AI is largely developed by men with uses that are biased against & predatory toward women. Faced with threats to their livelihoods, many admin assistants have felt forced to use it. Women make up 86% of those in jobs vulnerable to be replaced by [email protected] 19thnews.org/2026/05/wome...

📍 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗘𝗦𝗥𝗔 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳: 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 Preparations for 𝗘𝗦𝗥𝗔 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳 in Paris are underway. The Local Organising Committee reflects on past ESRA conferences and offers a glimpse of the new host city. See more: 📖 www.europeansurveyresearch.org/inside-esra-... #ESRA2027 #SurveyResearch #Paris #WAPOR

”No one is encouraging Black women to have more babies” AND I remember a time when there was a concern globally that Black women were having too many babies. The North remembers.

In this article in Technology in Society, we argue that beliefs about the personal or societal benefits of AI are not enough to explain its generic public acceptance. Beliefs about its 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 should also be crucial (1). t.co/UJZRUNR9bk

More than 2/3 of Americans oppose AI data centers; 55% of women vs 43% of men strongly oppose them. Women are disproportionately impacted by environmental concerns. Data centers can cause water scarcity, noise & air pollution, and high energy use = higher energy bills. 19thnews.org/2026/05/wome...

For my Horizon Project EDGE I am looking for a senior researcher from October 1st. This is a 3-year position on inequalities and democracy support. All information on the job and application process is here: gesis.jobs.personio.de/job/2639403?...

We’re excited to continue our collaboration with @esrasurvey.bsky.social. Thanks to their support, two scholarships are available for the 2026 RECSM Summer School! For more information about the available scholarships see: www.europeansurveyresearch.org/esra-sponsor...

You’ve probably seen our posts in the last few months about MEN4DEM’s LARP tryouts, but what are we actually preparing for? Here’s some more information about this project! Swipe right to find out more or go to our website, link in bio ➡️🔗 @via_berlin

I have rarely encountered a network as vibrant, careful, and brilliant as ESRA’s. I am incredibly honored and excited of becoming the new editor of SRM.

Why do fascists hate sociology? Because it makes transparent everything fascists don't want you to know. A sociological imagination makes us harder to control. Long live the sociological imagination.

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...