant is.

Willem de Koster @willemdekoster.bsky.social · Jul 14

Onderwijs (0,3 fte):
• Scriptiebegeleiding
• Mede-verantwoordelijk voor het bachelorvak Cohesie en Conflict

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Willem de Koster @willemdekoster.bsky.social · Jul 14

We zoeken een postdoc (1,0 fte) voor 3 jaar en 10 maanden.

Onderzoek (0,7 fte) binnen het Erasmus Institute on Culture and Stratification (EICS).

Focus op polarisatie, politiek of gezondheid.

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Willem de Koster @willemdekoster.bsky.social · Jul 14

🎓 Vacature: Postdoc Sociologie (Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam)

Bijna 4 jaar aan de slag met onderzoek én onderwijs binnen een fijne onderzoeksgroep? Dan is dit iets voor jou.👇

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Jonathan Mijs @jonathanmijs.com · Jul 9

Can providing facts about ethnic discrimination change people's beliefs and raise support for affirmative action?

We put it to the test in new @ispp-pops.bsky.social study with @willemdekoster.bsky.social, Jeroen v/d Waal and Masja van Meteren. A thread!

Open access link: doi.org/10.1111/pops...

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Casper Albers 🟥 @casperalbers.nl · Jul 1

Deze zin vat de kern van onze kritiek op de publieke uitingen van de NWO-baas extreem goed samen. www.folia.nl/nl/opinie/16...

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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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Toon Kuppens @tkupp.bsky.social · Jun 13

Only 10 days left to apply for this phd position on education-based identities, status, and political attitudes! Open to those interested in sociology, social psychology, political science, communication science or indeed a combination of all.

jobs.vub.be/job/Elsene-P...

PhD Researcher - Scientific project on Education-based social identities

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Ruth Dassonneville @rdassonneville.bsky.social · Jun 3

I'm recruiting 2 PhD researchers to work with me on a project studying how social groups influence vote choices!

Info on the position and how to apply 👉 www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo...

Please share with interested students who would like to move to beautiful Leuven!

2 PhD positions in Electoral behavior

2 PhD positions to research how social group memberships become connected to vote choices

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Willem de Koster @willemdekoster.bsky.social · May 22

🎓 #vacature Postdoc sociologie (bijna 4 jaar)

Onderzoek (0,7 fte): bij voorkeur gebruik cultuursociologische / politiek-sociologische inzichten om gezondheidssociologische vraagstukken te onderzoeken.

Onderwijs (0,3 fte): scripties & Bachelorvak Cohesie & conflict

Solliciteer uiterlijk 16 juni!

Postdoc Sociologie voor bijna 4 jaar

Voor een substantiële periode (bij goed functioneren in totaal 3 jaar en 10 maanden) zoeken we een postdoc Sociologie om onderzoek te doen (0,7 fte) en onderwijs te verzorgen (0,3 fte). Het onderzoek ...

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Willem de Koster @willemdekoster.bsky.social · May 20

📢 We're hiring a 4-year postdoc (0.8 FTE) at Erasmus Univ. Rotterdam for project on climate change meanings

Focus: Italian case (focus groups, survey, experiments)

PhD in Sociology (or related), fluent in Italian

🗓️ Deadline: June 11

#postdoc #sociology #academicjobs #Italy #climatechange

Postdoctoral researcher Sociology; Understanding climate change attitudes

What does climate change mean to people—and why? And how do these meanings shape public responses to policy and information campaigns?

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mark brandt @mjbsp.bsky.social · May 20

Interested in climate change and sociology? Speak Italian? Want a postdoc?

Then @willemdekoster.bsky.social has you covered

www.academictransfer.com/nl/jobs/3522...

Postdoctoral researcher Sociology; Understanding climate change attitudes

What does climate change mean to people—and why? And how do these meanings shape public responses to policy and information campaigns?

www.academictransfer.com

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Roderik Rekker @roderikrekker.bsky.social · Apr 30

Job alert! We are looking for two postdoctoral researchers at the intersection of political psychology, science communication, and survey methodology:
-One for my Vidi project on factual belief polarization.
-One for my starting grant on the politicization of science.

www.ru.nl/en/working-a...

Postdoc Position in Political Psychology: Polarisation, Misperceptions, and the Politicisation of Science (two) | Radboud University

Do you want to work as a Postdoc Position in Political Psychology: Polarisation, Misperceptions, and the Politicisation of Science (two) at the Nijmegen School of Management? Check our vacancy!

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Kjell Noordzij @kjellnoordzij.bsky.social · May 16

How do people view environmental sustainability—and what does this mean for public support for interventions?

Joost Oude Groeniger, @willemdekoster.bsky.social, Jeroen van der Waal, and I explore this in our new article in Sustainability: Science, Practice and Policy. 1/9

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Niels Spierings @nielsspierings.bsky.social · Apr 8

Over inclusie, LGBTQ+, islam, migratie, politiek, populisme, verandering, weerstand en de wetenschap. Mijn oratie - met allerlei statistieken, anecdotes en toffe mensen - is nu ook na te lezen #openacces in Mens en Maatschappij:

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Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte @turnbulldugarte.com · Mar 19

Who does Spiderman vote for? Who you vote for.

In a new paper w/ @markuswagner.bsky.social we show that people engage in motivated projection of political identities. In the absence of explicit info on politics, individuals rely on valence to infer the politics of others

doi.org/10.1017/psrm...

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Jochem van Noord @jochemvannoord.eu · Mar 11

Hoezo is er geen bewijs voor onderwijsgebonden vooroordelen?

In @volkskrant.nl met @tkupp.bsky.social en @bramspruyt.bsky.social

Opinie: Hoezo is er geen bewijs voor onderwijsgebonden vooroordelen?

In een column voor de Volkskrant beweerde Sander Schimmelpenninck dat het niet te bewijzen is dat hoogopgeleiden neerkijken op lager opgeleiden. Die stelling negeert helaas vijftien jaar onderzoek naa...

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Linda Bos 🟥 @lindabos.bsky.social · Mar 6

We are hiring a new PhD candidate on Democracy by Design: "How App Characteristics Shape Youth Political Worldviews"

Please share with your most talented students!

Deadline: April 10

Link: werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...

Vacancy — PhD Position: Democracy by Design: "How App Characteristics Shape Youth Political Worldviews"

Ever wondered how smartphone usage influences the political worldviews of young adults? Are you interested in doing meaningful research? Then we have the perfect PhD position for you!

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Willem de Koster @willemdekoster.bsky.social · Feb 28

Very happy to receive a Vici grant from the Dutch Research Council for a mixed-methods study on how people understand climate change, why these understandings differ, and what the consequences are.

www.eur.nl/en/essb/news...

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Willem de Koster @willemdekoster.bsky.social · Feb 28

Very happy to receive a Vici grant from the Dutch Research Council for a mixed-methods study on how people understand climate change, why these understandings differ, and what the consequences are.

www.eur.nl/en/essb/news...

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