Maarten Hermans
@mhermans.net
Sociologist, researcher, member @denktankminerva.be & @brispo-vub.bsky.social: labour relations, quality of work & open source data analysis.
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🎴NEW PAPER!🎴
Majorities in 11 HICs support:
✅Foreign aid
✅Debt relief for low-income countries (LICs)
✅An international carbon price financing a worldwide basic income
✅An international 2% tax on wealth above $1 million with 30% funding LICs
and much more.
bsky.app/profile/wid....
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Majorities in 11 HICs support:
✅Foreign aid
✅Debt relief for low-income countries (LICs)
✅An international carbon price financing a worldwide basic income
✅An international 2% tax on wealth above $1 million with 30% funding LICs
and much more.
bsky.app/profile/wid....
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November 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM
🎴NEW PAPER!🎴
Majorities in 11 HICs support:
✅Foreign aid
✅Debt relief for low-income countries (LICs)
✅An international carbon price financing a worldwide basic income
✅An international 2% tax on wealth above $1 million with 30% funding LICs
and much more.
bsky.app/profile/wid....
A 🧵⬇️
Majorities in 11 HICs support:
✅Foreign aid
✅Debt relief for low-income countries (LICs)
✅An international carbon price financing a worldwide basic income
✅An international 2% tax on wealth above $1 million with 30% funding LICs
and much more.
bsky.app/profile/wid....
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Public support for pro-environment and environment-critical movements
doi.org/10.1017/S000...
Paper in @bjpols.bsky.social by @dirckdekleer.bsky.social @catherinedevries.bsky.social and @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social student @simonvanteutem.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1017/S000...
Paper in @bjpols.bsky.social by @dirckdekleer.bsky.social @catherinedevries.bsky.social and @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social student @simonvanteutem.bsky.social
Public Support for Pro-environment and Environment-Critical Movements | British Journal of Political Science | Cambridge Core
Public Support for Pro-environment and Environment-Critical Movements - Volume 55
doi.org
November 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Public support for pro-environment and environment-critical movements
doi.org/10.1017/S000...
Paper in @bjpols.bsky.social by @dirckdekleer.bsky.social @catherinedevries.bsky.social and @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social student @simonvanteutem.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1017/S000...
Paper in @bjpols.bsky.social by @dirckdekleer.bsky.social @catherinedevries.bsky.social and @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social student @simonvanteutem.bsky.social
Proof-of-concept to try out the new #HuskyLens 2 vision sensor: object recognition using build-in self-learning classifier + LMS #ESP32 module + #micropython + servo = basic Lego brick detection ;-).
November 14, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Proof-of-concept to try out the new #HuskyLens 2 vision sensor: object recognition using build-in self-learning classifier + LMS #ESP32 module + #micropython + servo = basic Lego brick detection ;-).
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Onder werknemers blootgesteld aan controletechnologie had 43% het afgelopen jaar psychische problemen.
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AI: de nieuwe controleur op de werkvloer
AI op het werk breekt niet met het verleden, maar versterkt bestaande trends van controle en monitoring. Tijd voor een nieuwe strijd om de humanisering van arbeid.
www.sampol.be
November 14, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Onder werknemers blootgesteld aan controletechnologie had 43% het afgelopen jaar psychische problemen.
@mhermans.net
@mhermans.net
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What is the most profitable industry in the world, this side of the law? Not oil, not IT, not pharma.
It's *scientific publishing*.
We call this the Drain of Scientific Publishing.
Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820
Background: doi.org/10.1162/qss_...
Thread @markhanson.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy 👇
It's *scientific publishing*.
We call this the Drain of Scientific Publishing.
Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820
Background: doi.org/10.1162/qss_...
Thread @markhanson.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy 👇
November 12, 2025 at 10:31 AM
What is the most profitable industry in the world, this side of the law? Not oil, not IT, not pharma.
It's *scientific publishing*.
We call this the Drain of Scientific Publishing.
Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820
Background: doi.org/10.1162/qss_...
Thread @markhanson.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy 👇
It's *scientific publishing*.
We call this the Drain of Scientific Publishing.
Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820
Background: doi.org/10.1162/qss_...
Thread @markhanson.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy 👇
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Welfare agencies increasingly rely on targeting to ensure that limited resources reach those deemed most in need. A new WP by @pietrovaletto.bsky.social and @ivemarx.bsky.social shows how asset testing in the EU and US often undermines their stated goal of poverty reduction.
bit.ly/47M6L0c
bit.ly/47M6L0c
November 7, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Welfare agencies increasingly rely on targeting to ensure that limited resources reach those deemed most in need. A new WP by @pietrovaletto.bsky.social and @ivemarx.bsky.social shows how asset testing in the EU and US often undermines their stated goal of poverty reduction.
bit.ly/47M6L0c
bit.ly/47M6L0c
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💥 Vandaag verschijnt ons nieuwste nummer:
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐈 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞
👉journalistiek
👉gezondheid
👉overheid
👉privacy
👉fiscaliteit
👉milieu
👉onderwijs
👉muziek
👉oorlog
👉werk
Ontdek 'em via sampol.be/latest
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐈 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞
👉journalistiek
👉gezondheid
👉overheid
👉privacy
👉fiscaliteit
👉milieu
👉onderwijs
👉muziek
👉oorlog
👉werk
Ontdek 'em via sampol.be/latest
November 6, 2025 at 7:47 AM
💥 Vandaag verschijnt ons nieuwste nummer:
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐈 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞
👉journalistiek
👉gezondheid
👉overheid
👉privacy
👉fiscaliteit
👉milieu
👉onderwijs
👉muziek
👉oorlog
👉werk
Ontdek 'em via sampol.be/latest
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐈 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞
👉journalistiek
👉gezondheid
👉overheid
👉privacy
👉fiscaliteit
👉milieu
👉onderwijs
👉muziek
👉oorlog
👉werk
Ontdek 'em via sampol.be/latest
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New paper with @mhamjediers.bsky.social
German judges have discretion to apply rehabilitative juvenile criminal law (Jugendstrafrecht) or punitive adult criminal law to 18–20-year-old offenders. We show that immigrant youths are ~10 percentage points less likely to be sentenced under juvenile law
German judges have discretion to apply rehabilitative juvenile criminal law (Jugendstrafrecht) or punitive adult criminal law to 18–20-year-old offenders. We show that immigrant youths are ~10 percentage points less likely to be sentenced under juvenile law
NEW -
Anti-Immigrant Bias in the Choice Between Punitive and Rehabilitative Justice - https://cup.org/49vUfVa
- @riazsascha.bsky.social & @mhamjediers.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
Anti-Immigrant Bias in the Choice Between Punitive and Rehabilitative Justice - https://cup.org/49vUfVa
- @riazsascha.bsky.social & @mhamjediers.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
November 4, 2025 at 11:20 AM
New paper with @mhamjediers.bsky.social
German judges have discretion to apply rehabilitative juvenile criminal law (Jugendstrafrecht) or punitive adult criminal law to 18–20-year-old offenders. We show that immigrant youths are ~10 percentage points less likely to be sentenced under juvenile law
German judges have discretion to apply rehabilitative juvenile criminal law (Jugendstrafrecht) or punitive adult criminal law to 18–20-year-old offenders. We show that immigrant youths are ~10 percentage points less likely to be sentenced under juvenile law
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🆕 Latest article out @electoralstudies.bsky.social! Left parties' higher salience on cultural issues associated w/ higher support from working-class voters. Social democrats much more sensitive to different strategies, should pursue more left/salient economics www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Left parties’ strategies and working-class vote in contemporary Western Europe (2002–2020)
What should the left do strategically to retain workers' vote? This paper provides extensive empirical evidence on the relationship between left parti…
www.sciencedirect.com
October 30, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🆕 Latest article out @electoralstudies.bsky.social! Left parties' higher salience on cultural issues associated w/ higher support from working-class voters. Social democrats much more sensitive to different strategies, should pursue more left/salient economics www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Finally! 🤩 Our position piece: Against the Uncritical Adoption of 'AI' Technologies in Academia:
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
We unpick the tech industry’s marketing, hype, & harm; and we argue for safeguarding higher education, critical
thinking, expertise, academic freedom, & scientific integrity.
1/n
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
We unpick the tech industry’s marketing, hype, & harm; and we argue for safeguarding higher education, critical
thinking, expertise, academic freedom, & scientific integrity.
1/n
September 6, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Finally! 🤩 Our position piece: Against the Uncritical Adoption of 'AI' Technologies in Academia:
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
We unpick the tech industry’s marketing, hype, & harm; and we argue for safeguarding higher education, critical
thinking, expertise, academic freedom, & scientific integrity.
1/n
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
We unpick the tech industry’s marketing, hype, & harm; and we argue for safeguarding higher education, critical
thinking, expertise, academic freedom, & scientific integrity.
1/n
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There is no need for a moral panic about the UK's welfare system.
Far from perfect but recent discourse is nuts
Spending is controlled, not spiralling
Worklessness is near record lows
My column www.ft.com/content/ee67...
Far from perfect but recent discourse is nuts
Spending is controlled, not spiralling
Worklessness is near record lows
My column www.ft.com/content/ee67...
October 15, 2025 at 12:35 PM
There is no need for a moral panic about the UK's welfare system.
Far from perfect but recent discourse is nuts
Spending is controlled, not spiralling
Worklessness is near record lows
My column www.ft.com/content/ee67...
Far from perfect but recent discourse is nuts
Spending is controlled, not spiralling
Worklessness is near record lows
My column www.ft.com/content/ee67...
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Third dissertation paper is out now in @govandopp.bsky.social!
OA: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
It studies the ideological structure of European electorates – finding broad similarities between countries, despite that party electorates and social groups remain structured nationally
OA: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
It studies the ideological structure of European electorates – finding broad similarities between countries, despite that party electorates and social groups remain structured nationally
October 14, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Third dissertation paper is out now in @govandopp.bsky.social!
OA: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
It studies the ideological structure of European electorates – finding broad similarities between countries, despite that party electorates and social groups remain structured nationally
OA: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
It studies the ideological structure of European electorates – finding broad similarities between countries, despite that party electorates and social groups remain structured nationally
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mKBO: Multigroup Kitagawa-Blinder-Oaxaca Decomposition
Always wanted to do a KBO decomposition with more than 2 groups? @thaning.bsky.social and I present a multi-group generalization that overcomes this limitation, while providing a number of methodological advantages:
osf.io/preprints/so...
Always wanted to do a KBO decomposition with more than 2 groups? @thaning.bsky.social and I present a multi-group generalization that overcomes this limitation, while providing a number of methodological advantages:
osf.io/preprints/so...
OSF
osf.io
October 10, 2025 at 7:29 AM
mKBO: Multigroup Kitagawa-Blinder-Oaxaca Decomposition
Always wanted to do a KBO decomposition with more than 2 groups? @thaning.bsky.social and I present a multi-group generalization that overcomes this limitation, while providing a number of methodological advantages:
osf.io/preprints/so...
Always wanted to do a KBO decomposition with more than 2 groups? @thaning.bsky.social and I present a multi-group generalization that overcomes this limitation, while providing a number of methodological advantages:
osf.io/preprints/so...
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🚨New publication out in @reggovjournal.bsky.social
@danielk24.bsky.social & I show that the support for green subsidies by unions & business interest groups in the 🇺🇸 & in 🇩🇪 goes hand in hand with the support for eco-social policies.
Open access here: doi.org/10.1111/rego...
A summary below 👇
@danielk24.bsky.social & I show that the support for green subsidies by unions & business interest groups in the 🇺🇸 & in 🇩🇪 goes hand in hand with the support for eco-social policies.
Open access here: doi.org/10.1111/rego...
A summary below 👇
October 7, 2025 at 8:49 AM
🚨New publication out in @reggovjournal.bsky.social
@danielk24.bsky.social & I show that the support for green subsidies by unions & business interest groups in the 🇺🇸 & in 🇩🇪 goes hand in hand with the support for eco-social policies.
Open access here: doi.org/10.1111/rego...
A summary below 👇
@danielk24.bsky.social & I show that the support for green subsidies by unions & business interest groups in the 🇺🇸 & in 🇩🇪 goes hand in hand with the support for eco-social policies.
Open access here: doi.org/10.1111/rego...
A summary below 👇
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🎨 Theming got a huge overhaul with the latest #ggplot2 release. In honour of that @teunbrand.bsky.social has written a comprehensive deep-dive into styling your plots, covering both old and new functionality. Grab a coffee and dive in!
#rstats
#rstats
ggplot2 styling
This post discusses one function in ggplot2: `theme()`. Find out about the glamour of graphics in this deep-dive article.
www.tidyverse.org
October 1, 2025 at 8:10 AM
🎨 Theming got a huge overhaul with the latest #ggplot2 release. In honour of that @teunbrand.bsky.social has written a comprehensive deep-dive into styling your plots, covering both old and new functionality. Grab a coffee and dive in!
#rstats
#rstats
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🚨 New publication out @jeppjournal.bsky.social w/ Katrin Praprotnik @luanarusso.bsky.social @markuswagner.bsky.social
We show that coalition signals from the mainstream right to the radical right shift, rather than reduce, existing political divisions.
Open-access article: doi.org/10.1080/1350...
We show that coalition signals from the mainstream right to the radical right shift, rather than reduce, existing political divisions.
Open-access article: doi.org/10.1080/1350...
October 1, 2025 at 3:26 PM
🚨 New publication out @jeppjournal.bsky.social w/ Katrin Praprotnik @luanarusso.bsky.social @markuswagner.bsky.social
We show that coalition signals from the mainstream right to the radical right shift, rather than reduce, existing political divisions.
Open-access article: doi.org/10.1080/1350...
We show that coalition signals from the mainstream right to the radical right shift, rather than reduce, existing political divisions.
Open-access article: doi.org/10.1080/1350...
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Workers are happier at Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) firms, which give them a say in collective work, or when they WFH, which gives flexibility in individual work. ESOPs had more WFH than other firms during the pandemic, from Richard B. Freeman and Huanan Xu https://www.nber.org/papers/w34231
September 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Workers are happier at Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) firms, which give them a say in collective work, or when they WFH, which gives flexibility in individual work. ESOPs had more WFH than other firms during the pandemic, from Richard B. Freeman and Huanan Xu https://www.nber.org/papers/w34231
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Examining how healthcare providers' opioid prescriptions are affected by changes in their home values, which proxy for shocks to their wealth, from Isil Erel, Shan Ge, and Pengfei Ma https://www.nber.org/papers/w34273
September 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Examining how healthcare providers' opioid prescriptions are affected by changes in their home values, which proxy for shocks to their wealth, from Isil Erel, Shan Ge, and Pengfei Ma https://www.nber.org/papers/w34273
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Is werk wel "zwaar", wanneer vrouwen het doen? Het voorkomen van spier- en skeletaandoeningen in typisch mannelijke en vrouwelijke sectoren toont een opvallende genderongelijkheid in perceptie, schrijft @mhermans.net in @apache.be apache.be/2025/09/29/w...
Is werk wel "zwaar", wanneer vrouwen het doen?
Cijfers over aandoeningen in typisch mannelijke en vrouwelijke sectoren tonen genderongelijkheid in perceptie van werk.
apache.be
September 30, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Is werk wel "zwaar", wanneer vrouwen het doen? Het voorkomen van spier- en skeletaandoeningen in typisch mannelijke en vrouwelijke sectoren toont een opvallende genderongelijkheid in perceptie, schrijft @mhermans.net in @apache.be apache.be/2025/09/29/w...
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European democracies are harmed by societal polarization, but can benefit from partisan polarization: the former lowers quality and trust, the latter is linked to better democratic quality www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Opponents, not enemies: disentangling the relationship between polarization and democracy in Europe
Contradicting claims exist about the extent to which identity-based ideological polarization is eroding or improving democracy. We address this ambiguity by disentangling different forms of polariz...
www.tandfonline.com
September 23, 2025 at 7:15 AM
European democracies are harmed by societal polarization, but can benefit from partisan polarization: the former lowers quality and trust, the latter is linked to better democratic quality www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#Disney makes spending decisions easy, I just saved myself 10€/month in the category "funding for anti-democratic corporate behemoths". #JimmyKimmel #DisneyPlus
September 18, 2025 at 11:27 AM
#Disney makes spending decisions easy, I just saved myself 10€/month in the category "funding for anti-democratic corporate behemoths". #JimmyKimmel #DisneyPlus
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"New study finds salary benchmarking cuts pay gaps by 25%. Pay dispersion partly arises from firms’ uncertainty about market rates, with key implications for pay transparency policy."
New paper from Perez-Truglia, Li & Cullen
www.restud.com/whats-my-emp...:
#econsky
#REStud
New paper from Perez-Truglia, Li & Cullen
www.restud.com/whats-my-emp...:
#econsky
#REStud
September 17, 2025 at 10:44 AM
"New study finds salary benchmarking cuts pay gaps by 25%. Pay dispersion partly arises from firms’ uncertainty about market rates, with key implications for pay transparency policy."
New paper from Perez-Truglia, Li & Cullen
www.restud.com/whats-my-emp...:
#econsky
#REStud
New paper from Perez-Truglia, Li & Cullen
www.restud.com/whats-my-emp...:
#econsky
#REStud
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🚨 New working paper alert 🚨
Missing summer — and the Tour de France? Don’t worry, we got you covered. 🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️
In this paper, we show that being on the route of Tour de France reduces far-right voting. osf.io/preprints/so...
Missing summer — and the Tour de France? Don’t worry, we got you covered. 🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️
In this paper, we show that being on the route of Tour de France reduces far-right voting. osf.io/preprints/so...
September 16, 2025 at 10:25 AM
🚨 New working paper alert 🚨
Missing summer — and the Tour de France? Don’t worry, we got you covered. 🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️
In this paper, we show that being on the route of Tour de France reduces far-right voting. osf.io/preprints/so...
Missing summer — and the Tour de France? Don’t worry, we got you covered. 🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️
In this paper, we show that being on the route of Tour de France reduces far-right voting. osf.io/preprints/so...
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1 op 2 🇧🇪 werknemers geeft aan dat als men op hun werk zou weten dat ze mentale gezondheidsproblemen hebben, dit hun carrière zou schaden. #WorldSuicidePreventionDay #Wereldsuicidepreventiedag
September 10, 2025 at 12:08 PM
1 op 2 🇧🇪 werknemers geeft aan dat als men op hun werk zou weten dat ze mentale gezondheidsproblemen hebben, dit hun carrière zou schaden. #WorldSuicidePreventionDay #Wereldsuicidepreventiedag
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1 op 4 werkneemsters ervaart verbaal of fysiek geweld door derden zoals klanten, studenten, patiënten, etc. Een bredere blik op grensoverschrijdend gedrag op het werk is nodig.
August 29, 2025 at 10:05 AM
1 op 4 werkneemsters ervaart verbaal of fysiek geweld door derden zoals klanten, studenten, patiënten, etc. Een bredere blik op grensoverschrijdend gedrag op het werk is nodig.