"Family Networks and Childcare Choices: A Predictive
Machine Learning Approach"
Just out in our journal, @sociologicalsci.bsky.social
@simonhix.bsky.social, thanks for everything!
You've done so much for us at @eui-sps.bsky.social and we will miss you dearly.
"Applying our approach to a major Dutch cultural controversy, we show that the inclusion of negative interactions provides a new empirical picture of the dynamics of online polarization."
Just out in our journal, @sociologicalsci.bsky.social
Arnout van de Rijt
🚨I have a new paper out in PNAS with my co-authors,
@maxbradley.bsky.social @renschazottes.bsky.social
and @ninalopezuroz.bsky.social: "Educational policies can strengthen climate coalitions." A thread on what we found (and a great story about doing ambitious research without funding!) [1/9]
Remember that recent paper claiming to show that "ideological bias" determined the results obtained by immigration policy research teams?
A careful, open-code reanalysis by @kauspurg.bsky.social & Josef Brüderl finds that the result arises from a coding error. —> doi.org/10.31222/osf...
Arnout van de Rijt
"I show that the seemingly innocuous decision to restrict analyses to data where different income groups’ policy support differs (i.e., a preference gap exists) introduced Simpson’s paradox"
Just out in our journal, @sociologicalsci.bsky.social
It’s almost as if they were ideologically predisposed toward finding ideological bias
"[A]n individual whose taste profile in general includes more legitimate tastes is perceived more favorably in terms of status and qualities but less favorably in terms of sociability"
Just out in our journal, @sociologicalsci.bsky.social
Arnout van de Rijt
Very lucky to have been able to collaborate on this Annual Review piece on luck with @fabriberna.bsky.social, William Foley and @l-sage.bsky.social.
We propose that the role of luck in life can be upper-bounded with machine learning and lower-bounded by adding up causal effects of random events.
NEW: Nicolás Soler, Tom Emery, Agnieszka Kanas, "Family Networks and Childcare Choices: A Predictive Machine Learning Approach" sociologicalscience.com/articles-v13...
Great shot and great to have @acastroaraujo.bsky.social at @eui-sps.bsky.social here in Florence the next 2 years!
Article: Family Networks and Childcare Choices: A Predictive Machine Learning Approach | Sociological Science | Posted June 2, 2026
NEW: Anna Keuchenius, Petter Törnberg, Justus Uitermark, "Echo Chambers Are Defined by Conflict, Not Isolation" sociologicalscience.com/articles-v13...
Arnout van de Rijt
Susanna Garside
Arnout van de Rijt
Per Engzell
Arnout van de Rijt
Arnout van de Rijt
Michael Clemens
Remember that recent paper claiming to show that "ideological bias" determined the results obtained by immigration policy research teams?
A careful, open-code reanalysis by @kauspurg.bsky.social & Josef Brüderl finds that the result arises from a coding error. —> doi.org/10.31222/osf...
Sociological Science
sociologicalscience.com
I am very excited to be returning to LSE and joining @lsepublicpolicy.bsky.social. Eager to help develop this already fantastic policy school, co-teach with @alicirone.bsky.social, and launch a new course on "Designing Democracy”.
NEW: Mikkel Haderup Larsen, Mads Meier Jæger, "Dissecting Taste Distinction: Cultural Tastes and Perceptions of Individuals’ Status and Qualities." sociologicalscience.com/articles-v13...
Sociological Science
Nice shot of one of the best parts of my job.
Michael Clemens
sociologicalscience.com
How a Seemingly Innocuous and Intuitive Methodological Choice Confused a Generation of Research on Policy Responsiveness.
(@peterenns.bsky.social @sociologicalsci.bsky.social)
sociologicalscience.com/articles-v13...
Sociological Science
Kieran Healy
Simon Hix
New paper out in Annual Review of Sociology with @arnoutvanderijt.bsky.social #W.Foley and @l-sage.bsky.social
"Luck and Predictability in the Life Course"
We take stock of what we know about luck and its role in shaping life-courses and inequality
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
There is an emerging recognition among sociological theorists that luck may play a substantial role in life course achievement. There is also a nascent empirical literature that finds life outcomes to...
We’re delighted to announce that Simon Hix will join the LSE School of Public Policy as Professor of Political Science in January 2027.
Full announcement: https://ow.ly/iKS250Z24uS
Opinion Today
Simon Hix joins LSE’s School of Public Policy as Professor of Political Science in 2027, bringing leading expertise in EU politics, electoral systems, and institutional design.
