Aron Szekely

⭐️ @ruettenauer.bsky.social will share his latest insights into migrant dynamics across 30 countries.

⭐️ Meena Khatwa will showcase her impactful project on online eating disorder content, co-produced with diverse stakeholders.

⭐️ Hear from our students what exciting projects they are working on!

Postdoctoral researcher on applications of AI in sociological research Are you able to lead sociological research into the AI age?

📢WORK! At the Sociology department of @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social we are hiring a postdoc who will work on applications of AI in sociological research. Join our vibrant-yet-cohesive research community doing cutting-edge research. Please share or apply! www.uu.nl/en/organisat...

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN POLITICAL SCIENCE (294884) | NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology Job title: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN POLITICAL SCIENCE (294884), Employer: NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Deadline: Wednesday, April 29, 2026

We have a vacant position as Associate Professor in Political Science (International Relations). Deadline April 29. Please apply or distribute. www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

Empowerment and individualization: online banking and household financial organization Abstract. Bringing economic and family sociology into the digital era, this study examines and highlights the transformative potential of online banking in

🚨 Thrilled to share my new paper with @yueqiansoc.bsky.social just out in @europeansocreview.bsky.social

Bringing economic & family sociology into the digital era, we examine how online banking shapes who holds the purse strings among UK couples: doi.org/10.1093/esr/...

@sriucl.bsky.social

List of speakers: 2026-01-30 | Caroline Graf (University of Zürich) 2026-02-13 | Yan Chen (University of Michigan) 2026-02-27 | Taylor Kessinger (University of Pennsylvania) 2026-03-13 | Manon Schweinfurth (University of St Andrews) 2026-03-27 | Minhua Yan (Institute for Advanced Study Toulouse) 2026-04-10 | Saptarshi Pal (Harvard (University) 2026-04-24 | Aron Szekely (UCL) 2026-05-08 | Sebastian Hafenbrädl (IESE Business School) 2026-05-22 | Shuxian Jin (Peking University & University of Sussex) 2026-06-19 | Sara Constantino (Stanford University)

We're excited to announce the Spring 2026 Cooperation Colloquia!

With @yanchenl.bsky.social @minhuayan.bsky.social @saptarshi.bsky.social @aronszekely.bsky.social @shafenbraedl.bsky.social @shuxianjin.bsky.social @smconstantino.bsky.social and more

Sign up here: list.ku.dk/postorius/li...

🚨 Our @sriucl.bsky.social 2026 Open Days are landing next week!

⭐️ Feb 4, Wednesday, 12:00-13:00 (UK) – Master's degrees in Sociology

⭐️ Feb 5, Thursday, 13:00-14:00 (UK) – Master's degrees in Social Policy and in Social Research Methods

➡️ Sign up here and join us: www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/graduate...

Congrats! Very exciting news

An experimental study on institutions and social norms of tax payment Abstract. The production of public goods, which are fundamental to well-functioning societies, requires the payment of taxes, but taxpayers have clear ince

New OA In ESR

How do institutions and social norms affect tax payment?
@lucaspasin.bsky.social #Aaszekely @squazzoni.bsky.social find that in low-quality institutions contexts, social norms can trigger vicious cycles of evasion, even when evasion is socially disapproved
doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcaf057

An experimental study on institutions and social norms of tax payment Abstract. The production of public goods, which are fundamental to well-functioning societies, requires the payment of taxes, but taxpayers have clear ince

Thrilled that our findings, showing how social norms and institutions interact in Italy to shape tax reporting, are now out at:
academic.oup.com/esr/advance-...

@gianlucapasin.bsky.social @squazzoni.bsky.social

Fascinating work!

Weaker the gang, harder the exit This study draws on 95 interviews and observations with gang-affiliated individuals in Chicago to examine how gang structures shape disengagement and desistance from crime. During the last two decade...

As Chicago’s gangs have weakened, it’s become easier for members to leave their groups but harder to avoid violence. My research in Criminology reveals why.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Looking forward to an excellent NASP - CCA workshop at the Collegio Carlo Alberto with @eliasdinas.bsky.social as keynote speaker!

www.carloalberto.org/event/nasp-c...

I’ve had the privilege of leading it since 2020. From September this year, my wonderful colleagues @knalewajko.bsky.social and Tiziana Caponio will take over its lead.

Discover the Allievi Program in Social and Political Sciences at Collegio Carlo Alberto, Turin YouTube video by Collegio Carlo Alberto

Thrilled to share the following video of the master's level honours degree: the Social and Political Sciences track of the Allievi Program.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=X047...

Thanks for reading the paper!

Adding to Ozan's response: to me it was a nice signal that game theory can be accepted and published in a top sociology journal. But that, in a concession to readability, the editors preferred to keep the main text accessible to a general audience.

Thanks Andrew. Very helpful!

Thanks Rense!

If you're interested in understanding why honour killings happen, my paper with @aksoyundan.bsky.social has some answers. We also suggest ways to reduce them: journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....