SUZ News
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Wir gratulieren Valentina Petrović zur Gastprofessur in Wien
Valentina Petrović, post-doktorale Forscherin am Soziologischen Institut, hat ab Februar 2026 eine Gastprofessur an der Universität Wien inne. Wir gratulieren ihr herzlich zu dieser Gelegenheit!
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Professur für Soziologie – Professorship in Sociology
An der Universität Zürich ist auf den 1. August 2027 eine Professur für Soziologie zu besetzen.
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Prof. Dr. Katja Rost im NZZ Format über das Statussymbol Schlanksein und gesellschaftlichen Veränderungen, die Abnehmspritzen in Gang setzen
Im Doku-Film von Nicole Krättli ordnet Katja Rost die Hetze gegen Abnehmspritzen aus soziologischer Sicht ein und beleuchtet Vergangenheit, Gegenwart und Zukunft vom Statussymbol Körper.
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Prosocial environments promote individual success - a new study by Isabel Raabe, Alexander Ehlert, René Algesheimer, and Heiko Rauhut
Does altruism lead to success? The study of 292 students across 16 Swiss school classes shows that altruism doesn’t improve grades directly. Instead, altruistic students are more likely to become embedded in prosocial friendship and cooperation networks, and it is this social embeddedness that predicts better academic outcomes. In short, altruism pays off through the social environments it helps create, highlighting how individual costs can be offset by collective benefits.
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PhD Candidate in Societal Digitalization (80%)
The Department of Sociology at the University of Zurich is offering a fixed-term 80% position for a PhD in Societal Digitalization for the team of Prof. Dr. Gemma Newlands. The starting date is flexible in early 2026, apply until 15 January 2026.
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Frühjahrssemester 2026: Ausgesuchte Wahlmodule am SUZ
Im kommenden Semester finden spannende Wahlmodule statt. Wir haben eine kleine Auswahl der vielen interessanten Seminare & Vorlesungen zusammengestellt. *** Exciting elective modules will be offered in the coming semester. We have compiled a selection of the many interesting seminars and lectures.
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What drives scientific misconduct? A new study by Vincent Oberhauser, Antonia Velicu, and Heiko Rauhut identifies alienation and weakened social norms as key factors
Why do scientists engage in misconduct and what are individual and structural drivers for this behavior? In this new study, the authors examine the hidden social dynamics behind questionable research practices and severe scientific misconduct. Drawing on the Zurich Survey of Academics with survey data from scientists in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland their findings challenge a widespread belief: it is not just structural pressure, but feelings of alienation and internalized social norms that shape behavior in science. The study sheds new light on how integrity, norms, and rational choice intersect, and what that means for the future of research culture.
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Studentische Hilfassistenz Data Centre (20–40%)
Das SUZ sucht per 1. Januar 2026 oder nach Vereinbarung ein:e studentische Hilfsassistenz am Data Centre des universitären Forschungsschwerpunktprogramms „Human Reproduction Reloaded“ | H2R.
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Anna Mann visits the University Hospital of Lausanne for collaborative breakfast on palliative care
On the 3rd December, Anna Mann presented findings from the Ambizione-Projekt «(Im-)Possibilities of Letting Life End» at the Research Breakfast of the Chair for Palliative Care and Supportive Care at the CHUV.
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Marco Giesselmann, David Brady, and Tabea Naujoks win the 2025 Robert K. Merton Award
This year's Robert K. Merton Award is given to Marco Giesselmann (SUZ), David Brady (University of Southern California), and Tabea Naujoks (Universität Rostock) for their paper on «The Increase in Refugees to Germany and Exclusionary Beliefs and Behaviors», published 2024 in the American Journal of Sociology.
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«Flexibilität im Management» - neue Kolumne von Katja Rost in Ladies Drive
Katja Rost schreibt in ihrer Kolumne über Moden und Mythen im Management.
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Cancelled:💡 Public talks at SUZ: Ala Alrababah
Tomorrow’s colloquium is canceled due to illness. Thanks for your understanding!
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💡 Public talks at SUZ: Ala Alrababah on «Claiming Home After War: Public Attitudes Toward Refugee Return and Property Rights in Post-Conflict Syria.»
Join us for a public talk by Ala Alrababah, political scientist who specializes on the topics of migration and political violence from Bocconi University.
👉🏻 «Current Sociological Research CSR» public talk series
📆 Dc 16, 12:15-13:45
👤 Guest speaker: Ala Alrababah
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💡 Public talks at SUZ: Beate Völker on «Dropping out, coming back? On the dynamics of relationships over time.»
Join us for a public talk by Beate Völker, director of the Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement.
👉🏻 «Current Sociological Research CSR» public talk series
📆 Dec 9, 12:15-13:45
👤 Guest speaker: Beate Völker
📍 AND-4-06
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Einladung zur Posterpräsentation Bachelorarbeiten, HS25
Am Dienstag, 16. Dezember 2025 um 16 Uhr lädt das Institut herzlich zur Ausstellung und Diskussion mit den Studierenden über ihre neu erstellten Bachelorarbeiten ein. *** The SUZ invites everyone on Tuesday, December 16th at 16:00 to our students' poster session for their Bachelor Theses.
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New publication by Jan Danko, Oren Golan, and Katja Rost: Legitimating digital media in religious institutions: the case of Benedictine monasteries
The study explores how Benedictine monasteries negotiate the legitimation of digital media, balancing tradition and technology. Based on ethnographic research and 28 interviews, it identifies narratives that monks use to justify media use, revealing a bottom-up reconfiguration of authority in the digital era.
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Absolvierenden-Apéro 2025
Am 18. November feierten wir unsere Bachelor- und Master-Absolvierenden. Jetzt sind die Fotos des Abends da! Wir gratulieren allen von Herzen zum Abschluss und wünschen alles Gute für die Zukunft.
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«Growth mindset and socioeconomic inequality in academic achievement across seventy-three PISA countries» by Joan E. Madia, Rob J. Gruijters, Isabel J. Raabe & Nicolas Hübner
A new analysis of PISA 2022 data from 73 countries shows that having a growth mindset, which means believing that abilities can develop with effort and practice, has only a minimal effect on achievement differences. It accounts for about 3 percent of the socioeconomic gap in academic performance. This means that mindset plays a very minor role, and changing students’ beliefs on its own will not substantially reduce educational inequality.
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Neue Studie veröffentlicht: Fachkräftemangel-Index 2025
Neue Zahlen zeigen: Der Fachkräftemangel nimmt 2025 das zweite Jahr in Folge spürbar ab. Dies zeigt der Fachkräftemangel Index Schweiz der Adecco Gruppe Schweiz und des Stellenmarkt-Monitors Schweiz der Universität Zürich.
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Congratulations on a successful thesis defense, Jens Heumann!
On Monday, Jens Heumann successfully defended his Doctoral Thesis, which explores how social experiences during adolescence, particularly peer victimization, affect stress regulation and health outcomes in young adulthood. Congratulations, Jens!
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Revival-Abend mit Prof. em. Dr. Peter-Ulrich Merz-Benz: Die Fotos
Der Vorlesungsabend mit Prof. em. Dr. Peter-Ulrich Merz-Benz war der Auftakt der Revival-Vorlesungsreihe, die Ehemalige zurück an die Universität bringt – zum Denken, Erinnern und Austauschen!
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«Meet the researcher» recap: Matthias Klingler, Nico Mutzner and Marco Giesselmann
In an informal session over snacks and tiramisù, Matthias, Nico, and Marco introduced themselves and shared reflections on the past, present and future of their research.
Click the link to read more about them.
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Congratulations on a successful thesis defense, Maila Mertens!
On Monday, Maila Mertens successfully defended her Doctoral Thesis, which explores research questions on Medically Assisted Reproduction (MAR) with a gender perspective. Congratulations, Maila!
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Simon Jantschgi is named Rising Star in Market Design
The University of Tokyo Market Design Center names Simon Jantschgi as one of three Rising Star in Market Design. As a winner of the award, he holds an online workshop on «Competitive
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Antrittvorlesung von Prof. Dr. Giuseppe Pietrantuono am 1. Dezember
Am Montag, 1. Dezember hält Prof. Dr. Giuseppe Pietrantuono seine Antrittsvorlesung zu «Was bewirkt der Pass? Staatsbürgerschaft und Integration». An der Veranstaltung kann im Hauptgebäude der UZH in der Aula KOL-G-201 oder per Livestream teilgenommen werden.
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SUZ Student Simon Honegger gewinnt UZH Semesterpreis
Für seine Bachelorarbeit «Familien fördern, Mütter bremsen? Die Kehrseite der Kinderzulagen» erhält Simon Raphael Honegger den UZH Semesterpreis. Seine Arbeit analysiert die unbeabsichtigten arbeitsmarktbezogenen Effekte der Einführung des Familienzulagengesetzes (FamZG) 2009 auf die Erwerbstätigkeit von Müttern. Gratulation Simon! *** Simon Raphael Honegger is awarded the UZH Semester Award for his Bachelor Thesis on the effect of child allowance on motherly employment rate. Congratulation Simon!
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💡 Public talks at SUZ: Lena Ajdacic on «Women and Elite Education: Gendered Benefits or Gendered Closure?»
Join us for a public talk by Lena Ajdacic, Sociologist from the University of Lausanne who specializes in elites, power structures, and economic sociology.
👉🏻 «Current Sociological Research CSR» public talk series
📆 Nov 25, 12:15-13:45
👤 Guest speaker: Lena Ajdacic
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Buchvorstellung: «Rethinking Democracy – Demokratie neu denken» am 10. Dezember mit Hanno Scholtz
Das alte Modell der Demokratie funktioniert nicht mehr: Die Welt hat sich verändert. Populisten nähren sich von der intensiven Polarisierung rund um Kriege, wachsender Ungleichheit und dem nahenden Klimakollaps. In seinem neuen Buch «Rethinking Democracy» zeigt PD Dr. Hanno Scholtz sein Konzept der zivilen Demokratie, welches das Augenmerk weg von der Konkurrenz der Eliten, hin zur Stärkung der Bürger als Entscheidungsträger verlagert. Damit zeichnet er eine mutige neue Vision und Strategie für den globalen Wiederaufbau der Demokratie im 21. Jahrhundert.
Die Teilnahme ist kostenlos.
👉🏻 «Rethinking Democracy – Demokratie neu denken» Buchvorstellung von Hanno Scholtz, PD
📆 Dec 10, 2025, 18:30-20:30
👤 Autor: Hanno Scholtz
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«Algorithmische Orchestrierung: Wie Plattformen Preise bestimmen»: Volkswirtschaft-Artikel von Cesare Carissimo, Simon Jantschgi und Heinrich Nax.
Preise werden auf Onlineplattformen häufig durch Algorithmen bestimmt.
Preisabsprache durch KI? Was sagt das Kartellrecht dazu?
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Newly published Social Inclusion issue about «Contemporary Changes in Medically Assisted Reproduction: The Role of Social Inequality and Social Norms» with articles by SUZ researchers
The 13th volume of Social Inclusion features contributions from SUZ researchers. Jörg Rössel co-authored the editorial on current developments in medically assisted reproduction (MAR), exploring how social inequality and social norms shape access, attitudes, and experiences. Maila Martens, Nadja Colombini, and Jörg Rössel examine motivations behind social egg freezing, while Julia Schroedter analyzes the influence of religion on attitudes toward MAR. Julia Böcker and Nina Jakoby aim to understand subjects' experience and emotional managment of (failed) fertility treatments.
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«The biosocial origins of health and disease: Critique, collaborations, interventions» - Seminar with Luca Chiapperino on Nov 18th, 2025.
Anna Mann and Gabriel Scheidecker would like to invite for the third talk of their series «Ethnographic Interventions. Engaging with the sciences of maternal and child health»:
Luca Chiapperino's talk plunges into the moral paradox of the epigenetic study of the developmental origins of health and disease: a science born out of evidencing structural, life-course determinants of multigenerational health effects which are routinely translated into individualized parental behaviour change and controversial maternal responsibilities.
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Valentina Petrović veranstaltet vier Workshops zur politischen Bildung
Die Fachstelle Diversität, Integration, Antirassismus DIA der Stadt Zürich vergab Dr. Valentina Petrović einen Integrationskredit, um Workshops auf Bosnisch, Kroatisch und Serbisch zur Förderung von politischer Bildung und Partizipation zu veranstalten.
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Revival-Vorlesungsabend am 12.11.2025: "Die Soziologie und ihre Klassiker - der Weg der Soziologie zu sich selbst" mit Peter-Ulrich Merz-Benz
Prof. em. Dr. Peter-Ulrich Merz-Benz, einer der prägenden Köpfe unserer Studienzeit, hält exklusiv für das UZH Alumni Chapter Soziologie einen Vorlesungsabend an der UZH! Mit seiner Expertise und seinem unverwechselbaren Stil, den viele von uns nie vergessen haben, lädt er uns ein, die Klassiker der Soziologie neu zu entdecken.
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«Deviant Behaviour and Social Status: Dynamics of resistance behaviour in classrooms» - Keynote by Isabel Raabe at ARS 2025
Isabel Raabe gave the keynote at this year's ARS'25 Tenth International Workshop on Social Network Analysis in Naples.
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💡 Public talks at SUZ: Laura Wiesböck on «Mental Health in the Digital Attention Economy.»
Of trauma, triggers and ADHD: Thanks to the digital attention economy, mental health is being destigmatized, shifting from being a highly personal matter, to becoming a subject of public discussion. In her talk, Laura Wiesböck explores how platform mechanics are shaping society’s approach to mental health in which common emotional experiences become blurred with clinical diagnoses, and pathologization and commercialization are on the rise.
👉🏻 «Current Sociological Research CSR» public talk series
📆 Nov 11, 2025, 12:15-13:45
👤 Guest speaker: Laura Wiesböck
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SUZ Teaching Prize 2025: The winners
🎉 Huge congrats to this year's winners of the new «Department of Sociology Teaching Prize» 🏆🎓! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻💐
Winners: Antonia Velicu and Ilona Pap
First runner-up: Malte Doehne
Second runner-up: Isabel RaabeLearn more about the remarkable modules and about the prize:
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Photos: «Meet the researcher» on October 2nd with Antonia, Anna, and Jörg
In an informal session (accompanied by delicious sandwiches), Antonia, Anna, and Jörg introduced themselves last month and shared reflections on the past, present and future of their research - including some surprising revelations, such as how to embody "academic failure" by integrating a clowning practice into your life as a PhD student. 🤡🎈
Don't miss the next session on November 5th at 1pm with Nico, Matthias and Marco! All researchers and students welcome.
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Valentina Petrović & Çiğdem Akyol an der Langen Nacht der Kritik zu studentischem Aktivismus
An der langen Nacht der Kritik am 13. November sprechen Dr. Valentina Petrović (SUZ) & Çiğdem Akyol (WOZ) über «Studentischer Aktivismus im Widerstand gegen autoritäre Entwicklungen» um 18:15 Uhr in den farbigen Containern (SOE) neben dem Hauptgebäude.
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«Mechanisms of Social Mobility» – ECSR thematic conference grant for Prof. Dr. Per Block and team, to be held May 11-12th, 2026.
🎉 Prof. Dr. Per Block and his team are very pleased to have been bestowed a grant by the European Consortium for Sociological Research for a thematic conference on Social Mobility. The conference will take place at University of Zurich on May 11-12th, 2026, with keynote speaker Florencia Torche from Princeton University.
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SchreibXplosion: Schreib-Workshops am 6. November 2025
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Long Nights of Careers 2025 von den Career Services der UZH sind am 12. und 13. November
Die Long Nights of Careers (LNoC) ist das jährliche Karriere-Highlight im Herbst von den Career Service und richtet sich an Studierende aller Stufen, Doktorierende und Postdocs sämtlicher Fakultäten. *** The Long Nights of Careers (LNoC) is the annual career highlight in the fall organized by the Career Service and is aimed at students of all levels, doctoral candidates, and postdocs from all faculties.
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Katja Rost bei ARD Stories zu «Mein Bunker, meine Waffe, mein Misstrauen - Wie ernst nimmt uns der Staat?»
Im Beitrag der ARD Stories werden Menschen und ihr Umgang mit Ängsten und Sicherheitsbedenken für den Ernstfall vorgestellt. Katja Rost führt unter anderem aus, wie die friedliche gesellschaftliche Entwicklung in den letzten Jahrzehnten aussergewöhnlich sei.
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Bericht: «Anfeindungen gegen Parlamentsmitglieder in der Schweiz» von Lea Stahel und Sarah Bütikofer
🏫 Eine Untersuchung des Soziologischen Instituts im Auftrag des Eidgenössischen Justiz- und Polizeidepartements zeigt, dass fast alle Bundesparlamentarier:innen und drei Viertel der Kantonsparlamentarier:innen von Hassrede, Drohungen oder gar Gewalt im Zusammenhang mit ihrem Amt berichten.
Der Bericht von Lea Stahel und Sarah Bütikofer erschien in einer Medienmitteilung der UZH am 21.10.2025.
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💡 Public talks at SUZ: Zsófia Boda on «Intergenerational social networks and social integration: Do student friendships stimulate interethnic parental ties?»
How do interethnic student friendships foster connections between their parents? – Join us for a public talk by Dr. Zsófia Boda, social network and social inequality expert and Associate Professor at the University of Essex.
👉🏻 «Current Sociological Research CSR» public talk series
📆 Oct 14, 12:15-13:45
👤 Guest speaker: Zsófia Boda
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SUZ Department Assembly & Teaching Prize award ceremony on October 29th, 2025.
🙌🏻 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: All members of the SUZ (students, lecturers, staff) are invited to attend our Vollversammlung / general assembly next week.
For the very first time, we will be awarding the new annual «Department of Sociology Teaching Prize» 🏆🎓 , and we are excited to announce who the jury has picked as the winner.
🗓️ 29. October 2025, 10:30 bis 11:45
📍 Andreasstrasse 15, EG, A23 (Aula HSO)
🍾 Apéro starting 12:00We look forward to seeing you all at this event.
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New publication by Philippe Saner & Katja Rost: Competition for students in the digital era
The study examines how Swiss universities compete in academic teaching on digitalization, using data from study programs between 2017 and 2023. Findings show that competition is strongest within disciplines, with universities of applied sciences leading in program innovation.
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Welcome Andrea Ghisletta
We are happy to welcome Dr. Andrea Ghisletta as postdoctoral researcher in the team of the Swiss Job Market Monitor!
Andrea’s research leverages SJMM’s rich job vacancy dataset to study labor market dynamics. His work applies quasi-experimental methods to examine societal questions, such as the consequences of incarceration and the role of self-interest in voting behavior.
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«Kinderwunsch und Familie in Wohlstandsgesellschaften des 21. Jahrhunderts» - Ringvorlesung von Katja Rost
Am Mittwoch, 29. Oktober, hält Katja Rost eine Ringvorlesung in Zürich im Rahmen einer Veranstaltungsreihe zum Thema «Familie im Wandel», organisiert durch die Volkshochschule Zürich und wirEltern. Die Teilnahme ist gegen eine Gebühr vor Ort oder online möglich.
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Welcome Jakob Schmechel
We are very happy to welcome Jakob Schmechel at the Department of Sociology in Katja Rost's team!
Jakob's research focuses on social structure analysis and the relationship between economic conditions and societal change.
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💡 Public talks at SUZ: Anna Barbuscia on «Consequences of unplanned births for maternal well-being.»
How do unplanned births affect women's health? – Join us for a public talk by Anna Barbuscia, who will present her recent study using a longitudinal approach to show how unplanned pregnancies can significantly impact mothers’ physical and mental well-being after childbirth.
👉🏻 «Current Sociological Research CSR» public talk series
📆 Oct 14, 12:15-13:45
👤 Guest speaker: Anna Barbuscia
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Welcome Paul Götz
💐We are very happy to welcome Paul Götz as a PhD student in Katja Rost's team!
Paul's research interests include economic, social, and cultural history, economic sociology, consumption, food, hard-to-quantify phenomena, and text-as-data approaches.
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SIB@Oerlikon Vortrag «Stressmanagement im universitären Alltag»
Während der Mindful[L] Mental Health Awareness Week findet am Campus Oerlikon ein Vortrag am Freitag, 10. Oktober an der Andreasstrasse 15, AND-4-02, statt.
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Congratulations on a successful Thesis Defense, Jonas Geweke!
On Monday, September 15, Jonas Geweke presented his Doctoral Thesis, which explores how preindustrial wealth persistes and how lottery-based systems intervened to allow for social mobility in the Swiss Swiss City-States of Zurich and Basel.
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Event on «Longevity - A gender lens perspective» with keynote speaker Malte Doehne
On Tuesday, September 30, Malte Doehne is the key speaker at an event by Women in Sustainbale Finance. The event is held at Hiltl Academy Zurich and registration (and a fee for non-members) is required.
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💡 Public talks at SUZ: Helgi Gunnlaugsson on «Crime Control in Iceland: A Case of Penal Exceptionalism»
Interview with crime expert! "What makes Iceland’s prisons so different from the rest of the world?” – join us for a public talk by Helgi Gunnlaugsson, Iceland’s leading criminologist, as he explores whether Iceland is truly a case of Nordic penal exceptionalism.
👉🏻 «Current Sociological Research CSR» public talk series
📆 Sep 30, 12:15-13:45
👤 Guest speaker: Helgi Gunlaugsson
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«Meet the researcher» on October 2nd with Antonia, Anna, and Jörg
📆 Thursday October 2, 13:00-14:00
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👤 Antonia Velicu, Anna Mann, Jörg RösselAll researchers - from the SUZ and other departments of the UZH - are welcome to attend or participate.
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New publication by Jörg Rössel, Patrick Schenk & Makiko Hashinaga: Save Money, Save the World
A new study reveals how ethical beliefs and access to resources shape the use of ethical banking and investing in Switzerland—highlighting the role of socialization in sustainable finance.
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Emeritierung von Prof. Dr. Marc Szydlik
Nach über zwei Jahrzehnten engagierter Tätigkeit am Soziologischen Institut der Universität Zürich wird Prof. Dr. Marc Szydlik emeritiert. Seit seiner Berufung im Jahr 2004 hat er die Soziologie – an der UZH und weit darüber hinaus - entscheidend mitgeprägt.
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New article by Matthias Klingler: «Labor supply response of women across the divorce process and the moderating role of children»
🔍 New Study on Women’s Labor Supply During Divorce
❓How do women adjust their work lives when navigating divorce—and how does motherhood shape that response? 👉🏻 Using longitudinal data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), this study by Matthias Klingler finds that women increase their labor supply in anticipation of separation and sustain higher levels after divorce, with this pattern more pronounced among mothers than childless women. -
«Mehr Drama, bitte! Mehr für mich.» - neue Kolumne von Katja Rost in Ladies Drive
Was tun, wenn dank Problematisierungen Druck und Komplexität ständig steigen? Drei Handlungsanweisungen von Katja Rost für Leader:innen.
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«Bloody Politics and the Politics of Blood» - Seminar with Sreeparna Chattopadhyay on Sep 19th, 2025.
Why does anaemia remain so stubbornly high in India despite decades of intervention? This talk explores how blood becomes political—through contested science, ineffective solutions, and global health agendas that prioritize visibility over impact.
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"Sport und Gesellschaft" am 16.9.2025 - Startschuss der neuen Eventreihe "Wissenschaft im Quartier", organisiert vom Campus Oerlikon
In der neuen Veranstaltungsreihe «Wissenschaft im Quartier» stellen Forschende der UZH ihre Themen gesellschaftsnah vor: Am 16.9 auf der offenen Rennbahn Oerlikon gibt Prof. Dr. Jörg Rössel einen Vortrag zum Thema «Sport & Gesellschaft». 🍻 Eingeladen sind alle! Der Campusrat Oerlikon übernimmt die Kosten für den Eintritt und läd zu einem Getränk und einer Bratwurst ein.
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From the Ideal Worker to the Inclusive Worker: Measuring Norm Shifts Within Occupational Contexts - new study by Jan Müller and Heejung Chung
🛠️🇨🇭Swiss job ads are moving beyond the ‘ideal worker’ norm: A new study from @uzh.ch and @giwlkings used machine learning to analyze 20+ years of job adverts, revealing early signs of a cultural shift: more emphasis on flexibility, gender equity, and work–life balance.
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New publication by Jonas Geweke and Katja Rost: «Lottery-Based Elections, Power Monopolization, and Urban Development»
The study explores the consequences of aleatoric governance in Swiss city-states during the 17th and 18th centuries . The authors find that city-states that implemented lotteries for political elections saw greater equality in political representation, more merchants in power, and better urban development outcomes compared to those that did not.
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Valentina Petrović at the IZA Days of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
Valentina Petrović recently contributed to the Internationale Zusammenarbeit Days of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA). She gave a keynote on the current democratic developments in Southeastern Europe and the role of the diaspora, and took part in a panel discussion. Her participation highlights how research on democracy and political participation can connect with policy and practice in international cooperation.
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Willkommen Erstsemestrige: Einführungstag Soziologie am Donnerstag 11.9.2025
😍 Bald ist es soweit: In der Woche vor Beginn des Herbstsemesters laden wir dich zu den Erstsemestrigentagen für alle neuen Studierenden ein. Am 8.9. ist der allgemeine UZH Warm Up day, und am 11.9. findet der Einführungstag Soziologie statt. Wir freuen uns auf dich !
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Katja Rost bei NZZ Live Event am 3. September - «Familie? Vielleicht später!»
Im Gespräch mit Katja Rost, Gideon Sartorius und Barbara Künzle diskutiert NZZ-Kolumnistin Nicole Althaus über neue Lebensentwürfe, gesellschaftliche Erwartungen und die Folgen des Geburtenrückgangs. Welche Rolle spielt die Politik und andere Rahmenbedingungen und welche Verantwortung tragen wir selbst?
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Update of the Swiss Job Market Monitor dataset: Now with detailed skill and task extractions
We are excited to announce that the Swiss Job Market Monitor dataset has been updated to include the period from 1950 to 2024. The dataset offers invaluable insights into Switzerland’s job market trends over the past seven decades, making it a rich source for researchers and policymakers.
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Studieninformationstage am 3. & 4. September
Für alle, die vor der Studienwahl stehen: «Was ist Soziologie? Wer ist bei uns richtig? Was sagen unsere Studierenden?» Antworten & mehr zum Soziologie-Studium erfährst du an den SIT Bachelor der UZH am Mittwoch und Donnerstag, 3. & 4.9.2025!
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Katja Rost bei ARTE Europa Weekly - Warum bekommt Europa immer weniger Kinder?
Wieso sinken in Europa - selbst in Ländern mit bis anhin bewährter Familienpolitik - die Geburtenzahlen? Katja Rost bietet Einsicht in die aktuelle Forschung bei der Ausgabe des wöchentlichenn ARTE-Format zum aktuellen Trend in der Bevölkerungsentwicklung in Europa.
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New publication by Marlis Buchmann and Helen Buchs: «Trends in skill demand and labor market outcomes»
Marlis Buchmann and Helen Buchs contributed a chapter in the newly published «Handbook on Education and Labour Market» on «Trends in skill demand and labor market outcomes: the role of digitalization».
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Article by Maila Mertens, Jörg Rössel and Nadja Colombini: «Between Ambition and Uncertainty: What Drives Young Women to Consider Social Freezing?»
🔬 What drives young women to consider social egg freezing? This new article from Maila Mertens et al. reveals how career goals, gender norms, and reproductive autonomy shape this decision—while high costs remain a major barrier.
Published 2025 in «Social Inclusion».
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Herbstsemester 2025: Ausgesuchte Wahlmodule am SUZ
Im kommenden Semester finden spannende Wahlmodule statt. Wir haben eine kleine Auswahl der interessantesten Seminare & Vorlesungen zusammengestellt.
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Prof. Dr. Katja Rost voted to be new Head of Department
The Department Assembly of the Department of Sociology elected Prof. Dr. Katja Rost to be the new Head of Department. Prof. Dr. Rössel is reelected as Deputy Head of Department.
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New publication by Jörg Rössel et al.: «Cultural participation beyond the individual»
This newly published study by Jörg Rössel (SUZ), Jordi López-Sintas (UAB), Giuseppe Lamberti (UAB), and Željka Zdravković (UNIZD) explores individual and country-level differences in cultural participation across Europe, using a most-different-systems design and the 2008 debt crisis as a quasi-experimental treatment
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Badi-Zutritt-Analyse von Dr. Ilona Pap - «Die Debatte ist höchst problematisch» - Basler Zeitung
Sollen Personen mit ausländischem Wohnsitz von der Badi ausgeschlossen werden?
Basler Politiker debattieren um ein mögliches Badeverbot für französische Staatsangehörige. Die Gemeinde Puntrut im Jura hat bereits entsprechende Beschränkungen eingeführt, und nun liegt eine ähnliche Vorlage eines SVP-Grossrats im Grossen Rat vor – ausgelöst durch einige Vorfälle von Regelverstössen in Basler Freibädern. SUZ-Migrationssoziologin Dr. Ilona Pap ordnet für die Basler Zeitung ein. -
New publication by Simon Egli, Katja Rost and Larissa Fritsch: «From Financing Production to Producing Finance. The Transformation of Banking Elites and Changes in Banking Strategy of Large Swiss Banks from 1945 to 2020»
What happens when banking elites change? This study traces how Swiss banks shifted from financing production to producing finance—driven by the rise of a US-socialized financial elite replacing Swiss business leaders between 1985 and 2000. #SwissBanks #EliteChange
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New article on Questionable Research Practices by Antonia Velicu et al.
How do Swiss, Austrian, and German scientists view questionable research practices? A new article in Scientometrics by Antonia Velicu, Fabian Winter, Justus Rathmann, and Heiko Rauhut investigates the connection between scientists’ associations towards scientific misconduct and its relation to perceived academic success.
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«Exploring the leaky pipeline: Tokenism, status group effects, or self-selection?» - new research paper by Margit Osterloh and Katja Rost
Why are only 25% full professorships in most European universities held by women, if the rate of bachelor's degrees awarded is 50%? – while previous explanations refer to gender biases and stereotypes, motherhood, discrimination, and tokenism, Profs. Osterloh and Rost's newest study challenges old theories and reveals surprising insights into gender gaps across academic fields.
#LeakyPipeline #GenderEquity #career #gendernorms #professorships #quotas #self-selection #statusgroups #tokenism #research
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Ist die Frage «Woher kommst du wirklich?» diskriminierend? Nau.ch befragte SUZ-Migrationssoziologin Dr. Ilona Pap zur Thematik der Herkunftsfrage in Kindergärten.
Hier die Kommentare von Ilona Pap, nachdem eine Vierjährige im Kindergarten gefragt wurde, ob ihr Name albanisch sei.
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Keynote by Per Block at INSNA Sunbelt 2025: «Networks of Social Positions»
Per Block gave the Freeman keynote at this year's Sunbelt conference organized by the International Network for Social Network Analysis (INSNA) in Paris.
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«Sociology goes viral» - so kann Soziologie aussehen!
Im HS24 haben Studierende in einem Modul Kurzvideos zu sozialer Ungleichheit & Wissenschaftskommunikation produziert. Ab dieser Woche wöchentlich am Dienstag auf Instagram!
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CareerNetwork@SUZ Workshop 2025
On Tuesday, July 1st, the yearly Career Network event is taking place. Ten SUZ members are providing insights into their research.
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New Paper: Valentina Petrović on «Under pressure: the politics of clientelism and coercion in Serbia»
With Serbia witnessing its largest wave of protests in years, Valentina Petrović new paper sheds light on how coercive clientelist practices shape everyday political life — and which citizens feel most pressured.
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Simon Jantschgi und Heinrich Nax zu Strafzöllen, Spieltheorie und Strategien
In der neuesten Ausgabe «Die Volkswirtschaft» ordnen Simon Jantschgi und Heinrich Nax im Artikel «Zölle und Gegenzölle: Wer spielt welches Spiel?» die neuen handelspolitischen Entwicklungen aus spieltheoretischer Sicht ein.
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Workshop by Anna Mann: «theorising through the mundane»
«How does the mundane allow to engage with the numerous transformations our healthcare systems are undergoing?»
This is what we explored last week collectively in a workshop hosted by Anna Mann, Lisa Linden and Sonja Jerak-Zuiderent. For everybody who could not participate: We are in the process of preparing a special issue on this theme for S&TS!
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«Stress im Hamsterrad? Versuchen Sie es doch mal mit Soziale-Medien-Verzicht» - neue Kolumne von Katja Rost
Der Beitrag führt aus, wie der Verzicht auf Soziale Medien (ganz oder partiell) durchführbar wäre, um dem Gefühl Zeitknappheit, Erschöpfung und Überforderung durch die Flut an Informationen in der Onlinewelt – von Hartmut Rosa auch «Gegenwartsschrumpfung» genannt – entgegenzuwirken. Ein Plädoyer in 6 Punkten.
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Social Norms Conference 2025
From April 30 to May 3, this year's Social Norms Conference on Social Norms Comparison, Conflict, and Change held place at at Centro Stefano Franscini (CSF), Monte Verita, Ascona.
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Welcome Maëlle Delouis-Jost
We are delighted to welcome Maëlle Delouis-Jost, PhD student in the project «Causes, Contexts, Consequences: Understanding Immigrant Integration through Citizenship (InterCitizen)» under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Pietrantuono!
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Nachruf Prof. Dr. em. Hans Geser
Nach kurzer Krankheit ist am Freitag, 23.5.2025, im Alter von 78 Jahren unser langjähriger, geschätzter Kollege Prof. Dr. Hans Geser verstorben. Ein Nachruf.
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«Meet the researcher» for June is next Tuesday, 10 at 14:00
📆 June 10, 14:00-15:00
📍 AND-4-55All researchers - from the SUZ and other departments of the UZH - are welcome to attend or participate.
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New Book edited by Patrick Ziltener asks the question, what comes "After Globalization"?
After several decades of significantly increasing global economic, socio-cultural, and political integration, the globalization pendulum is swinging back. But what comes “After Globalization”?
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SUZ Forschungsthema im Fokus: Ist gutes Sterben bei kurativer Medizin möglich?
🩺 Von«guter» Medizin zwischen Lebensverlängerung und Sterbebegleitung:
Trotz der zunehmenden Institutionalisierung von Palliative Care gibt es immer noch Patient:innen, die, wenn sie kränker und schwächer werden, erst spät oder gar keine Palliative Care-Betreuung erhalten.
Dr. Anna Mann und Luke Stalley untersuchen im SNF-Ambizione-Projekt «(Im)possibilities of letting life end. An ethnography of medical specialist practices», wie Fachärztinnen im Alltag eine Palliative Care-Versorgung möglich machen. -
Interdisziplinärer Alumni-Event «Kinderwunsch» hat noch Plätze frei
Das Alumni Chapter Soziologie veranstaltet zusammen mit weiteren Chaptern am 2. Juni ein Event zur Fortpflanzung mit medizinischer und technologischer Unterstützung. Trotz verstrichener Anmeldefrist kann man sich gerne noch anmelden.
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New book highlights Europeans' cultural viewpoints and practices amid societal transformations
The newly published volume «Engagement with Culture in Transformative Times» offers a comprehensive and timely exploration of how culture is understood, practiced, and valued across Europe. Jörg Rössel, Larissa Fritsch, and Valentina Petrović contributed to the book within the INVENT project.
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💡 Public talks at SUZ: last session canceled
👉🏻 «Current Sociological Research CSR» public talk series
📆 Mai 27, 12:15-13:45
👤 Guest speaker: Stefan Wehrli
Unfortunately, the last session of public talks (colloquiums) has to be canceled.
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Einladung zur Posterpräsentation Bachelorarbeiten, FS25
Am Dienstag, 27. Mai 2025 um 16 Uhr lädt das Institut herzlich zur Ausstellung und Diskussion mit den Studierenden über ihre neu erstellten Bachelorarbeiten.
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💡 Public talks at SUZ: Heike Solga on «Nexus between educational qualifications and skills»
👉🏻 «Current Sociological Research CSR» public talk series
📆 Mai 20, 12:15-13:45
👤 Guest speaker: Heike Solga
📍 AND-4-06Every semester, our Department hosts a series of public talks (colloquiums) on the topic of «Current Sociological Research (CSR)» with local researchers and invited guest speakers.
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«Publish or perish» – CHESS lecture am 21. Mai 2025
Der von Forschenden wahrgenommene Druck zu publizieren und Drittmittel einzuwerben und seine (nicht-)intendierten Folgen - Dr. David Johann präsentiert die Ergebnisse des «Zurich Survey of Academics».
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«Jeder Trend erzeugt einen Gegentrend». Katja Rost im Interview zu Tradwives
Im Magazin WirEltern spricht Katja Rost über die soziologische Perspektive auf den Internet Trend, sich als Hausfrau mit traditionell-konservativen Werten zu inszenieren.
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Second installment of «Meet the researcher» moved to May 22.
«Meet the researcher 2», which was originally planned for May 8, has been postponed.
New date:📆 May 22, 14:00-15:00
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New SNF grant approved: Per Block and Micol Morellini on «The Feminisation of Global Migration»
Per Block and Micol Morellini were awarded a grant for the project «The Feminisation of Global Migration» by the Swiss National Science Foundation. Congratulations!
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Stephanie Welte at SCORAI Europe on «Perceiving Obstacles Differently»
Between 8-10 April, Stephanie Welte attended the 2025 Sustainable Consumption Research and Action Initiative Europe conference held place at Lund University.
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💡 Public talks at SUZ: Christoph Zangger on «Climate protesters on trial»
👉🏻 «Current Sociological Research CSR» public talk series
📆 April 29, 12:15-13:45
👤 Guest speaker: Christoph Zangger
📍 AND-4-06Every semester, our Department hosts a series of public talks (colloquiums) on the topic of «Current Sociological Research (CSR)» with local researchers and invited guest speakers.
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Interdisziplinärer Alumni-Event «Kinderwunsch – was soll wem, wann möglich sein?»
Das Alumni Chapter Soziologie veranstaltet zusammen mit weiteren Chaptern am 2. Juni ein Event zur Fortpflanzung mit medizinischer und technologischer Unterstützung.
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Welcome Mattia Cecchi
We are very happy to welcome Mattia Cecchi, PhD student in the project «Causes, Contexts, Consequences: Understanding Immigrant Integration through Citizenship (InterCitizen)» under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Pietrantuono!
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Workshop by Anna Mann: «Less is more»
Under the motto «Thinking through limits in biomedecine» Prof. Janina Kehr, Lisa Lehner, and Anna Mann gave insight into their research.
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New format launched at the SUZ: «Meet the researcher»
Last Tuesday, the format organized by the Junior Faculty Members had its inaugural meeting. Giuseppe Pietrantuono, Alessandra Stampi-Bombelli, and Sandra Gilgen presented their research - and themselves.
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Congratulations on two new grants!
Two projects involving our researchers at the Department of Sociology studying generational family diversity and birth rate changes respectively have been granted research funding by the SNF and the PRC. Bravo!
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New study: «The socio-organisational embeddedness of work-life mobility» by Per Block and Jan O. Jonsson
A recent study by Per Block and Jan O Jonsson suggests that social networks and job ladders within and between organisations provide the opportunities needed for job mobility – and that these are more powerful than classical explanations, such as social class or skills.
Published in «Research in Social Stratification and Mobility» on March 1, 2025.
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New Article: Sociologists including Fabian Winter on «Time’s Up? How Temporal Maps of Climate Change Shape Climate Action»
How do people decide when to take action on climate change—and what stops them from doing so? A new study in the prestigious American Sociological Review offers a groundbreaking look at how our beliefs about the past, present, and future of climate change influence whether we take meaningful steps—or remain on the sidelines.
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Neuer Beitrag: Katja Rost zu «Können wir von den resilientisten Organisationen mit "Purpose" lernen?»
In Ladies Drive schreibt Katja Rost zu Purpose, Business und Klöstern. Dabei lässt sie Erkenntnisse vom UFSP «Digital Religion(s)» in ihre Überlegungen einfliessen.
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«Was in Serbien passiert, hat auch Einfluss auf die Serb:innen in der Schweiz» - Valentina Petrovic im Interview mit der WOZ Wochenzeitung
In «Proteste der Diaspora:Serbischer Frühling» kommen Mitglieder der serbischen Diaspora in der Schweiz zu Wort - unter Ihnen unsere Forscherin Valentina Petrovic.
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New Event by H2R: Brown Bag Lunch with Carole Ammann
The URPP Human Reproduction Reloaded is inviting to the brown bag lunch talk «Queerying Doing Family? Gay and Trans Parents in Switzerland» by Carole Ammann.
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Congratulations on a successful thesis defense, Kevin Schönholzer!
Last Tuesday, Kevin Schönholzer defended his dissertation, which examines how differences in policy, like paid parental leave and educational expansion, shape education. He researched equalizing factors using cross-national multi-cohort data.
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New Article: SUZ Researchers on «Publication bias in the social sciences since 1959»
Julia Jerke, Antonia Velicu, Fabian Winter, and Heiko Rauhut explore whether publication bias in the social sciences has been aggravated due to the "publish or perish" culture in academia. They analyzed 12340 test statistics extracted from 571 papers published in 1959-2018.
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Congratulations on a successful thesis defense, Niccolò Armandola!
On Monday, Niccoló Armandola presented his Doctoral Thesis, which examines elite formation in 16th to 17th century Basel and the role of marriage and familial ties. This work draws on extensive historical data spanning over three centuries and explores how the consolidation of power was influenced by genealogical and marital ties.
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Neues Kapitel: Jörg Rössel zum «Kunstmarkt»
Im «Handbuch Soziologie der Künste» wird im Kapitel von Jörg Rössel der Kunstmarkt und seine einzigartigen Eigenschaften aus sozialwissenschaftlicher Perspektive beleuchtet. Vertrauen und Reputation sind beim Rechtetausch von Kunstwerken besonders wichtig, da eine hohe Unsicherheit über die Qualität der Kunstwerke besteht.
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New article by Kaspar Burger, Francesca Mele et al: «The intergenerational reproduction of self-direction at work: Revisiting Class and Conformity»
Are - like Melvin Kohn's posits in Class and Conformity - work conditions like self-direction transmitted from parents to children? This article aims to answer that question empirically with data from the Youth Developement Study.
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New Publication: Marlis Buchmann and Jan Müller on «Vacancy data»
Job advertisements have rapidly become a valuable data source in social science research. Buchmann and Müller explore the reasons for this growing interest, the research topics addressed, and the challenges of data collection and information extraction.
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Neues Kapitel: Katja Rost zu «Chef per Los»
Im neuen Band «Wirschaft und soziale Ungleichheit» legt das Kapitel zu aleotorischen Systemen einen Vorschlag vor, wie eine Kombination aus Losverfahren und qualifikationsbasierter Vorauswahl zu gerechteren Ergebnissen in Winner-Take-All-Märkte führen könnte.
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Neuer Kommentar: Jörg Rössel und Patrick Schenk zu «Bourdieu’s Ghost»
Der Artikel «Bourdieu’s Ghost: Wie kann man Bourdieus Sozialtheorie für die Soziologie der Gegenwart fruchtbar machen?» unterstützt die Argumentation von Sonntag und Balzer (2024) aus der Perspektive der analytischen Wissenschaftstheorie und betont die Notwendigkeit einer systematischen Rekonstruktion klassischer soziologischer Theorien.
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New Article: Anna Mann and Tanja Ahlin on «Ambiguous animals, ambivalent carers and arbitrary care collectives»
Why did the cute robot seal Stella end up in a cupboard? The article explores through an ethnographic case study of a social robot Paro in an Austrian hospital the receptionof healthcare robots.
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Ilona Pap bei Veranstaltung der Integration Zürich zur Migrationsgeschichte der Schweiz
Die Veranstaltung wurde von der Integrationsförderung der Stadt Zürich in Zusammenarbeit mit der Beratungsstelle Infodona organisiert, die jährlich 4–5 Events für städtische Mitarbeitende und Interessierte durchführt.
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Congratulations on a successful thesis defense, Jan Danko!
On Monday, Jan Danko presented his Doctoral Thesis, which explores how monasteries can serve as models for enduring democratic institutions. His research highlights the participatory governance structures within monasteries.
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New Event: Valentina Petrović at DemocracyNet Book Club
In the DemocracyNet Book Club, participant get the opportunity to gain insights by Valentina Petrović on the Structural Origins of Post-Yugoslav Regimes. Attendance is possible on-site in Oerlikon or online via Zoom.
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Neues Event: Catherine Herfeld CHESS Lecture «Warum verlassen Frauen die Philosophie?»
Die akademische Philosophie weist im internationalen Vergleich eine überdurchschnittlich grosse Geschlechterlücke auf, insbesondere im Vergleich zu anderen Geisteswissenschaften; je weiter hoch man in der philosophischen Ausbildung und Forschung steht, desto weniger Frauen findet man.
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New publication by Larissa Fritsch et al: «Does culture improve affective well-being in everyday life? An experimental sampling approach»
The study explores how cultural participation influences daily well-being using Experience Sampling Methodology (ESM). Unlike previous studies, it uses ESM to gather real-time data from over 270 respondents through mini-questionnaires over a week.
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Reminder: last chance to RSVP for «Status and health: from immunity to society» by the Center for Human Immunology
The recently established Center for Human Immunology (CHI) will start a series of talks and discussions whereby in each session one speaker will cover a topic of human immunology and another speaker a related topic of social science, healthy aging, and data science. Every session will be followed by a networking apero.
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New Event: Valentina Petrović presents her book «Structural Origins of Post-Yugoslav Regimes»
Valentina Petrović presents her book «Structural Origins of Post-Yugoslav Regimes» in a panel discussion hosted by Matica Bosnia and Herzegovina. The event takes place on the November 29 in the Karl der Grosse, Zürich.
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New Event: Guest Lecture by Mette N. Svendsen on «Questions of nearness: An ethnography of how piglet research contributes to human reproduction»
This talk brings together research piglets in an experimental setting and preterm infants in intensive care in Denmark to investigate questions of nearness.
The lecture will be online via Zoom on Friday, 29 November 2024, from 2.00-3.45pm (CET).
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New article: The Increase in Refugees to Germany and Exclusionary Beliefs and Behaviors
In 2015–16, Germany experienced a rapid and controversial increase in refugees that varied substantially across German districts. Against this background, Marco Giesselmann, David Brady, and Tabea Naujoks explore change in exclusionary beliefs and behaviors.
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New Article: Geographical and aesthetic inclusiveness: A new cultural worldview? The case of nine European countries
Jordi López-Sintas, Tally Katz-Gerro, Jörg Rössel, and Simon Walo explore whether Europeanization, globalization, and migration processes have led to a new exclusionary cultural worldview and the possible underpinnings.
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Expertise wird wichtiger: Marlis Buchmann und Katrin Kraus in UZH Weekly
In der neuesten Ausgabe des UZH Weekly betonen Prof. Marlis Buchmann und Prof. Katrin Kraus die wachsende Bedeutung von überfachlichen Kompetenzen und der Rolle von KI für den Erfolg auf dem Arbeitsmarkt.
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Sandra Gilgen, Maila Mertens & Larissa Fritsch are awarded H2R Best Researcher 2024
This year three SUZ researchers are recognized as Best Researchers in the URPP «Human Production Reloaded» program for their work in the Data Centre.
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New chapters by Anna Mann in «Eating is an English Word» from Annemarie Mol
Dr. Anna Mann contributed to two chapters in Prof. Dr. Annemarie Mol's new book about a series of material semiotic inquiries into eating practices - and how social scientists should let go of the dream of universal concepts.
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Women in Business zeichnet Katja Rost für ihre Leistung in Lehre und Forschung als eine der Top 100 Schweizer Frauen aus
Herzlichen Glückwunsch an Prof. Dr. Katja Rost: Eine der Top 100 Frauen in der Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft mit Ihren Beiträgen an Forschung und Lehre.
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New Book: Valentina Petrović on the structural origins of Post-Yugoslav regimes
Dr. Valentina Petrović's analysis of the Yugoslav democratisation process explains the variation of regime outcomes within a structuralist framework.
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New Paper: Niccolò G. Armandola on detecting clans in elite family dynasties with a network approach
Adding to the research on Florentine and English elite family dynasties, Niccolò Armandola applies a new algorithm for detecting clans in kinship networks on Basel's elite families.
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New Paper: Valentina Petrović on supporters of the New Left in Croatia
Dr. Valentina Petrović's paper on the Croatian New Left's electoral support offers new quantitative insights on who voted for the leftist party with survey data from 2021.
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Prof. Dr. Rost wins EURAM Best Paper Award 2023
Prof. Dr. Katja Rost wins with her co-authors Bruno Frey and Margrit Osterloh the EURAM Best Paper Award 2023 for "the rationality of qualified lotteries".
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Workshop to analyse Mobility Networks
This October the 2nd workshop/course for students and researchers that are interested in the statistical analysis of mobility networks is hosted in Zurich.
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Antonia Velicu successfully defends her PhD thesis
We are excited to announce that Dr. Antonia Velicu successfully defended her PhD thesis «All that glitters is not gold: Intersectionality and misconduct in science» last week!
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New Article «Perceptions of a Shared European Culture Increase the Support for the European Union»
The article was published on June 4 in the «Journal of Common Market Studies» by researchers from our «Economic Sociology» team.
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Ilona Pap successfully defends her PhD thesis
We are excited to announce that Dr. Ilona Pap successfully defended her PhD thesis «Migration Mosaic: Unveiling Perspectives and Patterns of Integration in a Transnational World» last Friday!
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New paper «The management of international boycotts in historical perspective: Volkswagen and the Arab League boycott, 1960–1977» by Jonas Geweke
The research paper analyses Volkswagen’s response to the Arab League boycott of Israel. It discovers the strategies employed by the German MNE in the 1960s and 1970s to maintain legitimacy across diverse markets amidst the contentious issue of the boycott against Israel.
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Thementalk mit Dr. Lea Stahel zu «Hass im Netz»
Im Rahmen der Veranstaltungsreihe «Gender Matters» des Amtes für Soziales des Kantons St. Gallen nimmt Dr. Lea Stahel an einem Thementalk zu «Hass im Netz» teil. Dieser findet am 15. Mai 2024 ab 20:00 Uhr im Kinok - Cinema in der Lokremise in St. Gallen statt.
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Simon Jantschgi wins Annual Award of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
We are excited to announce that Dr. Simon Jantschgi has been awarded the Annual Award of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences for his PhD Thesis «Market Design for Double Auctions». Congratulations!
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NZZ-Live mit Prof. Dr. Katja Rost
Im Rahmen von «NZZ-Live» debattiert Prof. Dr. Katja Rost am Montag, 13. Mai 2024, zusammen mit Ronia Schiftan und Valentina Vapaux über die ambivalente und schwer greifbare Generation Z.
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Simon Walo wins Sage Prize for Innovation and Excellence
We are excited to announce that Dr. Simon Walo has been awarded the Sage Prize for Innovation and Excellence for his recently published paper «‹Bullshit› After All? Why People Consider Their Jobs Socially Useless».
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New publication: «The impact of researchers’ perceived pressure on their publication strategies»
The article was published on March 25 in «Research Evaluation» by researchers of our «Social Norms & Cooperation» team and analyses data from the Zurich Survey of Academics.
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Artikel «Struktur und Handeln: Zum Verhältnis von soziologischer Theorie und Sozialstrukturanalyse» von Jörg Rössel
Publiziert im «Handbuch Sozialstrukturanalyse», März 2024.
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Interview mit Dr. Lea Stahel zu digitalem Hass
Anlässlich der Veröffentlichung des SIG Antisemitismusberichts wurde Lea Stahel in der gestrigen Ausgabe der Tagesschau zu digitalem Hass interviewt.
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Online-Hass-Expertin Dr. Lea Stahel am Symposium «Expertise unter Druck – Orientierung und Schutz für Wissenschaftler:innen in der Öffentlichkeit»
Am 29.2.2024 wird Lea Stahel zu Ursachen von digitalem Hass sprechen, neben «hochkarätigen» Expert:innen wie Prof. Dr. Alena Buyx, Vorsitzende des Deutschen Ethikrats und Kuratoriumsmitglied der @zeitstiftungbucerius, Prof. Dr. Christian Drosten, Leiter der Virologie in der Berliner Charité.
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Simon Walo receives FAN Award 2024
We are honoured to announce that Dr. Simon Walo has been awarded the 2024 «FAN award for early career researchers» (Fonds zur Förderung des akademischen Nachwuchses) for his outstanding doctoral achievements at the Sparkling Research celebration event of the University of Zurich on February 6, 2024.
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«Down and out? the role of household income in students’ friendship formation in school-classes» - new study by Isabel Raabe et al.
Adolescents from low-income families have fewer opportunities to form friendships and integrate socially at school. This was the result of a study which examined data from over 200 school classes in Sweden, led by Isabel Raabe from the University of Zurich and her colleagues Chaïm la Roi and Stephanie Plenty from Stockholm University.
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Essay: «Conflict theory» by Jörg Rössel
Published in the new Elgar Encyclopedia of Political Sociology, December 2023.
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«Socio-emotional Skills and the Socioeconomic Achievement Gap» - neue Studie von Rob Gruijters, Isabel Raabe und Nicolas Hübner
Kinder aus armen Familien werden bei der Bildung benachteiligt. Diese neue Studie widerlegt die Annahme, dass "Wachstumsdenken", Charaktereigenschaften und die Einstellung zum Lernen der Kinder einen grossen Einfluss darauf haben, wie gut sie in der Schule abschneiden. Um Bildungsgleichheit zu stärken, braucht es frühere und bessere Förderung.
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«Wie sieht Bildung für Kinder in prekären Verhältnissen aus?» - SRF-Interview mit Dr. Benita Combet
Hierzulande gilt: Trotz gleicher Leistung schlechtere Chancen. Jugendliche aus Arbeiterfamilien schaffen es bei gleicher Leistung deutlich seltener ans Gymnasium als Kinder aus Akademikerhaushalten. Dafür gibt es verschiedene Gründe; manche liegen im Schulsystem selbst.
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Publication: Explaining mobilization for revolts by private interests and kinship relations
A deep dive into a tale of Swiss family rivalries in 17th century Basel.
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Publication: Patterns of remittances of intra-European migrants: social relations and moral obligations
This open-access study by Jörg Rössel, Patrick Schenk & Ilona Pap shows how often European migrants in Switzerland transfer money to their home countries, and how much money is sent. While people from Portugal tend to send smaller amounts more often, people from the UK are more likely to send larger amounts but do so less frequently.
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Neue Studie veröffentlicht: Fachkräftemangel-Index 2023
Nachdem der Fachkräftemangel in der Schweiz bereits 2022 einen Höchststand erreichte, zeigen sich auch im Jahr 2023 wenig Anzeichen von Entspannung. Dies zeigt der Fachkräftemangel Index Schweiz der Adecco Gruppe Schweiz und des Stellenmarkt-Monitors Schweiz der Universität Zürich.
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«Die Gymiprüfung dient vor allem der sozialen Selektion» - Interview mit Dr. Benita Combet in der Zürcher Studierendendenzeitung
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NZZ-Interview mit Dr. Simon Walo zu seiner «Bullshit Jobs»-Studie
Wie kommt es, dass Menschen ihren Job als gesellschaftlich nutzlos erachten? Was braucht es, damit ihre Arbeit aus sinnvoll wahrgenommen wird? Diese und weitere Fragen beantwortet Soziologe Simon Walo im Interview mit Nelly Keusch von der NZZ.
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Special issue of «management revue Socio-Economic studies»
Vol. 34, Heft 2 of MREV (Management revue - Socio-Economic Studies (co-edited by Prof. Katja Rost ) on «Religion, Spirituality, and Faith in a Secular Business World» has just been published and is now available in the Nomos eLibrary:
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New publication by Nico Mutzner, Vincent Oberhauser, Fabian Winter, Heiko Rauhut:
«Evading the algorithm: increased propensity for tax evasion and norm violations in human-computer interactions»
This Open Access article was published on October 5, 2023, in «Frontiers in Behavioral Enocomics» by researchers of our «Social Norms & Cooperation» team, and is based on the award-winning Master Thesis of Nico Mutzner, who is now our newest doctoral candidate!
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Neue Publikation von Maila Mertens: «Discriminatory Residential Preferences in Germany—A Vignette Study. Diskriminierende Wohnpräferenzen in Deutschland – Eine Vignettenstudie»
Publiziert am 26. September in der Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie (KZfSS). Der Artikel untersucht die Entstehungsmechanismen von Wohnsegregation auf der Nachfrageseite von Wohnungsmärkten, d. h. diskriminierende Wohnpräferenzen von Einwohnern bezüglich der sozialen Zusammensetzung von Wohnvierteln.
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Marlis Buchmann receives William Thierry Preyer Award
We are honoured to announce that Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Marlis Buchmann has been awarded the 2023 "William Thierry Preyer Award for Excellence in Research on Human Development" at the European Conference for Developmental Psychology in Turku, Finland, on August 28, 2023.
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"Vorsicht, Shitstorm!"-Atelier am 12. August in Ilanz
Dr. Lea Stahel freut sich auf ihren "Shitstorm"-Workshop zusammen mit Schriftsteller Dominik Riedo, anlässlich der IlanzerSommer-Begegnungswoche, organisiert vom Forum für Friedenskultur.
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Buchrezension von Prof. Jörg Rössel: «Machtverhältnisse und Interaktionen im Museum.» Burzan / Eickelmann 2023.
🔎 Der Artikel erschien am 21. Juli 2023 im Journal «Soziologische Revue».
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Kultur für alle? Ergebnispräsentation des INVENT Culture Projekts UZH
Am Soziologischen Institut der Universität Zürich wird unter der Leitung von Prof. Jörg Rössel eine Umfrage zur Ungleichheit und Diversität in der Schweizer Kulturszene durchgeführt- und welche Policy Changes nötig wären, um eine positive Veränderung zu bewirken.
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Studie: "Women’s aversion to majors that (seemingly) require systemizing skills causes gendered field of study choice"
"Sind Stereotypen zu Studienfachmerkmalen schuld, dass mathematisch begabte Frauen weniger häufig MINT-Fächer studieren als ihre männliche Kollegen?"
Diese neue Studie von SNF-Ambizione Dr. Benita Combet untersucht, ob die Segregation von Männern und Frauen in Studienfächern durch die (häufig stereotypisierten und unzutreffenden) Merkmale dieser Fächer erklärt werden können.
Erschienen in "European Sociological Review" am 11.4.2023.
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"Hass im Netz schadet allen" - Dr. Lea Stahel im Interview
In der Anonymität des Internets und der sozialen Medien lassen zahlreiche Menschen ihrem Hass freien Lauf. Wie aber reagiert man auf Hasskommentare? Unsere Dr. Lea Stahel im grossen SRF-Interview. Jetzt reinhören:
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Studie: "Disentangling sex segregation in occupations"
Es gibt immer mehr Lehrerinnen als Lehrer. Warum verlassen Männer die sogenannten "Frauenberufe"? Diese neue Studie von SUZ-Professor Per Block sucht Antworten zur beruflichen Geschlechtertrennung.
Erschienen in "Social Networks" am 30.12.2022.
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New study: Coping With Covid‐19: Older Europeans and the Challenges of Connectedness and Loneliness
With increasing age, a growing proportion of people experience feelings of loneliness.This article, published by Ronny König and Bettina Isengard in the "Social Inclusion" Journal, examines the extent and patterns of loneliness before and during the first two years of the Covid‐19 pandemic and how social contact and the type of communication affected the levels of loneliness.
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Neue Studie veröffentlicht: Kulturverhalten in der Schweiz
In der 32. Ausgabe der Zeitschrift Social Change in Switzerland zeigen Sebastian Weingartner und Jörg Rössel, dass die schweizerische Bevölkerung zwischen 1976 und 2019 kulturell deutlich aktiver geworden ist. Dominierten in den 1970er Jahren die kulturell Inaktiven, sind heute die Eklektiker – die kulturellen «Allesfresser» – die grösste Gruppe. Auch der Anteil der Hochkulturfans hat zugenommen. Diese finden sich jedoch zunehmend nur noch in den älteren Generationen.
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New publication: Under pressure: The extent and distribution of perceived pressure among scientists in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland
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Publication: Perceptions of Scientific Authorship Revisited: Country Differences and the Impact of Perceived Publication Pressure
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Publication: Mapping mental models of science communication
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Wer fühlt sich exkludiert? Zur zeitdiagnostischen Verwendung des Konzepts der sozialen Exklusion
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Human Agency in Educational Trajectories: Evidence from a Stratified System
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Making it against the odds: How individual and parental co-agency predict educational mobility
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UFSP Human Reproduction Reloaded
Der Universitäre Forschungsschwerpunkt Human Reproduction Reloaded startet mit Unterstützung des Soziologischen Instituts
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Digital omnivores?
How digital media reinforce social inequalities in cultural consumption
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Cooperative teammates are made, not chosen
Human social preferences cluster and spread in the field
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Self-esteem and self-efficacy in youth and their effect on status attainment later in life
Does adolescent self-esteem and economic self-efficacy affect adult educational and income attainment? And are these psychological resources transmitted from one generation to the next?
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Moderne Rollenverteilung verbessert die Zufriedenheit der Eltern
Wie wirkt sich die Gleichstellung von Mann und Frau auf die Lebenszufriedenheit aus? Dieser Frage geht Klaus Preisner gemeinsam mit Koautor*innen in einem neuen Artikel empirisch nach.
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Zahlt sich ein Masterabschluss aus?
Zusammen mit zwei Co-Autoren der Universität Bern untersucht Christoph Zangger in einer neuen Studie die monetären Erträge unterschiedlicher Bildungsabschlüsse und Studiengänge vor dem Hintergrund der Bolognareform.
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Erster News-Eintrag
Herzlich willkommen auf den neuen Forschungsseiten für Soziale Normen und Kooperation
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Erster News-Eintrag
Herzlich willkommen auf den neuen Forschungsseiten für Lebenslauf und Generationen