Mark Lutter
@marklutter345.bsky.social
Professor of Sociology, University of Wuppertal
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Mark Lutter
@marklutter345.bsky.social
· Jun 12
We secretly placed small flags on a university campus and monitored what happened over the course of two semsters. The Israeli flag had the highest removal rate; politically motivated removals disproportionately targeted Israeli flags; removal rates were highest in hallways of the humanities, ...
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Super excited to announce a new venture, with @danlarremore.bsky.social : Cevian Labs cevianlabs.io provides advanced tools to accelerate faculty work in academia. Our first product CVParsa helps faculty search committees process huge piles of CVs, so they can spend more time evaluating candidates
December 4, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Super excited to announce a new venture, with @danlarremore.bsky.social : Cevian Labs cevianlabs.io provides advanced tools to accelerate faculty work in academia. Our first product CVParsa helps faculty search committees process huge piles of CVs, so they can spend more time evaluating candidates
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IC2S2 2026 registration is open!
Explore the 2026 conference here ➡️ ic2s2-2026.org
✔️ Submissions open December 15th
✔️ Keynotes will be announced between now and February
✔️ Full program of selected talks and tutorials will be available in late April
Explore the 2026 conference here ➡️ ic2s2-2026.org
✔️ Submissions open December 15th
✔️ Keynotes will be announced between now and February
✔️ Full program of selected talks and tutorials will be available in late April
December 1, 2025 at 9:40 PM
IC2S2 2026 registration is open!
Explore the 2026 conference here ➡️ ic2s2-2026.org
✔️ Submissions open December 15th
✔️ Keynotes will be announced between now and February
✔️ Full program of selected talks and tutorials will be available in late April
Explore the 2026 conference here ➡️ ic2s2-2026.org
✔️ Submissions open December 15th
✔️ Keynotes will be announced between now and February
✔️ Full program of selected talks and tutorials will be available in late April
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Out now! Sociology in the Weimar Republic. 2 Volumes 🥳🤓 some of the structural problems and crises of Weimar society are very similar today, so that the earlier sociological analyses of these problems still remain relevant…
December 1, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Out now! Sociology in the Weimar Republic. 2 Volumes 🥳🤓 some of the structural problems and crises of Weimar society are very similar today, so that the earlier sociological analyses of these problems still remain relevant…
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How is ethnic diversity linked to the cohesion of social networks?
@glorenz.bsky.social & #C_Rjosk analyse >1,300 adolescent friendship networks to examine how connectivity varies with ethnic diversity, and its consolidation with gender and SES.
👉 doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcaf051
@glorenz.bsky.social & #C_Rjosk analyse >1,300 adolescent friendship networks to examine how connectivity varies with ethnic diversity, and its consolidation with gender and SES.
👉 doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcaf051
Fragmentation or integration? Ethnic diversity and the structural cohesion of adolescent social networks
Abstract. This paper addresses a key yet untested proposition in social cohesion research: ethnic diversity fragments social networks and leads to an overa
doi.org
December 1, 2025 at 3:56 PM
How is ethnic diversity linked to the cohesion of social networks?
@glorenz.bsky.social & #C_Rjosk analyse >1,300 adolescent friendship networks to examine how connectivity varies with ethnic diversity, and its consolidation with gender and SES.
👉 doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcaf051
@glorenz.bsky.social & #C_Rjosk analyse >1,300 adolescent friendship networks to examine how connectivity varies with ethnic diversity, and its consolidation with gender and SES.
👉 doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcaf051
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Needed - larger samples, more realism about (the lack of) heterogeneous treatment effects:
-"less than a third of proposed hypotheses were supported... the largest predictor of positive exp. results was sample size"
-"moderation hypotheses were rarely significant"
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-"less than a third of proposed hypotheses were supported... the largest predictor of positive exp. results was sample size"
-"moderation hypotheses were rarely significant"
academic.oup.com/poq/advance-...
An Audit of Social Science Survey Experiments
Abstract. Survey experiments have become a popular methodology for causal inference across the social sciences. We study the efficacy of survey experiment
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November 30, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Needed - larger samples, more realism about (the lack of) heterogeneous treatment effects:
-"less than a third of proposed hypotheses were supported... the largest predictor of positive exp. results was sample size"
-"moderation hypotheses were rarely significant"
academic.oup.com/poq/advance-...
-"less than a third of proposed hypotheses were supported... the largest predictor of positive exp. results was sample size"
-"moderation hypotheses were rarely significant"
academic.oup.com/poq/advance-...
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Now available online and open access! The results of our adversarial collaboration on:
Students’ motives for restricting academic freedom: Viewpoint discrimination and prosocial concerns | PNAS
@pnas.org
@nilsweidmann.bsky.social
@kunkakom.bsky.social
@drfell.bsky.social
Students’ motives for restricting academic freedom: Viewpoint discrimination and prosocial concerns | PNAS
@pnas.org
@nilsweidmann.bsky.social
@kunkakom.bsky.social
@drfell.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Now available online and open access! The results of our adversarial collaboration on:
Students’ motives for restricting academic freedom: Viewpoint discrimination and prosocial concerns | PNAS
@pnas.org
@nilsweidmann.bsky.social
@kunkakom.bsky.social
@drfell.bsky.social
Students’ motives for restricting academic freedom: Viewpoint discrimination and prosocial concerns | PNAS
@pnas.org
@nilsweidmann.bsky.social
@kunkakom.bsky.social
@drfell.bsky.social
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Returning to the Venice Workshop of Analytical Sociology this week meant a lot to me--smart talks, kind people, and lots of cool ideas. Shout out to the lovely community on Bluesky @kauspurg.bsky.social @marklutter345.bsky.social @verenaseibel.bsky.social @sawalzenbach.bsky.social ...
November 20, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Returning to the Venice Workshop of Analytical Sociology this week meant a lot to me--smart talks, kind people, and lots of cool ideas. Shout out to the lovely community on Bluesky @kauspurg.bsky.social @marklutter345.bsky.social @verenaseibel.bsky.social @sawalzenbach.bsky.social ...
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Universitäten stehen heute in einem intensivierten Wettbewerb um Exzellenz. Richard Münch analysiert, wie der „akademische Kapitalismus“ Forschung, Wissen und institutionelle Dynamiken beeinflusst. @hartmutesser.bsky.social hat „Wissenschaft im Wettbewerb“ gelesen:
www.soziopolis.de/wider-die-ve...
www.soziopolis.de/wider-die-ve...
November 6, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Universitäten stehen heute in einem intensivierten Wettbewerb um Exzellenz. Richard Münch analysiert, wie der „akademische Kapitalismus“ Forschung, Wissen und institutionelle Dynamiken beeinflusst. @hartmutesser.bsky.social hat „Wissenschaft im Wettbewerb“ gelesen:
www.soziopolis.de/wider-die-ve...
www.soziopolis.de/wider-die-ve...
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Can AI-generated images work as visual vignettes in survey experiments? I argue yes - and discuss how . in my new @sscratsage.bsky.social paper: doi.org/10.1177/0894...
November 4, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Can AI-generated images work as visual vignettes in survey experiments? I argue yes - and discuss how . in my new @sscratsage.bsky.social paper: doi.org/10.1177/0894...
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📊 now in English @fesonline.bsky.social:
Gender gap in voting behavior in Germany📊
It's about the “big picture” since 1953 & current trends 2021-2025.
The gender gap keeps growing, especially among the young.
-> Longer trends are continuing & partly accelerating.
library.fes.de/pdf-files/a-...
Gender gap in voting behavior in Germany📊
It's about the “big picture” since 1953 & current trends 2021-2025.
The gender gap keeps growing, especially among the young.
-> Longer trends are continuing & partly accelerating.
library.fes.de/pdf-files/a-...
November 3, 2025 at 4:39 PM
📊 now in English @fesonline.bsky.social:
Gender gap in voting behavior in Germany📊
It's about the “big picture” since 1953 & current trends 2021-2025.
The gender gap keeps growing, especially among the young.
-> Longer trends are continuing & partly accelerating.
library.fes.de/pdf-files/a-...
Gender gap in voting behavior in Germany📊
It's about the “big picture” since 1953 & current trends 2021-2025.
The gender gap keeps growing, especially among the young.
-> Longer trends are continuing & partly accelerating.
library.fes.de/pdf-files/a-...
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🗳️ New study (w @jessicakuhlm.bsky.social) on AfD success in integration council elections in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany: AfD achieved significant results in councils elected exclusively by voters with migration backgrounds. It's not about economics—it's about political competition. (1/3)
November 3, 2025 at 11:43 AM
🗳️ New study (w @jessicakuhlm.bsky.social) on AfD success in integration council elections in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany: AfD achieved significant results in councils elected exclusively by voters with migration backgrounds. It's not about economics—it's about political competition. (1/3)
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Studying social sciences & humanities makes students more left-leaning, controlling for initial views & major preference, driven by cultural views. Implies that if all students majored in business, college–noncollege ideological gap would shrink by 1/3
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
November 1, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Studying social sciences & humanities makes students more left-leaning, controlling for initial views & major preference, driven by cultural views. Implies that if all students majored in business, college–noncollege ideological gap would shrink by 1/3
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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We have published an English translation of our working paper on the "All Eyes on Gaza/Zusammen für Gaza" demonstration @protestinstitut.bsky.social
You can download it here.
You can download it here.
All Eyes on Gaza / Zusammen für Gaza – ipb – Institut für Protest- und Bewegungsforschung
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October 27, 2025 at 11:53 AM
We have published an English translation of our working paper on the "All Eyes on Gaza/Zusammen für Gaza" demonstration @protestinstitut.bsky.social
You can download it here.
You can download it here.
Cool paper on social influence using Spotify data
Wide Social Influence and the Emergence of the Unexpected: An Empirical Test Using Spotify Data
Article: Wide Social Influence and the Emergence of the Unexpected: An Empirical Test Using Spotify Data | Sociological Science | Posted October 23, 2025
sociologicalscience.com
October 24, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Cool paper on social influence using Spotify data
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NYU Abu Dhabi is recruiting a 3-year Postdoctoral Associate for a Computational Social Science project on the coevolution of ingroup bias and group boundaries.
For more details and to apply, please visit: apply.interfolio.com/173544.
For more details and to apply, please visit: apply.interfolio.com/173544.
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October 24, 2025 at 10:09 AM
NYU Abu Dhabi is recruiting a 3-year Postdoctoral Associate for a Computational Social Science project on the coevolution of ingroup bias and group boundaries.
For more details and to apply, please visit: apply.interfolio.com/173544.
For more details and to apply, please visit: apply.interfolio.com/173544.
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💼🔎 We are looking for a post-doctoral researcher (100%) to participate in a project funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) and the Israeli Science Foundation (ISF).
Find all information about the job posting here:
www.polsoz.fu-berlin.de/soziologie/a...
Find all information about the job posting here:
www.polsoz.fu-berlin.de/soziologie/a...
Stellenausschreibung für 1 Research Assistant (postdoc) (m/f/d) Vollzeitbeschäftigung befristet auf 3 Jahre
www.polsoz.fu-berlin.de
October 24, 2025 at 10:11 AM
💼🔎 We are looking for a post-doctoral researcher (100%) to participate in a project funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) and the Israeli Science Foundation (ISF).
Find all information about the job posting here:
www.polsoz.fu-berlin.de/soziologie/a...
Find all information about the job posting here:
www.polsoz.fu-berlin.de/soziologie/a...
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Assistant or Associate Professor in Computational Sociology at CREST in Paris
The position is open to computational sociologists regardless of their research area. Deadline for applications: January 31, 2026. All details here: www.shorturl.at/E57le
The position is open to computational sociologists regardless of their research area. Deadline for applications: January 31, 2026. All details here: www.shorturl.at/E57le
www.shorturl.at
October 24, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Assistant or Associate Professor in Computational Sociology at CREST in Paris
The position is open to computational sociologists regardless of their research area. Deadline for applications: January 31, 2026. All details here: www.shorturl.at/E57le
The position is open to computational sociologists regardless of their research area. Deadline for applications: January 31, 2026. All details here: www.shorturl.at/E57le
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Forthcoming in the AER: "Gender Differences in Economics Seminars" by Pascaline Dupas, Amy Handlan, Alicia Sasser Modestino, Muriel Niederle, Mateo Seré, Haoyu Sheng, Justin Wolfers, and Seminar Dynamics Collective. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
Gender Differences in Economics Seminars
(Forthcoming Article) - We assess whether men and women are treated differently when presenting their economics research. We collected data across thousands of seminars, job market talks and conferenc...
www.aeaweb.org
October 21, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Forthcoming in the AER: "Gender Differences in Economics Seminars" by Pascaline Dupas, Amy Handlan, Alicia Sasser Modestino, Muriel Niederle, Mateo Seré, Haoyu Sheng, Justin Wolfers, and Seminar Dynamics Collective. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
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Analyzing 1M Spotify users, we show how “wide social influence” exposes people to content beyond their usual repertoires—decoupling collective outcomes from initial preferences. The key: partial taste overlap between senders and receivers. Too little similarity, no influence; too much, no novelty.
October 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Analyzing 1M Spotify users, we show how “wide social influence” exposes people to content beyond their usual repertoires—decoupling collective outcomes from initial preferences. The key: partial taste overlap between senders and receivers. Too little similarity, no influence; too much, no novelty.
"We consistently find that COVID-19 did not have more severe consequences on research output for women than for men."
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Knowledge lost, parity gained? COVID-19 and gender gaps in Dutch academia - Scientometrics
We investigated the extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic impacted long-standing gender inequalities in Dutch academia. Dutch academia is an ideal case to gain insight on exacerbated gender differentials due to COVID-19 on employees, because men and women face comparable institutional contexts and any COVID-19 impact becomes visible and measurable fast through potentially decreased yearly publications. We reconstructed the complete publishing careers up till 2022 of more than 8000 Dutch scientists who received a PhD from 1990 onwards and still had an active publication career before the pandemic started. We compared the publication dip between men and women during COVID-19. Our data allowed us to investigate whether the gendered impact of COVID-19 varied across research domains, different PhD cohorts and type of research output. We consistently find that COVID-19 did not have more severe consequences on research output for women than for men.
link.springer.com
October 3, 2025 at 1:23 PM
"We consistently find that COVID-19 did not have more severe consequences on research output for women than for men."
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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August 27, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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New article in @socresonline.bsky.social ⤵️
"Cultural Omnivorousness in the Domains of Music, Film and Literature"
Findings suggest partial overlap across cultural domains.
🔓 Read it here: doi.org/10.1177/1360...
#OpenAccess #CulturalSociology
"Cultural Omnivorousness in the Domains of Music, Film and Literature"
Findings suggest partial overlap across cultural domains.
🔓 Read it here: doi.org/10.1177/1360...
#OpenAccess #CulturalSociology
August 17, 2025 at 8:10 AM
New article in @socresonline.bsky.social ⤵️
"Cultural Omnivorousness in the Domains of Music, Film and Literature"
Findings suggest partial overlap across cultural domains.
🔓 Read it here: doi.org/10.1177/1360...
#OpenAccess #CulturalSociology
"Cultural Omnivorousness in the Domains of Music, Film and Literature"
Findings suggest partial overlap across cultural domains.
🔓 Read it here: doi.org/10.1177/1360...
#OpenAccess #CulturalSociology
Just published in Scientometrics: "Who Talks to the Prof? Gender Differences in Interaction with Senior Scholars at Four Academic Conferences." Open access: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Who talks to the prof? Gender differences in interaction with senior scholars at four academic conferences - Scientometrics
The percentage of women in academia is still lower than what would be expected statistically, especially in the sciences and among faculty (tenured professors). Theories on network closure suggest tha...
link.springer.com
August 2, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Just published in Scientometrics: "Who Talks to the Prof? Gender Differences in Interaction with Senior Scholars at Four Academic Conferences." Open access: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Statement of @isa-rc28.bsky.social on the decision of @isa-sociology.org to suspend the Israeli Sociological Association
July 23, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Statement of @isa-rc28.bsky.social on the decision of @isa-sociology.org to suspend the Israeli Sociological Association
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There's an large uptick in papers published in the year before researchers attain tenure, a new analysis shows.
From there it diverges: those in fields that have labs (eg biology, chemistry) keep churning papers, while those that aren't (eg sociology, math) see a decline in papers.
From there it diverges: those in fields that have labs (eg biology, chemistry) keep churning papers, while those that aren't (eg sociology, math) see a decline in papers.
Do academics publish less after getting tenured? Depends on your field
Paper output varies between disciplines, as does the trend after tenure is achieved.
www.nature.com
July 22, 2025 at 8:07 PM
There's an large uptick in papers published in the year before researchers attain tenure, a new analysis shows.
From there it diverges: those in fields that have labs (eg biology, chemistry) keep churning papers, while those that aren't (eg sociology, math) see a decline in papers.
From there it diverges: those in fields that have labs (eg biology, chemistry) keep churning papers, while those that aren't (eg sociology, math) see a decline in papers.