👋 Exciting news! The UPF Department of Political & Social Sciences is now on Bluesky. Follow @politiquesupf.bsky.social to stay updated on research, events, and insights from our community. Great things ahead—see you there!

Ciències Polítiques, que puja fins a la 42a posició mundial en el rànquing de Shanghai 2025 per disciplines, situa la UPF més alt que mai al llistat internacional. @upf.edu www.upf.edu/web/politiqu...

New publication by @ccortinatrilla.bsky.social and former DemoSoc PhD student @annamame.bsky.social

We’re pleased to announce the next DemoSoc seminar (2025–26): Measuring the Scale of Loss: Life Expectancy and Conflict Mortality in Gaza by Enrique Acosta (Centre d’Estudis Demogràfics, CED) 🗓 4 November, 12:00 📍 Room 40.257, Roger de Llúria Building

Measuring the Scale of Loss: Life Expectancy and Conflict Mortality in Gaza. Enrique Acosta, Centre d'Estudis Demogràfics (CED) Come join us: Next Tuesday 4.11 at noon. @demosocupf.bsky.social www.upf.edu/web/politiqu...

La creació d'una prestació universal per a la primera infància és una de les mesures destacades de l'informe per reduir la pobresa infantil encarregat pel Govern.  @albalanau.bsky.social, investigadora del @demosocupf.bsky.social, n'és una de les autores. ➡️ https://ja.cat/H6VSC

One week left to apply to join us as a PhD student @demosocupf.bsky.social @politiquesupf.bsky.social in the project UNPACK. Deadline Oct 22nd Further info: drive.google.com/file/d/12vlp...

PhD Opportunity (funded) is now live Any help with promotion appreciated :) Project: “Unpacking the Puzzle of Child Poverty: Why Child Poverty Persists Despite Economic Recovery and Declining Inequality" @demosocupf.bsky.social Deadline Oct 22nd Further info: drive.google.com/file/d/12vlp...

🚨 PhD Opportunity 🚨 Recruiting a PhD candidate for the project: “Contextualized Multi-Intervention Strategies to Break the Vicious Cycle of Intimate Partner Violence” ⏳ Deadline: 22/10/2025 – short timeline & demanding application, act fast! 📄 Info (Catalan): drive.google.com/file/d/1g_Wt...

** PhD Opportunity (funded) ** Project: “Unpacking the Puzzle of Child Poverty: Why Child Poverty Persists Despite Economic Recovery and Declining Inequality (UNPACK)” @demosocupf.bsky.social Deadline Oct 22nd Further info: drive.google.com/file/d/12vlp... #jobs #PhD #poverty #policy #Doctor

On October 1st the call opens for a funded PhD student position in the project "Contextualized Multi-Intervention Strategies to Break the Vicious Cycle of Intimate Partner Violence". Contact me if you’d like to know more!

October 1st we will publish the call for a funded PhD student to work @demosocupf.bsky.social in the project 'Unpacking the Puzzle of Child Poverty: Why Child Poverty Persists Despite Economic Recovery and Declining Inequality', funded by the Spanish Research Agency. Interested? Get in touch!

A study with @ryotamugiyama.bsky.social and @alyceraybould.bsky.social Supported by @demosocupf.bsky.social @upf.edu @ucl.ac.uk @iussp.bsky.social, @popassocamerica.bsky.social @populationeu.bsky.social

📢Excited to share our new article describing the HEALIN cohort—a Catalan pop-based data of >1.5M people. This is the starting point for future research on health inequalities and multimorbidity in Catalonia. More info 👉 shorturl.at/xawaj @demosocupf.bsky.social @cedemografia.bsky.social

✨ Want to use quant methods to study crime, desistance and intimate partner violence? A *funded PhD* at ‪@demosocupf.bsky.social‬ is opening soon! DM if you are interested 📬

Soon to open offer for a *funded* PhD to study child poverty dynamics at @demosocupf.bsky.social @upf.edu If you have an interest in quantitative methods, social policy and child poverty this may be for you! Feel free to reach out for enquiries

#Recerca Un estudi del grup de recerca @demosocupf.bsky.social revela que existeix discriminació segons l’origen ètnic a l’app de compra-venda de segona mà líder a Espanya, sobretot a l’hora de comprar. @politiquesupf.bsky.social

[New finding!] Ryohei Mogi, Ryota Mugiyama, & Alyce Raybould (@alyceraybould.bsky.social ) has shown that individuals without a romantic partner are more likely to revise their fertility desires downward.‪ ‬

Reminder: The next DemoSoc seminar of this course will take place tomorrow, July 15th, at 11:00 AM. Juan Carlos Castillo (Universidad de Chile) will present his research "Market Justice and Meritocracy: Concepts, Measurement, and Empirical Associations".

We are pleased to announce the last DemoSoc seminar for the academic year “Market Justice and Meritocracy: Concepts, Measurement, and Empirical Associations” led by Juan Carlos Castillo (Universidad de Chile). 🗓 Date: July 15th 🕚 Time: 11:00 h 📍 Venue: Room 24.013 (Mercè Rodoreda Building)

📢 New report out on promoting healthy aging in Europe!The rise of pop aging causes societal conseq of immediate relevance which severity depends on health. The report highlights key socio-demographic inequalities in the EU to reduce the burdens of ageing. More info👇 @demosocupf.bsky.social

Convergence in the NEET rates across the European Union: do gender differences persist? Next week @demosocupf.bsky.social More info here. Come join us! www.upf.edu/web/politiqu...

Policing queer and disabled identities. Innovative research with administrative data by @emanuelemurgolo.bsky.social @demosocupf.bsky.social @upf.edu

Schools may not be as equalizing as we thought. Research led by @demosocupf.bsky.social's member Giampiero Passaretta and @tcddublin.bsky.social shows that schools do not reduce the learning gaps between immigrants and natives. ➡️ f.mtr.cool/nmowdimcbs #RecercaUPF

Together with Madelin Gómez-León, we represent the @demosocupf.bsky.social research team at #REVES2025 ✌️

🔔 Call for Interest 🔔 – UPF DemoSoc is looking for senior researchers to join through Spain’s ATRAE 2025 programme. PhD before 01/01/2018 required. 3–4 year contract + long-term stabilization. If you are interested, send an email to: [email protected]. Deadline to express interest: May 9.

Researcher Career Path in Spain guide has just been updated. www.fecyt.es/publicacione... @demosocupf.bsky.social

⏳ Last days to submit your proposal for the upcoming Conference of the Spanish Association of Historical Demography! 🌍📊 Life course sessions are coordinated by Clara Cortina & José Damião Rodrigues. 📅 Deadline: April 25 📝 Submit 300-word abstracts here: adeh.org/untitled-pag...

Social inequalities and the criminal justice system (CJS). It reflects and reinforces inequality. Exciting talk today by @mrovira.bsky.social @demosocupf.bsky.social @politiquesupf.bsky.social

📢 Join us for the 6th Research Forum at UPF! 🗓️ April 10, 2025 | 🕛 12:00–13:30 CEST 📍Sala de Graus Calsamiglia (40.035), Campus Ciutadella 🎙️ Martí Rovira on The Criminal Justice System & Social Inequalities #UPF #ResearchForum #DCPiS

🚨 Join us for the next DemoSoc seminar! 🚨 Prof. Irena Kogan from Mannheim University will present the research "Going online: New forms of transnational relationships among refugees from Syria and Afghanistan in Germany" 8/04/2025. 12:00. 20.283 (Jaume I) Don't miss it!

The next DemoSoc Seminar will take place tomorrow February, 13th at 12.00 h Dr. Tiziana Nazio, Ph.D, Lecturer of Sociology, University of Turin, will be in charge of leading the session "Changing families. Inequalities in family dynamics in Italy from a longitudinal perspective"

📢 JOB ALERT We are seeking candidates for a new position in DEMOGRAPHY & POPULATION HEALTH! ⏰Apply by: FEB 2nd 2025 More info 👇

Deadline for our Lecturer position is soon 13/01. Do not hesitate to apply. Excellent team and city #demography #sociology #quantitative

Come work with us! 2 job openings 1. Lector/Lecturer: Quantitative methods in sociology DEADLINE 13/01/2025. www.upf.edu/web/personal... 2. TT Assistant Prof in #Demography & Population Health. DEADLINE 02/02/25 www.upf.edu/web/politiqu...

We are hiring!! (2 positions) TT Assistant Professor position in #Demography and Population Health. DEADLINE 02/02/25 Please share www.upf.edu/web/politiqu... #sociology

We are hiring (2 positions). Lector position: Quantitative methods in sociology DEADLINE 13/01/2025. More info: www.upf.edu/web/personal...

Our warmest welcome to Guillermo Orfao (www.researchgate.net/profile/Guil...), who is joining @demosocupf.bsky.social as a Juan de la Cierva Postdoctoral Research Fellow!

📢New research focused on Imm's health in Europe! We examine age-related healthtrajectories using SHAREdata &found a)Imm have a more pronounced health decline overtime b)HealthGaps btw Imm&nat are particularly large for the lowEd e-print: journals.sagepub.com/eprint/2TP9E... @demosocupf.bsky.social

Calling Doctoral Workshop Comparative Social and Public Policy. Dirigido a estudiantes de doctorado #REPS #ESPAnet Spain

La sensación de precariedad afecta a la salud mental de los jóvenes @laramaest.bsky.social l , Matilde Cittadini, Adriana Offredi y @rogerssmm.bsky.social , Míriam Acebillo-Baqué, Karen van Hedel, @albalanau.bsky.social elobservatoriosocial.fundacionlacaixa.org/es/-/sensaci... #saludmental

And also do not forget to check the article by @demosocupf.bsky.social's member Giampiero Passaretta on the role of in schooling in equalizing achievement disparity by migrant background journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Check the latest co-authored article of @demosocupf.bsky.social’s member @mrovira.bsky.social !

This is the first post of the DemoSoc group at BlueSky. We are an interdisciplinary research group specialized in demographic and sociological analysis, as well as labor market and criminology studies at UPF-Barcelona.