Keonhi Son
@keonhison.bsky.social
Research Fellow at MZES and Visiting Scholar at Sciences po | previously SOCIUM Bremen & MPIfG (visiting) | Comparative Welfare Research | Historical Political Economy | Gender Study
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Keonhi Son
@keonhison.bsky.social
· Dec 11
🙌NEW PUBLICATION:
Have you ever wondered why many women in early history supported rightist parties that often suppressed women's political rights?
@jeppjournal.bsky.social
In this paper, I offer a supply-side explanation, focusing on political parties' positions on gender policies, 1900-1975.
Have you ever wondered why many women in early history supported rightist parties that often suppressed women's political rights?
@jeppjournal.bsky.social
In this paper, I offer a supply-side explanation, focusing on political parties' positions on gender policies, 1900-1975.
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I hope this paper is of interest to people curious about the particularities of the Spanish case and to interest groups and gender and politics literature! On positionality as a male researcher on this topic, I made an effort to represent my interviewees’ perspectives faithfully and respectfully.
February 5, 2026 at 10:55 AM
I hope this paper is of interest to people curious about the particularities of the Spanish case and to interest groups and gender and politics literature! On positionality as a male researcher on this topic, I made an effort to represent my interviewees’ perspectives faithfully and respectfully.
Reposted by Keonhi Son
Two broader contributions:
1) Citizen groups can also use insider tactics of influence, similar to what professional lobbies do.
2) Having women in parliament does not only matter because they act differently, but also because they constitute entry points for female activists.
1) Citizen groups can also use insider tactics of influence, similar to what professional lobbies do.
2) Having women in parliament does not only matter because they act differently, but also because they constitute entry points for female activists.
February 5, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Two broader contributions:
1) Citizen groups can also use insider tactics of influence, similar to what professional lobbies do.
2) Having women in parliament does not only matter because they act differently, but also because they constitute entry points for female activists.
1) Citizen groups can also use insider tactics of influence, similar to what professional lobbies do.
2) Having women in parliament does not only matter because they act differently, but also because they constitute entry points for female activists.
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New publication in the Journal of Public Policy!🚨
⚖️It shows how feminist advocacy pushed for a reform entitling mothers and fathers to equal parental leave in Spain.
👉This also unveils that descriptive representation matters because it can open access for feminist groups.
doi.org/10.1017/S014...
⚖️It shows how feminist advocacy pushed for a reform entitling mothers and fathers to equal parental leave in Spain.
👉This also unveils that descriptive representation matters because it can open access for feminist groups.
doi.org/10.1017/S014...
Redefining influence: how a feminist advocacy group reformed paternity leave in Spain through insider women’s alliances | Journal of Public Policy | Cambridge Core
Redefining influence: how a feminist advocacy group reformed paternity leave in Spain through insider women’s alliances
doi.org
February 5, 2026 at 10:55 AM
New publication in the Journal of Public Policy!🚨
⚖️It shows how feminist advocacy pushed for a reform entitling mothers and fathers to equal parental leave in Spain.
👉This also unveils that descriptive representation matters because it can open access for feminist groups.
doi.org/10.1017/S014...
⚖️It shows how feminist advocacy pushed for a reform entitling mothers and fathers to equal parental leave in Spain.
👉This also unveils that descriptive representation matters because it can open access for feminist groups.
doi.org/10.1017/S014...
Reposted by Keonhi Son
Daniel Béland & Klaus Petersen: Why Greenland doesn’t want Trump’s America policyoptions.irpp.org/2026/01/gree...
Why Greenland doesn’t want Trump’s America
Greenlanders overwhelmingly reject U.S. annexation, fearing the loss of self-rule, Danish fiscal transfers and a universal welfare system.
policyoptions.irpp.org
January 21, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Daniel Béland & Klaus Petersen: Why Greenland doesn’t want Trump’s America policyoptions.irpp.org/2026/01/gree...
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🚨Job alert: We are looking for a PhD Researcher at Bielefeld University
✨Research on policy learning, and work-family policies in Mexico & Germany, within the @sfb1342.bsky.social on global dynamics of social policy
Applications until 12.1.26, details at: uni-bielefeld.hr4you.org/job/view/473...
✨Research on policy learning, and work-family policies in Mexico & Germany, within the @sfb1342.bsky.social on global dynamics of social policy
Applications until 12.1.26, details at: uni-bielefeld.hr4you.org/job/view/473...
Research Position / PhD Researcher (m/f/d) - CRC 1...
<div style="text-align: justify;">The Collaborative Research Centre (CRC) 1342, "Global Dynamics of Social Policy," has been...
uni-bielefeld.hr4you.org
December 15, 2025 at 8:14 AM
🚨Job alert: We are looking for a PhD Researcher at Bielefeld University
✨Research on policy learning, and work-family policies in Mexico & Germany, within the @sfb1342.bsky.social on global dynamics of social policy
Applications until 12.1.26, details at: uni-bielefeld.hr4you.org/job/view/473...
✨Research on policy learning, and work-family policies in Mexico & Germany, within the @sfb1342.bsky.social on global dynamics of social policy
Applications until 12.1.26, details at: uni-bielefeld.hr4you.org/job/view/473...
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Publication alert!🚨
My chapter with @margaleon.bsky.social in the Handbook of Social Care Policy is out!
We review the partisan politics of family policy in Sweden, Germany & Spain and classify research into demand (electoral) and supply (functional/ideational). 🧵
www.elgaronline.com/edcollbook/b...
My chapter with @margaleon.bsky.social in the Handbook of Social Care Policy is out!
We review the partisan politics of family policy in Sweden, Germany & Spain and classify research into demand (electoral) and supply (functional/ideational). 🧵
www.elgaronline.com/edcollbook/b...
www.elgaronline.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Publication alert!🚨
My chapter with @margaleon.bsky.social in the Handbook of Social Care Policy is out!
We review the partisan politics of family policy in Sweden, Germany & Spain and classify research into demand (electoral) and supply (functional/ideational). 🧵
www.elgaronline.com/edcollbook/b...
My chapter with @margaleon.bsky.social in the Handbook of Social Care Policy is out!
We review the partisan politics of family policy in Sweden, Germany & Spain and classify research into demand (electoral) and supply (functional/ideational). 🧵
www.elgaronline.com/edcollbook/b...
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Check out this great article by @ashifakassam.bsky.social, featuring yours truly and the fab @gretajasser.bsky.social!
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
‘It’s frightening’: How far right is infiltrating everyday culture
Extremist messaging now woven into music and YouTube videos, with one expert saying: ‘You can be radicalised sitting on your couch’
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Check out this great article by @ashifakassam.bsky.social, featuring yours truly and the fab @gretajasser.bsky.social!
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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Call for participants 🔥
The 4th Doctoral Conference @mpifg.bsky.social is happening and if you’re pursuing your PhD you really should be part of it.
It’s a relaxed, super inspiring atmosphere and you‘ll build a great network of peers 🌍
Submission is open for 4 more days ✨
The 4th Doctoral Conference @mpifg.bsky.social is happening and if you’re pursuing your PhD you really should be part of it.
It’s a relaxed, super inspiring atmosphere and you‘ll build a great network of peers 🌍
Submission is open for 4 more days ✨
Friendly reminder: Only 4 days left to submit your abstracts for the 4th Doctoral Conference of the IMPRS-SPCE at @mpifg.bsky.social
more information can be found here: www.mpifg.de/1432364/2026...
We look forward to receive your submissions!
more information can be found here: www.mpifg.de/1432364/2026...
We look forward to receive your submissions!
Fourth Doctoral Conference on the Social and Political Constitution of the Economy
The Fourth Doctoral Conference on the Social and Political Constitution of the Economy aims at building bridges and finding commonalities among young scholars whose research is addressing the complex linkages between economic, political, and social action. It will give doctoral researchers at all stages the opportunity to present their work and receive constructive and well-informed feedback.
www.mpifg.de
December 4, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Call for participants 🔥
The 4th Doctoral Conference @mpifg.bsky.social is happening and if you’re pursuing your PhD you really should be part of it.
It’s a relaxed, super inspiring atmosphere and you‘ll build a great network of peers 🌍
Submission is open for 4 more days ✨
The 4th Doctoral Conference @mpifg.bsky.social is happening and if you’re pursuing your PhD you really should be part of it.
It’s a relaxed, super inspiring atmosphere and you‘ll build a great network of peers 🌍
Submission is open for 4 more days ✨
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📣 Final Call for visiting fellowships for postdocs at the @mzesunimannheim.bsky.social! Great opportunity to spend 2-4 weeks in a fantastic academic environment! See 👇 for details!
📣 Attention, postdoctoral researchers!
❗ Apply now for our MZES Visiting Fellowships 😊
💡 Spend 2-4 weeks at the MZES to share ideas
💰 Funding for accommodation, travel, daily allowance
📆 Deadline: 28 November
Full information:
👉 www.mzes.uni-mannheim.de/en/news/deta...
❗ Apply now for our MZES Visiting Fellowships 😊
💡 Spend 2-4 weeks at the MZES to share ideas
💰 Funding for accommodation, travel, daily allowance
📆 Deadline: 28 November
Full information:
👉 www.mzes.uni-mannheim.de/en/news/deta...
November 24, 2025 at 7:54 AM
📣 Final Call for visiting fellowships for postdocs at the @mzesunimannheim.bsky.social! Great opportunity to spend 2-4 weeks in a fantastic academic environment! See 👇 for details!
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CRC 1342 "Global Dynamics of Social Policy" Enters Third Funding Phase! 🌏🥳 DFG is supporting the CRC for another four years until the end of 2029! #socialpolicy Read more: socialpolicydynamics.de/en
uni-bremen.de/en/
uni-bremen.de/en/
November 21, 2025 at 10:36 AM
CRC 1342 "Global Dynamics of Social Policy" Enters Third Funding Phase! 🌏🥳 DFG is supporting the CRC for another four years until the end of 2029! #socialpolicy Read more: socialpolicydynamics.de/en
uni-bremen.de/en/
uni-bremen.de/en/
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Publication in Journal of Development Studies
💡 Rethinking vulnerability to international human trafficking in theoretical frame: agency instead of passive victimhood
🚻 No baseline gender gap—but: a gendered bystander effect, increasing men’s vulnerability, not women’s
doi.org/10.1080/0022...
💡 Rethinking vulnerability to international human trafficking in theoretical frame: agency instead of passive victimhood
🚻 No baseline gender gap—but: a gendered bystander effect, increasing men’s vulnerability, not women’s
doi.org/10.1080/0022...
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Publication in Journal of Development Studies
💡 Rethinking vulnerability to international human trafficking in theoretical frame: agency instead of passive victimhood
🚻 No baseline gender gap—but: a gendered bystander effect, increasing men’s vulnerability, not women’s
doi.org/10.1080/0022...
💡 Rethinking vulnerability to international human trafficking in theoretical frame: agency instead of passive victimhood
🚻 No baseline gender gap—but: a gendered bystander effect, increasing men’s vulnerability, not women’s
doi.org/10.1080/0022...
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Analysis of German elections shows female candidates underperform mainly because parties nominate them in less favorable districts, not due to voter bias or candidate traits, from Thomas Fujiwara, Hanno Hilbig, and Pia Raffler www.nber.org/papers/w34396
October 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Analysis of German elections shows female candidates underperform mainly because parties nominate them in less favorable districts, not due to voter bias or candidate traits, from Thomas Fujiwara, Hanno Hilbig, and Pia Raffler www.nber.org/papers/w34396
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We are hiring! We are looking for a departmental lecturer to teach and supervise master students in comparative social policy. We offer a supportive and engaging environment in which to develop your own research agenda. Feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions Apply here 👇
Job alert!
We're looking for a Departmental Lecturer in Comparative Social Policy to deliver teaching, supervision and service on MSc and MPhil courses in Comparative Social Policy.
Apply by 14 Nov
More info: my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
We're looking for a Departmental Lecturer in Comparative Social Policy to deliver teaching, supervision and service on MSc and MPhil courses in Comparative Social Policy.
Apply by 14 Nov
More info: my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
October 27, 2025 at 7:08 PM
We are hiring! We are looking for a departmental lecturer to teach and supervise master students in comparative social policy. We offer a supportive and engaging environment in which to develop your own research agenda. Feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions Apply here 👇
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For my DFG-funded project “German Sexual Identity and Election Study” and my ERC-funded project “VisibleQueers”, I am looking for three student assistants (m/f/d) to provide dedicated support and active collaboration.
Please share!
www.mzes.uni-mannheim.de/en/three-stu...
Please share!
www.mzes.uni-mannheim.de/en/three-stu...
Three Student Assistants (m/f/d) Projects German Sexual Identity and Election Study as well as VisibleQueers
www.mzes.uni-mannheim.de
October 8, 2025 at 3:49 PM
For my DFG-funded project “German Sexual Identity and Election Study” and my ERC-funded project “VisibleQueers”, I am looking for three student assistants (m/f/d) to provide dedicated support and active collaboration.
Please share!
www.mzes.uni-mannheim.de/en/three-stu...
Please share!
www.mzes.uni-mannheim.de/en/three-stu...
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🚨 Don't miss our next online Family Policy seminar with the wonderful @keonhison.bsky.social on Wednesday (17th), 4:30 pm: "Hidden work-family challenges in the global south: a systematic review of causes, consequences, and policy responses."
👉More about it here: www.sciencespo.fr/liepp/fr/eve...
👉More about it here: www.sciencespo.fr/liepp/fr/eve...
Hidden’ Work-Family Challenges in the Global South: A Systematic Review of Causes, Consequences, and Policy Responses
Seminar. 17/09. 16h30-18h.
www.sciencespo.fr
September 13, 2025 at 11:27 AM
🚨 Don't miss our next online Family Policy seminar with the wonderful @keonhison.bsky.social on Wednesday (17th), 4:30 pm: "Hidden work-family challenges in the global south: a systematic review of causes, consequences, and policy responses."
👉More about it here: www.sciencespo.fr/liepp/fr/eve...
👉More about it here: www.sciencespo.fr/liepp/fr/eve...
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An underrated reason for the persistence of cousin marriages: high fertility maintains a large supply of cousins. Could (help) explain why Pakistan’s first-cousin marriage rate is 50%!!! versus India and Bangladesh <10%.
September 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
An underrated reason for the persistence of cousin marriages: high fertility maintains a large supply of cousins. Could (help) explain why Pakistan’s first-cousin marriage rate is 50%!!! versus India and Bangladesh <10%.
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Tradwives aren’t trad
“Why tradwives aren’t trad”. Delighted to feature in @prospectmagazine.co.uk today. Read online here: www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/society/hist... #Economica #womenwealthpower
Why tradwives aren’t trad
The housewife is a Victorian invention. History shows us women’s true economic power
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
September 1, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Tradwives aren’t trad
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Another year of great success and company at the ESPAnet Annual Conference 👏🏼 already looking forward to the next one 🫰🏼 @keonhison.bsky.social Andrew Zola & @janhelmdag.bsky.social in the pics from their final session
August 31, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Another year of great success and company at the ESPAnet Annual Conference 👏🏼 already looking forward to the next one 🫰🏼 @keonhison.bsky.social Andrew Zola & @janhelmdag.bsky.social in the pics from their final session
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What do fathers really want for Father's Day? How about a national policy that provides paid leave to all fathers!
Check out my newly released Big Ideas Talk courtesy of @wfrn.bsky.social.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iloV...
Check out my newly released Big Ideas Talk courtesy of @wfrn.bsky.social.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iloV...
Richard Petts - What if All Fathers in the U.S. Had Paid Paternity Leave?
YouTube video by Work and Family Researchers Network
www.youtube.com
June 5, 2025 at 12:40 PM
What do fathers really want for Father's Day? How about a national policy that provides paid leave to all fathers!
Check out my newly released Big Ideas Talk courtesy of @wfrn.bsky.social.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iloV...
Check out my newly released Big Ideas Talk courtesy of @wfrn.bsky.social.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iloV...
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South Korea gender divide update 😲
Young men lean right by 50 points
(74% conservative vs 24% centre-left)
Young women lean left by 22 points
(58% centre-left vs 36% cons)
Young men lean right by 50 points
(74% conservative vs 24% centre-left)
Young women lean left by 22 points
(58% centre-left vs 36% cons)
June 4, 2025 at 10:01 AM
South Korea gender divide update 😲
Young men lean right by 50 points
(74% conservative vs 24% centre-left)
Young women lean left by 22 points
(58% centre-left vs 36% cons)
Young men lean right by 50 points
(74% conservative vs 24% centre-left)
Young women lean left by 22 points
(58% centre-left vs 36% cons)
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(3) "The Origin of Social Policy for Women Workers: The Emergence of Paid Maternity Leave in Western Countries" by Keonhi Son @keonhison.bsky.social
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
May 29, 2025 at 11:52 PM
(3) "The Origin of Social Policy for Women Workers: The Emergence of Paid Maternity Leave in Western Countries" by Keonhi Son @keonhison.bsky.social
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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@haukelicht.bsky.social and I have exciting news! Our joint project „Group Appeals in Parliamentary and Electoral Debates“ has been approved for funding by the DFG and the FWF! The project will start on Feb 1, 2026 and we’ll be hiring:
📍Pre-doc (Mannheim)
📍Post-doc (Innsbruck)
Stay tuned for calls!
📍Pre-doc (Mannheim)
📍Post-doc (Innsbruck)
Stay tuned for calls!
May 23, 2025 at 2:27 PM
@haukelicht.bsky.social and I have exciting news! Our joint project „Group Appeals in Parliamentary and Electoral Debates“ has been approved for funding by the DFG and the FWF! The project will start on Feb 1, 2026 and we’ll be hiring:
📍Pre-doc (Mannheim)
📍Post-doc (Innsbruck)
Stay tuned for calls!
📍Pre-doc (Mannheim)
📍Post-doc (Innsbruck)
Stay tuned for calls!
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Do events abroad reshape national discourse? 🌍
@nbuhmann-holmes.bsky.social study Danish parliamentary debates before and after the fall of the Berlin Wall 🧱
📊 Both liberal & socialist parties upped market-friendly language ✅ Liberals to seize momentum, the left to maintain legitimacy after 1989 👇
@nbuhmann-holmes.bsky.social study Danish parliamentary debates before and after the fall of the Berlin Wall 🧱
📊 Both liberal & socialist parties upped market-friendly language ✅ Liberals to seize momentum, the left to maintain legitimacy after 1989 👇
Push, ignore or surrender? Party responses to the ideational momentum of foreign events
What is the effect of foreign events on ideas and discourses at the national level? This paper argues that a foreign event may set in motion an ideational momentum that gives positive attention to ...
www.tandfonline.com
May 14, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Do events abroad reshape national discourse? 🌍
@nbuhmann-holmes.bsky.social study Danish parliamentary debates before and after the fall of the Berlin Wall 🧱
📊 Both liberal & socialist parties upped market-friendly language ✅ Liberals to seize momentum, the left to maintain legitimacy after 1989 👇
@nbuhmann-holmes.bsky.social study Danish parliamentary debates before and after the fall of the Berlin Wall 🧱
📊 Both liberal & socialist parties upped market-friendly language ✅ Liberals to seize momentum, the left to maintain legitimacy after 1989 👇
Reposted by Keonhi Son
@cassandraengeman.bsky.social, PhD in Sociology, has been appointed Associate Professor (docent) at @stockholm-uni.bsky.social.
www.su.se/swedish-inst...
www.su.se/swedish-inst...
Cassandra Engeman appointed Associate Professor - Swedish Institute for Social Research
Cassandra Engeman, PhD in Sociology, has been appointed Associate Professor (docent) at Stockholm University
www.su.se
May 14, 2025 at 7:26 AM
@cassandraengeman.bsky.social, PhD in Sociology, has been appointed Associate Professor (docent) at @stockholm-uni.bsky.social.
www.su.se/swedish-inst...
www.su.se/swedish-inst...