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Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

This looks like a very interesting volume on the work of Raymond Boudon. Open access. sup.sorbonne-universite.fr/catalogue/ph...

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Boudon Reexamined | SUP

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Nuffield College Library @nuffieldlibrary.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

When can we use two-way fixed effects (TWFE)? A comparison of TWFE and novel dynamic difference-in-differences estimators doi.org/10.1177/0081... Paper in Sociological Methodology by Associate Member @ruettenauer.bsky.social and @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social Fellow @aksoyundan.bsky.social

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J Dierkes @dierkes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

We're hiring at School of Social Sciences at Univ of Mannheim Full Professorship (W-3) in Social Data Science and Social Science Methodology Apply by Oct 22 2026 www.sowi.uni-mannheim.de/en/about/job... @methodsnet.bsky.social

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Job Vacancies

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Burak Sonmez @buraksonmez.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Come and join us @sriucl.bsky.social We’re looking for an Assistant Professor in Quantitative Social Science with a research agenda on the environment and/or climate change, and expertise in causal inference. See full details and apply 👉🏼 www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

UCL Social Research Institute recruitment poster for an Assistant Professor in Quantitative Social Science at the Centre for Quantitative Social Science. Applications close 30 October 2026.

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Per Block @perblock.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

I heard it's organised by some really dedicated people, who got a location overlooking zürich with a lovely terrace... should be nice in may

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Klaus Pforr @klauspforr.eurosky.social · 18/09/2026

Aufruf an deutsche Professor*innen zur Mitunterzeichnung eines Offenen Briefs an die Bundesregierung zur Etablierung des UN International Panel on Inequality (IPI). Frist bis Montag 21.09., 12 Uhr docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Offener Brief an die Bundesregierung

Wir laden Professor:innen an deutschen Hochschulen mit Expertise zum Thema Ungleichheit ein, sich bis spätestens Montag, 21.09. um 12 Uhr als Unterzeichner:in des unten stehenden offenen Briefs an Bun...

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Heinz Leitgöb @heinzleitgoeb.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Many thanks to @aksoyundan.bsky.social and the team for organizing a fantastic INAS conference at Nuffield College, @ox.ac.uk. It was a great pleasure to be a part of it!

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Alexander Wuttke @kunkakom.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Are preferences for authoritarian rule individual predispositions—or can they spread socially? Using field + survey experiments in the Norwegian Armed Forces, we show that openness to strongman rule can spread socially. American Journal of Political Science: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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American Journal of Political Science | MPSA Journal | Wiley Online Library

The increasing popularity of strongman rule in democratic societies underscores the need to explore how authoritarian regime preferences might spread socially. We assess the role of social influence ...

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The Institute for Analytical Sociology @iasliu.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

The confirmed programme of the lecture series on Foundations and Frontiers of Analytical Sociology is now available online. The lectures will take place between September 2 and December 11, 2026. Please find the full programme, and short bios of the lecturers here: liu.se/en/news-item...

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World-leading researchers to headline new lecture series in analytical sociology

Some of the world's most influential researchers in analytical sociology, network science, and computational social science will visit Linköping University this autumn as part of a new international l...

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Lars Leszczensky @leszczensky.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

One more week left to apply 👇

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Mark Lutter @marklutter345.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Universities are expected to be places of tolerance, universalism, and open inquiry. Our new study in European Societies finds evidence that visibly Jewish instructors face less favorable evaluations from students than otherwise identical instructors. doi.org/10.1162/EUSO...

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Anti-Jewish bias in German higher education: results from a survey experiment among students at a German university

Abstract. This study examines the extent of anti-Jewish bias in German higher education through a survey experiment conducted among students (N=1,416) at a regional, average-sized German university (a...

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Lars Leszczensky @leszczensky.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

📢 Job: Research Associate (75%, E13) Join my team at @goetheuni.bsky.social. I'm looking for a researcher in sociology/network analysis for an @erc.europa.eu project on the interplay of children's & parents' networks. Until end of 2028. Info & application: www.uni-frankfurt.de/48794784/FB0...

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Goethe-Universität — FB03 - Gesellschaftswissenschaften

Die Goethe-Universität ist eine forschungsstarke Hochschule in der europäischen Finanzmetropole Frankfurt. Lebendig, urban und weltoffen besitzt sie als Stiftungsuniversität ein einzigartiges Maß an E...

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Lars Leszczensky @leszczensky.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

📢 WiMi (75%, E13) gesucht! Ich suche Verstärkung für mein Team an der @goetheuni.bsky.social Es geht um Netzwerkforschung & Mitarbeit im @erc.europa.eu -Projekt zum Zusammenspiel der Netzwerke von Kindern & Eltern. Laufzeit bis Ende 2028. Infos & Bewerbung: www.uni-frankfurt.de/48794784/FB0...

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Goethe-Universität — FB03 - Gesellschaftswissenschaften

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Nate Breznau @breznaunate.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

osf.io/preprints/me... @mclem.org c'mon, let's consider all sides of the evidence. And you should allow me to comment on your feed. I've asked three times now.

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 01/06/2026

Remember that recent paper claiming to show that "ideological bias" determined the results obtained by immigration policy research teams? A careful, open-code reanalysis by @kauspurg.bsky.social & Josef Brüderl finds that the result arises from a coding error. —> doi.org/10.31222/osf...

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Tobias Rüttenauer @ruettenauer.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

📢 Open positions! I’m recruiting 2 postdocs + 3 PhD positions at C³S, @goetheuni.bsky.social in #ClimateJustice, environmental inequality, #Demography & #ComputationalSocialScience 🌍📊💻 3–4 years + strong support for training🎒 Deadline: 23 June 2026 More: www.uni-frankfurt.de/48794987/Zen...

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Burak Sonmez @buraksonmez.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

👋 Meet the Sociological Science Accelerator (SSA), a network for collaborative experimental sociology. Members propose research ideas 💡, the community votes 🗳️to select projects, and winning studies run across multiple labs/online using shared protocols. experimentalsociology.github.io

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Sociological Science Accelerator

The Sociological Science Accelerator coordinates rigorous, reproducible experimental sociology across a global network.

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Lars Leszczensky @leszczensky.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

📢 Job: Research Associate (75%, E13) Join my team at @goetheuni.bsky.social! Looking for a researcher in sociology/network analysis for an @erc.europa.eu project on the interplay of children's & parents' networks. Until end of 2028. Info & apply: 🔗 www.uni-frankfurt.de/48794784/FB0...

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Goethe-Universität — FB03 - Gesellschaftswissenschaften

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Lars Leszczensky @leszczensky.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

📢 WiMi (75%, E13) gesucht! Ich suche Verstärkung für mein Team an der @goetheuni.bsky.social! Es geht um Netzwerkforschung & Mitarbeit im @erc.europa.eu-Projekt zum Zusammenspiel der Netzwerke von Kindern & Eltern. Laufzeit bis Ende 2028. Infos & Bewerbung: 🔗 www.uni-frankfurt.de/48794784/FB0...

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Federico Bianchi @federicobianchi.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

A special issue of Social Networks on Agent-based modelling for social network research www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu... The deadline to submit an 800-word extended abstract is approaching (1 April) forms.gle/BqTts4hEQjEB... Edited by me, Andreas Flache, @squazzoni.bsky.social, Károly Takács

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Lars Leszczensky @leszczensky.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

❓What drives gendered friendship-making among Muslim youth? ❗In our new study, we find that gendered endogamy norms are the primary mechanism behind Muslim girls’ stronger tendency toward in-group friends, explaining about 50% of the gap. 💡 Full paper here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Christian Czymara @christian.czymara.com · 04/03/2026

🚨 Job alert! 🚨 We’re #hiring a #PhD candidate at NIDI (The Hague). Together with @frankvantubergen.bsky.social and @glorenz.bsky.social, I will supervise a project on the connection of different dimensions of social cohesion in ethnically diverse schools. Deadline 1 April 2026. More information:

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PhD: Rethinking Social Cohesion in Ethnically Diverse Schools: Linking Horizontal and Vertical Ties

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Claudia Diehl @cdiehl.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

One position is in our interdisciplinary „PerFair“ project on highschool students‘ fairness perceptions and meritocratic beliefs - and how these translate into behavior towards students from different backgrounds. Please apply and/or get in touch if you have any questions!

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Lars Leszczensky @leszczensky.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Deadline extended until March 5!

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EUSN Conference 2026 @eusnconference.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

⏰ The abstract deadline for EUSN 2026 has been extended to March 5, 2026! You now have a few extra days to submit your abstract: wcc.ep.liu.se/index.php/eu...

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The 8th European Conference on Social Networks 2026

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Lars Leszczensky @leszczensky.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

📣 Working on #intergrouprelations using social network analysis? Submit your abstract to our session at @eusnconference.bsky.social this August in Norrköping, Sweden! 🗓️ Deadline: 1 March 2026 More info & submission: liu.se/en/event/eus... #SNA #SocialNetworkAnalysis #Sociology #EUSN2026

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Rense Corten 🟥 @rensec.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

📢WORK! At the Sociology department of @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social we are hiring a postdoc who will work on applications of AI in sociological research. Join our vibrant-yet-cohesive research community doing cutting-edge research. Please share or apply! www.uu.nl/en/organisat...

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Postdoctoral researcher on applications of AI in sociological research

Are you able to lead sociological research into the AI age?

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Adam Scharpf @ascharpf.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Russia, Venezuela, Iran, China, the Sahel region, the United States ... Want to know why state agents carry out brutal repression — or participate in illegal coups? Our new book "Making a Career in Dictatorship" provides answers — it just got published by @academic.oup.com: tinyurl.com/ystwm3tf

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Manlio De Domenico @manlius.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

A lot of “network analysis” about the Epstein Files. Nearly all of them missing the point: when a system operates under strong incentives for discretion, what gets documented is NOT a neutral sample of reality. Results are conditional on what is observed! open.substack.com/pub/manlius/...

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The “Epstein Files” and the anatomy of hidden social networks

How secrecy reshapes structure and why its analysis is conditional on the data

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Ozan Aksoy @aksoyundan.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

A new publication at www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... We find that religious markers (esp. beards) can reduce perceived trustworthiness in Turkey. (That's why you often see me clean shaven ;-)

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Religious markers reduce perceived trustworthiness in a Muslim-majority country | PNAS

First impressions often hinge on visible cues, leading people to infer the trustworthiness of strangers from their appearance and dress. While reli...

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EUSN Conference 2026 @eusnconference.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

We are pleased to announce that the call for papers for the 8th European Social Networks Conference (EUSN 2026) is now open! 📣 📍 EUSN 2026 will take place 11–15 August 2026 in Norrköping, Sweden. 📝 Please submit your abstract here: wcc.ep.liu.se/index.php/eu... ⏰ Deadline: 1 March 2026

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The 8th European Conference on Social Networks 2026

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Taha Yasseri @tahayasseri.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Thrilled to announce the Handbook of Computational Social Science is officially out! 956 pages, 118 authors, and truly global, interdisciplinary perspectives. Deep thanks to the contributors and anonymous reviewers who shaped this over 4 years. Buy your copy now! @elgarpublishing.bsky.social

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Tobias Rüttenauer @ruettenauer.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

🎄 Still looking for a gift for your favourite social scientist? How about a #preprint with 717 urban areas, 30 countries, and 16,164 models of #Immigrant #Segregation across Europe? Just published with @kasimirdederichs.bsky.social & David Kretschmer 🎅 🎁 Wrapped up here: arxiv.org/abs/2512.17037

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Julian Garritzmann @garritzmannj.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

we have 5 positions open at @goetheuni.bsky.social in Frankfurt - a 4,5 year postdoc in my @erc.europa.eu project on the educational cleavage - 2 postdoc & 2 PhD positions, 4 years, in a research group on Reconfiguration & Internalization of Social Structure www.uni-frankfurt.de/48794784/FB0...

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Ozan Aksoy @aksoyundan.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

📢 Analytical sociology is coming home! Call 4 INAS26 is open 🌍 1-3Jul26 @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social and @sociologyoxford.bsky.social (☔) ☢️ Deadline: 1Feb26 🦹 Organisers: @aksoyundan.bsky.social , @kasimirdederichs.bsky.social, D Kretschmer, @awaldendorf.bsky.social Info: tinyurl.com/yc2tusjx

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INAS Conference 2026 - Nuffield College Oxford University

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janoskertesz.bsky.social @janoskertesz.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

We are hiring! The Department of Network and Data Science of Central European University (Vienna) has an open position for an Assistant Professor in network science and computational social science.

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Assistant Professor (f/m/d)

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Claudia Diehl @cdiehl.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Now available online and open access! The results of our adversarial collaboration on: Students’ motives for restricting academic freedom: Viewpoint discrimination and prosocial concerns | PNAS @pnas.org @nilsweidmann.bsky.social @kunkakom.bsky.social @drfell.bsky.social

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EUSN Conference 2026 @eusnconference.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

📢 The deadline to submit workshop and session proposals to EUSN 2026 has been extended till 9 December! ℹ️ For more information, see: liu.se/en/event/eus... 📝 Please send your submissions to: eusn2026@liu.se

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Knitting Networks Podcast @networkspodcast.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

🎙️ New episode of Knitting Networks! Tom A. B. Snijders, emeritus at Oxford & Groningen, and a key figure in statistical models for networks. A journey from math to sociology, theory to method. 🎧 Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/2mrB... @aespinosarada.bsky.social @franciscaortizruiz.bsky.social

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84.Tom A.B. Snijders

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