First (ever) preprint now available! Using both standard between-family and robust within-family EA PGI models in a sample of Swedish twins born between 1925/1940 and 1989, I find… 1/4

Early deadline is approaching: if you are interested in a #PhD in #Sociology at CDSS/GESS Mannheim, please apply by January 15 (or end of March) 2024. My colleague Ilze Plavgo and I welcome applications in the areas of welfare state reforms, social policies & social inequalities.

IN NEW ISSUE: Educating Democrats or Autocrats? Marcus Österman & Darrel Robinson examine the regime-conditional effect of education on support for democracy. Read in Political Studies: ow.ly/ztgb50HVtkv (Open access) Political Studies Association Sage Politics #freeaccess

Do high electricity bills shape support for the radical right? In our Ecological Economics paper, Brännlund and I propose that voters with income sensitive to electricity prices lean towards parties opposing perceived high climate mitigation costs. sciencedirect.com/science/articl… (1/5)

Karl-Oskar Lindgren and Marcus Österman explore whether the economic integration of immigrants may function as a stepping stone to their political integration - finding a significant positive effect on the likelihood of running for office doi.org/10.1080/136918…

Are advanced welfare states really incompatible with large-scale immigration? Perhaps not, argue Marcus Österman, Joakim Palme, and Martin Ruhs. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

What are the legal rights of irregular migrants across different European countries? Take a look at our new #PRIMEprojectEU blog post ⬇️ Outlines the approach PRIME will take to measuring (and comparing) the rights of irregular migrants in national laws and regulations

NEW: In many European countries, migrants are overrepresented among workers in essential occupations. Why? Take a look at the thread and our new working paper ⬇️

Do education policies shape political inequality?🤔 In our article Comparative Political Studies with Nadja Wehl, we argue & find that they do! doi.org/10.1177/001041… Here's why: 1) schools are important socialization environments: people spend much time there during impressionable years 1/5

Phd defense for Per Ekman with Tracey German as opponent Foreign Policy After Empire: Explaining Georgia’s and Ukraine’s International Orientation from Independence until 2021 Grading committee: Lisbeth Aggestam Charles Parker Susanne Wengle