Frog knocked at Toad’s door. “Toad, wake up,” he cried. “Come out and see how wonderful the winter is!”
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Sociologist at Utrecht University, NL, studying cooperation, trust, social networks, social media, platform economy, using computational social science and experimental methods. I mostly follow academics. Also: @RenseC@mastodon.online
Wat een gedoe over die oproep van Sophie Straat. Dit soort oproepen is in punkrock-kringen helemaal niet ongebruikelijk. Storm in een glas water. nos.nl/ttapp
If 1 million Russians go to Red Square to scream "Stop the War!", 5000 will be beaten & 1000 arrested. If the next day, 999000 scream "stop the war", another 1000 will be arrested. The day after, another 1000, etc. After 2 month prisons will be full & 930000 Russians will still scream "stop the war"
Oksii ✚ 🇺🇦@oksii33.ukr.monster · 2w agoThe question answers itself.
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The Argentinian team may be famous for their team spirit but it is the kind of team spirit that sometimes makes other people uncomfortable.
Funny how even @pnas.org labels a social networks study as "economics" apparently for the sole reason that the authors are economists. There is nothing particularly "economic" about the research question, the theory, the application or the methods. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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People applauding this (well-intended) question misunderstand Mark Rutte. From my (Dutch) experience, Rutte does not care about things like self-respect. He's a pure strategist. You may disagree with his strategy or his goals, but in any case he's probably not doing it for himself or to look good.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4w agoWOW -- Danish reporter *goes there* with Rutte "You sit next to Trump when he talks about conquering Greenland, lashes out at allies like Spain -- things it doesn't seem like the old Mark Rutte would approve of. Does this have any affect on your self-respect when you sit there and say nothing?"
Thrilled to announce the Handbook of Computational Social Science is officially out! 956 pages, 118 authors, and truly global, interdisciplinary perspectives. Deep thanks to the contributors and anonymous reviewers who shaped this over 4 years. Buy your copy now! @elgarpublishing.bsky.social
The debate on whether an overall "rise in connectivity" is a credible explanation of rising polarization continues in @pnas.org , now with a comment by Piotr Gorski et al., claiming that an increasing relative prevalence of *weak ties* is the more likely cause: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
More connections, higher polarization: The role of weak ties and status-driven dynamics | PNAS
More connections, higher polarization: The role of weak ties and status-driven dynamics
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Rense Corten 🟥@rensec.bsky.social · 6mo agoEarlier, I voiced my doubts here about a recent PNAS paper claiming that an alleged "rise in connectivity" explains an increase in polarization. PNAS was kind enough to publish our comments this week: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
The number of students admitted to top Ph.D. programs this fall dropped 15% from the previous year, after dropping 11% the previous year. The current administration is creating complete chaos for grant funding that is damaging a generation of new scientific talent. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/06/u...
Decline of Ph.D. Admissions Could Imperil a ‘Generation of New Talent’
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Today an international student said that she saw my "any person/any study/from any country" banner as she walked around campus on her 1st day in Ithaca. She said she felt relieved & welcomed, in an era when US has deserved reputation for being anything but welcoming. The banner stays. 2/2
Intro to our Special Issue on #NetworkScaleUpMethod & #AggregatedRelationalData, w. Beate Völker & @mbojan.bsky.social: we reviewed 300 studies (full list available), mapped how the field evolved, summarized survey practice & proposed a reporting checklist & a cool new graph on biases bit.ly/4czhEoz
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Als het ik studenten wel eens vertel dat ik, toen ik in Amerika woonde, Netflix nog als postorderservice gebruikte denken ze dat ik ze voor de gek houd www.volkskrant.nl/cultuur-medi...
Revolutionair maar ook hard voor werknemers: medeoprichter Reed Hastings zwaait af bij Netflix
Reed Hastings, mede-oprichter van Netflix, vertrekt in juni bij de streamingdienst die hij in 1997 als dvd-bezorgdienst begon. Deze Amerikaan veranderde de manier waarop de wereld naar films en televi...
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The last time "sociological" appeared in a QJE article title was apparently in 1935 academic.oup.com/qje/article/...
Changing Opportunity: Sociological Mechanisms Underlying Growing Class Gaps and Shrinking Race Gaps in Economic Mobility*
Abstract. We show that intergenerational mobility changed rapidly by race and class in recent decades in the United States and study the causal mechanisms
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Or in Utrecht, for that matter - we're currently hiring! www.uu.nl/en/organisat...
PhD-position: Collective Action, Cohesion and Inequality
Are you interested in how social process around climate-related behaviour work, this might be your project.
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Karen Gregory@karengregory.bsky.social · 4mo agoI guess I didn't fully grasp just how threatening sociology is to people, but obviously we have more power than we think. Come become a sociologist in Edinburgh-- we have a solid department (although I'm probably biased there). www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
Gister al bij de @nieuws.nos.nl, vandaag in de @volkskrant.nl: "verkeerd om percenteren". Wie het rendement van spelhervattingen wil weten moet kijken naar het aantal doelpunten per spelhervatting, niet naar het aantal of aandeel doelpunten uit spelhervattingen. www.volkskrant.nl/sport/zonder...
Zonder Memphis Depay heeft Oranje een probleem. Waar is nu die spits met klasse?
Het moet meezitten, wil Oranje presteren op het WK. Vrijdag is de eerste test, tegen Noorwegen. Wat zijn de aandachtspunten voor de ploeg, behalve een aanvaller van topniveau?
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Serious Dutch newspapers now discuss whether it's appropriate that the king and queen spend the night at the White House during their upcoming visit, given who the host is.
Very nice to see another introduction to mathematical sociology (there are not many of those around) by a well-respected scholar, but why does it have to cost more than €100 for 236 pages? That effectively prohibits its use as a textbook. www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/und...
Understanding Mathematical Sociology
‘Skvoretz brings the field of mathematical sociology to life, tracing its evolution through the key developments of the past century. This book is an essential contribution to the discipline, showcasi...
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Interessant: de Democratische Partij is in de afgelopen decennia meer een partij van beter gepositioneerden geworden, maar dat is *niet* omdat minder gepositioneerden kiezers de partij de rug toe hebben gekeerd, zoals vaak gedacht. Benieuwd hoe dat in Nederland zit. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Elites moved toward democrats more than nonelites moved away: Income, education, and occupational class in US presidential elections, 1980–2020 | PNAS
Recent discussion of voting in US elections claims a strong movement of White working-class voters away from voting for Democrats, with much discus...
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For those following along, some thoughts on Thurner et al.'s reply to our critique to their "connectivity causes polarization" claim. At first sight, this looks like a solid rejoinder, perhaps even justifying the mildly sarcastic tone. Upon closer inspection, not so much. So, another thread... 1/
Rense Corten 🟥@rensec.bsky.social · 6mo agoEarlier, I voiced my doubts here about a recent PNAS paper claiming that an alleged "rise in connectivity" explains an increase in polarization. PNAS was kind enough to publish our comments this week: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
For those following along, some thoughts on Thurner et al.'s reply to our critique to their "connectivity causes polarization" claim. At first sight, this looks like a solid rejoinder, perhaps even justifying the mildly sarcastic tone. Upon closer inspection, not so much. So, another thread... 1/
Rense Corten 🟥@rensec.bsky.social · 6mo agoEarlier, I voiced my doubts here about a recent PNAS paper claiming that an alleged "rise in connectivity" explains an increase in polarization. PNAS was kind enough to publish our comments this week: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Today at 12:00, join us for an Online Introduction to High-Resolution Geospatial LISS Data in SANE 🧑💻 🔗 zoom.us/j/93104040907
A lot of “network analysis” about the Epstein Files. Nearly all of them missing the point: when a system operates under strong incentives for discretion, what gets documented is NOT a neutral sample of reality. Results are conditional on what is observed! open.substack.com/pub/manlius/...
The “Epstein Files” and the anatomy of hidden social networks
How secrecy reshapes structure and why its analysis is conditional on the data
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I’m looking for three PhD students for my new ERC project, starting 1 September. The goal is to understand how firms shape inequality in workers’ careers—using population registers. Please spread the word! Deadline is March 8, more info here (see projects 4-6): ics-graduateschool.nl/vacancies/
Vacancies | ICS
ICS Sociology PhD positions vacancies Graduate school program Social Sciences Methodology
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Deze collega's schrijven: "Zo berichte NRC over een studie die liet zien dat migratieonderzoekers met uiteenlopende ideologische opvattingen tot tegenstelde conclusies kwamen op basis van dezelfde dataset" Deze grafiek uit de studie laat zien dat dat n volstrekt onjuiste interpretatie is.
Opiniestukken@opiniestukken.bsky.social · 6mo agoIn NRC: Linkse dominantie op de universiteit ondergraaft vertrouwen in wetenschap