Cluster of Excellence @uni-konstanz.de. We study how people perceive inequality, how this leads to collective mobilization, and how political actors respond to it.
Politische Polarisierung im Klassenzimmer? 🙇♀️ Unser neues Paper mit dem @excinequality.bsky.social der @uni-konstanz.de zeigt: Zwischen der 7. und 9. Klasse formen Jugendliche ihre politischen Einstellungen – Mit Unterschieden nach Schulform, Bundesland und Bildungshintergund der Eltern: 👇
Politische Polarisierung in der Schule?Entwicklungstendenzen unter Jugendlichen im Bundesländervergleichwww.progressives-zentrum.org
An international study involving @excinequality.bsky.social at the #UniKonstanz shows: The ideological polarization on the topic of climate change is much greater among political representatives than in the general population: https://t1p.de/nqd3a
Neue Studie von FU-Soziologin Céline Teney @cteney.bsky.social: Die AfD-Wählerschaft ist keine homogene Gruppe – stattdessen lassen sich drei charakteristische Einstellungsprofile erkennen. Gemeinsam ist allen eine restriktive Migrationshaltung. 🔗 www.fu-berlin.de/presse/infor...
📅5 days left Interested in parties, political texts and policies? Consider applying at @excinequality.bsky.social stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/c...
Postdoc Research Position in Political Science/Computational Social ScienceDeadline: June 5th 2026stellen.uni-konstanz.deAlexander Horn🚨 Job Alert We are loooking for a 3year Postdoc @excinequality.bsky.social Work with @mbusemeyer.bsky.social, Sebastian Koos, and me Focus: computational social science, analysis of political texts, future-oriented policies and parties 📅Apply by June 5th stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/c...
Die #UniKonstanz @excinequality.bsky.social @profkunze.bsky.social Homeoffice-Studie zeigt: Der vielfach gewünschte zusätzliche Tag Homeoffice würde rund 19 Prozent des täglichen Kraftstoffverbrauchs in Deutschland reduzieren. ➡️ t1p.de/g9gm7
Out now in #Socio-EconomicReview ( @sasemeeting.bsky.social) "Individual ideology and biased perceptions of relative income position" Jointly with @mbusemeyer.bsky.social (@excinequality.bsky.social) & @nathaliegiger.bsky.social 🔗 academic.oup.com/ser/advance-...
🚨 Job Alert We are loooking for a 3year Postdoc @excinequality.bsky.social Work with @mbusemeyer.bsky.social, Sebastian Koos, and me Focus: computational social science, analysis of political texts, future-oriented policies and parties 📅Apply by June 5th stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/c...
Always prepared for a lake Constance sunset drink ... ... and longitudinal methods talk - apparently even at the same time 🤪😅 Glad we could enjoy the @excinequality.bsky.social In_equality conference together!!!
Mathilde M. van DitmarsTravelling back after a wonderful Inequality Conference in Konstanz! Head and heart full after meeting and talking to so many great people. A personal highlight: discussing two way fixed effects over pisco sours with these two powerhouse ladies @na-wehl.bsky.social & @sgarritzmann.bsky.social !💃🏼
Looking forward to present our work on slum demolitions in Victorian London today at the @excinequality.bsky.social in_equality conference in an interesting session on housing and urban inequality. Always a pleasure to be back in Konstanz!
Looking forward to the @excinequality.bsky.social In_equality conference, esp. the keynote by @siljahausermann.bsky.social and the panel on Populism and Monetary Solidarity that I chair.
@steffenmau.bsky.social erhält #UniKonstanz In_equality Research Award 2026 🏆 @mbusemeyer.bsky.social & Gabi Spilker (@excinequality.bsky.social) sprechen im In_equality Podcast mit ihm über seine Forschung und deren Transfer in Politik & Gesellschaft. 🎧 Tune in: ungleichheit.uni.kn/podcast
Zur Einstimmung auf die Wahl in Dänemark, 4 Seiten in der taz u.a. mit einigen Inputs von mir und @pluggedchris.bsky.social zu Politik in Dänemark und Übertragbarkeit auf Deutschland taz.de/Zum-Glueck-g... Link zum zitierten Buch zum politischen System Dänemarks link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
🧵 #KOMEX2025 Outstanding Course Award goes to @na-wehl.bsky.social 1/ for "A Hands-on Introduction to Longitudinal and Panel Data Analysis" Students knew from session 1 they were in expert hands. @uni-konstanz.de @excinequality.bsky.social @methodsnet.bsky.social
day 1 of #komex2026 main courses: ✅ classrooms full, zoom rooms buzzing, coffee consumed, methods being learned researchers from around the world diving into new knowledge the intensive phase has begun here we go 🚀 @uni-konstanz.de @methodsnet.bsky.social @excinequality.bsky.social
Really happy to share that my PhD research has received a prize by the Landkreis Konstanz🏆 Big thanks to my supervisors, colleagues as well to @excinequality.bsky.social for providing such a great research environment. 📸 Foto: Universität Konstanz / Torben Nuding
A school-based career exploration programme in India raised female students’ aspirations and confidence by improving access to information and role models, but persistent structural constraints prevented these gains from translating into medium-term behavioural change.
VoxDev🆕 Can school-based career guidance increase young women’s labour force participation? Today on VoxDev, Ankush Asri (Chr. Michelsen Institute), Viola Asri (Chr. Michelsen Institute) & Anke Hoeffler (Universität Konstanz) outline research on India: https://ow.ly/nUyj50Y4aio
Forschende von #UniKonstanz @excinequality.bsky.social + @sfiscience.bsky.social haben herausgefunden, dass Klima-Verbote grüne Werte untergraben können. Besser sind gut konzipierte Maßnahmen, die als wirksam wahrgenommen werden und nicht zu sehr in die Privatsphäre eindringen. Details: t1p.de/j4csq
🚨 Postdoctoral Position at the University of Konstanz 🚨 We’re hiring a post-doc for our @excinequality.bsky.social project on political elites and decision-making. 4-year position | Deadline: Feb. 20 | Start: Sept 2026 Please share widely 🙏 The ad is here stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/f...
Postdoctoral Position at the Cluster of Excellence “The Politics of Inequality”Deadline: 20 February 2026, 12:00 pm CETstellen.uni-konstanz.deHappy to share this new paper @jeppjournal.bsky.social with my great colleagues @dweisstanner.bsky.social & Carsten Jensen. In "Winning with equality", we show "how left-wing parties attract votes but [in doing so] amplify electoral cleavages" www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... Key points in 📈👇
New paper! Do people in more unequal municipalities perceive their position in the national income distribution more accurately? Our findings suggest: yes. 🙏 to @apeichl.bsky.social and team for local ineq. data & to @excinequality.bsky.social for funding! linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii...