I’m looking for three PhD students for my new ERC project, starting 1 September. The goal is to understand how firms shape inequality in workers’ careers—using population registers. Please spread the word! Deadline is March 8, more info here (see projects 4-6): ics-graduateschool.nl/vacancies/

Reminder: you can still join us for the first AMCIS seminar of 2026 with @alexandersahn.bsky.social that will take place tomorrow ⬇️ @aissr.bsky.social @codyhochstenbach.bsky.social

Join us on 17 February for the first AMCIS Seminar of 2026: @alexandersahn.bsky.social will talk about "Exposure to Homelessness and Support for Policy Remedies" @aissr.bsky.social @codyhochstenbach.bsky.social More info & registration: amcis.uva.nl/content/even...

Another publication coming out of our @equalstrength.bsky.social Horizon project on hate crime in Europe by @alvaroszv.bsky.social ⬇️

For everyone using names in experimental research, check out this first publication in Nature's Scientific Data from our @equalstrength.bsky.social project on perceptions of names in Europe Lead by Abel Ghekiere and @billiemartiniello.bsky.social; great summary by @sbvanoosten.bsky.social below ⬇️

Yesterday we had the last AMCIS Seminar of 2025 with @cdiehl.bsky.social on perceived discrimination. In this first year since @codyhochstenbach.bsky.social and I have taken over from @thijsbol.bsky.social as AMCIS co-directors, we were lucky to host a great group of speakers! @aissr.bsky.social

On Thursday we host Claudia Diehl for the year's last AMCIS Seminar: "Explaining Perceptions of Unfair Treatment: Theoretical Arguments & Empirical Evidence from Ethnic Minorities, Women & Students" Info & registration: amcis.uva.nl/content/even... @codyhochstenbach.bsky.social @aissr.bsky.social

Tomorrow, we host @miroborn.bsky.social for an AMCIS Seminar on "Social Ladders: The Weight of Social Mobility" where he will critically explores the ideal of social mobility. Info and registration: amcis.uva.nl/content/even... @codyhochstenbach.bsky.social @aissr.bsky.social

Reminder: next Wednesday we host @tevoelker.bsky.social at the AMCIS Seminar who will talk on the Far Right, with our colleagues Jaron Harambam and @twanhuijsmans.bsky.social as discussants. ⬇️ More info + registration below @codyhochstenbach.bsky.social @aissr.bsky.social

Upcoming AMCIS Seminar: On 12 Nov. @tevoelker.bsky.social talks about "Mainstreaming the Far Right: How Far-Right Actors and Ideas Shape Public Debates" - just 2 weeks after the Dutch elections! Info & Registration: amcis.uva.nl/content/even... @aissr.bsky.social @codyhochstenbach.bsky.social

Thanks to everyone who attended the AMCIS seminar with @sibylleglk.bsky.social today about her book "The gender of Capital" co-authored with @celinebessiere.bsky.social, which was unfortunately interrupted by a fire alarm that forced us to evacuate the building.

One of many super interesting posters at #AkadSoz25, pitched by one of the authors, @isabelmhabicht.bsky.social. Cc: @gesis.org @evazschirnt.bsky.social

Why do women still hold less wealth than men—even under egalitarian laws? 💰 Join @sibylleglk.bsky.social's talk on *The Gender of Capital* 📅 Oct 13 | 🕒 15:30 👉 Register here: amcis.uva.nl/content/even... With @evazschirnt.bsky.social, Ivana Isailović & @codyhochstenbach.bsky.social

And our AMCIS survey experiments workshop is a wrap! Two great and intense days with lots of exiting survey experimental designs and projects being presented + two great keynotes 😀 Thanks everyone for coming to Amsterdam @aissr.bsky.social

We’re off to a great start on our workshop on survey experiments, organized with @bramlancee.bsky.social Great to welcome our participants @aissr.bsky.social on such a sunny Fall day!

On Oct 13, AMCIS co-organizes a book presentation by Sibylle Gollac on "The Gender of Capital" which examines the persistence of the gender wealth gap in countries, showing how this gap is maintained ­by legal professionals. Info and registration here: amcis.uva.nl/content/even...

At the Department of Political Science (University of Amsterdam, @uva-fmg.bsky.social), we are looking for a new Assistant Professor to join our team. Interested? You can find all details and apply here: werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies....

Looking forward to presenting our #meta-analysis on #parenthood #discrimination (joined work with @isabelmhabicht.bsky.social and @jessdaik.bsky.social) at the CEPDISC 2025 conference in Denmark today. Working Paper available at osf.io/preprints/so...

We absolutely loved Bernd growing up - how cool to see this on Last Week Tonight 😂😍

🙌🎉🎭 with the @equalstrength.bsky.social team at the @ecsr.bsky.social conference in Cologne #ECSR2025

🚨 New preprint out with @evazschirnt.bsky.social & @jessdaik.bsky.social We tackle a simple but major question: Are parents discriminated against in hiring? Check out our meta-analysis results ⬇️ 👉 Preprint: osf.io/preprints/so... Or join the discussion tomorrow at the #ECSR2025 poster session!

WORK! The Sociology Department at Utrecht University is hiring a new assistant prof, with expertise on migration/integration/polarization/stratification. Come join us! www.uu.nl/organisatie/...

Reminder: you can still submit your abstract for the workshop on Survey Experiments that @bramlancee.bsky.social and I are organising @aissr.bsky.social early October. Submission deadline is 27/08/2025 ⬇️

@bramlancee.bsky.social and I are organising the 3rd AMCIS Workshop on "Survey Experiments in the Social Sciences", 1-2 October 2025 in Amsterdam. We are looking for Papers and/or Research Designs. Please email your submission to me and Bram, submission deadline is 27/08/2025. @aissr.bsky.social

@evazschirnt.bsky.social presenting results of a factorial survey experiment on perceptions of wage penalties of workers wearing the hijab

@elystromberg.bsky.social presenting a study on intersectional stereotyping, co-authored with @evazschirnt.bsky.social #IMISCOE2025

Our @europeansocieties.bsky.social paper on "Reference group effects & parental educational expectations" looking at a big-fish-little-pond effect and immigrant parents' expectations with Nora Huth-Stöckle & Reinhard Schunck is now available with page numbers etc. direct.mit.edu/euso/article...

Looking forward to this afternoon's AMCIS seminar on "Housing as a driver of inequality". You can still join us at 16:00. @sjs1869.bsky.social @codyhochstenbach.bsky.social @aissr.bsky.social

Next week, AMCIS hosts profs. Susan Smith and Rebecca Bentley at the University of Amsterdam. They will talk about housing as a driver of inequality, focusing on economic and health inequalities respectively. Join us, more info and registration here: amcis.uva.nl/content/even...

Looking forward to the next event in the pipeline of the Amsterdam Centre for Inequality Studies: "Housing as a driver of inequality", with Rebecca Bentley & Susan Smith on June 4 @codyhochstenbach.bsky.social @aissr.bsky.social

Happening tomorrow: If you want to learn about British elites, join us for the book presentation "Born to rule" with @aaronreeves.bsky.social and @samfriedman.bsky.social @aissr.bsky.social @codyhochstenbach.bsky.social

Join us on 30 April for the 2nd AMCIS event this month for the book presentation by @aaronreeves.bsky.social and @samfriedman.bsky.social ⬇️

Who runs Britain? April 30, @aaronreeves.bsky.social and @samfriedman.bsky.social will present their book "Born to Rule" on elite formation and reproduction at UvA. Organized by AMCIS and the Cultural Sociology group. Join us! More information and registration here: amcis.uva.nl/shared/subsi...

Thanks to everyone who attended the AMCIS relaunch yesterday and made it a great event. Especially @norawaitkus.bsky.social who gave a great presentation on wealth inequality and class analysis, and Rowan Arundel & Wouter Schakel as discussants! @codyhochstenbach.bsky.social @aissr.bsky.social

📢 Call for Abstracts for the Annual Meeting of the Network for Empirical-Analytical Social Research on Muslims (NAFS) on September 15 & 16 @goetheuni.bsky.social in Frankfurt, Germany. Call is here: www.goethe-university-frankfurt.de/170436331/Cf...? Thanks for sharing! 👍

🚨 Change of location: if you're planning to attend the AMCIS kick-off on Thursday, please note that the room has been changed from the JK building to De Brug (still REC campus)!!!

⚖️ AMCIS relaunch next week! Join our Amsterdam Centre for Inequality Studies kick-off with @codyhochstenbach.bsky.social, @evazschirnt.bsky.social, @norawaitkus.bsky.social & @mikesavagelse.bsky.social on 𝗪𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆. 🗓 10 April | 🕒 15:00 |📍De Brug 🔗 amcis.uva.nl/content/even...

Belangrijke blog van @distasioval.bsky.social, Borja Martinovic, @verenaseibel.bsky.social en @stefaniesprong.bsky.social: Hoeveel meer bewijs heeft de TK nodig om te erkennen dat moslimdiscriminatie een hardnekkig probleem is dat de NLse maatschappij onder druk zet? stukroodvlees.nl/hoeveel-bewi...

Looking forward to our AMCIS Kick-Off event on 10 April - join us in Amsterdam for a discussion on wealth and class inequality with @norawaitkus.bsky.social and @mikesavagelse.bsky.social @aissr.bsky.social

Today we are striking against the planned budget cuts in higher education at the University of Amsterdam! This is part of a larger relay strike. 🟥 For more info see: www.uva.nl/en/current/b... And woinactie.blogspot.com/2025/02/aank... #doehetniet @woinactie.bsky.social

🚨 Open postdoctoral researcher position 🚨: ▪️ PhD in sociology, econ, organiz. psychology, etc. ▪️ 80%, 2-year position @unibern. ▪️ Main tasks: set up + manage Swiss employer-employee panel & doing research on careers in companies ▪️ More infos: ohws.prospective.ch/public/v1/jo...

WORK! Come join us as an assistant professor at the Department of Sociology at @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social. Note: ability to teach in Dutch is required. www.uu.nl/organisatie/...

It was really great to see so many people from our @equalstrength.bsky.social team in person at VUB Brussels this week 😀

🏫Why are Dutch schools segregated by socio-economic background, and what role does school choice play in this? 👩‍🎓Tomorrow at 13:00, @dieuwkezwier.bsky.social defends the thesis 'Rhythms of Class: Socio-Economic Disparities and Peer Dynamics in Secondary School Choice'. 🎥 www.uva.nl/en/content/e...

I'm very much looking forward to being co-director of the Amsterdam Centre for Inequality Studies (AMCIS) with @codyhochstenbach.bsky.social, taking over this role from former director @thijsbol.bsky.social. Keep an eye on our accounts and @aissr.bsky.social for news about events, grants, etc.

I am pleased to announce that with Eva Zschirnt, I have been appointed co-director of the Amsterdam Centre for Inequality Studies (AMCIS) of the University of Amsterdam We are currently organizing various events, small (workshop & data) grants, PhD activities etc @aissr.bsky.social amcis.uva.nl

Just a reminder for Germans abroad that you need to re-register to vote in the Federal Election, even if you didn't move houses since 2021 (yes, I'm a political scientist and had to google this). Here are the docs you need: www.bundeswahlleiterin.de/bundestagswa.... (1)

Protest against budget cuts in Dutch higher education at the Malieveld, big turnout!

Are you working in a #Dutch #university? Could you please fill in this short #questionnaire to help me understand potential #concerns around attending the #nation-wide #demonstration in #TheHague on Nov 25th? #Academia #precarity #nationaity #visa #non-EU forms.gle/57ujMBusE93Y...

Reminder: You can still apply for this postdoc position on a project on Structural Discrimination in the Dutch Labour market with @stefaniesprong.bsky.social @bramlancee.bsky.social, and me. Deadline for applications is this Sunday.