Jonas Wiedner
@jwied.bsky.social
Sociologist of social stratification and immigrant Integration @ WZB Berlin
Well done, powerful language model
September 18, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Well done, powerful language model
One grant application writer's expanding spell-check dictionary of slightly grandiose but unusual terms.
June 8, 2026 at 3:03 PM
One grant application writer's expanding spell-check dictionary of slightly grandiose but unusual terms.
Three weeks ago, our article "Local Communities, Distant Origins" was published in @amjsoc.bsky.social. It draws on data from 25,000+ ethnoreligious organizations.
You can work with that data, too!
Download it here: Ethnoreligious Infrastructures in Germany Dataset (ErIGDa) doi.org/10.7802/2900
You can work with that data, too!
Download it here: Ethnoreligious Infrastructures in Germany Dataset (ErIGDa) doi.org/10.7802/2900
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doi.org
May 27, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Three weeks ago, our article "Local Communities, Distant Origins" was published in @amjsoc.bsky.social. It draws on data from 25,000+ ethnoreligious organizations.
You can work with that data, too!
Download it here: Ethnoreligious Infrastructures in Germany Dataset (ErIGDa) doi.org/10.7802/2900
You can work with that data, too!
Download it here: Ethnoreligious Infrastructures in Germany Dataset (ErIGDa) doi.org/10.7802/2900
Why do some minority groups organize around their ethnicity, while others do not? In a new study just out in AJS @amjsoc.bsky.social (w/@mschaeffer.bsky.social, S. Carol and S. Böller), we crunched data on over 25000 immigrant organizations for an answer.
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
May 4, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Why do some minority groups organize around their ethnicity, while others do not? In a new study just out in AJS @amjsoc.bsky.social (w/@mschaeffer.bsky.social, S. Carol and S. Böller), we crunched data on over 25000 immigrant organizations for an answer.
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
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Who We Are Is Where We Are: Making Home in the American Rust Belt by Amanda McMillan Lequieu American Journal of Sociology, Volume 131, Issue 5, Page 1255-1257, March 2026.
#sociology link
#sociology link
May 1, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Who We Are Is Where We Are: Making Home in the American Rust Belt by Amanda McMillan Lequieu American Journal of Sociology, Volume 131, Issue 5, Page 1255-1257, March 2026.
#sociology link
#sociology link
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Local Communities, Distant Origins: How Cultural Distance and Local Context Shape Immigrant Ethnoreligious Infrastructures American Journal of Sociology, Volume 131, Issue 5, Page 1182-1221, March 2026.
#sociology link
#sociology link
May 1, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Local Communities, Distant Origins: How Cultural Distance and Local Context Shape Immigrant Ethnoreligious Infrastructures American Journal of Sociology, Volume 131, Issue 5, Page 1182-1221, March 2026.
#sociology link
#sociology link
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Interesting new preprint on how political preferences of Turkish emigrants in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland evolve, and the extent to which they resemble those of non-immigrant Turkish peers, by @jwied.bsky.social , Mareike Heller, and Serhat Karakayali.
When Cleavages Travel: Transnational Updating in Turkish Diaspora Voting Why do emigrants’ political preferences resemble those of peers at home? Research in political sociology suggests considerable stability in emigrants’ home-country political attitudes over the migration expe
#sociology link
#sociology link
April 1, 2026 at 8:39 AM
Interesting new preprint on how political preferences of Turkish emigrants in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland evolve, and the extent to which they resemble those of non-immigrant Turkish peers, by @jwied.bsky.social , Mareike Heller, and Serhat Karakayali.
Heute wünsche ich mir, jemand in der Bundesregierung würde mal die strategische Wohnungsreserve des Bundes anzapfen.
March 12, 2026 at 9:49 AM
Heute wünsche ich mir, jemand in der Bundesregierung würde mal die strategische Wohnungsreserve des Bundes anzapfen.
They don't teach Sorokin in Migration Studies, do they?
March 10, 2026 at 5:10 PM
They don't teach Sorokin in Migration Studies, do they?
Refugee integration researchers: send us your abstracts!
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We are organizing a conference to discuss spatial dynamics in refugee integration
🎤 Keynotes: Jenny Phillimore, Wolfgang Dauth
📆 November 9th/10th @lifbi.bsky.social in Bamberg.
🏁 Application deadline: April 30th 2026.
Consider applying!
More info and CfP: www.lifbi.de/UneTra-Confe...
We are organizing a conference to discuss spatial dynamics in refugee integration
🎤 Keynotes: Jenny Phillimore, Wolfgang Dauth
📆 November 9th/10th @lifbi.bsky.social in Bamberg.
🏁 Application deadline: April 30th 2026.
Consider applying!
More info and CfP: www.lifbi.de/UneTra-Confe...
Multidisciplinary Conference “Spatial dynamics in refugees‘ multidimensional integration”LIfBi > Start > Aktuelles & Medien > Veranstaltungen > _info_
Diese Webseite ist die Online-Präsentation des – Leibniz Institut für Bildungsverläufe
www.lifbi.de
February 17, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Refugee integration researchers: send us your abstracts!
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Interesting paper by @natrinh.bsky.social, @dariatisch.bsky.social, & @schechtlm.bsky.social on how the Germans assess division of intergenerational transfers among siblings academic.oup.com/sf/advance-a...
February 17, 2026 at 9:25 AM
Interesting paper by @natrinh.bsky.social, @dariatisch.bsky.social, & @schechtlm.bsky.social on how the Germans assess division of intergenerational transfers among siblings academic.oup.com/sf/advance-a...
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65.1🦋
#FarRight amplifiers 🔊
@dasalgon.bsky.social and @tevoelker.bsky.social show how far-right actors increasingly shape the agendas of mainstream parties, particularly around Islam, migration & cultural issues. #AfD
#FarRight amplifiers 🔊
@dasalgon.bsky.social and @tevoelker.bsky.social show how far-right actors increasingly shape the agendas of mainstream parties, particularly around Islam, migration & cultural issues. #AfD
Far-right agenda setting: How the far right influences the political mainstream | European Journal of Political Research | Cambridge Core
Far-right agenda setting: How the far right influences the political mainstream - Volume 65 Issue 1
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February 16, 2026 at 9:51 AM
65.1🦋
#FarRight amplifiers 🔊
@dasalgon.bsky.social and @tevoelker.bsky.social show how far-right actors increasingly shape the agendas of mainstream parties, particularly around Islam, migration & cultural issues. #AfD
#FarRight amplifiers 🔊
@dasalgon.bsky.social and @tevoelker.bsky.social show how far-right actors increasingly shape the agendas of mainstream parties, particularly around Islam, migration & cultural issues. #AfD
Send us abstracts!
Call for Papers:
My department @wzb.bsky.social is organizing a conference on the application of Cultural Evolution Theory to migration/diversity topics.
I find this very exciting.
Consider applying and share widely!
wzb.eu/en/node/89129
My department @wzb.bsky.social is organizing a conference on the application of Cultural Evolution Theory to migration/diversity topics.
I find this very exciting.
Consider applying and share widely!
wzb.eu/en/node/89129
February 16, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Send us abstracts!
Reposted by Jonas Wiedner
Periodic reminder that this is happening. We particularly invite proposals by social scientists (broadly conceived) and migration experts!
Call for Papers:
My department @wzb.bsky.social is organizing a conference on the application of Cultural Evolution Theory to migration/diversity topics.
I find this very exciting.
Consider applying and share widely!
wzb.eu/en/node/89129
My department @wzb.bsky.social is organizing a conference on the application of Cultural Evolution Theory to migration/diversity topics.
I find this very exciting.
Consider applying and share widely!
wzb.eu/en/node/89129
January 22, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Periodic reminder that this is happening. We particularly invite proposals by social scientists (broadly conceived) and migration experts!
Reposted by Jonas Wiedner
🚨🚨🚨
We are organizing a conference to discuss spatial dynamics in refugee integration
🎤 Keynotes: Jenny Phillimore, Wolfgang Dauth
📆 November 9th/10th @lifbi.bsky.social in Bamberg.
🏁 Application deadline: April 30th 2026.
Consider applying!
More info and CfP: www.lifbi.de/UneTra-Confe...
We are organizing a conference to discuss spatial dynamics in refugee integration
🎤 Keynotes: Jenny Phillimore, Wolfgang Dauth
📆 November 9th/10th @lifbi.bsky.social in Bamberg.
🏁 Application deadline: April 30th 2026.
Consider applying!
More info and CfP: www.lifbi.de/UneTra-Confe...
Multidisciplinary Conference “Spatial dynamics in refugees‘ multidimensional integration”LIfBi > Start > Aktuelles & Medien > Veranstaltungen > _info_
Diese Webseite ist die Online-Präsentation des – Leibniz Institut für Bildungsverläufe
www.lifbi.de
January 23, 2026 at 10:20 AM
🚨🚨🚨
We are organizing a conference to discuss spatial dynamics in refugee integration
🎤 Keynotes: Jenny Phillimore, Wolfgang Dauth
📆 November 9th/10th @lifbi.bsky.social in Bamberg.
🏁 Application deadline: April 30th 2026.
Consider applying!
More info and CfP: www.lifbi.de/UneTra-Confe...
We are organizing a conference to discuss spatial dynamics in refugee integration
🎤 Keynotes: Jenny Phillimore, Wolfgang Dauth
📆 November 9th/10th @lifbi.bsky.social in Bamberg.
🏁 Application deadline: April 30th 2026.
Consider applying!
More info and CfP: www.lifbi.de/UneTra-Confe...
Reposted by Jonas Wiedner
New analytical sociology textbook just dropped
“the state-approved version doesn’t include chapters on media and technology, global inequality, race and ethnicity, social stratification, or gender, sex and sexuality.” State. Approved.
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
Florida Introduces “Sanitized” Sociology Textbook
The volume was created after a state review found that existing course materials violated a law prohibiting general education courses from teaching about systemic inequality. So far, at least two univ...
www.insidehighered.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:39 PM
New analytical sociology textbook just dropped
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Can culture help to explain prejudice? We (@maxschaub.bsky.social) explore this question by examining the rise of antisemitism during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany.
@wzb.bsky.social @socfub.bsky.social @politikuhh.bsky.social @poppublicsphere.bsky.social
@wzb.bsky.social @socfub.bsky.social @politikuhh.bsky.social @poppublicsphere.bsky.social
Cultural Roots of Prejudice: Cultural Scripts and the Reactivation of Antisemitism in Germany | Perspectives on Politics | Cambridge Core
Cultural Roots of Prejudice: Cultural Scripts and the Reactivation of Antisemitism in Germany
doi.org
January 28, 2026 at 10:03 AM
Can culture help to explain prejudice? We (@maxschaub.bsky.social) explore this question by examining the rise of antisemitism during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany.
@wzb.bsky.social @socfub.bsky.social @politikuhh.bsky.social @poppublicsphere.bsky.social
@wzb.bsky.social @socfub.bsky.social @politikuhh.bsky.social @poppublicsphere.bsky.social
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It's cold here. Time for gulasch I think.
January 23, 2026 at 1:14 PM
It's cold here. Time for gulasch I think.
Reposted by Jonas Wiedner
Bleiben oder gehen ❓ Das fragen sich auch in Deutschland lebende Migrantinnen und Migranten. Ergebnisse der IAB-Online-Befragung „International Mobility Panel of Migrants in Germany“ zeigen, dass Auswanderungsüberlegungen und -pläne regional sehr unterschiedlich ausgeprägt sind. (1/2)
January 23, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Bleiben oder gehen ❓ Das fragen sich auch in Deutschland lebende Migrantinnen und Migranten. Ergebnisse der IAB-Online-Befragung „International Mobility Panel of Migrants in Germany“ zeigen, dass Auswanderungsüberlegungen und -pläne regional sehr unterschiedlich ausgeprägt sind. (1/2)
🚨🚨🚨
We are organizing a conference to discuss spatial dynamics in refugee integration
🎤 Keynotes: Jenny Phillimore, Wolfgang Dauth
📆 November 9th/10th @lifbi.bsky.social in Bamberg.
🏁 Application deadline: April 30th 2026.
Consider applying!
More info and CfP: www.lifbi.de/UneTra-Confe...
We are organizing a conference to discuss spatial dynamics in refugee integration
🎤 Keynotes: Jenny Phillimore, Wolfgang Dauth
📆 November 9th/10th @lifbi.bsky.social in Bamberg.
🏁 Application deadline: April 30th 2026.
Consider applying!
More info and CfP: www.lifbi.de/UneTra-Confe...
Multidisciplinary Conference “Spatial dynamics in refugees‘ multidimensional integration”LIfBi > Start > Aktuelles & Medien > Veranstaltungen > _info_
Diese Webseite ist die Online-Präsentation des – Leibniz Institut für Bildungsverläufe
www.lifbi.de
January 23, 2026 at 10:20 AM
🚨🚨🚨
We are organizing a conference to discuss spatial dynamics in refugee integration
🎤 Keynotes: Jenny Phillimore, Wolfgang Dauth
📆 November 9th/10th @lifbi.bsky.social in Bamberg.
🏁 Application deadline: April 30th 2026.
Consider applying!
More info and CfP: www.lifbi.de/UneTra-Confe...
We are organizing a conference to discuss spatial dynamics in refugee integration
🎤 Keynotes: Jenny Phillimore, Wolfgang Dauth
📆 November 9th/10th @lifbi.bsky.social in Bamberg.
🏁 Application deadline: April 30th 2026.
Consider applying!
More info and CfP: www.lifbi.de/UneTra-Confe...
Growth is up 0.2% percentage points, but the snow is all gone now.
January 22, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Growth is up 0.2% percentage points, but the snow is all gone now.
Periodic reminder that this is happening. We particularly invite proposals by social scientists (broadly conceived) and migration experts!
Call for Papers:
My department @wzb.bsky.social is organizing a conference on the application of Cultural Evolution Theory to migration/diversity topics.
I find this very exciting.
Consider applying and share widely!
wzb.eu/en/node/89129
My department @wzb.bsky.social is organizing a conference on the application of Cultural Evolution Theory to migration/diversity topics.
I find this very exciting.
Consider applying and share widely!
wzb.eu/en/node/89129
January 22, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Periodic reminder that this is happening. We particularly invite proposals by social scientists (broadly conceived) and migration experts!
Reposted by Jonas Wiedner
A study on publication time focussing on differences between the gender-composition of authors.
"Sample averages show that all female-authored articles take about 9 % longer to accept [...] while female solo-authored articles take about 20 % longer to accept"
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
"Sample averages show that all female-authored articles take about 9 % longer to accept [...] while female solo-authored articles take about 20 % longer to accept"
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
January 21, 2026 at 10:13 PM
A study on publication time focussing on differences between the gender-composition of authors.
"Sample averages show that all female-authored articles take about 9 % longer to accept [...] while female solo-authored articles take about 20 % longer to accept"
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
"Sample averages show that all female-authored articles take about 9 % longer to accept [...] while female solo-authored articles take about 20 % longer to accept"
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...