➡️ Policy Paper Alert: New findings from the Konstanz Inequality Barometer show widespread public doubts about the fairness and financial sustainability of Germany’s welfare state. By @mbusemeyer.bsky.social and @felixja.bsky.social from the @uni-konstanz.de

Über 70% der Deutschen haben wenig Vertrauen in die Fairness und langfristige Finanzierbarkeit des Sozialstaats. Das zeigt das Konstanzer #Ungleichheitsbarometer, welches bei unserem Roundtable mit @dpzberlin.bsky.social vorgestellt wurde. Mehr dazu: zentrum-neue-sozialpolitik.org/roundtable-s...

Happy to see our new policy paper on perceptions of economic and political inequality with @mbusemeyer.bsky.social and Sharon Baute featured in German news today! Paper published by @excinequality.bsky.social ality.bsky.social / @dpzberlin.bsky.social

Last week we had a wonderful small workshop on #PerceptionsOfInequality in Konstanz @excinequality.bsky.social with a very nice mix of #PolSci #Econ and #Sociology takes on perceptions, their determinants & their political consequences. Thanks a lot 🙏 everyone for joining us in Konstanz!

It’s remarkable that so little, if any, of the discourse around generative AI frames things in terms of the massive negative externalities that these systems generate for education, search, an informed electorate, national security, and even the training of future AI systems.

Zuwanderung: Wie gespalten ist Deutschland in der Frage wirklich? Kolumne "Soziale Systeme" von G. Wagner zu einer Studie von M. Helbling, F. Jäger, @rahsaanmax.bsky.social & R. Traunmüller www.faz.net/aktuell/wiss...

For those who read German, nice article in yesterday's Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung about our research. We find Germans who are generally 'pro' or 'anti' immigration actually agree on specific policy proposals. A glimmer of hope for compromise, given recent craziness. tinyurl.com/h5z86trw

Do you think framing immigration debates as pro vs anti is oversimplified? If so, you'll appreciate our new research note in IMR (w M Helbling, F Jaeger, R Traumueller). We examine preferences for immigration policies across a wide range of detailed proposals (1/n) drive.google.com/file/d/1yi-7...