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Nora Waitkus

@norawaitkus.bsky.social
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Sociologist interested in wealth inequality, housing, and class analysis. Heidelberg University & London School of Economics waitkus.github.io

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Arne Semsrott @arnesemsrott.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Ich bin die Tage mehrfach von großen Medien für Streitgespräche zur Abschaffung des Informationsfreiheitsgesetzes angefragt worden – bisher mussten aber alle ausfallen, weil niemand von CDU/CSU die Gegenposition vertreten wollte.
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Steffen Mau @steffenmau.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Meine Annahme: Spahn wird sich - nun frei von einem disziplinierenden Amt, in das er gerade mit 86 Prozent gewählt wurde - als Rechtsaußen-Unruheherd der Fraktion positionieren und von dort versuchen, die CDU/CSU in die Arme der AfD zu treiben.
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Ingrid Robeyns @ingridrobeyns.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Next step for the Extreme Wealth Line project - you can now sign up to newsletters - We have been making progress and plan to share more details very soon :) To sign up, go to extremewealthline.com and scroll all the way down.
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Extreme Wealth Line
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Philipp Golka @pgolka.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
How does rampant #assetisation and variation in #assetmanagement affect social conflicts? Our special issue co-edited with @theobourgeron.bsky.social in New Political Economy proposes a framework to analyse such asset struggles and brings together 7 papers with key empirical studies. 🧵
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WZB Berlin @wzb.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
💡Job Opening – Director (f/m/x) for the study of international relations at the WZB The WZB seeks to establish a new research department and to fill a permanent full-time position of Director (f/m/x) for the study of international relations, broadly understood. ⤵️🔄 www.wzb.eu/en/jobs/dire...
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Linus Westheuser @lwestheuser.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Our book Trigger Points is now out in open access. Huge thanks to Mike Savage for a terrific foreword and to Michèle Lamont, Silja Häusermann and Daniel Ziblatt for their kind words. Link below: @mikesavagelse.bsky.social @mlamont.bsky.social @siljahausermann.bsky.social @dziblatt.bsky.social
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IfS Frankfurt @ifsfrankfurt.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
+++Save the Date+++ Melinda Cooper – Anachronism in Our Times Adorno-Vorlesungen 2026 18–20 November 2026, 6.30–8 pm Nov. 18: Patrimonial Capitalism Nov. 19: Fascism as Revolutionary Conservatism Nov. 20: Patriarchy Resurgent @goetheuni.bsky.social @suhrkamp.de @melindacooper.bsky.social
Plakat der Adorno-Vorlesungen in orange-weiß mit den Infos wie im Post.
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Nora Waitkus @norawaitkus.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
🚨👩‍🎓 We're hiring a Full Professor in Macrosociology! 👩‍🏫🚨 Join us in beautiful Heidelberg 🏰 starting April 1, 2027. Please spread the word, and feel free to reach out if you have any questions regarding the position www.mwi.uni-heidelberg.de/en/newsroom/... #Sociology #sociologyjobs #AcademicSky
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Job vacancy: Full Professorship (W3) in “Sociology, specializing in Macrosociology” (f/m/d) - Max Weber Institute of Sociology
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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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Endre Borbáth @eborbath.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
I’m hiring 2 doctoral researchers in Politics of Climate Change at Heidelberg University 🌍 📊 Survey Research & Political Participation 🗣️ Qualitative Research & Group Formation Part of “The New Climate Divide” Deadline: 21 June 2026 Calls: www.ipw.uni-heidelberg.de/en/about-us/... Please share!
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Job Vacancies - Institute for Political Science
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Zach Parolin @zparolin.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
The Atkinson Conference on Economic and Social Inequality will take place on 10-11 September at Nuffield College (Oxford). ▶️Plenaries: Philippe Aghion, Janet Gornick & roundable moderated by FT's Sarah O'Connor. 🚩CfP Deadline: 22 May. Join us in Oxford! Details here: atkinsonconference.github.io
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The Atkinson Conference on Economic and Social Inequality
A two-day interdisciplinary conference on economic and social inequality at Nuffield College, University of Oxford. 10–11 September 2026.
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Per Engzell @pengzell.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Join us in Vienna to discuss inequality, economic mobility & labor markets! With @franziskadbacher.bsky.social and @izmartinez86.bsky.social I'm stoked to announce this workshop, keynotes by @emilynix100.bsky.social and @natewilmers.bsky.social. Nov 19-20, submit by June 30: www.wu.ac.at/ineq/ws26
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Tobias Rüttenauer @ruettenauer.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
After nearly four great years at UCL‘s Social Research Institute, I’m excited to be moving on to C³S at Goethe University Frankfurt: www.c3s-frankfurt.de 🎓🧮🤖 I’m incredibly grateful for all the support and kindness over the years 🤗 and very excited about what’s ahead 🤓🧑‍🏫
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Emma Ischinsky @emmaischinsky.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
The first paper of my dissertation is published now in @sociologyjnl.bsky.social! Press coverage of the richest Germans is rare but focused on a minority of highly visible individuals and varies along the historical origins of fortunes. doi.org/10.1177/00380385261428292
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Palma Polyak @palmapolyak.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
If you have Hungarian friends, please check in on them. Netflix has nothing on this election campaign: a twisting spy scandal, Russian meddling, Orbán off the rails. And we still have four days left. I wrote a (still slightly incredulous) rundown 👇 brettoninthewoods.substack.com/p/inside-hun...
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Inside Hungary’s Election Meltdown
If you have Hungarian friends, check in on them. These past few weeks have been bonkers.
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Max-Planck-Institut für Gesellschaftsforschung (MPIfG) @mpifg.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
📢 Call: Tenure Track Position The MPIfG Political Economy Research Area led by Lucio Baccaro is seeking a Senior Researcher. Open to candidates with at least two years’ postdoc experience. Please share widely! 🗓️ Apply by April 20, 2026 s.gwdg.de/WPMPp1
Tenure Track Position: Senior Researcher, Political Economy. Application Deadline. April 20, 2026
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Steffen Mau @steffenmau.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
We are hiring! The Department of Inequality, Transformation and Conflict is looking for Postdoc & Doc Researchers (m/f/d). Find out more & apply via www.ips.mpg.de #MaxPlanck #Postdoc #PhD #Sociology #SocialScience #PoliticalScience #Inequality #Conflict www.ips.mpg.de/13135/stelle...
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Stellenangebote
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Bastian Becker @beckerbastian.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
For all new SciLove authors: If you want your articles to get a little more engagement: Simply import publications via ORCID and then hit share. Shamelessly, this is what this looks like for a recent paper with @norawaitkus.bsky.social #openaccess www.scilove.app/article/10.1...
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Undeserving heirs: how the origins of wealth shape attitudes towards redistribution (Becker, Waitkus, 2025)
Inherited wealth has often been accumulated under circumstances seen as undeserving by present-day standards. However, there is surprisingly little knowledge about the political consequences of wealth...
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Bastian Becker @beckerbastian.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Also finding it hard to keep up with new research? I built something to fix this. SciLove — swipe through recent papers in your field. The feed learns from your saves. Also matches you with researchers saving your work back (opt-out if you prefer). www.scilove.app 3,000+ journals, updated daily
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SciLove — Discover new research on the go
A personalized feed of the latest peer-reviewed papers — swipe to save, skip, and make connections in minutes a day.
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British Sociological Association @britsoci.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Nominee for the Sociology Sage Prize 2026 ‘Wealth and Class Analysis’ by Nora Waitkus, Mike Savage and Maren Toft looks at addressing wealth inequality by using the work of Marx and Weber, where capital accumulation and property organisation had central stage: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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‘Wealth and Class Analysis’ by Nora Waitkus, Mike Savage and Maren Toft
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Katrin Auspurg @kauspurg.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Do researchers share their code upon request? Does running their orginal code on the original data produce the original results? We provide evidence in a new Royal Society Open Science publication. Studying more than 1,000 articles which use data from the European Social Survey, we find that... 🧵
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Carly Goodman @carlygoodman.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
This obituary makes it sound like he was criticized by polluters and jealous peers, not those who pointed out the links between the movement he sparked (ZPG) and eugenics, the very politics that have delivered us “mass deportations now” and untold border violence www.nytimes.com/2026/03/15/b...
Paul R. Ehrlich, Who
Alarmed the World With
'The Population Bomb,
Dies at 93
His best-selling 1968 book, which forecast global famines, made him a leader of the environmental movement.
But he faced criticism when his predictions proved premature.

Image of Paul ehrlich, an older white man with blue eyes
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Linus Westheuser @lwestheuser.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Excited to present ongoing work with Koen Damhuis, @mlamont.bsky.social and @stephanieternullo.bsky.social at the @weatherheadcenter.bsky.social tonight. We map the cultural dynamics underpinning core trends in contemporary working class politics. Get in touch if you want to talk about these themes.
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Sven Ehmes @svenehmes.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
🔍 How does economic inequality impact beliefs in meritocracy? Using comprehensive survey data from 39 advanced capitalist democracies over more than three decades, Markus Gangl & I examine how rising economic inequality has been shaping citizens' belief in meritocracy. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/ser/mwag016
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The paradox of inequality that isn’t: rising economic inequality depresses and polarizes citizens’ belief in meritocracy
Abstract. This study examines how rising income inequality has been impacting individuals’ belief in merit-based success, using three decades of survey dat
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Nora Waitkus @norawaitkus.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Two more days to apply!
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Aida Baghernejad @aidabaghernejad.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Schon beeindruckend wie diese Regierung alles über Jahrzehnte Erarbeitete mit dem Arsch einreisst – Integrationskurse, Klimaverordnungen, Soft Power-Diplomatie, internationale Kulturevents, alles. Auf dass ganz Deutschland ein sauerländisches Dorf ohne Glasfaser sei.
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Nora Waitkus @norawaitkus.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
💸🚨I am hiring 2 Postdocs for my ERC-funded project SOCDEBT on #debt dynamics across countries. One position: #SocialStratification + strong quantitative skills. The other: qualitative research and #EconomicSociology. waitkus.github.io/SOCDEBT/ 🚨💸
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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 13/02/2026
Eliminating gender studies courses helps to ensure that universities and other institutions will continue to protect men who benefit from the abuse of women and girls, either directly or through their connections to those who exploit girls and women for profit. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Gender studies courses are shutting down across the US. The Epstein files reveal why | Joan Wallach Scott
Texas A&M University is the latest school to end women’s and gender studies programs and teaching race. We know why
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Soziopolis @soziopolis.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Am 12. Januar 2026 ist Matthias Koenig gestorben. In einem Nachruf würdigt Monika Wohlrab-Sahr den Soziologen als integeren Menschen und akribischen Wissenschaftler, der hochgradig normative Fragen mit Herzblut und analytischer Distanz zu behandeln verstand. www.soziopolis.de/matthias-koe...
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Isabell Stamm @isabellstamm.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
🎙️ Meine Antrittsvorlesung ist in der Reihe „Hörsaal“ erschienen. Hier spreche über die Eigentumselite - also sehr reiche Familien - und was diese auszeichnet und verbindet. @mpifg.bsky.social @tuberlin.bsky.social 🎧 Jetzt nachhörbar: www.deutschlandfunknova.de/podcasts/dow...
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Podcast von "Hörsaal" abonnieren oder einzelne Beiträge herunterladen.
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Bastian Becker @beckerbastian.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
🚨New publication @ Journal of European Social Policy Despite its popularity, the political will to advance Universal Basic Income is limited. Together with @hannaschwander.bsky.social, we argue that attitude polarization severely constrains the political viability of UBI.
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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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Florian Foos @florianfoos.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
We have a new tenure-track job in @lsegovernment.bsky.social at AP level (empirical political science, open subfield): jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/... Please apply and share with colleagues who might be interested!
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Assistant Professor in Political Science
Assistant Professor in Political Science, , <p style="text-align: center;"><em><span>LSE is committed to building a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive university</span></em></p> <p style="text-ali...
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Brian Highsmith @bhighsmith.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
🚨We analyzed 138 million geocoded property tax records to quantify how municipal boundaries spatially overlap onto economic segregation in every US metro area—creating disparities in localities’ ability to fund public goods. And we made an interactive map of our results! [1/16]
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Anne Rabe @annerabe.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Der eigentliche Skandal bei Weimer ist doch, dass alle das wussten. Es war bekannt, was von seinem ,Medienimperium‘ zu halten war, woher das Geld dafür kam und dass seine Schriften im besten Fall noch per Googlesuche zusammengesammelte Zitatlisten sind, aus denen fragwürdige Schlüsse gezogen 1/15
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Katrin Auspurg @kauspurg.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Billions of regressions ≠ robustness. My new PNAS Letter shows how unjustified models can drown out justified ones — and why thoughtful model selection matters👇 www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Lara Minkus @laraminkus.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Eine gute Einordnung zu einer bestenfalls mittelmäßigen Studie zu Schwangerschaftsabbrüchen und ihren psychischen Folgen, die kürzlich veröffentlicht wurde, findet sich hier: www.apotheken-umschau.de/gesund-bleib...
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Psychische Folgen von Schwangerschaftsabbrüchen: Was Studien wirklich sagen
Haben Abtreibungen schwerwiegendere Folgen für die Psyche von Frauen als angenommen? Eine neue Studie soll das belegen. Warum die Schlussfolgerung nicht stimmt.
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Nora Waitkus @norawaitkus.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
🚨We’re hiring! The Max Weber Institute in beautiful Heidelberg seeks a W3 Professor of Sociology (focus: sociological theory) who connects well with the department’s focus on comparative sociology adb.zuv.uni-heidelberg.de/info/INFO_FD... Happy to answer any questions! #Sociology #socsky
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Stellenausschreibungen an der Universität Heidelberg
Infosystem der ZUV
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Nora Waitkus @norawaitkus.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
🚨We’re hiring! The Max Weber Institute in beautiful Heidelberg seeks a W3 Professor of Sociology (focus: sociological theory) who connects well with the department’s focus on comparative sociology adb.zuv.uni-heidelberg.de/info/INFO_FD... Happy to answer any questions! #Sociology #socsky
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Stellenausschreibungen an der Universität Heidelberg
Infosystem der ZUV
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Philip N Cohen @philipncohen.com · 25/10/2025
Three future PAA presidents (Taeuber, Taeuber, Whelpton) and one ASA president (Hankins) wrote positive pieces in American Journal of Sociology in the 1930s about Hitler's pronatalist policies. /1
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LSE Sociology @lsesociology.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
We're hiring an outstanding Assistant Professor whose core research is in the field of cultural sociology with demonstrable expertise in the sociology of #culture and #technology. 📅 Applications close Sunday 30 November 2025. ➡️ jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
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Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality @stone-lis.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Two weeks! Apply by Nov. 3 to our postdoctoral scholars program. Two positions starting in Aug. 2026: one focused on #mobility and #poverty, the other on #wealth and/or wealth inequality. Learn more at the link below! #EconSky #Sociology #PoliSciSky
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Moritz Hürtgen @moritzhuertgen.de · 16/10/2025
Losverfahren, wer Vermögenssteuer zahlen muss
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Helena Steinhaus @helenasteinhaus.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Auf massive Entrechtung für Menschen in Armut hat sich der Koaltitionsausschuss in der Nacht geeinigt: 1. 100% Sanktion nach 3. verpassten Termin, einschl. Miete 2. 60% bei 2. verpassten Termin 3. 30% Sanktion bei 1. verpassten Termin dunkler Tag heute für @sanktionsfrei.bsky.social
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Zach Parolin @zparolin.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Join us at INET Oxford (@inetoxford.bsky.social)! I'm hiring one post-doctoral researcher and three research assistants in the field of inequality, social policy, and social mobility to join our research team. Deadline: October 24. Read more and apply: www.inet.ox.ac.uk/vacancies
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Vacancies
Jobs and Vacancies at INET Oxford, The Institute for New Economic Thinking at the Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford
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abgeordnetenwatch @abgeordnetenwatch.de · 29/09/2025
„Familienunternehmen“ klingt nach Bäckerei oder Mittelstand. Recherchen des ARD-Magazins Panorama & @investigativ.greenpeace.de zeigen: Dahinter stehen Milliardärsfamilien & Konzerne wie Lidl, Bertelsmann, Rossmann. Von 123 Förderern waren nur 2 echte Mittelständler www.tagesschau.de/investigativ...
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"Stiftung Familienunternehmen": Vertreter des Mittelstands oder Lobbyist für Superreiche?
Die "Stiftung Familienunternehmen" hat ein mittelständisches Image. Doch offenbar vertritt sie eher die Interessen superreicher Familien und Konzerne. Nach Panorama-Recherchen zählen einige der größte...
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Nora Waitkus @norawaitkus.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Auf dem Weg ins schöne Duisburg! Freue mich u.a. auf die Diskussion mit @katharinahppe.bsky.social und @lwestheuser.bsky.social zur #Exponentialgesellschaft von @deutschmann.bsky.social. Morgen, 17h #DGS2025
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LSE Inequalities @lseinequalities.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Thank you to everyone who joined us at LSE to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the International Inequalities Institute! Over two days, our conference featured parallel sessions on diverse themes of inequality, alongside two inspiring keynote lectures and a thought-provoking panel discussion.
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Sociology at Oxford @sociologyoxford.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Welcome to @aksoyundan.bsky.social, who has joined us as Associate Professor in Sociology! 🎉 His research covers religious behaviour, cooperation and trust 🤝 Game theory, statistical and computational methods are amongst his research tools 💻🎲 www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/people/ozan-...
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Adrian Daub @adriandaub.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Bei Miosga stellt Jens Spahn die republikanische Gleichschaltung der US Medien als bloße Reaktion auf eine angebliche „Cancel Culture“ der Demokraten dar. Und unterstreicht dabei sehr schön, was die Mär vom linken Meinungsdiktat bei vielen ihrer glühendsten Erzähler immer schon vorbereiten sollte.
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