New article on place-based identities and cleavage formation in the knowledge society, out in Electoral Studies.

If you study spatial inequalities, rural resentment, and/or generally cleavage politics, this might be of interest!

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This paper by my amazing coauthor and friend Loreto Cox just came out. It shows how unmet expectations about labor market outcomes associated with higher education are consequential for policy preferences, particularly for demand for government. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/aj…

🚨Jobs🚨
2 postdocs up to six years:

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🚨 In the European Research Council (ERC) MULTIREP project we are looking for a postdoc in Computational Social Science. If you are a political/social scientist doing technical/methods stuff or data/computer scientist working on social science applications, 👇 is for you 🧵 wratil.eu/files/MULTIREP…

I am delighted to see my article on the electoral risks of austerity published in print at EJPR journal.

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New article in EJPR journal with Carsten Jensen.

We use election surveys going back to the 1960s to show that inequality in policy congruence varies depending on the political mobilization of less affluent voters (through unions & turnout).

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How do voters react to different women's representation trajectories, and what does this tell us about progressive mobilization and backlash dynamics?

I tackle this question in a paper that was part of my PhD and is now out in Comparative Political Studies:
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I am excited and honored to receive this prize, and grateful to everyone who helped along the way. Special thanks to the IPZ - Political Science UZH community, to my advisor Silja Häusermann , and to the jury for engaging with the thesis. 🙏🙏🙏

*Understanding Democratic Discontent*
The rise of challenger parties, declining social mobility and political distrust is evident.
But what do we know about this electoral disenchanment, and what is there to be done?
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Nächste Woche unterhalte ich mich mit Thomas Kurer, Ueli Mäder, und Aline Masé über die soziale Kluft in der Schweiz 🇨🇭💸🧷

📅 Mittwoch, 6.12., 19.00
📍'Karl der Grosse', Eintritt frei

#Jobalert #SpreadTheWord

I'm looking for a #PhD student in #economics excited to work on a large project on intergenerational mobility in Switzerland.

For details and application, go to:
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🥁Next Tuesday, Nov 21, 5pm CET: The final talk of our TOPIQ speaker series! Tabea Palmtag presents exciting work on 'The Long Shadow of Economic Opportunity'. URPP Equality of Opportunity As usual, online and open for everyone. Register here: urpp-equality.uzh.ch/en/registratio…

#OpenAccess from our latest issue -

Aspiration Versus Apprehension: Economic Opportunities and Electoral Preferences - cup.org/3s6xJ1L

- Silja Häusermann, Thomas Kurer & Delia Zollinger

Event🗓️next Tuesday, 14.Nov.23
The discourse on #migration is polarized: lower wages, higher crime rates, the exploitation of the social system OR cultural enrichment and a driver of economic growth? Christian Dustmann separates fact from fiction. t.uzh.ch/1yc

There will be another TOPIQ talk URPP Equality of Opportunity IPZ - Political Science UZH tomorrow 5pm CET (online). Andrew McNeil will present new work on the effects of (lacking) social mobility on political discontent.
Registration here: urpp-equality.uzh.ch/en/registratio…

Join us for the second TOPIQ talk URPP Equality of Opportunity! Next Tuesday (Oct 24) at 5pm CET, Dr. Isabel Z. Martínez #🟦 will present her brandnew work on intergenerational mobility. Online and open for everyone! Register here: urpp-equality.uzh.ch/en/registratio…

Reminder: Tonight at 5pm CET.
Torben Iversen will talk about 'Aspirations and Fears in the Transition to the Knowledge Economy: Substitutes or Complements?'
Online and open for everyone. urpp-equality.uzh.ch/en/registratio…

We are launching another round of the Zurich Talks on the Politics of Inequality TOPIQ URPP Equality of Opportunity IPZ - Political Science UZH This edition will be on Social Mobility and Electoral Change with a Keynote by Torben Iversen (Oct 10, 5pm). Online and open for everyone! ipz.uzh.ch/de/forschung/u…

It's great to see this joint-work with Luna Bellani and Vigile Marie Fabella published. It examines how social mobility at the district level explains legislative support for inclusive education policies. #SASE_SER
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It's the award announcement season!

🏆 The Best Dissertation Award 🏆 goes to Briitta van S. (Leiden University) for “Ethnic Inequality in the Welfare State.”