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Class-based network segregation, economic inequality, and redistributive preferences across societies Abstract. Rising economic inequality has renewed interest in how class-based social networks shape redistributive preferences across societies. While previ

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My new article in European Sociological Review (@europeansocreview.bsky.social) examines how class-based network segregation and national-level inequality shape support for redistribution, using data from 32,717 individuals across 31 countries.
DOI: doi.org/10.1093/esr/...
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Abstract It is widely accepted in political science – and remarkably established in public discourse – that status anxieties fuel a far right backlash against progressive politics. This narrative suggests that right-wing conservatives perceive the status of women, racial, or sexual minorities as threatening. Using open-ended survey questions fielded in Germany, we show that women and minorities indeed figure in people’s perceptions of status hierarchies, but in very specific ways: First, overall, people still perceive status as largely socioeconomically determined. Second, sociocultural groups figure in perceptions of who is gaining/losing status, less so in perceptions of the top/bottom of society. Third, more than conservative voters, it is social progressives who mention women and minorities as “winners”. While on race/ethnicity, we find evidence for a backlash, on gender and sexuality we find more evidence for a progressive momentum. This matters for progressive politics today and for how we empirically study status concerns.

New article out in @cpsjournal.bsky.social with Tabea Palmtag and @dpzollinger.bsky.social 📝
We use open-ended survey questions (in Germany) to assess how and among whom social status shifts are perceived. This tests cultural backlash narratives in voters' perceptions.

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Unpacking the Integration Puzzle: Overlooked Insights from Meta-Analytical Research. A Response to Berry (2025) Bierwiaczonek responds to Berry's (2025) criticism. Evidence indicates mainstream orientation, not integration, drives adaptation.

📢 The acculturation debate continues: A Direct Response to John Berry's critique was just published in advances.in/psychology!

@kbierwiaczonek.bsky.social addresses recent criticisms and reveals crucial, overlooked findings from meta-analytical evidence.
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After so many months of fieldwork, it was great to present findings from our @equalstrength.bsky.social's project at the LIVES centre in beautiful Lausanne! Stay tuned for more in the coming months!

This project has been an incredible experience for all of us. The data collection is almost finished, so hopefully you’ll start seeing results from this amazing team effort in 2026.
Big thanks to the organising team @jeremykuhnle.bsky.social, Stephanie Steinmetz and Vasilena Lachkovska!

Researchers from the Horizon funded EqualStrength consortium discussing research

It was so good to meet with @equalstrength.bsky.social -researchers to discuss structural discrimination against Black, Muslim, and Roma people, funded by Horizon Europe.

Thank you @stephsteinmetz.bsky.social, @jeremykuhnle.bsky.social and Vasilena Lachkovska for hosting us at UNIL in Lausanne.

View of a road with mountains in the background

This week in Lausanne for workshops with the @equalstrength.bsky.social and the LIVES centre. Weather does not disappoint.

Enjoy cloudy Stockholm! Let me know if you need restaurant recommendations :)

New publication!

Aleš Kudrnáč and I have a new paper in npj Climate Action about public support for climate policymaking. Prior studies have emphasized the importance of people's perceptions of policies' costs. But we find perceptions of benefits matter even more!

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The making of ethnic segregation on the labor market—evidence from a field experiment Abstract. Western labor markets are typically segregated by country of birth, with immigrants often employed in roles such as cleaners, taxi drivers, and fast-food cooks. We examine whether employers ...

New research by colleagues @futures-studies.bsky.social

"While ethnic discrimination is widespread in occupations dominated by native-born workers, it decreases as the proportion of immigrants in an occupation rises"

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What is the liberalizing potential of higher education? In this @bjsociology.bsky.social research, we show substantial variation in the association between field of study and anti-immigrant sentiment — a pattern most pronounced among those with tertiary degrees doi.org/10.1111/1468...

APSA Pre-conference @migration.ubc.ca!

This happened 💥🎭🫶🏼 #ECSR2025
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Question Form Matters: Examining Trust in Government through Open and Closed Survey Items Abstract. How we ask questions in surveys significantly impacts the answers. While previous research has examined differences between open-ended and closed

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IC2S2'25 Norrköping - YouTube This playlist contains all keynotes from IC2S2'25 in Norrköping, Sweden.

All the keynote recordings are available now, enjoy! www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

📢 *Call for Applications* / 📢 *Convocatoria abierta*
Join our project on Prejudice & Discrimination at the Spanish National Research Council (Madrid 🇪🇸)
Open to junior scholars at different stages (postdocs, predocs, or MSc grads considering a PhD)
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Immigrants in Europe and North America earn 18% less than natives – here’s why Immigrants struggle to access higher-paying jobs, meaning their skills often go to waste.

Short piece about our @nature.com paper on the immigrant-native pay gap in The Conversation! Also broad coverage in (so far) German, Dutch, and Spanish central news outlets today!

Immigrant–native pay gap driven by lack of access to high-paying jobs - Nature Data from nine European and North American countries reveal that the disparity in earnings between immigrants and natives is largely a result of segregation of immigrant workers into lower-paying jobs...

Immigrant–native pay gap driven by lack of access to high-paying jobs

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What is the Liberalizing Potential of Higher Education? An Analysis of Academic Fields and Anti‐Immigrant Sentiment Across 32 Countries The link between educational attainment and attitudes towards out-groups stands out as one of the most consistent statistical associations in the social and political sciences. However, a recent anal...

Two recently published studies show that individuals who studied humanities or art subjects are more socially liberal than those with degrees in other fields.

1) @maureeneger.bsky.social, @heypaolo.bsky.social &Mikael Hjerm (2025) in @bjsociology.bsky.social: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

This research note details the analyses of European Social Survey (ESS) data, spanning 32 countries and over 120,000 respondents, revealing substantial variation in the association between field of study and anti-immigrant prejudice.

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Five 2-year post-doc positions at the new Arena for Migration and Integration at the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) About the positionThis new initiative, housed at the SSE House of Governance and Public Policy (GaPP), aims to create a platform to support the sustainable inte...

Five 2-year postdocs at the Stockholm School of Economics. Some knowledge of Swedish is necessary.

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Whom do we naturalise? A factorial survey on naturalisation preferences in Germany This article presents the findings of a novel survey experiment that investigates public attitudes towards naturalisation applicants in Germany. By employing vignettes of hypothetical applicants, t...

🚨 New publication in JEMS: "Whom do we naturalise? A factorial survey on naturalisation preferences in Germany." How do ordinary Germans evaluate hypothetical naturalisation applications—considering factors like language proficiency, employment, and country of origin?

Can providing facts about ethnic discrimination change people's beliefs and raise support for affirmative action?

We put it to the test in new @ispp-pops.bsky.social study with @willemdekoster.bsky.social, Jeroen v/d Waal and Masja van Meteren. A thread!

Open access link: doi.org/10.1111/pops...

It looks great. Looking forward to attending!

As is typical, show up for the sociology, leave with the Marxism. Last term, in my undergrad theory course, a student asked me in week 9 why I hadn’t mentioned capitalism yet. I laughed and asked why? He told me that it was a common fact that capitalism was said by week 2 in every sociology class