Survey people of BlueSky! Submit your papers to the @surveypractice.bsky.social Special Issue on Survey Costs by June 1. Guest edited by myself, @jameswagner254.bsky.social, Jill DeMatteis, John Eltinge, Daifeng Han, Chris Jackson, and Eric Rancourt! www.surveypractice.org/post/3724-20...

#DR2026: In 2025, a total of 62 countries are in episodes of regime transformation – autocratizing (red) or democratizing (blue), according to the Episodes of Regime Transformation (ERT) methodology. The color intensity shows the magnitude of the change. Gray = no significant change. 🧵1(3) #Polisky

Such admiration for these faculty members in Florida who are continuing to teach in the face of #censorship, restrictions on #AcademicFreedom, and the attempt to rewrite history and ignore social relations: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

"Under Trump’s presidency, the level of democracy in the USA has fallen back to the same level as in 1965" -- the year most historians/political scientists regard as the start of a true, modern democracy in the country. slate.com/news-and-pol...

This week, the EVS community came together in Lisbon to give further shape to the new wave! ☀️ Altogether, fruitful days that brought us closer to the EVS 2026 release (and the low flying planes)! ✈️

📢 Save the date for ESRA conference 2027: Where: Paris, France When: 19th - 23rd July 2027 Local hosts: @progedo.bsky.social, @ined.bsky.social, & @cdsp-sciencespo.bsky.social ESRA 2027 will take place jointly with WAPOR. Updates will be added here: www.europeansurveyresearch.org/conference/p...

🎙️ 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝙨𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄! 🤖 Topic: 𝗠𝗶𝘅𝗲𝗱-𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱𝘀 and 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆𝘀 🗣 Host: Barry Schouten 💬 Guests: Joost Kappelhof, Leen Sterckx, Janelle van den Heuvel, and Suzanne Roggeveen 🌍 Watch the video on our website (or on YouTube): www.europeansurveyresearch.org/resources/po...

Yesterday, those who teach Intro to Sociology at Florida colleges (as opposed to universities) received a ready-made curriculum from the state and were ordered to teach it. Yes, you read that correctly. The *state* is enforcing a curriculum on college profs, complete w/ the following restrictions:

This is a lucid analysis of the present context, though I for one disagree with the concept of “toxic masculinity” since it’s focusing individuals rather than the system. “The suppression of gender studies is not only an attempt to suppress a critical analytical tool, but also knowledge itself.“

🎤📢 The recording of the public panel 'Political Masculinities in Europe' @BrIAS is now available online. 🦸‍♀️🔥Welcome by Karen Celis. 🎓🪒Interventions by @payoub.bsky.social @tomekbesta.bsky.social @elinbja.bsky.social @veralomazzi.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=_l_J...

Just published! discussing online violence against academics, epistemic conflicts, risky research, solidarity practices - with @haeszi.bsky.social @ariannarubi.bsky.social @debbieging.bsky.social @norocel.bsky.social @audreygagnon.bsky.social @tamtagelashvili.bsky.social and...

wrapping up our political masculinities workshop at BrIAS with this public panel 😎 huge thanks to Karen Celis, @lizamugge.bsky.social @elinbja.bsky.social @tomekbesta.bsky.social @veralomazzi.bsky.social @payoub.bsky.social for their time, feedback and lovely company ✨🤓

Read our latest special issue in Survey Methodology: ➡️ Advancing Comparative Research: Exploring Error and Quality Indicators in Social Research. Edited by @heinzleitgoeb.bsky.social, Stefanie Kley, Katharina Meitinger & Natalia Menold. surveyinsights.org

How do (anti)democratic #masculinities develop as socially-accepted models? In this #men4dem report, we use ~80 indicators to describe #EU27 national contexts of #socialization into (anti)democratic masculinities. We show how they vary within Europe but also highlights commonalities. Check it out!

Auschwitz was at the end of a process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers. This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder. Auschwitz took time.

Time to remember our amazing #ESRA25 conference last year! We have put together a few photos on our web page: www.europeansurveyresearch.org/conference/u... A big thank you to our conference photographer Dasha Nelina and our amazing host, the University of Utrecht (@utrechtuniversity.bsky.social)

💯 Loads of excellent advice in this post #AcademicWriting #AcademicChatter

This is the impact of political ideology on scientific progress.

As the Trump admin removes safety nets, DEI programs, abortion, paid leave & childcare, caregiving is recast as women’s duty. Women bear the cost: privatize costs, impose costs on households & push the consequences onto women. @sorayachemaly.bsky.social www.thenation.com/article/acti...

Political Masculinities in Europe – Public Panel 🗓 11 Feb, 10:30–12:00, BrIAS (Brussels) 🎙 With Karen Celis, @payoub.bsky.social @tomekbesta.bsky.social @elinbja.bsky.social @veralomazzi.bsky.social and me! This panel is part of a NWO-VICI Grant brias.be/index.php/ev...

EVS 2026 is underway 🌍🚀 The 6th wave of the EVS combines its historic values ​​time series with a new framework on European Values, addressing democracy, rule of law, sustainability, and Europe in a changing world. Fieldwork started in Dec 2025 and continues across Europe in 2026. bit.ly/45T969x

The second Trump administration has curtailed flows of goods, services, finance, and people, w/ outsize effects on LMICs. Directly or indirectly, these policies have had a particularly large impact on women. More from @charlesjkenny.bsky.social: https://go.cgdev.org/4rmWZKS

AI tools can now generate survey responses, creating new data quality challenges. NORC developed a detection tool with over 99 percent precision and recall to identify AI-generated responses and protect research integrity. Explore the innovation brief: go.norc.org/44JUZmy

Not a fan of this sport, but impressive what pink gloves can do

🎧🎙️Podcast Alert! Lovely to talk to @bvpaassen.bsky.social about stepping out of our comfort zone to bridge research, the arts and practice. Examples from collaborations @men4dem.bsky.social @via-berlin.bsky.social @emancipatornl.bsky.social & Push*Back*Lash @beldan.bsky.social

Apply now for the ESRA–GOR26 Student Support Award 🎓. This award supports student members of either organization who plan to attend the #GOR26 Conference with a free conference ticket 💸 🗓 Application deadline: January 5, 2026 🔗 More info: www.europeansurveyresearch.org/esra-support...

"The most successful anti-feminist women are successful because—while they built their fortunes & grew influence by telling women that the most important thing they’ll ever do is stay home, watch the kids & cheer on husbands—they refused to follow their own advice." www.jezebel.com/woman-with-2...

The State of #Democracy 2025: Fake news, lack of accountability, extremism and corruption seen as top threats to democracy across Europe and the US www.ipsos.com/en/the-state...

Want to submit a panel or paper proposal? Go to ecpr.eu today✍️

Here we are! Discussing #masculinities and #democracies through art, activism and science at the University of Bergamo - @veralomazzi.bsky.social Fabrizio Arcuri Francesca Tomatis

This roundtable was the perfect illustration of @men4dem.bsky.social, synthesizing artistic performance, activist experience and academic knowledge all in one.

MEN4DEM has made it to Bergamo! 🙌📰 #MEN4DEM #GenderEquality #Masculinities #Democracy

Such an inspiring roundtable @men4dem.bsky.social at the University of Bergamo with Cerchio degli Uomini, Bharath Ganesh, @norocel.bsky.social @lizamugge.bsky.social and an incredibly powerful performance by @via-berlin.bsky.social so many thanks

Get ready for our upcoming roundtable in Bergamo! We’re bringing together academics, artists and activists to discuss how reshaping masculinities can lead to a fairer, more democratic future for all. #MEN4DEM @albertagiorgi.bsky.social

@men4dem.bsky.social roundtable in #Bergamo , at #Unibg - @veralomazzi.bsky.social academics, artists and activists will discuss how reshaping masculinities can lead to a fairer, more democratic future for all - come and join the discussion!

Such an important tool! @veralomazzi.bsky.social

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📅 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟰 - 𝗞𝗲𝘆𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗺𝗮𝗻 Join us to reflect on Don‘s legacy and the future of survey methodology in our keynote panel: 🕯️ 𝘞𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘯 𝘋𝘰 𝘉𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳: 𝘈𝘯 𝘌𝘚𝘙𝘈 𝘚𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘔𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘋𝘰𝘯 𝘋𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘮𝘢𝘯 ⌚ 11:00-12:30, Theatre Theatron 🔗 www.europeansurveyresearch.org/conference/u...

📅𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝗘𝗦𝗥𝗔 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱! Today’s highlight: 🗳️ 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘆 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀: 17:15-18:30 (Room: Theatre Theatron) Got thoughts or feedback? Share them via #ESRA25 – we’ll highlight community posts all week!

In 'manifestos collected from 1966 to 2025, gender identity-driven violence appeared in nearly 40 per cent of them' #misogyny

EVS members will be presenting their work at the upcoming #ESRA25. We contributed to the program with amazing joint sessions with World Values Survey Association and @ess-survey.bsky.social. See you in Utrecht! @esrasurvey.bsky.social europeanvaluesstudy.eu/evs-at-esra25/

Only a few weeks to #ESRA25! How many conferences have their own playlist? We have it since #ESRA21! #datadealers #methodsfreaks #surveylovers : Help us to update it! #ESRAGoesToUtrecht @esrasurvey.bsky.social

🥳👏 Congratulations to #Unibg team member Fabrizio Arcuri, who has successfully defended his PhD "Ultra-Caricatural Masculinity. The Manosphere on TikTok"!! cc @veralomazzi.bsky.social @men4dem.bsky.social

📣📣📣Our first SDL2025 conference taking place at Bogazici University is right around the corner, and we have some excellent presentations lined up. To register as a listener👇👇👇 forms.gle/4HFdG4zvjcx5...

what we think about the role of science in @men4dem.bsky.social research, in a nutshell @veralomazzi.bsky.social

(Q) How will UniBG contribute? The UniBG team will lead the work aimed at understanding the conditions of development of democratic masculinities. @men4dem #MEN4DEM

(Q) Why MEN4DEM is important In a time of increasing polarization, we believe that shared artistic experiences can bring people closer together. @via-berlin.bsky.social #MEN4DEM

📢 Call for Abstract “From Stability to Fluidity: Contemporary Sociological Perspectives on ‘Normality’” Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje - 10–12 Sept 2025 📝 Abstract (max 300 words) due by 5 May 📩 Info: [email protected] see more: europeanvaluesstudy.eu/call-for-abs...

oggi e domani all'Università di Bergamo - workshop #Genere, #Religione, #Media - un sacco di relazioni interessanti 💫