Uncertainty is not just economic - and neither is fertility. The Thematic Series “The Inequality of Uncertainty” shows why a multidimensional and stratified approach is crucial to understand how uncertainty shapes family dynamics. 👇 Here's the intro to the TS 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Marco Albertini
@marcoalbertini.bsky.social
formerly @madmakko, Professor in Sociology @ University of Bologna here the boring stuff => https://www.unibo.it/sitoweb/marco.albertini2/en
Investing in digitalization of public services (e.g. #NextGenEu) is important, but there is evidence that digital inequalities change rather than disappear #digitaldivide #digitalinequalities #e-governement direct.mit.edu/euso/article...
Digital citizens or digital outcasts? On the evolving relation between social stratification and utilization of e-administration
Abstract. This study examines how digital inequalities evolve over time by analysing the diffusion of e-administration services in Spain between 2017 and 2023. Bridging technological innovation diffus...
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What is the association between an individual's SocioEconomicStatus and violence against women? We investigate this association in the case of Turkey journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Women's Socioeconomic Status and Violence Against Women: The Case of Turkey - Elif Şeyban, Francesca Zanasi, Marco Albertini, 2026
This study analyses the relationship between women's socio-economic status and intimate partner violence in Turkey using data from the Turkish National Res...
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What is the association between an individual's SocioEconomicStatus and violence against women? We investigate this association in the case of Turkey journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Women's Socioeconomic Status and Violence Against Women: The Case of Turkey - Elif Şeyban, Francesca Zanasi, Marco Albertini, 2026
This study analyses the relationship between women's socio-economic status and intimate partner violence in Turkey using data from the Turkish National Res...
journals.sagepub.com
open access: a systematic review of research on informal #caregiver support policies with @evabei.bsky.social here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
open access: a systematic review of research on informal #caregiver support policies with @evabei.bsky.social here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
What do we know - and what should we know - about economic inequality and social mobility in preindustrial societies? This new WP by our Affiliated Scholar @guidoalfani.bsky.social identifies the main gaps that need to be filled in reconstructions of wealth & income distributions. bit.ly/4l26cWx
Pleased to join the #EUSocialForum on Mar 4 in Brussels organized by @ec.europa.eu (DG EMPL). I will present at the session “Growing wealth across EU Member States” to discuss disparities in the EU, their drivers and policy responses. 👇 employment-social-affairs.ec.europa.eu/european-emp...
European Employment and Social Rights Forum
The European Employment and Social Rights Forum is the flagship event of the European Commission's Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion.
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Just published (with @evabei.bsky.social & F. Toth): "Policies for supporting caregivers of older adults with long-term care needs in EU countries: a systematic review" link.springer.com/content/pdf/... Open access! #aging #longtermcare #caregivers
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Our department is hiring an Assistant Teaching Professor!! This is a joint-appointed position with Computational Social Sciences (css.ucsd.edu). It's 75+ degrees F and sunny today, just thought I'd mention apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/JPF04461
Assistant Teaching Professor in Computational Social Science and Cognitive Science
University of California, San Diego is hiring. Apply now!
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Interested in a PhD? open.unibo.it/eventi/resea...
Research the Future: PhD Open Day at UniBO
12 marzo 2026 - Giovedì 12 marzo, una giornata online dalle 10 alle 17:30 dedicata a chi ha una laurea o l’avrà a breve e vuole capire se il dottorato è il percorso più adatto e come orientarsi nella ...
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This looks relevant if you are interested in the ONS Longitudinal Study:
The Longitudinal Impossible Dataset – Data Impact blog
blog.ukdataservice.ac.uk
I have a bunch of positions open with @mjantti.bsky.social and @anttikouvo.bsky.social in four different projects! You need a PhD (or you should be about to defend your thesis), quant methods skills are necessary, but otherwise we are pretty flexible. #sociology #demography #economics #statistics
🔥 Apply for our 2-year fixed-term position as a Senior Researcher! Open positions (4–6) at @utu.fi/INVEST in the #STRATEQ & #USFI projects led by @janierola.net #CoROL project led by @anttikouvo.bsky.social #PublicPrivate project led by @mjantti.bsky.social ats.talentadore.com/apply/erikoi...
I have a 5-year Senior Research Fellow position open! This is linked to my Academy Professorhip that launched in January. I am looking for a person with strong methods skills, cv sufficient for an adjunct professor (”dosentti”, a bit similar to habilitation), and supervision experience.
🚀 We’re hiring! Senior Research Fellow (5 years) at @utu.fi / INVEST Flagship Research Centre Join the Research Council of Finland –funded #STRATEQ project on Equality of Opportunity in the era of AI, automation & social polarisation — led by @janierola.net. ats.talentadore.com/apply/erikoi...
Le malattie si curano, non si “combattono” Parlare di guerrieri, battaglie e di nemici da sconfiggere è un approccio comprensibile ma sconsigliato da anni, eppure ancora molto diffuso @ilpost.it #Medicina #Salute #Comunicazione #Media www.ilpost.it/2026/02/26/m....
Le malattie si curano, non si “combattono”
Parlare di guerrieri, battaglie e di nemici da sconfiggere è un approccio comprensibile ma sconsigliato da anni, eppure ancora molto diffuso
ilpost.it
Here are the first, preliminary, descriptive results of the 1st Emilia Romagna #Aging Survey: a survey about giving (informal) #care and its consequences, on the care mix utilized, on the support received or missing, and much more on #caregiving (NB in Italian) site.unibo.it/alma-aging/i...
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Just published (with @evabei.bsky.social & F. Toth): "Policies for supporting caregivers of older adults with long-term care needs in EU countries: a systematic review" link.springer.com/content/pdf/... Open access! #aging #longtermcare #caregivers
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Here are the first, preliminary, descriptive results of the 1st Emilia Romagna #Aging Survey: a survey about giving (informal) #care and its consequences, on the care mix utilized, on the support received or missing, and much more on #caregiving (NB in Italian) site.unibo.it/alma-aging/i...
site.unibo.it
Thanks @marcoalbertini.bsky.social for visiting our Team and for your very interesting talk today @ifswien.bsky.social #E-administration #education #age #digitaldivide
Today @ sociology department uni Vienna:
Today @ sociology department uni Vienna:
On Monday our Team will host a talk by @marcoalbertini.bsky.social who will talk about "A decade of E-administration utilization in Europe: a tale of income, education, and age-related digital divides" 📅⏰📍Join us on the 12th of January at 11:30 in Seminar room 2 @ifswien.bsky.social For details 👇
New paper on what happens after early school leaving in Spain (RSSM). Even among a highly disadvantaged group, social origin still shapes how second-chance educational pathways are organized. Inequality doesn’t stop at dropout www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
After dropout: Social stratification and the dynamics of educational re-entry in Spain
This study investigates how social origin shapes second-chance educational trajectories among early school leavers in Spain. Specifically, we focus on…
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📣 Talk by Marco Albertini (Professor of #Sociology, University of #Bologna) "A decade of E-administration utilization in Europe: a tale of income, education, and age-related digital divides" 📅 12 Jan 2026 | ⏰ 11:30-13:00 📍 Department of Sociology, Seminar room 2, @univie.ac.at All info ➡️ t.ly/WS8oH
On Monday our Team will host a talk by @marcoalbertini.bsky.social who will talk about "A decade of E-administration utilization in Europe: a tale of income, education, and age-related digital divides" 📅⏰📍Join us on the 12th of January at 11:30 in Seminar room 2 @ifswien.bsky.social For details 👇
📣 Talk by Marco Albertini (Professor of #Sociology, University of #Bologna) "A decade of E-administration utilization in Europe: a tale of income, education, and age-related digital divides" 📅 12 Jan 2026 | ⏰ 11:30-13:00 📍 Department of Sociology, Seminar room 2, @univie.ac.at All info ➡️ t.ly/WS8oH
When uncertainty strikes, even a secure environment shakes: the childbearing advantage of secure employment fades once uncertainty enters one’s social context. 👉 New paper by @comochia.bsky.social & @marcoalbertini.bsky.social available on Genus! 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
How are the life course research framework, its tools, and research questions affected by population aging? We discuss this (with D. Vignoli) in this recently published article academic.oup.com/psychsocgero... #aging #lifecourse #demography #sociology
Aging in aging societies: the transformation of life courses and how we study them
AbstractObjectives. Population aging is reshaping life courses. This article examines how extended longevity and the collective experience of aging societi
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Looking for your last read of 2025? Look no more💫 👇👇👇 The last empirical paper of our Genus Thematic Series on The Inequality of Uncertainty is out! Soon to come the Intro and recap of the collection by me and @marcoalbertini.bsky.social!
How does uncertainty - at micro, meso and macro level - affects childbearing behaviour? (with @comochia.bsky.social ) just out! #childbearing #uncertainty #mesolevel #sociallocation #demography #sociology
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Unequal Childbearing Amid Labor Market Uncertainty in Europe
In an era marked by economic turbulence and shifting social landscapes, the decision to have children is far from uniform across different segments of society. A groundbreaking study by Comolli and
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