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Leo Azzollini

@leoazzollini.bsky.social
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Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Trento - Department of Sociology and Social Research - Center for Social Inequality Studies. Focus on Social Stratification, Life Course, and Democracy.

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Clara Weißenfels @clarawe.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
1/7 Happy to share that my second publication is out in @polstudies.bsky.social! @leoazzollini.bsky.social and I find that the class gap in political participation can be mitigated via youth volunteering. Main findings in the 🧵
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Class of origin and voting: The activating role of volunteering during youth - Clara Weißenfels, Leo Azzollini, 2026
Differences in political participation between social classes are well documented, yet less is known about the mechanisms that may reduce these gaps. This artic...
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Leo Azzollini @leoazzollini.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Billions of 🇪🇺 money flow into regional development. But do citizens trust the EU more in return? 🔬 Find out in this Electoral Studies article with Paul Maneuvrier-Hervieu and Anne-Marie Jeannet. ❗Spoiler: EU 💶 regional funds do build trust in the 🇪🇺 , especially among working-class citizens.
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Cultivating trust? The role of European Union investments in bridging rural-urban divides
Over the last decades, agricultural policies and structural investment funds for regional development have been central to European integration. Howev…
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Leo Azzollini @leoazzollini.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Should the government 🏛️ fight economic inequality? You probably have a strong take. But why do you believe that? 📌 Spoilers from our new Social Science Research paper with Giacomo Melli: it depends jointly on where you think you stand in society🪜 and how unequal your surroundings actually are!
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CSIS @csisunitn.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
How is political interest developing in higher education? This afternoon our Yuxin Zhang presented new findings on 🇩🇪 (w/ @leoazzollini.bsky.social , M.Quaranta & @mtriventi.bsky.social ).
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CSIS @csisunitn.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Our @leoazzollini.bsky.social just presented his contribution on unemployment scars across Europe (w/ @stefanischerer.bsky.social & P.Barbieri). A joint effect of social origin and age might be out there!
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CSIS @csisunitn.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
The 2025 edition of RC28 has officially started! 🎉 Keep up with us for daily updates from our delegation! #RC28 #Milan2025
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Leo Azzollini @leoazzollini.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Proud co-supervisor moment! If you care about how social stratification affects turnout in elections, check out this fresh solo article by the brilliant Giacomo Melli in RSSM! #SocSky
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Giacomo Melli @giacomomelli.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Out now in Research in Social Stratification and Mobility! Drawing on 19 waves of ISSP data (2002–2021), I explore how social class and subjective status influence electoral participation across 25 European democracies.
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Class, Subjective Status, and Turnout in Europe
Inspired by Weber’s distinction between class and status, the paper explores the independent and joint role of social class and subjective social stat…
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Nicole Kapelle @nicolekapelle.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
🚨I'm advertising for a PhD position (4 yrs) in quant. Sociology/Social Demography (life course, social ineq.) @tcdsociology.bsky.social! 📅 Deadline: April 21, 2025 📄 More info: www.tcd.ie/sociology/va... 🔄 Please share! #Sociology #Demography #AcademicChatter #PhDOpportunity #TrinityCollegeDublin
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CSIS @csisunitn.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Our junior members are growing! ✨ Check out @beatricecaniglia.bsky.social (w/ @zamberlanna.bsky.social & P. Barbieri) paper on the gendered role of occupational characteristics for lifelong singlehood in 🇮🇹 !
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Kristian Bernt Karlson @kbkarlson.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Just did the proofs for this short methods paper that I really like! Not everyday you get to 'solve' a problem identified 30 years ago in some of the most widely used statistical models in #sociology 👀 - and with two super awesome collaborators, what a blast 🥳
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Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Our article 'A Crisis of Political Trust?' led by @viktorv.bsky.social is now out in @bjpols.bsky.social! We use >3,000 surveys in 143 countries between 1958 and 2019, finding that trust in representative institutions has generally been declining in recent decades. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Giacomo Melli @giacomomelli.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Excited to share my new paper with Leo Azzollini @leoazzollini.bsky.social (@csisunitn.bsky.social) and Franco Bonomi Bezzo on healthcare provision and attitudes toward redistribution in the Journal of European Public Policy @jeppjournal.bsky.social
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Leo Azzollini @leoazzollini.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Great time at @sisec.bsky.social 2025 presenting new research made in @csisunitn.bsky.social on the differential effect of social origins on unemployment across the life course!
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Nuffield College, Oxford @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
📢Calling all social science scholars from and/or researching Italy: applications for the 2025-26 Jemolo Fellowships are now open. 🗓️Deadline: 21 Feb 2025 ℹ️More info & applications: www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/our-research...
A flyer advertising the Jemolo Fellowships on a stylised blue and pale green background. 
Title: Jemolo Fellowships 2025-26 Academic Year. 
Subtitle: Nuffield College is delighted to announce the next round of the Jemolo Fellowship scheme for academic visitors to the College.
Text: Open to Italian researchers and non-Italian scholars who work on Italy, in the fields of Economics, Sociology, Political Science, Modern History and Public Law.
Visitorships normally last between one and six months.
Deadline: 21 February 2025
More information and how to apply at www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/our-research/jemolo-fellowships
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Stefan Müller @stefanmueller.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Our School is hiring two Assistant Professors (Ad Astra Fellows): five-year tenure-track positions with an annual research budget of €5k, teaching reductions, and a fully-funded PhD researcher. Environmental Politics: my.corehr.com/pls/coreport... Global Governance: my.corehr.com/pls/coreport...
UCD’s Belfield Campus
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Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
At @politicsoxford.bsky.social we are launching the Centre for Democratic Resilience. Building on our expertise, we do not only want to produce cutting-edge research but we also want to connect research to important stakeholders. Democracy is under threat. We want to work together to protect it.
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Leo Azzollini @leoazzollini.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
📈Poverty today in many OECD countries is higher than in the 1980s - but what would it be without demographic 🏘️changes? Find out in this paper with Richard Breen and Brian Nolan, just out in the Journal of European Social Policy. Spoiler: possibly even higher! journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Nuffield College Library @nuffieldlibrary.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Changing household structures, household employment, and poverty trends in rich countries doi.org/10.1177/0958... Paper in Journal of European Social Policy by @leoazzollini.bsky.social, @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social Emeritus Fellow Richard Breen and Senior Research Fellow Brian Nolan #NuffSky
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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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Fabian Pfeffer @fabianpfeffer.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Sociologists working on inequality: Still time to apply for this 3yr+ postdoc position in beautiful Munich (no German required) EN: job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/5... DE: job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/f... Applications are 01/15, but let me know if you need another 1-2 days to put in your materials
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sisec.bsky.social @sisec.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
La SISEC è su Bluesky! Benvenute e benvenuti: da ora, potrete trovare tutte le notizie inerenti alle attività SISEC anche su questo canale social! E intanto, ci vediamo a Pavia per il nostro convegno annuale👇🏻 sisec.it/convegni/
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Convegni - SISEC
Convegni SISEC organizza un convegno annuale finalizzato all’avanzamento degli studi sui processi socio-economici. Ogni anno viene proposto un tema del convegno in grado di orientare la riflessione e ...
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Centre for European Studies and Comparative Politics @sciencespo-cee.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
🚨Job Alert🚨 We are seeking to recruit not only 1, but 2⃣ tenure-track Assistant Professors in political science (Politics and policy in/of Europe and the European Union) Description and application guidelines: sciencespo.fr/centre-etude... #AcademicJobs #PolSci
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Recruitment 'Assistant Professor (tenure track)'
Recruitment 2024 /2025 - Sciences Po is recruiting two Assistant Professors (tenure track) in political science / Politics and policy in/of Europe and the European Union
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European Sociological Review @europeansocreview.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Reminder: From 1st Jan. 2025, the deposit of replication packages will be condition for publication in ESR! Find out more at: academic.oup.com/esr/pages/General_Instructions
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General Instructions
Submission of Papers The European Sociological Review publishes original research articles in all fields of Sociology. Submissions should usually be around 8,0
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Sonia Laszlo 🇨🇦 @slaszlo.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Attention Econ Job Market Candidates! McGill Econ is hiring - apply now if interested
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European Sociological Review @europeansocreview.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
We are delighted to announce a call for papers for a forthcoming special issue on ESR @europeansocreview.bsky.social Education and Social Mobility: Celebrating Richard Breen’s Contribution to Sociology Deadline for submission: 15 of June 2025 More details on the call 👇
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Catherine E. de Vries @catherinedevries.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
New paper published @ajpseditor.bsky.social Showing that reduced access to public services fuelled far right support in 🇮🇹 Existing work on far right highlights globalization & migration grievances, what about people’s experiences with the state? We use 🇮🇹 reform to find out shorturl.at/zQ8bJ
https://shorturl.at/zQ8bJ
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Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · 03/12/2024
'Experimental Sociology' by Davide Barrera, Klarita Gërxhani, Bernhard Kittel, @luismmiller.bsky.social & @tobiaswolbring.bsky.social. Gives a comprehensive overview of the state of the art, different designs, and methodological controversies in experimental sociology. 📚 cup.org/3Cld4M6 📚
Cover image of Experimental Sociology by Barrera, Gërxhani, Kittel, Miller and Wolbring.
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Linus Westheuser @lwestheuser.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Class consciousness still shapes voting, but in a different way than in the past. That's the key finding of a study with @thomaslux.bsky.social now out in English. We chart how class identity, interests and status link with voting for the left and right in Germany. A🧵 library.fes.de/pdf-files/a-...
Cover of the publication "Class consciousness and voting. Class as a political compass?" by Linus Westheuser and Thomas Lux, published by Friedrich Ebert Foundation. The cover illustration shows a stylized female worker flexing her muscles.
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Oxford Social Sciences Division @socsci.ox.ac.uk · 15/11/2024
Want to keep up with the latest on economics, politics, sociology, biodiversity, the environment, and much, much more from the University of Oxford? Check out our starter pack of departments, programmes and research groups from across the Social Sciences Division. go.bsky.app/E2yvAor
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Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
New article accepted at CPS. @denis-cohen.bsky.social @thmskrr.bsky.social and I analyze how rental market risk affects radical right support. Combining data on local rent increases with the SOEP, we find that individuals facing increasing local rents become more likely to support the AfD. 🧵
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Understanding Society @usociety.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Wave 14 of Understanding Society is now available! Wave 14 has expanded content on family life and includes new entrants who joined in the latest boost sample. New content includes questions on work illness, generalised trust, non-resident children. www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/news/2024/11...
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Wave 14 data released - Understanding Society
The latest wave of the Understanding Society main survey is available from the UK Data Service. The latest wave of the Understanding Society main survey is available from the UK Data Service.
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Demography - the flagship journal of PAA @readdemography.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Using TeO2 data in “Which Degree for Which Occupation,” @rosaweber.bsky.social @mathieuferry.bsky.social & @mathieuichou.bsky.social find immigrants are most likely to experience overeducation while descendants exp. vertical mismatch similar to that of natives. read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...
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Ala Alrababah @aalrababah.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
New paper in @apsrjournal.bsky.social with @andreasbeerli.bsky.social, Dominik Hangartner, and Dalston Ward about #immigration and voting for the #FarRight in #Switzerland
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Pablo Gracia @pablogracia.bsky.social · 23/10/2024
🆕 2 JOBS at the ERC-funded DIGINEQ project! * Join my team at CED/UAB in Barcelona! * 1 PhD & 1 Postdoc * Topics: Adolescent Wellbeing; Social Inequalities; Digital Media; Computational Social Sciences * Deadline: December 3, 2024 Link: pablogracia-sociology.com/jobs It follows [1/4]
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Daniel Devine @danjdevine.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Our paper on trust and trusworthiness is out, where we test a model of competence, benevolence, and integrity in 5 countries. We find these are generally consistent across people and countries, with benevolence being most important in determining trust judgements. doi.org/10.1111/1475...
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The causes of perceived government trustworthiness
This paper examines the qualities of governments that influence their perceived trustworthiness, presenting the first experimental study of the distinct roles of ‘competence’, ‘benevolence’ and ‘inte...
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CSIS @csisunitn.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Another exiting season of Brown Bag Seminars ( #BBS ) is ahead of us! In this first session, we had the pleasure to have E. Murard presenting his work on the role of emigration experience for pro-immigrant attitudes. 🌍
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Michael Bang Petersen @m-b-petersen.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
A mapping of how Bluesky is becoming the new Scientific Twitter mikeyoungacademy.dk/bluesky-is-e...
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Bluesky is emerging as the new platform for science - Mike Young Academy
Scientific Twitter is about to find its true successor. And it is not X. This, our latest release, shows that the Bluesky network of scientists is growing — and growing.
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Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Does educational expansion promote social mobility? In my latest study on 40 countries, that just came out in the American Sociological Review, it looks like it does. Integrating decomposition techniques with a comparative framework, 1/n
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Pablo Gracia @pablogracia.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
1 Postdoc (3 years) in my ERC DIGINEQ project! At Centre for Demographic Studies & Dept. of Sociology, Autonomous University of Barcelona "Adolescent Well-Being; Social/Digital Inequalities; Computational Social Science" Deadline: December 3 Apply & share!! ❤️‍🔥🔝 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKO526/p...
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Adolescent Well-Being, Social Inequalities, Digital Media and Computational Methods at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Apply now for the Postdoctoral Researcher in Adolescent Well-Being, Social Inequalities, Digital Media and Computational Methods role on jobs.ac.uk - the leading job board for higher education jobs. V...
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John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch.ft.com · 13/11/2024
A tale of two platforms: BlueSky user numbers have hit a new record high in recent days, while the number of people deleting their accounts on X/Twitter has rocketed 🚀
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Steffen Redeker @steffenredeker.bsky.social · 23/11/2023
What an interesting presentation today by @clarawe.bsky.social (and @leoazzollini.bsky.social ) on social origins and electoral participation.
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Zachary Van Winkle @zjvanwinkle.bsky.social · 15/11/2023
Two 3-year PhD fellowships are available within the remit of my ERC project on the risks and vulnerability of widowhood across ageing societies!!! Deadline for applications - December 10 Start date - September 1 www.sciencespo.fr/osc/fr/conte...
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Call for Two PhD Candidates | Sciences Po Centre de recherche sur les inégalités sociales
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Leo Azzollini @leoazzollini.bsky.social · 02/11/2023
🚨 Are you interested in how the economy affects democracy? Check out the session on “Economic Sociology and Democracy” (in English), co-organised by Anne-Marie Jeannet and me within the Italian Economic Sociology Conference – last few days to submit! Details below👇
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Sessione 34: Economic Sociology and Democracy
Coordinamento: Anne-Marie JeannetUniversità di Milanoanne-marie.jeannet@unimi.it Leo AzzolliniUniversity of Oxfordleo.azzollini@spi.ox.ac.uk Call for papers In recent years, democracy has been cons...
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Leo Azzollini @leoazzollini.bsky.social · 16/10/2023
Tomorrow I'll be at the University of Milan to present work in progress on unemployment and political trust with @selinkoksal.bsky.social, Ebru Sanliturk, and @vjdeimantas.bsky.social - also online. Thanks to the GESI Project for the invitation!
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Christiaan Monden @cmonden.bsky.social · 03/10/2023
Oxford Sociology is recruiting THREE (yes 3!) Postdoc Researchers. Work with Prof Man Yee Kan on her GENTIME project, looking at gender inequalities in time use across East Asian and Western countries. Apply before 31 Oct 2023 t.co/tN9VZPHPsP #sociology #demography
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Alessandro Di Nallo @aledinal.bsky.social · 06/10/2023
Socioeconomic context matters for pregnancy outcomes. @selinkoksal.bsky.social and I found that a woman or her partner's job loss during the pregnancy is associated with higher risk of miscarriage and stillbirth. The article is available on Human Reproduction doi.org/10.1093/humr...
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