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Max Pickartz 📊

@maxpi.bsky.social
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interested in sociology, computational social sciences, criminology, causal inference, spatial analysis and more maxpi99.github.io

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Boulevard of Broken Memes @olizardo.bsky.social · 7h
Senator Kennedy standing next to an idiot holding a sign that reads "Running OLS  on a binary dependent variable is fine"
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Max Pickartz 📊 @maxpi.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
very interesting DiD paper
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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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Kieran Healy @kjhealy.co · 22/09/2026
The Strength of Weak Tie Fighters
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Alex Trinidad @alextrinidad.eurosky.social · 14/09/2026
Back from #Eurocrim2026! Great organisation, panels, roundtables, and catching up with people I’ve been seeing around. Exciting discussions at CRIMLabs, the @opencriminology.bsky.social roundtable on Repeatability in Criminology, and a session organised by my colleagues at @unicologne.bsky.social.
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Max Pickartz 📊 @maxpi.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Is there anything better for an 11h train ride home from #eurocrim2026 than reading the new book by Robert Sampson?
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Kieran Healy @kjhealy.co · 01/09/2026
Yes it was.
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They Studied Dishonesty. Was Their Work a Lie?
Dan Ariely and Francesca Gino became famous for their research into why we bend the truth. Now they’ve both been accused of fabricating data.
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Matt Ashby @mattashby.com · 12/08/2026
How much violence is there in London compared to the US? The Economist website covers our research on benchmarking crime in London against other global cities. www.economist.com/graphic-deta...
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Is Europe safer than America?
A novel dataset provides some surprising answers
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Klaus Pforr @klauspforr.eurosky.social · 15/07/2026
When do we see the postmodern DiD papers? papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Modern Difference-in-Differences, Same Old Answer: What Event-Study Estimates Really Tell Us About the Effects of Minimum Wages on Jobs
Two prominent publications in the recent minimum wage literature argue that estimation of the employment effects of minimum wages should use "clean" e
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Evidence Base @evidencebasejnl.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
New open access paper by Pickartz and Nagel. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Max Pickartz 📊 @maxpi.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Habemus paper www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Using digital trace data to study public sentiment toward the police. A demonstration case on the George Floyd killing
In this paper, we assess a measurement approach to study sentiment toward the police using large-scale digital trace data and natural language processing (NLP). Existing research on the consequence...
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Patrick Präg @ppraeg.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Bad news for capricorns: they earn less than other zodiac signs Good news for capricorns: it's not due to their zodiac sign
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ECONtribute @econtribute.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Die Studie ergänzt die Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik (PKS) um das sogenannte Dunkelfeld. Beide Perspektiven ermöglichen gemeinsam eine differenziertere Einordnung der Entwicklung von Jugendkriminalität. @wisocologne.bsky.social @dfg.de
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ECONtribute @econtribute.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Eine Dunkelfeldstudie der @unicologne.bsky.social unter Leitung von @clemenskroneberg.bsky.social liefert neue Erkenntnisse zur Entwicklung der Jugenddelinquenz in Nordrhein-Westfalen. Die neuen Ergebnisse wurden als ECONtribute Policy Brief veröffentlicht 👉: www.econtribute.de/RePEc/ajk/aj...
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Clemens Kroneberg @clemenskroneberg.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Joint work with @fseiffert.bsky.social @alexandra-heyden.bsky.social @maxpi.bsky.social
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Max Pickartz 📊 @maxpi.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Minor revisions for eastern 🥹
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SocArXivBot @socarxivbot.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Using digital trace data to study public sentiment toward the police. A demonstration case on the George Floyd killing.: osf.io/ma8c5
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Theo Sanderson @theo.io · 08/02/2026
I made a map of 3.4 million Bluesky users - see if you can find yourself! bluesky-map.theo.io I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
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Bluesky Map
Interactive map of 3.4 million Bluesky users, visualised by their follower pattern.
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WiSo Faculty Uni Cologne @wisocologne.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Cologne sociologist Clemens Kroneberg invites to the Sociological Ash Wednesday on 18 February at the University of Cologne. This year’s high-calibre panel discussion focuses on how to deal with academic freedom and diversity of perspectives in universities and academic world. bit.ly/soziologisch...
Poster for the “Sociological Ash Wednesday” event at the University of Cologne on 18 February 2026, 16:00–18:00, in lecture hall A2, with a background photo of the Cologne skyline and cathedral at sunset over the Rhine. Large white text announces the title “SOZIOLOGISCHER ASCHERMITTWOCH”, with green banner slogans reading “Universitäre Diskursräume” and “Zwischen Freiheit und Beschränkung”. The lower left lists a panel discussion with Claudia Diehl (Konstanz), Naika Foroutan (Berlin), Markus Ogorek (Köln), Uwe Schimank (Bremen) and Richard Traunmüller (Mannheim), moderated by Jan‑Martin Wiarda, and organisation credit to Clemens Kroneberg with a website link. The logos of the University of Cologne, the Adenauer School of Government and the WiSo Faculty’s 125‑year anniversary (1901–2026) appear at the top and bottom of the poster.
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Mark Wittek @markwittek.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
🎺 On May 21/22 @lespin.bsky.social , @doriantsolak.bsky.social, and I host “Democracy at Risk? Societal Challenges, Data, and Research Infrastructures in the Age of CSS” in Vienna Keynotes: @lauraknelson.bsky.social and @lorenzspreen.bsky.social computational-social-science.org/workshops/20...
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Democracy at Risk? Societal Challenges, Data, and Research Infrastructures in the Age of CSS – Computational Social Science
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The Institute for Analytical Sociology @iasliu.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
✨ We’re excited to announce the Spring 2026 IAS Seminar Series, featuring a stellar lineup of speakers and thought-provoking talks. Open to all! #AcademicSky
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Hendrik Erz, PhD @hendrik-erz.de · 15/12/2025
Great opportunity for B.A. and M.A. students around the world to submit CSS research!
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𝙅𝙖𝙘🍩𝙗 𝙉𝙮𝙧𝙪𝙥 @jacobnyrup.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Oh no. My predictive model shows that all papers in polisci will be survey experiments by 2070
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Clemens Kroneberg @clemenskroneberg.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Ergebnisse unserer Dunkelfeldstudie @fseiffert.bsky.social @alexandra-heyden.bsky.social @maxpi.bsky.social waren Anlass einer Landtagsdebatte: shorturl.at/Wr7z9 Zur medialen Berichterstattung hier eine Stellungnahme: lnkd.in/eheeBg2q @unicologne.bsky.social @econtribute.bsky.social
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Jugendkriminalität: Landtagsdebatte und Medienberichte zu unserer Studie
Unsere Studie zur Entwicklung der Jugendkriminalität wurde im Landtag Nordrhein-Westfalen in einer Aktuellen Stunde debattiert: https://www.landtag.
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Paul Hünermund @p-hunermund.com · 18/11/2025
ChatGPT down... I smell natural experiment!
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ECONtribute @econtribute.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Eine groß angelegte Dunkelfeldstudie untersucht den Anstieg der Jugenddelinquenz in Nordrhein-Westfalen. Die Ergebnisse wurden heute von @clemenskroneberg.bsky.social im Innenausschuss des NRW-Landtags vorgestellt. Zum ECONtribute Policy Brief 👉: www.econtribute.de/RePEc/ajk/aj...
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Paul Hünermund @p-hunermund.com · 24/10/2025
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The Institute for Analytical Sociology @iasliu.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Join us on Thursday, 23 October, at 14:30 CET for the International Roundtable on Computational Social Science with Andrei Boutyline 🔹 Meaning in hyperspace: Word embeddings as tools for cultural measurement 🔹 More info: liu.se/en/event/int...
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International Roundtable on Computational Social Science: Meaning in hyperspace: Word embeddings as tools for cultural measurement
Welcome to Welcome to the International Roundtable on Computational Social Science with Andrei Boutyline, University of Michigan, USA. The seminar is open for the public. Language: English. Please con...
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Hendrik Erz, PhD @hendrik-erz.de · 17/10/2025
+++ NEW ARTICLE +++ What is analytical sociology? After having struggled for two weeks in writing a potential answer up, I have to confess: I don't really know. www.hendrik-erz.de/post/what-is...
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What is Analytical Sociology?
This might be one of the hardest articles I have ever written. But it answers a seemingly simple question: What exactly is analytical sociology? The …
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Chelsea Parlett @chelseaparlett.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
My job would be so much easier if correlation was causation😔
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Étienne Ollion @eollion.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
The @crestumr.bsky.social AI & Social Sciences seminar resumes. Wednesday 17th at 5pm (CET), we will receive Pr. @emilymbender.bsky.social . She will talk about her latest book, *The AI Con*, co-authored with Dr. @alexhanna.bsky.social. Join us for what will certainly be a lively conversation.
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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
🚔Did George Floyd’s murder change Americans' racial attitudes? ➡️ @amengel.bsky.social & C. D. Kam find attitudes shifted, but unevenly: largest and most lasting for Black Americans and White Democrats, weaker or countervailing for others www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
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CEU Department of Network & Data Science @ceu-dnds.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Are digital traces giving us a biased view of polarization? 🤔 New paper by Yijing Chen, @elisaomodei.bsky.social & co-authors shows that APIs capturing only visible engagement (💬 YouTube comments) may suggest stronger segregation than less visible forms (▶️ views). 🔗 bit.ly/3JAp2Fz
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Jose Pina-Sánchez 🇪🇺 @jpinasanchez.eurosky.social · 29/08/2025
This graph is amazing, a better future is completely within pur grasp if we simply care a little.
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Khoa @khoavuumn.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
You can make your treatment variable "as-if random" by sorting the variable randomly in your dataset. Follow for more econometric tips.
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The Institute for Analytical Sociology @iasliu.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
✨ The IAS Seminar Series returns for the Fall 2025 semester with a stellar lineup of speakers and thought-provoking talks. Open to all! #AcademicSky #Sociology #CSS
Poster for the Institute for Analytical Sociology (IAS) Programme Autumn 2025 at Linköping University. The text explains that the seminars feature international scholars, are open to all, and will be broadcast on Zoom.
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Alex Trinidad @alextrinidad.eurosky.social · 05/08/2025
Interested in spatial clustering of crime or other ‘rare’ events? Make your life easier. Whatever @mattashby.com does is always solid work. Worth checking out! 👇👇
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Ansgar Hudde @hudde.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
📍Gastbeitrag im Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger: „Viele Veedel, drei Wahlmuster“🗞️ Ich zeige, wie sich Köln politisch in 3 Wahlmuster aufteilt – mit einer Trennlinie 4,5 Kilometer rund ums Rathaus. Köln steht dabei stellvertretend für westdeutsche Großstädte. Mehr gibt's in meinem Buch „Wo wir wie wählen"!
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CEU Department of Network & Data Science @ceu-dnds.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
🕊️ How do social ties shape one of the world’s most secretive elections? New paper by our PhD candidate Leonardo Rizzo et al. reveals hidden influence in the papal conclave through network analysis. 📘 Social Networks 🔗 bit.ly/450YDJn #NetworkScience
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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
If someone asks a question about "AGI", the only reality-based response is to demand a definition of "AGI" before replying. #acl2025
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International Conference on Computational Social Science @ic2s2.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
All the keynote recordings are available now, enjoy! www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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IC2S2'25 Norrköping - YouTube
This playlist contains all keynotes from IC2S2'25 in Norrköping, Sweden.
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International Conference on Computational Social Science @ic2s2.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
For those who are going to spend another night in Norrköping, please join us there👇
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International Conference on Computational Social Science @ic2s2.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Sarah Williams capped our keynote series with a powerful call: make data a force for empowerment and public good. What insight resonated most with you? #ic2s2
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Zsófi Zádor @zsofizador.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Absolutely mind blowing results on the impact of genAI on science by @yianyin.bsky.social
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Max Pickartz 📊 @maxpi.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
If you're interested in the causal effect of the George Floyd killing on sentiment toward the police on YouTube, join my #ic2s2 talk tomorrow in the session Media and Online Discourse I (Vingen 1+2)
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Hendrik Erz, PhD @hendrik-erz.de · 22/07/2025
If you're interested in where the U.S. parties might be headed, come to my #ic2s2 talk in the session Political Narratives II (Vingen 1+2) at 2:30pm! I'm at position 2. I'll be sharing how the influence of the two parties has evolved over 130 years, and how it might go in the future!
Screenshot of my slides
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Markus Strohmaier @mstrohm.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
opening slides #ic2s2
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Marc Keuschnigg @marckeuschnigg.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Dean Eckles starting off the keynotes #ic2s2
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Max Pickartz 📊 @maxpi.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
On my way to the @ic2s2.bsky.social
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Hendrik Erz, PhD @hendrik-erz.de · 18/07/2025
Program? Check! Registration? Check! Beautiful merch? Check! Getting some real conference vibes over here in Norrköping. We’ve spent the day getting ready for Monday — I‘m really excited to see you all over here for @ic2s2.bsky.social!
A laptop with an IC2S2 wallpaper
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