🍴 Bites of Inequality is back on the menu! Our lunchtime colloquium serves fresh research, sharp ideas, and a generous sprinkle of social curiosity — all in bite-sized talks that fit perfectly between your sandwich and your next meeting.

Our first conference recap is live. Thanks to everybody who made this event so special! www.isi-munich.de/en/news/wie-... #ISIWealthConference2025

First ISI Wealth Conference ✅ Lots of exciting wealth research, new international connections, and a constant flow of novel ideas. My personal highlight, of course, was this successful and all-important Bavarian rite-de-passage. Two taps! 💪💪 Thanks to everyone for making it a success!

@fabianpfeffer.bsky.social on @deutschlandfunk.de.web.brid.gy www.deutschlandfunk.de/soziologe-pf...

@fabianpfeffer.bsky.social proved that he is not only an expert on inequality but also on precision craftsmanship by successfully tapping a keg at the Hofbräuhaus. The crowd cheered as the first golden drops flowed, sealing what can only be described as his official Bavarian citizenship ceremony.

I spent the last two days at the ISI Wealth Conference. All the talks I attended were super insightful and it was great to hear so many different perspectives and see the exciting new research on wealth inequality! @isi-munich.bsky.social

Day 3 #isimunich #ISIWealthConference

Much work got done yesterday in 12 sessions and many discussions. Today will be our experimental day, featuring a panel discussion, interactive exercise, and excursion. That is, assuming that people found their way back from the Hofbräuhaus yesterday evening! 👀 #ISIWealthConference2025 #isimunich

Day 2. #ISIWealtheConference2025 #isimunich

@isi-munich.bsky.social Interesting sessions so far at #isiwealthconference2025 in Munich

What a treat, in every sense of the word, to be in Munich for the #isiwealthconference2025 @isi-munich.bsky.social

the conference topic is WEALTH why downplay or hide it? perfect

I know I am in the right place when it is annoyingly hard to decide which parallel session to attend. Looking forward to another day of that type of anguish. So much excellent work in the pipeline! #isiwealthconference2025

Wonderful and extremely interesting first day at the #isiwealthconference2025 @isi-munich.bsky.social

Day 1. #isiwealthconference2025 #isimunich

Our associate professor Lina Aldén presenting a project on "Prenuptial Agreements and Economic Gender Equality" at @isi-munich.bsky.social! 🤩 #ISIWealthConference2025

🎤Morgen ist unsere Kollegin Marliese Weißmann mit einem Vortrag über Vermögenstransfer & #Ungleichheit bei der ISI Wealth Conference 2025 @isi-munich.bsky.social dabei: t1p.de/9dud2 Wir wünschen spannende Diskussionen und gute Vernetzung! #isimunich #ISIWealthConference2025

Awesome conference @isi-munich.bsky.social! 🤩 I had a great time presenting in the wealth measurement session this morning! #ISIWealthConference2025

We are gearing up for the #ISIWealthConference2025. It starts tomorrow and you can find the full program here: docs.google.com/document/d/1... Thanks to this marvelous team 👇, we are ready to host a wonderful set of wealth inequality scholars from across the globe. Watch the hashtag for updates!

Meet Clara Löffler (Doctoral Researcher), Arielle Helmick (Managing Director) and Michèle Loetzner (Communications Director), the ISI dream team behind the Wealth Conference 2025. They plan, coordinate, communicate and take care of never ending strong coffee. #isimunich #ISIWealthConference2025

Meet your Host @fabianpfeffer.bsky.social will host three days of conversations about wealth, power and why it’s all … complicated. The conference spirit: Serious research, brilliant speakers and a belief that caring about people is still the smartest thing academia can do. #ISIWealthConference2025

Meet Céline Bessière 
French sociologist and professor at Université Paris-Dauphine, Céline Bessière studies how family, law, and money intertwine. 
We’re honored to welcome her as one of the keynote speakers at the ISI Wealth Conference 2025 in Munich. #isimunich #ISIWealthConference2025

Meet Lane Kenworthy! Sociologist, political scientist, and one of the leading thinkers on equality and the welfare state. 
We’re delighted to welcome him as one of the keynote speakers at the ISI Wealth Conference 2025 in Munich. #isimunich #ISIWealthConference2025

Less than one week to go. Where do you find ISI Wealth 2025? Here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Did you see? Our program is live. Don‘t miss the ISI Wealth Conference 2025: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

🚀 The first ISI Newsletter just launched! Inside: center insights, job opportunities… and a few surprises we promise are way better than finding an extra fry at the bottom of the bag. 🍟✨ Check your inbox — you don’t want to miss this. isi-munich-news.beehiiv.com/p/issue-1-27... #isimunich

Almost missed the Pipeline Program announcement? That’s okay — there’s a lot going on. If you’d like a gentle nudge next time, our newsletter is coming soon. Thoughtfully curated, just for people like you. Sign up here: isi-munich-news.beehiiv.com (And don't forget to confirm!)

Inequality keeps rising — so should early-career researchers. Introducing the brand-new ISI Pipeline Program: 1 year of international mentoring, 1 research stay abroad, and 1 glorious workshop in Munich. Apply by Sept 15, 2025 to join the 2026 cohort here: www.isi-munich.de/en/programs/...

ISI has a new website. Yes, one that works. Yes, also on your phone. No, we didn’t do it ourselves. We called Max from Goodaim (en.goodaim.de). He speaks both design and durkheim. Visit www.isi-munich.de/en Come for the inequality, stay because you accidentally closed all your other tabs.

“I was a VIP, after all.” Käthe von Bose dissects how German elites do exclusivity—in service clubs & nobility circles. Stratification, but make it performative. July 23, 12:15, LMU Munich or Zoom. Hosted by @fabianpfeffer.bsky.social. BYO monocle. #isi-munich

We were all set to talk tax, trust & transformation – but sadly, tomorrow’s colloquium with @kalf.bsky.social is cancelled. Academic life, like fiscal policy, doesn’t always go to plan. We’ll reschedule soon and keep you posted. Until then: stay curious, stay kind.

How can data, research, and policy initiatives provide more opportunities for advancement in the U.S.? Our new report looks at the key domains that shape economic and social mobility and the data infrastructure needed to support future research. buff.ly/7PSfnFn

Looking forward to present at the @isi-munich.bsky.social colloquium next week. Are people in favor of welfare retrenchment or fiscal expansion when confronted with fiscal deficits? See the answer on Tuesday

🎙️ Colloquium @isi-munich.bsky.social: @kalf.bsky.social on “The Tax-Welfare Nexus: Explaining Support for Reform in Times of Fiscal Stress” 📅 Tue, 15.07.2025 | 12:15 📍 Room 109 + Zoom All welcome – come for the taxes, stay for the insights! #sociology #isi_munich

Fresh from the printers: the ISI Inaugural Report! No dry stats, no jargon bingo – just real people, big questions & a slightly snarky quiz. Inequality, up close and human. At LMU Sociology now, online soon. #isimunich

Tomorrow with @phelisommer.bsky.social !

Who owns the city? Who planned this maze? And what does regulation have to do with it? Felicitas Sommer untangles it all with clarity and insight. July 8, 12:00, Room 109 or Zoom. Come get smart about space—without getting lost.

Soon: @miroborn.bsky.social on wealthy neighbourhoods—how affluence gets its aesthetic, its status, its power. ✨ 🗓️ july 2 | 12:15 | room 309 @isi-munich.bsky.social Also: he made a comic about class, mobility and how moving up doesn’t always mean fitting in: www.anthonymiroborn.com/comic

Soon: @miroborn.bsky.social on wealthy neighbourhoods—how affluence gets its aesthetic, its status, its power. ✨ 🗓️ july 2 | 12:15 | room 309 @isi-munich.bsky.social Also: he made a comic about class, mobility and how moving up doesn’t always mean fitting in: www.anthonymiroborn.com/comic

Why do social class and income still stick together after 100 years? @thaning.bsky.social has the Swedish data – and the answers. June 24, 12:15 Hosted by @fabianpfeffer.bsky.social Because meritocracy is more of a vibe than a reality. #isimunich #sociology #inequality #lmu

How unequal is wealth in Germany? 🪙🇩🇪
 Our sociology students took on this question in a hands-on exercise using chocolate coins. The results? Most students underestimated just how concentrated wealth really is at the top.

📬 Acceptance mails for our ISI Wealth Conference 2025 are out! Got one? Confirm quick — we’d hate to run this without you. And hey: repost this to let the world know where the real conversations on inequality are happening. (With you!) #ISIWealthConference2025

Yes, absolutely — and thank you for laying the groundwork so powerfully @ingridrobeyns.bsky.social . We’re here to amplify the data, honor the scholarship, and turn awareness into action. Let’s shake things up!

You: "I should really submit that abstract on wealth inequality." Also you: waits until the last possible second. 🔥 THE LAST POSSIBLE SECOND IS NOW 🔥 CfP for our Wealth Conference closes APRIL 28. Submit or regret it! www.lmu.de/isi/en/lates...

Reminder for the ORBIS workshop, where we’ll explore what data really means. Because as we all know: Data doesn’t speak for itself, it mumbles in code until someone with a theory shows up. 📊 A few seats still available: come help us translate the mumbling!

📊ORBIS Workshop Ever wanted to ethically spy on 550M+ companies? ORBIS gives you the data — ownership, financials, M&A, IP — you name it. 🗓️ May 15 | 🕐 13:00–14:30 📍 Think Tank Room, IFO Institute, Munich (Poschingerstraße 5) Hosted by @isi-munich.bsky.social docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Sondersendungen und Dauer-Talkshows zum Thema #taxtherich wann?

🍕 🥂 Have you submitted to our conference yet? We’re waiting for you — if not, we might have to analyze the social dynamics of ‘people who miss great events’! www.lmu.de/isi/en/lates...

Join us for the first ISI INTERNATIONAL WEALTH CONFERENCE in Munich, October 9-11 2025 CfP: www.lmu.de/isi/en/lates... Submit a short abstract or paper by April 28. Keynotes by Annette Lareau & Lane Kenworthy. And if you arrive a few days early, you can catch the last weekend of Oktoberfest :)