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excinequality.bsky.social
The Politics of Inequality
@excinequality.bsky.social
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Cluster of Excellence @uni-konstanz.de. We study how people perceive inequality, how this leads to collective mobilization, and how political actors respond to it.
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How do the effects of climate change impact societies – especially in places where people are affected particularly strongly? And when do these impacts lead to protests? Interview with #UniKonstanz @excinequality.bsky.social postdoctoral researcher Viktoria Jansesberger: t1p.de/o1eht
November 7, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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komex.bsky.social
📢 Only 1 week left!
We’re hiring a postdoc at KOMEX, @uni-konstanz.de & @excinequality.bsky.social.

🧠✨Great team, exciting project, and beautiful surroundings.

Apply by November 15!

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@methodsnet.bsky.social
Post-doctoral researcher – KOMEX director
Deadline: November 15, 2025
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November 7, 2025 at 1:54 PM
excinequality.bsky.social
🎙️Neue #Inequality Podcastfolge: Globale Ungleichheit im #Klimawandel
Host @mbusemeyer.bsky.social spricht mit Gabriele Spilker (ausnahmsweise als Gast) & Viktoria Jansesberger von der @uni-konstanz.de über soziale & politische Dimensionen des Klimawandels ➡️ t1p.de/7let1
November 5, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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How does human language differ from texts generated by large language models? #UniKonstanz @excinequality.bsky.social study explored this question – and shows that while AI writes with increasing fluency, it could at the same time endanger the diversity of human expression: https://t1p.de/xo0x0
November 4, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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polstudies.bsky.social
Does partisanship explain policy preferences across the urban-rural divide? Kattalina Berriochoa shows rural Republicans especially are at odds with their party when it comes to #education funding. Read OPEN ACCESS buff.ly/6WSjIt0

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November 2, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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nilsweidmann.bsky.social
Thanks to the great help by @rstrauch.bsky.social, Gabriele Spilker and the Cluster of Excellence "The Politics of Inequality" @excinequality.bsky.social, version 5.0 of the "Mass Mobilization in Autocracies Database" (coverage until 2022) is now available at mmadatabase.org!
Mass Mobilization in Autocracies Database
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October 29, 2025 at 9:57 AM
excinequality.bsky.social
In today’s #inequality Colloquium, Helmut Rainer, Professor of Economics at @lmumuenchen.bsky.social and Director at the ifo Institute, spoke about Pathways to Immigrant Integration. Don’t miss any future Colloquia – subscribe to our newsletter now: t1p.de/zibdb @uni-konstanz.de
October 28, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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Heute Abend in Ulm: @felixja.bsky.social präsentiert Ergebnisse aus unserem Forschungsprojekt „Das Ungleichheitsbarometer“ @uni-konstanz.de
October 22, 2025 at 12:06 PM
excinequality.bsky.social
🎉 We’ve just kicked off the new semester with our 100th In_equality Colloquium @uni-konstanz.de — featuring Sonja Zmerli (Science Po Grenoble), Franco Bastias (University Grenoble Alpes), and some confetti!
You can find the full program for the winter semester 2025/26 here: t1p.de/1f7o5
October 21, 2025 at 11:37 AM
excinequality.bsky.social
How do you perceive inequality in Germany – and how close are your views to reality?
Test yourself at our interactive exhibit from the research project „The Inequality Barometer“ at Berlin Science Week!
📍 Museum für Naturkunde Berlin
🗓️ Nov 1–2, 2025 | 9:30–18:00
@uni-konstanz.de
October 20, 2025 at 12:04 PM
excinequality.bsky.social
Ausverkauft!!! Aber: Teilnahme per Livestream möglich: t1p.de/k8h06
October 15, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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na-wehl.bsky.social
📢 #PolSci #Powi #Soziologie Studierende aufgepasst!

Ich suche eine Hilfskraft!
➡️Quantitative Analyse mit Stata
➡️ab 01.12.
➡️Ungleichheit & politische Einstellungen/Verhalten

CC @excinequality.bsky.social @uni-konstanz.de

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October 14, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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dpzberlin.bsky.social
Wer Ungleichheit als hoch empfindet, zweifelt eher an der eigenen politischen Selbstwirksamkeit. @mbusemeyer.bsky.social & @felixja.bsky.social zeigen, inwiefern das negative Auswirkungen auf das Vertrauen in den Sozialstaat und Politik hat.
👉 Hier lesen: www.progressives-zentrum.org/publication/...
Sinkendes Vertrauen, zunehmende Ungleichheit? Die Performanz des deutschen Sozialstaats im Spiegel der öffentlichen Meinung
Dieses Policy Paper präsentiert die neuesten Ergebnisse zur Ungleichheit Deutschland und deren Auswirkungen auf die politische Mitbestimmung.
www.progressives-zentrum.org
October 14, 2025 at 12:13 PM
excinequality.bsky.social
⏰ Nur noch wenige Plätze frei! Kommt am 15.10. um 19 Uhr ins Bodenseeforum Konstanz zur Podiumsdiskussion „Stadt, Land, Spaltung?“ mit @oezdemir.de, @mbusemeyer.bsky.social von der @uni-konstanz.de u.v.m.
➡️ kostenloses Ticket erforderlich: t1p.de/x5akr oder per Livestram: t1p.de/k8h06 teilnehmen!
October 10, 2025 at 7:21 AM
excinequality.bsky.social
➡️ Policy Paper Alert: New findings from the Konstanz Inequality Barometer show widespread public doubts about the fairness and financial sustainability of Germany’s welfare state.

By @mbusemeyer.bsky.social and @felixja.bsky.social from the @uni-konstanz.de
October 9, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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evathomann.bsky.social
I'm hiring!
Post-doctoral researcher-KOMEX director
Wanted: talent in social science research methodology/ methods-versed inequality researcher, interest in global knowledge production!

@excinequality.bsky.social @komex.bsky.social @methodsnet.bsky.social

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Post-doctoral researcher – KOMEX director
Deadline: October 31, 2025
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October 9, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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kpomi.bsky.social
✨ For those who missed it: Our Article on Perceived Track Mismatch among Minority and Majority Students in the German Education System is published in RSSM ❗️🥳❗️

Free copies until Oct 1 under this link:
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September 29, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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Is public administration an equalizer – or a driver of inequality? With @gabilotta.bsky.social, our hosts @mbusemeyer.bsky.social & Gabi Spilker @uni-konstanz.de discuss how street-level bureaucrats shape daily state action ➡️ t1p.de/bt6j0
October 1, 2025 at 7:06 AM
excinequality.bsky.social
„Stadt, Land, Spaltung?“ Podiumsdiskussion am 15.10.25, 19 Uhr, Bodenseeforum Konstanz und Livestream. Mit @oezdemir.de, Claudia Alfons (OB Lindau), Thomas Wagner (Deutschlandfunk) & @mbusemeyer.bsky.social von der @uni-konstanz.de Eintritt frei, Ticket erforderlich! Mehr Infos: t1p.de/0i1lg
September 29, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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stephanmaurer.bsky.social
The updated version of our paper on the historical dynamics of the Great Gatsby Curve is now available as a @excinequality.bsky.social Working Paper:

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#EconSky
The Short and Long Run Dynamics of the Great Gatsby Curve
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September 25, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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The first keynotes of the In_equality Conference 2026 are confirmed: @siljahausermann.bsky.social, @mschaeffer.bsky.social & @emmaspiro.bsky.social
Register now and submit your paper until October 5: inequality-conference.de @uni-konstanz.de
In_equality Conference 2026
The "Politics of Inequality” research center invites interdisciplinary & international researchers to Konstanz, Germany, for the In_equality Conference, 15-17 April 2026.
inequality-conference.de
September 25, 2025 at 8:43 AM
excinequality.bsky.social
⏰ Nicht verpassen: Unsere Co-Sprecherin Gabriele Spilker eröffnet gleich (12:30 Uhr) die #OAT25 an der @uni-konstanz.de mit ihrer Keynote zu: „Globale Ungleichheit in Forschung & Wissenschaftssystem“.
👉 Seid live dabei: t1p.de/qd1hb
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Open-Access-Tage 2025 | Keynote: Globale Ungleichheit in der Forschung und im Wissenschaftssystem. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email ...
Vortragende: Prof. Dr. Gabriele Spilker Ungleichheiten bestehen nicht nur zwischen und innerhalb von Gesellschaften, sie prägen auch die Wissensproduktion über sie. Der Zugang zu wissenschaftlicher L...
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September 17, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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komex.bsky.social
Learn. Connect. Grow. 🌱
#KOMEX2026 brings world-class methods workshops to @uni-konstanz.de & online.

📅Feb, 2026
🔗Join now: afww.uni-konstanz.de/en/view/kome...

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September 15, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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10.1080/1369183x.2025.2550130 New article on administrative inequality in the handling of dual citizenship requests, co-authored with the incredible Christina Zuber as part of our @excinequality.bsky.social projects. We show that local preferences influence caseworkers' decisions.
September 6, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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cdiehl.bsky.social
In Research on Social Stratification and Mobility with @kpomi.bsky.social and T. Hinz based on data from the #PerFair project @excinequality.bsky.social on students' perceptions of inequality and fairness.

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September 5, 2025 at 4:46 PM