ISI: Munich International Stone Center for Inequality Research
@isi-munich.bsky.social
We investigate how resources are distributed and transformed across generations and societies. As part of a global network, we seek to generate knowledge that fosters dialogue and shapes solutions that contribute to a more equitable and flourishing future.
Today! Some last tickets available at the door.
ISI: Munich International Stone Center for Inequality Research@isi-munich.bsky.social · 2mo agoHousing is becoming a luxury. At @isi-munich.bsky.social writer @larafurora.bsky.social reads from No Sweet Home and discusses rising rents and displacement, together with inequality researcher @lenaradau.bsky.social Tickets: doo.net/veranstaltun... Please note: the event will be held in German.
We're looking for participants! For our printed annual report, we're looking for people in Munich who are willing to talk about money. Does your income cover the cost of living? What gives you financial security? Get in touch or introduce us to someone whose perspective we should hear.
Come meet us at @isi-munich.bsky.social today for Bites of Inequality! There will be snacks and interesting people.
Today @christopherswader.bsky.social started this term‘s Bites of Inequality at our new office. Thanks for this great talk about the loneliness economy.
On 15 June, they will discuss with Fabian Pfeffer @fabianpfeffer.bsky.social, founding director of the @isi-munich.bsky.social, and further members of the #CASResearchFocus “Bureaucracy”. @alexalenz.bsky.social @cknill.bsky.social www.cas.lmu.de/de/veranstal...
Administration Burden: Politics, Bureaucracy and Inequality
Prof. Pamela Herd, Ph.D. (CAS Fellow/University of Michigan), Prof. Donald Moynihan, Ph.D. (CAS Fellow/University of Michigan) | Moderation: Prof. Dr. Fabian Pfeffer (LMU)
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We are part of the research cooperation program of @lmu.de and @suhealthsci.bsky.social . Are you joining us for Global Perspectives on Tax Data: Advancing Wealth Inequality Research? If you have registered for the workshops at ISI on 10 and 11 June, this is the program we have prepared for you.
Housing is becoming a luxury. At @isi-munich.bsky.social writer @larafurora.bsky.social reads from No Sweet Home and discusses rising rents and displacement, together with inequality researcher @lenaradau.bsky.social Tickets: doo.net/veranstaltun... Please note: the event will be held in German.
Inspiring talks, fresh perspectives, and no shortage of great conversations. Our first major event at the new office was a great success. Under perfect sunshine, people from a wide range of backgrounds and disciplines came together to share ideas enjoy great food between sessions.
Meet the Pipeline Team – Part 5! The ISI Pipeline Program by @isi-munich.bsky.social connects early-career scholars with established researchers for international mentoring and exchange. Last but not least: @davgritti.bsky.social and @sashakillewald.bsky.social .
Meet the Pipeline Team – Part 4! This week’s pair: @christophevl.bsky.social and @durlauf.bsky.social More pairs coming soon.
Exchange between established and early-career researchers is rare. The ISI Pipeline Program by @isi-munich.bsky.social creates space for exactly that. This week's tandem: Angelina Grigoryeva and Tali Kristal.
Meet the Pipeline Team – Part 2: @shayobrien.bsky.social & @mikesavagelse.bsky.social The ISI Pipeline Program @isi-munich.bsky.social connects early-career scholars with established researchers for meaningful exchange that academia often lacks. More tandems coming soon.
Meet the Pipeline Team – Part 1! Time for real exchange in academia is rare. The ISI Pipeline Program changes that: an international mentoring fellowship connecting researchers who benefit from each other’s expertise. This week: elenavanstee.bsky.social and samfriedman.bsky.social.
Listen to @fabianpfeffer.bsky.social talking about wealth inequality and its influence on democracy. (Only available in German.)
Gilda Sahebi@gildasahebi.bsky.social · 4mo agoEndlich ist es raus! Unser ARD Radiofeature: „Wie Vermögensungleichheit die Demokratie angreift“. Dazu haben Kristin Langen und ich mit Milliardenerben, Unternehmer:innen, Lobbyisten und Expert:innen gesprochen: Welchen Einfluss hat Geld auf politische Strukturen? www.ardsounds.de/episode/urn:...
Endlich ist es raus! Unser ARD Radiofeature: „Wie Vermögensungleichheit die Demokratie angreift“. Dazu haben Kristin Langen und ich mit Milliardenerben, Unternehmer:innen, Lobbyisten und Expert:innen gesprochen: Welchen Einfluss hat Geld auf politische Strukturen? www.ardsounds.de/episode/urn:...
Podcast: Überreichtum – Wie Vermögensungleichheit Demokratie angreift
Vermögen ist in Deutschland extrem ungleich verteilt – mit Folgen für Politik und Demokratie. Das ARD-Radiofeature geht der Frage nach, wie Vermögende ganz legal politischen Einfluss ausüben können. G...
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Born poor, staying poor? A new study using 50 years of US panel data asks whether public spending on children has weakened the intergenerational persistence of poverty. Bites of Inequality Join us and meet @zparolin.bsky.social
🚀🌍 Who owns outer space? @isafei.bsky.social on shifting space law, commercialization, the idea of outer space as a common good – and what this means for global justice. 🗓 Tue, 12:15–1:45 📍 Konradstraße 6, R. 208
🔥 Next Friday. Almost sold out. Jan 23 at Lost Weekend Munich: @christinajcross.bsky.social reads from Inherited Inequality and turns it into a conversation. Open, informal, made for curious people. Drinks with your ticket, snacks included. Get your ticket here: doo.net/veranstaltun...
Are younger generations falling behind by mid-life? This Bites of Inequality talk compares wealth trends across Baby Boomers, Gen X, and Millennials in the US and Germany — revealing rising inequality in the US and broad wealth decline in Germany. See you next week?
Don’t forget to save your ticket. Seats are limited. 🥳
ISI: Munich International Stone Center for Inequality Research@isi-munich.bsky.social · 8mo agoPlease mark January 23 in your calendars. On that afternoon, the excellent @christinajcross.bsky.social, will join us in Munich at „Lost Weekend“ and read from her book „Inherited Inequality“, with plenty of space for conversation and smart questions. Tickets are available on our website.
Please mark January 23 in your calendars. On that afternoon, the excellent @christinajcross.bsky.social, will join us in Munich at „Lost Weekend“ and read from her book „Inherited Inequality“, with plenty of space for conversation and smart questions. Tickets are available on our website.
Please mark January 23 in your calendars. On that afternoon, the excellent @christinajcross.bsky.social, will join us in Munich at „Lost Weekend“ and read from her book „Inherited Inequality“, with plenty of space for conversation and smart questions. Tickets are available on our website.
Our tiny comms team started in February. Now our Inaugural Report won three awards: FOX Efficiency, FOX Efficiency Visuals and the International Creative Media Award. We’re thrilled that clear, accessible inequality research is being recognised. ✨
Real utopias? Yes, please! Our colleague @lenaradau.bsky.social talks about her important research: www.lmu.de/de/die-lmu/s...
Reale Utopien: Vom Wunschdenken zur Wirklichkeit
Wohnen neu gedacht: Lena Radau erforscht in ihrer Doktorarbeit alternative Formen des Zusammenlebens – und will eine Brücke schlagen zwischen Utopie und Realität.
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Sehr sehr spannend, was @lenaradau.bsky.social da macht: Realutopische Soziologie. Genau das was eigentlich gebraucht wird. Und dann noch zum Thema Wohnen. Sehr gut. Viel Erfolg und ganz viel Reichweite!
Reale Utopien: Vom Wunschdenken zur Wirklichkeit
Wohnen neu gedacht: Lena Radau erforscht in ihrer Doktorarbeit alternative Formen des Zusammenlebens – und will eine Brücke schlagen zwischen Utopie und Realität.
lmu.de
💸 Who supports welfare cuts or tax hikes when money’s tight? At Bites of Inequality, @kalf.bsky.social shows how self-interest wins when policies hit your own wallet. 🗓 Nov 25, 12:15–1:45 📍 LMU Sociology, Konradstr. 6
Was läuft schief in den USA? 🤔 Darüber sprechen wir im Podcast Steuergerechtigkeit mit dem Soziologen & Ungleichheitsforscher Fabian Pfeffer (@isi-munich.bsky.social). Außerdem gehts um Bildungsmobilität, Deutschlands Vermögensungleichheit & Grenzen der Klassenanalyse.
Was ist los in den USA?! Podcast #Steuergerechtigkeit 11/25
YouTube video by Netzwerk Steuergerechtigkeit
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Vielen Dank an @fabianpfeffer.bsky.social vom @isi-munich.bsky.social @lmumuenchen.bsky.social für das superinteressante Gespräch zur #Vermögenssteuer!
Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften (BAdW)@badw.de · 9mo ago#Podcast: Fabian Pfeffer @fabianpfeffer.bsky.social, brauchen wir eine #Vermögenssteuer? Könnte man so in die öffentliche Infrastruktur investieren - Wohnungsbau, Kitaplätze, öff. Nahverkehr? Wie könnte eine Stadt wie #München aussehen? 🎧 badw.de/die-akademie... FotoCredit: Stella Traub, 2025.
