Maren Toft
@marentoft.bsky.social
Professor of Sociology, uni Oslo. Relational sociology, class analysis, urban inequality, elite studies, 🍉
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"'They’re spending more money than I would even tax them,' [Mamdani] said in an interview with MSNBC last week."
This is the message. Make it clear that these billionaires aren't just worried about losing money. They're worried about losing the ability to exchange their money for power.
This is the message. Make it clear that these billionaires aren't just worried about losing money. They're worried about losing the ability to exchange their money for power.
November 5, 2025 at 7:41 PM
"'They’re spending more money than I would even tax them,' [Mamdani] said in an interview with MSNBC last week."
This is the message. Make it clear that these billionaires aren't just worried about losing money. They're worried about losing the ability to exchange their money for power.
This is the message. Make it clear that these billionaires aren't just worried about losing money. They're worried about losing the ability to exchange their money for power.
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Det er ikke «apolitisk» å investere i selskaper som er uetiske. Det eneste «apolitiske» man kan gjøre er å ha etiske retningslinjer (uavhengig av strenghet) som man håndhever likt helt uavhengig av hvilke selskaper som bryter dem.
October 24, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Det er ikke «apolitisk» å investere i selskaper som er uetiske. Det eneste «apolitiske» man kan gjøre er å ha etiske retningslinjer (uavhengig av strenghet) som man håndhever likt helt uavhengig av hvilke selskaper som bryter dem.
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Interesting paper! When you ask people about the most important issue "facing the country," they often say immigration. But when you ask them about issues facing them personally, it doesn't crack the top 10.
This indicates that voters are reacting to media narratives, not their own experience.
This indicates that voters are reacting to media narratives, not their own experience.
October 31, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Interesting paper! When you ask people about the most important issue "facing the country," they often say immigration. But when you ask them about issues facing them personally, it doesn't crack the top 10.
This indicates that voters are reacting to media narratives, not their own experience.
This indicates that voters are reacting to media narratives, not their own experience.
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The rich are responsible for an outsized share of carbon emissions — the top 10% account for 48%.
And the gap is growing.
Since 1990, the richest 1% have increased their share of emissions by 13%, while the poorest 50% have seen theirs fall by 3%.
And the gap is growing.
Since 1990, the richest 1% have increased their share of emissions by 13%, while the poorest 50% have seen theirs fall by 3%.
October 29, 2025 at 5:58 AM
The rich are responsible for an outsized share of carbon emissions — the top 10% account for 48%.
And the gap is growing.
Since 1990, the richest 1% have increased their share of emissions by 13%, while the poorest 50% have seen theirs fall by 3%.
And the gap is growing.
Since 1990, the richest 1% have increased their share of emissions by 13%, while the poorest 50% have seen theirs fall by 3%.
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📣 Submit your abstract for the British Journal of Sociology Conference by Monday 20 October.
There is no predetermined theme, and we invite scholars of all ranks and affiliations to submit abstracts on any aspect of sociology.
Submit your abstract ➡️ www.lse.ac.uk/sociology/br...
There is no predetermined theme, and we invite scholars of all ranks and affiliations to submit abstracts on any aspect of sociology.
Submit your abstract ➡️ www.lse.ac.uk/sociology/br...
October 15, 2025 at 11:02 AM
📣 Submit your abstract for the British Journal of Sociology Conference by Monday 20 October.
There is no predetermined theme, and we invite scholars of all ranks and affiliations to submit abstracts on any aspect of sociology.
Submit your abstract ➡️ www.lse.ac.uk/sociology/br...
There is no predetermined theme, and we invite scholars of all ranks and affiliations to submit abstracts on any aspect of sociology.
Submit your abstract ➡️ www.lse.ac.uk/sociology/br...
The children are always ours, every single one of them
October 13, 2025 at 2:52 PM
The children are always ours, every single one of them
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New book hitting the shelves today "Climate & Class: How to Keep the Climate Fight from Becoming a Culture War", with @chellersgaard.bsky.social and Andreas Mulvad.
September 30, 2025 at 6:30 AM
New book hitting the shelves today "Climate & Class: How to Keep the Climate Fight from Becoming a Culture War", with @chellersgaard.bsky.social and Andreas Mulvad.
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“Fascism” isn’t a slur for politics we don’t like. It’s a precise word with precise meaning. And in the face of what’s happening right now in America, it’s the most honest one we have.
I’ll lay it out as plainly as I can. 🧵
I’ll lay it out as plainly as I can. 🧵
September 20, 2025 at 3:31 PM
“Fascism” isn’t a slur for politics we don’t like. It’s a precise word with precise meaning. And in the face of what’s happening right now in America, it’s the most honest one we have.
I’ll lay it out as plainly as I can. 🧵
I’ll lay it out as plainly as I can. 🧵
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We're hiring in wonderful Copenhagen 🇩🇰
Two or more open rank sociology professorships (tt assistant, associate with tenure, or full prof with tenure).
You'll join a leading sociology department in Europe with many core fields represented!
#sociology
More 👇
jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabeli...
Two or more open rank sociology professorships (tt assistant, associate with tenure, or full prof with tenure).
You'll join a leading sociology department in Europe with many core fields represented!
#sociology
More 👇
jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabeli...
Call for two or more open-rank academic positions in Sociology
jobportal.ku.dk
September 11, 2025 at 4:46 PM
We're hiring in wonderful Copenhagen 🇩🇰
Two or more open rank sociology professorships (tt assistant, associate with tenure, or full prof with tenure).
You'll join a leading sociology department in Europe with many core fields represented!
#sociology
More 👇
jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabeli...
Two or more open rank sociology professorships (tt assistant, associate with tenure, or full prof with tenure).
You'll join a leading sociology department in Europe with many core fields represented!
#sociology
More 👇
jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabeli...
This is a fantastic project. So well deserved!
🎉Big news! My ERCStG proposal SOCDEBT has been selected for funding @erc.europa.eu!
📚I’ll study how household debt is stratified across countries & over time; how people strategize, evaluate, and morally judge debt(ors).
🙏I'm truly indebted to all my friends, colleagues & mentors for your support!
📚I’ll study how household debt is stratified across countries & over time; how people strategize, evaluate, and morally judge debt(ors).
🙏I'm truly indebted to all my friends, colleagues & mentors for your support!
The new ERC Starting Grant - funded projects include:
✴️ redefining false memories
✴️ making artificial touch feel more natural and realistic
✴️ how aging reshapes human tissues
✴️ ADHD in adults vs childhood
✴️ how plants shield from excessive sun exposure
Discover more 👉 buff.ly/APfNmCK
✴️ redefining false memories
✴️ making artificial touch feel more natural and realistic
✴️ how aging reshapes human tissues
✴️ ADHD in adults vs childhood
✴️ how plants shield from excessive sun exposure
Discover more 👉 buff.ly/APfNmCK
September 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM
This is a fantastic project. So well deserved!
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The International Association of Genocide Scholars has passed a resolution stating that Israel’s actions in Gaza meet the legal definition of genocide. Read the resolution here genocidescholars.org/wp-content/u...
September 2, 2025 at 8:41 AM
The International Association of Genocide Scholars has passed a resolution stating that Israel’s actions in Gaza meet the legal definition of genocide. Read the resolution here genocidescholars.org/wp-content/u...
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In Norway we see ourselves as ethically virtuous – so why is our oil wealth enabling genocide? | Sindre Bangstad
In Norway we see ourselves as ethically virtuous – so why is our oil wealth enabling genocide? | Sindre Bangstad
With an election looming, will politicians finally listen to the majority who want to divest from Israeli arms companies, asks Oslo academic Sindre Bangstad
www.theguardian.com
August 21, 2025 at 4:31 AM
In Norway we see ourselves as ethically virtuous – so why is our oil wealth enabling genocide? | Sindre Bangstad
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Barely an hour ago, Palestinian journalist Anas Al-Sharif warned us all:
“If this madness doesn’t end, Gaza will be reduced to ruins, its people’s voices silenced, their faces erased — and history will remember you as silent witnesses to a genocide you chose not to stop.”
Israel just killed him.
“If this madness doesn’t end, Gaza will be reduced to ruins, its people’s voices silenced, their faces erased — and history will remember you as silent witnesses to a genocide you chose not to stop.”
Israel just killed him.
August 10, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Barely an hour ago, Palestinian journalist Anas Al-Sharif warned us all:
“If this madness doesn’t end, Gaza will be reduced to ruins, its people’s voices silenced, their faces erased — and history will remember you as silent witnesses to a genocide you chose not to stop.”
Israel just killed him.
“If this madness doesn’t end, Gaza will be reduced to ruins, its people’s voices silenced, their faces erased — and history will remember you as silent witnesses to a genocide you chose not to stop.”
Israel just killed him.
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Gaza has reached IPC Phase 5, which is the worst level of food insecurity & is associated with high amounts of death & permanent disability. For people experiencing this level of malnutrition, even if it ended today, many of the consequences (eg personal outcomes like disabilities) are irreversible.
IPC is projecting 22% of Palestinians in Gaza (495,000+ people) face a Phase 5 Catastrophe level of food insecurity (extreme food shortage, starvation & high death rates) June-Sept if food aid is not forthcoming & 33% (745K) at the Emergency level (high malnutrition).
www.ipcinfo.org/ipc-country-...
www.ipcinfo.org/ipc-country-...
Gaza Strip: Acute Food Insecurity Situation for 1 May - 15 June and Projection for 16 June - 30 September 2024 | IPC - Integrated Food Security Phase Classification
www.ipcinfo.org
July 26, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Gaza has reached IPC Phase 5, which is the worst level of food insecurity & is associated with high amounts of death & permanent disability. For people experiencing this level of malnutrition, even if it ended today, many of the consequences (eg personal outcomes like disabilities) are irreversible.
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Following an exchange with @marcoalbertini.bsky.social on the @isa-rc28.bsky.social letter to the @isa-sociology.org exec committee, I’m reposting my position on requests to review for the Israel Science Foundation.
I have received a request to review from the Israel Science Foundation today. I have declined it. My email reply below.
My position is similar to @philipncohen.com : I do not collaborate with institutions linked to the Israeli government.
But I do collaborate with individual researchers.
My position is similar to @philipncohen.com : I do not collaborate with institutions linked to the Israeli government.
But I do collaborate with individual researchers.
July 25, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Following an exchange with @marcoalbertini.bsky.social on the @isa-rc28.bsky.social letter to the @isa-sociology.org exec committee, I’m reposting my position on requests to review for the Israel Science Foundation.
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It is also very problematic to read statements saying that the ISS suspension has “real” personal & professional consequences for our colleagues, while Palestinian sociologists and academics (many murdered, suffering from starvation, with universities demolished) are ignored, not even mentioned [4]
July 24, 2025 at 11:24 PM
It is also very problematic to read statements saying that the ISS suspension has “real” personal & professional consequences for our colleagues, while Palestinian sociologists and academics (many murdered, suffering from starvation, with universities demolished) are ignored, not even mentioned [4]
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Israeli army has killed more than 1,000 Palestinians seeking aid since late May - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-army-has-killed-more-1000-palestinians-seeking-aid-late-may
Israeli army has killed more than 1,000 Palestinians seeking aid since late May
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“The horrific physical and psychological deaths and suffering caused by hunger are the result of Israel’s interference in the delivery and militarisation of humanitarian aid,” the UN statement reads. <br>
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"As of July 21, we have recorded 1,054 people killed in Gaza while trying to get food; 766 of them were killed in the vicinity of GHF sites and 288 near UN and other humanitarian organisations' aid convoys," UN human rights office spokesman Thameen Al-Kheetan told AFP, stating the victims had been killed by the Israeli military.</p>
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July 22, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Israeli army has killed more than 1,000 Palestinians seeking aid since late May - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-army-has-killed-more-1000-palestinians-seeking-aid-late-may
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“Without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die” - AFP.
International media is barred from entering Gaza by Israel. The only ones who have borne witness are local reporters, 185 of whom are now dead.
The last remaining, like all Gazans, are being systematically starved.
International media is barred from entering Gaza by Israel. The only ones who have borne witness are local reporters, 185 of whom are now dead.
The last remaining, like all Gazans, are being systematically starved.
July 21, 2025 at 9:03 PM
“Without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die” - AFP.
International media is barred from entering Gaza by Israel. The only ones who have borne witness are local reporters, 185 of whom are now dead.
The last remaining, like all Gazans, are being systematically starved.
International media is barred from entering Gaza by Israel. The only ones who have borne witness are local reporters, 185 of whom are now dead.
The last remaining, like all Gazans, are being systematically starved.
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🔥🔥"Very few of the economic elite have a background in the humanities or social sciences. This is most common in the UK and Switzerland, with around 20 per cent.
Johs Hjellbrekke U. Bergen @marentoft.bsky.social and PhD student Marte Lund Saga at the U. of Oslo"
www.forskning.no/sosiologi-ok...
Johs Hjellbrekke U. Bergen @marentoft.bsky.social and PhD student Marte Lund Saga at the U. of Oslo"
www.forskning.no/sosiologi-ok...
Rikfolk i Norge er ikke som andre rikinger
I utlandet er den økonomiske eliten ofte utdannet ingeniører. I Norge er de siviløkonomer.
www.forskning.no
July 19, 2025 at 7:47 PM
🔥🔥"Very few of the economic elite have a background in the humanities or social sciences. This is most common in the UK and Switzerland, with around 20 per cent.
Johs Hjellbrekke U. Bergen @marentoft.bsky.social and PhD student Marte Lund Saga at the U. of Oslo"
www.forskning.no/sosiologi-ok...
Johs Hjellbrekke U. Bergen @marentoft.bsky.social and PhD student Marte Lund Saga at the U. of Oslo"
www.forskning.no/sosiologi-ok...
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Til alle som lurer på hva de kan gjøre for å demme opp mot orbanifisering og trumpifisering her hjemme: Et lite, men viktig bidrag er å abonnere på Filter Nyheter.
Så: Vil du støtte prosjektet Filter Nyheter og hjelpe oss over kneika; løfte oss opp til et nivå der vi ligger noenlunde trygt og får tid og arbeidsro til å drive videre med våre beskjedne ressurser, kanskje til og med vokse, er tida inne for å tegne et abonnement. Nå. filternyheter.no/abonnent/
Bli abonnent på Filter Nyheter - Filter Nyheter
Støtt grundig og faktabasert journalistikk. Bli abonnent på Filter. Ingen bindingstid.
filternyheter.no
June 6, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Til alle som lurer på hva de kan gjøre for å demme opp mot orbanifisering og trumpifisering her hjemme: Et lite, men viktig bidrag er å abonnere på Filter Nyheter.
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First draft of a new book sent to the publisher. (And already noticed two typos in the table of contents!)
May 28, 2025 at 1:25 PM
First draft of a new book sent to the publisher. (And already noticed two typos in the table of contents!)
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Entire population
Gaza's entire population faces critical risk of famine, global hunger monitor says
The entire population of Gaza faces a critical risk of famine, with half a million of them facing starvation, a global hunger monitor said on Monday, calling this a major deterioration since its last report in October.
www.reuters.com
May 12, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Entire population