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«Was Sie im Flugzeug auf keinen Fall machen sollten» - Patrick Schenks Vortrag zu Kommunikation und Kultur beim Event & Communication Circle

Instagram LinkedIn Bluesky Mail — Thu, 28 May 2026 22:00:00 GMT

Patrick Schenk hielt als Keynote Speaker am Dienstag, 19. Mai, beim Event & Communication Circle (ECC) einen Vortrag dazu, wie das Verstehen kultureller Prägung des Gegenübers massgebend für erfolgreiche Kommunikation ist. Kommunikation sei nicht nur eine individuelle Fähigkeit, sondern ein kulturelles Zusammenspiel.

«Rigid boundaries, selective salience: How classroom gender composition shapes adolescent friendships» - new article by Eszter Vit and Isabel Raabe

Instagram LinkedIn Bluesky Mail — Thu, 28 May 2026 22:00:00 GMT

In a new publication in Social Networks, Eszter Vit and Isabel Raabe examine how classroom gender composition influences friendship formation among adolescents and tests whether gender homophily shifts in different social contexts.

SNF Weave Grant awarded to Jörg Rössel et al. for RISE project on Mobilization around Inequalities

LinkedIn Bluesky Mail Instagram — Mon, 25 May 2026 22:00:00 GMT

Why do citizens who care about inequality sometimes reject redistribution? We are very happy to share that the project «Mobilization around Inequalities: Navigating Deservingness, State Capacity, and Political Actors in Eastern Europe (RISE)» has been awarded funding from the Swiss National Science Foundation, starting this September 2026.

New article on «Innovation Diffusion in Large, Heterogeneous Populations: A Group-Level Network Approach» by Malte Doehne and Katja Rost

Instagram LinkedIn Bluesky Mail — Mon, 18 May 2026 22:00:00 GMT

Dr. Malte Doehne and Prof. Dr. Katja Rost analyze how innovations spread in large, heterogeneous populations. Using the Swiss labor market as a case, they show that diffusion depends on whether innovations align with prevailing norms or require structural change, as well as on whether they originate in central or peripheral groups.

New article on «Tracing the threads: a system dynamics and network diffusion model of kangaroo care implementation in neonatal care» by Per Block et al.

Instagram LinkedIn Bluesky Mail — Sun, 10 May 2026 22:00:00 GMT

In a new article, researchers from the Institute for Implementation Science in Health Care IfIS and the Department of Sociology SUZ, Dr. Emanuela Nyantakyi, Prof. Dr. Per Block, Prof. Dr. Lauren Clack, and Dr. Marie-Therese Schultes, investigate the complex factors shaping the implementation of kangaroo care in neonatal intensive care units using system dynamics and network diffusion modeling.

Valentina Petrović beim Österreichischen Café Puls zu Serbiens Reisewarnung für Kroatien

LinkedIn Bluesky Mail Instagram — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 22:00:00 GMT

Valentina Petrović war als Expertin für Politik in Südosteuropa zu Gast in der österreichischen Fernsehsendung Café Puls. In der Sendung ordnete sie die im Frühjahr ausgesprochene Reisewarnung der serbischen Regierung für Kroatien ein.

«Beyond borders: exploring the determinants of intra-European migrants’ political participation»: new study by Ilona Pap, Valentina Petrović, and Jörg Rössel

Instagram LinkedIn Bluesky Mail — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 22:00:00 GMT

In their publication, Dr. Ilona Pap, Dr. Valentina Petrović, and Prof. Dr. Jörg Rössel examine how migrants engage politically both in their country of residence and their country of origin, highlighting the transnational nature of political participation. Additionally, it shows that migrants’ political activities are shaped by where their political interests and news consumption are geographically focused.

«A Simulation Approach for the Spatial Testing of Migration Theories»: new article in press by Micol Matilde Morellini

Instagram LinkedIn Bluesky Mail — Sun, 22 Mar 2026 23:00:00 GMT

In a new publication, Micol Matilde Morellini introduces a simulation-based method for evaluating the spatial accuracy of migration theories. Morellini’s approach reveals how well theories capture the spatial organization of these movements.

Valentina Petrović bei Radio Bern zu Protesten in Südosteuropa und Klientelismus

LinkedIn Bluesky Mail — Sun, 08 Mar 2026 23:00:00 GMT

In den Nachrichten vom 2. März des Radio Berns berichtet Dr. Valentina Petrović zu den in Serbien anhaltenden Proteste und die aufgekommenen Studierendenproteste in Bosnien. Die Politikwissenschaftlerin ordnet ein, wie die Bewegungen zueinander stehen.

Ilona Pap bei Tsüri zu Përparim Avdilis Wahlkampf in Zürich und politische Mobilisierung durch Identität

Instagram LinkedIn Mail Bluesky — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 23:00:00 GMT

Im Interview analysiert die SUZ-Soziologin Dr. Ilona Pap den identitätsbasierten Wahlkampf des Zürcher Stadtpräsidiumskandidaten Përparim Avdili. Sie erklärt, warum Avdili seine Herkunft bewusst ins Zentrum rückt, welche Chancen und Risiken damit verbunden sind und wie biografische Merkmale als Orientierungshilfe für Wähler:innen wirken können.

Lea Stahel beim SRF Alpha Boys Podcast: Wie kommt es zu Radikalisierung und Frauenhass?

Instagram LinkedIn Bluesky Mail — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 23:00:00 GMT

Zur SRF Podcast Reihe Alpha Boys über die Manopshere ist Dr. Lea Stahel zu Gast als Expertin für Online-Radikalisierung. In der zum Podcast begleitenden Q&A Session erläutert sie die gesellschaftliche Bedeutung und mögliche Massnahmen gegen diese maskulinistischen digitalen Communities.

Social safety nets, women’s economic achievements and agency – a new study published in Nature Human Behaviour by Peterman, Wang, Sonke, and Steinert

Instagram LinkedIn Mail Bluesky — Sun, 08 Feb 2026 23:00:00 GMT

In a systematic review and meta-analysis of 45 countries, Amber Peterman (UNC), Jingying Wang (SUZ), Kevin Kamto Sonke (Duke's Sanford School of Public Policy) and Janina Isabel Steinert (TUM) investigate the extent to which Social Safety Nets (SSN) such as unconditional cash transfers or social care services, empower women economically and socially within limitations.

Valentina Petrović beim Fachverrein Polito Podcast «PoliTea» zu Serbischen Studierendenprotesten

LinkedIn Bluesky Mail — Sun, 18 Jan 2026 23:00:00 GMT

Im Podcast des Studierendenfachvereins der Politikwissenschaft der UZH spricht Valentina Petrović über die aktuellen studentischen Proteste in Serbien und ihre Forschung zur Klientelpolitik in post-jugoslawischen Ländern.

Wir gratulieren Valentina Petrović zur Gastprofessur in Wien

Instagram LinkedIn Bluesky Mail — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 23:00:00 GMT

Valentina Petrović, post-doktorale Forscherin am Soziologischen Institut, hat ab Februar 2026 eine Gastprofessur an der Universität Wien inne. Wir gratulieren ihr herzlich zu dieser Gelegenheit!

Anna Mann visits the University Hospital of Lausanne for collaborative breakfast on palliative care

Instagram Linkedin Bluesky Mail — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 23:00:00 GMT

On the 3rd December, Anna Mann presented findings from the Ambizione-Projekt «(Im-)Possibilities of Letting Life End» at the Research Breakfast of the Chair for Palliative Care and Supportive Care at the CHUV.

Marco Giesselmann, David Brady, and Tabea Naujoks win the 2025 Robert K. Merton Award

Instagram Linkedin Bluesky Mail — Thu, 18 Dec 2025 23:00:00 GMT

This year's Robert K. Merton Award is given to Marco Giesselmann (SUZ), David Brady (University of Southern California), and Tabea Naujoks (Universität Rostock) for their paper on «The Increase in Refugees to Germany and Exclusionary Beliefs and Behaviors», published 2024 in the American Journal of Sociology.

«Growth mindset and socioeconomic inequality in academic achievement across seventy-three PISA countries» by Joan E. Madia, Rob J. Gruijters, Isabel J. Raabe & Nicolas Hübner

BlueSky Instagram Linkedin Mail — Sun, 30 Nov 2025 23:00:00 GMT

A new analysis of PISA 2022 data from 73 countries shows that having a growth mindset, which means believing that abilities can develop with effort and practice, has only a minimal effect on achievement differences. It accounts for about 3 percent of the socioeconomic gap in academic performance. This means that mindset plays a very minor role, and changing students’ beliefs on its own will not substantially reduce educational inequality.

Simon Jantschgi is named Rising Star in Market Design

Instagram Linkedin Bluesky Mail — Sun, 23 Nov 2025 23:00:00 GMT

The University of Tokyo Market Design Center names Simon Jantschgi as one of three Rising Star in Market Design. As a winner of the award, he holds an online workshop on «Competitive
Combinatorial Exchange» on December 1st, at 1:00 am CET (Switzerland). Congratulations!

«The biosocial origins of health and disease: Critique, collaborations, interventions» - Seminar with Luca Chiapperino on Nov 18th, 2025.

BlueSky Instagram Linkedin Mail — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 23:00:00 GMT

Anna Mann and Gabriel Scheidecker would like to invite for the third talk of their series «Ethnographic Interventions. Engaging with the sciences of maternal and child health»:

Luca Chiapperino's talk plunges into the moral paradox of the epigenetic study of the developmental origins of health and disease: a science born out of evidencing structural, life-course determinants of multigenerational health effects which are routinely translated into individualized parental behaviour change and controversial maternal responsibilities.

Valentina Petrović veranstaltet vier Workshops zur politischen Bildung

Instagram LinkedIn Bluesky Mail — Tue, 11 Nov 2025 23:00:00 GMT

Die Fachstelle Diversität, Integration, Antirassismus DIA der Stadt Zürich vergab Dr. Valentina Petrović einen Integrationskredit, um Workshops auf Bosnisch, Kroatisch und Serbisch zur Förderung von politischer Bildung und Partizipation zu veranstalten.

«Deviant Behaviour and Social Status: Dynamics of resistance behaviour in classrooms» - Keynote by Isabel Raabe at ARS 2025

Instagram LinkedIn Mail Bluesky — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 23:00:00 GMT

Isabel Raabe gave the keynote at this year's ARS'25 Tenth International Workshop on Social Network Analysis in Naples.

Valentina Petrović & Çiğdem Akyol an der Langen Nacht der Kritik zu studentischem Aktivismus

Instagram Mail Bluesky — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 23:00:00 GMT

An der langen Nacht der Kritik am 13. November sprechen Dr. Valentina Petrović (SUZ) & Çiğdem Akyol (WOZ) über «Studentischer Aktivismus im Widerstand gegen autoritäre Entwicklungen» um 18:15 Uhr in den farbigen Containern (SOE) neben dem Hauptgebäude.

«Mechanisms of Social Mobility» – ECSR thematic conference grant for Prof. Dr. Per Block and team, to be held May 11-12th, 2026.

Instagram LinkedIn Mail Bluesky — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 23:00:00 GMT

🎉 Prof. Dr. Per Block and his team are very pleased to have been bestowed a grant by the European Consortium for Sociological Research for a thematic conference on Social Mobility. The conference will take place at University of Zurich on May 11-12th, 2026, with keynote speaker Florencia Torche from Princeton University.

Bericht: «Anfeindungen gegen Parlamentsmitglieder in der Schweiz» von Lea Stahel und Sarah Bütikofer

LinkedIn Mail Instagram Bluesky — Wed, 22 Oct 2025 22:00:00 GMT

🏫 Eine Untersuchung des Soziologischen Instituts im Auftrag des Eidgenössischen Justiz- und Polizeidepartements zeigt, dass fast alle Bundesparlamentarier:innen und drei Viertel der Kantonsparlamentarier:innen von Hassrede, Drohungen oder gar Gewalt im Zusammenhang mit ihrem Amt berichten.

Der Bericht von Lea Stahel und Sarah Bütikofer erschien in einer Medienmitteilung der UZH am 21.10.2025.

«Bloody Politics and the Politics of Blood» - Seminar with Sreeparna Chattopadhyay on Sep 19th, 2025.

BlueSky Instagram Linkedin Mail — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 22:00:00 GMT

Why does anaemia remain so stubbornly high in India despite decades of intervention? This talk explores how blood becomes political—through contested science, ineffective solutions, and global health agendas that prioritize visibility over impact.

Valentina Petrović at the IZA Days of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation

Instagram LinkedIn Mail Bluesky — Fri, 29 Aug 2025 09:46:12 GMT

Valentina Petrović recently contributed to the Internationale Zusammenarbeit Days of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA). She gave a keynote on the current democratic developments in Southeastern Europe and the role of the diaspora, and took part in a panel discussion. Her participation highlights how research on democracy and political participation can connect with policy and practice in international cooperation.

Badi-Zutritt-Analyse von Dr. Ilona Pap - «Die Debatte ist höchst problematisch» - Basler Zeitung

Instagram LinkedIn Mail Bluesky — Thu, 24 Jul 2025 13:33:26 GMT

Sollen Personen mit ausländischem Wohnsitz von der Badi ausgeschlossen werden?
Basler Politiker debattieren um ein mögliches Badeverbot für französische Staatsangehörige. Die Gemeinde Puntrut im Jura hat bereits entsprechende Beschränkungen eingeführt, und nun liegt eine ähnliche Vorlage eines SVP-Grossrats im Grossen Rat vor – ausgelöst durch einige Vorfälle von Regelverstössen in Basler Freibädern. SUZ-Migrationssoziologin Dr. Ilona Pap ordnet für die Basler Zeitung ein.

Ist die Frage «Woher kommst du wirklich?» diskriminierend? Nau.ch befragte SUZ-Migrationssoziologin Dr. Ilona Pap zur Thematik der Herkunftsfrage in Kindergärten.

Instagram LinkedIn Mail Bluesky — Tue, 08 Jul 2025 22:00:00 GMT

Hier die Kommentare von Ilona Pap, nachdem eine Vierjährige im Kindergarten gefragt wurde, ob ihr Name albanisch sei.

Keynote by Per Block at INSNA Sunbelt 2025: «Networks of Social Positions»

Instagram LinkedIn Mail — Sun, 06 Jul 2025 22:00:00 GMT

Per Block gave the Freeman keynote at this year's Sunbelt conference organized by the International Network for Social Network Analysis (INSNA) in Paris.

New Paper: Valentina Petrović on «Under pressure: the politics of clientelism and coercion in Serbia»

BlueSky Instagram Linkedin Mail — Mon, 23 Jun 2025 06:52:18 GMT

With Serbia witnessing its largest wave of protests in years, Valentina Petrović new paper sheds light on how coercive clientelist practices shape everyday political life — and which citizens feel most pressured.

Workshop by Anna Mann: «theorising through the mundane»

BlueSky Instagram Linkedin Mail — Wed, 11 Jun 2025 13:39:05 GMT

«How does the mundane allow to engage with the numerous transformations our healthcare systems are undergoing?»

This is what we explored last week collectively in a workshop hosted by Anna Mann, Lisa Linden and Sonja Jerak-Zuiderent. For everybody who could not participate: We are in the process of preparing a special issue on this theme for S&TS!

New Book edited by Patrick Ziltener asks the question, what comes "After Globalization"?

Instagram LinkedIn Bluesky Mail — Thu, 29 May 2025 22:00:00 GMT

After several decades of significantly increasing global economic, socio-cultural, and political integration, the globalization pendulum is swinging back. But what comes “After Globalization”?

New SNF grant approved: Per Block and Micol Morellini on «The Feminisation of Global Migration»

Instagram LinkedIn Bluesky Mail — Sun, 04 May 2025 22:00:00 GMT

Per Block and Micol Morellini were awarded a grant for the project «The Feminisation of Global Migration» by the Swiss National Science Foundation. Congratulations!

Workshop by Anna Mann: «Less is more»

BlueSky Instagram Linkedin — Tue, 15 Apr 2025 22:00:00 GMT

Under the motto «Thinking through limits in biomedecine» Prof. Janina Kehr, Lisa Lehner, and Anna Mann gave insight into their research.

«Was in Serbien passiert, hat auch Einfluss auf die Serb:innen in der Schweiz» - Valentina Petrovic im Interview mit der WOZ Wochenzeitung

Wed, 19 Mar 2025 23:00:00 GMT

In «Proteste der Diaspora:Serbischer Frühling» kommen Mitglieder der serbischen Diaspora in der Schweiz zu Wort - unter Ihnen unsere Forscherin Valentina Petrovic.

New Article: Anna Mann and Tanja Ahlin on «Ambiguous animals, ambivalent carers and arbitrary care collectives»

LinkedIn Facebook — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 23:00:00 GMT

Why did the cute robot seal Stella end up in a cupboard? The article explores through an ethnographic case study of a social robot Paro in an Austrian hospital the receptionof healthcare robots.

New Event: Valentina Petrović at DemocracyNet Book Club

LinkedIn Facebook — Sun, 15 Dec 2024 23:00:00 GMT

In the DemocracyNet Book Club, participant get the opportunity to gain insights by Valentina Petrović on the Structural Origins of Post-Yugoslav Regimes. Attendance is possible on-site in Oerlikon or online via Zoom.

Neues Event: Catherine Herfeld CHESS Lecture «Warum verlassen Frauen die Philosophie?»

LinkedIn Facebook — Sun, 08 Dec 2024 23:00:00 GMT

Die akademische Philosophie weist im internationalen Vergleich eine überdurchschnittlich grosse Geschlechterlücke auf, insbesondere im Vergleich zu anderen Geisteswissenschaften; je weiter hoch man in der philosophischen Ausbildung und Forschung steht, desto weniger Frauen findet man.

New Event: Guest Lecture by Mette N. Svendsen on «Questions of nearness: An ethnography of how piglet research contributes to human reproduction»

LinkedIn Facebook — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 23:00:00 GMT

This talk brings together research piglets in an experimental setting and preterm infants in intensive care in Denmark to investigate questions of nearness.

The lecture will be online via Zoom on Friday, 29 November 2024, from 2.00-3.45pm (CET).

New Event: Valentina Petrović presents her book «Structural Origins of Post-Yugoslav Regimes»

LinkedIn Facebook — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 23:00:00 GMT

Valentina Petrović presents her book «Structural Origins of Post-Yugoslav Regimes» in a panel discussion hosted by Matica Bosnia and Herzegovina. The event takes place on the November 29 in the Karl der Grosse, Zürich.

New article: The Increase in Refugees to Germany and Exclusionary Beliefs and Behaviors

LinkedIn Facebook — Sun, 10 Nov 2024 23:00:00 GMT

In 2015–16, Germany experienced a rapid and controversial increase in refugees that varied substantially across German districts. Against this background, Marco Giesselmann, David Brady, and Tabea Naujoks explore change in exclusionary beliefs and behaviors.

New chapters by Anna Mann in «Eating is an English Word» from Annemarie Mol

LinkedIn Facebook — Sun, 13 Oct 2024 22:00:00 GMT

Dr. Anna Mann contributed to two chapters in Prof. Dr. Annemarie Mol's new book about a series of material semiotic inquiries into eating practices - and how social scientists should let go of the dream of universal concepts.

New Book: Valentina Petrović on the structural origins of Post-Yugoslav regimes

Fri, 20 Sep 2024 10:32:37 GMT

Dr. Valentina Petrović's analysis of the Yugoslav democratisation process explains the variation of regime outcomes within a structuralist framework.

New Paper: Valentina Petrović on supporters of the New Left in Croatia

Thu, 25 Jul 2024 10:41:22 GMT

Dr. Valentina Petrović's paper on the Croatian New Left's electoral support offers new quantitative insights on who voted for the leftist party with survey data from 2021.

Thementalk mit Dr. Lea Stahel zu «Hass im Netz»

Sun, 05 May 2024 22:00:00 GMT

Im Rahmen der Veranstaltungsreihe «Gender Matters» des Amtes für Soziales des Kantons St. Gallen nimmt Dr. Lea Stahel an einem Thementalk zu «Hass im Netz» teil. Dieser findet am 15. Mai 2024 ab 20:00 Uhr im Kinok - Cinema in der Lokremise in St. Gallen statt.

Simon Jantschgi wins Annual Award of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Instagram Facebook LinkedIn — Mon, 29 Apr 2024 22:00:00 GMT

We are excited to announce that Dr. Simon Jantschgi has been awarded the Annual Award of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences for his PhD Thesis «Market Design for Double Auctions». Congratulations!

Interview mit Dr. Lea Stahel zu digitalem Hass

Instagram Facebook LinkedIn — Tue, 12 Mar 2024 16:01:47 GMT

Anlässlich der Veröffentlichung des SIG Antisemitismusberichts wurde Lea Stahel in der gestrigen Ausgabe der Tagesschau zu digitalem Hass interviewt.

Online-Hass-Expertin Dr. Lea Stahel am Symposium «Expertise unter Druck – Orientierung und Schutz für Wissenschaftler:innen in der Öffentlichkeit»

Instagram Facebook LinkedIn — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 14:54:53 GMT

Am 29.2.2024 wird Lea Stahel zu Ursachen von digitalem Hass sprechen, neben «hochkarätigen» Expert:innen wie Prof. Dr. Alena Buyx, Vorsitzende des Deutschen Ethikrats und Kuratoriumsmitglied der @zeitstiftungbucerius, Prof. Dr. Christian Drosten, Leiter der Virologie in der Berliner Charité.

«Down and out? the role of household income in students’ friendship formation in school-classes» - new study by Isabel Raabe et al.

Wed, 07 Feb 2024 14:52:22 GMT

Adolescents from low-income families have fewer opportunities to form friendships and integrate socially at school. This was the result of a study which examined data from over 200 school classes in Sweden, led by Isabel Raabe from the University of Zurich and her colleagues Chaïm la Roi and Stephanie Plenty from Stockholm University.

«Socio-emotional Skills and the Socioeconomic Achievement Gap» - neue Studie von Rob Gruijters, Isabel Raabe und Nicolas Hübner

Instagram Facebook — Mon, 22 Jan 2024 11:19:57 GMT

Kinder aus armen Familien werden bei der Bildung benachteiligt. Diese neue Studie widerlegt die Annahme, dass "Wachstumsdenken", Charaktereigenschaften und die Einstellung zum Lernen der Kinder einen grossen Einfluss darauf haben, wie gut sie in der Schule abschneiden. Um Bildungsgleichheit zu stärken, braucht es frühere und bessere Förderung.