🚀 Need fast, practical skills? Short online courses at #KOMEX2026 (19–20 Feb): R, Python, ggplot2, Systematic Reviews, Survey Design, ML, NVivo, LLMs. Register → afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/view/kome... Organized by @uni-konstanz.de in collab. with @methodsnet.bsky.social & @excinequality.bsky.social

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 ...

📢 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝙎𝙪𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙮 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝 𝙈𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙙𝙨 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄! The latest issue (Vol. 19, No. 2) of 𝘚𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘺 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘔𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘥𝘴 is here – featuring new research on survey design, data quality, sampling, nonresponse, & more. See the issue: 🔗 ojs.ub.uni-konstanz.de/srm/issue/vi... #SurveyResearch #SurveyMethods #ESRA

Very happy to anounce that our latest piece has been published in SM&R ✨️ Spoiler: Only ~1/3 of respondents make a thorough consequentialist decision when asked for consent!

"Rechtspopulisten, Rechtsradikale und Antidemokraten versuchen abermals, unsere demokratischen Institutionen zu schwächen, um so den Weg zu bereiten für ihre rechtspopulistische, rechtsradikale und antidemokratische Politik. Es liegt an uns allen, das zu verhindern." Mein neuer Artikel!

Mehrheit gegen Rückzug von #BrosiusGersdorf: 57 Prozent sind laut aktueller Umfrage dagegen, dass sie sich zurückzieht. Auch bei Anhängern der Union sind es 59 Prozent, 82 Prozent bei der SPD. Eine Mehrheit für ihren Rückzug gibt es nur bei Anhängern der AfD. Quelle: Forsa für @sternde

As AI tools become more widespread, survey researchers must understand their impact. This webinar will break down how LLMs work, where they’re being applied in survey workflows, and how the field can help shape their development. Register here: portal.aapor.org/integratedEv...

Great #ESRA25 - so much fun to see so many familiar faces, hear all this inspiring research, and cycle the bike paths of beautiful Utrecht!

New paper out :-) We examine public perceptions of peaceful vs disruptive forms of climate protest using a mixed-methods approach (probability-based survey data from the "Konstanz Citizen Survey" and qualitative interviews with a subsample of 53). doi.org/10.1515/zfso...

Just accepted: Sandra Walzenbach und Johanna Meyer untersuchen, wie die verschiedenen Protestformen von "Fridays for Future" und "Die Letzte Generation" von der Bevölkerung wahrgenommen und bewertet werden. Jetzt im Open Access lesen: www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...

The #UniKonstanz Cluster of Excellence "The Politics of Inequality @excinequality.bsky.social will continue to receive funding in the context of the German #ExcellenceStrategy @dfg.de @wissenschaftsrat.de. Details: t1p.de/ouhyj

This #explainer from @bradytwest.bsky.social (and the accompanying podcast with him and a @umich.edu colleague) is worth sharing with members of the public who have no idea how the research funding process works, and what losing funding means: theconversation.com/a-michigan-r... #scisky #medsky