Reposted by Jan HelmdagWim Van Lancker @wimvanlancker.be · 14/09/2026'What good are the social sciences?' I get that question a lot, and I usually mumble something about understanding society. But it's not a great conversation starter. At the KU Leuven Faculty of Social Sciences graduation ceremony, I tried to give a more concrete answer. Here's what I said. 🧵 1104
Reposted by Jan HelmdagRense Nieuwenhuis @rnieuwenhuis.bsky.social · 17/08/2026No child poverty in Sweden? Think again! We found big differences in poverty rates, poverty gaps and poverty buffers between children of Swedish-born and foreign-born parents. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... With @siddarthaaradhya.bsky.social and @rafgrotti.bsky.social 1154
Reposted by Jan HelmdagRense Nieuwenhuis @rnieuwenhuis.bsky.social · 04/08/2026The Need and Capacity for Resilience in European Labour Markets: An Inequalities in Resilience Framework New paper with @thaning.bsky.social @bartovalzbeta.bsky.social and Lovisa Backman, just published in Social Policy & Administration onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...onlinelibrary.wiley.comThe Need and Capacity for Resilience in European Labour Markets: An Inequalities in Resilience FrameworkResilience has become a prominent concept in EU social and economic policy, positioned as a response to megatrends such as technological change, labour market deregulation and demographic shifts. Thi... 174
Reposted by Jan HelmdagRense Nieuwenhuis @rnieuwenhuis.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Job alert! @cassandraengeman.bsky.social is hiring a researcher in her MakingTime ERC project, focused on the role of trade unions and organised labour in advocating and shaping care leave policies. A great opportunity to work @sofi.su.se in a collaborative team. su.varbi.com/en/what:job/...su.varbi.comResearcher in Social SciencesThe Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI) is part of the Faculty of Social Sciences at Stockholm University. SOFI is an internationally-leading institute in the fields of social policy, welfare 067
Jan Helmdag @janhelmdag.bsky.social · 04/05/2026🚨CfP “The politics of welfare state reforms” at ESPAnet 2026 in Lisbon, 26–28 August🚨 Stream info: www.iseg.ulisboa.pt/wp-content/u... Key details 📅 Paper submission deadline: 17 May 2026 📍 Conference dates: 26–28 August 2026, Lisbon 📃 Submit your abstract here: 2026espanetconference.exordo.comiseg.ulisboa.pt24th ESPANET Annual ConferenceResize? Restructure? The European Social Model under Pressure. Click Here to Submit Your Abstract Deadline for Submissions: 17th of May 2026 The European Social model is under pre... 210
Reposted by Jan HelmdagPatrick Kaczmarczyk @patrickkaczmarczyk.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Karenztag einführen, Krankengeld kürzen, Feiertage abschaffen, Arbeitsrecht und Grundsicherung schleifen, Kündigungsschutz lockern… …jede noch so dumme Idee liegt auf dem Tisch, keine einzige davon sorgt für Wachstum. Aber darum geht es auch nicht: Es ist Klassenkampf von oben 13536184
Reposted by Jan HelmdagKeonhi Son @keonhison.bsky.social · 18/02/2026📢NEW PUBLICATION: Do you think work-family challenges are limited to advanced economies, where many women work in the formal sector? Our review article disagrees (w @aysegulkayaoglu.bsky.social ). doi.org/10.1016/j.wo... 12412
Reposted by Jan HelmdagRense Nieuwenhuis @rnieuwenhuis.bsky.social · 16/02/2026Nordic ESPAnet Early Career Seminar! Opportunity for Doctoral students and Postdocs to discuss their work, in an environment tailored to quality feedback. Organised at @sofi.su.se and keynotes by @cassandraengeman.bsky.social and @janhelmdag.bsky.social More info: espanet.org/nordic-semin...espanet.orgNordic ESPAnet Seminar for Doctoral Students and Early Career Researchers: Social Policy Context of Life-course Transitions – ESPAnet 084
Reposted by Jan HelmdagAlexander Horn @alexanderhorn.bsky.social · 19/01/2026Happy to share this new paper @jeppjournal.bsky.social with my great colleagues @dweisstanner.bsky.social & Carsten Jensen. In "Winning with equality", we show "how left-wing parties attract votes but [in doing so] amplify electoral cleavages" www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... Key points in 📈👇 14816
Reposted by Jan HelmdagTarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 27/11/2025For the Guardian, @jonhenley.bsky.social reports on our new research briefs on the politics of housing. Current policies too often treat housing as an asset. Housing as a social right has nearly disappeared from the agenda of even progressive parties. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...theguardian.comEuropean progressives must tackle housing crisis to beat far right, say researchersCentre left can win broad support by addressing soaring house prices and rents, according to data analysis 07127
Reposted by Jan HelmdagKrsto Lazarević @krstorevic.bsky.social · 24/11/2025Die weniger irreführende Überschrift wäre eigentlich: Deutsche Milliardäre reichen lieber dem Faschismus die Hand, als ein bisschen mehr Steuern zu bezahlen. www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/u...spiegel.deUmgang mit rechts: Verband der Familienunternehmer gibt offenbar Brandmauer zur AfD aufDer Lobbyverband »Die Familienunternehmer« hat einen AfD-Vertreter eingeladen – und will die in großen Teilen rechtsextreme Partei nun politisch stellen. Ein »Kontaktverbot« sei damit aufgehoben, beri... 611976639
Reposted by Jan HelmdagRense Nieuwenhuis @rnieuwenhuis.bsky.social · 04/11/2025Tripartite alliances for vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 pandemic? Evidence from the Eurofound PolicyWatch database New paper by @garimasingh-gs.bsky.social, @minnavangerven.bsky.social and myself, in Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...journals.sagepub.comSage Journals: Discover world-class researchSubscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher. 022
Reposted by Jan HelmdagCas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 24/10/2025You don’t “engage”, you amplify, mainstream and normalize. Don’t pretend you do this for anything else than 💰💰💰 1217640
Reposted by Jan HelmdagRense Nieuwenhuis @rnieuwenhuis.bsky.social · 10/10/2025mKBO: Multigroup Kitagawa-Blinder-Oaxaca Decomposition Always wanted to do a KBO decomposition with more than 2 groups? @thaning.bsky.social and I present a multi-group generalization that overcomes this limitation, while providing a number of methodological advantages: osf.io/preprints/so...osf.ioOSF 1175
Reposted by Jan HelmdagSanktionsfrei @sanktionsfrei.bsky.social · 09/09/2025Die Bürgergeld-Debatte dreht sich um Anreize und Druck. Die Realität: Das System verwaltet Armut – statt Sicherheit zu geben und Menschen in schwierigen Lebenslagen zu entlasten. ⤵️ 313237
Reposted by Jan HelmdagMerve Uzunalioglu @merveuzunalioglu.bsky.social · 31/08/2025Another year of great success and company at the ESPAnet Annual Conference 👏🏼 already looking forward to the next one 🫰🏼 @keonhison.bsky.social Andrew Zola & @janhelmdag.bsky.social in the pics from their final session 062
Reposted by Jan HelmdagMaria Vaalavuo @mariavaalavuo.bsky.social · 27/08/2025We'll be presenting our book at ESPAnet with a commentary by Anton Hemerijck. 🤩 My first book pitch session ever. #espanet2025 0113
Reposted by Jan HelmdagAlexander Horn @alexanderhorn.bsky.social · 04/07/20251/3) 📣Out in Party Politics: We trace the equal rights and economic equality positions of 69 center-right and far-right parties since 1970 in 12 countries. We find that center right parties did not react to/address equal rights concerns and economic inequality journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.... 14516
Reposted by Jan HelmdagCas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 20/06/2025I wish for a media that analyzes and contextualizes important events (without normalizing far-right actors and ideas) and a public that pays for that media. 0555
Reposted by Jan HelmdagMaria Vaalavuo @mariavaalavuo.bsky.social · 19/06/2025Midsummer reading. This or Elizabeth Strout, Sally Rooney or Richard Powers? A fine outcome of @sustageable.fi @strateginen.bsky.social project with a great team. 1195
Reposted by Jan HelmdagNiko Väänänen @nikovaananen.bsky.social · 04/06/2025The 2025 country-specific recommendations by the European Commission are out. Any explicit pension related recommendations (beyond Recovery and Resilience Fund commitments)? I read them all, so you don't have to 👇 (1/X) commission.europa.eu/publications...commission.europa.eu2025 European Semester: Country Specific Recommendations / Commission Recommendations2025 European Semester: Country Specific Recommendations / Commission Recommendations 111
Reposted by Jan HelmdagThe Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI) @sofi.su.se · 14/05/2025@cassandraengeman.bsky.social, PhD in Sociology, has been appointed Associate Professor (docent) at @stockholm-uni.bsky.social. www.su.se/swedish-inst...su.seCassandra Engeman appointed Associate Professor - Swedish Institute for Social ResearchCassandra Engeman, PhD in Sociology, has been appointed Associate Professor (docent) at Stockholm University 1214
Reposted by Jan HelmdagJohanna Rickne @johannarickne.bsky.social · 09/05/2025🚨 REPLICATION REPORT UPDATE: One year ago, a tweet by John Holbein alerted me, @ollefolke.bsky.social, and @jopieboy.bsky.social to a paper with a shocking result about Sweden’s law criminalizing the purchase of sex.🧵 7386198
Reposted by Jan HelmdagKatja Möhring 🦁 @katjamoe.bsky.social · 30/04/2025‼️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/y6as7nxytinyurl.com 23032
Jan Helmdag @janhelmdag.bsky.social · 28/04/2025Excited to share that I'm visiting the DSPI @dspi-oxford.bsky.social at the University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk during Trinity term! Looking forward to engaging with researchers at DSPI and exchanging ideas. Many thanks to Kenneth Nelson for the invitation. Feel free to reach out to me if you’re around! 1131
Reposted by Jan HelmdagJoe Noonan @joenoonan.se · 25/04/2025Many European politicians are trying to attract American researchers. However, sometimes their branding doesn't match their domestic higher education policies. So I've written a guide on recent political developments in Swedish academia for prospective immigrants. joenoonan.se/post/swedish...joenoonan.sePolitical Developments in Swedish Academia: A Guide For Americans – Joseph Noonan 24119
Reposted by Jan HelmdagJohan Skytte Prize in Political Science @skytteprize.bsky.social · 23/04/2025Herbert P. Kitschelt is the winner of the 2025 Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science. 🏆 He is awarded the prize for " having increased knowledge of the functioning of democratic party systems with exquisite theoretical acuity and impressive empirical breadth and depth." 219667
Reposted by Jan HelmdagRense Nieuwenhuis @rnieuwenhuis.bsky.social · 09/04/2025The effect of public childcare on the risk that mothers become NEET New article with Lynn van Vugt, Bart Golsteyn, @levels.bsky.social and myself, in @cwfjournal.bsky.social. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @sofi.su.setandfonline.comThe effect of public childcare on the risk that mothers become NEETYoung women are much more likely to be NEET (Not in Employment, Education or Training) than young men. Little is known about the extent to which institutional and policy contexts can shape the rela... 274
Reposted by Jan HelmdagMerve Uzunalioglu @merveuzunalioglu.bsky.social · 09/04/2025This was an absolute pleasure! Grateful for the attentive audience and their feedback. Lots to do but highly motivated ✨ many thanks to my host @janhelmdag.bsky.social and my wonderful colleagues and friends @rnieuwenhuis.bsky.social @thaning.bsky.social @cassandraengeman.bsky.social until next time 2112
Reposted by Jan HelmdagCas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 27/03/2025Nice to see the authoritarian attack on academia in the U.S. being fully commodified by academic and media institutions around the world. PR and sales on the back of targeted and vulnerable academics. 👏 1489
Reposted by Jan HelmdagJanne M. Korhonen @jmkorhonen.fi · 24/03/2025Taxes are the membership fee of a decent, civilized community. 313025
Jan Helmdag @janhelmdag.bsky.social · 18/03/2025To my knowledge, this is the first peer-reviewed publication using the annual SIED 2000–23 data that we published last December. Very impressive and congrats to your publication, Nate! 030
Reposted by Jan HelmdagKeonhi Son @keonhison.bsky.social · 17/03/2025📣NEW PUBLICATION As a Korean who grew up in a low-income area in the 90s, I've long wondered why the gap between welfare laws and practice is rarely discussed. doi.org/10.1177/1468...doi.orgDiscrepancy of social insurance between laws and practices: Implementation challenges of maternity leave in 73 low- and middle-income countries - Keonhi Son, 2025Although comparative welfare research has long criticized that the social insurance system in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) fails to cover the under-... 1113
Reposted by Jan HelmdagAlexander Horn @alexanderhorn.bsky.social · 14/03/2025Did German left parties abandon economic equality in favor of equal rights, as the diagnosis of the "Lifestyle-Left" suggests? Analyzing party programs since 1970, we caution against sweeping claims in Unequal German Democracy (open access). 3 key qualifications👇 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 25622
Reposted by Jan HelmdagTarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 14/03/2025Just ashamed of European academic institutions reacting to the authoritarian clampdown against our US colleagues with "look, we have nice jobs here". Do you think this is the kind of solidarity needed from us? What are you actually doing to strengthen academic freedom and to help those affected? 1418939
Reposted by Jan Helmdagjoshuakdubrow.bsky.social @joshuakdubrow.bsky.social · 09/03/2025Trump bans sociology concepts. Why? Because sociology is dangerous to authoritarians. thesociology.place/2025/03/09/s...thesociology.placeSociology is dangerous! Why authoritarians and their supporters attack sociologyThe Trump Administration censors sociological knowledge In 2025, the Trump Administration banned words that sociologists regularly use from appearing on government websites and publicly-funded scho… 2153
Reposted by Jan HelmdagRense Nieuwenhuis @rnieuwenhuis.bsky.social · 08/03/2025I'm travelling to New York City to participate in a “parallel event” of the United Nations Council on the Status of Women, in NYC, presenting research on the situation of single mothers. On international women's day! 1101
Reposted by Jan HelmdagPatrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 23/02/2025New public management doesn’t save money. It costs taxpayers a small fortune to do basic things. Once state capacity is abolished, private sector rent seeking goes into overdrive. 01710
Reposted by Jan HelmdagSanktionsfrei @sanktionsfrei.bsky.social · 07/02/2025>>Wer arbeitet, muss mehr haben.‹‹ Damit meinen sie nicht etwa, dass der Mindestlohn steigen muss, sondern das der Bürgergeld-Regelsatz zu hoch und der Abstand zum Niedriglohnsektor zu gering ist. Arm gegen Armer. Niedriglobnschufter gegen Bürgergeld-Empfänger*innen. Ein Thread.🧵(1/8) 216462
Reposted by Jan HelmdagCarlo Knotz @carloknotz.bsky.social · 30/01/2025Quite many higher-educated workers now feel at risk of losing their jobs to technology. My new article on how this affects their party preference, based on OECD Risks that Matter data, is now out in the European Political Science Review (doi.org/10.1017/S175...). @valeriefrey.bsky.social #PoliSkydoi.orgTechnological vulnerability among the higher-educated: implications for party preferences | European Political Science Review | Cambridge CoreTechnological vulnerability among the higher-educated: implications for party preferences 042
Reposted by Jan HelmdagSilja Häusermann @siljahausermann.bsky.social · 08/01/2025Recently, our book on the Transformation of the Left in Europe came out Open access tinyurl.com/ahuxx6d6 A few interviews that summarize key findings: 🔉 Polisci No problem et al. podcast: tinyurl.com/54tvx3md 🔉 Swiss SD party podcast: tinyurl.com/ds4maabc 📖 SamPol Magazine: tinyurl.com/y93nd6cm 114745
Jan Helmdag @janhelmdag.bsky.social · 24/12/2024Some personal news: I bought a house and can now enjoy all the (in)direct subsidies that Swedish homeowners get 🏡☺️ 1200
Reposted by Jan HelmdagAlexander Horn @alexanderhorn.bsky.social · 19/12/2024Is rising inequality unstoppable? No! @poppublicsphere.bsky.social we analyze decades of inconclusive research and show that government partisanship matters, but only under certain conditions. Party effects are 7x likelier with specific study designs—and predictably so🎯 Open Access t.co/zDaOVpfoOa 15215
Reposted by Jan HelmdagRense Nieuwenhuis @rnieuwenhuis.bsky.social · 17/12/2024Today we say our final farewell to Walter Korpi. I thought this piece gave a good overview of the continued relevance of his work and legacy: jacobin.com/2022/01/clas...jacobin.comClass Struggle Built the Swedish Welfare StateSwedish social democracy produced one of the most humane societies in history. That wouldn’t have happened without a militant labor movement and a working-class political party. 0198
Reposted by Jan HelmdagKeonhi Son @keonhison.bsky.social · 11/12/2024🙌NEW PUBLICATION: Have you ever wondered why many women in early history supported rightist parties that often suppressed women's political rights? @jeppjournal.bsky.social In this paper, I offer a supply-side explanation, focusing on political parties' positions on gender policies, 1900-1975. 35112
Jan Helmdag @janhelmdag.bsky.social · 05/12/2024New SPIN update with ANNUAL data 🔥 I’m very proud to announce a new update for the Social Insurance Entitlements dataset (SIED) that includes annual data on replacement rates for unemployment, sickness, accident, and old-age benefits for 37 countries from 2000 to 2023. www.su.se/social-polic... 34926
Reposted by Jan HelmdagThe Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI) @sofi.su.se · 26/11/2024It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of an outstanding sociologist and a vital contributor to SOFI’s success. Professor Emeritus Walter Korpi passed away on November 19, at the age of 90.su.seProfessor Walter Korpi Passes Away at 90 - Swedish Institute for Social ResearchIt is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of an outstanding sociologist and a vital contributor to SOFI’s success. Professor Emeritus Walter Korpi passed away on November 19, at t... 05834
Reposted by Jan HelmdagCharles Knox-Vydmanov @knoxvydmanov.bsky.social · 22/11/2024A wave of new social protection people joining overnight and this morning! Added to this starter pack go.bsky.app/FP9qJZV I am also adding the same people to this list which you can pin as a feed: bsky.app/profile/did:... (or you can just make your own custom one!) 62011
Reposted by Jan HelmdagThe Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI) @sofi.su.se · 22/11/2024Are you our new research assistant? If you have a degree in sociology or social sciences, are passionate about social policy, skilled in analyzing data and legislation, comfortable with stats software, and fluent in English, apply now! #sociology #stockholm #sweden #sofi #research #StudentLoanssu.seLediga jobb - Stockholms universitetHär finns en lista med lediga jobb vid Stockholms universitet. 11913