Group Pic of the EDSD cohort 2025. A very diverse group of young people standing at a waterside surrounded by green bushes. There is a litte ferry on the water in the background and you can see the other side of the river Warnow.

✨20th anniversary of the European Doctoral School of Demography✨On this day 20 years ago(Sept 1, 2005) the EDSD opened its doors @mpidr.bsky.social for the 1st time. Today, we welcome the 21st cohort. We wish everyone a great year of study, research & networking! www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_even...

Political scientists often say that MENA fell behind due to “institutions”

But geography is important.

MENA lacks vast agrarian plains.

Agriculture is marginal & farmers often reverted to pastoralism, weakening tax revenues.

Also lots of nomadic incursions vs walled cities.

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🚨 Come research singlehood with me! I’m hiring a 3-year Postdoc w/interest in Family Demography to start this Fall. Please share!

📍 Barcelona (@cedemografia.bsky.social)
🔎 ERC-funded project 'SINGLE'
📅 Deadline – April 24, 2025
🔗 More info: shorturl.at/400eo
#Postdoc #Demography

🚨 New paper out at @jeppjournal.bsky.social. We show a growing youth gender gap in far-right support, driven by young men.

3 key findings in 🧵⬇️

w/ @zachdickson.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @heikekluever.bsky.social @theresakuhn.bsky.social @tonirodon.bsky.social

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<em>Studies in Family Planning</em> | Population Council Journal | Wiley Online Library In sub-Saharan Africa, child out-fostering is a traditional social practice, and research suggests stable levels of out-fostering over time, yet the underlying demographic and socioeconomic factors d...

🚨The 2nd chapter of my thesis was just published in Studies in Family Planning! Together with Ewa Batyra and Albert Esteve, we find that counteracting fertility and child mortality dynamics contribute to stable levels of out-fostering in Senegal.
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Congratulations!