Is Germany's middle class eroding? In this piece, 3 experts give a differentiated answer, among them our director @steffenmau.bsky.social. He warns that faith in progress has faded: under 10% think the next generation will fare better. He points to 'clear fault lines' that could deepen polarization
Viele Deutsche fürchten sozialen Abstieg und Spaltung. Forscher erklären die Ursachen – und zeigen, wie Politik und Bürger gegensteuern können.
Artikel mit @julianheide.bsky.social und @thomaslux.bsky.social
(1) Ostdeutsche gelten als besonders unzufrieden mit der Demokratie, migrationsfeindlich, rechtspopulistisch. Oft werden diese Orientierungen durch Sozialisationseffekte des DDR-Systems erklärt
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2026 DIE ZEIT No. 24 - Feuilleton
“How can the AfD be stopped?”
DIE ZEIT invited leading voices from art, literature, and science to reflect on one of the defining political questions of our time.
Our Director, @steffenmau.bsky.social Mau, is among the contributors featured.
Zusammenfassung Ostdeutsche gelten als besonders unzufrieden mit der Demokratie, migrationsfeindlich und dem Rechtspopulismus zugeneigt. Oft werden diese Orientierungen durch Sozialisationseffekte des...
The Max Planck Institute for Political and Social Science
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Our Open Lectures Series 2026 opens tomorrow with John Levi Martin (University of Chicago): "Taking a Position in the Political Field: Voting, Speeches and Interactions in the Weimar Reichstag, 1920–1932". Hosted by our ICT Dept @steffenmau.bsky.social & Institute of Sociology @uni-goettingen.de
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Political analysts have long used spatial representa tions as a substrate for behavioral models, especially for legislators’ voting choices. Most commonly, we think in terms of a single-dimension cont...
We’re hiring. @Dr. Hania Sobhy’s group “Teachers, Inequality and Collective Action” (TICA) is recruiting a Researcher, Postdoc & Doctoral Researcher. Focus: teachers, inequality & collective action, anchored in MENA. Part of EduTrack. Deadlines 31 May / 6 June. @populationeu.bsky.social
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We are happy to share this milestone for evidence-based migration research. Congratulations to the IPM team - and especially to our Managing Director Steven Vertovec, President of the IPM, on the official launch at the Second International Migration Review Forum at the @unitednations1945.bsky.social
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Reviewed @faznet.bsky.social: a new article by @thomaslux.bsky.social, @steffenmau.bsky.social & @lwestheuser.bsky.social. Building on their book Triggerpunkte which examined what makes society flare up, this article asks: is Germany really politically divided along different ways of life?
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We launched our Open Lectures Series 2026 with a fascinating talk by John Levi Martin (U Chicago, editor of AJS), on the Weimar Reichstag – revealing a 2D political field that left–right alone can't capture. Based on work with Benjamin Rohr (Uni Mannheim) #OpenLectures2026 #Sociology #WeimarRepublic
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This article examines whether and to what extent the lifestyles of social groups are linked to their attitudes regarding key areas of political conflicts. Scholarly debates on new societal cleavages p...
Thank you to everyone who attended last week's launch of the International Panel on Migration. We look forward to expanding our work and connecting with scientists, academics, and the public going forward. Learn more about the IPM at migrationpanel.org.
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