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Short online courses at #KOMEX2026 (19โ20 Feb): R, Python, ggplot2, Systematic Reviews, Survey Design, ML, NVivo, LLMs.
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Organized by @uni-konstanz.de in collab. with @methodsnet.bsky.social & @excinequality.bsky.social
Returning to the Venice Workshop of Analytical Sociology this week meant a lot to me--smart talks, kind people, and lots of cool ideas. Shout out to the lovely community on Bluesky @kauspurg.bsky.social @marklutter345.bsky.social @verenaseibel.bsky.social @sawalzenbach.bsky.social ...
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The latest issue (Vol. 19, No. 2) of ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ท๐ฆ๐บ ๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ค๐ฉ ๐๐ฆ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ด is here โ featuring new research on survey design, data quality, sampling, nonresponse, & more.
See the issue:
๐ ojs.ub.uni-konstanz.de/srm/issue/vi...
#SurveyResearch #SurveyMethods #ESRA
Maybe worth mentioning that our paper's primary focus was not on the new year's effect, but on how arson attacks against refugees spread through time and space, and how media coverage / fake news relate to that diffusion.
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
More soon, in our reply to the reply ;-)
Very happy to anounce that our latest piece has been published in SM&R โจ๏ธ
Spoiler: Only ~1/3 of respondents make a thorough consequentialist decision when asked for consent!
"Rechtspopulisten, Rechtsradikale und Antidemokraten versuchen abermals, unsere demokratischen Institutionen zu schwรคchen, um so den Weg zu bereiten fรผr ihre rechtspopulistische, rechtsradikale und antidemokratische Politik. Es liegt an uns allen, das zu verhindern."
Mein neuer Artikel!
Mehrheit gegen Rรผckzug von #BrosiusGersdorf: 57 Prozent sind laut aktueller Umfrage dagegen, dass sie sich zurรผckzieht.
Auch bei Anhรคngern der Union sind es 59 Prozent, 82 Prozent bei der SPD. Eine Mehrheit fรผr ihren Rรผckzug gibt es nur bei Anhรคngern der AfD.
Quelle: Forsa fรผr @sternde
As AI tools become more widespread, survey researchers must understand their impact. This webinar will break down how LLMs work, where theyโre being applied in survey workflows, and how the field can help shape their development. Register here: portal.aapor.org/integratedEv...
Great #ESRA25 - so much fun to see so many familiar faces, hear all this inspiring research, and cycle the bike paths of beautiful Utrecht!
- Perceptions of disruptive protest seem more consistent with the concept of backfiring than with the radical flank hypothesis.
- Qualitative results show that individual levels of support are shaped by a perceived trade-off between legitimacy and effectiveness. Mostly, the (positively perceived) media attention generated by disruptive protest does not outweigh concerns about its legitimacy.
Some key results:
- Quantitative results suggest greater public understanding for peaceful than for disruptive protest. Both forms are primarily supported by younger, environmentally concerned individuals.
New paper out :-)
We examine public perceptions of peaceful vs disruptive forms of climate protest using a mixed-methods approach (probability-based survey data from the "Konstanz Citizen Survey" and qualitative interviews with a subsample of 53).
doi.org/10.1515/zfso...
Just accepted: Sandra Walzenbach und Johanna Meyer untersuchen, wie die verschiedenen Protestformen von "Fridays for Future" und "Die Letzte Generation" von der Bevรถlkerung wahrgenommen und bewertet werden. Jetzt im Open Access lesen: www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
The #UniKonstanz Cluster of Excellence "The Politics of Inequality @excinequality.bsky.social will continue to receive funding in the context of the German #ExcellenceStrategy @dfg.de @wissenschaftsrat.de. Details: t1p.de/ouhyj
This #explainer from @bradytwest.bsky.social (and the accompanying podcast with him and a @umich.edu colleague) is worth sharing with members of the public who have no idea how the research funding process works, and what losing funding means:
theconversation.com/a-michigan-r...
#scisky #medsky
