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From one closed door to another. EqualStrength is a Horizon Europe project funded by the European Union investigating cumulative and structural forms of discrimination, outgroup prejudice and hate crimes against ethnic, racial and religious minorities.

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Stefanie Sprong @stefaniesprong.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
So proud of the @equalstrength.bsky.social team! 👏🏻 Over two years ago, we started this project and soon decided we did not want to just select names for our experiments but carefully pretest them first. [1/2]
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Eva Zschirnt @evazschirnt.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
For everyone using names in experimental research, check out this first publication in Nature's Scientific Data from our @equalstrength.bsky.social project on perceptions of names in Europe Lead by Abel Ghekiere and @billiemartiniello.bsky.social; great summary by @sbvanoosten.bsky.social below ⬇️
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EqualStrength @equalstrength.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Check out the very first EqualStrength publication, led by Abel Ghekiere and @billiemartiniello.bsky.social
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EqualStrength @equalstrength.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
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Ely Strömberg @elystromberg.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
This week in Lausanne for workshops with the @equalstrength.bsky.social and the LIVES centre. Weather does not disappoint.
View of a road with mountains in the background
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Dr. Sanne van Oosten @sbvanoosten.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
It was so good to meet with @equalstrength.bsky.social -researchers to discuss structural discrimination against Black, Muslim, and Roma people, funded by Horizon Europe. Thank you @stephsteinmetz.bsky.social, @jeremykuhnle.bsky.social and Vasilena Lachkovska for hosting us at UNIL in Lausanne.
Researchers from the Horizon funded EqualStrength consortium discussing research
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EqualStrength @equalstrength.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
This project has been an incredible experience for all of us. The data collection is almost finished, so hopefully you’ll start seeing results from this amazing team effort in 2026. Big thanks to the organising team @jeremykuhnle.bsky.social, Stephanie Steinmetz and Vasilena Lachkovska!
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EqualStrength @equalstrength.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
This happened 💥🎭🫶🏼 #ECSR2025 @danielcapistrano.com @jeremykuhnle.bsky.social @evazschirnt.bsky.social @distasioval.bsky.social @bramlancee.bsky.social @hcebolla.bsky.social @alvaroszv.bsky.social @heypaolo.bsky.social @mfreino.bsky.social
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EqualStrength @equalstrength.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Systemic Discrimination: Theory and Measurement* url: academic.oup.com/qje/article/...
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Systemic Discrimination: Theory and Measurement*
Abstract. Economists often measure discrimination as disparities arising from the direct effects of group identity. We develop new tools to model and measu
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EqualStrength @equalstrength.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
The EquaStrength project team is ver well represented at the #ECSR2025 in Cologne. Stay tuned! @jeremykuhnle.bsky.social @distasioval.bsky.social @danielcapistrano.com @heypaolo.bsky.social @mfreino.bsky.social
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EqualStrength @equalstrength.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
Our colleagues Pelin Atay and Susanne Veit were also presenting results of the EqualStrength project at the #ISPP2025 Annual Meeting in Prague
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EqualStrength @equalstrength.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
EqualStrength crowd is the coolest crowd 😎🔥 #IMISCOE2025 (
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EqualStrength @equalstrength.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
@elystromberg.bsky.social presenting a study on intersectional stereotyping, co-authored with @evazschirnt.bsky.social #IMISCOE2025
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Ely Strömberg @elystromberg.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
Vasilena Lachkovska presented another @equalstrength.bsky.social article switching the focus to native’s sense of uncomfortableness
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Ely Strömberg @elystromberg.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
Last session, Pieter-Paul Verhaeghe presents work on cross-national differences in structural racism #IMISCOE2025
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Ely Strömberg @elystromberg.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
@mfreino.bsky.social presents an @equalstrength.bsky.social survey module on support for DEI workplace policies among ethnic minorities that will soon be fielded
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Ely Strömberg @elystromberg.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
@sbvanoosten.bsky.social is presenting work on minority politicians distancing themselves from their in-group in an attempt to increase votes #IMISCOE2025
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EqualStrength @equalstrength.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
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EqualStrength @equalstrength.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
more presentations from the EqualStrength consortium. Now @jeremykuhnle.bsky.social presenting in the panel organised by Carolin Schutze 'Diversity and ethnic and racial discrimination in organizations' #IMISCOE2025
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Valentina Di Stasio @distasioval.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
@equalstrength.bsky.social team presenting at IMISCOE in Paris. @jeremykuhnle.bsky.social and @danielcapistrano.com show sizeable variation in the recognition of ethnic minority names, depending on both context and respondent demographics, confirming careful pre-testing is crucial in experiments.
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Ely Strömberg @elystromberg.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Excited to be at the #IMISCOE conference in Paris this week! Will present work on intersectionality and stereotypes with new data from the @equalstrength.bsky.social project in the last session on Friday. Last session is the best session right?
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Ely Strömberg @elystromberg.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
@evazschirnt.bsky.social presents work on the hijab penalty in wage fairness attributions, and how it relates to attractiveness. Joint work with among others @jhellyer.bsky.social. #IMISCOE2025
Person standing infront of a presentation titled the hijab penalty: how wearing a headscarf shapes judgement of wage fairness
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EqualStrength @equalstrength.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
@jeremykuhnle.bsky.social and @danielcapistrano.com presented results of a large cross-national survey on public perceptions of majority and minority names in terms of class, race, ethnicity and religiosity
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EqualStrength @equalstrength.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
@evazschirnt.bsky.social presenting results of a factorial survey experiment on perceptions of wage penalties of workers wearing the hijab
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Ely Strömberg @elystromberg.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
We’re kicking off the second day with some @equalstrength.bsky.social work. @simbori.bsky.social is presenting work from a a correspondence experiment investigating discrimination against Roma in accessing childcare.
Seminar room with a presentation projected in the back and people sitting around listening
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EqualStrength @equalstrength.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Stay tuned! 👇
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Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Our Annual Review of Sociology article on conceptualizing and measuring structural racism is now available. Get it while studying racism is still legal. @tyson-brown.bsky.social @pahoman.bsky.social (also, lots of great articles are in this volume). www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
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Advancing the Scientific Study of Structural Racism: Concepts, Measures, and Methods | Annual Reviews
This review provides 10 actionable recommendations for advancing the scientific study of structural racism through theoretically grounded and empirically robust measures and methods. By offering conce...
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Valentina Di Stasio @distasioval.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Thanks for the opportunity to present our @equalstrength.bsky.social work at such a great department! Truly enjoyed my visit.
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Valentina Di Stasio @distasioval.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Happy to present the first results from our @equalstrength.bsky.social project! Lots to do, still, but we have a fantastic team!
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Valentina Di Stasio @distasioval.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
A very productive co-creation meeting in Budapest, hosted by @simbori.bsky.social and her team, to present the results or our @equalstrength.bsky.social project on anti-Roma discrimination to stakeholders and share input for our DISBELIEF project, funded by the @eui-eu.bsky.social Widening Scheme.
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RC28 Social Stratification @isa-rc28.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Hope to see more topics on childcare at RC28! If possible, the conference should provide childcare service too.
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Valentina Di Stasio @distasioval.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
@stefaniesprong.bsky.social kicking off @isa-rc28.bsky.social conference in Milan with a presentation on discrimination in access to childcare from our @equalstrength.bsky.social project! Stay tuned for more!
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EqualStrength @equalstrength.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
EqualStrength scholars are well-represented at the @isa-rc28.bsky.social Conference in Milan :) @stefaniesprong.bsky.social presented field experimental evidence on discrimination in access to childcare in Europe.
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Jeremy Kuhnle @jeremykuhnle.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
This looks very interesting for @equalstrength.bsky.social @elystromberg.bsky.social What a great resource! Many thanks to all the authors☺️ #openscience
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EqualStrength @equalstrength.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
After months of just seeing each other through a screen, we finally meet in-person at wonderful VUB Brussels. Thanks Abel & Pieter-Paul for hosting us
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EqualStrength @equalstrength.bsky.social · 12/12/2023
Our @elystromberg.bsky.social presented their PhD project using EqualStrength data at the Interuniversity Center for Social Science Theory and Methodology in Nijmegen
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Dr. Sanne van Oosten @sbvanoosten.bsky.social · 07/12/2023
Hi all, I'm new here. Just posting some recent work. Here is a blog about the recent election outcome in the Netherlands. I look at what the causes and consequences are of Geert Wilders' PVV landslide victory. www.compas.ox.ac.uk/2023/why-did...
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Ely Strömberg @elystromberg.bsky.social · 09/11/2023
Today in Amsterdam we are hosting a workshop on factorial survey experiments in the social sciences. First out is Maša Krajnc presenting new methods to deal with social desirability bias. Maša is working as an RA with @bramlancee.bsky.social , @evazschirnt.bsky.social and me.
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