Moris Triventi

@mtriventi.bsky.social

Professor of Sociology @University of Milan, Editor-in-Chief of Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, Principal Investigator of the ERC-CoG EDUPOL Project

Gearing up for the RC28 @isa-rc28.bsky.social Online Conference on Educational Inequalities on 20-21 January 2026! We have a great lineup of speakers from different regions who will address current topics in the field of educational stratification and inequalities. www.sciencespo.fr/cris/en/even...

RC28 Online Meeting on Educational Inequalities

ISA-Research Committee 28 on Social Stratification and Mobility Meeting, January 20 th - 21 st.

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🚨 New publication alert! 🎉 Proud to share the first paper by my PhD student Yuxin Zhang (Univ. of Trento), coauthored with Mario Quaranta and myself, in Social Science Research: "Is political interest tracked in schools? Evidence from Germany" 🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Is political interest tracked in schools? Evidence from Germany

Motivated by ongoing academic debates about whether education functions as a causal driver or a proxy in shaping sociopolitical outcomes, this study i…

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The 6th TN-Square is coming! 🏔️ This edition we are discussing employment, mobility trajectories and social inequality and we couldn’t be more excited. ✨ Submit your application by August 25th and spread the news! For more spoilers, check our website: event.unitn.it/tn-square/ #TNSquare25

TN-Square 6th Edition, Trento School of Applied Quantitative Research, 22-24 October 2025, Trento

Employment and Mobility over the life course in changing societies

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Technologically speaking, we live in an age of miracles. In the last few years, we finally got malaria vaccines; we finally got an antiviral that prevents HIV infections with 95-100% efficacy. But it all means nothing if people don't know it and don't use them.

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"even if data are quantitative and numerical, the ways in which they are analysed and, to a greater extent, the inferences made from this analysis, will vary depending on who the researcher is." I LOVE this paper, which talks about reflexivity in quant, not qual, research tinyurl.com/3r3s39ty

Reflexivity is the act of examining one's own assumption, belief, and judgement systems, and thinking carefully and critically about how these influence the research process. The practice of reflexivity confronts and questions who we are as researchers and how this guides our work. It is central in debates on objectivity, subjectivity, and the very foundations of social science research and generated knowledge. Incorporating reflexivity in the research process is traditionally recognized as one of the most notable differences between qualitative and quantitative methodologies. Qualitative research centres and celebrates the participants' personal and unique lived experience. Therefore, qualitative researchers are readily encouraged to consider how their own unique positionalities inform the research process and this forms an important part of training within this paradigm. Quantitative methodologies in social and personality psychology, and more generally, on the other hand, have remai

BLOG POST: Invalid Conclusions Built on Statistical errors If you see a small p-value or a large separation in confidence intervals, you may assume that an effect is reliable. But overly simple reporting may be hiding serious conclusion-altering errors. Here are some example scenarios: 1/🧵 #stats

Invalid Conclusions Built on Statistical Errors

When you see the statistical result of an experiment like p = 0.003 or a 95% confidence interval of , you might assume a certain clarity and definitiveness in those results. A null effect is very unli...

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Explore the impact of educational policies on outcomes and inequality in the EDUPOL Project! Benefits: 🚀Work on a cutting-edge research project 🧠Enjoy a stimulating work environment ✈️Well-connected workplace 🎭Embrace Milan's vibrant culture!

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💥We are recruiting! Two exciting positions (post-doc or post-grad) available in my recently started ERC-Consolidator Grant "EDUPOL - Education policies that work: A context-sensitive ‘big data’ approach" Deadline: 9/02/24 More info below 👇

This book offers a paradigm shift for those (me) trained primarily in either quantitative or qualitative methods, rigorously attacking the very distinction between them.

Macartan Humphreys @macartan.bsky.social · 3y ago

@alanjacobs.bsky.social and I are delighted to announce the publication of our new book "Integrated Inferences" See here: integrated-inferences.github.io for links to: * The book plus open access version (thanks Cambridge!) * Accompanying R package on CRAN: CausalQueries 1/4

Already shared on Twitter/X..Yet, Exciting News: I'm thrilled to share that I've taken on a new role as a Full Professor of Sociology at the Department of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Milan, where I will start my ERC-CoG EDUPOL soon

Glad to see that our article "Cultural Intolerance, in Practice: Social Variation in Food and Drink Avoidances in Italy, 2003–2016" is now out open access in Social Indicators Research! Joint work with Filippo Oncini (leading author), Malte Rödl, and Alan Warde! tinyurl.com/pyxsj72m

Cultural Intolerance, in Practice: Social Variation in Food and Drink Avoidances in Italy, 2003–20...

Sociological literature on cultural practices seeking to understand the social differentiation of taste pays limited attention to what people avoid consuming, despite its potential as a strategic indi...

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