Justus Uitermark
@uitermark.bsky.social
Social scientist with geographic inclinations
Dialogues in Urban Research recently published my new paper: “Parsing the Legacy of the Chicago School: Towards a Critical Human Ecology.” journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
September 2, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Dialogues in Urban Research recently published my new paper: “Parsing the Legacy of the Chicago School: Towards a Critical Human Ecology.” journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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🚨 PhD Position at the University of Amsterdam 🚨
Join my team as a computer scientist / computational social scientist working on LLMs, social media, and politics.
We offer freedom, impact, and an inspiring environment at one of Europe's leading universities.
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Join my team as a computer scientist / computational social scientist working on LLMs, social media, and politics.
We offer freedom, impact, and an inspiring environment at one of Europe's leading universities.
🔗 werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
Vacancy — PhD Position on Improving Social Media Using Large Language Models
The Institute for Logic, Language and Computation (ILLC) at the University of Amsterdam is inviting applications for a fully funded PhD position in the NWO VIDI project "Improving Social Media Using L...
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August 25, 2025 at 8:34 AM
🚨 PhD Position at the University of Amsterdam 🚨
Join my team as a computer scientist / computational social scientist working on LLMs, social media, and politics.
We offer freedom, impact, and an inspiring environment at one of Europe's leading universities.
🔗 werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
Join my team as a computer scientist / computational social scientist working on LLMs, social media, and politics.
We offer freedom, impact, and an inspiring environment at one of Europe's leading universities.
🔗 werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
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Nederland laat Palestijnen bewust verhongeren.
Dat is geen hyperbool, het is de realiteit.
Als staat heeft Nederland zowel een juridische als morele plicht om het internationaal humanitair recht te handhaven. Niets doen, is kiezen. Niets doen, is medeplichtig zijn.
Dat is geen hyperbool, het is de realiteit.
Als staat heeft Nederland zowel een juridische als morele plicht om het internationaal humanitair recht te handhaven. Niets doen, is kiezen. Niets doen, is medeplichtig zijn.
July 27, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Nederland laat Palestijnen bewust verhongeren.
Dat is geen hyperbool, het is de realiteit.
Als staat heeft Nederland zowel een juridische als morele plicht om het internationaal humanitair recht te handhaven. Niets doen, is kiezen. Niets doen, is medeplichtig zijn.
Dat is geen hyperbool, het is de realiteit.
Als staat heeft Nederland zowel een juridische als morele plicht om het internationaal humanitair recht te handhaven. Niets doen, is kiezen. Niets doen, is medeplichtig zijn.
I thoroughly enjoyed "Long Live Queer Nightlife" by @aminghaziani.bsky.social and learned a lot (including that sociology suffers from a "joy deficit"). Unfortunately, I can't attend this lecture. But if you are in Amsterdam, you can, and you should.
May 9, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I thoroughly enjoyed "Long Live Queer Nightlife" by @aminghaziani.bsky.social and learned a lot (including that sociology suffers from a "joy deficit"). Unfortunately, I can't attend this lecture. But if you are in Amsterdam, you can, and you should.
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📢 Ben of ken jij iemand die het @scponderzoek.bsky.social kan versterken? En draag jij straks bij aan het bepalen van onze inhoudelijke koers? Wij zoeken een programmaleider Sociale Samenhang. Leuke collega’s, belangrijk en mooi onderzoek én gegarandeerd impact! Deadline 21 mei tinyurl.com/2me6f676
De Rijksoverheid zoekt: Programmaleider Sociale Samenhang
Programmaleider Sociale Samenhang in Den Haag voor 36 uur bij Sociaal en Cultureel Planbureau
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May 7, 2025 at 5:45 PM
📢 Ben of ken jij iemand die het @scponderzoek.bsky.social kan versterken? En draag jij straks bij aan het bepalen van onze inhoudelijke koers? Wij zoeken een programmaleider Sociale Samenhang. Leuke collega’s, belangrijk en mooi onderzoek én gegarandeerd impact! Deadline 21 mei tinyurl.com/2me6f676
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Housing as a driver of inequality
On June 4 (4pm), Amsterdam Centre for Inequality Studies (AMCIS) & Centre for Urban Studies (CUS) present a seminar this topic with profs Rebecca Bentley (Melbourne) & Susan Smith (Cambridge).
Join us! Info and registration here:
amcis.uva.nl/content/even...
On June 4 (4pm), Amsterdam Centre for Inequality Studies (AMCIS) & Centre for Urban Studies (CUS) present a seminar this topic with profs Rebecca Bentley (Melbourne) & Susan Smith (Cambridge).
Join us! Info and registration here:
amcis.uva.nl/content/even...
Housing as a driver of inequality - AMCIS
Join our seminar to explore how housing drives health and economic inequality, with insights from global experts Rebecca Bentley and Susan Smith.
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May 7, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Housing as a driver of inequality
On June 4 (4pm), Amsterdam Centre for Inequality Studies (AMCIS) & Centre for Urban Studies (CUS) present a seminar this topic with profs Rebecca Bentley (Melbourne) & Susan Smith (Cambridge).
Join us! Info and registration here:
amcis.uva.nl/content/even...
On June 4 (4pm), Amsterdam Centre for Inequality Studies (AMCIS) & Centre for Urban Studies (CUS) present a seminar this topic with profs Rebecca Bentley (Melbourne) & Susan Smith (Cambridge).
Join us! Info and registration here:
amcis.uva.nl/content/even...
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Op Bevrijdingsdag maakt Israël bekend wat allang te voorzien was: het voornemen om heel Gaza te bezetten. Geen rode lijn voor de Nederlandse regering. Hier is vooral ophef over protesten die ‘onze’ feestvreugde zouden verstoren.
May 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Op Bevrijdingsdag maakt Israël bekend wat allang te voorzien was: het voornemen om heel Gaza te bezetten. Geen rode lijn voor de Nederlandse regering. Hier is vooral ophef over protesten die ‘onze’ feestvreugde zouden verstoren.
Has inequality grown or declined in cities of the Global South? Together with Frederico R. Ramos, I tried to answer this question. Using a sample of 59 cities across three continents, we examined inequalities in labor markets, education, and living standards:
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Has inequality grown or declined in global south Cities? Trends in occupational structure, education, and living standards
Urban inequality is widely debated but few studies examine developments over time and across cities. In this contribution, we develop a novel approach…
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May 5, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Has inequality grown or declined in cities of the Global South? Together with Frederico R. Ramos, I tried to answer this question. Using a sample of 59 cities across three continents, we examined inequalities in labor markets, education, and living standards:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Why does everything suddenly feel so unsettled?
The economy, technology, geopolitics—everything seems to change
It's more than a vibe shift. It's epistemic.
In our new book, @uitermark.bsky.social and I explore this shift—
and argue we're entering Digital Modernity 🧵
www.seeinglikeaplatform.com
The economy, technology, geopolitics—everything seems to change
It's more than a vibe shift. It's epistemic.
In our new book, @uitermark.bsky.social and I explore this shift—
and argue we're entering Digital Modernity 🧵
www.seeinglikeaplatform.com
Home
On the rise of a digital modernity
www.seeinglikeaplatform.com
May 2, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Why does everything suddenly feel so unsettled?
The economy, technology, geopolitics—everything seems to change
It's more than a vibe shift. It's epistemic.
In our new book, @uitermark.bsky.social and I explore this shift—
and argue we're entering Digital Modernity 🧵
www.seeinglikeaplatform.com
The economy, technology, geopolitics—everything seems to change
It's more than a vibe shift. It's epistemic.
In our new book, @uitermark.bsky.social and I explore this shift—
and argue we're entering Digital Modernity 🧵
www.seeinglikeaplatform.com
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On Wednesday, 16 April, at 17:00 I am delighted to co-organize a presentation with Justus Uitermark @uitermark.bsky.social about his and Petter Törnberg's new book Seeing Like a Platform at @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social.
Please register here: www.weizenbaum-institut.de/news/detail/...
Please register here: www.weizenbaum-institut.de/news/detail/...
Seeing Like a Platform. An Inquiry into the Condition of Digital Modernity
The proposition at the heart of the book “Seeing Like a Platform” by Petter Törnberg and Justus Uitermark is that the digital era into which we are entering signifies the rise of a new epistemology of...
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March 27, 2025 at 11:44 AM
On Wednesday, 16 April, at 17:00 I am delighted to co-organize a presentation with Justus Uitermark @uitermark.bsky.social about his and Petter Törnberg's new book Seeing Like a Platform at @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social.
Please register here: www.weizenbaum-institut.de/news/detail/...
Please register here: www.weizenbaum-institut.de/news/detail/...
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Looking forward to our AMCIS Kick-Off event on 10 April - join us in Amsterdam for a discussion on wealth and class inequality with @norawaitkus.bsky.social and @mikesavagelse.bsky.social
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March 25, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Looking forward to our AMCIS Kick-Off event on 10 April - join us in Amsterdam for a discussion on wealth and class inequality with @norawaitkus.bsky.social and @mikesavagelse.bsky.social
@aissr.bsky.social
@aissr.bsky.social
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'Human history becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe.' H.G. Wells
#doeheniet
@woinactie.bsky.social
#doeheniet
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March 17, 2025 at 1:10 PM
'Human history becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe.' H.G. Wells
#doeheniet
@woinactie.bsky.social
#doeheniet
@woinactie.bsky.social
Great article by @pettertornberg.bsky.social on how investors in Rio boost the online visibility of their establishments. The Instagrammable props, such as neon letters and graffiti, are merely the most striking expressions of a profound reshaping of places
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Social Media Imaginaries and the City: How the Attention Economy Is Reshaping Urban Built Environments - Petter Törnberg, 2025
Social media are becoming a growing presence in our cities, filtering our experience of urban place and enabling locations to “go viral.” This article examines ...
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March 16, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Great article by @pettertornberg.bsky.social on how investors in Rio boost the online visibility of their establishments. The Instagrammable props, such as neon letters and graffiti, are merely the most striking expressions of a profound reshaping of places
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Co-organizing this Winter Institute with dream team Sarah El Kazzaz, Rafeef Ziadah, Azadeh Mashayekhi & Noura Wahby.
Pls consider applying if eligible and kindly share.
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Pls consider applying if eligible and kindly share.
beiruturbanlab.com/en/Details/2...
Beirut Urban Lab - Call for Applications: Winter Institute on “Urban, Ecological and Infr
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March 14, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Co-organizing this Winter Institute with dream team Sarah El Kazzaz, Rafeef Ziadah, Azadeh Mashayekhi & Noura Wahby.
Pls consider applying if eligible and kindly share.
beiruturbanlab.com/en/Details/2...
Pls consider applying if eligible and kindly share.
beiruturbanlab.com/en/Details/2...
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Luistertip! De nieuwe podcast van Roanne van Voorst en Michiel Baas "The Etic", over het begrijpen van de rare gedragingen van onszelf en de medemens. En dan vooral de episode 1, Je hele leven op Insta zetten. Want daar kom ik ook even aan het woord over de betekenis van Instagram voor jonge mensen.
The Etic - Vreemd Gedrag Verklaard
Podcast · Roanne van Voorst en Michiel Baas · Waarom doen mensen dat? Haatberichten schrijven op sociale media; zoveel aan hun lichaam laten veranderen dat ze steeds meer op buitenaardse wezens lijke...
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March 4, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Luistertip! De nieuwe podcast van Roanne van Voorst en Michiel Baas "The Etic", over het begrijpen van de rare gedragingen van onszelf en de medemens. En dan vooral de episode 1, Je hele leven op Insta zetten. Want daar kom ik ook even aan het woord over de betekenis van Instagram voor jonge mensen.
A fascinating study by Sheng Zou on wanghong urbanism, revealing the speculative investments and creative work behind the online prominence of places: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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February 26, 2025 at 5:23 PM
A fascinating study by Sheng Zou on wanghong urbanism, revealing the speculative investments and creative work behind the online prominence of places: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Pleased to accounce that @ruha9.bsky.social will deliver the upcoming AISSR lecture: "Race to the Future? Reimagining the default settings of technology & society". On March 21, in Amsterdam. Abstract and registration: aissr.uva.nl/content/even...
Race to the Future? Reimagining the Default Settings of Technology & Society - AISSR
On Friday 21 March, International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research (AISSR) is honored to welcome Professor Ruha Benjamin for her AI...
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February 25, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Pleased to accounce that @ruha9.bsky.social will deliver the upcoming AISSR lecture: "Race to the Future? Reimagining the default settings of technology & society". On March 21, in Amsterdam. Abstract and registration: aissr.uva.nl/content/even...
The Department of Sociology at Koç University seeks to recruit an Assistant Professor with expertise in quantitative methods and computational social science: academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/29478
Koç University, Sociology
Job #AJO29478, Full-time assistant professor faculty position in Sociology, Sociology, Koç University, Istanbul, Istanbul, TR
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February 24, 2025 at 11:23 AM
The Department of Sociology at Koç University seeks to recruit an Assistant Professor with expertise in quantitative methods and computational social science: academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/29478
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We are hiring a professor in political geography. Professorship is within geography department. Spread and apply:
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We are hiring a professor in political geography. Professorship is within geography department. Spread and apply:
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Professorship (W3) in Political Geography - Universität Münster
Universität Münster bietet Stelle als Professorship (W3) in Political Geography in Münster - jetzt bewerben!
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February 13, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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We are hiring a professor in political geography. Professorship is within geography department. Spread and apply:
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We are hiring a professor in political geography. Professorship is within geography department. Spread and apply:
nl.jobs.zeit.de/lnk/BAAABqZ_...
I just discovered video essayist Elliot Sang through this video on Third Places: www.youtube.com/@elliotsange...
Careful and passionate exploration of a sociological concept--really brings it to life. Good to see this kind of social science on YouTube.
Careful and passionate exploration of a sociological concept--really brings it to life. Good to see this kind of social science on YouTube.
Elliot Sang
written and produced by elliot sang, nellie karengo, and danae o
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February 10, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I just discovered video essayist Elliot Sang through this video on Third Places: www.youtube.com/@elliotsange...
Careful and passionate exploration of a sociological concept--really brings it to life. Good to see this kind of social science on YouTube.
Careful and passionate exploration of a sociological concept--really brings it to life. Good to see this kind of social science on YouTube.
This piece on Tesla's "stock momentum" by Tobias Klinge, @reijer.bsky.social and @econgeo.bsky.social couldn't be more timely. Provides insight into the financial and discursive underpinnings of Musk's power. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Capitalising on conjunctures: Tesla’s ups and downs in financialised capitalism | Finance and Society | Cambridge Core
Capitalising on conjunctures: Tesla’s ups and downs in financialised capitalism
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February 2, 2025 at 10:22 AM
This piece on Tesla's "stock momentum" by Tobias Klinge, @reijer.bsky.social and @econgeo.bsky.social couldn't be more timely. Provides insight into the financial and discursive underpinnings of Musk's power. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Are you thinking through questions about authoritarianism & AI? Do you like geographers? If so, please consider this session on ‘Authoritarianism and the Geographies of AI’ by @casey-lynch.bsky.social & @thomas-dekeyser.bsky.social & myself which we are hoping to get up at this year’s RGS-IBG.
@sophiamaalsen.bsky.social @thomas-dekeyser.bsky.social and I are hoping to organize a session on the theme of 'Authoritarianism and the Geographies of AI' at this year's RGS-IBG (26-29 August 2025, Birmingham, UK). Please consider submitting! #geography #rgs
January 30, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Are you thinking through questions about authoritarianism & AI? Do you like geographers? If so, please consider this session on ‘Authoritarianism and the Geographies of AI’ by @casey-lynch.bsky.social & @thomas-dekeyser.bsky.social & myself which we are hoping to get up at this year’s RGS-IBG.
The number 1 question students ask when I teach Randall Collins' Interaction Ritual Chains (2004) is how digital communication figures into his theory. Is "bodily co-presence" still essential? Fortunately, he recently gave an interview on just this question: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The future of interaction rituals: an interview with Randall Collins - Theory and Society
This interview with Randall Collins explores the role of interaction rituals (IR) in our increasingly digital world. For Collins, IR is a micro-sociological mechanism that provides both the glue that ...
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January 29, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The number 1 question students ask when I teach Randall Collins' Interaction Ritual Chains (2004) is how digital communication figures into his theory. Is "bodily co-presence" still essential? Fortunately, he recently gave an interview on just this question: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Join us for the first edition of the @aissr.bsky.social Social Science Cinema at the University of Amsterdam on February 27th! We invited filmmaker Lucy Kaye and lead researchers from the Northern Exposure project to chat with us about Lucy's documentary "From Where We Stand"
January 28, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Join us for the first edition of the @aissr.bsky.social Social Science Cinema at the University of Amsterdam on February 27th! We invited filmmaker Lucy Kaye and lead researchers from the Northern Exposure project to chat with us about Lucy's documentary "From Where We Stand"