📢𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻!📢 We’re now accepting applications for the 2027 Kohli Fellowship at the WZB Berlin Social Science Center. 📆 Deadline 20 September 2026 Apply via our online portal: kohlifoundation.eu/programs-gro... @wzb.bsky.social #Postdoc #Fellowship #forSociology

🎙️𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁🎙️ Camille Portier, our very first Kohli Fellow at the @eui-sps.bsky.social, lets us in on her research about work, gender and motherhood. 🎧 Enjoy the interview via: pod.link/1786456001 @camilleprtr.bsky.social #KohliFellowship #forSociology #sciencepodcast #sociology

"Dann wird Wohlstand vielleicht wichtiger als Freiheit" In this interview @patrick-bernau.de @faznet.bsky.social, sociologist @steffenmau.bsky.social discusses how economic expectations, perceptions of fairness, & confidence in the future shape political attitudes & democratic resilience

Soziologe Steffen Mau: „Dann wird Wohlstand vielleicht wichtiger als Freiheit“

Der Soziologe Steffen Mau analysiert, was der Aufstieg der AfD mit dem Geld zu tun hat – und wie Reformen aussehen können, die im Land Zustimmung finden.

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What a wonderful event! Thank you to the @mpips.bsky.social and @steffenmau.bsky.social for such an inspiring afternoon of engaging talks and welcome shade in the beautiful garden.

The Max Planck Institute for Political and Social Science@mpips.bsky.social · 2mo ago

A great success: our first Gegenwartslese! A new format at the MPIPS bringing together social science, literature & the public. @steffenmau.bsky.social opened, followed by @mafaalani.bsky.social & Julia Friedrichs. Thanks to all our guests, next on 24.06.26. Supported by @kohli-sociology.bsky.social

mentoring³ - Karriereentwicklung für Frauen in der Wissenschaft: mentoring³ ist ein Mentoringprogramm zur Karriereentwicklung für Wissenschaftlerinnen aus allen Fächergruppen der Universitätsallianz Ruhr. Es gibt eine Programmlinie für Doktorandinnen und eine Programmlinie für Postdoktorandinnen…

Max-Weber-Preis für Nachwuchsforschung 2026: Das Max-Weber-Kolleg für kultur- und sozialwissenschaftliche Studien der Universität Erfurt schreibt den Max-Weber-Preis für Nachwuchsforschung aus. Mit diesem Preis soll eine herausragende Arbeit eines Nachwuchswissenschaftlers*einer…

🎙️ 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲🎙️ Philip N. Cohen, director of SocArXiv, the 2025 #InfrastructurePrize #forSociology laureate, takes us behind the scenes of the fight to make social science research open, faster, and more equitable. pod.link/1786456001/e... @philipncohen.com @socarxiv.bsky.social

Philip N Cohen@philipncohen.com · 4mo ago

The Kohli Foundation @kohli-sociology.bsky.social, which gave me the Infrastructure Prize for SocArXiv @socarxiv.bsky.social last fall, interviewed me for their podcast and we talked about the service, plus sociology, my research, and public engagement challenges. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...

We are very honored and looking forward to welcoming you in Berlin!

Raewyn Connell@raewynconnell.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I'm very pleased to say that I have been awarded the 2026 Kohli Prize for Sociology. I will be going to Berlin in November to accept the Prize and give a public lecture. Here is the announcement by the Foundation @kohli-sociology.bsky.social

Wir machen am 26. Juni eine öffentliche Veranstaltung und bringen die Sozialwissenschaften ins Gespräch; im Garten unseres Max-Planck-Instituts für Politik- und Sozialwissenschaft in Göttingen @mpips.bsky.social

The Max Planck Institute for Political and Social Science@mpips.bsky.social · 5mo ago

A new space for conversation: Gegenwartslese brings together social science, literature & the public. Join us on June 26 in Göttingen: with @steffenmau.bsky.social, @mafaalani.bsky.social & Julia Friedrichs. Register in advance, details below in the flyer. Supported by @kohli-sociology.bsky.social

Looking forward to it!

The Max Planck Institute for Political and Social Science@mpips.bsky.social · 5mo ago

A new space for conversation: Gegenwartslese brings together social science, literature & the public. Join us on June 26 in Göttingen: with @steffenmau.bsky.social, @mafaalani.bsky.social & Julia Friedrichs. Register in advance, details below in the flyer. Supported by @kohli-sociology.bsky.social

👏 We are delighted to announce the 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗼-𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹 (𝗦𝗢𝗘𝗣) as the 2026 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 of the 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆. 👏 Full details: kohlifoundation.eu/news/infrast... #SOEP #ScienceAward #InfrastructurePrize #forSociology @diw.de

✨It is with great honor that we announce 𝗥𝗮𝗲𝘄𝘆𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹𝗹 as the 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗞𝗼𝗵𝗹𝗶 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 laureate.✨ Full details: kohlifoundation.eu/news/kohli-p... @raewynconnell.bsky.social #KohliPrize #RaewynConnell #Sociology #ScienceAward

🎙️ 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗱: 𝗔 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲!🎙️ Kohli Prize laureate 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻 reflects on his personal path into the discipline and the experiences that shaped his work as a scholar of social networks. 🎧 pod.link/1786456001/e... @incitecolumbia.bsky.social #forSociology #KohliPrize

🔔𝗚𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 Don’t miss the opportunity to nominate an outstanding sociologist or sociological infrastructure for our prizes. 🗓 Deadline: 8 February 2026 🔗 Nominations: kohlifoundation.eu/nominate/ #KohliPrize #InfrastructurePrize #ForSociology #SociologyAward

Kohli Foundation for Sociology@kohli-sociology.bsky.social · 8mo ago

✨ 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 - 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀✨ You're invited to nominate exceptional sociologists and projects with significant contributions to the field for the 2026 #KohliPrize and #InfrastructurePrizeforSociology. Nominate until 𝟴 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲. Further details and nomination form via: kohlifoundation.eu

Insightful, entertaining, and worth a listen: @steffenmau.bsky.social, board member of the Kohli Foundation, joined the podcast #DerSprunginskalteWasser hosted by fellow board member Jutta Allmendinger and Katja Kipping.

Katja Kipping@katjakipping.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Weg mit dem soldatischen Haarschnitt & dem Frühsport – so lauteten die 1.Forderungen in der NVA-Kaserne, als die Wende begann. @steffenmau.bsky.social erzählt in #DerSprunginskalteWasser, wie er dieseZeit erlebte & wie er heute zu Umbrüchen & #Triggerpunkte n forscht www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIcG...

Highly recommended: Listen to our esteemed director Isabell Stamm talk about her research on wealth, elites and social inequality. Her inaugural lecture as professor at TU Berlin is now available in the 'Hörsaal' series on Deutschlandfunk Nova. 👏

Isabell Stamm@isabellstamm.bsky.social · 8mo ago

🎙️ Meine Antrittsvorlesung ist in der Reihe „Hörsaal“ erschienen. Hier spreche über die Eigentumselite - also sehr reiche Familien - und was diese auszeichnet und verbindet. @mpifg.bsky.social @tuberlin.bsky.social 🎧 Jetzt nachhörbar: www.deutschlandfunknova.de/podcasts/dow...

✨ 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 - 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀✨ You're invited to nominate exceptional sociologists and projects with significant contributions to the field for the 2026 #KohliPrize and #InfrastructurePrizeforSociology. Nominate until 𝟴 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲. Further details and nomination form via: kohlifoundation.eu

(6/6) ✨We extend our sincere thanks to all those who supported our work this year! We look forward to building on these achievements in 2026, and to continuing our collaborations in the year ahead.✨

(5/6)As 2025 ends, we look back on a year of meaningful milestones: 🎭 We were also thrilled to bring 𝘚𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦 with Nils C. Kumkar to the Deutsches Theater Berlin – and there’s more to come. @nilskumkar.bsky.social #DeutschesTheaterBerlin #OneMinuteOfHumanity

(4/6) As 2025 ends, we look back on a year of meaningful milestones: 🎧 The 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘚𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 podcast also grew this year, with new episodes featuring inspiring sociologists—if you haven’t listened yet, now’s the time! pod.link/1786456001

(3/6) As 2025 ends, we look back on a year of meaningful milestones: 💡 Our Mentoring Events Program continued to support the next generation of scholars through successful events in Chicago and Cologne. #ECSR @asanews.bsky.social @unicologne.bsky.social

(2/6) As 2025 ends, we look back on a year of meaningful milestones: 🌱 This fall, we welcomed Flavien Ganter as the new Kohli Fellow at the European University Institute, marking an exciting new chapter in our fellowship program. @flavienganter.com @eui-eu.bsky.social #MaxWeberProgram

(1/6) As 2025 ends, we look back on a year of meaningful milestones: 🏆 We were honored to award the Kohli Prize for Sociology to Peter Bearman and the Infrastructure Prize for Sociology to SocArXiv, recognizing their exceptional contributions to the discipline.

What a great first event! Thank you Nils C. Kumkar and DT Kontext for bringing Sociology on Stage to life and proving that sociological perspectives thrive in exchange with the arts. @nilskumkar.bsky.social #oneminuteofhumanity #deutschestheaterberlin #sociologyonstage

𝗪𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲! 📅12.12.2025 📍Deutsches Theater in Berlin Join us for a talk by Nils C. Kumkar offering a sociological lens on numbers, facts and truth(s), tied to the play "One Minute of Humanity" by Stanisław Lem. www.deutschestheater.de/programm/pro...

𝗔 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗳𝗲𝗹𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗨𝗜 𝘀𝗼 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. Our gratitude to this year’s laureates, Peter Bearman and Philip Cohen, for their inspiring lectures. @socarxiv.bsky.social @eui-sps.bsky.social @incitecolumbia.bsky.social

I delivered the laudatio for @socarxiv.bsky.social which won the 2025 @kohli-sociology.bsky.social Infrastructure Prize for Sociology. The ceremony was at the @eui-eu.bsky.social and SocArXiv was represented by @philipncohen.com . My laudatio here: www.fabriziobernardi.net/laudatio-for...

Laudatio for the Award of the Kohli Infrastructure Prize for Sociology to SocArXiv » fabrizio bernardi

On November 5th at the EUI, I had the honour of delivering the laudatio for SocArXiv, which was awarded the Kohli Infrastructure Prize for Sociology for the year 2025. SocArXiv ... Read more

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Peter Bearman - Laureate of the Kohli Prize 2025- gives the Max Weber lecture @eui-eu.bsky.social. He speaks about pathways to poverty analysing thousands of letters written to Warren Buffet using LLM. @kohli-sociology.bsky.social

Congratulations to us, and thank you, @kohli-sociology.bsky.social!

Today at @eui-eu.bsky.social @philipncohen.com receives the infrastructure prize for sociology of the @kohli-sociology.bsky.social Very, very well deserved! #sociology