Reposted by Stephan KöppeUCD Politics and International Relations @ucdpolitics.bsky.social · 28/09/2026📣Job Opportunities: Applications are open for 2 permanent Assistant Professor/Lecturer positions in Politics & International Relations. 🔗 Details & Application: my.corehr.com/pls/coreport... ⏰ Closing Date: 9 November 2026 (12:00 noon Irish time) 🗓️ Start Date: 30 August 2027 106
Reposted by Stephan KöppeAlex Dukalskis @alexdukalskis.bsky.social · 28/09/2026My department - @ucdpolitics.bsky.social - is hiring two PERMANENT posts in any area of politics, international relations, theory, or development studies. Please apply if you are on the academic job market, and if you're not, please do us a solid & spread the word! Deadline NOV 9. 34655
Reposted by Stephan KöppeRoyal Irish Academy @ria.ie · 19/09/2026📅 13 October 2026, 6:00pm: 'Diversity in politics | The politics of diversity' A panel discussion looking at how political systems reflect or fail to reflect the diversity of the societies they serve. Book your tickets: www.eventbrite.ie/e/discourse-... 233
Stephan Köppe @drkoeppe.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Please submit to our panel on Housing Conflicts & Politics at the German political science conference next year, #DVPWkongress2027, deadline 31 Oct 2026 www.dvpw.de/dvpw2027/aus... #housingresearch @eneimanns.bsky.social 011
Reposted by Stephan KöppeKlaus Pforr @klauspforr.eurosky.social · 18/09/2026Aufruf an deutsche Professor*innen zur Mitunterzeichnung eines Offenen Briefs an die Bundesregierung zur Etablierung des UN International Panel on Inequality (IPI). Frist bis Montag 21.09., 12 Uhr docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...docs.google.comOffener Brief an die BundesregierungWir laden Professor:innen an deutschen Hochschulen mit Expertise zum Thema Ungleichheit ein, sich bis spätestens Montag, 21.09. um 12 Uhr als Unterzeichner:in des unten stehenden offenen Briefs an Bun... 1139
Stephan Köppe @drkoeppe.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Joint work with Richard Waldron @ucdplanning.bsky.social just came out in JSP: Precarious housing in the aftermath of the financial crisis: protecting owners and selling-out renters doi.org/10.1017/S004... @socialpolicyuk.bsky.social, partly written @ / funded by @hanse-ias.bsky.social 153
Reposted by Stephan KöppeIñigo Aldama @inigoaldama.bsky.social · 15/06/2026I'm immensely glad to share that my article with Matthew Donoghue @drdonoghue.bsky.social has just been published in Territory, Politics Governance! @rsa-tpg.bsky.social 🎉 Our findings transform how we think about minority nationalism and the welfare state 🧵 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.com 173
Stephan Köppe @drkoeppe.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Great to see @inigoaldama.bsky.social PhD research being published together with @drdonoghue.bsky.social in Territory, Politics, Governance: doi.org/10.1080/2162... @ucdspswsj.bsky.social @ucdsocscilaw.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social @politiquesuab.bsky.social 002
Reposted by Stephan KöppeDublin Commuters @dublincommuters.bsky.social · 03/09/2026PROTEST AGAINST FARE INCREASE - TOMORROW Join us tomorrow evening at 5:30pm outside the government buildings to oppose this outrageous increase during an ongoing oil crisis. 13724
Stephan Köppe @drkoeppe.bsky.social · 01/09/2026I'm pleased to read that the new family report of North-Rhine Westphalia has reported consistently on large families, especially 4+ families. Drawing on our research (doi.org/10.1111/ijsw...), great to see these families acknowledged by policy-makers www.familienportal.nrw/de/familienb...familienportal.nrwFamilienbericht NRW 2026 - FAMILIENPORTAL.NRWMit dem Familienbericht 2026 legt die nordrhein-westfäliche Landesregierung eine fundierte, an den Lebensrealitäten von Familien im Land orientierte Bestandsaufnahme vor. Der Bericht beleuchtet zentra... 000
Stephan Köppe @drkoeppe.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Irish policy-makers looking for a crash course in family leave & parenting leave. Join our Open Online Course & in 30mins we cover the basics around take-up and possible solutions to decrease inequalities. www.linkedin.com/posts/sustai... @drbambrick.bsky.social @gerrymccormack.bsky.sociallinkedin.com#parentingleave | Sustainability@Leave COST Action📢 We added two extra dates to our Open Online Course on #ParentingLeave Policies and Inequalities! 🗓️ Tuesday 1 September 2026 (CET) 10:00–10:30 Austria, Eva-Maria Schmidt 11:00–11:30 Ireland,... 131
Stephan Köppe @drkoeppe.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Pleased to be appointed to the RIA Ethics, Politics, Law and Philosophy committee. Looking forward to work with esteemed colleagues. 010
Stephan Köppe @drkoeppe.bsky.social · 05/08/2026I'm honoured to be elected to the @ria.ie EPLP committee. Looking forward to represent social policy, social sciences and UCD for the next three years. www.ria.ie/committee-me... #RIA @ucdspswsj.bsky.social @ucdsocscilaw.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social 040
Stephan Köppe @drkoeppe.bsky.social · 26/06/2026It was a pleasure to host an intensive & productive THICE project meeting @ucdspswsj.bsky.social. we had in-depth discussions on intergenerational housing wealth & unusually hot weather. The coolest is still the fixie in the background 020
Stephan Köppe @drkoeppe.bsky.social · 23/06/2026While we have to take each ranking with a grain of salt, our consistent rise to the #Top100 makes me proud to work with distinguished colleagues who all strive towards excellence in research & teaching 000
Stephan Köppe @drkoeppe.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Belated happy father's day. I was interviewed by the Irish Examiner why better-paid leave schemes are key to increasing uptake among fathers. @ucdspswsj.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social @leavenetwork.bsky.social @leave-policies.bsky.social www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/he...irishexaminer.com'Many dads don’t want to be the main breadwinner — they want to be involved in family life'Most Irish dads want to spend more time at home with their children, but limited and poorly funded parenting leave makes it difficult for many 000
Reposted by Stephan KöppeUCD College of Social Sciences and Law @ucdsocscilaw.bsky.social · 19/06/2026n a recent Irish Examiner feature, Dr Stephan Köppe of the UCD School of Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice discusses why better-paid leave schemes are key to increasing uptake among fathers. www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/he...irishexaminer.com'Many dads don’t want to be the main breadwinner — they want to be involved in family life'Most Irish dads want to spend more time at home with their children, but limited and poorly funded parenting leave makes it difficult for many 011
Reposted by Stephan KöppeIrishCycle.com @irishcycle.com · 20/06/2026RSA survey seeking “experiences of cycling in Ireland to inform road safety initiatives” Ireland's Road Safety Authority is looking for regular cyclists and those who have been involved in a collision as a cyclist in the last five years to fill out their National Cyclist Safety Survey....irishcycle.comRSA survey seeking “experiences of cycling in Ireland to inform road safety initiatives”Ireland's Road Safety Authority is looking for regular cyclists and those who have been involved in a collision as a cyclist in the last five years to fill out their National Cyclist Safety Survey. The survey is for people aged 17 and over, and is estimated to take 15 minutes to complete. Participants can be entered into a draw to win a €200 voucher. 12112
Reposted by Stephan KöppeHousingSupply.ie @housingsupplyie.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Some thoughts on the vacancy data debate. With thnks to @robkitchin.bsky.social hometruths.housingsupply.ie/p/the-census...hometruths.housingsupply.ieThe Census Wasn’t Wrong. We Changed the Question.The third in a series on how housing figures in Ireland become “true.” The first two showed how a soft number gets accepted. This one shows how a hard number gets dismissed. 022
Stephan Köppe @drkoeppe.bsky.social · 10/06/2026At least politicians start to use the appropriate language. These actors are not 'thugs' as SF leadership put it. It was a concerted racist pogrom 010
Stephan Köppe @drkoeppe.bsky.social · 10/06/2026The knife attack coverage of the Belfast racist mob needs urgent context. There is a knife attack with bodily harm everyday in NI & knife crime is lowest for a decade in Belfast. The extreme right-wing rioters have stirred a pogrom with serious threat to many lives. @irishtimes.com @independent.ie 030
Stephan Köppe @drkoeppe.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Key results presentation of cost action @leave-policies.bsky.social Margaret O'Brien & Alison Koslowski @tcru-ucl.bsky.social jirina Kocourkova, @jlammit.bsky.social, Gudny Eydal, @cassandraengeman.bsky.social 030
Stephan Köppe @drkoeppe.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Final conference of @leave-policies.bsky.social kicks off. Followed by @leavenetwork.bsky.social meeting 000
Stephan Köppe @drkoeppe.bsky.social · 25/05/2026I didn't plan to, but on the way from dinner to the hotel I passed the poster for the final conference of @leave-policies.bsky.social. Looking forward to tomorrow! 010
Reposted by Stephan KöppeINEQ - Research Institute Economics of Inequality @ WU Vienna @ineq-wu.bsky.social · 22/05/2026📢 Call for Papers 3rd Workshop on Wealth Inequality, Economic Mobility & Labor Markets 📍 𝐖𝑼 Vienna | 🗓 19–20 Nov 2026 🗓 Submission deadline: June 30 🔗 Details & submission: wu.ac.at/ineq/ws26 #INEQ #CfP 11613
Reposted by Stephan KöppeStephanie Gal @stephaniegal.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Authoritarian regimes benefit from people who are not smart enough to get promoted in traditional ladders but ambitious enough to commit crimes in their efforts to get ahead. Regimes give them a path. As we reduce education, as we reduce real opportunities, we are creating perfect conditions.nytimes.comActually, Democracy Dies in H.R. 321661
Reposted by Stephan KöppeCycling In Kilkenny @cyclinginkilkenny.bsky.social · 18/05/2026People don't think driving at 60km/hour is a big deal in a urban enviroment. But hitting a person at 60km/hour is the same as pushing somebody off of this extremely large ladder. Would you even risk that you might knock somebody off of this ladder? 23616
Reposted by Stephan KöppeThe Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 16/05/2026Oliver Sears: Eurovision boycott and the silence of the Late Late Show audience have something in commonirishtimes.comOliver Sears: Eurovision boycott and the silence of the Late Late Show audience have something in commonAs Boy George said: ‘If you don’t know any Jewish people, maybe that’s the problem.’ 152
Reposted by Stephan KöppeAnsgar Wolsing @ansgarw.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Heute ist Vatertag - und mit großer Wahrscheinlichkeit der Tag mit den meisten Verkehrsunfällen unter Alkoholeinfluss in diesem Jahr. Daten: Statistisches Bundesamt Tool: R und #ggplot2 Also: Don’t drink and drive - außer im Bollerwagen. 25312
Stephan Köppe @drkoeppe.bsky.social · 14/05/2026We are looking for 25-45 year olds to talk about their housing experiences and family support to secure housing. Primarily, in the Dublin area, but also Wicklow/Kildare. Share with people in this age range and reach out to the PhD student leading the interviews: yesgaini@ugr.es 000
Stephan Köppe @drkoeppe.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Two German students were excluded from their studies for using AI in their MA/BA theses. Their AI usage was interpreted as "serious deception". Quite harsh penalty if this was the first offence, still I wonder when UCD has the first case for AI deception in court. www.spiegel.de/panorama/bil...spiegel.deUni Kassel: Unerlaubte KI-Nutzung = Ausschluss von PrüfungenEgal ob Hausarbeit oder Bachelorarbeit: Studierende, die unerlaubt KI für Prüfungsleistungen einsetzen, fallen nicht nur durch. Sie können auch von weiteren Prüfungen ausgeschlossen werden. 010
Stephan Köppe @drkoeppe.bsky.social · 17/04/2026The most scary encounter I had so far on a cycle path. Have carriages licence plates or other identifying features? I was quite terrified and we ran our school cycle bus on that route just 5 min earlier. @pidgeondublin.bsky.social @dublincycling.bsky.social @irishcyclingcmpn.bsky.social 110
Stephan Köppe @drkoeppe.bsky.social · 09/04/2026We maintained our #TOP100 in the QS subject rankings for Social Policy & Administration, including our top spot for academic reputation in Ireland. www.topuniversities.com/university-s... We will work on citations & employer reputation, but are well regarded within our academic community. Thanks 010
Stephan Köppe @drkoeppe.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan is redefing human rights. To my knowledge fuel is not a basic human right. A warm home yes, but this can be heated with renewables. Also a car is not a human right. I don't support the protest, but neither this rethoric. www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026... 000
Stephan Köppe @drkoeppe.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Im FIS Forum 2026 haben wir ein INWuS Panel. Beiträge zum Thema Wohnen und Sozialpolitik bitte bis zum 4.5.2026 einreichen. difis.org/events/fis-f... @jtweis.bsky.social @difis.bsky.social 021
Reposted by Stephan KöppeTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 07/04/2026“A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.” These are the words of the president of the United States, today. The president speaks genocide. And so we too must speak. Not only about crimes, but about their legal punishment. snyder.substack.com/p/the-presid...snyder.substack.comThe president speaks genocideThe words, the law, the future 12044751686
Reposted by Stephan KöppeIPSA @ipsa.org · 02/04/2026Assistant Professor in Social Policy www.ipsa.org/na/job-offer... 021
Stephan Köppe @drkoeppe.bsky.social · 03/04/2026We are looking for a social policy expert with a background across the social sciences, including political science. Apply by 12 May! @ucdspswsj.bsky.social @drdonoghue.bsky.social @mlgcollins.bsky.social @bryanfanning.bsky.social @naokody.bsky.social @nessawinston-ucd.bsky.social 043
Reposted by Stephan KöppeDublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 27/03/2026Across the city, parents snatch their kids out of the way of red-light-breaking drivers. Despite years of talk, a promised national strategy on red-light cameras is yet to be published – let alone implemented.dublininquirer.comAcross the city, parents snatch their kids out of the way of red-light-breaking driversDespite years of talk, a promised national strategy on red-light cameras is yet to be published – let alone implemented. 55822
Stephan Köppe @drkoeppe.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Great news on gradual roll out of paid parenting and medical leave. Now my social protection slides need an update... 022
Reposted by Stephan KöppeRetraction Watch @retractionwatch.com · 10/03/2026We're thrilled to announce the Ctrl-Z Award, a US$2,500 prize for researchers “who discover substantial errors in their published work and take meaningful steps to correct the scientific record." Covered by @nature.com today; read more here: centerforscientificintegrity.org/2026/03/10/a...nature.comKeep calm and be transparent: advice from scientists who retracted their papersRetractions correct the scientific record, but they have stigma attached to them. Some in the research community want that to change. 6471197
Reposted by Stephan KöppeCas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 08/03/2026There indeed is so much to fight for, and in some countries (looking at you, US), some old fights have become new fights. One thing (academic) men can do is not participate in manels! It can be uncomfortable at times but it is also still necessary. Here’s my experience: 🧵 218158
Stephan Köppe @drkoeppe.bsky.social · 05/03/2026Presenting today at @tcru-ucl.bsky.social seminar on bringing back large families in child & family research. Looking forward to lively in-person discussions: 12 am @ucl.ac.uk @meganacurran.bsky.social @ucdspswsj.bsky.social @ucdsocscilaw.bsky.social 030
Reposted by Stephan KöppeUCL Thomas Coram Research Unit @tcru-ucl.bsky.social · 02/03/2026Are large families being overlooked in today’s social policy debates? This Thursday's seminar explores why families with three or more children still matter, and how welfare systems shape their lives. 12-1pm bit.ly/4l6Y9aS #SocialPolicy #FamilyCommunitiesSociety @sriucl.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.socialbit.lyLarge families and the forgotten children in contemporary family researchJoin this event to hear Dr Stephan Köppe explore the role of large families in social policy research. 011
Stephan Köppe @drkoeppe.bsky.social · 03/03/2026I'm looking forward to present this Thursday at the @tcru-ucl.bsky.social seminar series: www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/events/2... I argue that large families should be mainstreamed within child research & draw on our special issue on large families: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1... London calling! 000
Reposted by Stephan KöppeEuropean Social Survey @ess-survey.bsky.social · 19/02/2026A new report has been published that analyses public #attitudes towards #inequality, inheritance and proposed taxes to reduce inequality. The report analysed our panel #survey #data (CRONOS-3) and was produced as part of the Infra4NextGen project, funded by @ec.europa.eu 🇪🇺.buff.lyMake it Equal: New data analysis on wealth inequalities | Infra4NextGenThe Infra4NextGen project has published a new Topline Results report that analyses panel survey data on wealth inequality. 042
Stephan Köppe @drkoeppe.bsky.social · 16/02/2026Interesting article about digital public policy and open data in local government practice 011
Reposted by Stephan KöppeDublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 31/01/2026Lack of speed-limit data from Dublin City Council is hampering a “lifesaving” technology in cars. The council is now over 18 months late in meeting a legal deadline to publish a digital map of speed limits on city streets.dublininquirer.comLack of speed-limit data from Dublin City Council hampering “lifesaving” technology in carsThe council is now over 18 months late in meeting a legal deadline to publish a digital map of speed limits on city streets. 0117
Stephan Köppe @drkoeppe.bsky.social · 13/02/2026A must read. The most shocking for me is: 1) AI companies pay 'campus ambassadors' to undermine campus teaching itself. 2) students are encouraged to upload lectures to train AI. On the latter I might have to ban recordings allowed for access students. 02713
Reposted by Stephan KöppeVictor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 12/02/2026I've said it before, but the first school that promotes itself as "AI-free" is going to corner the market on folks committed to learning. (gift link)nytimes.comOpinion | How A.I. Companies Are Preying on College Students 832390