How can computational text analysis be used for building and testing social theory? @marckeuschnigg.bsky.social, @anamacanovic.bsky.social, @anmen.bsky.social & I write about how CTA is commonly used & how it might be used by sociologists in the future Out now: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

On the uses of computational text analysis methods in sociology. Excited to share 🙌 Huge thanks to my co-authors for such a rewarding collaboration doi.org/10.1007/s115...

Buch: www.rowohlt.de/buch/nina-ko...

Congratulations to @felixlennert.bsky.social who today defended his PhD at Institut Polytechnique Paris! Shout out also to his supervisor @eollion.bsky.social Well done, have a wonderful celebration in Paris 🎉👨‍🎓🍾 felix-lennert.netlify.app

📚 Special issue in Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie on Explanation and Causality in Sociology. Essential reading on where causal inference in sociology is heading link.springer.com/collections/...

Accessible for all here: doi.org/10.31235/osf...

My colleague Kevin Munger asked me and a bunch of editors to sit and think through AI and peer review. Our take: osf.io/9sxnc/files/... We envision an increased (!) involvement of humans in the evaluation of social science.

The Women’s Forum will meet on July 1st in the afternoon and will host flash talks for junior scholars as well as a panel on women in academia. We hope to see you there!

Computational Social Scientists in the Nordics, unite! 🇩🇰🇫🇮🇳🇴🇸🇪🇮🇸 The brand new Nordic Society for CSS welcomes all researchers and practitioners based in the Nordics. The Society will promote student mobility, events, and education initiatives. Join for free: nosocss.org/join.html.

How can analytical sociology harness the computational social science revolution? 🔆 👉Observe behavior in actual social environments, capture interdependent dynamics, follow up cumulative effects 🔗Access chapter 5 on strengthening mechanism-based explanations of macro phenomena osf.io/preprints/so...

No more need for dreaming…

IC2S2 2026 registration is open! Explore the 2026 conference here ➡️ ic2s2-2026.org ✔️ Submissions open December 15th ✔️ Keynotes will be announced between now and February ✔️ Full program of selected talks and tutorials will be available in late April

Returning to the Venice Workshop of Analytical Sociology this week meant a lot to me--smart talks, kind people, and lots of cool ideas. Shout out to the lovely community on Bluesky @kauspurg.bsky.social @marklutter345.bsky.social @verenaseibel.bsky.social @sawalzenbach.bsky.social ...

🧵1/6 New paper out in @sociologicalsci.bsky.social with @marckeuschnigg.bsky.social and Peter Hedström! We identify a social-influence mechanism that widens individuals' behavioral repertoires and breaks the link between individuals' initial preferences and the collective outcomes they bring about.

"We identify a social-influence mechanism that widens individuals’ behavioral repertoires and breaks the link between individuals’ initial preferences and the collective outcomes they jointly bring about." This month in our journal, @sociologicalsci.bsky.social

For us, this journey toward explaining *surprising macro outcomes* took many years. Grateful to my amazing co-authors, @martinarvidsson.bsky.social and Peter Hedström, and to all the reviewers who supported us along the way 🚀Out now: sociologicalscience.com/articles-v12...

📢 Join the SweCSS Community! If you would like to stay informed about upcoming events, job opportunities, and news from The Swedish Excellence Centre for Computational Social Science (SweCSS), you are welcome to join our mailing list. #css #academicsky 👉 Sign up here: liu.se/en/research/...

Great reception for our work on online misinformation in Chile! Thanks to my collaborators @arnoutvanderijt.bsky.social & Jonas Stein

Gracias por hospedarme en la gran ciudad de Santiago. Mauricio Salgado and @jicastij.bsky.social, you made this a lasting memory!

Thank you Mauricio Salgado and the Centro de Estudios Públicos for inviting me to the great city of Santiago

Grateful for the opportunity to discuss the fight against misinformation at the Centro de Estudios Públicos, Chile 🇨🇱 www.cepchile.cl/polarizacion...

Returning from #ic2s2 feels a bit like coming home from summer camp at 14: exhausted, inspired, and already missing the many new friends

🎥 All keynote talks from IC²S² ‘25 are now available on our YouTube channel! #ic2s2 #css

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We forgot to mention this on stage: Let‘s of course meet again at our favorite „Arbis“ for more summer feeling

Seva, thank you for your help in organizing our conference 🙌

It has been wonderful to host the amazing CSS community in Norrköping. Safe travels! 🤗

Please vote for the best poster #ic2s2

Amir Goldberg on the study of culture on stage now at #ic2s2

Thank you for a fascinating keynote on qualitative methods in CSS ‪@lauraknelson.bsky.social‬ Inspiring #ic2s2

Thank you all for an amazing evening!

The 11th #IC2S2 kicked off today! Highlights: Dean Eckles on making effect sizes meaningful for decisions, and Kathleen Carley on how Network Science + AI can detect and mitigate online influence — and even generate synthetic data. Inspiring to see how her work still shapes mine after 20+ years.

Need some local guide to navigate the city? 👇

Posters, also provocative ones, are being set up now at #ic2s2

Lower acceptance rate, higher share of female researchers

Dean Eckles starting off the keynotes #ic2s2

So grateful and proud to be part of this year's #ic2s2. All these kind words about today’s tutorials mean the world. Thank you!

Happy to be at @ic2s2.bsky.social So excited to see amazing keynote speakers, given how hard it is to travel to the Norrköping #IC2S2

We will do @mariaa.bsky.social Greetings from Norrköping 🇸🇪

Morning tutorials are in full swing. Share with us which insights you’re taking away. #ic2s2

Can’t wait to hear this keynote (Wednesday 9:00-9:45 AM) #ic2s2

It’s exciting to see people sharing their excitement about #ic2s2! 🥰 If you want to stay up to date, don’t forget to follow @ic2s2.bsky.social and share your thoughts using #ic2s2!

Tutorial Day kicks off tomorrow! Which sessions are you going to attend? 📚 Check the lineup and share your picks. #ic2s2 #tutorials

Dear CSS community, safe travels, weather is fantastic #ic2s2

don’t these look pretty? when I did my MSc at @iasliu.bsky.social’s then-just-begun CSS program many of these early graduates were our (very friendly and patient) TAs. Nice to see what they were up to beyond dealing with us, and the pool of graduates from IAS growing.

👩‍🎓 Work in Sweden: The Institute for Analytical Sociology offers 2 fully funded PhD positions! liu.se/en/work-at-l...

IC2S2: Posters and talks are scheduled, check out this summer's program at www.ic2s2-2025.org/program/

🚀 Draft schedule for #IC2S2 2025 (July 21–24) is here. Explore four days packed with inspiration. Review your slot, plan travel, and flag any conflicts—minor tweaks are still possible. See the program here: www.ic2s2-2025.org/program/. The poster scheduling will follow next week!

Congratulations on an excellent thesis and defense, Anastasia. You can be proud of yourself 👩‍🎓

We are hiring postdocs in Computational Social Science 📍SweCSS, Norrköping, Sweden ⏰Deadline June 3 🔗https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/26854 Please apply // help us spread the word