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Abel @abeliansoup.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

burying a time capsule: a frontier model explainer on transformers in the style of a 60s documentary. autonomously created by Opus 5.5 given some initial style pointers and occasional redirection. 10.26.

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The Institute for Analytical Sociology @iasliu.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

⭕Join us on tomorrow, Wednesday, 23 September, at 15:00 CET for the inaugural lecture of the LECAS seminar series "Foundations and Frontiers of Analytical Sociology", with Peter Hedström. 💠 Social Mechanisms and the Construction of Explanatory Theories 💠 Zoom link and more: liu.se/en/event/fou...

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Foundations and Frontiers of Analytical Sociology: Peter Hedström

Welcome to the seminar series Foundations and Frontiers of Analytical Sociology with Peter Hedström, who will speak on Social Mechanisms and the Construction of Explanatory Theories. The seminar is or...

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The Institute for Analytical Sociology @iasliu.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

✨ We’re excited to announce the Fall 2026 IAS Seminar Series, featuring a stellar lineup of speakers and thought-provoking talks. Seminars take place every Thursday and are open to all! #AcademicSky #CSS #socsky #sociology

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Marc Keuschnigg @marckeuschnigg.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

All the best wishes from Sweden for this year‘s #IC2S2 ❤️🇸🇪 @ic2s2.bsky.social

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Marc Keuschnigg @marckeuschnigg.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Very much looking forward to #INAS26 this week in Oxford w/ @aksoyundan.bsky.social, @kasimirdederichs.bsky.social, David Kretschmer, @awaldendorf.bsky.social 👉 www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/our-research...

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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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Thomas Lux @thomaslux.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Gehen kulturelle Lebensführungen mit polarisierten politischen Einstellungen einher, wie oft behauptet wird (etwa von Goodhart & Reckwitz)? Die FAZ bespricht einen Aufsatz, in dem ich das zusammen mit @steffenmau.bsky.social & @lwestheuser.bsky.social geprüft habe www.faz.net/aktuell/wiss...

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Neue Studie hinterfragt die Zweiteilung der Gesellschaft

Deutschland zerfällt nicht in zwei Lager, sondern in neun. Eine neue Studie zeigt komplexe Konfliktlinien und hinterfragt die Spaltungsthese.

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The Institute for Analytical Sociology @iasliu.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

The inauguration was held in Norrköping on May 6, bringing together researchers and guests from Sweden and abroad. The centre will support international collaborations, lectures, visiting researchers, workshops, and more.

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Linköping University launches excellence centre for analytical sociology

Linköping University has launched a new Excellence Centre in Analytical Sociology. The initiative will strengthen theory-driven research, international collaboration and long-term development in one o...

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The Institute for Analytical Sociology @iasliu.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Exciting news! 🎉 LiU has launched a new excellence centre at IAS: the Linköping Excellence Centre for Analytical Sociology (LECAS). LECAS will receive strategic funding over the next five years from the university.

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The Institute for Analytical Sociology @iasliu.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Join us on Thursday, 7 May, at 14:30 CET for the Analytical Sociology Seminar with Petri Ylikoski @ylikoskip.bsky.social 🔹Analytical sociology and the toolbox of social mechanisms🔹 More info: liu.se/en/event/ana...

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Analytical Sociology Seminar: Petri Ylikoski

TBA Welcome to the Analytical Social Seminar with Petri Ylikoski, University of Helsinki. The seminar is open for the public. Language: English. Please contact elin.dahlstrom@liu.se for Zoom link.

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International Conference on Computational Social Science @ic2s2.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Early Bird Registration ends on May 8th! Be sure to register by this date to secure the lower registration price. We have worked closely with local hotels to secure discounted rooms, which you can access at this link: ic2s2-2026.org/accommodation/

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12th International Conference on Computational Social Science (IC2S2) — Burlington, Vermont, July 28-31, 2026. Hosted by the Vermont Complex Systems Institute at the University of Vermont.

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Martin Arvidsson @martinarvidsson.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

📢 New paper with @pablobellode.bsky.social and @marckeuschnigg.bsky.social in Network Science. We study how population structure can generate asymmetric exposure to cross-cutting media content in online networks. doi.org/10.1017/nws.... 🧵👇

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The structural origins of the conservative online media niche, US Twitter 2022 | Network Science | Cambridge Core

The structural origins of the conservative online media niche, US Twitter 2022 - Volume 14

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Marc Keuschnigg @marckeuschnigg.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

New paper out in Network Science🧵Why are conservative online news a niche phenomenon? Historical study of pre-Musk Twitter with @martinarvidsson.bsky.social @pablobellode.bsky.social 👇 doi.org/10.1017/nws....

Distribution of ideological positions of news media domains shared on Twitter July–August 2022. While liberal news were shared widely, conservative news circulated mostly within a tight network of accounts far to the right

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Marc Keuschnigg @marckeuschnigg.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

🙊"Advanced Algorithms and Sociological Research" ⏰Online session today (11am EST, 5pm CET) by - ASA section “Decision-making, Social Networks, Society” - ISA research committee “Micro-Macro Modelling” 🔗Zoom link: see flyer @anamacanovic.bsky.social @hendrik-erz.de

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Ozan Aksoy @aksoyundan.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

A new paper w Manzo, Birkelund & Raub is out in Rationality and Society: 1/ journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf/10.... Taking the opportunity of the 25th anniversary of the European Academy of Sociology (www.european-academy-sociology.eu), the statement assesses current challenges for the discipline ...

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Shaping the Future of european Sociology The European Academy of Sociology is a distinguished fellowship of scholars dedicated to advancing excellence in sociology. Bringing together expertise from di...

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Marc Keuschnigg @marckeuschnigg.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

On the uses of computational text analysis methods in sociology. Excited to share 🙌 Huge thanks to my co-authors for such a rewarding collaboration doi.org/10.1007/s115...

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Marc Keuschnigg @marckeuschnigg.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Congratulations to @felixlennert.bsky.social who today defended his PhD at Institut Polytechnique Paris! Shout out also to his supervisor @eollion.bsky.social Well done, have a wonderful celebration in Paris 🎉👨‍🎓🍾 felix-lennert.netlify.app

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Marc Keuschnigg @marckeuschnigg.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

📚 Special issue in Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie on Explanation and Causality in Sociology. Essential reading on where causal inference in sociology is heading link.springer.com/collections/...

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Special Issue: Explanation and Causality in Sociology

How to explain social phenomena? How to conceptualize causality and draw valid causal inferences? How to incorporate history and culture into explanations? ...

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Marc Keuschnigg @marckeuschnigg.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Accessible for all here: doi.org/10.31235/osf...

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Arnout van de Rijt @arnoutvanderijt.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

My colleague Kevin Munger asked me and a bunch of editors to sit and think through AI and peer review. Our take: osf.io/9sxnc/files/... We envision an increased (!) involvement of humans in the evaluation of social science.

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Women's Forum @ INAS @womensforuminas.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

The Women’s Forum will meet on July 1st in the afternoon and will host flash talks for junior scholars as well as a panel on women in academia. We hope to see you there!

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Luca Maria Aiello @lajello.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Computational Social Scientists in the Nordics, unite! 🇩🇰🇫🇮🇳🇴🇸🇪🇮🇸 The brand new Nordic Society for CSS welcomes all researchers and practitioners based in the Nordics. The Society will promote student mobility, events, and education initiatives. Join for free: nosocss.org/join.html.

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Marc Keuschnigg @marckeuschnigg.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

How can analytical sociology harness the computational social science revolution? 🔆 👉Observe behavior in actual social environments, capture interdependent dynamics, follow up cumulative effects 🔗Access chapter 5 on strengthening mechanism-based explanations of macro phenomena osf.io/preprints/so...

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International Conference on Computational Social Science @ic2s2.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

IC2S2 2026 registration is open! Explore the 2026 conference here ➡️ ic2s2-2026.org ✔️ Submissions open December 15th ✔️ Keynotes will be announced between now and February ✔️ Full program of selected talks and tutorials will be available in late April

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Marc Keuschnigg @marckeuschnigg.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Returning to the Venice Workshop of Analytical Sociology this week meant a lot to me--smart talks, kind people, and lots of cool ideas. Shout out to the lovely community on Bluesky @kauspurg.bsky.social @marklutter345.bsky.social @verenaseibel.bsky.social @sawalzenbach.bsky.social ...

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Martin Arvidsson @martinarvidsson.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

🧵1/6 New paper out in @sociologicalsci.bsky.social with @marckeuschnigg.bsky.social and Peter Hedström! We identify a social-influence mechanism that widens individuals' behavioral repertoires and breaks the link between individuals' initial preferences and the collective outcomes they bring about.

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Wide Social Influence and the Emergence of the Unexpected: An Empirical Test Using Spotify Data

Article: Wide Social Influence and the Emergence of the Unexpected: An Empirical Test Using Spotify Data | Sociological Science | Posted October 23, 2025

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Arnout van de Rijt @arnoutvanderijt.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

"We identify a social-influence mechanism that widens individuals’ behavioral repertoires and breaks the link between individuals’ initial preferences and the collective outcomes they jointly bring about." This month in our journal, @sociologicalsci.bsky.social

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Marc Keuschnigg @marckeuschnigg.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

For us, this journey toward explaining *surprising macro outcomes* took many years. Grateful to my amazing co-authors, @martinarvidsson.bsky.social and Peter Hedström, and to all the reviewers who supported us along the way 🚀Out now: sociologicalscience.com/articles-v12...

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The Institute for Analytical Sociology @iasliu.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

📢 Join the SweCSS Community! If you would like to stay informed about upcoming events, job opportunities, and news from The Swedish Excellence Centre for Computational Social Science (SweCSS), you are welcome to join our mailing list. #css #academicsky 👉 Sign up here: liu.se/en/research/...

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The Swedish Excellence Centre for Computational Social Science

This is a research hub and training centre at the forefront of Computational Social Science, a rapidly growing field that leverages computational tools to advance our understanding of human behavior a...

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Marc Keuschnigg @marckeuschnigg.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Great reception for our work on online misinformation in Chile! Thanks to my collaborators @arnoutvanderijt.bsky.social & Jonas Stein

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Marc Keuschnigg @marckeuschnigg.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Gracias por hospedarme en la gran ciudad de Santiago. Mauricio Salgado and @jicastij.bsky.social, you made this a lasting memory!

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Marc Keuschnigg @marckeuschnigg.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

Thank you Mauricio Salgado and the Centro de Estudios Públicos for inviting me to the great city of Santiago

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Marc Keuschnigg @marckeuschnigg.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

Returning from #ic2s2 feels a bit like coming home from summer camp at 14: exhausted, inspired, and already missing the many new friends

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The Institute for Analytical Sociology @iasliu.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

🎥 All keynote talks from IC²S² ‘25 are now available on our YouTube channel! #ic2s2 #css

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Marc Keuschnigg @marckeuschnigg.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

We forgot to mention this on stage: Let‘s of course meet again at our favorite „Arbis“ for more summer feeling

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Marc Keuschnigg @marckeuschnigg.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Seva, thank you for your help in organizing our conference 🙌

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Marc Keuschnigg @marckeuschnigg.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

It has been wonderful to host the amazing CSS community in Norrköping. Safe travels! 🤗

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Marc Keuschnigg @marckeuschnigg.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Amir Goldberg on the study of culture on stage now at #ic2s2

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Marc Keuschnigg @marckeuschnigg.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Thank you for a fascinating keynote on qualitative methods in CSS ‪@lauraknelson.bsky.social‬ Inspiring #ic2s2

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Marc Keuschnigg @marckeuschnigg.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Thank you all for an amazing evening!

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Sonia Yeh @sonia-yeh.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

The 11th #IC2S2 kicked off today! Highlights: Dean Eckles on making effect sizes meaningful for decisions, and Kathleen Carley on how Network Science + AI can detect and mitigate online influence — and even generate synthetic data. Inspiring to see how her work still shapes mine after 20+ years.

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