Sorry for the spam, but we are offering this postdoctoral position to work on dis/misinformation in a great environment and a beautiful city. Don't miss the deadline!

I think it's good to keep getting mad about evil and unjust things, if only to remind yourself and everyone else that these things are in fact evil and unjust. I don't think it's naive. Nor is it wise and sophisticated to adopt a "You fool, nothing matters and nothing good can ever happen" posture

What a week for the project at #ESPAnet2025 where we presented some preliminary findings and much more. Great discussions on welfare states, access to social rights & welfare experiences — thanks to all who engaged with our papers!

🔍 Interested in poverty, stats & “invisible” populations?
We're hiring a PhD researcher to re-examine how poverty is measured across Europe.
Join our friendly interdisciplinary team at UAB @igopbcn.bsky.social
📍3-year funded post | Starting late 2025
📎 euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/356896

First paper is out! Here, we suggest that meritocracy doesn’t just justify inequality—it mediates how we respond to it.

🔊Publication alert. Inequality and Status Anxiety: Bad Allies of Health and Well-Being, but not for Everyone. The Role of Ideologies, Socioeconomic Status, and Economic Threat at @socialindicators.bsky.social lead by D.Melita from @labdesigualdad.bsky.social Full article: doi.org/10.1007/s112...

#HiloTesis

🐐¿Sabías que existe una especie de cabra que se paraliza al sentirse amenazada?

Sus músculos se colapsan, dejándola rígida.

Parece una estrategia inútil, ¿verdad?

@crueuniversidades.bsky.social
@filarramendi.bsky.social
@cimcyc.bsky.social
@universidadgranada.bsky.social

⚖️ Un estudio del Grupo Psicología de los Problemas Sociales analiza cómo las orientaciones de justicia social (necesidad, igualdad o equidad) influyen en cómo entendemos la pobreza y en el apoyo a políticas sociales / Estado de bienestar.

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By gathering data on groups often excluded from official EU statistics, we’re creating more accurate, adjusted poverty estimates.

🔎 Why? Because today’s data practices often mask the true extent of need and deprivation across Europe.

#Poverty #DataJustice

Last week I had the pleasure of speaking at #PintOfScienceDK in Aarhus. 🍻🧠

I spoke about the "secret life" of inequality — and why it’s closer (and more unfair) than we think.

🧵 Here’s the main idea (plus a few memes, so we don’t all pull our hair out 🫠):

📉 Did you know? EU official statistics exclude individuals not living in private households.

Ranging between 1% and 5% they represent a non-negligible proportion of the population, compromising the accuracy of poverty estimates.

Invisible in data = invisible in policy.

Our current understanding of poverty is based on incomplete data and so are the policies aimed to address it.

🧩At WHOCOUNTS, we include those typically excluded from European Union living conditions statistics —those living in non-private households— to fix that.

#Datajustice #Poverty

👋 Welcome to WHOCOUNTS — a new research project tackling a big question: Who is left out of poverty data in Europe, and why does that matter?

We’re here to change how poverty is seen, counted, and understood.

#WHOCOUNTS #Poverty #EUSILC

First Wednesday of the month – time for a new In_equality podcast! This time, our hosts @mbusemeyer.bsky.social and Gabriele Spilker @uni-konstanz.de talk with @juandiego48cr.bsky.social about how people (mis-)perceive inequality – and why it matters for politics. ➡️ inequality.uni.kn/podcast

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Spectre editor Holly Lewis responds to John Rees's "Marxist" "argument" for biological essentialism.

Starvation. They are facing starvation. Malnutrition and hunger are soft euphemisms that people in Gaza are starving to death and the world is letting them

In case you missed it, the day before Mahmoud Khalil’s detention by Ice none other than Shai Davidai tweeted at Rubio demanding his deportation.

And once he was apprehended, he felt these were legit “consequences” for him protesting.

A faculty member @columbiauniversity.bsky.social the shameful.