Kristian Bernt Karlson
@kbkarlson.bsky.social
Professor of Sociology | Social Science DGS | Education and Social Mobility | ERC Grantee | The K in KHB | Winner of Boudon + Goodman Awards | I Like Quantitative Methods and Great Sociology
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I've been thinking a lot about cultural sociology, and what will happen to it now that our standards changed with the credibility revolution.
here is a take I have:
Cultural Sociology After the Credibility Revolution
tkeskinturk.github.io/blog/culturalsoc
here is a take I have:
Cultural Sociology After the Credibility Revolution
tkeskinturk.github.io/blog/culturalsoc
January 6, 2026 at 6:35 PM
I've been thinking a lot about cultural sociology, and what will happen to it now that our standards changed with the credibility revolution.
here is a take I have:
Cultural Sociology After the Credibility Revolution
tkeskinturk.github.io/blog/culturalsoc
here is a take I have:
Cultural Sociology After the Credibility Revolution
tkeskinturk.github.io/blog/culturalsoc
So, what do you do as a professor? I write a lot of grant applications that all get rejected.
January 6, 2026 at 10:55 AM
So, what do you do as a professor? I write a lot of grant applications that all get rejected.
I've never been to Finland. Soon will though.
January 2, 2026 at 2:40 PM
I've never been to Finland. Soon will though.
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“I have to tell you that the career prospects for sociologists are not good. It would be highly misleading to gloss over this fact. And far from improving, as might have been expected, these prospects have actually got worse.”
– Theodor Adorno, 'Introduction to Sociology' (1968 Lectures)
– Theodor Adorno, 'Introduction to Sociology' (1968 Lectures)
January 2, 2026 at 5:00 AM
“I have to tell you that the career prospects for sociologists are not good. It would be highly misleading to gloss over this fact. And far from improving, as might have been expected, these prospects have actually got worse.”
– Theodor Adorno, 'Introduction to Sociology' (1968 Lectures)
– Theodor Adorno, 'Introduction to Sociology' (1968 Lectures)
January 1, 2026 at 12:23 AM
I recently got a truly outstanding comment from an anonymous reviewer as part of the revision process on a methods paper. It's so great that I think the reviewer should be offered co-authorship!
What is your take? Is that too much or just fine, and I should get in touch with the editor?
#sociology
What is your take? Is that too much or just fine, and I should get in touch with the editor?
#sociology
December 26, 2025 at 8:13 PM
I recently got a truly outstanding comment from an anonymous reviewer as part of the revision process on a methods paper. It's so great that I think the reviewer should be offered co-authorship!
What is your take? Is that too much or just fine, and I should get in touch with the editor?
#sociology
What is your take? Is that too much or just fine, and I should get in touch with the editor?
#sociology
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The ASA Distinguished Scholarly Book Award deadline is approaching (Jan 1)! As computational methods reshape our field, I'm particularly interested in seeing nominations that bridge traditional sociology with data science a...
https://www.asanet.org/about/awards/distinguished-scholarly-book-award/.
https://www.asanet.org/about/awards/distinguished-scholarly-book-award/.
December 23, 2025 at 5:37 AM
The ASA Distinguished Scholarly Book Award deadline is approaching (Jan 1)! As computational methods reshape our field, I'm particularly interested in seeing nominations that bridge traditional sociology with data science a...
https://www.asanet.org/about/awards/distinguished-scholarly-book-award/.
https://www.asanet.org/about/awards/distinguished-scholarly-book-award/.
Happy to see that my paper with Ben Jann on marginal odds ratios, published in 2023 in @sociologicalsci.bsky.social, is increasingly being used. It has garnered 20 citations on GS and has been downloaded 4600 times from the website.
Check it out 👇
sociologicalscience.com/articles-v10...
Check it out 👇
sociologicalscience.com/articles-v10...
Marginal Odds Ratios: What They Are, How to Compute Them, and Why Sociologists Might Want to Use Them
Article: Marginal Odds Ratios: What They Are, How to Compute Them, and Why Sociologists Might Want to Use Them | Sociological Science | Posted April 27, 2023
sociologicalscience.com
December 23, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Happy to see that my paper with Ben Jann on marginal odds ratios, published in 2023 in @sociologicalsci.bsky.social, is increasingly being used. It has garnered 20 citations on GS and has been downloaded 4600 times from the website.
Check it out 👇
sociologicalscience.com/articles-v10...
Check it out 👇
sociologicalscience.com/articles-v10...
The peer-review Möbius strip: invite reviewer, decline-with-suggestions, re-invite, decline-with-suggestions… until the original reviewer comes back as the suggested expert.
#sociology
#sociology
December 19, 2025 at 4:27 PM
The peer-review Möbius strip: invite reviewer, decline-with-suggestions, re-invite, decline-with-suggestions… until the original reviewer comes back as the suggested expert.
#sociology
#sociology
Reposted by Kristian Bernt Karlson
Reposted by Kristian Bernt Karlson
New paper in the American Journal of Sociology (with Michael Grätz), and a very good way to close an important chapter!
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
Does Expanding Free Secondary Education Moderate the Relationship Between Genes and Socioeconomic Outcomes? Evidence from the Education Act of 1944 in England | American Journal of Sociology: Vol 0, N...
www.journals.uchicago.edu
December 16, 2025 at 9:57 AM
New paper in the American Journal of Sociology (with Michael Grätz), and a very good way to close an important chapter!
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
Fastly approaching 10 years with tenure 👀
Started as tenured associate prof 1 Jan 2016! 🎆
Started as tenured associate prof 1 Jan 2016! 🎆
December 13, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Fastly approaching 10 years with tenure 👀
Started as tenured associate prof 1 Jan 2016! 🎆
Started as tenured associate prof 1 Jan 2016! 🎆
Check out this super cool and all new paper by
@elystromberg.bsky.social and @pengzell.bsky.social in @sociologicalsci.bsky.social on
how sensitive cross-country comparisons in intergenerational mobility can be to seemingly inconsequential data and measurement decisions.
#sociology
@elystromberg.bsky.social and @pengzell.bsky.social in @sociologicalsci.bsky.social on
how sensitive cross-country comparisons in intergenerational mobility can be to seemingly inconsequential data and measurement decisions.
#sociology
NEW: Ely Strömberg, Per Engzell, "How Robust Are Country Rankings in Educational Mobility?" sociologicalscience.com/articles-v12...
sociologicalscience.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Check out this super cool and all new paper by
@elystromberg.bsky.social and @pengzell.bsky.social in @sociologicalsci.bsky.social on
how sensitive cross-country comparisons in intergenerational mobility can be to seemingly inconsequential data and measurement decisions.
#sociology
@elystromberg.bsky.social and @pengzell.bsky.social in @sociologicalsci.bsky.social on
how sensitive cross-country comparisons in intergenerational mobility can be to seemingly inconsequential data and measurement decisions.
#sociology
Reposted by Kristian Bernt Karlson
NEW: Ely Strömberg, Per Engzell, "How Robust Are Country Rankings in Educational Mobility?" sociologicalscience.com/articles-v12...
sociologicalscience.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
NEW: Ely Strömberg, Per Engzell, "How Robust Are Country Rankings in Educational Mobility?" sociologicalscience.com/articles-v12...
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"[S]ome countries often characterized as low-mobility emerge as matching or surpassing the egalitarian Nordic countries, reinforcing the view that wider mobility differences cannot be attributed solely to the education system."
This month in our journal, @sociologicalsci.bsky.social
This month in our journal, @sociologicalsci.bsky.social
NEW: Ely Strömberg, Per Engzell, "How Robust Are Country Rankings in Educational Mobility?" sociologicalscience.com/articles-v12...
sociologicalscience.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:56 PM
"[S]ome countries often characterized as low-mobility emerge as matching or surpassing the egalitarian Nordic countries, reinforcing the view that wider mobility differences cannot be attributed solely to the education system."
This month in our journal, @sociologicalsci.bsky.social
This month in our journal, @sociologicalsci.bsky.social
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Xiang Zhou (Harvard Sociology) and I are recruiting two postdoctoral fellows through the An Wang Postdoctoral Fellowship at Harvard’s Fairbank Center. The theme for 2026–27 is the Social Foundations of State Power in China. Deadline: January 15, 2026. fairbank.fas.harvard.edu/affiliation-...
An Wang Postdoctoral Fellowship – Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies
fairbank.fas.harvard.edu
December 11, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Xiang Zhou (Harvard Sociology) and I are recruiting two postdoctoral fellows through the An Wang Postdoctoral Fellowship at Harvard’s Fairbank Center. The theme for 2026–27 is the Social Foundations of State Power in China. Deadline: January 15, 2026. fairbank.fas.harvard.edu/affiliation-...
Reposted by Kristian Bernt Karlson
Three Ways of Looking at Black–White Mortality Differences in the United States Everyone agrees that US Black deaths happen earlier than white deaths on average, but it is surprisingly challenging to find the best ways to summarize, quantify, and compare this gap. This review arg
#sociology link
#sociology link
December 5, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Three Ways of Looking at Black–White Mortality Differences in the United States Everyone agrees that US Black deaths happen earlier than white deaths on average, but it is surprisingly challenging to find the best ways to summarize, quantify, and compare this gap. This review arg
#sociology link
#sociology link
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🆕 RFBerlin Discussion Paper!
@rlandersoe.bsky.social & @kbkarlson.bsky.social examine intergenerational educational mobility among immigrants and their descendants in Denmark.
🔗 www.rfberlin.com/wp-content/u...
@rlandersoe.bsky.social & @kbkarlson.bsky.social examine intergenerational educational mobility among immigrants and their descendants in Denmark.
🔗 www.rfberlin.com/wp-content/u...
November 27, 2025 at 7:39 AM
🆕 RFBerlin Discussion Paper!
@rlandersoe.bsky.social & @kbkarlson.bsky.social examine intergenerational educational mobility among immigrants and their descendants in Denmark.
🔗 www.rfberlin.com/wp-content/u...
@rlandersoe.bsky.social & @kbkarlson.bsky.social examine intergenerational educational mobility among immigrants and their descendants in Denmark.
🔗 www.rfberlin.com/wp-content/u...
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Today, @lintuslotta.bsky.social defended her doctoral thesis on educational inequalities at the @eui-eu.bsky.social Great defense, thanks to Lotta and the commiittee with @kbkarlson.bsky.social Bess Bukodi and @hermwerf.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Today, @lintuslotta.bsky.social defended her doctoral thesis on educational inequalities at the @eui-eu.bsky.social Great defense, thanks to Lotta and the commiittee with @kbkarlson.bsky.social Bess Bukodi and @hermwerf.bsky.social
Another great piece appearing in @sociologicalsci.bsky.social! Sociology
The Hardcore Brokers: Core-Periphery Structure and Political Representation in Denmark’s Corporate Elite Network Lasse Folke Henriksen, Jacob Aagard Lunding, Christoph Houman Ellersgaard, Anton Grau Larsen
Sociological Science November 18, 2025
10.15195/v12.a31
Who represents
#sociology link
Sociological Science November 18, 2025
10.15195/v12.a31
Who represents
#sociology link
November 19, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Another great piece appearing in @sociologicalsci.bsky.social! Sociology
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The rise of stratification research in sociology, economics, and political science. My new blog. With a conclusion that European universities should rather sponsor inequality centers than to dismantle them. @eui-eu.bsky.social @eui-sps.bsky.social hermwerf.substack.com/p/the-rise-o...
The Rise of Stratification Research in Sociology, Economics, and Political Science
How social stratification became increasingly studied in sister fields of sociology
hermwerf.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:16 PM
The rise of stratification research in sociology, economics, and political science. My new blog. With a conclusion that European universities should rather sponsor inequality centers than to dismantle them. @eui-eu.bsky.social @eui-sps.bsky.social hermwerf.substack.com/p/the-rise-o...
Reposted by Kristian Bernt Karlson
Sociologist here can confirm
“social reproduction” is so cool bc it could just mean whatever you want it to mean
November 17, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Sociologist here can confirm
Honoured to have been elected as a Fellow of the European Academy of Sociology!
Looking forward to contributing to the academy’s work and to the annual meeting in Paris in November 2026.
More about the academy:
www.european-academy-sociology.eu
Looking forward to contributing to the academy’s work and to the annual meeting in Paris in November 2026.
More about the academy:
www.european-academy-sociology.eu
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Shaping the Future of european Sociology
The European Academy of Sociology is a distinguished fellowship of scholars dedicated to advancing excellence in sociology. Bringing together expertise from di...
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November 17, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Honoured to have been elected as a Fellow of the European Academy of Sociology!
Looking forward to contributing to the academy’s work and to the annual meeting in Paris in November 2026.
More about the academy:
www.european-academy-sociology.eu
Looking forward to contributing to the academy’s work and to the annual meeting in Paris in November 2026.
More about the academy:
www.european-academy-sociology.eu
November 11, 2025 at 7:09 PM