Liili Abuladze
@liilia.bsky.social
social science, demography, ageing, social networks, health, data quality
Our new article shows heterogeneity of functional disability within Central and Eastern Europe. We find highest difficulty rates of mobility in Romania & Hungary, near vision in Latvia & Bulgaria, hearing in Estonia & Poland, episodic memory in Poland & Croatia. Using @share-eric.bsky.social data
New paper! PSC alum Shane D. Burns, @liilia.bsky.social and Luule Sakkeus study disability disparities in Central and Eastern Europe, revealing wide variation by country and highlighting heterogenous needs of these populations: doi.org/10.1016/j.ar....
Redirecting
doi.org
June 5, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Our new article shows heterogeneity of functional disability within Central and Eastern Europe. We find highest difficulty rates of mobility in Romania & Hungary, near vision in Latvia & Bulgaria, hearing in Estonia & Poland, episodic memory in Poland & Croatia. Using @share-eric.bsky.social data
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"traditional values" GD edition.
In Georgia, an activist - whom I know from shared friends for 18 years - was attacked with the same shade of ink used in political intimidation tactics across Russia. The message is clear—and chilling.
May 5, 2025 at 10:35 PM
"traditional values" GD edition.
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📣 COS is excited to launch the Replicability Project: Health Behavior (RPHB)!
Seeking researchers with expertise in quantitative methods in health behavior, public health, epidemiology, health policy, & related fields for this large-scale, multi-team replication effort.
➡️ Details: www.cos.io/rphb
Seeking researchers with expertise in quantitative methods in health behavior, public health, epidemiology, health policy, & related fields for this large-scale, multi-team replication effort.
➡️ Details: www.cos.io/rphb
Replicability Project: Health Behavior (RPHB)
The Center for Open Science (COS) is launching the Replicability Project: Health Behavior (RPHB), which is a large-scale, multi-team effort to help support a transparent and trustworthy foundation in ...
www.cos.io
April 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
📣 COS is excited to launch the Replicability Project: Health Behavior (RPHB)!
Seeking researchers with expertise in quantitative methods in health behavior, public health, epidemiology, health policy, & related fields for this large-scale, multi-team replication effort.
➡️ Details: www.cos.io/rphb
Seeking researchers with expertise in quantitative methods in health behavior, public health, epidemiology, health policy, & related fields for this large-scale, multi-team replication effort.
➡️ Details: www.cos.io/rphb
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🔉🌸 In this #DemographyMinute, PSC postdoc Shane Burns and Luule Sakkeus describe their work with @liilia.bsky.social on disability disparities that investigates the heterogeneity of populations in Central and Eastern Europe. #PAA2025
April 18, 2025 at 10:26 PM
🔉🌸 In this #DemographyMinute, PSC postdoc Shane Burns and Luule Sakkeus describe their work with @liilia.bsky.social on disability disparities that investigates the heterogeneity of populations in Central and Eastern Europe. #PAA2025
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Data problems with the Hungarian EU-SILC, a tale for all researchers to look at histograms (of raw variables or composite indicators) before doing any analysis: www.valaszonline.hu/2025/04/11/r...
April 17, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Data problems with the Hungarian EU-SILC, a tale for all researchers to look at histograms (of raw variables or composite indicators) before doing any analysis: www.valaszonline.hu/2025/04/11/r...
Our work on various disability outcomes in Central and Eastern European countries using @share-eric.bsky.social is presented at #PAA2025 by Shane Burns - come/ go have a look! 🧐
🌸 Post-socialist countries in Central and Eastern Europe have generally poorer health than the rest of Europe. Shane Burns presents work w/ Liili Abuladze & Luule Sakkeus on disability disparities in this region, highlighting the heterogenous needs of these populations. myumi.ch/R3kA8 #PAA2025
April 4, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Our work on various disability outcomes in Central and Eastern European countries using @share-eric.bsky.social is presented at #PAA2025 by Shane Burns - come/ go have a look! 🧐
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“The attacks on DEI in the U.S. are often justified as freeing science from political ideology. But the truth is the opposite. Science can only make credible claims to objectivity if it is willing to challenge itself and one the best way to do this is through diversity, equality, and inclusion”
Genetics, objectivity and a defence of DEI
Genetics, both past and present, demonstrates a simple fact. DEI makes our science better.
substack.com
April 3, 2025 at 11:00 PM
“The attacks on DEI in the U.S. are often justified as freeing science from political ideology. But the truth is the opposite. Science can only make credible claims to objectivity if it is willing to challenge itself and one the best way to do this is through diversity, equality, and inclusion”
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Ukrainian writer Oksana Zabuzhko: "What makes Ukrainian culture particularly unique in gender terms?...Here’s a simple way to put it: we never burned our witches....the ancient pagan tradition of strong, wise women endured in Ukraine far longer than in most of Europe".
Ukrainian author Oksana Zabuzhko on why Ukrainians ‘don’t have to respect Pushkin’
Over the past three years of full-scale war, Ukraine’s cultural figures have shifted from focusing solely on their craft to becoming diplomats, advocating for their culture abroad as the Russian army ...
kyivindependent.com
March 27, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Ukrainian writer Oksana Zabuzhko: "What makes Ukrainian culture particularly unique in gender terms?...Here’s a simple way to put it: we never burned our witches....the ancient pagan tradition of strong, wise women endured in Ukraine far longer than in most of Europe".
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I spent my Tuesday at an event in Warsaw listening to representatives from Polish civil society discussing their experience in fighting back against authoritarianism. Maybe it's time for pro-democracy groups in the US to start engaging with them because that's clearly not happening at the moment.
March 26, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I spent my Tuesday at an event in Warsaw listening to representatives from Polish civil society discussing their experience in fighting back against authoritarianism. Maybe it's time for pro-democracy groups in the US to start engaging with them because that's clearly not happening at the moment.
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While far-right influencers, eugenicists & evolutionary psychologists gather at the Natal conference to stoke fears of “demographic collapse”, demographers quietly get on with working out how to adapt to demographic change. The conclusion: policy should focus on human capital not demographic targets
“Declining Fertility, Human Capital & Economic Sustainability”: M Myrskyla @angelorenti.bsky.social @htikkanen.bsky.social et al show how fertility & investment in education affect pension burden. @flux-consortium.bsky.social @mpidr.bsky.social @pophel.bsky.social read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...
March 29, 2025 at 6:35 PM
While far-right influencers, eugenicists & evolutionary psychologists gather at the Natal conference to stoke fears of “demographic collapse”, demographers quietly get on with working out how to adapt to demographic change. The conclusion: policy should focus on human capital not demographic targets
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I just published a blog post arguing that the reform movements for research assessment and scientific publishing need to better align their agendas. This is crucial for the success of both movements.
www.leidenmadtrics.nl/articles/ass...
@leidenmadtrics.bsky.social
www.leidenmadtrics.nl/articles/ass...
@leidenmadtrics.bsky.social
Assessment reform and publishing reform need to go hand in hand
The need to reform research assessment and scientific publishing practices is widely recognized. However, Ludo Waltman argues that the assessment and publishing reform movements will be successful onl...
www.leidenmadtrics.nl
March 26, 2025 at 9:45 AM
I just published a blog post arguing that the reform movements for research assessment and scientific publishing need to better align their agendas. This is crucial for the success of both movements.
www.leidenmadtrics.nl/articles/ass...
@leidenmadtrics.bsky.social
www.leidenmadtrics.nl/articles/ass...
@leidenmadtrics.bsky.social
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My feminist take on the show everyone's talking about. And the questions about technology, patriarchy, teenagers, education, misogyny, estrangement, and perception it raises..... www.meditationsinanemergency.com/its-not-them...
It's Not Them; It's Us: Thoughts on the Show Adolescence
The new Netflix mini-series Adolescence is not about teenagers so much as it's about how adults perceive and fail to perceive teenagers. They're presented in the first two episodes as an alien life fo...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
March 28, 2025 at 4:36 PM
My feminist take on the show everyone's talking about. And the questions about technology, patriarchy, teenagers, education, misogyny, estrangement, and perception it raises..... www.meditationsinanemergency.com/its-not-them...
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Europeans should take over Radio Free Europe if Trump cuts it - because Europe will need more than just weapons to defend itself, writes @peterpomerantsev.bsky.social
on.ft.com/42hSOEO
on.ft.com/42hSOEO
Radio Free Europe, Trump and the fight for ‘sharp power’
Stepping in to save the media outlet after US cuts could help European democracies combat Russian disinformation, writes Peter Pomerantsev
on.ft.com
March 29, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Europeans should take over Radio Free Europe if Trump cuts it - because Europe will need more than just weapons to defend itself, writes @peterpomerantsev.bsky.social
on.ft.com/42hSOEO
on.ft.com/42hSOEO
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SCOOP: DOGE wants to rebuild SSA's codebase in months, risking benefits and system collapse, sources tell me.
The plan is to migrate all systems off COBOL quickly which would likely require the use of generative AI.
www.wired.com/story/doge-r...
The plan is to migrate all systems off COBOL quickly which would likely require the use of generative AI.
www.wired.com/story/doge-r...
DOGE Plans to Rebuild SSA Codebase In Months, Risking Benefits and System Collapse
Social Security systems contain tens of millions of lines of code written in COBOL, an archaic programming language. Safely rewriting that code would take years—DOGE wants it done in months.
www.wired.com
March 28, 2025 at 2:09 PM
SCOOP: DOGE wants to rebuild SSA's codebase in months, risking benefits and system collapse, sources tell me.
The plan is to migrate all systems off COBOL quickly which would likely require the use of generative AI.
www.wired.com/story/doge-r...
The plan is to migrate all systems off COBOL quickly which would likely require the use of generative AI.
www.wired.com/story/doge-r...
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So a Jena University professor stands in Tbilisi State University next to a judge that Lithuania put under Magnitsky human rights violations sanctions?
Truly hope the German academic community expresses some concern.
Truly hope the German academic community expresses some concern.
and here once more, the @uni-jena.de professor E. Schramm standing next to a judge that has already been sanctioned by Lithuania under their Magnitsky Law provisions for "gross human rights violations".
Just let that sink in. German law (!!) prof comes to dignify a perpetrator. @diplo.de
Just let that sink in. German law (!!) prof comes to dignify a perpetrator. @diplo.de
March 29, 2025 at 9:53 AM
So a Jena University professor stands in Tbilisi State University next to a judge that Lithuania put under Magnitsky human rights violations sanctions?
Truly hope the German academic community expresses some concern.
Truly hope the German academic community expresses some concern.
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Adolescence is a show with merits and major problems--both moral and conceptual katemanne.substack.com/p/adolescenc...
"Adolescence" Has a Missing Victim Problem
Netflix’s hit mini-series continues an important conversation about boys under the influence of misogyny—but erases their female victims
katemanne.substack.com
March 29, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Adolescence is a show with merits and major problems--both moral and conceptual katemanne.substack.com/p/adolescenc...
Andreas Kalkun & Kersti Lust: Eesti vallasemade põli oli kibe.
Sõltuvalt vallast ja ajaperioodist kärises paarirahva vanusevahe keskmiselt 7,6–12,1 aastale. Tavapaaridel oli vanusevahe sealkandis samas keskmiselt kuus-seitse aastat.
novaator.err.ee/1609642304/a...
Sõltuvalt vallast ja ajaperioodist kärises paarirahva vanusevahe keskmiselt 7,6–12,1 aastale. Tavapaaridel oli vanusevahe sealkandis samas keskmiselt kuus-seitse aastat.
novaator.err.ee/1609642304/a...
Ajalooallikad: eesti vallasemade põli oli siiski kibe
Ajakirjanduse vahendusel on kümmekond aastat levinud seisukoht, et eesti külas üksikemasid ära ei põlatud. Eesti teadlaste uus ja eriilmelistele arhiiviallikatele tuginev uuring osutab aga vastupidise...
novaator.err.ee
March 28, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Andreas Kalkun & Kersti Lust: Eesti vallasemade põli oli kibe.
Sõltuvalt vallast ja ajaperioodist kärises paarirahva vanusevahe keskmiselt 7,6–12,1 aastale. Tavapaaridel oli vanusevahe sealkandis samas keskmiselt kuus-seitse aastat.
novaator.err.ee/1609642304/a...
Sõltuvalt vallast ja ajaperioodist kärises paarirahva vanusevahe keskmiselt 7,6–12,1 aastale. Tavapaaridel oli vanusevahe sealkandis samas keskmiselt kuus-seitse aastat.
novaator.err.ee/1609642304/a...
When people vanish from data, they vanish from policy.
Andy Tatem & Jessica Espey @worldpop-uos.bsky.social report on the growing global crisis in #population data in @theconversation.com. Please share across your networks 📨
"When people vanish from data, they vanish from policy... causing political underrepresentation & inadequate resource allocation"
"When people vanish from data, they vanish from policy... causing political underrepresentation & inadequate resource allocation"
Global population data is in crisis – here’s why that matters
When certain groups of people are systematically undercounted, they become invisible to policymakers.
theconversation.com
March 27, 2025 at 1:38 PM
When people vanish from data, they vanish from policy.
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Nice article on population projections, making the point that one problem with population panics is that it’s incredibly difficult to predict population trends. Implementing drastic policy solutions on the basis of long-term population projections is therefore not a good idea
The mysterious statisticians shaping how we think about fertility
Experts were wrong about overpopulation before. Could they be wrong about underpopulation now?
www.vox.com
March 25, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Nice article on population projections, making the point that one problem with population panics is that it’s incredibly difficult to predict population trends. Implementing drastic policy solutions on the basis of long-term population projections is therefore not a good idea
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In our final podcast episode before pausing due to lack of funds, OC Media’s Mariam Nikuradze and Dominik K. Cagara break down how the Trump/Musk cuts have impacted us — and what we’re doing to survive in a changing world.
oc-media.org/podcast-can-...
oc-media.org/podcast-can-...
Podcast | Can OC Media survive in a new global reality?
OC Media’s Robin Fabbro, Dominik Cagara, and Mariam Nikruadze talk about OC Media’s plans to survive and thrive in the new global reality.
oc-media.org
March 19, 2025 at 2:50 PM
In our final podcast episode before pausing due to lack of funds, OC Media’s Mariam Nikuradze and Dominik K. Cagara break down how the Trump/Musk cuts have impacted us — and what we’re doing to survive in a changing world.
oc-media.org/podcast-can-...
oc-media.org/podcast-can-...
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There are also activities by the GreatLeap project (@thegreatleap22116.bsky.social) to check out.
1️⃣ The online lecture series has started again, the next one on 21 March!
2️⃣ Mentoring and Networking Event at the ESSHC conference 😁
See the newsletter for more events and vacancies!
There are also activities by the GreatLeap project (@thegreatleap22116.bsky.social) to check out.
1️⃣ The online lecture series has started again, the next one on 21 March!
2️⃣ Mentoring and Networking Event at the ESSHC conference 😁
See the newsletter for more events and vacancies!
March 18, 2025 at 12:46 PM
(4/4)
There are also activities by the GreatLeap project (@thegreatleap22116.bsky.social) to check out.
1️⃣ The online lecture series has started again, the next one on 21 March!
2️⃣ Mentoring and Networking Event at the ESSHC conference 😁
See the newsletter for more events and vacancies!
There are also activities by the GreatLeap project (@thegreatleap22116.bsky.social) to check out.
1️⃣ The online lecture series has started again, the next one on 21 March!
2️⃣ Mentoring and Networking Event at the ESSHC conference 😁
See the newsletter for more events and vacancies!
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The #UK Government is set to cut sickness & disability support, claiming a goal of getting people back into work.
But evidence suggests such cuts push people deeper into #poverty & further away from the #labour market @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social @aaronreeves.bsky.social @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social
But evidence suggests such cuts push people deeper into #poverty & further away from the #labour market @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social @aaronreeves.bsky.social @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social
Cuts and caps to benefits have always harmed people, not helped them into work - British Politics and Policy at LSE
In its effort to get more people back into work Labour has hinted at a series of cuts to sickness and disability support. This approach is misguided and goes against the evidence that cutting…
blogs.lse.ac.uk
March 18, 2025 at 8:56 AM
The #UK Government is set to cut sickness & disability support, claiming a goal of getting people back into work.
But evidence suggests such cuts push people deeper into #poverty & further away from the #labour market @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social @aaronreeves.bsky.social @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social
But evidence suggests such cuts push people deeper into #poverty & further away from the #labour market @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social @aaronreeves.bsky.social @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social