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Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥

@hermwerf.bsky.social
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Professor of Sociology at the #EUI, Florence. Works on education & social stratification. Posts r personal. @eui-sps.bsky.social Substack/blogs: hermwerf.substack.com Google scholar: scholar.google.com/citations?user=a…

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Per Engzell @pengzell.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Max Weber postdoc program at @eui-eu.bsky.social has its deadline 16 October, for a September 2027 start: www.eui.eu/en/academic-...
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Max Weber Programme for Postdoctoral Studies
Making a Difference in Global Academia
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Population Studies Center @pennpsc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Join us (online or in-person) on 9/25 for the Education & Inequality Workshop with @hermwerf.bsky.social sharing his insights on Politics & Intergenerational Social Mobility MORE INFO & ZOOM REGISTRATION bit.ly/4xZZVQQ
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Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Watching US tv, I saw a TV priest offering the evidence for the existence of the devil: “if you see the world we live in, it’s certainly not god!”
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Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Important new paper on the dual VET system and wage inequality. Wage inequality, especially at the bottom of the distribution, is lower in societies with stronger dual VET systems. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Yesterday’s model for tomorrow’s economy? Dual VET and wage inequality in the knowledge economy - Patrick Emmenegger, Matthias Haslberger, 2026
Dual vocational education and training (VET) is said to have positive economic effects. However, recent contributions suggest that the rise of the knowledge eco...
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Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Jee, Springer I get multiple review requests PER DAY from your journals. Am I in some sort of database? My theory is that they bombard the ones who at least reply (even if negative) to their requests (suggest them/us to editors). I am doing my service but we all know there is a limit.
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Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
What can we learn from England? Strong central guidance, accountability, and using evidence-based methods. #PISA #turningthepisatide @jburnmurdoch.ft.com in ft.pressreader.com/article/2817...
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We are set­ting up a gen­er­a­tion to fail at school | Financial Times Europe
When the OECD’s Pisa study of teen­age read­ing, math­em­at­ics and sci­ence abil­it­ies around the world showed a marked drop in 2022, many hoped this was a short-term hit from pan­demic learn­ing di...
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Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
“Engeland koos, zeker sinds de hervormingen die vanaf ongeveer 2010 werden ingezet, veel nadrukkelijker voor vakinhoud, kennis, een duidelijker nationaal curriculum, systematische phonics, externe toetsing en vrij expliciete verwachtingen over wat leerlingen moeten kennen.”
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Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Het Nederlandse leesonderwijs is gegijzeld door de onderwijsmarkt. At investico www.platform-investico.nl/onderzoeken/...
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Onderwijsmarkt gijzelt leesonderwijs | Investico Onderzoeksjournalisten
Op de vrije markt van lespakettenmakers, tussenhandelaren en onderwijsadviseurs controleert vrijwel niemand wat basisschoolleerlingen leren; leerkrachten raken verdwaald in een woud van lesmethoden.
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Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
En taalvaardigheid wordt alleen maar belangrijker met AI. Ik chat me een ongeluk met Claude.
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Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Die laatste verkiezingen, is het daar over onderwijs gegaan? Met die stevig dalende #PISA trend, al lange tijd gaande maar nu helemaal neerwaarts, zou je denken dat lange termijn politiek het hier liever over zou hebben dan over migratie. Man man man.
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Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
It was only two #PISA rounds ago that the Dutch minister of education said: but social skills are at least as important as literacy and math. While *some* change is observed, the Dutch political landscape is not able to address the declining performance in basic skills. >
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Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Herhaling van zetten. www.onderwijsraad.nl/documenten/2...
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Lees! Een oproep tot een leesoffensief | Onderwijsraad
Nederlandse jongeren lezen steeds minder vaak 
en met steeds minder plezier. Doordat zij minder tijd besteden aan het lezen van langere teksten of boeken gaat hun leesvaardigheid achteruit. Dat heeft ...
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Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Herhaling van zetten. #PISA. www.volkskrant.nl/columns-opin...
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En nog gaat alarmbel niet af over dramatisch leesniveau
Duitsland was in shock toen de jeugd slecht bleek te lezen. Hier reageert men lauw op PISA-scores.
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Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Herhaling van zetten.
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Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Herhaling van zetten.
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Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The #PISA decline since 2015 is striking. The Netherlands shows one of the largest negative trends. www.oecd.org/content/dam/...
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Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The #PISA decline since 2015 is striking. The Netherlands shows one of the largest negative trends. www.oecd.org/content/dam/...
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Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
One day in the 2000s, economists calculated that the declining #PISA-scores will lead to a sizeable loss in economic growth. I was then teaching 19-year olds who had been in a PISA cohort and said: c’mon folks we need you.
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Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
For those of you who are curious about the new #PISA results coming out this week, you may also be interested in the comparative results of the @learnineq.bsky.social project, that will also soon be published online (pre peer-review, just like the Pisa reports 🤪). Studying educational transitions.
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Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Mooi gebalanceerde bespreking van twee boeken over de islam in het westen, van Gerry van der List en Lofti el Hamidi (geschreven door Joost de Vries). Met een heldere conclusie over de grootste bedreiging voor de Verlichtingsidealen vandaag de dag. @volkskrant.nl www.volkskrant.nl/boeken/besta...
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Bestaat het recht op islamofobie? Deze twee boeken overlappen enorm, en spreken elkaar volkomen tegen
Journalisten Gerry van der List en Lotfi El Hamidi beschrijven dezelfde gebeurtenissen en citeren uit dezelfde bronnen, en trekken totaal verschillende conclusies.
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Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
From 21-25 September I’ll be in the NYC area, giving talks at Princeton (23 Sept), Columbia (24 Sept) and Penn (25 Sept). Happy to meet for a coffee.
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Universität Konstanz @uni-konstanz.de · 02/09/2026
How does social background shape educational success? In the latest #UniKonstanz In_equality Podcast, @mbusemeyer.bsky.social​ & Gabi Spilker @excinequality.bsky.social​ discuss early tracking, standardized tests and equal opportunity with sociologist @hermwerf.bsky.social​. t1p.de/bt6j0
The image shows a poster with the title "Educational Inequality: Can We Do Better?" and an abstract geometric icon.
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Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Here a podcast in which I was interviewed by Gabi Spilker and Marius Busemeyer, from the Konstanz inequality cluster.
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Per Engzell @pengzell.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER) and LIS Data Center are hiring a 3-year postdoc for work on public policy, welfare and socio-economic inequality. Open to economics, sociology, pol sci and related disciplines. Apply by Sep 15th: jobs.liser.lu/job/Esch-sur...
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Zsófi Boda @zsofiaboda.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
last minute PhD opportunity on stereotypes, social networks, and social inequalities at @ucl.ac.uk @ioe.bsky.social @sriucl.bsky.social, two fully funded 4-year positions are available! www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 26/08/2026
Almost 80% of Britain’s rising fiscal costs will come from ageing by 2075, dwarfing the pressures from defence spending, net zero and lower migration. We should rebalance taxes away from work and towards wealth, says @benansell.bsky.social. Read more here: www.ippr.org/articles/tax...
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Social Stratification (fifth edition) @socialstrat5.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Social Stratification (fifth edition), edited by Michelle Jackson, Nima Dahir, Claire Daviss, and David B Grusky. Available for pre-order now! www.routledge.com/Social-Strat... Full table of contents in the rest of the thread:
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Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The disaster in Nepal reminds of the one in Italy in 1963, the Vajont Dam. An avalanche went into the basin behind the dam and destroyed a town within a short while. ~ 2000 casualties. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vajont_...
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Vajont Dam - Wikipedia
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Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
I’m glad that the organization of sociologists can write such a deep, insightful report on the school to work transition of sociologists.
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Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
I’m glad that the organization of sociologists can write such a deep, insightful report on the school to work transition of sociologists.
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Eric Turkheimer @ent3c.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Blog post: The Cofnas Manifesto: The social consequences of hereditarianism.
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The Cofnas Manifesto
The social consequences of hereditarianism
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Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Leuk voor Malen maar Fiorentina!!??
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Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
My piece of last May on academic freedom #academicfreedom hermwerf.substack.com/p/on-academi...
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On Academic Freedom
Some reflections during celebrations
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Lucas Sage @l-sage.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
A note in response to Lionel Page, “Why has sociology become so politicised?” lsage1.substack.com/p/a-note-in-...
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A note in response to Lionel Page, “Why has sociology become so politicised?”
From a quantitative sociologist
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Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
The Stein Rokkan Chair in Comparative Politics at @eui-eu.bsky.social is probably the most prestigious CP position in Europe. And it is open now! Would be nice to (finally) see a female chair this time…
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Christiaan Monden @cmonden.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Do you have some exciting research ideas? Apply for a three-year postdoc position in sociology at Nuffield College starting September 2027. Apply by 21/9. www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/the-college/...
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Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellowships in Sociology (two posts) - Nuffield College Oxford University
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Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Team naps
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Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Mm sun is already behind the mountains. #eclipse
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Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Mijn favoriete voetbalteams volgen naadloos mijn woongeschiedenis: PEC Zwolle, NEC, Ajax, AZ, en Fiorentina.
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Anna R. Haskins @annarhaskins.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
ND sociology is HIRING! We have three (yes, 3!!!) lines! (1) Open-Rank, Open Field careercenter.asanet.org/job/1311611/... (2) Assistant Professor, Quantitative Sociology careercenter.asanet.org/job/1311610/... (3) Assistant Professor, Sociology of Education careercenter.asanet.org/job/1311609/...
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Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
#Burnham’s #schooling ambitions need careful scrutiny. My new Substack open.substack.com/pub/hermwerf...
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Burnham’s schooling ambitions need careful scrutiny
Five recommendations
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Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
What a pretty Paleo-Christian church Basilica di Santa Maria in Foro Claudio. The church dates back to the fifth century, and the main fresco from around 1000. The church is redone recently, from being a ruin to a highlight of this area.
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Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
#Burnham’s #schooling ambitions need careful scrutiny. My new Substack open.substack.com/pub/hermwerf...
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Burnham’s schooling ambitions need careful scrutiny
Five recommendations
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Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
I think this is great news. It could lead to a new stream of stratification research comparing Japan with European countries, which hasn’t fully revived after the CASMIN project of the 1980s / early 1990s. Japan’s educational system is, for one, particularly interesting.
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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 07/08/2026
Europe always chooses science and partnership. Japan too. Japan is now officially associated with Horizon Europe. This means Japanese researchers and organisations can take part in the world's largest public research and innovation programme. Let's break new frontiers together.
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Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Wait, is that prime age? 😳
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Kohli Foundation for Sociology @kohli-sociology.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
📢𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻!📢 We’re now accepting applications for the 2027 Kohli Fellowship at the WZB Berlin Social Science Center. 📆 Deadline 20 September 2026 Apply via our online portal: kohlifoundation.eu/programs-gro... @wzb.bsky.social #Postdoc #Fellowship #forSociology
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Gabor Scheiring @gscheiring.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Iván Szelényi (1938-2026), a towering figure in sociology, one of the finest global intellectuals Hungary and Eastern Europe has ever produced, has died. Rest in peace and solidarity. 1/6
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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
It’s AI transparency day. From today 🇪🇺’s transparency rules apply so you know when you are dealing with an AI system Infographic: AP 🇳🇱
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Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Just arriving at Pisa airport. There was a sign directing travelers arriving from Spain to a separate desk.
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