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Ruben Bach

@rubac.bsky.social
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Computational Social Scientist, MZES, University of Mannheim. Assistant Research Prof, University of Maryland. Co-organizer of the MZES Social Science Data Lab (@mzes-ssdl@bsky.social).

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Nicole Schwitter @nschwitter.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
As part of the special issue Explanation and Causality in Sociology, @rubac.bsky.social, @cklamm.bsky.social and I discussed what it takes to do causal inference with text as data - whether we try to explain texts, treat them as causes, or use them as controls 💬🔍👉 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Text as Data and Causal Inference in Sociology - KZfSS Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie
This article discusses and showcases approaches to causal inference with text as data, focusing on the challenges and opportunities that arise when sociological constructs are embedded in language. We...
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MZES Social Science Data Lab @mzes-ssdl.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
▶️ Social Science Data Lab: Spring 2026 Events Four input talks by great researchers (see below ⤵️)! 🗓️ Details & Zoom: socialsciencedatalab.mzes.uni-mannheim.de/page/events/ 👥 Organizers: @rubac.bsky.social, @denis-cohen.bsky.social and Alexander Wenz
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2026-05-13 | Input talk | Lion Behrens (Data Scientist & Independent Researcher)
Modeling Causal Heterogeneity with Machine Learning
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2026-04-22 | Input talk | Leah von der Heyde (GESIS)
AIn't Nothing But a Survey? Using Large Language Models for Coding Open-Ended Survey Responses
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2026-03-11 | Input talk | Andreas Küpfer (TU Darmstadt & University of Birmingham)
Politics in Action: Studying Multimodal Data from Local Meetings to National Parliaments
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2026-02-25 | Input talk | Klara Müller (University of Mannheim)
When Events Change Samples: Disentangling Causal Effects from Compositional Bias in Quasi-Experimental Designs
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Ruben Bach @rubac.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
The Computational Social Science Workshop is coming to the University of Mannheim on May 15-16, 2025! Registration is now open—don't miss out! Early career researchers can also present a poster for a chance to win the best poster award of 250€. 👉 computational-social-science.org/workshops/20...
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Computational Social Science: AI and Society – Exploring Inequality in the Digital Age – Computational Social Science
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KODAQS @kodaqs.bsky.social · 13/06/2024
Join us as Stephanie Eckman (PhD), Dr. Barbara Felderer, Prof. Peter Lugtig, and Dr. Henning Silber discuss data quality and representation. @peterlugtig.bsky.social @stephnie.bsky.social @rubac.bsky.social @jessdaik.bsky.social
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