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Laura Silva

@lauisilva.bsky.social
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Junior Lecturer @ Unil/ISS-LIVES - Socio-Spatial Inequalities, Neighbourhoods, Social Stratification.

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Jaap Nieuwenhuis @jaapnieuwenhuis.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Call for abstracts to our panel "Spatial inequalities across the life course and generations" at the LIVES International Research Days, Lausanne (4-5 Nov. 2026) Link: www.centre-lives.ch/en/appel/liv... Deadline: 31 May 2026 @lauisilva.bsky.social @agatatroost.bsky.social @haleymcavay.bsky.social
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Karen Gregory @karengregory.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Recruitment: A Full Professor (professeur des universités) in sociology - digital, organisations, work www.sciencespo.fr/cso/en/news/...
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Recruitment: A Full Professor (professeur des universités) in sociology - digital, organisations, work
Registration from the 12th of March to the 13th of April, 2026
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Simone Cremaschi @simonecremaschi.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
This April 25 marks 80 years since Italy’s liberation from Nazi-Fascism and transition to democracy. Yet the memory of that moment remains contested. We’ve studied how memories of WWII continue to shape political behavior—and why they remain relevant for defending democracy today. 1/
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LSE Inequalities @lseinequalities.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
How can class analysis – in the traditions of Marx, Weber & Bourdieu – help us think about wealth inequality in a more nuanced way? @norawaitkus.bsky.social explores in our latest post, which is our 100th since launching the blog 🎉 🎉 #LSEInequalitiesBlog
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How to think about wealth inequality from a class perspective
What can class analysis tell us about wealth inequality? Insights from Marx, Weber and Bourdieu can help us think about wealth inequality in a more nuanced way.
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Felix C Tropf @fctropf.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Thrilled to see our study on GxE, neighborhood and education published in @europeansocreview.bsky.social academic.oup.com/esr/advance-... incredible work by @lauisilva.bsky.social and Tobias Wolfram!
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Mind the gap: the interplay between genes and neighbourhood context on educational achievement
Abstract. This article expands on previous research on gene-environment (GxE) effects on socio-economic status, by stepping beyond the family dimension and
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Laura Silva @lauisilva.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Does the neighbourbood where parents grow up matter for their children's outcomes? I find it does. Very happy that the second chapter of my PhD thesis is now officially out at @bjsociology.bsky.social, exploring and discussing the enduring legacy of neighbourhood disadvantage.
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michelelancione @michelelancione.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Made in the EU. "More than 600 people have been forcibly deported from Libya on a “dangerous and traumatising” journey across the Sahara, in what is thought to be one of the largest expulsions from the north African country to date." www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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Libya expels 600 Nigeriens in ‘dangerous and traumatising’ desert journey
Largest known deportation of people back to Niger to date comes as EU is accused of outsourcing cruelty to reduce Mediterranean crossings
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