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The Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity is one of the foremost centers for the multi-disciplinary study of diversity, in its multiple forms, in today’s globalizing world. https://www.mmg.mpg.de/home
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New job: I’ve just started as a Senior Researcher at the @mpimmg.bsky.social (new name and focus on politics & society coming). I will lead a research area on “Social and Political Conflicts”, looking at the social bases of political divides, class politics, climate and more. Get in touch if...
Linus Westheuser
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January 5, 2026 at 7:52 PM
New job: I’ve just started as a Senior Researcher at the @mpimmg.bsky.social (new name and focus on politics & society coming). I will lead a research area on “Social and Political Conflicts”, looking at the social bases of political divides, class politics, climate and more. Get in touch if...
In their last podcast episode before the Christmas break, @lagedernation.org interview our Director @steffenmau.bsky.social on the topic:“Solidarität: Verabschieden sich immer mehr Linke aus dem Gemeinwesen?“. "Solidarity: Are more and more leftists withdrawing from the civic sphere?"
LdN459 Ukraine-Diplomatie in Berlin, Russlands eingefrorene Milliarden, EU-Kommission will Verbrenner nach 2035 erlauben, "Lage Live" ausverkauft, Ausschreibung: Lage sucht Sales-Profi, Feedback: Verw...
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December 19, 2025 at 12:21 PM
In their last podcast episode before the Christmas break, @lagedernation.org interview our Director @steffenmau.bsky.social on the topic:“Solidarität: Verabschieden sich immer mehr Linke aus dem Gemeinwesen?“. "Solidarity: Are more and more leftists withdrawing from the civic sphere?"
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Wie wirkt sich ethnische Vielfalt in der Werbung auf Konsument*innen aus? Dieser Frage geht eine umfassende Meta-Analyse nach, die Marketing-Expert*innen der Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) und der Universität Wien jetzt im @jmmnews.bsky.social veröffentlicht haben 👇
Diversität in der Werbung schadet nicht – Expert*innen der Viadrina widerlegen Marketingmythos • Europa-Universität Viadrina
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December 17, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Wie wirkt sich ethnische Vielfalt in der Werbung auf Konsument*innen aus? Dieser Frage geht eine umfassende Meta-Analyse nach, die Marketing-Expert*innen der Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) und der Universität Wien jetzt im @jmmnews.bsky.social veröffentlicht haben 👇
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🧵'Immigration to Europe: Panic, Reality, Solidarity'
✍️ Robin Cohen, Professor Emeritus in @odid-qeh.bsky.social, has written extensively on #Migration
🔗 t.co/E0FDIOqV2V #InternationalMigrantsDay #Europe #Society #News #Daily27
✍️ Robin Cohen, Professor Emeritus in @odid-qeh.bsky.social, has written extensively on #Migration
🔗 t.co/E0FDIOqV2V #InternationalMigrantsDay #Europe #Society #News #Daily27
December 18, 2025 at 8:37 AM
🧵'Immigration to Europe: Panic, Reality, Solidarity'
✍️ Robin Cohen, Professor Emeritus in @odid-qeh.bsky.social, has written extensively on #Migration
🔗 t.co/E0FDIOqV2V #InternationalMigrantsDay #Europe #Society #News #Daily27
✍️ Robin Cohen, Professor Emeritus in @odid-qeh.bsky.social, has written extensively on #Migration
🔗 t.co/E0FDIOqV2V #InternationalMigrantsDay #Europe #Society #News #Daily27
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🧵'The flattening of migration discourse: A crisis of complexity'
✍️Steven Vertovec, Founding Director of @mpimmg.bsky.social
🔗 t.co/HwhPvbGSU9 @uni-goettingen.de #InternationalMigrantsDay #Superdiversity #News
✍️Steven Vertovec, Founding Director of @mpimmg.bsky.social
🔗 t.co/HwhPvbGSU9 @uni-goettingen.de #InternationalMigrantsDay #Superdiversity #News
December 18, 2025 at 8:37 AM
🧵'The flattening of migration discourse: A crisis of complexity'
✍️Steven Vertovec, Founding Director of @mpimmg.bsky.social
🔗 t.co/HwhPvbGSU9 @uni-goettingen.de #InternationalMigrantsDay #Superdiversity #News
✍️Steven Vertovec, Founding Director of @mpimmg.bsky.social
🔗 t.co/HwhPvbGSU9 @uni-goettingen.de #InternationalMigrantsDay #Superdiversity #News
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📰Discover the special issue of #Daily27 for #InternationalMigrantsDay Read insights from international experts in our two new articles on #immigration to Europe and the flattening of #migration discourse 👇🧵 #IMD2025 #LeaveNoOneBehind #HumanRights #Society #News
December 18, 2025 at 8:37 AM
📰Discover the special issue of #Daily27 for #InternationalMigrantsDay Read insights from international experts in our two new articles on #immigration to Europe and the flattening of #migration discourse 👇🧵 #IMD2025 #LeaveNoOneBehind #HumanRights #Society #News
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An English translation of our book "Trigger Points. Inequality and Political Polarization in Contemporary Society" will come out @brisunipress.bsky.social: bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/triggerpoints
It studies the social bases of political divides over migration, climate, diversity & redistribution
It studies the social bases of political divides over migration, climate, diversity & redistribution
Trigger Points
Trigger Points - Inequality and Political Polarization in Contemporary Society; Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Is society really polarized? This book explores key conflicts...
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December 4, 2025 at 11:37 AM
An English translation of our book "Trigger Points. Inequality and Political Polarization in Contemporary Society" will come out @brisunipress.bsky.social: bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/triggerpoints
It studies the social bases of political divides over migration, climate, diversity & redistribution
It studies the social bases of political divides over migration, climate, diversity & redistribution
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Christmas Tree at our Max Planck Institute in Göttingen @mpimmg.bsky.social (courtesy of @thomasgerdes.de)
December 12, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Christmas Tree at our Max Planck Institute in Göttingen @mpimmg.bsky.social (courtesy of @thomasgerdes.de)
What role does the local community play in democracy? In his book In der Nähe’, Strauß argues that neighbourhood closeness is pivotal. @steffenmau.bsky.social praises him for vividly showing how a collective East German has “we” emerged (though contested), but finds the argument overly optimistic.
"In der Nähe" von Simon Strauß : Wo es wehtut
Der Journalist und Schriftsteller Simon Strauß will in einer Kleinstadt die ostdeutsche Mentalität erkunden. Der Soziologe Steffen Mau fragt sich, ob das gelingt.
www.zeit.de
November 27, 2025 at 3:59 PM
What role does the local community play in democracy? In his book In der Nähe’, Strauß argues that neighbourhood closeness is pivotal. @steffenmau.bsky.social praises him for vividly showing how a collective East German has “we” emerged (though contested), but finds the argument overly optimistic.
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Comparative Migration Studies turns 10! Our special issue on “Critical Transitions in Migration Studies” reflects on how the field has evolved and where it’s heading next. Grateful for the first decade – here’s to the next ten years of CMS 🚀 link.springer.com/collections/...
Anniversary issue 10 years of CMS
In this anniversary issue we reflect on the past of the journal Comparative Migration Studies in order to better understand the journal’s present and to shape ...
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November 21, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Comparative Migration Studies turns 10! Our special issue on “Critical Transitions in Migration Studies” reflects on how the field has evolved and where it’s heading next. Grateful for the first decade – here’s to the next ten years of CMS 🚀 link.springer.com/collections/...
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Wie die Demokratie im Osten wieder stabilisiert und was gegen den Einfluss rechtsextremer Populisten unternommen werden könnte, dafür hat @steffenmau.bsky.social eine Idee 💡👉 www.europa-uni.de/de/universit...
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November 20, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Wie die Demokratie im Osten wieder stabilisiert und was gegen den Einfluss rechtsextremer Populisten unternommen werden könnte, dafür hat @steffenmau.bsky.social eine Idee 💡👉 www.europa-uni.de/de/universit...
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'Der große Umbruch': Tune into DLF Kultur #studio9 tomorrow to hear our Director @steffenmau.bsky.social and @ricardalang.bsky.social in conversation with @kfrenzel.bsky.social about their new book (German). Live from the Humboldt Forum, 12:05-13:30 - on air, online, or via the DLF app.
Studio 9 - Deutschlandfunk Kultur live aus dem Humboldt Forum
Besuchen Sie uns bei unserer Radioshow live aus dem Humboldt Forum in Berlin. Radio ganz nah, zum Zuschauen und Mitdiskutieren.
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November 19, 2025 at 8:06 AM
'Der große Umbruch': Tune into DLF Kultur #studio9 tomorrow to hear our Director @steffenmau.bsky.social and @ricardalang.bsky.social in conversation with @kfrenzel.bsky.social about their new book (German). Live from the Humboldt Forum, 12:05-13:30 - on air, online, or via the DLF app.
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Steffen Mau kommt an die #Viadrina. Der populäre Ungleichheits-Forscher, Soziologe und Autor spricht am Dienstag mit Viadrina-Rechtshistoriker Prof. Dr. Benjamin Lahusen über „Die DDR und die Transformation des deutschen Ostens“.
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November 13, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Steffen Mau kommt an die #Viadrina. Der populäre Ungleichheits-Forscher, Soziologe und Autor spricht am Dienstag mit Viadrina-Rechtshistoriker Prof. Dr. Benjamin Lahusen über „Die DDR und die Transformation des deutschen Ostens“.
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From growing up in suburban Chicago to studying cultural encounters in Trinidad, one of the most influential scholars in migration studies, Steven Vertovec shares how those early experiences ultimately inspired the concept of superdiversity, now one of the most cited ideas in the field. 1/2 🧵
November 11, 2025 at 9:59 PM
From growing up in suburban Chicago to studying cultural encounters in Trinidad, one of the most influential scholars in migration studies, Steven Vertovec shares how those early experiences ultimately inspired the concept of superdiversity, now one of the most cited ideas in the field. 1/2 🧵
Who is Steven Vertovec, how did he become an anthropologist, and how has his work influenced Migration Studies? Find out more in this conversation with our Alumna @MariaSchiller on the #Borders & #Belonging #Podcast. www.torontomu.ca/cerc-migrati...
Borders & Belonging
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November 11, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Who is Steven Vertovec, how did he become an anthropologist, and how has his work influenced Migration Studies? Find out more in this conversation with our Alumna @MariaSchiller on the #Borders & #Belonging #Podcast. www.torontomu.ca/cerc-migrati...
Many East Germans still sympathize with Russia - despite decades of Soviet occupation & now Putin’s war. Why? Nostalgia, post-reunification disappointment, capitalism’s failures, & as @steffenmau.bsky.social notes, an image of Russia that hasn’t evolved beyond the democratic hopes of the 1990s.
Why Germany Is Still Divided When It Comes to Russia
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November 10, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Many East Germans still sympathize with Russia - despite decades of Soviet occupation & now Putin’s war. Why? Nostalgia, post-reunification disappointment, capitalism’s failures, & as @steffenmau.bsky.social notes, an image of Russia that hasn’t evolved beyond the democratic hopes of the 1990s.
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🌏 Is it too late to do anything about the climate crisis?
Drawing on Jens Beckert’s "How We Sold Our Future" and Andreas Malm & Win Carton’s "Overshoot", David Kampmann's @bjsociology.bsky.social review says no, but the real question is how we pursue radical transition.
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Drawing on Jens Beckert’s "How We Sold Our Future" and Andreas Malm & Win Carton’s "Overshoot", David Kampmann's @bjsociology.bsky.social review says no, but the real question is how we pursue radical transition.
📄 buff.ly/cSsEKfR
October 31, 2025 at 11:02 AM
🌏 Is it too late to do anything about the climate crisis?
Drawing on Jens Beckert’s "How We Sold Our Future" and Andreas Malm & Win Carton’s "Overshoot", David Kampmann's @bjsociology.bsky.social review says no, but the real question is how we pursue radical transition.
📄 buff.ly/cSsEKfR
Drawing on Jens Beckert’s "How We Sold Our Future" and Andreas Malm & Win Carton’s "Overshoot", David Kampmann's @bjsociology.bsky.social review says no, but the real question is how we pursue radical transition.
📄 buff.ly/cSsEKfR
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We're hiring an outstanding Assistant Professor whose core research is in the field of cultural sociology with demonstrable expertise in the sociology of #culture and #technology.
📅 Applications close Sunday 30 November 2025.
➡️ jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
📅 Applications close Sunday 30 November 2025.
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October 24, 2025 at 3:34 PM
We're hiring an outstanding Assistant Professor whose core research is in the field of cultural sociology with demonstrable expertise in the sociology of #culture and #technology.
📅 Applications close Sunday 30 November 2025.
➡️ jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
📅 Applications close Sunday 30 November 2025.
➡️ jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
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At the Pre-COP30 Climate Talk in Brasília, I spoke about what #science tells us on climate change – and why we must act now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYgh...
The science is clear: Patrick Cramer on climate action at Pre-COP30 in Brasília
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October 23, 2025 at 6:31 AM
At the Pre-COP30 Climate Talk in Brasília, I spoke about what #science tells us on climate change – and why we must act now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYgh...
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Am 11.11 findet im Deutschen Theater in Berlin unsere Buchpremiere statt. Tickets hier 👉 www.deutschestheater.de/programm/pro...
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November 6, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Am 11.11 findet im Deutschen Theater in Berlin unsere Buchpremiere statt. Tickets hier 👉 www.deutschestheater.de/programm/pro...
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Politische Entscheidungen greifen tief in unser Leben ein – deshalb müssen sie sich auf wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse stützen, fordert Patrick Cramer @spektrum.de. Ein Plädoyer für Evidenz in der #Politik und für #Wissenschaftsfreiheit. www.spektrum.de/news/wissens... @patrick-cramer.maxplanck.de
October 24, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Politische Entscheidungen greifen tief in unser Leben ein – deshalb müssen sie sich auf wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse stützen, fordert Patrick Cramer @spektrum.de. Ein Plädoyer für Evidenz in der #Politik und für #Wissenschaftsfreiheit. www.spektrum.de/news/wissens... @patrick-cramer.maxplanck.de
Climate is a class issue. @lwestheuser.bsky.social: Policy flops without distribution framing. Rather than framing the conflict as “eco-middle class versus ordinary people”, it should be framed as “top versus bottom”.
Mit der @taz.de habe ich über die Krise der Klimapolitik gesprochen. Es ging darum, wie sich soziale Blockaden der Klimapolitik überwinden lassen, warum die derzeit dominante Weise, das Klima zu politisieren, in eine Sackgasse führt und wie Zohran Mamdani es besser macht.
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Soziologe über Klima als Klassenfrage: „Die Grünen haben Fehler gemacht“
Wenn Klimapolitik gesellschaftlich breiter akzeptiert werden soll, muss die Verteilungsfrage in den Fokus rücken, sagt der Soziologe Linus Westheuser.
taz.de
October 29, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Climate is a class issue. @lwestheuser.bsky.social: Policy flops without distribution framing. Rather than framing the conflict as “eco-middle class versus ordinary people”, it should be framed as “top versus bottom”.
How can parties do a better job at collective will formation & engaging (young) voters? @steffenmau.bsky.social & @ricardalang.bsky.social explore this in their new book. In this interview, Mau proposes “political campfires”: open, inviting & permeable, not closed ideological communities t.ly/hrWXF
October 29, 2025 at 1:16 PM
How can parties do a better job at collective will formation & engaging (young) voters? @steffenmau.bsky.social & @ricardalang.bsky.social explore this in their new book. In this interview, Mau proposes “political campfires”: open, inviting & permeable, not closed ideological communities t.ly/hrWXF
Engaged audience at Paulinenkirche for Dr. Lukate’s talk on 'Disentangled: Why Black Hair Can’t Be Just Hair', part of Göttinger Literaturherbst Wissenschaftsreihe. Powerful reflections on microaggressions, boundaries & racialized beauty norms. Wonderfully moderated by H. Pool @mpifg.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Engaged audience at Paulinenkirche for Dr. Lukate’s talk on 'Disentangled: Why Black Hair Can’t Be Just Hair', part of Göttinger Literaturherbst Wissenschaftsreihe. Powerful reflections on microaggressions, boundaries & racialized beauty norms. Wonderfully moderated by H. Pool @mpifg.bsky.social