How can scholars resist democratic backsliding & academic repression? Proactive engagement, collective action, data preservation & small acts of defiance can maintain academic integrity & resist autocratic pressures, even in extreme-risk scenarios. Link to the Anti-Autocracy Handbook below!

The #MaxPlanckPostdocProgram offers a guaranteed contract of at least 3 years, targeted mentoring, and career workshops. The call for applications is open now! 🚀 Take advantage of this opportunity and browse the job vacancies. www.mpg.de/en/max-planc...

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So you already know the basics of ERC research grant application. Still thinking of applying this year? Or supporting someone who is going to apply? Now it's time for a more in-depth look. Register for our 2nd webinar about ERC grants, on 11 September at 15:00 CEST 👉 europa.eu/!tB4q8F

Das Land braucht dringend Zuwanderung, doch die aufgeheizte Debatte hält selbst Fachkräfte fern. Der Soziologe Steffen Mau warnt vor einem gefährlichen Kollateralschaden.

🚨New Peer-Reviewed Working Paper @mpimmg.bsky.social I introduce quantitative political science data and methods to compare immigration law. A revised version will appear as a Chapter in the Oxford Handbook of Comparative Immigration Law. www.samdschmid.com/publications...

Here's a chance for early career scholars and researchers to share insights from their work with a wider audience, under the auspices of the @thesociologicalreview.org magazine.

Wie führen innovative Ideen aus der #Grundlagenforschung zum Erfolg? Darüber spricht Bram Wijlands, Geschäftsführer von Max-Planck- #Innovation, mit Max-Planck-Präsident Patrick Cramer in diesem Video 📹 www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QYb... #startups #technologietransfer @patrick-cramer.maxplanck.de

Director at Max Planck - a unique position! The Open Call for Expressions of Interest in Max Planck Directorships is open now and can be submitted by the 31st of October 2025. ➡️ mpg.de/directors - Please share the Open Call among potential candidates.

Are you a FaMI interested in supporting the researchers at our Max Planck Institute? Join our dedicated library team! This permanent full-time position offers a modern work environment with diverse responsibilities. #FaMI #LibraryJobs #MaxPlanck bit.ly/46AlrRc

Honoured to join @swessendorf.bsky.social in presenting Barking & Dagenham findings at today’s @mpimmg.bsky.social celebration honouring Steven Vertovec’s contributions to the field of migration studies.

Join our research team! We have a vacancy for a Senior Researcher in International Migration and/or Immigrant Integration at NIDI, The Hague, Netherlands. Permanent position. Application deadline: September 1, 2024. Gross monthly salary between € 4,332 - € 8,815, depending on level of experience.

Starting the #innovation loop: at @ TECH 2025 in Heilbronn on May 26, ‪Max Planck President Patrick Cramer praised Germany’s strength in research spin-offs, but urged more #entrepreneurship in #science, better access to capital & fewer barriers after discovery. @patrick-cramer.maxplanck.de

On #DiversityDay, we emphasize the critical role of basic research in understanding diversity. Our multidisciplinary teams conduct comparative studies to explore the dynamics of difference across societies. This deepens our knowledge of the world’s complexities, advancing insight & understanding.

Many countries need immigration to sustain their economies, yet public opposition often dominates. How can we make Immigration popular? Join @akoustov.bsky.social, Marc Helbling & Karen Schönwälder tomorrow for a panel discussion tackling this question! Moderated by @ulrikebialas.bsky.social

Despite exclusionary rhetoric, openness to migration has grown. Triadafilos Triadafilopoulos & Karen Schönwälder gave a fascinating talk today on Germany’s shift toward being an open immigration country - driven less by policy than by broader foreign policy priorities #Migration #Germany #Policy

Are migration policies leaning toward securitization & exclusion, or do they reflect a complex mix of openness, human rights, & diversity normalization? How do policies governing movement intersect with the governance of societal diversity? Workshop today on #Migration & #Immigrant #Policies

Applications are now open! Join our international COFUND project @uni-muenster.de & explore topics in #Migration, #Diaspora, and #Citizenship! Apply by 27 June 2025 for May ’26 start. Follow the link & submit your application now! ➡️ uni.ms/apply2mdc #Postdoc #AcademicJobs

"Eine Lektion aus Ländern, in denen Autokraten Universitäten auf Linie gebracht haben, ist, dass sich unabhängige Institutionen wie Gewerkschaften und die Welt der im weitesten Sinne akademischen Berufe gegenseitig unterstützen müssen."

We @migrationpolicy.bsky.social just did a webinar on Trump's 1st 100 days of immigration actions. If you missed it, check out the recording, link in reply I emphasized that we are seeing fast deportations with little access to due process or legal representation, similar to border practices

Reminder: The deadline for the Max Planck Summer School for Women in Political Economy is coming up this Friday!

Happy birthday, Max Planck! 🎂The physicist, pianist, #NobelPrize winner, #quantum trailblazer & timeless thinker was born #OTD 1858 in Kiel: his discoveries in the field of #physics forever changed how we understand energy & matter!🎉

This is as crucial as it is inspiring. Find the letter in full here: www.mpg.de/24574667/202...

Looking forward to welcoming ‪@akoustov.bsky.social‬ to the institute in May & excited for insightful discussions on this timely and impactful book #Democracy #Immigration #Public #Attitudes

"This is not just an attack on academic freedom; it is a license to investigate individuals’ minds and consciences" Professor Jan Werner-Müller @jwmueller-pu.bsky.social writes for The Guardian. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Thrilled to see @harvard.edu championing research freedom on X! Unrestricted inquiry fuels innovation, strengthens societies, and is essential for thriving democracies. Thank you for defending this vital principle! #ResearchFreedom #Harvard

Harvard shows resistance is possible. But universities must join forces | Jan-Werner Müller

Wir freuen uns, dass bei der #LangenNachtderBibliotheken in #Göttingen viele Interessierte die Chance nutzten, die Forschungsbibliothek des @mpimmg.bsky.social zu erkunden und Einblicke in unseren einzigartigen Bestand zu gewinnen. Danke für Ihr Interesse! 📚🔍 #MaxPlanck #Bibliothek

Viele Forschende in den USA spüren politischen Druck. Die Sorge um die #Forschungsfreiheit ist real. Im Interview mit #Deutschlandfunk habe ich über meine Reise in die USA gesprochen – und warum wir als @maxplanck.de mit einem #TransatlantischenProgramm reagieren ⬇️

Always interesting to listen to Pippa Norris (and Ezra Klein). Here, a very intersting episode about why the far right is thriving in so many countries. podcasts.apple.com/no/podcast/t...

Many thanks to Steven Vertovec @mpimmg.bsky.social, @didaanlau.bsky.social, Paolo Boccagni for their support. Moreover, thanks to all the wonderful participants, colleagues, and friends who helped me to make this book happen.

A pleasure to meet Vaughan Turekian from @nasonline.org. We exchanged thoughts on transatlantic collaboration in science and policy — and I had the honor of signing the Academy’s member's book.

✍️ In the second edition of our series on the German elections, Steven Vertovec and @stefanauer.bsky.social examine the shifting dynamics of integration and diversity in Germany. 🇩🇪🗳️ 🧑‍💻 Read it now: 👉 tinyurl.com/epdtvabb

Steven Vertovec im Interview über sein Buch "Superdiversität" www.diepresse.com/18448816/ant...

How diverse is your neighbourhood? A new website shows how #immigration to Canada has transformed our cities multiculturalmeanderings.com/2024/12/17/h... Good coverage of the super diversity website and the work by Dan Hiebert and Steven Vertovec

"Ich zucke zusammen, wenn Leute den Begriff Multikulturalismus nutzen" Wir leben im Zeitalter der Superdiversität, sagt der Ethnologe Steven Vertovec. Unsere Gesellschaften seien sozial viel komplexer, als Politiker oft denken. www.zeit.de/kultur/2024-...

Next lecture: 28 May, 18.00-19.30 CET: We will have Prof Dr Steven Vertovec, Director of @mpimmg.bsky.social, with us @uniosnabrueck.bsky.social who will speak about "Superdiversity & the Production of Social Complexity". Join us in person (Neuer Graben 19, room 11/212) or online buff.ly/4dFVJM6

#ERSNew #ERSSpecialIssue🐣🔓 Festschrift for Steven Vertovec and his academic legacy in migration studies, transnationalism, and superdiversity. Article by Sakura Yamamura: doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2025.2476726

#ERSNew #ERSSpecialIssue🐣🔓 Steven Vertovec reflects on several key individuals and their social scientific approaches that have strongly influenced his interests, perspectives, and analyses. Article: doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2025.2476722

Spaltung wird von oben durch Polarisierungsunternehmer erzeugt, ist nicht einfach im vorpolitischen Raum schon vorhanden. So haben wir in den „Triggerpunkten“ @thomaslux.bsky.social @lwestheuser.bsky.social argumentiert. Dieser Fall der politisch hergestellten Befeindung ist recht eindrücklich.

This is starting in a few hours, do join us at 17:00-21:00 📍 Alfred-Hessel-Saal, SUB Göttingen (Papendiek 14)!

The #FutureDay would not be possible without our dedicated employees. Thank you for showing the students our diverse occupations every year and inspiring young people to work at a research institute like the #MPINAT! 🔧🥼❤️ #MPINAT_Zukunftstag

What makes libraries so special? #Knowledge. #Sharing. #Discovering. We are opening our library doors on the #NightoftheLibraries tomorrow from 17:00-21:00; come explore our library spaces and our fascinating book collection. You can bring your children, we have activities set up for them as well!

🚀 Apply now 🚀 The new Max Planck #Postdoc Program offers a guaranteed contract of at least 3 years, targeted mentoring, and career workshops. postdocprogram.mpg.de #ScienceCareer #PostdocProgram

Kaum eine Technologie verschlingt so viele Ressourcen wie künstliche Intelligenz. Manche fürchten einen kalten Krieg um Mineralien. Andere planen Bergbau auf dem Mond.

ERC doubling funding to lure researchers to the EU www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-euro...

📢 Call for Proposals für das Forum Wissenschaftskommunikation 2025! Reicht bis zum 6. Mai eure Vorschläge ein: zum Schwerpunkt „Algorithmen, Plattformen und KI: Wissenschaftskommunikation im digitalen Wandel“ oder zu aktuellen Themen der #Wisskomm: wissenschaft-im-dialog.de/forum-wissen... #fwk25

Geschichte als Gebrauchsanweisung für die Gegenwart. Ich habe mit Petra Dorrmann vom RBB über mein Buch "Kipppunkte" gesprochen und bin ein wenig durch Berlin gelaufen, dieser schöne Beitrag ist dabei herausgekommen. Spoiler alert: Es fallen auch Bauklötze. www.ardmediathek.de/video/rbbkul...