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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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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.
➡️ jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
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
YouTube video by Max Planck Community
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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...
@ricardalang.bsky.social
@ricardalang.bsky.social
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...
@ricardalang.bsky.social
@ricardalang.bsky.social
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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.
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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
Congratulations to @margheritacusmano.bsky.social on receiving a @daadworldwide.bsky.social Prize for outstanding international students at @uni-goettingen.de! Her dissertation focussed on migrants’ views of inequality. Beyond that she builds community through networks, refugee work & peer support.
October 28, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Congratulations to @margheritacusmano.bsky.social on receiving a @daadworldwide.bsky.social Prize for outstanding international students at @uni-goettingen.de! Her dissertation focussed on migrants’ views of inequality. Beyond that she builds community through networks, refugee work & peer support.
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Our scientific lecture series at the literature festival Göttinger Literaturherbst 📚🍂 is underway! After two evenings full of insights and inspiring discussions, we will continue tomorrow with events every evening until Nov 2. Fancy to join 🙂? 👇 @mpimmg.bsky.social @mpsgoettingen.bsky.social
October 25, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Our scientific lecture series at the literature festival Göttinger Literaturherbst 📚🍂 is underway! After two evenings full of insights and inspiring discussions, we will continue tomorrow with events every evening until Nov 2. Fancy to join 🙂? 👇 @mpimmg.bsky.social @mpsgoettingen.bsky.social
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What happened in our institute's library? Can you solve the mystery?
Photos: @mpimmg.bsky.social
#TagderBibliotheken #Library #MPG
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#TagderBibliotheken #Library #MPG
October 24, 2025 at 7:27 AM
What happened in our institute's library? Can you solve the mystery?
Photos: @mpimmg.bsky.social
#TagderBibliotheken #Library #MPG
Photos: @mpimmg.bsky.social
#TagderBibliotheken #Library #MPG
In this in-depth interview, our new director @steffenmau.bsky.social speaks about his scientific plans & ambitions for the institute & offers an analysis of the state of German democracy, political polarization, generational divides & the future of democratic institutions shorturl.at/4yBw0
„Man muss jeden Tag dankbar sein, dass die AfD keine charismatischen Führungskräfte hat“
Prof. Steffen Mau ist neuer Leiter des Max-Planck-Instituts für multiethnische Gesellschaften in Göttingen. Im Interview spricht der auch als Ostexperte bekannt gewordene Soziologe über den Zustand un...
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October 18, 2025 at 4:39 PM
In this in-depth interview, our new director @steffenmau.bsky.social speaks about his scientific plans & ambitions for the institute & offers an analysis of the state of German democracy, political polarization, generational divides & the future of democratic institutions shorturl.at/4yBw0
@steffenmau.bsky.social & @ricardalang.bsky.social discuss their new book at the Frankfurt Book Fair: paralyzed states, lost trust, excluded youth, individualism. Without real deliberation - gov listening, youth included, tough questions tackled - democracy self-destructs, fueling authoritarianism.
Ricarda Lang und Steffen Mau haben ein Buch geschrieben. Wie mit der Zeitenwende umgehen? Darüber sprachen sie auf der Frankfurter Buchmesse. Sehen Sie hier das Video.
Ricarda Lang und Steffen Mau: "Der Politiker muss sein Ohr immer bei den Menschen haben"
Ricarda Lang und Steffen Mau haben ein Buch geschrieben. Wie mit der Zeitenwende umgehen? Darüber sprachen sie auf der Frankfurter Buchmesse. Sehen Sie hier das Video.
www.zeit.de
October 18, 2025 at 3:02 PM
@steffenmau.bsky.social & @ricardalang.bsky.social discuss their new book at the Frankfurt Book Fair: paralyzed states, lost trust, excluded youth, individualism. Without real deliberation - gov listening, youth included, tough questions tackled - democracy self-destructs, fueling authoritarianism.
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True stories from science – and the people behind them – at the Göttinger Literaturherbst: Nobel Prize laureate Katalin Karikó shares her journey, while Hans-Hennig von Grünberg looks back on the pioneers of quantum mechanics. Details below 👇 @mpimmg.bsky.social @mpsgoettingen.bsky.social
October 15, 2025 at 7:42 AM
True stories from science – and the people behind them – at the Göttinger Literaturherbst: Nobel Prize laureate Katalin Karikó shares her journey, while Hans-Hennig von Grünberg looks back on the pioneers of quantum mechanics. Details below 👇 @mpimmg.bsky.social @mpsgoettingen.bsky.social
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What values guide us, and where do we draw the line? At the Göttinger Literaturherbst, Johanna M. Lukate and Alena Buyx will discuss racism, beauty standards, medical ethics, and moral living. @mpimmg.bsky.social @mpsgoettingen.bsky.social Details below 👇
October 14, 2025 at 9:53 AM
What values guide us, and where do we draw the line? At the Göttinger Literaturherbst, Johanna M. Lukate and Alena Buyx will discuss racism, beauty standards, medical ethics, and moral living. @mpimmg.bsky.social @mpsgoettingen.bsky.social Details below 👇
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Migration needs more common ground!?
Glad to join Konrad's excellent "Migration Debates" on the importance of compromise with Marc Helbling and Oliviero Angeli.
The interviews are available in English (and German) here:
www.kas.de/en/web/analy...
Glad to join Konrad's excellent "Migration Debates" on the importance of compromise with Marc Helbling and Oliviero Angeli.
The interviews are available in English (and German) here:
www.kas.de/en/web/analy...
October 13, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Migration needs more common ground!?
Glad to join Konrad's excellent "Migration Debates" on the importance of compromise with Marc Helbling and Oliviero Angeli.
The interviews are available in English (and German) here:
www.kas.de/en/web/analy...
Glad to join Konrad's excellent "Migration Debates" on the importance of compromise with Marc Helbling and Oliviero Angeli.
The interviews are available in English (and German) here:
www.kas.de/en/web/analy...
We’re hiring 2 Student Assistants (Social Sciences)!
Join the Department “Inequality, Transformation and Conflict” @steffenmau.bsky.social in Göttingen.
1️⃣ Quantitative focus (Stata/R)
2️⃣ Qualitative focus (MAXQDA)
Apply by 16 Nov 2025: Bewerbung_UTC@mmg.mpg.de
Details: www.mmg.mpg.de/stellenaussc...
Join the Department “Inequality, Transformation and Conflict” @steffenmau.bsky.social in Göttingen.
1️⃣ Quantitative focus (Stata/R)
2️⃣ Qualitative focus (MAXQDA)
Apply by 16 Nov 2025: Bewerbung_UTC@mmg.mpg.de
Details: www.mmg.mpg.de/stellenaussc...
October 14, 2025 at 12:24 PM
We’re hiring 2 Student Assistants (Social Sciences)!
Join the Department “Inequality, Transformation and Conflict” @steffenmau.bsky.social in Göttingen.
1️⃣ Quantitative focus (Stata/R)
2️⃣ Qualitative focus (MAXQDA)
Apply by 16 Nov 2025: Bewerbung_UTC@mmg.mpg.de
Details: www.mmg.mpg.de/stellenaussc...
Join the Department “Inequality, Transformation and Conflict” @steffenmau.bsky.social in Göttingen.
1️⃣ Quantitative focus (Stata/R)
2️⃣ Qualitative focus (MAXQDA)
Apply by 16 Nov 2025: Bewerbung_UTC@mmg.mpg.de
Details: www.mmg.mpg.de/stellenaussc...
Find the Japanese translation of Steffen Mau's Ungleich vereint here: shorturl.at/1dRxB. Mau explains that East Germany remains distinct from West Germany. Structural inequalities, historical experiences & cultural difference created 2 persistent societies with impacts on social & political life.
October 14, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Find the Japanese translation of Steffen Mau's Ungleich vereint here: shorturl.at/1dRxB. Mau explains that East Germany remains distinct from West Germany. Structural inequalities, historical experiences & cultural difference created 2 persistent societies with impacts on social & political life.
Great article analyzing „Der Große Umbruch“, a book by @steffenmau.bsky.social & @ricardalang.bsky.social exposing how right-wing "performative politics" drains public discourse. Their dialogue is a bold push for real debate and compromise. Must-read for navigating today’s increasing polarization.
🤫„Dass diese „showhaften Qualitäten“ in der Politik von rechten Akteuren ausgenutzt werden, ist das eine. Dass sie (…) aber auch den öff. Diskurs (…) entleeren, analysieren Mau und Lang glänzend. Ihr Gespräch ist ein beeindruckender Versuch, diese Logik zu durchbrechen.“ www.faz.net/aktuell/feui...
„Der große Umbruch“ und „Die neue Mauer“: Gespräche statt Polarisierung
Ricarda Lang, Steffen Mau, Bodo Ramelow und Ilko-Sascha Kowalczuk zeigen in ihren Gesprächsbüchern, dass man nicht immer gegeneinander antreten muss. Und es statt nur um Selbstdarstellung auch um Inha...
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October 13, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Great article analyzing „Der Große Umbruch“, a book by @steffenmau.bsky.social & @ricardalang.bsky.social exposing how right-wing "performative politics" drains public discourse. Their dialogue is a bold push for real debate and compromise. Must-read for navigating today’s increasing polarization.
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Für Studierende der Sozialwissenschaften in Göttingen: zwei studentische Hilfskraftstellen am @mpimmg.bsky.social
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October 13, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Für Studierende der Sozialwissenschaften in Göttingen: zwei studentische Hilfskraftstellen am @mpimmg.bsky.social
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Amid democratic erosion, geopolitical tensions & growing inequality, we need open debates about our future.
@ricardalang.bsky.social & @steffenmau.bsky.social
offer interpretive frameworks in their new book - an informed dialogue on today’s democratic & institutional crises. shorturl.at/DBgxI
@ricardalang.bsky.social & @steffenmau.bsky.social
offer interpretive frameworks in their new book - an informed dialogue on today’s democratic & institutional crises. shorturl.at/DBgxI
Der große Umbruch - Hardcover
Bestellen Sie Der große Umbruch als Hardcover jetzt günstig im ULLSTEIN Online-Shop! ✓ Sichere Zahlung ✓ Gratis-Versand ab 9,00 Euro ✓ Vorbestellen möglich
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October 13, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Amid democratic erosion, geopolitical tensions & growing inequality, we need open debates about our future.
@ricardalang.bsky.social & @steffenmau.bsky.social
offer interpretive frameworks in their new book - an informed dialogue on today’s democratic & institutional crises. shorturl.at/DBgxI
@ricardalang.bsky.social & @steffenmau.bsky.social
offer interpretive frameworks in their new book - an informed dialogue on today’s democratic & institutional crises. shorturl.at/DBgxI
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Will humanity outlive its own power – and break the cycle of violence? Kai Michel, Johannes Krause, and Thomas Trappe explore at Göttinger Literaturherbst the history of humankind to find answers for its future. @mpimmg.bsky.social @mpsgoettingen.bsky.social
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October 7, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Will humanity outlive its own power – and break the cycle of violence? Kai Michel, Johannes Krause, and Thomas Trappe explore at Göttinger Literaturherbst the history of humankind to find answers for its future. @mpimmg.bsky.social @mpsgoettingen.bsky.social
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Ein von Michael Zürn und mir verfasster Nachruf auf Claus Offe. Ein bemerkenswerter Mensch und Wissenschaftler www.faz.net/aktuell/feui...
Sozialwissenschaftler Claus Offe gestorben
Claus Offe prägte die Sozialwissenschaften mit scharfsinnigen Analysen und gesellschaftskritischen Perspektiven. Als Grenzgänger zwischen Soziologie und Politologie bleibt sein Werk wegweisend.
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October 3, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Ein von Michael Zürn und mir verfasster Nachruf auf Claus Offe. Ein bemerkenswerter Mensch und Wissenschaftler www.faz.net/aktuell/feui...