At its most recent meeting, the Senate of the Max Planck Society decided to rename the “Max Planck Institute for the Study of Multi-Religious and Multi-Ethnic Societies” in Göttingen as the “Max Planck Institute for Political and Social Sciences” as part of a scientific reorientation.

A new beginning in Göttingen 👋🤗 The #MaxPlanckInstitute for Political and Social Sciences launches under Ursula Daxecker & Steffen Mau addressing social & political challenges, including democratic backsliding, social inequality & conflict www.ips.mpg.de @steffenmau.bsky.social

We’re hiring! The MPI for Political & Social Science in Göttingen is hiring a Director’s Assistant (m/f/d) for the Dept. of Political Institutions & Conflict. Full-time, start ASAP. Support Ursula Daxecker with events, travel, communication & editorial tasks. www.ips.mpg.de/13135/stelle...

We’re hiring! The MPI for Political & Social Science is hiring a Secretary for the Dept. of Inequality, Transformation & Conflict. Full-time, start ASAP. Support @steffenmau.bsky.social's Department in all organizational & administrative matters. Find out more: www.ips.mpg.de/13135/stelle...

We are hiring! The Department of Inequality, Transformation and Conflict under @steffenmau.bsky.social is looking for Postdoctoral & Doctoral Researchers (m/f/d). Find out more & apply via www.ips.mpg.de #MaxPlanck #Postdoc #PhD #Sociology #SocialScience #PoliticalScience #Inequality #Conflict

It's official! The name of the new Institute has been confirmed and we also have a new website, including short sketches of our departments and research areas, as well as job openings for doc and postdoc jobs in our team: www.ips.mpg.de

Exciting news: our transformation is complete! The Max Planck Institute for Political & Social Science in Göttingen launches under Ursula Daxecker & @steffenmau.bsky.social, addressing pressing social & political challenges, including democratic backsliding, social inequality, migration & conflict.

Jürgen Habermas, one of the most important German philosophers & sociologists of the postwar era, has died in Starnberg at 96. Reactions from Friedrich Merz, Emmanuel Macron, many others & our Director @steffenmau.bsky.social via @sz: sz.de/li.3452832. A profound loss.

Jürgen Habermas ist heute im Alter von 96 Jahren in Starnberg verstorben.

We're hiring a student assistant to help grow the social media presence of Futures of Difference - a multi-platform knowledge initiative exploring how social categories like race, gender & disability are shifting in a changing world. Social science background & social media experience welcome!

We are hiring!

"Why every scientist needs a librarian" Librarians can be key research partners who help to scour the literature, manage data and make science open. #Library #Bibliotheken www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Must read: "Don’t deprioritize curiosity-driven research" www.nature.com/articles/d41...

💫Ein krönender Abschluss meines Seminars "Mehr als drei Jahrzehnte nach Mauerfall: Wie gespalten ist Deutschland?"! Die Studierenden durften @steffenmau.bsky.social interviewen. Danke für dir spannenden Einblicke und herzlich willkommen in Göttingen! @uni-goettingen.de @ifdemgoettingen.bsky.social

FAZ politics editor Lukas Fuhr reads 'Der große Umbruch' as a political book that avoids quick fixes & campaign rhetoric. Instead, @ricardalang.bsky.social & @steffenmau.bsky.social take a diagnostic, reflective look at how deep social & economic transformations challenge democratic politics today.

How can we restore trust in politics? The politicians @fhollande.bsky.social & Armin Laschet engage with our Director @steffenmau.bsky.social & CNRS Researcher @iguinaudeau.bsky.social in a discussion on political credibility & rebuilding trust. Hosted by the @centremarcbloch.bsky.social

Did you miss our 2025 scientific lecture series at the Literaturherbst in Göttingen? Stream most German & English talks in full-length on our website💻. From baby talk to democracy and the vaccines of the future; there is something interesting for everybody! www.mpinat.mpg.de/4758909/media

Knapp 40 Minuten Gespräch & Vertiefung des Ganzen mit @steffenmau.bsky.social - was spielt in die Frage - wann ist Forschung politisch - alles rein? Wie sieht Steffen Mau als wer, der selbst Politikberatung macht, das auch für sich? share.deutschlandradio.de/dlf-audiothe... 2/2

Ein virtueller Bibliothekar, einen Eisprung live beobachten, Sehen stimulieren, zwei Postdocs im Porträt und der Erfolg der „Solar System School“: Viele Einblicke in die Uni und unsere Göttingen Campus-Partner bietet die aktuelle Ausgabe der campus|inform. www.uni-goettingen.de/uniinform

In der Redaktion des "Mittelweg 36" und von Soziopolis ist zum 1. Oktober 2026 und für die Dauer von 15 Monaten eine Volontariats-Stelle ausgeschrieben. Gesucht wird ein/e Sozial- oder Kulturwissenschaftler:in, die/der an Themen- und Fragestellungen... https://www.theorieblog.de/?p=30413

"Polarisierung" ist unter den 10 wichtigsten Sachbüchern des Jahres in der @faznet.bsky.social. Das freut mich sehr! www.faz.net/aktuell/feui...

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Mathias Koenig. He was a brilliant scholar and an exceptionally gentle and supportive colleague. Our heartfelt condolences go to his family and all who worked with him. He will be sorely missed.

Interview mit @kathrinkuehn.bsky.social für die Sendung Systemfragen im Deutschlandfunk zum Thema der Politisierung und Beeinflussung der Wissenschaft. www.deutschlandfunk.de/bonusmateria...

Wer die Demokratie retten will, muss die Wirtschaft umbauen. Wie genau, besprach ich mit @steffenmau.bsky.social und @ricardalang.bsky.social im Interview bei Surplus. www.surplusmagazin.de/lang-mau-buc...

Die neue Lage ist online - Folge 459: * Ukraine: Diplomatie in Berlin * Klimaschutz: EU-Kommission will Verbrenner nach 2035 zulassen * Interview mit Prof. Dr. Steffen Mau (Makrosoziologe, HU Berlin) * mehr digitale Souveränität wagen: Mastodon statt X & Co Gleich reinhören 🎧 lage.link/ldn/459

Wir haben über die Zukunft gesprochen. Warum sie uns in der Regel so düster vorkommt. Was sie mit unserer Gegenwart macht. Und wie wir sie nicht mehr so lähmend und bedrohlich finden sollten. Antworten von Juli Zeh, Steffen Mau und Stefan Brandt. www.zeit.de/2026/01/zuku...

I am happy to welcome our new colleague and director at @mpimmg.bsky.social Ursula Daxecker from the University of Amsterdam. She will chair the new department „Political Institutions and Conflict“.

Excellent @zeit.de conversation: Our Director @steffenmau.bsky.social with Juli Zeh & Stefan Brandt on escaping dystopian thinking. They explore what Mau calls "Veränderungserschöpfung" (change exhaustion), the crisis of progress narratives & reclaiming agency in imagining futures. Worth reading!

Excellent news! At the Dept. of Politics & IR of @uni-goettingen.de we greatly look forward to welcoming Prof. Daxecker to Göttingen and to future possibilities for cooperation!

As part of our realignment, focusing on #inequality, #migration & the stability of #democracy, the @maxplanck.de has appointed the political scientist Prof. Dr. Ursula Daxecker (University of Amsterdam) as Director. She will establish a new department focusing on #PoliticalInstitutions & #Conflict.

New job: I’ve just started as a Senior Researcher at the @mpimmg.bsky.social (new name and focus on politics & society coming). I will lead a research area on “Social and Political Conflicts”, looking at the social bases of political divides, class politics, climate and more. Get in touch if...

In their last podcast episode before the Christmas break, @lagedernation.org interview our Director @steffenmau.bsky.social on the topic:“Solidarität: Verabschieden sich immer mehr Linke aus dem Gemeinwesen?“. "Solidarity: Are more and more leftists withdrawing from the civic sphere?"

Wie wirkt sich ethnische Vielfalt in der Werbung auf Konsument*innen aus? Dieser Frage geht eine umfassende Meta-Analyse nach, die Marketing-Expert*innen der Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) und der Universität Wien jetzt im @jmmnews.bsky.social veröffentlicht haben 👇

🧵'Immigration to Europe: Panic, Reality, Solidarity' ✍️ Robin Cohen, Professor Emeritus in @odid-qeh.bsky.social, has written extensively on #Migration 🔗 t.co/E0FDIOqV2V #InternationalMigrantsDay #Europe #Society #News #Daily27

🧵'The flattening of migration discourse: A crisis of complexity' ✍️Steven Vertovec, Founding Director of @mpimmg.bsky.social 🔗 t.co/HwhPvbGSU9 @uni-goettingen.de #InternationalMigrantsDay #Superdiversity #News

📰Discover the special issue of #Daily27 for #InternationalMigrantsDay Read insights from international experts in our two new articles on #immigration to Europe and the flattening of #migration discourse 👇🧵 #IMD2025 #LeaveNoOneBehind #HumanRights #Society #News

An English translation of our book "Trigger Points. Inequality and Political Polarization in Contemporary Society" will come out @brisunipress.bsky.social: bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/triggerpoints It studies the social bases of political divides over migration, climate, diversity & redistribution

Christmas Tree at our Max Planck Institute in Göttingen @mpimmg.bsky.social (courtesy of @thomasgerdes.de)

What role does the local community play in democracy? In his book In der Nähe’, Strauß argues that neighbourhood closeness is pivotal. @steffenmau.bsky.social praises him for vividly showing how a collective East German has “we” emerged (though contested), but finds the argument overly optimistic.

Comparative Migration Studies turns 10! Our special issue on “Critical Transitions in Migration Studies” reflects on how the field has evolved and where it’s heading next. Grateful for the first decade – here’s to the next ten years of CMS 🚀 link.springer.com/collections/...

Wie die Demokratie im Osten wieder stabilisiert und was gegen den Einfluss rechtsextremer Populisten unternommen werden könnte, dafür hat @steffenmau.bsky.social eine Idee 💡👉 www.europa-uni.de/de/universit... @mpimmg.bsky.social @humboldtuni.bsky.social

'Der große Umbruch': Tune into DLF Kultur #studio9 tomorrow to hear our Director @steffenmau.bsky.social and @ricardalang.bsky.social in conversation with @kfrenzel.bsky.social about their new book (German). Live from the Humboldt Forum, 12:05-13:30 - on air, online, or via the DLF app.

Steffen Mau kommt an die #Viadrina. Der populäre Ungleichheits-Forscher, Soziologe und Autor spricht am Dienstag mit Viadrina-Rechtshistoriker Prof. Dr. Benjamin Lahusen über „Die DDR und die Transformation des deutschen Ostens“. @mpimmg.bsky.social @humboldtuni.bsky.social

From growing up in suburban Chicago to studying cultural encounters in Trinidad, one of the most influential scholars in migration studies, Steven Vertovec shares how those early experiences ultimately inspired the concept of superdiversity, now one of the most cited ideas in the field. 1/2 🧵

Who is Steven Vertovec, how did he become an anthropologist, and how has his work influenced Migration Studies? Find out more in this conversation with our Alumna @MariaSchiller on the #Borders & #Belonging #Podcast. www.torontomu.ca/cerc-migrati...

Many East Germans still sympathize with Russia - despite decades of Soviet occupation & now Putin’s war. Why? Nostalgia, post-reunification disappointment, capitalism’s failures, & as @steffenmau.bsky.social notes, an image of Russia that hasn’t evolved beyond the democratic hopes of the 1990s.

🌏 Is it too late to do anything about the climate crisis? Drawing on Jens Beckert’s "How We Sold Our Future" and Andreas Malm & Win Carton’s "Overshoot", David Kampmann's @bjsociology.bsky.social review says no, but the real question is how we pursue radical transition. 📄 buff.ly/cSsEKfR

We're hiring an outstanding Assistant Professor whose core research is in the field of cultural sociology with demonstrable expertise in the sociology of #culture and #technology. 📅 Applications close Sunday 30 November 2025. ➡️ jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

At the Pre-COP30 Climate Talk in Brasília, I spoke about what #science tells us on climate change – and why we must act now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYgh...