Looking back on #InequalityConference2026: inspiring keynotes, the In_equality Research Award, engaging talks, fresh insights from the satellite program, and a vibrant social program in Konstanz. Thanks to everyone who joined us-we’re already looking forward to the next conference! @uni-konstanz.de

Always prepared for a lake Constance sunset drink ...
...
and longitudinal methods talk -
apparently even at the same time 🤪😅

Glad we could enjoy the @excinequality.bsky.social In_equality conference together!!!

Travelling back after a wonderful Inequality Conference in Konstanz! Head and heart full after meeting and talking to so many great people. A personal highlight: discussing two way fixed effects over pisco sours with these two powerhouse ladies @na-wehl.bsky.social & @sgarritzmann.bsky.social !💃🏼

A track too far? The effect of general versus vocational upper secondary education on voter turnout | European Journal of Political Research | Cambridge Core A track too far? The effect of general versus vocational upper secondary education on voter turnout

🆕 From school track to the ballot box 🏃‍➡️ 🗳️

@marcusosterman.bsky.social & Jonas Larsson Taghizadeh show how taking an academic or vocational route in upper secondary school can influence how people participate in elections using a regression discontinuity design

The paradox of inequality that isn’t: rising economic inequality depresses and polarizes citizens’ belief in meritocracy Abstract. This study examines how rising income inequality has been impacting individuals’ belief in merit-based success, using three decades of survey dat

🔍 How does economic inequality impact beliefs in meritocracy?

Using comprehensive survey data from 39 advanced capitalist democracies over more than three decades, Markus Gangl & I examine how rising economic inequality has been shaping citizens' belief in meritocracy.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/ser/mwag016

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Citizen's everyday moral reasoning about justice, inequality, and deservingness is central to conflicts around the green transformation. In this fantastic new paper @tillhilmar.bsky.social adds important thoughts on the role of meritocracy in climate conflicts: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Currently in FirstView: In “A Dynamic Discrete Choice Approach to Attitude Stability and Constraint,” @alecia-nepaul.bsky.social and Steven Stern introduce a discrete choice framework to identify influential attitudes within attitude systems.

The state and its schooled elite across 84 countries: Educational differences in political trust depend on the schooled society and sector of employment | European Journal of Political Research | Cambridge Core The state and its schooled elite across 84 countries: Educational differences in political trust depend on the schooled society and sector of employment

🆕 When does education increase political trust? 🎓🏛️

@lkavadia.bsky.social, @jochemvannoord.eu, @bramspruyt.bsky.social & @tkupp.bsky.social
use a wide range of data to show the “education effect” on #PoliticalTrust depends on how strongly societies are organised around schooling

Are we underestimating popular discontent with welfare state change, and the damage done to political-institutional trust? New measures of "welfare state emotions" suggest as much. With Tor Syrstad and Atle Haugsgjerd. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

BJPolS abstract text discussing economic inequality in the United States, focusing on its impact on the belief in the American dream among adolescents. It highlights findings from a study related to socioeconomic factors and belief systems.

From February 2026 -

Adolescent Exposure to Economic Inequality and Belief in the ‘American Dream’ on Entering Adulthood - https://cup.org/4rmfyyE

- @sldemora.bsky.social & Benjamin J. Newman

#OpenAccess

In_equality Conference 2026 The "Politics of Inequality” research center invites interdisciplinary & international researchers to Konstanz, Germany, for the In_equality Conference, 15-17 April 2026.

⏰ Registration reminder: In_equality Conference 2026

📅 15–17 April | Konstanz & online
⚠️ On-site deadline: 15 March
Online registration: until 8 April

Keynotes: Jana Diesner, @siljahausermann.bsky.social, Attila Lindner & @mschaeffer.bsky.social.

Register now 👇
inequality-conference.de

One position is in our interdisciplinary „PerFair“ project on highschool students‘ fairness perceptions and meritocratic beliefs - and how these translate into behavior towards students from different backgrounds. Please apply and/or get in touch if you have any questions!

Oh, haha, sorry. I see, bluesky is not orcid 🤪

Nice 👏 @denisivanov.bsky.social et al!

Congrats, Lion! I remember how we talked about this last year on the course. Really cool it's out! 🥳👏

@saradybesland.bsky.social

@robinweisser.bsky.social

@cpeckelhoff.bsky.social

@lisaweldehanna.bsky.social

@bastianmjar.bsky.social

(And many more non-blueskyers)

After an intense but fun week with teaching (me) or participating in (everyone else) "A hands-on introduction to Longitudinal and Panel Data Analysis" at @komex.bsky.social   we all deserve (even more than usually) a relaxing weekend.

Thank you, Fabienne, I really appreciate it! 🥰

Thank you!!

Wow Wow Wow! Super happy & honoured to receive this "outstanding @komex.bsky.social course award" for my course "A hands-on introduction to longitudinal and panel data analysis" of last year!

Ohhh 🥰 thank you @erickpadilla.bsky.social !!

We‘re very excited for the next edition of the Summer School for Women* in Political Methodology in Mannheim! ✨

Join us and apply until 1 March!

More info in @melinscribe.bsky.social‘s thread below and here: summerschoolwpm.org

Application form: sosci.sowi.uni-mannheim.de/wpm/

🔔We are hiring!🔔
In Geneva, we are looking for a new colleague in comparative politics: jobs.unige.ch/www/wd_porta...
Feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions!

Explaining Electoral Support for the Radical Right - kai arzheimer Why do people vote for the Radical Right? Surveying 3 decades of explanations for Radical Right voting, I summarise what we know, and what we don't know

#tbp Why do folks support the #RadicalRight 🗳️ ? A survey of what we know & what we don't know, and what we could learn in the future (free author's version)

It's a wrap!

Today we had the pleasure to welcome @svenjaahlhaus.bsky.social to our #ComparativePolitics & #PoliticalEconomy Colloquium.

Svenja talked about
"What is antidemocratic strategic litigation?"

This was already the last CPPE talk of the winter term.
Stay tuned for the next round 😉

Postdoctoral Position at the Cluster of Excellence “The Politics of Inequality” Deadline: 20 February 2026, 12:00 pm CET

🚨 Postdoctoral Position at the University of Konstanz 🚨

We’re hiring a post-doc for our @excinequality.bsky.social project on political elites and decision-making.

4-year position | Deadline: Feb. 20 | Start: Sept 2026

Please share widely 🙏

The ad is here stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/f...

🐎 Which horse should left parties bet on: economic equality or equal rights?

💡 @alexanderhorn.bsky.social, Carsten Jensen & @dweisstanner.bsky.social find that the centre-left wins votes when it does both, while the postmaterialist left gains with equal rights

🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Had a great time presenting work with Richard Nadeau at the CPPE colloquium in Konstanz. Thanks @na-wehl.bsky.social et al for the invite and super helpful suggestions!

Sunrise over the lake in the morning was a nice bonus!

@excinequality.bsky.social | @vd-researchgroup.bsky.social

BJPolS abstract discussing the shift in globalization's emphasis towards developing market skills and its implications on higher education.

From November 2025 -

Globalization, Higher Education, and Neoliberal Values: Evidence from the Bologna Process - https://cup.org/3LG3lVj

- @mgiani.bsky.social

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