‘Those of us who want to fight for liberal and progressive values […] must develop a new relationship with emotions, feelings and affect’ — Arjun Appadurai A great afternoon at the AISSR Lecture Affect in Times of AI. Full lecture + aftertalk with Roanne v Voorst: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Congratulations to @tomwgvdmeer.bsky.social on being elected as a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW), Netherlands’ national academy for science. A wonderful recognition of his work on democracy, political trust, and electoral behaviour 👏 www.knaw.nl/en/news/knaw...

From the Margins: #Migrant #Academics' Narratives of Precarity is online #openaccess: tinyurl.com/4x83var5 Thank you our fantastic contributors who trusted us with their critical, sharp, and beautiful #autobiographical and #autoethnographic essays. @openbookpublish.bsky.social @aissr.bsky.social

👏 Alana Helberg-Proctor awarded €3.3M via the Dutch Research Agenda (NWA) for Slavery past present. In the coming 5 yrs, she'll examine how colonialism and slavery continue to shape societies today, and explore pathways for recognition and repair. 🔗 Read more: aissr.uva.nl/shared/uva/e...

From digital surveillance to financial sanctions: @mdgoede.bsky.social explores how issues become framed as “security.” 👏 Per 1 May, Marieke is appointed University Professor at the University of Amsterdam, embedded in our Political Science dept. 👇 Read more: aissr.uva.nl/shared/uva/e...

🔴 Just 4 days after the Hungarian elections, we unpack what the results mean for Europe and the Netherlands. Join our expert roundtable with Carolien van Ham, Mark Duursma, Zsuzsanna Végh & Kati Cseres.

🚀 Wij zoeken een Managing Director! Leid ons bureau (19 collega’s), werk met een coachende stijl en verbind inhoud, financiën en organisatie binnen ons UvA onderzoeksinstituut. Solliciteer t/m 3 mei: werkenbij.uva.nl/vacatures/ma...

Excited to welcome Dr. Liz Przybylski @aissr.bsky.social @men4dem.bsky.social for a talk on hybrid ethnography followed by a discussion moderated by @britanlar.bsky.social 📅 15 April 2026, 12:00–14:30 📍 Roeterseilandcampus, CREA Music Hall 🔗 More info & registration: aissr.uva.nl/content/even...

We’re proud to share that @lizamugge.bsky.social has been appointed Professor of Politics of Diversity 👩‍🎓 Her research shows why diversity is essential for democratic representation and resilient societies. Read more 👇 www.uva.nl/en/shared-co... #AISSR #Democracy #Diversity

🎉 Stem op AISSR-politicoloog @zahrarunderkamp.bsky.social Ze is genomineerd voor de Vrouw in de Media Award, die vrouwelijke experts zichtbaarder maakt omdat zij nog steeds minder vaak aan het woord komen in de media. 👉 Stem t/m 13 feb: vidm.nl/vrouw-in-de-...

⚡A faster energy transition starts with listening. Political scientist Imrat Verhoeven shows why asking residents “How are you?” is often key to fair and effective energy transitions, especially in vulnerable neighbourhoods. Read the full interview 👇 aissr.uva.nl/shared/facul...

How does race continue to shape healthcare in the Netherlands? In our IMPULSE Spotlight today: Alana Helberg Proctor & Bahareh Goodarzi examine race-based healthcare practices and their consequences for reproductive justice. 🔗 aissr.uva.nl/content/news...

Why does poverty persist in wealthy societies? On 18 March, Matthew Desmond (@princeton.edu & @evictionlab.bsky.social) joins the AISSR for a public lecture on poverty, housing, and inequality. Pulitzer Prize–winning author of 𝘌𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 & 𝘗𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘺, 𝘣𝘺 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢 📚 Sign up 👇 aissr.uva.nl/content/even...

❌❌❌ The Social Science of Amsterdam 🎥 Video 5/6 explores what happens when research is embedded in city government. Anne Sastromedjo & Siegnella Concincion reflect on doing a PhD as civil servants in Amsterdam, bridging policy, care and critical social science in practice: youtu.be/2nux4dEw4zM?...

What happens when #Trust becomes volatile? 💥 @cvalebeek.bsky.social @tomwgvdmeer.bsky.social & @hakhverdian.bsky.social use survey data from the Netherlands 🇳🇱 to analyse how #VotingBehaviour is impacted by three key components of #PoliticalTrust. Find out what they are 👉 📖 buff.ly/gT7AWxe

My PhD dissertation is available here: shorturl.at/jJhIt Unpublished chapters are being developed into w papers 📄 I'am deeply grateful to my promotors @hermwerf.bsky.social, @thijsbol.bsky.social, for their guidance+support, the committee's thoughtful engagement & @aissr.bsky.social colleagues+team

❌❌❌ Urban development is often framed as progress, but who decides? 🎥 Video 4/6 of The Social Science of Amsterdam follows Yannick Drijfhout on activism, participation & power in Amsterdam Noord, working closely with community organisations. @anouk-amsterdam.bsky.social youtu.be/MCxX9BThMVk?...

How inclusive is citizen participation in practice? 🎥 Video 3/6 of *The Social Science of Amsterdam* features Nanke Verloo on participation processes in A'dam, following residents, civil servants & alderman @rutgergrootwassink.bsky.social ⬇️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tdu...

🎉 Congrats to @codyhochstenbach.bsky.social on being elected as a new member of The Young Academy (De Jonge Akademie), an independent division of @knaw-nl.bsky.social A well-deserved recognition of his impactful research on housing inequality and urban change 👏 🔗 dejongeakademie.nl/en/news/3197...

How does social science engage with Amsterdam? ❌❌❌ In this video series, AISSR researchers show how their work connects to everyday urban life 🏙️ 🎥 Video 2/6 features Christian Bröer on TimingStress: how time pressure shapes #stress, #sleep and #familylife in Amsterdam ⬇️ youtu.be/juI678CCS4Q?...

Sign up for next week's AISSR Lecture by Erasmus Uni experts Willem Schinkel & @rvanreekum.bsky.social: 'An extremely well-ordered mud-puddle. Migration, the Netherlands, and the fascist horizon' Aftertalk with @antigonesdream.bsky.social & Darshan Vigneswaran 15 Jan ⬇️ aissr.uva.nl/content/even...

How does social science engage with Amsterdam? ❌❌❌ In this new video series, researchers show how their work informs policy and urban life 🏙️ 🎥Video 1/6 features Eelke Heemskerk, @yuliia-kazmina.bsky.social & Laure Michon on mapping everyday social connections in the city: youtu.be/gfzCgp5YxH0?...

How to Publish Ethically in a World Dominated by Predatory and Exploitative Academic Publishers Blog by @aissr.bsky.social aissr.uva.nl/content/news...

Join us 15 Jan (15:30–17:00) at CREA for the 3rd AISSR Lecture in our series, by Willem Schinkel & @rvanreekum.bsky.social: An extremely well-ordered mud-puddle. Aftertalk with Sarah Bracke (@antigonesdream.bsky.social) & Darshan Vigneswaran + drinks. Register now ⬇️ aissr.uva.nl/content/even...

📢♀️ 'Resilience in Action: A Toolkit for Feminist Strategies in Times of Backlash' is out now! 🧰⚒️ Free to use and share. May this support many of you in pushing back against backlash. 💯⚡Proud of the Push*Back*Lash team @aissr.bsky.social ⬇️👇Download here #Toolkit2 pushbacklash.eu/dissemination/

Extremely happy that my project got funded with a Consolidator Grant from @erc.europa.eu. The project is called FIRMS, and with a team, I'll study how the workplace/firm affects inequality in careers. We'll use register data to trace the careers of millions of workers. 1/3 www.uva.nl/en/content/n...

🌟 Celebrating 5 AISSR researchers awarded the @erc.europa.eu Consolidator Grants! Huge congrats to @abbeyst.bsky.social, @yatunsastra.bsky.social, @thijsbol.bsky.social, Jaron Harambam & @mrooduijn.bsky.social 🎉 Read more about their projects: www.uva.nl/en/content/n... #ERCCoG

💠 Rebuilding Trust in Uncertain Times 💠 Launching our IMPULSE Spotlight series! First up: @stevepickering.bsky.social on how trust in institutions can be rebuilt through cross-national experiments. Read the full interview: aissr.uva.nl/content/news...

On Thursday we host Claudia Diehl for the year's last AMCIS Seminar: "Explaining Perceptions of Unfair Treatment: Theoretical Arguments & Empirical Evidence from Ethnic Minorities, Women & Students" Info & registration: amcis.uva.nl/content/even... @codyhochstenbach.bsky.social @aissr.bsky.social

Tomorrow, we host @miroborn.bsky.social for an AMCIS Seminar on "Social Ladders: The Weight of Social Mobility" where he will critically explores the ideal of social mobility. Info and registration: amcis.uva.nl/content/even... @codyhochstenbach.bsky.social @aissr.bsky.social

✨ Wij zoeken een nieuwe programmamanager! ✨ Werk je graag verbindend tussen onderzoekers, projecten en subsidiegevers? Ben je sterk in organiseren en communiceren? Solliciteer vóór 19 dec 2025 en kom werken binnen ons domein Sociale Wetenschappen: werkenbij.uva.nl/vacatures/pr...

Onderzoek naar liefde & midlife in Amsterdam-Noord 💛 Antropoloog Rahil Roodsaz duikt in de dagelijkse ritmes van stellen (35–60) in *Rhythms of Love*. Hoe verandert liefde als we ouder worden? Persoonlijke, kwetsbare verhalen vol inzicht. Een interview in @parool.nl: www.parool.nl/ps-van-de-we...

Call for abstracts, Seed Panel: Reparations in the Twenty-First Century—Claims, Programmes, and Unsettled Futures Conv. by Jean-Benoît Falisse (@edinburgh-uni.bsky.social) and @felixundstein.bsky.social (@aissr.bsky.social) 📍 @iobua.bsky.social www.eadi.org/eadi-events/...

How Migration Really Works — now as a comic! 📚✨ A 12-page visual summary of @heindehaas.bsky.social' research, created by @blijstift.bsky.social and LOKAAL Rotterdam. Free to download (in Dutch) or get the print for €9.95 (hello holiday season): www.blijstift.nl/samengevat-i...

❌❌❌ AISSR Harvest Day 2025 | The Social Science of Amsterdam | 4 Dec | CREA Join our 12th annual gathering on the “harvest” of social science in/with/for Amsterdam. Keynotes, aftertalks, videos & workshops on urban challenges, methods, and community collaboration. 👉 aissr.uva.nl/content/even...

Sneak peek from Renée DiResta’s AISSR Lecture last week: How does social media reshape political power? From performed credibility to fragmented info worlds, her insights hit hard. Watch the full lecture & aftertalk with @lizamugge.bsky.social ➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nshb... @ascor.bsky.social

In @nrc.nl waarschuwt socioloog Sarah Bracke voor de normalisering van het begrip ‘omvolking’, centraal in radicaal-rechtse frames over islam en migratie. Haar team toont hoe moslims als “vreemd lichaam” worden neergezet. Presentatie 13 nov: aissr.uva.nl/content/even... www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...

𝙒𝙝𝙮 𝙙𝙤 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙨𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧? Join us Sun 23 Nov, 14:00 at SPUI25 for a rare event with Achille Mbembe - one of today’s most influential thinkers - alongside our anthropologists Peter Geschiere, Rachel Spronk & Francio Guadeloupe Info & registration: aissr.uva.nl/shared/uva-p...

Meer vrouwen in de Kamer is goed nieuws, maar inclusiviteit gaat verder dan zetelaantallen, schrijven @zahrarunderkamp.bsky.social & @lizamugge.bsky.social in @parool.nl Het gaat óók om wie kan blijven, zich veilig voelt en ruimte krijgt om politiek werk te doen. 🔗 www.parool.nl/columns-opin...

𝙒𝙝𝙮 𝙙𝙤 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙨𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧? Join us Sun 23 Nov, 14:00 at SPUI25 for a rare event with Achille Mbembe - one of today’s most influential thinkers - alongside our anthropologists Peter Geschiere, Rachel Spronk & Francio Guadeloupe Info & registration: aissr.uva.nl/shared/uva-p...

Reminder: next Wednesday we host @tevoelker.bsky.social at the AMCIS Seminar who will talk on the Far Right, with our colleagues Jaron Harambam and @twanhuijsmans.bsky.social as discussants. ⬇️ More info + registration below @codyhochstenbach.bsky.social @aissr.bsky.social

Congrats to @mrooduijn.bsky.social, new Professor of Transdisciplinary Social Science at @uva.nl! 🎓 As part of his chair, he’s launching a Centre for Transdisciplinary Social Science to tackle polarisation, inequality & climate change by bridging science and society 🌍 www.uva.nl/en/shared-co...

Honored that our video from the recent AISSR lecture by @juliango.bsky.social was selected as video of the week by @the-syllabus.bsky.social! Thanks for highlighting our work 🙏

Call for abstracts, Seed Panel: The ‘New North’: Implications for Justice in Global Development 📍 @iobua.bsky.social Conv. by Maggi Leung, Karen Paiva Henrique & S. Shakthi (@aissr.bsky.social) www.eadi.org/eadi-events/...

Why are today’s police forces so militarized, and what does empire have to do with it? Sociologist @juliango.bsky.social (University of Chicago) explored this in his AISSR Lecture on policing, imperialism & racialization 🎥 Full lecture & aftertalk with Rivke Jaffe ⬇️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXtO...

Upcoming AMCIS Seminar: On 12 Nov. @tevoelker.bsky.social talks about "Mainstreaming the Far Right: How Far-Right Actors and Ideas Shape Public Debates" - just 2 weeks after the Dutch elections! Info & Registration: amcis.uva.nl/content/even... @aissr.bsky.social @codyhochstenbach.bsky.social

𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 Join us on 6 Nov for the AISSR Lecture by Renee DiResta, @noupside.bsky.social, author of the book 𝘐𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘙𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘴. On how social media reshapes power & politics. Co-hosted by @ascor.bsky.social ➡️ Register here: aissr.uva.nl/content/even...

Vandaag de laatste aflevering van onze serie “plaatjes van de electoraatjes” op de blog Stuk Rood Vlees. @simonotjes.bsky.social en ik gaan in op de achterban van de PVV. Passen de opvattingen van de PVV-kiezer goed bij de partijideologie? (1/6) stukroodvlees.nl/plaatjes-van...

🎉 Proud to share that Rowan Arundel & @codyhochstenbach.bsky.social receive the prestigious NWO Vidi grants, worth €850,000! Their projects HOU-EQUAL & DWELLWELL explore how housing shapes social & health inequalities across Europe. Huge congrats both! 👏 Read more: aissr.uva.nl/shared/uva/e...