Today is Poland’s Independence Day 🇵🇱 I’m incredibly proud of Poles for persisting despite centuries of imperial oppression. Thinking of Ukrainians and Palestinians whose struggles for self-determination continue.

❗️Now starting: DIW 100 Lecture with Noble Prize Laureate Claudia Goldin, followed by a panel discussion with IAB director Bernd Fitzenberger and DIW gender economics expert Katharina Wrohlich. 📺Join the audience on YouTube: www.youtube.com/live/dQC6HkG...

This needs more attention: Zohran SPLIT the straights with Cuomo. ALL of his margin was from LGBTQ+ voters. Every Dem who ever said “we should abandon the transes” needs this shoved down their fucking throat with a ramrod.

Anti-LGBTQ resolutions aka "LGBT-free zones" in Poland have increased residents’ intentions to migrate, both within the country and abroad. Together with @paweladrjan.bsky.social, we use unique data on all clicks on the global job site Indeed. Link: docs.iza.org/dp18217.pdf Main findings ⬇️ 1/7

song of the month if not year youtu.be/htQBS2Ikz6c?...

Global sequence analysis (1995–2023) of LGB+ rights across 193 countries identifies six distinct paths and suggests that first democratic transition is associated with when and how rights spread - by @lisadevries.bsky.social & @annakarmann.bsky.social 🔗 genus.springeropen.com/articles/10....

Happy to present our work on motherhood penalties at the Humboldt Award Winners' forum in Bonn :) preprint: doi.org/10.48550/arX... @humboldt-foundation.de @honoratabogusz.bsky.social

Great piece on the absurdity of brute force multiverse analyses. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Andrzej Poczobut, a journalist and leader of the Polish minority in Belarus who has been imprisoned since 2021, has won the Sakharov Prize, the EU’s highest human rights award. He "shines as a beacon for all who refuse to be silenced", says European Parliament President Roberta Metsola.

Why do rustbelts vote radical right? Studying the German Ruhr area, @nilsblossey.bsky.social, @lstoetze.bsky.social and I show: it’s not just about deindustrialization, but also about the original industrialization. Where coal is buried deeper and mining started later, the AfD is stronger today 1/12

Poland’s ruling coalition has presented a bill that would allow unmarried partners, including same-sex couples, to sign an agreement granting them certain rights. The proposal is a compromise intended to be acceptable to both liberals and conservatives.

🔥 The never-ending narrative… This week, I’ve once again heard prominent climate researchers dismiss individual action as either irrelevant or a distraction instigated by the fossil fuel industry. Here’s a 🧵 on why this argument frustrates me to no end and why I think it misses the bigger picture.

Total fertility rates with immediate and very long run zero population growth implications for European countries My new paper (last?) aims to enhance understanding of the relationships between TFR, immigration, emigration and zero population growth genus.springeropen.com/articles/10....

New article out in @sociusjournal.bsky.social. It shows how closely linked motherhood penalties 🤰📉 and gender inequalities 👨‍💼💰👩‍💼 are by studying many local labour markets. Thread 👇 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

A new exhibition on “Ten Centuries of Polish Russophobia” has opened in Moscow, organised by a state historical society. The display presents the Kremlin's revisionist view of history, including downplaying Soviet responsibility for the Katyn massacre.

New evidence from Poland shows fertility fell with education after 1989, but women with strong cultural capital rebounded—highlighting the hidden role of class and culture in family patterns. 👉 New paper by Krzysztof Tymicki! 🔗 genus.springeropen.com/articles/10....

🚨 Now out in Journal of Human Resources: ⛪️ Can Schools Change Religious Attitudes? Evidence from German State Reforms of Compulsory Religious Education w/ @benjaminarold.bsky.social & Larissa Zierow 👉 Religious education in school affects adult lives 🔗 jhr.uwpress.org/content/earl... A 🧵 1/6

A bill that would provide free contraception for women aged 18-25 had been submitted by one of the parties in Poland's ruling coalition. “Conscious motherhood and equal access to contraception are the foundation of a modern and responsible state,” says Polska 2050.

The far-right Confederation party has submitted a resolution to Poland’s parliament condemning Israel’s “genocidal actions” in Gaza, as well as the “criminal terrorist attacks by Hamas”. It has called on other parties to adopt the resolution in a vote.

We just spent 6 months to add 1 figure to this paper. Some people said, "Couples aren't prioritizing men's careers. Men just have better earnings opportunities when moving." Earnings effects of moves for couples on the left, singles on the right. Negligible gap between single men and women.

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Greta Thunberg says she is being detained by Israel in cell ‘infested with bedbugs’

Very excited to announce that @srhayford.bsky.social, @lesja.bsky.social, and I will be guest-editing a special volume of @prpr-journal.bsky.social on "Contemporary Pronatalism in Demographic Context"! Submissions due March 1, 2026. link.springer.com/collections/...

“This Special Issue will provide an opportunity for population scientists to contribute to the conversations about pronatalism throughout the world. We welcome critical, theoretical, descriptive, and empirical submissions that explicitly focus on some aspect of pronatalism”

👉Systematic review finds same-sex & different-sex parents show similar mental health, parenting stress & relationship quality. Same-sex parents face more stress related to discrimination and less family help. @yuxuanjin.bsky.social @denimazrekaj.bsky.social 🔗 genus.springeropen.com/articles/10....

Poland has launched a nationwide deposit-refund system for plastic and metal drinks containers, with the aim of increasing recycling. A deposit will be added to the cost of such products, with the money paid back when the consumer returns the packaging.

New WP: We study how minimum wage increases affect poverty and food hardship in the U.S from 1981-2019. Different from recent work, we study the Supplemental Poverty Measure + two measures of food hardship, factor in cost-of-living differences, and more. www.iza.org/publications...

Poland has announced the return of four historical items looted during WWII and missing until recently being spotted at auction. Hundreds of thousands of artistic and scientific works disappeared during the German and Soviet occupations of Poland, and many remain unaccounted for.

Please consider signing a petition to increase the spending on science in Poland / List otwarty w sprawie finansowania nauki, w tym @ncn.gov.pl www.petycjeonline.com/list_otwarty...

The future of Moldova is in Europe! 🇪🇺🇲🇩 On this historic step forward, the people of Moldova have chosen the path of democracy, hope and opportunities. They have chosen Europe. Europa este Moldova. Moldova este Europa.

For the Guardian, @turnbulldugarte.com and I discuss our research that clearly shows one thing: Labour's anti-immigration strategy will only strengthen Reform and weaken its own electoral prospects. It won't win voters back but ultimately normalizes the far right www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Assistant professors teach courses that are closer to the knowledge frontier than tenured faculty.

We have a paper on how Labour's strategy is disastrous. There's an exclusive coverage in @newstatesman.com www.newstatesman.com/politics/202...

Of all the horrors unleashed by Russia’s war, none cuts deeper than the abduction of children. We will not rest until Ukraine’s children are home. The EU will host a high-level international summit to bring the world's eyes to the fate of these children. link.europa.eu/CJ9PwR

Also, a gentle reminder that using terms likes gay couples and straight couples in place of same-sex and different-sex couples or households contributes to bi-erasure. #SOGIData #BiAwarenessWeek #icu

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Shops would be banned from selling alcohol at night and all forms of alcohol advertising would be banned under a law proposed by The Left, which is part of Poland's ruling coalition.

📣 SSR is currently soliciting submissions for an upcoming special issue on AI and Inequality 🔥 🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu... 📆 deadline: Nov 17th 👇👇👇

As Adam Przeworski and Juan Linz wrote, in a healthy democracy, the current government is always the government pro tempore. You are temporary. A situation that gives the governing party the right incentives. You will be in the minority. www.cambridge.org/core/books/d...

Based on feedback from applicants, reviewers and broader research community, the ERC Scientific Council decided to make changes in the 2026–27 calls for proposal for research funding. More details from the ERC President 👉 europa.eu/!hP3WWF What’s your take on this? Tell us! 👇

I recently read a BA thesis on the prevalence of "anti-gender" ideology in #farright party manifestos. It was quite good overall, but when it came to choosing a graph style and colour palette, the student did the funniest thing👇

Poland has shot down a number of Russian military drones that entered its airspace last night in what the government has called an "unprecedented act of aggression". This is the first time Russian drones have been shot down over a NATO country," says Prime Minister Donald Tusk.

Very pleased to announce the (nearly complete) list of our monthly events coming up this term! Sept: Invisible biases, unequal outcomes Oct: What is a feminist method Nov: Panel discussion - Feminist research & data in political turmoil. Details & sign up: femquant.wordpress.com/seminar-seri...

A recent BSPS initiative is a critical demography strand, which thinks about how demography could be even better. This panel organised by Laura Sochas & Ben Wilson w/ Wendy Sigle, @signesvallfors.bsky.social & @honoratabogusz.bsky.social had great ideas about applying critical thinking in demography

📣 Job alert! 📣 2 fully funded PhD positions in sociology/demography in the ERC Starting Grant SeRO, which studies the impact of local violent crime on sexual and reproductive health in Mexico. Please share and apply! PhD post 1: su.varbi.com/en/what:job/... PhD post 2: su.varbi.com/en/what:job/...

Heading to #BSPS2025 ✨ My schedule: - Tue 16:45 (011) talk about long term LM changes and second birth in DE - Wed 14:45 (043) panel on critical demography - Wed 17:45 (037) talk about Europe’s non-binary population Happy to be back & see everyone!

A Korean-born researcher and longtime U.S. legal permanent resident has spent the past week detained by immigration officials at the San Francisco International Airport without explanation and has been denied access to an attorney, according to his lawyer.

How the holidays find me

Completed a new academic rite of passage - written my first chapter for an edited volume. I couldn’t be happier about the volume it’s in! 🦹‍♀️ Thanks to @carnes.bsky.social & @gorenlj.bsky.social for having me and all the heavy lifting on the book. kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700640546/