Professor of Sociology. Head of the Department of Political and Social Sciences at the European University Institute (EUI). President of the International Network of Analytical Sociology (INAS). Editor-in-Chief of Sociological Science.
Arnout van de Rijt
"Family Networks and Childcare Choices: A Predictive
Machine Learning Approach"
Just out in our journal, @sociologicalsci.bsky.social
It’s almost as if they were ideologically predisposed toward finding ideological bias
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...
@simonhix.bsky.social, thanks for everything!
You've done so much for us at @eui-sps.bsky.social and we will miss you dearly.
🚨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]
"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
"[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
"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
Great shot and great to have @acastroaraujo.bsky.social at @eui-sps.bsky.social here in Florence the next 2 years!
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.
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Michael Clemens
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NEW: Nicolás Soler, Tom Emery, Agnieszka Kanas, "Family Networks and Childcare Choices: A Predictive Machine Learning Approach" sociologicalscience.com/articles-v13...
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...
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”.
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...
Nice shot of one of the best parts of my job.
NEW: Anna Keuchenius, Petter Törnberg, Justus Uitermark, "Echo Chambers Are Defined by Conflict, Not Isolation" sociologicalscience.com/articles-v13...
NEW: Mikkel Haderup Larsen, Mads Meier Jæger, "Dissecting Taste Distinction: Cultural Tastes and Perceptions of Individuals’ Status and Qualities." sociologicalscience.com/articles-v13...
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...
Article: Family Networks and Childcare Choices: A Predictive Machine Learning Approach | Sociological Science | Posted June 2, 2026
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
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.
