Is social media truly making us more politically polarized, or does it simply over-represent our most extreme opinions? In our new preprint, @small-schulz.bsky.social and I present *punishing evidence* that social media systematically overrepresents users’ most extreme political opinions. 1/n

#ESA2026 in Warsaw is coming! It feels particularly special this time because this is my last conference as part of University of Wuppertal 😱

From surveys to data donations: “Search and Stream” offers new research data on 🔍Google Search, 🎧Spotify streaming, and digital participation — linkable to the German ISSP 2024 survey. Now available at GESIS: 🔗ZA9079: doi.org/10.4232/1.14700 🔗ZA9080: doi.org/10.4232/1.14701

My diss #OpenAccess doi.org/10.25926/BUW...

Excited to see my Poetics paper featured in a recent (perfect!) video by the SOCurious_PhD! 🎉 Thank you, Phillipa Chong, for sharing research with the broader community. Check it here: youtu.be/OSrDp8YCAVA?...

𝐓𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞. 𝐈𝐭 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐬. In our new paper 🎉 in BJS, @madsjaeger.bsky.social and I ask: can the cultural things you enjoy — going to museums, concerts, or the theater — actually help you get ahead in life? Using three generations of Danish data, we show the answer is yes.

Detailing social influence in predicting cinema attendance: a vignette approach December 2025 Volume 113 Yevhen Voronin Read here.

✨ We’re excited to announce the Spring 2026 IAS Seminar Series, featuring a stellar lineup of speakers and thought-provoking talks. Open to all! #AcademicSky

Just submitted my cumulative #PhD #dissertation. Hard to believe. More details on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/posts/yevhen... And what is important — #OpenToWork soon ( #CSS, sociology of #consumption, cultural #sociology, Ukrainian studies ) Thanks for your support during my PhD journey!

A new study of the last 50 years of US pop music shows “a significant increase in stress-related language, alongside declines in positive sentiment and lyrical complexity.”

Societal crises disrupt long-term increases in stress, negativity, and simplicity in US Billboard song lyrics from 1973 to 2023 - Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports - Societal crises disrupt long-term increases in stress, negativity, and simplicity in US Billboard song lyrics from 1973 to 2023

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New interesting study about the climate change representation in Korean TV Dramas by the LUT team in @ijoc-usc.bsky.social #sociology #OpenAccess here ijoc.org/index.php/ij...

"New evidence against the filter bubble thesis; it shows that platforms do reinforce cultural inequalities by increasing the social gap in consumption diversity." sociologicalscience.com/articles-v12...

🎓 We’re hiring! Two researcher / PhD positions in the ERC project DANCE – Dark Nerd Communities at the University of Münster 🇪🇺 🧮 Quantitative: survey, lab + field experiments 🎙️ Qualitative: ethnography, focus groups, interviews Apply by 28 Nov 2025 👇 #AcademicJobs #ERC #PhD #CommunicationResearch

Exploring Personal Recommendations from New Contacts in the Movie Market: https://osf.io/qn8cw

I have decided to make the final chapter of my cumulative dissertation available as a preprint: doi.org/10.31235/osf...

🧵1/6 New paper out in @sociologicalsci.bsky.social with @marckeuschnigg.bsky.social and Peter Hedström! We identify a social-influence mechanism that widens individuals' behavioral repertoires and breaks the link between individuals' initial preferences and the collective outcomes they bring about.

Wide Social Influence and the Emergence of the Unexpected: An Empirical Test Using Spotify Data

Article: Wide Social Influence and the Emergence of the Unexpected: An Empirical Test Using Spotify Data | Sociological Science | Posted October 23, 2025

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Amazing open position! 🤍

Centre for Research in Economics and Statistics (UMR 9194)@crestumr.bsky.social · 12mo ago

📢 CREST & ENSAE Paris (IP Paris) are hiring an Assistant/Associate Professor in Computational Sociology starting Sept 2026! crest.science/wp-content/u... 🧠 Quantitative & computational focus 🌍 Open to all 📅 Apply by Jan 31 2026 → recruitment@ensae.fr #AcademicJobs #Sociology #HiPARIS #CREST

The poster "Cultural #Omnivorousness in the Domains of Music, Film and Literature: Evidence for a Partial Overlap", which I presented at #AkadSoz25, is now available on Zenodo: doi.org/10.5281/zeno... #sociology

Inspiring paper on social stratification of library borrowing! Read here: doi.org/10.1093/esr/... ▶️"...although cultural tastes always seem to be socially stratified, the type of stratification likely depends on the nature of the wider inequalities within a given context"

A big milestone in my PhD journey 🎓 — my new article in #Poetics is out! Using a vignette survey, I show how diverse ratings and recommendations shape intentions to watch a new movie at the cinema. #sociology Thrilled this study found its place in Poetics! #OpenAccess here doi.org/10.1016/j.po...

Ukrainian Prime Minister in the damaged building of Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers after today’s missile attack #UkrainianView

#ECSR2025 in #Cologne 🚲 Last week, for the first time, I arrived at the conference by bike. Top moment: a presentation by Fabian Krarz on polarization both across cohorts and with rising age. The paper is now out in @sociologicalsci.bsky.social: sociologicalscience.com/articles-v12...

Just back from the #ESA RN05 #Sociology of Consumption Midterm #Conference in Prague ✨ Great talks, even better people, and such a lively atmosphere — easily one of my most enjoyable conference experiences yet!

(0/5) New thread on cultural #omnivorousness in 🎶🎬📚 Do music, film & literature omnivorous tastes overlap? Insights from my recent paper in @socresonline.bsky.social 👇 #sociology #socsky

When you teach Sociology of Consumption in 2025, be prepared to specialize in “labubing” thanks to such creative student papers ⤵️

New article in @socresonline.bsky.social ⤵️ "Cultural Omnivorousness in the Domains of Music, Film and Literature" Findings suggest partial overlap across cultural domains. 🔓 Read it here: doi.org/10.1177/1360... #OpenAccess #CulturalSociology

For the DFG-funded project "SocEnRep - Automation of Reproducibility in Economics and Social Sciences" we are looking for a researcher (75% - 100%). Start: Oct 1st, Application until: Aug 21st. stellenangebote.cais-research.de/de?id=08fd14 Feel free to spread the word and contact me with questions!

Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiter:innen PräDoc/PostDoc für DFG Projekt/research asssistant PreDoc/PostDoc for DFG project (all gender) - Job Bochum - Stellenangebote CAIS

Das von der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) geförderte Forschungs- und Infrastrukturprojekt „SocEnRep - Automatisierung von Reproduzierbarkeit in den Wirtschafts- und...

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Just returned from #ISAforum25 in Rabat, where I had the chance to present my first research in #CSS using social media data - grateful for the feedback and suggestions on how to improve the paper!

Next week, I’ll be attending #ISAforum25 in Rabat, where I’ll present a working paper on theater attendance in Ukraine after the Russian invasion. ▶️ Thursday, 10 July, 09:00 - 10:45, FSE009 Grateful to #SICSS-IAS #IAS for the skills that significantly improved this study!

A truly incredible place for your PhD journey!

The Institute for Analytical Sociology@iasliu.bsky.social · last yr.

🚨🎓 We’re looking for new PhD students! The area of specialization is open, but successful applicants should demonstrate a clear interest in themes that align with ongoing research at @iasliu.bsky.social 📅 Deadline: 31.08.2025 💼 Fully funded positions How to apply 👉 liu.se/en/work-at-l...