Wow didn't know I'm still early career

Dass in der Bachstadt Leipzig nun Hunderte Bürger die Kunst der Fuge lernen, um ihre Straßenbahn fit für die Zukunft zu machen, zeigt, dass trotz PISA-Fiasko klassische Bildung gefragter ist denn je. In diesem Essay werde ich

Now at JDLCC: @oliveiratr.bsky.social and I's accessible (but opinionated) guidance on testing theories with reciprocal effects using panel models. We argue for centering theory, making sure your data can answer your question, and defaulting to robust estimators. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Is crypto anti-elite rebellion or tax-savvy portfolio strategy? Our study of Germany points more to the latter: crypto ownership is socially stratified, linked to risk tolerance, and embedded in existing wealth portfolios rather than forming a distinct investor class. On OSF: doi.org/10.31235/osf...

Strong acronyming going on here

More kin, closer ties: Black young adults have 30–40% more emotionally close, frequently contacted, and nearby relatives than their white peers – a surplus rooted in horizontal kin (siblings, cousins, aunts/uncles).

For the 4th time, @bramlancee.bsky.social & I, in collaboration with AMCIS, organise a workshop on survey experiments on 5 Oct. 2026. CfP below ⬇️. We particularly welcome papers/research designs from early career researchers. Deadline for submissions: 23 Aug. @aissr.bsky.social

Really happy to see my new article on far-right politics, touristification and the ‘political economy of taste’ published in @bjsociology.bsky.social (open access) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

As an academic, I grapple with theoretical tensions within the extant literature every single day. Does anyone thank me? So, please, I don’t need to hear about how “thankless” your job is. Take it elsewhere.

Ich hab einen Gegenvorschlag: wir überlassen den Apokalypsekitsch und die Ausnahmezustandromantik den anderen und arbeiten einfach mal NORMAL weiter an unseren Plänen für eine bessere Gesellschaft. Das scheint mir vielversprechender (ballert als Insta-Kachel aber natürlich nicht ganz so geil rein)

*** TODAY! *** Please come to see us if you're in Oxford! (Given the heat we can't guarantee being there till 6pm though!)

found some pics from the golden gloves including pre-fight w ashante & post-fight w rodney (& some blood on my face)

Sigh. What used to be a fun volunteer activity involving skimming diverse research papers on many topics from diverse global academics has turned into a slog through a queue dominated by papers about "AI" (few involving any research) and AI-written slop. Real research is still there but swamped.

The only authority I have left as a father is the window locks in the back seats.

One of the best books on climate change to read right now:

A paper based on my master's thesis is out this morning in PDR! It offers a new way of theorising and estimating "demographic memory". In a week of heatwaves and political instability in the UK, these toy examples work as a nice graphical abstract 🌡️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Do I really receive more peer review invitations because you are submitting more or is it because I have become ca. 40% more famous since last year? And: What is the deal with Springer? Close to 80% of review requests are now coming from Springer journals

Looking forward to the new prime minister, really liked his pandemic Netflix special "Inside"

Not sure if anyone said this before but buying music on Bandcamp would be more enjoyable if the shipping costs weren't so bizarre

🚀 "ntwrk": A Stata package for network analysis 🚀 ⭐ Yesterday at the @statacorp.bsky.social Germany 2026 conference in Munich, I showcased the #ntwrk package: github.com/asjadnaqvi/s... The package is a designed for both network analysis and graph layouts. Check it out! Up soon SSC.

Dass nach Ingeborg Bachmann immer noch kein Flugzeugträger benannt wurde (obwohl ich das seit Jahren fordere, und ich bin nicht der Einzige!), ist ein Skandal

Still a few days left to submit your FReDA/pairfam/GGS papers for the FReDA User Conference in Cologne, 26-27 November

We are wrapping up the FemQuant 2025/26 events programme with a panel discussion on Navigating the Peer Review Process. Join us Tues 23 June 2026 to hear insights from editor, author, and reviewer perspectives. Sign up to receive the link on the day: femquant.wordpress.com/seminar-seri...

The winner of the #ecsr thesis prize 2025: @gaiaghirardi.bsky.social!!! Gaia graduated from the @eui-sps.bsky.social @eui-eu.bsky.social #ecsr2026

What’s happened to income-group gaps in parental spending on children in the U.S.? For the last 45 years, they just. keep. getting. wider. In a new @socarxiv.bsky.social working paper, I present updated evidence on trends in spending on childcare, education, and extracurricular activities.

Social media ban for adults next, please

PNAS not serving up linked supplementals from 20 years ago but it is does have a cheeky 404 page so

Sogenannte Urszene der Sozialwissenschaften

"die schweigende mehrheit" aber es ist einfach nur dietmar dath der überall mitliest und nichts postet

Running an experiment to study racial discrimination? Going to use names to signal race? Here's a new tool! This helps you to choose the names you want to use based on: 1.) the strength of the racial signal you want to send 2.) whether you want to hold other factors (e.g., class) constant

„Trigger Points“ - open access!

New preprint out with @mfphilipp.bsky.social & @eileenpeters.bsky.social ✨️ From #neighborhood exposure to #genderbeliefs? We find that local female employment patterns are linked to beliefs about when mothers should return to full-time work. Read more here: osf.io/preprints/so...

Seit einem knappen Jahr versuchen wir Studierende und Interessierte mit Kurzvideos über Statistisk 📊 und Forschungsmethoden🗒️ zu erreichen. Hier haben wir unsere Erfahrungen aufgeschrieben 👇 Wer Lust hat, kann auch gerne direkt beim Kanal "DataVibes" reinschauen: www.instagram.com/datavibes_ude

New paper! I find that growing performance-based inequalities—rather than selective school choices—have become the main driver of opportunity gaps under educational contraction, especially for girls from less advantaged backgrounds.

🚨New paper out in @epsrjournal.bsky.social! I examine how high rental prices influence local political satisfaction in German cities. 🔎🏢 doi.org/10.1017/S175... For a preview of the results check the 🧵below👇:

1/4 🗣️ Has feminism gone too far? In a new preprint with @stinasiegert.bsky.social, we analyze how agreement with this statement might vary across genders and age groups in Europe. Read the full preprint here: doi.org/10.31235/osf...

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If you’re in the Oxford area next Friday, 12th June, I’m talking about the “Birds of the Lye Valley Area” at 1:45pm, with lots of pictures and sound recordings. Lunch is also available (but is not compulsory!): www.bullingdoncommunityassociation.co.uk/articles/com... @friendlyevalley.bsky.social

New research from @mhamjediers.bsky.social, @ppraeg.bsky.social, and @a-gugushvili.bsky.social investigates whether large-scale geopolitical shocks causally reshape how individuals perceive their intergenerational mobility. Read this article open access here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The Women’s Forum at INAS once again will take place on the first day of the INAS Conference 2026 and is open to all conference participants. This half-day event will feature flash talks by junior scholars, followed by a panel discussion on inclusion, representation, and academic life.

✨ We are hiring @crestumr.bsky.social ✨ Post-doc position, up to 3 years, in a Horizon project. Profile: at the intersection of NLP & Social Sciences. More information here: shorturl.at/TxDLN 🥰 RT appreciated 🥰

📄 New paper: people choose AI models partly on political grounds This is joint work with @pettertornberg.com @chrisbail.bsky.social @michelleschimmel.bsky.social and led by @michaelheseltine.bsky.social

NEW ARTICLE by CREST Sociology's Patrick Präg in Social Science Research: "Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and perceived intergenerational mobility in Czechia and Uruguay. An unexpected event during survey design study" OPEN ACCESS: doi.org/10.1016/j.ss...

Wieso war "Habecks Heizungs-Hammer" trotz Unterstützung für Klimaschutz so unbeliebt? Und wieso ist das im Gesetz enthaltene staatliche #derisking entgegen der Annahme der politischen Ökonomie wirkungslos verpufft? Dazu entwickle ich aktuell ein Forschungsprogramm zur Soziologie der Bedrohung. 1/5

Lubomyr Melnyk Oxford take over continues

📢 Open positions! I’m recruiting 2 postdocs + 3 PhD positions at C³S, @goetheuni.bsky.social in #ClimateJustice, environmental inequality, #Demography & #ComputationalSocialScience 🌍📊💻 3–4 years + strong support for training🎒 Deadline: 23 June 2026 More: www.uni-frankfurt.de/48794987/Zen...

Few people know: when Sally Timms sang "Make those horses jump through hoops of flames" yes she was talking about publishing in peer reviewed journals