Niels Spierings
@nielsspierings.bsky.social
Prof. in sociology 🏛🗳🖍, 🕌🕋, ⚧🚻 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈, 📱🤳🏾🐥, 📊📉 | @Radboud_Uni, member @radbouduni.bsky.social | my BlueSky spelling is an art form
Political science
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Sociology
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Over inclusie, LGBTQ+, islam, migratie, politiek, populisme, verandering, weerstand en de wetenschap. Mijn oratie - met allerlei statistieken, anecdotes en toffe mensen - is nu ook na te lezen #openacces in Mens en Maatschappij:
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Four myths debunked about Dutch voting behaviour
Migrants vote en masse for populist right-wing parties? The left has no narrative? Sociologist and researcher Niels Spierings debunks four myths about Dutch voting behaviour.
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A bit on 4 myths about voting in the dutch elections. In EN or NL. Spoiler: gays and Muslims do not vote en masse for PRR
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How populist are ethnic minorities? And do they vote populist?
@kristofjacobs1.bsky.social and I studies this.
The level of populism is similar to majority citizens and the more populist minority voters do vote (exclusionary) PRR more.
Newly published:
doi.org/10.1177/0263...
@kristofjacobs1.bsky.social and I studies this.
The level of populism is similar to majority citizens and the more populist minority voters do vote (exclusionary) PRR more.
Newly published:
doi.org/10.1177/0263...
Where Allies Matter Most: How Urbanization, Formal and Informal Support Shape Experienced Acceptance of Different LGBTQ+ Subcommunities - Sexuality Research and Social Policy
Introduction The acceptance of LGBTQ+ communities remains under pressure. Although research on their experiences has grown, major questions remain on the impact of the broader context in which people ...
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New work out showing that urbanity of living environment and acceptance link positively among different communities of LGBTQ+ people, non-binary people particularly. And informal and institutional support particularly impact those in the less urban areas.
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Reposted by Niels Spierings, Matthijs Rooduijn
Hoe Wilders voortbouwt op een Italiaanse traditie van charme, crisisretoriek en nietsdoen
De erfenis van Silvio Berlusconi reikt inmiddels tot in Nederland: politiek als spektakel, media als toneel en daadkracht vooral in de vorm van schone schijn. Geert Wilders is de meest recente erfgena...
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Mijn nieuwe essay “De Wilderiaanse Leegte” uit in de Groene
🇮🇹 Vanuit Italië zie ik hoe Nederland steeds meer op mijn gastland begint te lijken.
En ja: als je Nederlanders écht boos wilt maken, moet je ze vergelijken met Italianen. Dus here we go. 😉
🔗 www.groene.nl/artikel/de-w...
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🇮🇹 Vanuit Italië zie ik hoe Nederland steeds meer op mijn gastland begint te lijken.
En ja: als je Nederlanders écht boos wilt maken, moet je ze vergelijken met Italianen. Dus here we go. 😉
🔗 www.groene.nl/artikel/de-w...
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‘Plasterk bleek nog lid te zijn van de PvdA’ was een betere kop.
Reposted by Niels Spierings
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IN NEW ISSUE: @niklinders.bsky.social, @nielsspierings.bsky.social & Dudink examine how attitudes on #gender identity, sexuality & core populist radical right-inclined values combine in diverging ideological constellations: buff.ly/an2DQYa (OPEN ACCESS)
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Simon Otjes
@simonotjes.bsky.social
· Jun 3
The PVV has left the Dutch coalition. What does this mean? Will there we be new elections? When? Who will win? Which government will form? 🧵
Reposted by Niels Spierings
Erin Reed
@erininthemorning.com
· May 30
Republican support for gay marriage has fallen to 41%. For those in the LGBTQ+ community who do not believe they are coming after gay marriage next after their draconian anti-trans restrictions, you're in for a surprise - we are all in this together.
Mixed methods, mixed feelings: a review of hurdles faced and vaulting poles to apply when wanting to do and publish mixed methods research
Sometimes ‘mixed methods designs’ are considered a winner for obtaining research grants, but a close-to-certain reject when publishing. Evidently, reality is more complex. At the same time, these c...
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As rare as Turkish-bg people in Germany and suffering from bad reputation (although impact factors suggest otherwise). This and much more on ideas around doing mixed methods research. With @nellageurts.bsky.social in a even richer special issue on mixing methods.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Political Studies
@polstudies.bsky.social
· May 24
IN NEW ISSUE: @niklinders.bsky.social, @nielsspierings.bsky.social & Dudink examine how attitudes on #gender identity, sexuality & core populist radical right-inclined values combine in diverging ideological constellations: buff.ly/an2DQYa (OPEN ACCESS)
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @sagepub.com
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @sagepub.com
Two peas in a pod? How to mix methods in ethnic and migration studies
This introduction to the Special Issue on ‘Two peas in a pod? How to mix methods in ethnic and migration studies’ highlights scholars’ experiences and reflections on doing mixed methods research wi...
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Mixed methods research in migration studies
Not why, but how!
Check out our new Special Issue which talks practical realities and learning from experience, in stead of abstract textbook perfections
edited by @nellageurts.bsky.social, Tine Davids & me
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Not why, but how!
Check out our new Special Issue which talks practical realities and learning from experience, in stead of abstract textbook perfections
edited by @nellageurts.bsky.social, Tine Davids & me
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Situating Muslims’ trust in parliament from a cross-national perspective: Islamic religiosity's impact in Western Europe
Abstract. Across Western Europe, politicians and media express concerns about whether Muslims feel part of liberal democracies and trust national parliament. Although often assumed, research is actual...
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Religiosity > political trust: we unpacked this for Muslims in Europe:
-hostile publics & fewer political rights depress trust
-attendance lowers men's trust, but stimulates women's
-in hostile contexts effects turn more negative
-& more
w@nellageurts.bsky.social/OA/💶NWO/@opensciencenl.bsky.social
-hostile publics & fewer political rights depress trust
-attendance lowers men's trust, but stimulates women's
-in hostile contexts effects turn more negative
-& more
w@nellageurts.bsky.social/OA/💶NWO/@opensciencenl.bsky.social
Asielzoeker-pesten door de minister wordt beloond. Wat een diepe treurnis. De minister had ook discreet een gesprek kunnen aangaan met COA, maar de handelwijze is volksmennerij en pestgedrag. Maakt ze zich zorgen over kosten? Open dan gewoon weer vaste opvangcentra en ga investeren in bv taalles.
Mensen met een laag inkomen krijgen dit jaar meer vakantiegeld
Mensen met een minimumloon krijgen dit jaar flink meer vakantiegeld. Ze gaan er meer op vooruit in vergelijking met anderen, omdat in de berekening ook de indexatie van het wettelijk minimumuurloon is...
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Een vakantie betaal je in harde Euro’s, niet in % van je loon. Als @nu.nl het vakantiegeld in Euro’s geeft zouden we zien dat mensen met lage lonen veel minder krijgen dan grootverdieners. Grofweg een dagje Efteling met t gezin vs vliegen naar Barbados.
Reposted by Niels Spierings
Ethnic and Racial Studies
@ersjournal.com
· Apr 25
#ERSNew 🐣🔓 50 shades of Islam: how the impact of religiosity on gender attitudes varies by migration history and facet of religiosity. Article by Samira Azabar, Saskia Glas, @nielsspierings.bsky.social : doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2025.2483859
Hongarije voert grondwetswijziging tegen minderheden door
Voordat de stemming begon waren er bij het parlementsgebouw demonstraties. Oppositieleden en demonstranten blokkeerden het gebouw.
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An EU member state that legally erases, eradicates non binary and trans people, a very vulnerable minority.
No one having at least the slightest compassion should do anything else than condemn this.
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No one having at least the slightest compassion should do anything else than condemn this.
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Finding Space in Politics: Perceptions of Representation Among Dutch Citizens With an Immigration Background | Article | Politics and Governance
Floris Vermeulen, Nella Geurts, Jaco Dagevos, Niels Spierings
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How descriptive and substantive representation interlink +what barriers/tensions exist.
Some of these we describe in new @cogitatiopag.bsky.social pub:
-expectations from one's electorate vs clientelism
-adjusting and being effective vs being one of us
With @nellageurts.bsky.social FV JD 💰NWO
Some of these we describe in new @cogitatiopag.bsky.social pub:
-expectations from one's electorate vs clientelism
-adjusting and being effective vs being one of us
With @nellageurts.bsky.social FV JD 💰NWO
LHBTIQA+ Monitor 2025 Gelderland en Overijssel
Vul deze enquête nu in en help gemeenten in Gelderland en Overijssel met LHBTIQA+ beleid.
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Ben je homo, queer, trans, bi+, non-binair, niet hetero en /of niet cis en woon of woonde je in Gelderland of Overijssel, vul de vragenlijst vandaag nog even in!
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤍🤎🖤
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❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤍🤎🖤
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Lex
@lexthijssen.bsky.social
· Mar 21
Daling van vertrouwen in overheid en politiek door stapeling van discriminatie
Discriminatie en racisme zijn in ons land diep verankerd en komen voor op alle gronden van artikel 1 Grondwet, zoals leeftijd, geloof en gender. Nederlanders ervaren discriminatie op verschillende ter...
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Door velen wordt discriminatie niet op één maar op meerdere terreinen waargenomen. Dit heeft ingrijpende maatschappelijke gevolgen. Dat blijkt uit de nieuwe @commissietdenr.bsky.social- rapportage van de @commissietdenr.bsky.social, waaraan @nielsspierings.bsky.social en ik bijgedragen hebben.
Reposted by Niels Spierings, Jennifer Hook
Christiaan Monden
@cmonden.bsky.social
· Mar 20
3 Researchers at the Assistant/Associate Professor Level at NIDI
3 Researchers at the Assistant/Associate Professor Level at NIDI
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Some great job opportunities at the Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute: vacatures.knaw.nl/job/The-Hagu...
Regenboogbeleid: het grote verhaal en de kleine moeite
Op het gebied van lhbtiqa+ emancipatie hebben we een populistisch keerpunt bereikt. Dit kan weleens cruciaal blijken, concludeert inclusie- en exclusiesocioloog Niels Spierings. Kunnen we seksuele en ...
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‘Hoe verder in 2025 met tolerantie tav lhbtiqa+ mensen?' Of ik hier hardop over wilde nadenken, en dan zie ik een groter populistisch plaatje. Niet rooskleurig voor acceptatie, maar "‘Gewone Nederlanders’ zijn niet slecht" dus er zijn kansen.
Dit en meer: www.socialevraagstukken.nl/regenboogbel...
Dit en meer: www.socialevraagstukken.nl/regenboogbel...
Lhbtiqa+ well-being survey is running again. Please join 💜 share🩷 or forward ❤️
For all:
-who are not straight🏳️🌈 or not cis🏳️⚧️
-live in Gelderland or Overijssel (East of NL)
-or have lived there. Also, e.g., as refugee.
psychru.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... (switch to English in top right corner)
For all:
-who are not straight🏳️🌈 or not cis🏳️⚧️
-live in Gelderland or Overijssel (East of NL)
-or have lived there. Also, e.g., as refugee.
psychru.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... (switch to English in top right corner)
Lhbtiqa+ welzijnsenquête gestart weer.🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ over veiligheid en acceptatie.
Voor iedereen die niet hetero of niet cis is, en in Gelderland of Overijssel woont of woonde.
Meedoen 💜 Delen 🩷 Doorsturen ❤️
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Door @discriminatienl.bsky.social en @radbouduniversiteit
Voor iedereen die niet hetero of niet cis is, en in Gelderland of Overijssel woont of woonde.
Meedoen 💜 Delen 🩷 Doorsturen ❤️
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Door @discriminatienl.bsky.social en @radbouduniversiteit
Verschrikkelijke vorm van haat tegen liefde.
Geëmotioneerde Omtzigt loopt even weg bij interview: 'Nog beperkt belastbaar'
Omtzigt had het zichtbaar moeilijk toen Nieman hem vroeg naar het uit de school klappen van zijn mede-politici over zijn emotionele gedrag.
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Het echte nieuws hier zouden de voorstelen moeten zijn om de Koran bezitten strafbaar te maken.
Ik heb er 3. Who cares. En realiseren mensen zich wel dat de Koran juist ook inspireert tot elkaar helpen etc.?
Media, neem je verantwoordelijkheid.
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Ik heb er 3. Who cares. En realiseren mensen zich wel dat de Koran juist ook inspireert tot elkaar helpen etc.?
Media, neem je verantwoordelijkheid.
nos.nl/l/2549283
Reposted by Niels Spierings
Hold Radboud University accountable for the wrongful arrest of staff and students
To the Radboud College van Bestuur,
On Monday December 16, six staff and students from the Radboud University were wrongfully accused of property damage and held overnight in jail on the grounds of s...
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6 students and staff of Radboud University arrested by Nijmegen police on a bus for wearing a keffiyeh. A new low in the repression of the Palestine movement. Sign the open letter docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Ethnic and Racial Studies
@ersjournal.com
· Dec 16
#ERSNew🐣 🔓
To what extent does the population of a former colonising country support political apologies for slavery? Inge Hendriks, @nielsspierings.bsky.social, and Marcel Lubbers explores the support for apologies of various groups.
Full article is available here: https://buff.ly/4gchSCx
To what extent does the population of a former colonising country support political apologies for slavery? Inge Hendriks, @nielsspierings.bsky.social, and Marcel Lubbers explores the support for apologies of various groups.
Full article is available here: https://buff.ly/4gchSCx
#ERSNew🐣 🔓
Some Dutch minorities are numerically well-represented, but exclusions mean they do not feel they are Dutch, shaped by boundaries and privileges in complex ways.
Article by @nellageurts.bsky.social, Glas, Sipma & @nielsspierings.bsky.social is available here: https://buff.ly/3ZxzH84
Some Dutch minorities are numerically well-represented, but exclusions mean they do not feel they are Dutch, shaped by boundaries and privileges in complex ways.
Article by @nellageurts.bsky.social, Glas, Sipma & @nielsspierings.bsky.social is available here: https://buff.ly/3ZxzH84
How does experienced representation differ among migrant-background citizens, and what do bikes have to do with it?
The answer to the 1st q is in our new publication (and the opening of my inaugural lecture the 20th of this December).
The answer to the 2nd q: no fracking clue.
The answer to the 1st q is in our new publication (and the opening of my inaugural lecture the 20th of this December).
The answer to the 2nd q: no fracking clue.