Heinz Leitgöb
@heinzleitgoeb.bsky.social
Interim Professor of Sociology & Research Methods at Leipzig University | Research Fellow at University of Frankfurt, Germany
Congrats to my wife Nathalie, Ina Biber, and all colleagues on the nationwide representative LeSuBiA survey on violence victimization in Germany. First results:
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February 10, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Congrats to my wife Nathalie, Ina Biber, and all colleagues on the nationwide representative LeSuBiA survey on violence victimization in Germany. First results:
www.bka.de/SharedDocs/D...
www.bka.de/SharedDocs/D...
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Read our latest special issue in Survey Methodology:
➡️ Advancing Comparative Research: Exploring Error and Quality Indicators in Social Research.
Edited by @heinzleitgoeb.bsky.social, Stefanie Kley, Katharina Meitinger & Natalia Menold.
surveyinsights.org
➡️ Advancing Comparative Research: Exploring Error and Quality Indicators in Social Research.
Edited by @heinzleitgoeb.bsky.social, Stefanie Kley, Katharina Meitinger & Natalia Menold.
surveyinsights.org
February 6, 2026 at 8:54 AM
Read our latest special issue in Survey Methodology:
➡️ Advancing Comparative Research: Exploring Error and Quality Indicators in Social Research.
Edited by @heinzleitgoeb.bsky.social, Stefanie Kley, Katharina Meitinger & Natalia Menold.
surveyinsights.org
➡️ Advancing Comparative Research: Exploring Error and Quality Indicators in Social Research.
Edited by @heinzleitgoeb.bsky.social, Stefanie Kley, Katharina Meitinger & Natalia Menold.
surveyinsights.org
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My colleague Kevin Munger asked me and a bunch of editors to sit and think through AI and peer review. Our take:
osf.io/9sxnc/files/...
We envision an increased (!) involvement of humans in the evaluation of social science.
osf.io/9sxnc/files/...
We envision an increased (!) involvement of humans in the evaluation of social science.
January 28, 2026 at 9:59 PM
My colleague Kevin Munger asked me and a bunch of editors to sit and think through AI and peer review. Our take:
osf.io/9sxnc/files/...
We envision an increased (!) involvement of humans in the evaluation of social science.
osf.io/9sxnc/files/...
We envision an increased (!) involvement of humans in the evaluation of social science.
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Stellen frei!
Derzeit suchen wir mehrere neue Mitarbeitende in verschiedenen Bereichen des infas Instituts, zum Beispiel in der Fragebogenprogrammierung, der Datenpflege- und Rücklaufverarbeitung sowie für Interviewerschulungen (Werkstudentenstelle).
Neugierig? www.infas.de/karriere/
Derzeit suchen wir mehrere neue Mitarbeitende in verschiedenen Bereichen des infas Instituts, zum Beispiel in der Fragebogenprogrammierung, der Datenpflege- und Rücklaufverarbeitung sowie für Interviewerschulungen (Werkstudentenstelle).
Neugierig? www.infas.de/karriere/
December 9, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Stellen frei!
Derzeit suchen wir mehrere neue Mitarbeitende in verschiedenen Bereichen des infas Instituts, zum Beispiel in der Fragebogenprogrammierung, der Datenpflege- und Rücklaufverarbeitung sowie für Interviewerschulungen (Werkstudentenstelle).
Neugierig? www.infas.de/karriere/
Derzeit suchen wir mehrere neue Mitarbeitende in verschiedenen Bereichen des infas Instituts, zum Beispiel in der Fragebogenprogrammierung, der Datenpflege- und Rücklaufverarbeitung sowie für Interviewerschulungen (Werkstudentenstelle).
Neugierig? www.infas.de/karriere/
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For us, this journey toward explaining *surprising macro outcomes* took many years. Grateful to my amazing co-authors, @martinarvidsson.bsky.social and Peter Hedström, and to all the reviewers who supported us along the way
🚀Out now: sociologicalscience.com/articles-v12...
🚀Out now: sociologicalscience.com/articles-v12...
October 24, 2025 at 2:04 PM
For us, this journey toward explaining *surprising macro outcomes* took many years. Grateful to my amazing co-authors, @martinarvidsson.bsky.social and Peter Hedström, and to all the reviewers who supported us along the way
🚀Out now: sociologicalscience.com/articles-v12...
🚀Out now: sociologicalscience.com/articles-v12...
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#DataQuality #DigitalBehavioralData #DBD
Special Issue Explores the Quality of Digital Behavioral Data, by Weiß, B., Leitgöb, H., & Wagner, C
Most DBD are not generated for research purposes but are a side product of our daily activities. A new special issue addresses key questions:
Special Issue Explores the Quality of Digital Behavioral Data, by Weiß, B., Leitgöb, H., & Wagner, C
Most DBD are not generated for research purposes but are a side product of our daily activities. A new special issue addresses key questions:
October 22, 2025 at 7:00 AM
#DataQuality #DigitalBehavioralData #DBD
Special Issue Explores the Quality of Digital Behavioral Data, by Weiß, B., Leitgöb, H., & Wagner, C
Most DBD are not generated for research purposes but are a side product of our daily activities. A new special issue addresses key questions:
Special Issue Explores the Quality of Digital Behavioral Data, by Weiß, B., Leitgöb, H., & Wagner, C
Most DBD are not generated for research purposes but are a side product of our daily activities. A new special issue addresses key questions:
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Happy to report that our study on "Data Donation as a Method to Measure Physical Activity in Older Adults" was just published in JMIR. www.jmir.org/2025/1/e69799 We asked people aged 50+ in the Dutch #LISS panel to donate physical activity (PA) data from their smartphones. We found that...
September 26, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Happy to report that our study on "Data Donation as a Method to Measure Physical Activity in Older Adults" was just published in JMIR. www.jmir.org/2025/1/e69799 We asked people aged 50+ in the Dutch #LISS panel to donate physical activity (PA) data from their smartphones. We found that...
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❗️📢 Tue, Oct 7, 10:00-11:00 CET:
Mannheim Research Colloquium on Survey Methods
#MaRCS
Alexandru Cernat (@manchester.ac.uk):
"Estimating Multiple Types of Error Concurrently Using the Multitrait-Multierror (MTME) Approach"
👉 www.mzes.uni-mannheim.de/en/news/even...
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Mannheim Research Colloquium on Survey Methods
#MaRCS
Alexandru Cernat (@manchester.ac.uk):
"Estimating Multiple Types of Error Concurrently Using the Multitrait-Multierror (MTME) Approach"
👉 www.mzes.uni-mannheim.de/en/news/even...
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Detail
www.mzes.uni-mannheim.de
September 30, 2025 at 12:54 PM
❗️📢 Tue, Oct 7, 10:00-11:00 CET:
Mannheim Research Colloquium on Survey Methods
#MaRCS
Alexandru Cernat (@manchester.ac.uk):
"Estimating Multiple Types of Error Concurrently Using the Multitrait-Multierror (MTME) Approach"
👉 www.mzes.uni-mannheim.de/en/news/even...
1/2
Mannheim Research Colloquium on Survey Methods
#MaRCS
Alexandru Cernat (@manchester.ac.uk):
"Estimating Multiple Types of Error Concurrently Using the Multitrait-Multierror (MTME) Approach"
👉 www.mzes.uni-mannheim.de/en/news/even...
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Thrilled to share: our Special Issue in Social Science Computer Review (@sscratsage.bsky.social) on digital behavioral data quality is out now. Many thanks to all contributing authers and my co-editors @clauwa.bsky.social and Bernd Weiß:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
September 22, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Thrilled to share: our Special Issue in Social Science Computer Review (@sscratsage.bsky.social) on digital behavioral data quality is out now. Many thanks to all contributing authers and my co-editors @clauwa.bsky.social and Bernd Weiß:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Excited for the start of the Fall Conference on "Computational Sociology" today, organized by the @dgsoziologie.bsky.social methods section, in collaboration with the working group "Methodologie in den Sozialwissenschaften" of the Akademie für Soziologie (AS)
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October 9, 2024 at 12:52 PM
Excited for the start of the Fall Conference on "Computational Sociology" today, organized by the @dgsoziologie.bsky.social methods section, in collaboration with the working group "Methodologie in den Sozialwissenschaften" of the Akademie für Soziologie (AS)
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Exciting days ahead: @heinzleitgoeb.bsky.social and I welcome the wonderful Analytical Sociology community in Leipzig for the 16th #INAS Conference
www.sozphil.uni-leipzig.de/en/inas-conf...
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INAS Conference 2024
The 2024 Annual Conference of the International Network of Analytical Sociology will take place May 30–31 2024 in Leipzig, Germany. May 29 will be reserved for a networking event of women in INAS.
www.sozphil.uni-leipzig.de
May 29, 2024 at 8:21 AM
Exciting days ahead: @heinzleitgoeb.bsky.social and I welcome the wonderful Analytical Sociology community in Leipzig for the 16th #INAS Conference
www.sozphil.uni-leipzig.de/en/inas-conf...
www.sozphil.uni-leipzig.de/en/inas-conf...
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Leipzig sociology is looking for a postdoc at the intersection of qualitative and computational methods www.uni-leipzig.de/en/universit... Full-time, 4+2 years, independent research profile. Please get in touch, we are looking forward to your application. Deadline April 5
February 29, 2024 at 8:39 AM
Leipzig sociology is looking for a postdoc at the intersection of qualitative and computational methods www.uni-leipzig.de/en/universit... Full-time, 4+2 years, independent research profile. Please get in touch, we are looking forward to your application. Deadline April 5
My colleague Helmut Hirtenlehner and I propose a model of a subsidiary relevance of deterrence to govern criminal action. If interested, find the full paper here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
January 5, 2024 at 6:25 PM
My colleague Helmut Hirtenlehner and I propose a model of a subsidiary relevance of deterrence to govern criminal action. If interested, find the full paper here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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We are happy to announce the new DFG-funded longterm German Longitudinal Environmental Study (GLEN).
@glen-study.bsky.social will provide representative, individual level panel data on human-environmental interactions and climate issues.
glen-studie.de
#sciencenews #Klimawandel #climatechange
@glen-study.bsky.social will provide representative, individual level panel data on human-environmental interactions and climate issues.
glen-studie.de
#sciencenews #Klimawandel #climatechange
December 21, 2023 at 3:28 PM
We are happy to announce the new DFG-funded longterm German Longitudinal Environmental Study (GLEN).
@glen-study.bsky.social will provide representative, individual level panel data on human-environmental interactions and climate issues.
glen-studie.de
#sciencenews #Klimawandel #climatechange
@glen-study.bsky.social will provide representative, individual level panel data on human-environmental interactions and climate issues.
glen-studie.de
#sciencenews #Klimawandel #climatechange
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Subtract 16 days and this is the countdown to INAS 2024
December 13, 2023 at 3:14 PM
Subtract 16 days and this is the countdown to INAS 2024
Call for Abstracts is now open: Conference of the International Network of Analytical Sociologists, May 30–31, 2024 in Leipzig, Germany. For details, see: www.sozphil.uni-leipzig.de/en/inas-conf...
November 27, 2023 at 12:09 PM
Call for Abstracts is now open: Conference of the International Network of Analytical Sociologists, May 30–31, 2024 in Leipzig, Germany. For details, see: www.sozphil.uni-leipzig.de/en/inas-conf...
CfP for a new special issue in "Survey Methods: Insights from the Field" (SMIF): Advancing Comparative Research: Exploring Errors and Quality Indicators in Social Research
For details, see: surveyinsights.org/wp-content/u...
For details, see: surveyinsights.org/wp-content/u...
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November 14, 2023 at 4:56 PM
CfP for a new special issue in "Survey Methods: Insights from the Field" (SMIF): Advancing Comparative Research: Exploring Errors and Quality Indicators in Social Research
For details, see: surveyinsights.org/wp-content/u...
For details, see: surveyinsights.org/wp-content/u...
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Link to paper: sociologicalscience.com/articles-v10...
November 11, 2023 at 10:34 AM
Link to paper: sociologicalscience.com/articles-v10...